The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-16 00:00:00

HEAVY DAMAGES FOR LIBEL.

At the Manchester Nisi Prius Court, before Mr. Baron
Martin, two actions for libel were brought on
Tuesday, by Mr. Edward Clayton, a bookseller
and newsagent at Huddersfield, against Mr. George
Harper, the publisher of the Huddersfield Chronicle,
and Mr. Benjamin Brown, the publisher of the Huddersfield
Observer, for having published defamatory libels concerning
the plaintiff. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and also
that the alleged libels wore true in fact. It was
arranged that the cases, being precisely similar,
should be tried together. The plaintiff is one of
the workhouse guardians, and the libels complained of
accused him of improper conduct towards one of the under
nut ses in the workhouse. The plaintiff swore that the alle-
gations were totally fal e, and stated that their publication
had greatly injured his business. The woman also denied the
statements, and evidence was coiled ou both sides, the
plaintiff's witnesses contending that at the time referred
to in the libel he was at another place. After an investi-
gation which lasted all the day, the jury returned a verdict
in the first case for the plaintiff ; darnage!,, £l,OOO. In the
second case, on the judge's suggestion, a verdict was taken
by consent for the plaintiff for £lOO damages. The judge
refused to stay execution.

THE COMIC PAPERS,

(From Punch)

FAMILY "PICKLES"—SpoiIt Children.
THE TunxisH " Finiu'uN."—The Sultan.
SOLEMN JEST.—Where should Postmen bo In
a Post-crypt. _ _

ON THE FACE OF IL—Pretty Teacher : " Now, Johnny
Wells, can you tell me what is meant by a miracle ?
Johnny: "Yes, teacher. Mother says if you don't marry
new parson, 'twull be a murracle !"
WISHING HIM WELL.—We are told that the employ.
ment of O'Donovan Rosso., ("M.P.") in the prison at Chat-
ham is to darn his fellow-convict's stockings. Let us
hope, before he comes out, that he will have learned tr
mend his own ways.

VOMITED Foirrw.—Broadhead has left Liverpool for the
United States, in the Etna. Let us be thankful for the
eruption that carries off such very foul humours as those
bred in the Broad Head of Sheffield Porfirio', and let us
hope that this Broadhead has not left even the narrowest
tail behind him.

FRENCH ECHOES.—In this happy isle (Britain) tlu.
Address is always called an "Echo" of the Speech from the
Throne. The word seems hardly applicable in France.
Blow, breezes, blow, set the very wild echoes flying.
Listen. Throne : I will give you mayors from municipal
councils. Echo: No great army—no centralisation—no
official interference with electors—no arbitrary arrests—
free press—trial by jury—changes in the constitution—
something like a revolution.

(Front Fun.)
STOCK QUOTATIONS.—See Money Market article in daily

papers.

- itOLLING STOCK.—Too many of her Majesty's liege sub-
jects at Christmas-tide.

BRETHREN IN MISFORTUNE.— An item in continental
news states that M. Thiers is in one of his fits of fright
about the "Reds." Here, in London, it almost gives one
" the blues " to contemplate the paucity of " browns " and
the superabundance of " blacks."
MILK AND WATER.—We see announced in a contempo-
rary the establishment of a " Milkman's Total Abstinence
Society." This looks bad for their customers, for they were
pretty well addicted to water before, and if they stick to it
altogether, London milk may as well " walk its chalks "
altogether..
A Sulacy. CnowN.—We believe there is no truth in the
report that a thoroughly neutral and unpolitical contem-
porary was refused admission into France last week because
it contained the following paragraph :—" Business people
are cautioned against bad sovereigns which are in circula-
tion just now."

(From Judy.)

The latest " Musical Pitch "—Mr. Sims Reeves's pitch
into his brother professionals—Mr. Bishenden to wit.
A Goon NOTlON.—According to the Globe, it is reported
in naval circles at Portsmouth that so great is the difficulty
of obtaining employment amongst captains and comman-
ders, that an officer from these ranks has accepted the ap-
pointment of beadle to a City company. He has been per-
mitted, in consideration of his limited income and large
family, to utili3e his naval cocked hat, which he now uses
athwartships, instead of fore-and-aft. This is a hint for
the First Lord. Everyone knows that beadles' hats cost a
lot of money; couldn't some arrangement be made with
the various parochial authorities for the supply to parish
beadles of the cocked hats of naval officers out of commis-
s;on--at an allowance say, of so much—or rather, so
little—a week ?

A dangerous practical joke is reported from Leeds.
Three operatives scared a new-corner to the mill whore they
worked by telling him that a man had some time before com-
mitted suicide in the room where he was detailed to labour,
that the apartment woe haunted, and that a pendant rope,
which they exhibited, was the instrument of coif-destruotion.
OA) of them, towards dusk, dressed himself in white, and
rushed towards tho man Dickinson with a hate* and
hurled a pitcher at him. In his fright he fell seneeleei, and
the shock endangered hie life,' For this freekoi inadae#B the
"ghostly 7 trio wore each flood 20e, an 066,