The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE,I-(1111S DAY.)

COURT OF -KING'S BENCH.
tHILLIMORE U. lIATTNEWS.AND ANOTHER.
1.11)8 Airlis ILO action to recover compensation in do-
es for an illegal distress.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. CAMPBELL
that the plaintiff, who is a tradesman, -had some
'work to do in the neighbourhood of Sadler's Wells,
And took an apartment in the house of a person
'Hauled Weely, for the purpose of keeping his tools in
'and being contiguous to his place of business.
R
, e occupied this apartment for a month, and at
the end of that time having paid his rent, removed
ins tools, &c. on a cart, and just as he had arrived
%tilde his own residence at Hackney, the defendant
Matthews, with the other defendant, came up and
Seized the goods on a claim for rent. It appeared,
that Matthews was the head landlord of Weely's
"Ouse, in which the plaintiff lodged, but the Learned
Counsel submitted, that though this circumstance
might have given him a right to follow Weely's
goods for his rent, he. had no legal right to follow
tltgoods of an uuder7;4enant.
The case having' Jeen proved,
Mr. HuTctivssosti, for the defendants, admitted
that a verdia must pass for the plaintiff, but he sub-
4sitted that no special damage had been proved.
Lord TENTBRDEN suggested that the amount of
Vecial damage should be left to an arbitrator, which
t►as agreed to. :His Lordship then directed the
duey to find for the plaintiff, as the defendant had no
tight whatever to seize upon the goods.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
LIBEL.
' • ' SAGOT b. wELDON.
This ,was an action for a libel. The plaintiff is
92e daughter of Sir Paul Bagot, and the defendant
Tthe publisher of the British Traveller newspaper.
he damages were laid at 1,000/.
The junioi Counsel having opened the pleadings,
r. Sergeant Wm:Pk stated the case. The
Plaintiff; he said, had been forced by a most scan-
-441, oils libel, to come forward and submit her
character and conduct to examination before a
jp• Size was the daughter of Sir Paul
agot, a gentleman with whose name the Jury were
probably aCquainted. Having been obliged by
eircrinstanees to seek a temporary absence from this
Country, he placed his three daughters with a Mr.
flight, in whose house they were to beard. It so
happened,. that ;me of the young ladies shortly af-
terwards left Mr. Wright's : the third remained
there. Bir Paul Bagot, on his return, was anxious
that-this daughter should come to him; and then
'twit circumstances occurred which had no con-
'lexicon whatever with the present case. But what
'4lnst have been the feelings of the entire family, and
fore particularly of the plaintiff, when they found
tt stated in a public newspaper, that she had been se-
!leeed in the house where she resided. It was never
tined that the editor was the author of this de-
testable libel; but as the plaintiff could not discover
\‘',lto the real author was, she was compelled to bring
tile editor into this Court, and dare him to the proof
If the libel. The editor, (continued the Learned
ergeant) disclaims all knowledge of the author,
ilnd also declares, that he believes the statement to
i
.false--such a declaration made in private, can
're no effect in doing away with an injury publicly
ited, bat my. Learned Friend has informed me,
that he is instructed now to repeat that disclaimer,
Ilnit I therefore ask him, whether he is now prepared
lltter.ly. to deny that -there is • any foundation for 'the
h~
Mr. Sergeant TADDY—I certainly am instructed
bOt only to express, on the part of my client, the
'leeriest 'regret for inserting the libel, but also his
t°lovictien; Upon inquiry,
,that the whole is un-
194tuded.
Mr.•Sergeint Wlimi--That being done, the plain-
tiff)* object is attained, a lady's character cannot be
lebieet for compensation damages. •
The.Lonu CHIEF JUSTICE—YOU are quite right,
btotber Wilde. This goes more fully to clear the
Plaintiff's character than a verdict to any amount
'mould have done.
;rite Jury then returned a verdict for the plain-
-0."14 it having been arranged Betweenßetweenthe Counsel
,-. -Abe defendant should- merely be' called on to
the costs.