The Sun. — 1822-12-09 (London, England)

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, DEC. 7.  LIBEL OW THE DUKE OF YORK, DU RE OF GLOUCESTER, &C. Thomas Webb was indicted for a series of libels upon his Royal Highness the Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, his Royal Highness th:. Duke of Gloucester, as Colonel, and Surgeon-Major Hay, and the other Surgeons, of the 3d regiment of Guards. Mr. Arlo ',lulus, for the prosecution, stated, that on the 26th of April, 1816, John Haig, a private in the 3d Guards, died of an inflammation in his bowels, and from that period to the present time, the defendant, who is married to a sister of the deceased, continued to stick up written placards about Westminster, headed " Notice—Military Black Job," reflecting most severely' upon the conduct, not only of the surgeon who attended Haig in his last illness, but upon the character of the Dukes of York and Glocester, falsely represented as refusing the prisoner the information which he considered necessary respecting the cause of his brother-in-law's death. The prisoner made various applications to every department of the War-office as well as the regimental officers on the subject, and received satisfactory answers from all quarters; but that did not prevent the prisoner from grossly libelling the persons above alluded to, from May, 1816, to the present time. It was not, said Mr. Adolphus,' the wish of the prosecutors that heavy punishment should be inflicted on prisoner, but to convince him and the public that his statements were totally void of foundation. The prisoner persisted in saying and publishing that Haig came by his' death from a mortification in his arm, which was let blood on th 2 2d day of the month in which he died, although he was permitted to see the reports of the medical officers who examined the  body. 111 r. Hay and the other surgeons were called, who proved the' Learned Gentleman's statement as far as they were concerned. Witnesses were also called to prove the remaining parts of the Counsel's speech. The defendant read a written defence, which occupied about 2 hours, and which embraced various topics, such as Radicals, Boroughmongers, Reform in Parliament, Corrupt Ministers, Felons, the late Queen, Navy and Army, &c. Indeed, it touched upon almost every subject excepting his own defence. The Jury found him Guilty; and Mr. BRODERICK again stated to the Court the desire of his clients not to press for even an exemplary sentence, on condition or his desisting in future from such proceedings.—Judgment deferred.  MYSTERIOUS AFFAlR.—Thursday some Gentlemen from Mansfield, who were hunting, in passing through Harlow-wood, found wrapped up, in a rough manner, in a bundle, a gown and frill, which were much torn and clotted__ with blood, appearing to have been recently done ; also a pair of black worsted stockings, which had every appearance of having been hastily pulled off, and the whole looked as if violence had been used. What adds to the suspicion that murder had been committed is, that a man and woman were seen together near the wood, and the man was afterwards seen alone with an umbrella and a bundle. The articles above stated are deposited at the toll-bar,- near the 'Hut Tavern, and we sincerely, hope they will lead to an elucidation of the affair..--(Nottingham Journal.) _