The Express. — 1868-06-17 (London, England)

LAW INTELLKIRICK-(THIS DAY.)  COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH. After Term Nisi Pritia Sittiage at Westminster.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice aod a Special Jury.)  The further hearing of this case, which was an action for libel against the Daily Tolestraph, was resumed this morning. Mr. Serpent Parry, Mr. Baker Green, Mr. Butler Rigby, and Mr. H. Dunphy were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.c., Mr. fterjeant Ballantins, Mr. Montagu Williams, and Mr. Henry James appeared for the defendants.  The evidence takin on the trial at Brussels was read this morning, in order to show the i0100U111604 and omissions in the reports published in the Doily Telegraph which formed the subject of the libels. It was then proposed to read certain portions of the reports of the trial at Brussels published in the Echo drt Purletnent. Wit 2 stated to be correct, end which greatly differed from that contained in the Daily Telegraph. Mr. IL Williams, in the absence of his leader, asked to have the whole of the acts, d'accusation read. The Lord Chief Justice said it would be read when Mr. Coleridge was present and would be answerable for such a waste of time.  MT.Beijeant Parry amid it would take three days to read the whole of it and the evidence.  The Lord Okief Justice said he had no wish to oneoumge the reading of the whole of it. The reading commenced with the 33rd witness for the tion on the trial, viz.? the expert, who spoke to prosecution -shot wound, the writing "I have done it," and who gave it as their opinion that it was a suicide and not a murder.  having returned, said he bad been informed his lordship had made an observation on his absence as if he wished to have the mote &accusation read to oocupy the time of the court during his absence. That was not the cam. He and his learned friend, Berjeauit Ballantine, had gone to the Divorce Court to have the case of Tichborne e. Tichborne postponed. The Lord Chief Justice said he did not make the slightest reflection on the learned counsel's absence, because there were times when it was inevitable. He could not think it right that such • long document should be read in order to occupy the court until his return. That would be a waste of public time he could not countenance. Mr. Coleridge asaurred his lordship that nothing of the kind was intended. The Lord Chief Justice said that if the learned counsel considered it should be read it must be done, but he should have imagined that it would have been sufficient for counsel to refer to it in their addressee to the jury, as they might think it necessary. It was • long document, and contained • great deal of irrelevant matter. Mr. Coleridge said—That as hia learned friend might not have an opportunity of replying to his address, he thought it was right he should know what he wished to refer to. Ho would give way with regard to the act d'aocusation ; but he thought it would be necessary to read the whole of the evidence. as it occurred on the trial.  Mr. Sezjeant Parry said—His learned friend could refer to any parts of the evidence, without the whole being read. He thought it would hardly be necessary or useful to o. do s _ . . . .  leridge said it would be necessary to read the whole of the evidence because the issue was not whether the Daily Verraph accounts were TOrbllttll 1NT9111,, bat rather sketchy descriptions—whether they burly represented the whole effect of what took place on the trial daily. The leading article was a separate question and it might be that a bit here and a bit there would be enough for the purpose of the leading article. The Lord Chief Justice said the evidence was very important on both issues. First, was it a fair and faithful summary of what appeared at the trial, and then, the verdict having been given in favour of the accused, did the evidence on the trial justify the defendants in quarrelling with that verdict, and in saying that the j was wrong, and that the accused nevertheless was guilty. In order to arrive at a conclusion on that point, the jury should know what transpired daily on the trial at Brawls. The evidence was then put in and reed from the commencement.