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every place.


The plea to the last libel is in substance as fol-
lows:


6M Plea. Fo. 30-s9-Deiend,1ts BY leave, &c. Soy
that Plaintiff ought not TO maintain action. &c because
they say thar Defendants Edit rs &C. and aver that
NJ n Cffcuit Court on 9th December, is2 at Bslston
Spa in suit between Plaatif addressed the Jury
and did say words Ito same effect a. chArsed ana De-
PENDANTS published true account Deedshs aver that
Is not true that family srsed IN tears Tor reasons
stated hy Plaintiff but say iit before mat time P!dnn
nd conmcnced various actions frivolous grounds
l.t July lsl0 procured Indictment against j. w Webb
on Is November 1852, commenced three actions agh'st
T weldon lst December. 1912, two against Weed,
white 4 Uof an and one agains. Hoffman White and
had on s December 1872 sued out Ave capiases against
weed-snd these things begs known, &C. Piantih :eil
into disesceIn, &capd these proceedings ana ui-eateen
were 10 m on the day Plaintiff addressed Jury known TO
hi, wife and famyand his wife and daughters and fnRy
for this cause crieved, Is wen Iey might wherefore


This Plea is a Sufficient answer. II shows
theory why The plaintiffs wife and daughters were
grieved and afflicted. and wept The Cousse!
complains thatwe have nc, adopted his explanation.
! II Is enough t.Ia, we set forth our own and are
obliged TO prove il, and must stand or ial! by the
oIes Al the trial. Tie learned Counsel says tia,
The facts we have assigned are rot adequate Tor
such deep dernesiic atfiiction. We reply, that the
question is not whether ladies' ration
ally wept for such cause. but whether they did IN
fact weep fro that cause may not SPrak tor them,
but confess that IN far distant lands, heard aoC
knew the fame OF the author Of The Spy and OF
The Pioneers Irejoicedas his coun,ryman. and
as MS counuyman Ihave sotrowed and been afict-
ed by the undignlted attitude the distinguished au-
thor has held in the litigation described in this plea
And If and others OF his fellow citizens have thus
depored hls infatuarou it is not unnatural 10 sup
pose that ;he same cause has brought regret, sor-
row, and even tears into that domestic circle where
his great fame is SO greatly and sofondly cherished
I will not deiain the Court with further reply TO
the criticism on the pleas. They will be found
fully answered IN the points submitted to the Cour,


In conclusion, ! have shown in the first place
that certain departures as othe law of pleading,
which took place long ago in this Court before any
of present members had seats on the bench have
rendered the defence IN actions OF libel complica-
ed, dangerous and difficult Secondly, that obiteT
dtctr which have fallen from the bench have ex-
tended still widet the broad and dangerous dehni
tons ot ilbe which In unfortunate age were
adopted IN England, and have rendered il next to
impossible TO justify any libel however True.


beg leave with all Difference and respect to I'M
plore Review of the Law in all these respects
Actions OF Libel arc now at least comparatively un-
! necessary. A virtuous and humble life carries with