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London, England, 1833-07-25 00:00:00

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.-DORCHESTER, JULY 21

LIEEL....-COLE V. LAWSON.

Mr. FOLLETT appeared in this case as counsel for Mr.
Cole, a •respectable brewer at Bridport. The nominal
defendant was the editor• of the Times newspaper, and
this action was brought in consequence of a libel pub-
lished in that paper reflecting on the character of Mr.
Cole, for the purpose of vindicating that character. The
libel originated after the last election for the borough of
Bridport, when party spirit ran exceedingly high, and
this libel came from the successful party, to which Mr.
Cole was opposed. The election took place at Bridport
On the 11th of December, and the next day the successful
candidates passed through the town in procession, which
was accompanied by their friends, and they had flags and
banners. Three of these flags were injured by sulphuric
acid being thrown on them. He did not mean to vindi-
cate that act ; it was beyond a joke; but it was taken up
by tne successful party against Mr. Cole as the person who
had thrown this acid, because he was probably the
only person to whom such a charge would I.
injurious. The day after the procession, the party
at Bridport had thought fit to fix on Mr. Cole,
as they wanted to make an attack on the opposite
hide, and the plaintiff was selected without the slightest
foundation.—(The Learned Gentleman then read the pa-
ragraph.) So that they would perceive that the defendant
did not leave the charge in ambiguity, but pointed out that
it was an illegal act for a brewer to have sulphuric acid on
his premises and that Byers the informer would have made a
good thing of it. The editor of the Times was only the
nominal defendant, and from proceedings which had since
taken place there was no doubt who the real author was ;
be was one of the great supporters of the opposite party.
The publication was admitted, and the libel read, after
which evidence was heard at length, and the Jury found
fur the plaintiff—Damages 2001.