FAIR REPORT-continued. of public meetings, &c., 309-318 what is meant by, 304 question for jury, 305 "FALLING SICKNESS," charge of having, 49, 58 FALSE BOOKS, charge of keeping, 65 FALSE NEWS, devisers of, 431 FALSE PRETENCES, charge of obtaining goods by, 137, 302 FALSE WEIGHTS, charge of using, 65, 125 FALSEHOOD causing special damage, actionable, 72 when evidence of malice, 331, 63 "FALSELY AND MALICIOUSLY," not strictly necessary, 581 must not be traversed, 715 FATHER, publication to, when privileged, 241, 251 son cannot sue for slander of deceased, 22, 392 FEELINGS, injury to, not special damage, 356, 357, 363 "FELON," 3, 43 meaning of, 175 FELONY, what amounts to a charge of, 42, 132–141, 182 imputation of, actionable, 38, 39, 339 if definite charge made of a possible crime, 45—48, 132–141 FICTITIOUS CHARACTER, 147 FICTITIOUS NAMES, use of, to conceal defamation, of no avail, 146, 442 FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONS, libel by, 20, 108, 120, 121, 632 FIREMAN, words concerning, 55 FIRM may sue for imputation of insolvency on one member, 66, 551 libels on, 392, 550, 551 liability of, for libel by partner or servant, 551 FISHERY ACTS, charge of offence against, not actionable, 40 FLOWER SHOW may be criticised, 204 "FOIST," actionable, 34, 394 "FOOL," not actionable, 3, 55, 496 FOREIGN AMBASSADORS, libellous reflections on, 436 FOREIGN LANGUAGE, slander or libel in, 108, 119-122, 153, 160, 441, 580, 696, 697 FOREIGN POLICY, matter for fair comment, 186, 196 FOREIGNER, plaintiff, security for costs by, 543 liability of, for libel or slander, 544 FORGERY, charge of, actionable, 2, 39, 46 what words a sufficient charge of, 46, 134, 135 FORMER PROCEEDINGS, 569, 593, 729 costs of, 422 against other defendants, immaterial, 164, 372, 645 FORMER PUBLICATION, of same libel by others, no defence, 164-169, 369–371, 645, 679 no evidence of its truth, 178, 646 how far mitigation of damages, 370, 383, 645, by the defendant, 326, 365, 366 FORMS of pleadings, notices, &c., App. A., 696-758 charge of, not actionable, 44, 61, 69, 70 "FORSWORN," 46, 112, 136 FOX'S LIBEL ACT (32 Geo. III. c. 60), 772, 773 protection afforded by, 13, 105 only declaratory of the common law, 575, 680, 772 libel or no libel is for the jury, 105, 639, 680 duty of judge, 105, 680 FOXES, charge of trapping, against a gamekeeper, actionable, 62, 126 FRAUD, charge of, actionable, if written, 18 if spoken in way of trade, 29, 30, 337 not otherwise, 45, 69, imputation of, to opponent, generally unprivileged, 274 FREEDOM of the Press, 10, 290-318 FREEMASONS, report to Grand Lodge privileged, 272 FRESH ACTION, for same words, 569, 609, 729 FRESH DAMAGES, as a rule, no action lies for, 351, 361, 362 "FROZEN SNAKE," 17 judicial notice of meaning of, 115, 633 G. GALLOWS, may be a libel in effigy, 22 66 GAMBLER," 47 GAME, charge of killing, 20, 126 GAMEKEEPER, words concerning, 62, 126 GARDENER, libel on, 146 GENERAL DAMAGES, defined and distinguished from special damage, 2, 347 GENERAL ISSUE, on trial of indictment or information, 671, 672 GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL, report of, privileged, 295, 402 GONORRHEA, charge of having, is actionable, 49 GOOD BEHAVIOUR, binding to, 526 "GOOD CAUSE," essential to jurisdiction to deprive plaintiff of costs, 410, 411, 416 what is, 411-416 application to judge at trial, 650 appeal from decision of judge at trial, 416, 417 judge's discretion not affected by Public Authorities Protection Act, GOOD CHARACTER, plaintiff may not as a rule give evidence of his, 366, 636 defendant may in a criminal case, 680 GOODS, slander of title to, 84-90 slander or libel consisting in an attack on, 32-36, 84-90 GOVERNMENT, libels against, 484-487 patronage, may be criticised, 197, 213 policy of, may be criticised, 196 loss of, is special damage, 354, 355, 357, 391 HOUSE OF COMMONS, member of, privileged, 219 may be committed for contempt of Court, 528 words defamatory of, 490, 491 contempt of, 490-492 breach of privilege, 490 Speaker's warrant, an answer to habeas corpus, 491 committee of, evidence given before, privileged, 220 report of proceedings in, privileged, 308 HOUSE OF LORDS, contempts of, 12, 491 HUSBAND AND WIFE, 529-539 costs, 423, 531 proceedings by wife against husband, 48, 532, 533 action for loss of consortium, 69, 103, 356, 391, 392 liability of husband, 535-539 special damage, 356, 357, 391, 392, 531 claim by husband for words defamatory of wife, 22, 148, 391, 392, 530, married woman defendant, 535-539 repetition by wife to husband of charge affecting herself, 382, 385 by husband to wife of a charge affecting others, 152, 337 husband or wife of defendant may give evidence, 678, 793 66 'HYPOCRITE," 17, 128 I. IGNORANCE, words imputing, 25, 50, 51 ILLEGAL TRADE, action for slander in respect of, not maintainable, 66 must be specially pleaded, 588 ILLEGITIMATE CHILD, charge that plaintiff is an, libellous, 19 charge of having had an, libellous, 78 ILLNESS, when actionable, if spoken, 62, 67 arising from slander, not special damage, 354, 356, 357, 382 |