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fend:oil; namely, that he is guilty of it plan to murder, and
that he reconimend. she plan .if oemssinatiiiii, adding that this
wits to be performed 16) a friendly he-on:Mom tlie best
TOnlins of inetcompliewinete. and that stieetvatils the ensissar)
`,l" seht to carry irinto rapt-whin. Now, f defy nut man to
tam le 'Hy page •id Mr.. Lovell's wrirke, about the period in
question, in which (rot th'iray any HMI of other persoos libel.
led) she) will rot end tlr. Ghldsruilli Wallet in the plainest
tens—terms that ere rendered more sailed WO impressive
than Wr could have tupp6eeells.them to be 4 frt. day' Igo. when
ve-fintl it said, that Its leseellent iistih. now no more (1l r. Per-
' ennt), wee considered by Mr. Lovell as an itecomplice in the
guilt of Jur, Goldsodtb. Sorb has been the statement made by
Airs Lovell, iu his Paper. called the SpAleen A r 4, .altiolugh it
1x µrll known, that hoes the bottom of his soul that must wor-
thy and hig!!ly-respeTted titaracier detested. mid he publicly
nation ledged that he detested and abhorred ally such sentimente
11114 doctrines as tame Ilia: bud ;:era p ))))) tulgatett by Mr. Gold-
*milli upon the subje.-1 of 4SSllSsnifiti..n. OesilkerlMPli. I shall not
detain toe Moen, einecieg into further parliculan of this
sestraortlinar.s cases 'I
*bait only observe, In etnicluding, that
the him question you will have a. consider will be, is heeler the
Defend:isd lins.eetaally been guilty, toe l'ubli,hee, of any libel
twilit I: the Ptaimilf. If you find .that he is guilty of hosing
dene so. I should think I ill repaid the attention yod have given
me,
s a ere say ore word noire upon the Subject of damages,
that M
, at il'alYe •ill.. your lien coin. IeuCCS tt.ticterinive,
whe-
ther. rider all die eircumeinnees of the cu.e, you rho imagine
the•P:ats.s:ff roatied to nay further teparatiou for the ilijitry he
hue ?sustained, than what the sourikSt Coto of the realm will af-
font. nite.elly, one forthinr.
Lord lettalnoaouten.—Gentlemen of the Jury, that time I
which ynu mid 1, in'our devernleituatimis, very readily devote.
to the i•onstdi ration of an adequate reparation for fair faire hi--
Pared, is hal well applied, when ii is occupied in the rep:wa-
llas of fame, such lib 1109.64440; gau the party t omplaming
that his. repo:anon Is injured. In the prevent case then:lure set e.
teal evirstorditurre ci.fautslanCes. One of the melt est mord:-
nary M tith reeord is, that it is gem:rally stated, that the ploy
etneplaiojoi, is impotent. Itecuffect that tile Counsel stated, that
his Client is a prisoner for a litter, and which,cirritmstiutce the
woos; who framed this record must have Maims'. It says, in de-
scribing hinvelf, that when this libel was. published. he, as all
Editor, conducted the Ste-risme x faithfully, luyilly, impair- ,
tialle,,ronaittritscally, and upoissomid and unbiassed principles,
UIVIa46 rererioc the j rws rd this kingdom, and habitue them in
the highr.t esteem. veneration, and respect. and that. he r.evrr
bad hero guilty of. any treason, or seditiou, eke. she. Now,
Getillenwns this is the most extraordinary, and nt the mime time
lie i Getty uuseervary introduction. and personal recommenda-
tion of stsi4 fudividurit; stud to complete the singularity of the
taro is positively untrue, as avowed by the Counsel: this is one
of the an- entities in this case. This is an action for slander, by
• the peblicatiou df is libel mom the Plaintiff, mid it appears so
have het a paklished after t• ere had hero a previous libel pub-
lished by the Plaintiff, against Mr. Geldeutith. the Defendant.
'the Plat..tie has an u-ed him as having been n persen who
was entliae. ming,. to procure the assastination of Louis XVIII.
As I bats token ff, I uadeislood that that wits the accusation he
mist um dished him. Atter Merv, had been n previous
Heel published by the Plaintiff Meisel( upou Mr. Cioldimith,,Le,
the it -.al, as I h.,se taltess it from the statement of the
Learn C. ousel. published a libel in retaliation, in one part of
• he my', "in teply to this malicious and Unfounded aCCU-
Pktion—au neteittious which could only proceed from tete who
matey the spite efthe ienpoierd Eunuch, with the venous of the
e. gosling Irep..r." These ribservations teen) to have been called
forth by some previous asia rsiousita the part of the Plaintiff
himself; hair I- a permit br nging an action against another for
■ scandalous libel. when he himself had published a serious
eloweeagnost Mr. Gold-mith ; namely. that lie hat elide:Leong -
led tit pristart the al.:4ltalt.i.liltit of Louis X V 111. This is suited
In his oh.rrtruio.s upon a pamphlet published by Mr. Gold-
smith, n herein e, )Ir. Goldsmith, boys Bonaparte laud ap-
poinwil on egret id, go to Worm., to prevail upon his Majesty,
].rode X V II abduate, and w tint it was refused with n dignity
In (mite, a Boucle-N, mot a King, lloi apatte sent instructions to
this emieary at Warsaw." In these instructions., it is said,
Eon •' the Pretender tine:ming Louis XV 111.) hntio ; ;slaved
to r.carr.' ‘. to the rteitiatiti matte by. the First Canaan, you are
remitted ID !iv )(me plat s to convey him off by force, and if
he *mike ans troy:twee to kill him." Now. Gentlemen, us this
a statement town whitl, you are to infer that he, the Datendaelt,
was et ivy to "-al ir.lendesi murder 3—That lie etas so. is the in-
ferno.- sue Pliant if Ci..tit t.t draw from what the L)rfem;daut
hou Mersin pub 'ebi d it were true, then the insputati 111 l •
oitan Mr. ti :Jsmitli would he well applied. but it duet nut ni.-
pear to be so. To induce people to suppose tnat the Defend-to
b..d lest biases-1f ti. the destruction .if tie exiled Prince, are
PI/Mehl' throw, nut .1 great deal of calantuitiut matter, abe eg
this penin t au,' thee Mr. Goldsmith, iu bit turn, cause:, to
scatter about his defamation of this m..sy by • waive, that lie
bad biretta,. to wit areas, ii and seditiiin, and rolls hicu the
toil it Boneparte in mi. nosiness, and iminsaiag that he
toe: ac., d .1 to on a :I.• 11 ens out sett/ credit-
able. Aid. if be bra tit ittfli subject, highly etimioal:—Gentle-
men, you have the two parties before you, the one wile
bad been the first ase4lai,:, and ;He other who had retaliated in
kis uwu ueft ace. If this bad been the case of an assault, rtes.
Baden might, under certoln circumstances, have been wimialble;
but bete no sue:: -Ira can he admitted as an excuse for a libel.
There can be no panic:Mir injuiy to me feelings °Utile indivi-
dual complainieg in this raw; a matt may cal: auothcr an awns-
Oa upon grotto.. tat do hut warrant the accusation, but bath'
sorties may, ,o Mo v, s eak the truth. The question, however.
fur you is, *hat diunaltes ought to be allowed to a person who
colts:woofer as assassin, and that inertly on account of that
other individual having denominated his Paper as the Paper of
Bonaparte. Ilan such a wan, then, sustained any injury that he
has not himself produced ? Does the injury hr complains of
till for reparation ? 'You will consider the circumstances un-
der vs bids these libto were written, and give damages
in so far only as you think dantoge has been sustained.—
Before yin do so, you mutt be satislied that the Defendant is
the l'ropnetor and Publisher of the Paper in question, as Is al-
. 'beta to be made ant. Wo have had a person of Me name of
Hood', front the. eitansp-nlfice, who stated, that the duties had
been paid by Mr. Goldsmith four or five months ago, which is
subsequent to the publication of the Libel in question. It does
not carry it done op the lieriod. There it s detect in the evi-
deuce as to the affidavit, an which he should swear that he was
the Proprietor; and Me Act of Parliament requires that all and
every Proprietor 'should he specified. The words " the Pro-
ptietor and Publisher," imply an ififereoce that he is the sole
Proprietor and Publieber. The neat whiten, Mr. Harpetssays
be boo kuowu Mr. Goldsmith for two years. lie did not know
that he is the Proprietor of the 4 aligailican Monitor and Anti-
corsimu Chresirfo. lie tells you ((sat the profits of the paper
don't come through his bawls, and be does not knew that Mr.
Go:timid, received theirs, but he has beard him often speak of
persous concerned with Lim in the Paper, bat be could not learn
w palter be• were the Agent or Proprietor.— In all tbe
colons he is citarged as the Proprietor and Publisher. The
ISitrell say., that after the paper sins published he rendered
bite an account of the expeace of printing, that be knew ao
olber person concerned in at but hit*, and mat the estimate was
delivered 13 unmake ago. Them upon cross-examination, he
says, that he bad never any moon to consider hboatt tha Pr -
lewter ; but, on the contrary, be had repeatedly decloretl to
him that he acted for others. Tie was therefore uncertain whe-
ther he were agent or publisher, although he knew not of any
letter 11:10 was connected with the paper but himself. He
adds, that the taper is published at 2161, In the Strand, and that
Guld.trith s name was inserted iii the paper by his own di-
lectiooe by that it is said to he published by Lewis Goldsmith.
1 tru.s.,:nt :kis ev!Jeuce such as ought to be submitted to your
coue.sit ration. As it was likely to establish au allegation which
weaned questionable, 1 thought it lit :osubmit it to your coosi-
t.ettiou in firths to wcertatu uiwther be were the Proprietor
Lad l üblistier In toe month of September last. —We
sho-t tap.,' into the co cussmasces of the ease.
harper, you wilt re. ,s.lert, says that Mr. Goldantith declared
he acted tor others ; hr could not mune any persnio mentioued,
but hr ;woos that he had otter; spoken of other persons. If.
iambi throe cireenisfatices, y.'u Omit there is me sultwinit evi-
dence to prorc'she I)er•sedis. t the Proprietor of the Paper iu
then your weed!, t • :mold be fur the Defendant ; hut it
yrs, beef' . linden that he was Stir Proprietor, ureording or the
A.l of Prgrlissment, then you are to consider It lilt &twinge.
singlet in ;; ato mr n I Taos al, who had boned nod produced
srs.tultatioas by ly cauipu3 tor grossest and Joules; sort that cast
be r;l4 flans, till
Vfletel fur me:Defendant.

CuNati Fotaaltsuurr:—Ou Sunda} last, at Aylesbury, after
Moine nervier, wbcn tLe rev.. Or. Lloyd had been exhorting
she Lord Militia in bat town la reset as enemy's charge, a for-
plidalele ore, in the person of apt: tors. attacked the
Se front after he regtu:ent bad fallen into rank. The anima
WNW s peivate in thetas*, and wounded two others, when the
yanks were broken, and a confused reheat in all directions foi-
jog ed. Lord the Colonel, in endeavouring to rally
Lis niep, was obliged to seek shelter in the yard of the George
lan, and the caw was left its possession orthe field of battle.
Tbissignal defeat Of tie enemy rousell the courage and indigna-,
Loa a two Aniglusef Me:1,440k, who succeeded in getting a
Tope round llse ham of the enemy, who vats taeribced, to be
devoured by the hattalins %inch she had put to LOW. The af-
fair has excited ra.uch merriment, as neitberof tisa soldiers are
serina.sly hurt. .
sir. James Wilton, Strathiven, has at present &brace °ramie.
fowl so eoriip)otely tamed, that they come when called nis, angel
pick low pf 11. hapd. ills rat and they are on a very familiar.
fposins, sod they all All at the lapse ilfsh. The bra, since
become dasasaticiitql, has had eleven eggs.
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LONDON:
11733 DAY, NA! 26, Isl 2.

Just as our Paper was going to press, we received
Lisbon Papers to the 18th lust. from st hich we ex•
tract the following :

OFFICIAL DISPATCH

TROPE LARD WELLINGTON TO DON M. P. FORJAZ,

DATED DEAD..QOARTERS, PUENTE DE GUINALDO,

T4.tY 6.

Nothing important has occurred since I transmit-
ted your Excellency my last dispatch. No move-
' meats of importance have taken place in the South.
The information I receive from Galicia, informs me
that Eseoz Y MINA has fought the enemy, since
the end of March, with much success; frustrating
all the endeavours made by General Doßiesisc,
with an infinitely superior force, to destroy the
corps under his command ; since which he has again
succeeded in an attack, made on the 9th of April,
against one of the enemy's convoys, on which occa-
sion, it is said, he took a large suns of money.—
(Liaboo Grr-ette, May 12.)

. LISBON, MAT 17.

• Not a words of news. The army has began to
move South. No accounts have yet been received
from General HILL.