In the Court of Exchequer, on Saturday, an attorney named
Dicas brought an action against the proprietors of the Satirist newspaper, and others, to re- cover damages for sundry libels published against him in that paper. Is his ac- tion he included Mr. SpottiswOotle, the King's printer, who was the supposed proprietor of the machine by which the libels were printed ; Salmon and Cun- ningham, whose types were used for printing them • Alaric Watts, the proprie- tor, and H. B. Hanshall, the printer of the Alfred newspaper, which was also printed by the same machine. All these persons were under the necessity of defending the action, although, with the exception of Thompson and Gregory, they were totally unconnected with the libels. The counsel for the plaintiff admitted that the matter could not he brought home to Spottiswoode, Watts, or Hanshall. The Jury gave a verdict of 300/. damages, and 40s. costs against 'Gregory and Thompson.
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