ON THE

TRI A

L

OF AN INFORMATION EXHIBITED EX OFFICIO'
BY THE KING'S ATTORNEY GENERAL,

AGAINST

JOHN STOCKDALE;

FOR

A LIBEL ON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,

TRIED IN THE COURT OF KING'S-BENCH WEST-
MINSTER, ON WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH OF
DECEMBER, 1789,

BEFORE THE RIGHT HON. LLOYD LORD
KENYON, CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND.