The Sun. — 1839-08-10 (London, England)

ZIAZLEBENE V. wmaiNsow. This was an action for slander. Messrs. PLATT and GURNEY appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. PETERSDORFF for the defendant. Mr. PLATT said that his client sought compensation from the defendant for having used the most gross slanders against him, and which had had the effect of preventing him from earning his bread, and of causing him to be shunned by all his acquaintance. The plaintiff and the defendant had formerly been in the service of Colonel Clive ; and, upon that gentleman's death he had left the defendant, who was a female servant in his employ, a great deal of property, and amongst it was a farm near Guildford. This farm the plaintiff managed for her for a length of time, to her entire satisfaction; but at length, having ascertained that he had clandestinely married one of her daughters, she turned him away from her employ. After this occurrence the defendant put forward the most extraordinary charges against the plaintiff. She had accused him, among other things, of having committed a murder, of sheep-stealing, of being concerned with incendiaries, and with attempting to break into her house. These charges had the effect of causing the plaintiff's dismissal from the situation he had obtained, and of preventing other persons from employing him. Mr. Platt concluded by stating that his client had no vindictive feelings to gratify, and that if the defendant would even then offer an apology, he would consent to a nominal verdict being entered. Mr. PETERSDOEFF having declined to accede to this proposition the case proceeded, but after the examination of one witness had been partly gone through, the Counsel communicated with each other, and Mr. Petersdorff consented on the part of the defendant to offer an apology. A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff—Damages, Forty Shillings.  In the Kendal workhouse there are twelve indoor paupers whose united ages amount to 903 years, the average being seventy-five and a half, each of whom is in receipt of a small weekly allowance as pocket money to gratify their little indulgences. Let Earl Stanhope note this fact down, in order that he may not forget it when he delivers his next philippic against the new system.—Lancaster Guardian. On the morning of the Ist instant, a very aged mare, belonging to Mr. Thorndike, of Ipswich, was slaughtered, in consequence of the breaking up of her constitution from what was believed to be dropsy, when there was found within her a tumour, partaking of the nature of cancer, of the enormous weight of 1171bs. A stone was also found in the intestines, weighing 241 b Parts of the spleen and bowels were attached to the tumour, which had attained so large a size as greatly to compress all the internal organs, and almost fill the entire cavity of the body. Singular to relate, up to within a month of the mare falling ill, she had manifested no complaint, was full of flesh, and performed a regular and heavy course of labour.—Chelmsford Chronicle. h A letter from Tiipoli, dated July 18, says:— " Almost every day the Pacha exhibits some proof of his hatred towards the Europeans, and invonts all sorts of cruelties and annoyances against them. Lately, a Maltese and an aged Greek, placed under the protection of the t ofTh teosret ut rwe, o sadun wEenfolibsahstiCnaodnosued k Consul, aruffaenriemdagthineary offence. n pu nisme fortunate men were accused of having criminal relation with a Turkish lady, and this severe punishment was inflicted upon them without their being allowed to say a word in their defence. The cause of all the atrocities which are committed is cupidity, and unfortunate creatures arc placed under the rack, in order to extort money from them."