The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-01 00:00:00

THE LIBEL 'UPON MR. 9OTHIEN.

At the Central Criminal Court this no*
Benjamin Beaman surrendered to take his Idol k
publishing a false and defamatory libel ease It
Bothers the actor.

fie:leant 13el4ntine and Mr. Neap Williams gal
for the pernecution.
Mr. F. H. Lurie appeared for the defendant, cane
the case was ogled on he made an applicant" IA
Deputy Recorder, who wag the prey diaz judge, is roan
the trial to the May session. The appliance Tr.
ported on an affidavit made by the defendant 116
effect that the libel be was charged with pathetical
copied from a New York newspaper, that all theocarten
referred to took pia°, in New York, sad that Out
examination it the Nansion-house be bed nand

portant information which would naafi esessegt
procure the attendance of "ileum from New Ygek, of
he had no opportunity to make the newest? *skies
to procure their attendance. He observed that be thetigli
Mr. Coleman was entitled to the delay headed* sad
therefore trusted that the court would gnat *I Ofle•
tion.
Serjeant BaUantine strenuously opposed the tato
meat of the inquiry, and he remind' el the mut *Mina
Mr. &Ahern wrote to the Times romplalaing ed the si
vertisement, which called attention to this fist, ffs
Coleman in reply to that letter wrote t 3 the edikr toe,
that he wee fully prepared to justify it, sad his sinned
now was that he bad only received nettle hdometkeelle
the inquiry that took place at the Ifansion.hoem
smiled the attention of the court to the nay nibs
nature of the charge that was made sgann Yr. Man
and reminded the court that he had elreedy, whie tide
examination by Mr. Lewis at the Musks lieratloolliell
disproved the allegations that were made against bin' sli
he added that, although it was oontiory to his di sal
his advice, Mrs. Bothern had insisted upon gttadeg
giving her evidence that there wu not a tittle cd fads
Lion for the allegation contained in this libel that he
home had been made unhappy in comegnine d
the infidelities of her husband. He welt ale
lay that the prosecution knew the parties stela len
referred to in the affidavit, and who were voinhateledi
given the information to the defendant Wm
professed to rely to support the internees els:pi lei
made against Mr. Solberg', and he did not beffes
lbat
either of them would dare to appear la the eiteselsh
He also urged that it would be a creel thing farina le
the position of Mr. Bothers, whale prospects sad Wei
whose family depended upon the estimation in Olden"
held, to allow such an accusition to continue to be In*
over him.
The Common Serjeent inquired when the Warm* le
leered to were supposed to have taken place '•
Serjeaut Ballasting replied, in New York tee paint ;
and he urged that this fact aloes shoved clearly tins not
could not, under any circumatenese, have We tegia
foe the public good, so as to support a plat of inOildlars
under Lord Campbell's Act, and that they could
alb
beet published from a malicious motive.
Mr. F. H. Lewis, in reply, said that the dabalaat a
not pledge himself to plead a janidestioe, and all he la
for was that to which, u it appeared to him, he
entitled—namely, that be might have an one
making the neesseery inquiries, and it might be the to
"'tat 01 there inquiries would Indere MD
adapt quite a different course to that of pleading 1 OAS.
tion. It appeared to him that it would be better, ID fa!
the prosecutor himself was concerned, that the eau AO

be pore trona&
The Deputy-Recorder mid that he had not Warrior
thing during the argument to slaws him to Altair
sta
opinion he had originally formed, that he ought e
grant the application that had been made oil behalf el SI
defendant. Be did not state say facts that he P"Pnt
prove in answer to the charge, but de °Wet
of
application for s postponement appeared to bgo°
might have an opportunity of fishieg out mmstl6lll
other. Under theme circumstances he should refers It
applicatin for postponement.
Serjeanot Ballantine subsequently oriented that 111
trial of Mr. Cooper, who is charged with publirldst •
same libel, should be postponed to the Apra woke*
An application was thee male to lit the trial of
C,leman foe Saturday, which was maid to.

SPECIAL SIRVIOMI AT ST. Pava—The Ml°
ing is the Set of preachers appointed for the str
rims SL Paul'. Cathedral for the math of oast
March 4, the Rev. He Twills, Mesta of the
School, Hammersmith ;March nry
March 11. the Rey. Cspe_sl
near, minister of St. Paul's, Osslow4gosis Nmw
the Rel. Dr. Hook, dean of ObiobeMer.
AMERICAN FRNIANISE IN • NEW Pgillt;
Fewiaahmi, that ogee raised its head so WI 1010
puolie vodkas of the day, is new like the mac
.is tlis
who seeded the servitor of the good Samsrtut-8
fallen into the bands of the broken-down politiot.gt4
II
the late Fenian meeting in the °roper Institute%
Wood and two or three more attessated poliww "701
repreessting both smeared on the &Vona g.
saseawasd themselves ohatopiowi of '` the mass." 0:
last feather that breaks the camel's beck.
dine of the organisation, which
oommea' hi
perusal fend end general " balling." snag
of the ambitioe and the avarice of a would-be Wider. 111:
be expeeted to hurry downwards with a rush shies go,
hasion of the broken down politicians. John Ball
uclujj
take his deer-dieser adp in pea" without 11°4 d'egoel
la his dreams by the nightmare of Feeissoism. 104
Wood sod the velitieiaes have laid the ghost. —ll.cw
Amid, Feb 17.