I wish to express my obligations to my friend Mr. BLAKE ODGERS, the author of the well-known standard work on this subject, for occasional hints and kindly advice.

I have also to thank my friends Mr. A. CLARKE WILLIAMS, LL.D., and Mr. A. T. CARTER, D.C.L., Barristers-at-Law, for their kindness in revising the proof sheets. For the copious Index I am indebted to my friend Mr. G. H. TAYLORWHITEHEAD, M.A., Barrister-at-Law.

4, ELM COURT, TEMPLE, E.C.,

April 3rd, 1893.

H. F.

8. Slander of goods manufactured or sold by another 44

9. Joinder of plaintiffs

10. Joinder of defendants

11. Security for costs

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49

51

52

12. Liability in cases of joint publication; no right

to contribution or indemnity from co-defen-

15. Husband's liability for wife's libel or slander

16. Aliens-infants-lunatics-bankrupts

17. Corporations and companies

18. Defences to action for libel or slander

PAGE

ARTICLE 19. Justification

20. Distinction between report and comment

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21. Fair and bona fide comment on a matter of public

interest

22. Privilege

23. Statements made in Parliament or in the course

of judicial, naval, military, or State proceedings 90

24. Reports, &c., published by order of Parliament

25. Reports in a newspaper of proceedings in a Court

of Justice

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26. Other reports of judicial proceedings

95

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· 96

- 102

27. Extracts from registers kept pursuant to Statute - 107

28. Reports of proceedings in Parliament

29. Reports of proceedings of public meetings

30. Reports of vestry meetings, &c.

31. Notices and reports published at request of

Government office or authority

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32. Statements made in order to redress public

grievances or punish crime

- 108

- 109

- 116

33. Statements made in order to protect interest of

34. Statements made in order to protect a common

interest

35. Statements made in discharge of a duty

36. Malice

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37. Defence of apology under sect. 2 of Lord Camp-

bell's Act (6 & 7 Vict. c. 96)

38. Accord and satisfaction

39. Release

40. Previous action

145

- 146

- 146

41. Statute of Limitations

42. Death of plaintiff or defendant a defence

43. Evidence in aggravation of damages -

44. Evidence in mitigation of damages

45. Consolidation of actions

46. Assessment of damages in a consolidated action

47. Injunctions

PART II.

OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.

ARTICLE 1. Libel a crime

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- 169

2. Blasphemous, seditious, and obscene words, &c. - 178

3. Publication

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- 181

4. No prosecution for newspaper libel except by

leave of judge -

- 182

5. Defences

- 184

6. Defence under sect. 6 of Lord Campbell's Act

(6 & 7 Vict. c. 96)

7. Employer's criminal liability for libels published

by his servants

8. Libel or no libel, a question for the jury-

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186

- 187

- 189

APPENDIX A.

On the conduct of a civil action, with forms and pre-