The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-05 00:00:00

be comploted in the course of the proNerv,-._
The third volume will be ready in Marcl'ot
fourth will shortly follow, thus completing Wa s
the four divisions of the work. The remaining
portions, sciences and arts, and biography and
history, will then be issued in the same manner,
thus forming a work of reference including all the
great branches of general knowledge.

MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES.
The National Miscellany opens with a paper on
the North-Eastern provinces of Turkey.. Certainly
is no other benefits result from the much-talked-of
Eastern question, it ought to have very much in-
creased our geographical knowledge. An essay on
mottoes and devices is one of the most attrattiv•
in the number. The articles in this magazine are
usually of a superior class ; and this month there
are several on subjects of interest.—Sharpc's- Lon-
don Magy;:ine is of a more entertaining and lighter
character. Its contents generally consist of tales and
sketches. The chief among these are " The Cogi-
tations of Mrs. Clarinda Singlehart" and " Harry
Coverdale's Courtship", by our old friend, Frank
Smedley, which is also appearing in shilling monthly
parts. llogg's Instructor has several interesting
topics. A paper on the "Cephalopods ; or, Cattle Fish
Tribe," gives much new and curious information
respecting them. " Sister Anne," is a pleasing
domestic story, by the author of " Ethel." New-
ton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences is
now reduced to a shilling, but the contents are in
no way inferior. The usual description of recent
patents is given with illustrative diagrams, to-
gether with the scientific reports and adjudications
of the month. The Patriotic Fund Journal is
a magazine whose proceeds are to be devoted, as
the name implies, to the Patriotic Fund. The
contents are chiefly connected with the war,
giving brief memoirs of the most illustrious
generals, &c., and describing the events of
the battles and the siege. Some of the
verses on this subject are of a superior kind. The
Family Friend is an excellent little serial, the best
of the kind. Bente Thoughts, and Our Friend,
which is now called The Englishman's Magazine,
are of a more ambitious description. The Statist,
and _Evangelical Christendom, are serials devoted
to a particular class of readers. The Statist is the
most generally interesting; some of the statistics'
given being curious and useful. The Youth's Ma-
gazine and Penny Post, are cheap and simple mis-
cellanies for juvenile readers. Le Follet has, as
usual, the pre-eminence over all our English books
of fashion from the Parisian taste and elegance
with which it is conducted.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY).

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius.—Before Lord Campbell and a
Special Jury.)
COOKE AND ANOTHER V. WILDER.

This was an action for libel in which the plaintiffs,
who are printers at Maidstone, sought to recover da-
mages to the amount of 5001. for an alleged
_libel by the
dbfendant, who is deputy clerk of the peace for th•
county of Kent.

The plaintiffs it appeared had been employed by the
county to print the register of voters as their prede.,
censor in business, Mr. Hall, had done. Mr. Hall had
been in the habit of charging 140/. for the work, and the
plaintiff continued to do it at the same price. Finding,
however, that in consequence of a rise in price in mate.
rials, &c., it did not pay then at that rate they applied
to the defendant for an increase, stating at the same
time that they had written on the subject to three Lon•
don printing firms, and that the lowest estimate for the
work was from Messrs. Shaw, who said they could not
do it under 235/. The defendant subsequently wrote to
Messrs. Shaw, and eventually agreed with the to do
the work on much lower terms, and in his report to the
Finance Committee, with reference to the transaction,
he alleged that the plaintiff had "attempted to extort.
money from the county by his representation." Thil
report was read before the magistrates at the ensuing
sessions, and formed the ground of the present action.
Sergeant Byles, with Mr. Phinn, were for the plain.
tiffs, and Sir F. Thesiger and a junior couniel, for the
defendants.

Sir F. Thesiger submitted to the Court that the pre.
sentation of the report in question was a priyileged•
transaction, that it wa the duty of the defendant in hie
official capacity to state his reasons to the Finance-
Committee for taking the printing out of the hands of
the plaintiffs, and that in reading the report at the Sus•
sious he was only obeying the command of the mien.'
trate.

Lord Campbell concurred in this, excepting so far as
regarded the words quotod above, whielt he said he must
put_ to the jury.
The cane was proceeding► when our reporter left.

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