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o the libel; and if it should appear that he bad given a false sc.
count, whereby the defendant should be rendered liable to damages,
Mr. Thwaites might sue Ackland for the amount, and the bau,
mony given on this occasion mid be made use of against hint;
Is
waa theretnre interested in making it appear true.
After a few words from Mr. JARVIS,
The LORD CHIEF BARON said that if this was an indictmeo.
it would he optional with the witness to answer questions calculatgd
to criminate himself or not; but lie doubted much it in the pre,, t
case he would be liable to the defendant, since It appeared that
wan under no engagement to him, and that he was paid only
such reports as were published; whereas, if he had been on
s
establishment, there would be an implied contract that lie wool('
supply faithful reports. If not. Mr. Thwaites would give bun a
release that could be no objection to his testimony.
Mr. lattnr.ow said that the plaintiff waived the objection, a he
was anxious for a thorough investigation.
James Ackland was then examined, and deposed that he leas in
Bow-street Police-office on the 10th of October last. When :qr.
11Iinshull came in, he asked Mr. Price, who was sitting nn a cha.,
what was his business there. Mr. Price replied that he was there
on a charge of indecent exposure. The Magistrate desired the cage
to proceed ; whereupon the watchhouse-keeper prod,red a book,
out of which the clerk read the charge, as witness believed.
The watchhouse-keeper was then called, who produced the book
containing the charge.
joorehntblaltichhendioidnd,
nota creleardk in
chargellow- ine
Bow-street,
in the W.A. Bet, was next called, and
took down the evidence of the watchman, which was, that he had
found the prisoner at twelve, on the night in question, in an area,
doing something indelicate. Two female, went to the next Mame
at the same time. Ile did not think the prisoner intended to insult
them. Whereupon Mr. alinshull called for the Vagrant Act, and
finding that an intention to insult was necessary to bring a perm
within the Act, the prisoner was discharged.
The examination of James Ackland was then resumed—He left
off reporting shortly after the publication of the paragraph in
question. Ile was at present proprietor of the blow-firers Gazette,
and also tutor to the Infant Atithmetician. lie did not hear at
Bow-street that the plaintiff' was a Barrister; he knew it previously,
Ile was not paid by the defendant for that paragraph. Another
person had also supplied it to the Morntar Herold, who was paid for
it through mistake. Ile sent it to the Tim. r, and on seeing a para.
graph in that Journal contradicting it, he sent a re-statement of tire
facts to the Editor, who refused to insert it without a letter front
Mr. Minahull. This he applied for, but was refused.
The witness having deposed to the statement, in the report is
correct, Mr. ittnt.ow replied at considerable length.
The Lorin CHIEF BARON, in addressing the Jury, sa'd that
his being an action for damages, it was competent for tie &fen.
dsnt to plead a justification ; but as he thought proper to abandon
t is privilege, he could not be allowed to produce evidence to prove
t e truth of the publication. When a publication affected to be
• report of what passed in a Court of Justice, it ought to be true
d impartial in all its parts, and unexaggerated, othawise it might
be made an engine of the most atrocious oppression. It was for
the Jury to say whether or not this was exaggerated to the prejudice
of the plaintiff. The charge molded in the Magistrates' book was
different from that in the report ; besides, there was no evidenced
it having been mentioned before the Magistrate that the plaintiff
was a barrister. The insertion of this in the report served to point
him out to the public. Ile felt no hesitation in saying that it was
a gross libel. ilr. l'rice was a respectable man, had a wife sad
family,and if the Jury thought that he was entitled to their verdict,
it was for them to say what damages he ought to get for such sr
outrage on his character.
The Jury retired for a few minutes, and brought in a verdict for
the plaintiff—Damages loot.

ELECTION INTELLIGF.NCE.

MEMBERS RETURNED.
Kent—Sir E. Knatchball, W. Hone wood.
Nottingham-4. Birch, Lord Roodffe.
Glamorganshire--Sir C. Cole.
Cardiganshire—Colonel Powell.
Cormarthensiiire--flon. G. R. Trevor.
Derbyshire—Lord G. Cavendish. F. Mundy, Esq.
Denbighshire--Sir W. W. Wynn.
Cheshire—W. Egerton, D. Davenport.
Suffolk—Sir T. Gooch, Sir W. Rowley.

STATE 0,

rF POLLS.

SOMEIIIT.

MALDOX.

Dickin,un
Lethbridge
Hunt

- 419
- 397
- 64
WELLS.

Winn
Lennard
Dick

- 1729
J 320

NORTllAurrog.

... .........
Tudway - - 128
Edwards . - 123
Taylor - . - 119
‘Vilhams - - 115
TAUNTON.

Robinson 134
!limberly 1137
Gunning 1003
Two former elie•ed.
LEICESTER.

- -.- •
Seymour _ ._- -
- 200
11, a,ltey . 187
-
R E. Creswell . 162
Baring - - - 72
Mddmay _ - 22
E. Creswell . . 8
__ _ READING.

lia‘tings
Cave
Evans
Denman

- 164
- 16:3
1614
114

Belgrave
Grosvenor

31onck _ 580
Spence 492 - -
Palmer - 488
Wakefield - - 366
The two former elected.
LICIIFIELD.—Seventh Day.
Amon - 413
-
Vernon - 351
Creaky . - 350
Eighth and last Day.
Anson . - 474
Vernon . . 411
firesley . 335
The two former elected.

Egerton
Townshend

WEYMC TI!.
Thos. F. Buxton, E•q. 1:38
Right Hon. T. Wallace 105
Colonel Gordon - 11r2
Illacerton Ure, Esq. 97
Jata:le6 Wm. Ferrer, Esq. 116

PRESTON.

S,ar.ley - 1168
Wood . - 662
Barrie - - 6.58
Cobbett - - 628