The Sun. — 1831-06-14 (London, England)

CHUBB. This case having been fixed for this day by arrangemen of Counsel, the Court from an early' hour became very crowded, and Mr. St. John Long, who was present, excited much curia.ity. About half-past nine o'clock, Mr. Serjeant \Visor, (with whom was Mr. CHARLES Pnissies) stated the case to the Jury, in the course of which he ctanplained of the publication in question as a ,rocs and wicked libel, sure incapable of proof, and containing assertions that the defendant was a licentious, ig norant, and cruel man, going about from family to famil \ Ike a vampyre, in search of more human blood, —that he was a seducer and vile destroyer, and adding, that his second trial was coming on, and expressing a hope that justice would be done to him, for on the former occasion he had produced a host of witnesses—infatuated tools—maniacs, whom he had deluded to his infernal den. The Learned Counsel earnestly entreated the Jury to consider the effect the insinuation contained in the libel might have upon his practice with regard to delicate females, particularly when the title-page asserted, that he was a " successful female destroyer." The defendant however, (lid not pretend that he had any support to the libellous insinuations in the pamphlet, or that he bad a salutary proof to produce, but he merely had instructed his Counsel to amuse the Court and Jury with a powerful and witty address, exposing all his, (the plaintiff's) murders, his (lest( uctions, and his licentiousness; but he would implore the Jury not to let their feelings get the hater of their understandings, and not allow the wit of the Counsel to sting him to death, without one tittle of evidence. He was sure they would think the jokes that would be afforded by his Learned Brother (Spankie) very funny; but that they would not let it affect their opinions upon the facts of the case. It was true that his client had been unfortunately convicted ; he had a host of the regular medical world arraigned against him, because he did not agree with them in his mode of treating his patients; and the libel applied to the number of individuals who had been rescued from the grave, and who spoke in approbation of his method of treatment upon his trial, the term of " infatuated fools," and because the Learned Judge happened to express some doubt upon the case, he was designated as the " Superannuated Judge." The Learned Gentleman again called upsn the Jury not to listen to the address of the Counsel, and, in the absence of proof, not to join in his (the plaintiff's) destruction. He is undertaking to effect a cute of certain diseases, no matter in what manner, saving, " I wish to serve mankind, and I will if I can ;" and he (the Learned Counsel) knew of his own knowledge that medical men often effected cures, unknown to themselves,witkout their slightest expectation, and yet Mr. Long, who has by his mode of treatment cured numbers of persons of con=..imption, is described in the libel to have cured a set of " infatuated fools." The Learned Counsel concluded by observing, that the present was a case that ought to be proved by evidence, and not by long speeches and abuse, against which he cautioned the Jury, and warned them not to be led away by the well-known ingenuity and sparkling wit of his Learned Friend. The Learned Gentleman then called Samuel Taylor, who was examined by Mr. CHARLES clerk to Mr. James Harmer, the plaintiff's solicitor. He knew the defendant Chubb; he is a printer and publisher, living at 48, Holywell-street, Strand. The pamphlet now produced he purchased at his shop on the 23n1 of December last. He did not see the defendant at the time, but he saw him after this action was commenced at Mr. Harmer's office. He spoke to him upon the subject of the pamphlet, and he said that none had been disposed of since the action was brought ; but he (witness) saw some sold two months subsequent to this ; he had purchased two or three only yesterday,—they are those now produced. Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant