The New York herald., 1868-07-05
ENGLAND.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

The Great Libel Suit-Risk Allah Against a
London Newspapsr-Specal Correspondence
and Its Perils-The Military Review at
'"' LONDON, June 90, 1858.
What Is called the "great" libel suit of Risk Allah
rvs. the London telegraph has occupied the Court Of
EQueen's Bench and been the current topic Of con-
Fversation during the past week. But when the case
hs anaiyzed it will be seen that there is nothing
r'great" about 1t, unless very important ruling of
khe Lord Chief Justice may be so termed.
The Telegraph is q London city journal, and
brisk Allah is Turk who, by talent,
raised himself TO the profession Of doctor, married
n rich Englishwoman, who died and left him her
jproperty, and finally turned stock operator and
anade fortune. These were the parties in the case
Risk Allah's wife had nephew, named G. Ready,
whose life Risk Allah insured, and upon whose death
Risk Allah was also to receive a few thousand
bounds under his wife's will. Ready was in love
with q young lady, whose parents rejected him.
UhereupOn Ready undressed himself at Brussels,
blew out s brains with c. RISK
MAS travelling with Ready at the time, and after
putting all the circumstances together the Belgian
Ready in order to get the money He was tried and
acquitted Of the charge Of murder and also Of col
the verdict OF the jury was wrong; but that Is
matter Of opinion, and the evidence was clearly In
sufcent to convict anybody OF the crime. These are
Now. the Telegraph had special correspondent
who had evidently made Up his IN mind nd
paper about the trial. I'm which he sketched the &C.
bused the judges and the witnesses, and through all
bf which the bias Of his mind was very apparent.
With this prejudice he succeeded In injecting the
EDITORIAL writers Of the telegraph, and when the
fial was over and o verdict OF "N0t guilty" had
een rendered an editorial was published, the gist
which was that Risk Allah would not have
had not his lawyer been ihs 50 ese SeEy o sSs
resent libel suit founded. There were
10 allegations OF malice and no attempt to Justify;
Sere fair and impartial But as they were obviously
nfair and biased BY the belief in Risk Allahs guilt
be Lord Chief Justice charged the jury against the
9le0ruph and the jury brought in verdict Of nine
hlndred and sixty pounds damage, which carries
On the Whole, then, You see that this is not
ttreat" tria but the declarations OF the Lord Chief
Jstice in his summing up Of the case were very
iSrd Chief Justice said:e"I am glad that ali are
hive been thought In past times, nowadays, at all
eents we are all agreed that fair and impartial
seugh as incidental to them, it may embody matter
h(amatory to an Individuals, nevertheless, pri
xieged and protected the public interest and adyan
somuch over the inconvenience TO individuals as to
justly the sacrifice Of private Inconvenience to the
theprSilege can be maintained Il that the report
shai be fair truthful honest and impartial II need
not be a report OF everything nor Of all the pro-
oeetings OF a long trial; the report may be long
or NAV be more Condensed but still you must
haw an honest and impartial and 1 substantiaily M
publication Of defamatory matter OF course, II there
Is 10 defamatory matter there Is no o occasion . 10 ior
ments OF his own, which are defamatory, then he
cannot claim the benent OF the privilege" In re-
that at was admitted that the administration Of
Justice 30 important TO the welbeng OF society
Especially as to the result Of trlas) that public
writer's have the right OF discussing IT, even although
IN so doing they may bear hard upon individuals;
and therefore although they should turn 9o, 70 have
have written In good faith with an honest desire to
ydscharge their duty, bringing to II reasonable judg
ment they are not legally liable, and, therefore, you
arS rightly invited TO consider whether the crcnm-
etmces were such as to allow OF the claim Of privi-
the crime Of murder was really commtted.h This Is
an extension of the .freedon OF the press" OF the
most satisfactory and liberal character a..
che review Of the volunteeFby the Queen at windsor
Pak is proceeding satisfactorily this afternoon over
Ing for the review ground and over eight thousand
more have come from other parts OF the Kingdom.
shoId obse oil the volunteers to come to windsor,
when by simply visiting London herself review OF
twice the number Of soldiers could have been neu ~
Hyde Park without any inconvenience to the volun.
the expense of OF ratiOns alto and md part Of ths
England, regarding Queens weather. has com
pletely exploded To-day Is hot and very sultry
The Queen and Prince Leopold witnessed the laying
of the p0ntoon bridge at Dachet this morning fol
about fifteen minutes and then drove on just as the
rain began 20 fall.
The whole Of the royal family are present at there
view this afternoon.
The reviewing ground In one hundred and eighty
acres IN area and the Queen's station Is the cen.
tire Of the enclosures for spectators After the marcf
past the Queen, the volunteers Will attempt to per
FORM few Aeld evoutons and Will fire volieys. IN,
attendance OF spectators is not 80 great was ex
pected In fact the queen has not at AL increased
her popularity by this out f-thc-way review, arit
whoever advises her Majesty thus to disregard tn
wishes of her subjects commits very grave anC
iamentabe mistake.
The Gladstone Church Meeting i'm London
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