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were given up and cancelled, and the whole transaction
was completed. In the month of April, 15:34, Mr. Alice
said to Mr. Easthope, " You are now in a condition to pay
me any demand I have upon you arising out of these part-
nership accounts, and I think you ought to go
into them." Mr. Easthope replied that he had paid
sum of money to avoid that.. Mt. Allen persisted
in making the demand- while Mr. Easthope declined
to accede to it, upon which Mr. Allen applied to the Corn-
mittte of the Stock Exchange, there bin a tothmittee
which looked into transactions C.ritiCdea with bargains made
upon that Exchange, and which Committee bad no nil
authority, and could with as little propriety go into trans-
actions between man and wife, because they roal1;'
authority at all. Some feeling led the Committee
entertain the question, atta they expressed an opinioi
that Mr. Easthope ought to go into the partnershil
accounts. That opinion he (Mr. Uergeant Wilde) woult
express his amazement and utter astonishment at. Mr.
Easthope said, that if they so decided, although they had
no jurisdiction, he would permit any merchants or bankers
that might be appointed to go into the accounts, but he
objected to the Committee of the Stock Exchange seeing
the books. The Committee thought that a rude defiance
of their authority, and several merchants and bankers whom
he consulted had advised him net to show the books. He
apprehended that any brotter who submitted his bookS for
public inspection btoke through a very high obligation, and
ought not t 43 be considered a man of honour, and if he
ought not to disclose these matters voluntarily how much
less ought he to do so for his own interest. Mr. Easthope
said " Let Mr. Allen say what sum he requires of me ;
Mr. Allen claims a balance of 4,500/. of me, there's a
cheque for the money." And thus Mr. Easthope paid the
last farthing, which neither in honour nor in law he was
obliged to pay, sooner. than expose his books. He
(Mr. Sergeant Wilde) was in a condition to prove these
transactions and the payment of these sums of money.
These were the facts which he had stated shortly, omitting
many particulars which were calculated to confirm them.
What his Learned Friend's instructions might be, he did
not know, but he had stated the case as it really stood.
Sir \V. FOLLETT—After what had been stated by his
Lordship and his Learned Friend he thought it right not
further to occupy the time of the Court or Jury. He begged
to be allowed to state the circumstances under which the
libel was published. It appeared from the statement of
his Learned Friend, that certain transactions had taken
place between Mr. Easthope and his partner. That Mr.
Allen had made a claim, and that Mr. Easthope had de-
nied his liability. That the matter had been referred to
the Committee. of the Stock Exchange, and that the Com-
mittee had decided that the accounts should be gone into,
and then the balance claimed had been paid by Mr. East-
hope to Mr. Allen. The consequence undoubtedly was, and his
Learned Friend, he was sure, would accede to that statement,
that there were certain rumours afloat. Mr. Westmacott had
published the address to the electors of Lewes while
labouring under a personal irritation—the conductors of
the Morning Chronicle having made a personal attack
upon him. The article was published in his newspaper,
where several addresses of the same sort appeared, sup-
posed to be from the candidates themselves. In that
address Mr. Westmacott certainly did represent the 'trans-
action as his Learned Friend had stated—he had sup-
posed a defaulter imploring his friend to lend him a sum of
money, and then refusing to pay it. It was certainly due to
Mr. Easthope to say, that Mr. Westmacott on inquiry had
ascertained that the charge was without any foundation,
and he believed that the statement made by his learned
friend was a correct account of it. The article was pub-
lished under personal irritation, and when Mr. Westmacott
was labouring under a misconception. Mr. Westmacott
was satisfied, from investigation, that the charge was wholly
and entirely without foundation, and that the statement of
his Learned Friend, was a correct account of the trans-
action.

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Mr. Sergeant WILDE begged to say, that if any attack
had been made in the Morning Chronicle, it was without
Mr. Easthope's knowledge or authority—he wholly disa-
vowed it, and if such an attack had been made he would be
the first person to disapprove of it.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—This is by far the best termina-
tion of the matter. tf •

A verdict for the plaintiff for 40s. was then taken hymn.
sent, and the Court rose.

We regret to find the members of the Press making war
against each other after this fashion. Whatever may be
the political differences of our brethren of the broad sheet,
they should not be carried into a Court of Justice, where
the public do not enter into their feelings, and are but too
apt to misconstrue their motives.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)