BONA FIDES,

of defendant, no defence in itself, 208, 235

BOOK,

may mitigate damages, 373

material, if occasion privileged, 236, 238, 323, 324, 330, 331

reviews and criticisms of, 202-204

in Latin, 160

not evidence of fact stated in it, 644

libellous, sale of, by bookseller's servant, 160, 545, 549

obscene, statute for preventing sale of, 474-476, 780
printed for private circulation, 203

innocent publication of a libellous, 719

BOOKSELLER,

libel on, 33

liability of, for sale of libellous work, 160, 161, 447, 549
"BOYCOTTING,"

charge of, 30

BREACH OF PEACE,

libels tend to, 7, 426-430

BREWER,

words concerning, 64

communications with his tenants privileged, 266

BRIBERY,

words imputing, actionable, 40, 55

in offices of public trust, 54, 494, 495

at parliamentary election, charges of, 197, 247, 758
contempt of Court by offering a bribe to a judge, 508

BRITISH MUSEUM,

liability of librarian of, 161

BROTHEL,

imputation of keeping, 13, 40, 44, 148

BROTHER,

cannot sue for slander of sister, 392

"BUNGLER,"

spoken of an artificer, is actionable, 63

"BUNTER," 63

BURDEN OF PROOF,

in slander of title, 75, 76

goods, 84, 85

of publication, 438

of justification, 173, 182, 183

of innuendo, 110

of malice, 443

of insanity, 541

BURGLARY,

charge of, actionable, 39

BURIAL LAWS AMENDMENT ACT, 1880...454, 455

for office, words concerning, 55, 198, 199, 268, 370

private life of, when open to discussion, 197, 268, 276, 408, 409, 432, 450

statement averring withdrawal of parliamentary, 434

CANT, or SLANG TERMS, 120, 121, 633

CAPTAIN OF SHIP,

words concerning, 29, 33, 252, 274, 302

CARD-SHARPING,

charge of, 121, 177

CARICATURE,

libel by means of, 21, 145, 203

CASE,

action on the, where slander will not lie, 14, 73, 102, 103

CAUSES OF ACTION,

joinder of, 559-564

CAUTION,

to tradesmen, when privileged, 247–254

CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS, 10-13

CENSURE,

words of, by a judge, absolutely privileged, 221–224

CHARACTER,

proof of plaintiff's special, 623, 624

of servant, primâ facie privileged, 216, 238, 254-257, 338-340, 696, 722

bona fide communications as to, 238-263

master not bound to give, 238

maliciously giving bad, 238, 338-340

retracting former good, 255

evidence of good, not receivable unless impeached, 366

evidence of plaintiff's bad, 375–378

evidence for defendant as to, on trial of indictment, 680

of witnesses, evidence to impeach, 642

attack on private, actionable, 186, 190

CHARGE,

of crime must be precise, 132–137

of attempt to commit a crime, 41, 137

of an impossible crime, 47

of being a felon, 38-40, 175

of being a returned convict, 43, 183, 342, 645

to a constable in his character as such, 257–260

irrelevant, 287, 343

CHARITABLE INSTITUTION,

criticism on officers of, 201, 269, 270
trustees of, words concerning, 25, 560
private, not to be criticised, 202
report by officer of, privileged, 254

CHASTITY,

charge of want of, formerly not actionable, 67-69
actionable if in writing, 19

Slander of Women Act, 1891...67, 794

"CHEAT," 46, 59, 62, 65, 71

CHEATING,

charge of, libellous, 19

in way of trade, actionable, 65

at cards, charge of, actionable, 40, 121

CHEMIST,

libel on, 190

CHEQUE,

action for dishonouring, 13

refusal to receive, of a particular bank, 21, 126, 266

CHILD,

liability of, 539

parent not answerable for wrongs by, 547, 548

action by parent for loss of service of, 540

CHOICE OF COURT, 565

CHRISTIANITY,

publications against, 446-472

part of the common law, 459

CHURCH MEETING,

words spoken at, may be privileged, 272

CHURCHWARDEN,

Islander of, 48, 54

libel by, 304

CIRCULARS,

of tradesmen, may be criticised, 206

issue of, when restrained by injunction, 92, 93, 394, 398, 404-408
when privileged, 256, 257, 267

CIRCULATION OF LIBEL,

extent and mode of, 330-338, 351, 367

CIRCULATION OF NEWSPAPER,

not a matter of public interest, 196
material on amount of damages, 367

CLAIM,

statement of, 579-584, 696-715

by husband, for words defamatory of wife, 529, 710
by wife alone, 530

joint and several, 559
particulars of, 714, 715
by solicitor or agent, 83

CLASS,

words affecting a, 141-143, 427

religious order or community, libels on, 427, 434

CLERGYMEN,

domestic tribunal of, 269

criticism on the public action of, 195, 202, 206, 207

words affecting them in office, 25, 55, 56, 202, 705

charges of incontinency and immorality against, 56, 57

deprivation of office the ground of action, 56

plaintiff must hold benefice or office at the time of the slander, 52
slander by, on parishioner, 6, 269, 356

libels by, on schoolmaster in parish, 334

general reflections on the clergy of a particular diocese, 434

COLLIERY,

libel on proprietor of, 30

sanitary condition of property a matter of public interest, 196
COLLOQUIUM,

or application of the slander, 116, 130, 582, 583
provisions of C. L. P. Act as to, 132

COLONIAL COURT,

power of, to commit for contempts, 521, 522

COLONIAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
power of, to commit for contempt, 492, 493

COMMAND,

of master, no defence to servant, 545

COMMENT, 184-214

on matters of public interest, what is, 184-214, 716, 717
allegation of fact, not a, 193, 409

every citizen has a right to make, 184, 186, 196, 197, 208

not privileged in the strict sense of that term, 184

differ from reports, 185, 190, 191, 302

on matters of local interest, 200, 201

bad motives must not be recklessly imputed, 210-214
must be fair and honest, 207

honest belief in truth of, not alone sufficient, 189