The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-19 00:00:00

O'Connell, inspector of the London repeal wardens (meaning the
plaintiff William John O'Connell), is at daggers drawn with the
London repeaters; their quarrels (meaning the quarrels of the
plaintiff and the London repeaters) threaten, as far as London
is concerned, to strangle repeal and destroy the bright vision of a
native Parliament in College-green, which the night dreams of the
Hibernian sojourners in the classic neighbourhoods of
St. Giles's and Drury-lane created. The inspector-gene-
ral (meaning the plaintiff), indignant at his authority (mean.
ing the authority of the plaintiff) being questioned by his
(meaning the plaintiff's) followers, has in revenge closed the St.
George's ward, and suspended St. John's-wood ward. The cause
of the dispute is the payment of a weekly salary to the inspector-
general (meaning the plaintiff), while he (meaning the plaintiff)
is unavoidably compelled to absent himself from their meetings
(meaning the meetings of his followers being London repeaters)
on all days, Sundays excepted. An organ of the London re-
[eaters explains the affair (meaning the affair as regards the plain-
tiff in his relations with the London repeaters) in the following
words One of the reasons why the London repeaters object to
the payment (which objection has called forth the conduct com-
plained of) of W. J. O'Connell (meaning thereby the payment
to the plaintiff of a weekly salary as inspector.general of the
London repeal wardens) is, that he (meaning the plaintiff) is com-
pelled to be out of the way all the week, fearing an arrest, and
can only be seen out on Sundays. He (meaning the plaintiff) has
been living with (meaning thereby cohabiting with) a lady of the
name of Moss, who entrusted hits (meaning the plaintiff) with
meiiey to pay bills to the tune of 2001. or 300/., and he (meaning
the plaintiff), instead of paying the bills, otherwise employed
the cash (meaning by the cash the money so entrusted to the
plaintiff) for the purpose of paying the aforesaid bills. She
(meaning the lady of the name of Moss) wishes to arrest him
(meaning the plaintiff), in the hope that the association (meaning
the Loyal National Repeal Association) will pay the money (mean-
ing the money entrusted to the plaintiff by the said lady, named
Moss, to pay the aforesaid bills, and otherwise employed by the said
plaintiff), and save him (meaning the plaintiff) from disgrace. All
this he (meaning the plaintiff) publicly acknowledged at the St.
George's ward, and taunted Mr. Dwa'me with knowing his (mean.
ing the plaintiff's) embarrassments, and wishing to increase them.
He (meaning the plaintiff) also boasted that Mr. O'Connell would
pay the sum for him (meaning the plaintiff), but he (meaning the
plaintiff) was too proud to ask him; he (meaning the plaintiff)
stated last Monday, that if twelve wards declared against him
(meaning the plaintiff), he (meaning the plaintiff) would imme.
diately close them- The inspector-general (meaning the plaintiff')
repudiates these slanderous attacks upon his character, and attri.
butes them to the vindictive jealousy of a disappointed few.' Non
nebis est componere lites! It is not our business to settle disputes
(meaning thereby it is not the business of the Morning Post news.
paper to settle disputes); and a pretty quarrel it is (meaning
thereby the quarrel between the plaintiff and the London repeaters,
from whose organ the slanderous attacks upon the character of the
said plaintiff are quoted) r

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After hearing Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Sergeant Talfourd,
Mr. Justice ERLE summed up; and after some five-and-twenty
minutes' consideration, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff--
Damages 501.