The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-03 00:00:00

MR. SOTHEBY AN'

TRIAL OF THE DI
Ths morning being appoint
the charge d libel preferred 7
against Mr. Coleman, for • li
racMs, *Maned I. the Spiriteal
Interest appeared to be excited t'
the court was crowded during'

The Dapaty-Itecorder
o'clock, aod shortly atWr wards
Oakum, surreadered, sad ►
bar.

Berland liallantlne was 'venially retained with
toga Williams on bawl/ of the proem:dicta ; mei;
Chambers, Q. 0., also 'pee:Ally waked, shit IL IA
appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Avery, the clerk of samba, read the ladooko.
which ()Urged the dekndaat with having pawed
Isis false sad defamatory libel cancernisg Unit
anthem, knowing it ha be fake.
In another count the defendant was dunk mil it
ism* offence, but omitting the allegation of tbe gft,
dent's knowledge of its falsehood.
B. pleaded guilty.
fierjeast Ballantine then and that as the dewed al
taken this canna be would state that mite h
Mr. gust, one of the other debutante, be hog mud
the soukr to the prosecution that be bad ant* deg.
ever to do with thelibel or in publication, and VA be
a podium el the highest heaoar sad respenehaft
lunder these circumstances be was Matra:lei by tbe pee
eater to absolve him from all sonnenon with the qty
to consent to his reoogoisaame being dieehmgeg
mr. Montagu Chambers thee addreand tie elm h
niltip.tion of punishment. He and that the &Wow
pleaded guilty with his mike moonneaen lag hey
of pankitaiont. might probably
liew" insilliali iset. b3prtheabrly hayslaaill"lbenret
teohnical objections to some of the «we fle
diatom* but there could be no doubt that lin go
fondant bad been sabotaatially guilty of pribibig
libel, and he bad vary properly pleaded gay tar
dream. He was sow instructed by ne &at
ant to state in the mast annaereed and malekent In
nor that there was not the slightest fouddist
charge that was made against Mr. &them et New it
absolved him entirely from that charge, that then en
foundation for the charge' that bad bees made—deb b
fact, they could sot be tree. and if tie ar hic
Baas an and Hr. Bottom had ham ping
In the witasss-bon, be should ant hen NW
him a sisals question. What he had to ses his
question was this :—Time had bees astnegesekeenv,e
the court was aware, upon the Babied of mints wt
Coleman, whether rightly sr wrongly, bawd ions*
of the doctrine, and he was naturally very undi oneydg
the attack that yea made by Mr. Botha, in the Minh
wrote to a Glasgow ammpaper, In shish he 11/118.4di1l
persons who practised spiritualiam as either Idlea w lb
posters, sad times who rnademoney by it so Mahn
the influenos of this feeling he had, no doubt, ationebit
. . . _ . . .

semen* by articles in the Spiritual Mageoine thedisii
which he believed to be true, and be ioserted the NW
question, which was merely a copy of me astaggimik,
• New York paper, with that object dye nab as
very long one, and all that was ixesikkei d
was the last paragraph in white the MI6 411
charge was undonbedly made against the Oft
aeracter of the prosecutor, although /IX
heel introduced asterisks, thinking that this Mild
esseisente him. In that opinion he was vstedgelesse.
It was as much a libel as though the gimp hi lea
in the most direct manner, and be hes adMlled Mk.
had acted wrongly, and expressed in the meet will
manner, his regret at having been the innemi send.
publishing a charge of so serious a chum* Idea
Boihern, for which as be before stated,
there wee sot the slightest foundation.
Mr. Chambers then proceeded at eonsidenkh Wit
refer to the circumstances under which the lltsi
Halted, and said that the defendant was not is aills4
the Spiritual Magazine, he had nothing to da Ilk At
with the advertisement that la Ism NNW
of, and had no share whatever is lies pat I,
the pabliestion. He admitted tbst he •it
be guilty of an offence, but be had duns an Oa 51
could do ender such circumstances, he kedshelltelk
fault, and he trusted that the out ma ismidir hi
under these circumstances a severe puidasselsegitastl
be indicted.
Berjeast Ballengee, on the put cf ibe promthe, 0
pressed himself eatisfied with the raisastagnus
tY
had been midi* by the defeeduto, sad mil the I
derived considerable weight from built; Ws sada bp
gentleman of such high honour and poitim • 1
Montagu Chambers. The only object Ir. Mists Wt
view was to vindicate his character, and ha had so desist
press the ease at all vindictively ageless the ashisamt.Pl
titularly when he admitted that tbe sharpthst had Masi
was entirely false and without foundatioe, sad opnol
regret at baying made it. He thought it right te
at the same time that a number of tills si
gentlemen were present in coot who ens i
constant intercourse with the pose l 0
the time the occurrences were repressetel le 10
taken place were present, and they would Meerut!
moessery, that the charge was entirely nate:sada, sail
they had never heard of such an accoatioa. 1416
was also present, and would have been task r ell
that the portion of the libel in which her mac est est
timed was entirely false. He then slid that te gm Id
instructed to ask for severe punishment. had 111
egs
time he could not join to the applicatios fa 6 WOW
teem
The Deputy Reeordersaid, in mesh( sestellikildb
originally the defendant was only chokes treert,
the opinioes heentertained on the 'shiest el
the controversy had become very hot, ad be he WOK
at length. totally overstepped the boned' affair 55
able discussion. He did not believe that the dish. ie
actuated by any malicious motive. bat belied imrl6llH I
guilty of a very serious offence by the pellsefillibel of f
positionsouf m chra
.eberethernter.
Underreffecgngalulponthe sifeasie."mis
al
however, he considered the justice cf the ewe mil!
satisfied by his ordering the defervirtet to gay
to the Queen, and to be imprisoned until ths; he

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The Liberte announces that, from the 1.111
date, MM. Raul. de Girardis, Duvernoia, sad Vero°~
to form pert of the editorial 'toff of that jeulnal•
Tai LATI his C. B. Pkiirrs, —The fuoerai
late Colonel the Eloo. Ehr C. B. Phipps v• los._
her Majesty's privy puree, took 0--
Windsor, yesterday. The body
the Great Western Railway'
veyed to King Heart's To,
ceased, and at *se o'clock
thet.oe on foot to the shat
Rev. A. Phipps, Captain CL
the Marquis of Norm inby,
Bathurst, Captain Bethurst,
funeral cortge wee met at '
by the 800. and Very Ret
read the service, saluted
The choir of St. George.
chanted the two Nelms and I
tato, the solo part. Dr. El,
body en being borne he
was followed by his Ilnyal
Prises Alfred. and Pence
rempootive humors duriug 11
the chapel was filled by tl.-
lestisebold sod oleo the domes,
the Prince of Wales, Prince A
arrived at Windsor by the Grt
o'clock ordinary train.
the Prune of Wale* Teton
Prises laioiogen remaini
ceremon the gates !WWI
Henry the VII lib. gateway
not admitted extoot at the
saperiateadeat of the police
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friends of Spot Massioi
people of Italy lamed by tl
Wogressistehavieg its bylaw
to share is the national sal
patriot. There are several h
amount in the beads of la
treasurer, Is 5211. It their midi
lice the Eaglith inbaeribets as)
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stood in the plain of a perennial
failure. through disappointment. eel
bitterneu of foes and the half-head
stood firm, self-poevessed, hopeful,
of strength, a pledge of SOCCef
desire to odd carmine' to the low
in taken of our fovea protest a
ealuinolotis ches levelled ti
aping the manarg bat for who
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C. B. Phipps. 1.0.1, MOO_
lace at St. Geragek Ches
sody wee broughams Meal
ook p
v early in the otormsg, sofle
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'ower, the residents of ib
E the processio•
a; el at follows : Ras
Charles Phipps. Yr. A.
by, the Esti Malgrsee,
. Mr. Alesesdar. P
tot a
at the north door of the
Am. the Dean Wissamalkt
i by the Roc Cason 000
s attended on the now
l agog Lathe's Byrne, Wallo
Rlvey presided st the 011.0
rom the church to taelg
Hithoess the Prises of
Leininges, oboist pawl
the service. The satire
the gesotlrmen of ber
sweeties. Their Royal
as Alfred. aid Pnoes WS.
Gress Western Radom eibl
fur Intichiag with by
rued to tows, Primo OM •
ming at the castle. DesSIA
og to the greed mimes fa;
heed cloeed, and the pally
iscretion of Mr. Bohlo
as et the castle.
G TO 31AZZINLTIA DWI
i havieg read the sePsl,ti
the Council of the Aessd3
lquartas at Famish have
subscription raised for thee
1 hnodred subscribers. 511
of Mr. P. A. Teilor,t,"
it address to the Relivea,,
mrs say :—" To them sis.l
lam exile ansoegst
perennial Inspirstios. Tsl
talent. whilst stiffens( fill
haltheertedness of MIA..
hopeful, end ea
' success. Finally,
sus
the long list ct Pawn
ntnet &gaunt the its
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whom, in all haste
f... MOON' year' to SOAP