The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-09 00:00:00

LAIV INT!? L.,WENCE.

COURT OF K 1 Ni.'. BERCI!. 'ova S.
TIIE gush a. CHAIII,E9 A. WIMIITE.
Mr CClta OM) s o•erl cause against this iule for a
cri i.ifial information for a libel upon Col. Be. keirry,
in a Sunday Paper, called The Postecri, ; and this
he did, not from any neW ailid.rtifs on the 14,1 of
the Dere:Asia, but from the affidavits io soppoit of
' the prosecution. Upon these he contended, 6 st,
that the Prosecutor had not Shown reasonable grim di
for belie% ing that he nes the person p. loved at in the
libel; and, second', , that he had not specifically
defiled the charge.
The COURT calk' upon him first to read the libel,
which was as follows The late rel.r pin -4The
fa.hionahle world will be surpris..ll to hear that an
commodatines has taken pincof oetwerti the parties'
' ice a late cri,n. cfrn. Ir ariNes Goan recrimination on./
the side of the frail fair who had threatened to pub.
Ugh the particulars of a transaction happening in a
distant county daring the honey-moon, in which
another gallaut Colonel (the natter of the cwt.)
was a principal actor. However horrible it am, ap.
pear, the fact Is enqiiestionable, that in a moment of
intosication, the latter was introduced to the b.d.
chamber of the wife, who in the dark unsuspectingly
received the ravisher." No names were mentioned
in this paragraph either of persoo: or places; and
there was nothing beta monitor in Cal. Berkeley's
own mind which could lead him to suppose he was
the person meant, and nothing at all to induce the
reader to suspect that Col. Berkeley was this " gas.
lint Colonel." But he and his brother, Captain 8.,
had sworn that they and their friends believed the
Prosecutor to be meant by the words 46 gallant
Colonel, the owner of the castle." Coterie! Berke..
ley was, however, not the only Colonel iii Euglattd
or Wales who was owner of a castle. Mr. Cur.
wood instanced the Duke of Norfolk on his own
Circuit, who was also a Colonel and owner of a
castle: end there were doubtless tinny others. it
was said of Socrates, that when he was libelled it,
the Athenian stage by Aristophancs, he stood up
in the theatre and said, ".1 am the person meant."
In this instance, at least, Colonel Berkeley had
imitated Socrates. The Prosecutor had, in his le.
cond supplemental affidavit, sworn, that previoes to
the publication of the libel, intimations had beers
given in several of the public Newspapers, that lody
Deerhurst, who had with her husband visited him at
Berkeley Castle soon after their marri•sge, had been
detected in a criminal intercourse. 'lke paragraph
did not say that Lady Deerhurst was the person
alluded to ; and she was very mach obliged him
for naming her. The second affidavit staid only,
that 66 soon after their marriage, that is to sly, in
October, 1811," they visited him; but did not my
when the marriage took place, and the libel referred
to the period of a honey-mann.
The COURT said, it was a necessary intendment,
that the marriage wet shortly before October, 1811.
The ArroaNET.Gernitas. said, that with many
persons the honey-moon lasts much longer than a
month.
Mr. Cvftwooo.—Then it must be called a honey.
year. He then contended ('ldly), that the Prosecutor
had not specifically denied as much as he ought : the
words of his first affidavit were, that he believed it
was meant to impute to him, that he had been in.
traduced into the bed-chamber of a newly married
I woman at night, at Berkeley Castle, by the cou.
Inivance and with the knowledge of her husband, and
without her privity and consent; which suet pars.
graph, he said, was 11-wholly unfounded sad scandalous
i insinuation, and a false and malicious aspersion of
him. The Court thought this not sufficient, and then
he made a third affidavit, in which he said, that he
hayloft/ been visited by Lord and Lady Deerherst as
aforesaid, and such intimations having been given,
that she had beets detected in a criminal intercourse
with another person, " M has never at any time had.
any criminal intercourse with lady D. during her
visits at Berkeley Castle, or at any other time, or at
any other place." Now the libel did not charge
him, or any body else, with any criminal intercourse
with Lady D. After repeating his belief as to the roes
port of the libel, be added that " he has net at any
time been introduced into the bed.chambee of any
newly married woman at night, in Berkeley Castle,
or at any other place or time by the connives.* of
with the knowledge of her husband.'
The COURT held this quite eurtagh, and stopped
the Attorney-General In glapport of tire rule. .The
Prosecutor not only denies all criminal intercourse
with lady D. but with any steely married WORM at
any time or place. -
The ATTORMRY-GENRRAL mentioned the elm of

I lihet in the Morning Herold. Lord Towne.
bend (we believe) who was al a peed tali
Peer, and a witness was held j Iteteribet-44•
that character to Lord T. not fro* bikini jest in
the minds of those who did know his Levellabip, bet
what Wag supposed by the fancies of thee* who di
not.—ltule absolute.

A dreadful fire broke nut this morning, OW /we
o'clock, in the wine cellar under the tap of the BA
Inn, Wood-street, occupied by Mr. MORALS. 1111
flames raged with great violence, and though every
endeavonr was promptly made to arrest their pre•
greys, the whole of the Inn, we regret to say, nag
destroyed, and the backs of the houses adjoining Om
yard in lilver-street were much damaged. One ms'
attempting to escape over the house top was precipi•
tated into the flames by the roof falling In. The pro-
perty of the tap-keeper was not insured, The per•
son who appears to have been burnt to death on Oki
occasion, is supposed to he the ostler at the ton, nhn
had only been in Ms service about thrre week.. Ti"
counting-house and warehouses of Mr. DE%lieg
were also destroyed, but the chief part of the goods
were fortunitely saved.
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Colt v-Excn.SYnit, JCNIS 9.—Flne Wheat sold festally ni
fdarsdas.'” pries...hut them was no demand far inferior
Barley dull sale, and ranire cheaper.—White Peas in dermaeds
and ss. dearer.—Oats, Beans, and usher artitks Maio t'
same.

SMITHFIELD MARKFT.—Jtros 9.
l'o ail.k tir. °Vol, per stow of tab.
ktref ... 4s. 81 tt..Ss. ILL Head of Cattle *is day:
Hutton . 44. 81. to !►t. It, Nests
V. ... 6i Ott. to 7s. 41. Patois
Rice ... 6s. Ut. to 6.. 81. Cates* 1••.~ 4li4
Limb to 54. 5.. Pii

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