The Statesman. — 1823-12-06 (London, England)

CHAIRMAN.—That will do.  Cross-examined by Ma. COOPER for the defendant:—[s clerk to Mr. Murray, who is the man employed as solicitor to the Constitutional Association. • I belies he received the printed bill from Mr. Smith himself. Mr. Smith was his master's client, and not the Doctor's who keeps the madhouse.  Mr. P.OWARD POLLARD proved that Mr. Smith was one of the Paymasters of the Exchequer bills. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. COMM addressed the Jury on the part of the defendant. He observed that his friend, Mr. Adolphus, had laboured this case in a most extraordinary manner, yet he had abstained from attempting to disprove any of the statemeets contained in the alleged libel. He dared not do it. If be had attempted, he would have compelled him to have stated that which would have proved to the utter discomfiture of both his Learned Friend and his client. Every sentence in the pamphlet is true, as true as Holy Writ, If his client bad published the libel (allowing it to be so) without any malicious intent, it is not a • libel. Whether it was maliciously published, the Jury would feel, before they returned their verdict. if in their own minds they did not feel that he published it with a malicious intent, his client would be ent►tled to their acquittal. He was not allowed to call in witnesses in this ease; would to God he could! He could ask who isthe prosecutor. Mr.Sinith's wife? No. Wbo is the informer?—There are not two Mr. Merr•v's in the world.  Is the prosecution carried on by any of the Crown Others'? No.—Thepamphlet was headed "Toe Crimes and Horrors of Kelly House." Mr. Smith was not the subject of the charge In the pampblet,he was only one of the accidence in it.Havlog occupied so much of the time of the Court, the Learned Conn'eel said hp would not say more, but leave his clients in the hands of the Jury. The Clumsy+ summed op the evidence, and the Jury acquitted the defendant immediately.  Fr His Majesty's free pardon came down to Newgate on Thursday for William Basalt Dyson, who was tried for the murder of Elise Anthony, in September Sessions. CONTRABAND TRADB•••-•OD Monday, a fine smack called the Lively, .1. Burrough,s master, came into Dover harbour with a cargo of oysters, when, as ill luck would have it, some of the Revenue Officers, whose nose in these matters is paetty good, went on board for the purpose of fishing for pearls, but before they left the smack contrived to find 8 bales, consisting of 284 pieces of klandana handkerchiefs, concealed under the oyeaters, of which, and the vessel, they made seizure.—(feeneish Chron.) On Saturday evening last, a French sinuegling lugger worked a part of her cargo shout 6tl ~tubs of contraband spirits>at this country, when six men, who assisted in the working, wrre captured. On Sunday morning, during the tempestuous gale, she attempted to clear Deadly Head, when two of ber crew (Frenchmen) were washed over hoard, and the boat driven into Cucleasere.—(Brighton Herald.)  On Sunday night, a boat with 158 tubs of spirits, 60 (14 es of silk, aid 49 dozen of cambric handkerchiefs, we.; captured by the Revenue Officers at Felpham, and the .ods deposited in the Custom House stores, at Aru The pest r part,bowever, of the cargo of tba boat had been previously landed and got off. Seven of the smugglers were 'skin., five of whom were committed by t►e Bench of Magistrates at Amadei to Horsham Gaol.—(laid)