At the Hereford Assizes, Mr. Merrick, a surgeon, obtained a
verd' with one farthing damages against Mr. Wakley, editor of tile La let for a libel affecting his professional character. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and a justification. The evidence, which proved neglect of the poor in a Union workhouse, seemed, in the opinion of the Judge, Baron Alderson, to have made good the plea of justificatien; but the Jury thought that the part of the charge had not been main- tained. Baron Alderson took time to consider whether he should. "certify," so as to deprive the plaintiff of his costs.
At the Suffolk Assizes, held at Bury St. Edmund's, two young tradesmen of Bury, Adams and Brown, were found guilty of making a voter at the last election "drunk, ill, insensible, incapable of exerting his mental faculties, and unconscious of what was done with him'' and then taking him to a distance from Bury to deprive the Libera'l candidate of his vote. A true bill has been found against several of the Whig party for a similar offence; but they will not be tried till Summer Assizes.
On Tuesday, in the Crown Court, at Dorchester, on the of %neater for forgery, a long argument took place as to the admissibility of certain evidence, between Messrs. Starkie and Wortley for the pro- secution, and Mr. Dundee for the prisoner. During the hial, the Judge left the bench for a short time ; and one of the Jury, addressing himself to Mr. Starkie, said, "1 say, Mr. Starkie, while t' Judge is out, I wish ye and t' counsel on t' other side would settle atween ye what's the law, and what's riot; we should then know what to do." Mr. Starkie quietly replied, " I am afraid we should not agree, Sir."— Dorchester Chronicle.
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