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ties fox good behaviour for three yean, for the publication in his paper of a libel, having the tendency " to set toe lower orders against the higher, to incite the people to acts of incendia- rism, and to bring the magistrates of Sussex into contempt."

1833, Nov. 23. Died, Andrew Pickin, author of the Dominie's Legacy, the Club Book, the Black Watch, and other novels. He was born at Paisley, in Scotland, and intended for a mer- cantile life, but his love of literature was too deeply rooted, and after a short sojourn in the West Indies, he commenced the business of a boolcseller at Liverpool,but unfortunately failed; he then proceeded to London, and, besides his novels, became a regular contributor to the lead- ing magazines and reviews. His literary labours closed at the early age of forty-five. He was the Dominie of his own tales, simple, affectionate, retiring; dwelling apart from the world, and blending in all his views of it the genUe and tender feelings reflected from his own mind. Mr. Piclcin left a widow and ^x children.

1833, Dec. 2. Patrick Grant, the proprietor, John Aoer, the printer, and — Bell, the pub- lisher of the True Sun London daily paper, were tried for a libel on Henry Hunt.

1833, Dec. 4. A numerous meeting of the newsvenders* of London was held at the Lyceum tavern, Strand, for the purpose of talcing into consideration the hardships to which that res- pectable class of tradesmen are subjected by the law of libel as it stands, or, at least, is supposed to stand, as regards them. The nature of the case will be better understood by the following short statement put forth by the newsvenders themselves: " In September, 1832, a paragraph appeared in the Satiritt newspaper reflecting on the character of an attorney named Dicas,f of London, who brought an action against the

Sroprietors of that paper, and recovered £300 amages and costs. In June, 1833, the same individual brought another action for the same libel against a newsvender of the name of Wame, who sold a copy of the same paper in the usual course of trade. The plaintiff obtained a verdict of £10 damages; but the costs, which were added, amounted to no less than JG85!! The same plaintiff brought another action against another newsvender named Godwin, for precisely the same thing, which action was tried at the assizes at Croydon, when the plaintiff recovered a second verdict, with £5 damages and £85 costs. He served notices of trial on several other news- vendors, and it was stated that he had no less than eighty-four actions in preparation." Mr. Onwhyn, a newsvender, on being served with a notice of trial for selling a paper containing the same libel, expressed a determination to resist

don, was killed by Ugbtning in Lisson-grove, in 1833.
 * Mr. Hnghea, a newsvender, of Fortman market, Lon-

t John Dicas was the name at this totrthf attonier, whose whole course of practic* appears to have lieen one regnlar arstem of band and chicanery. He soiltared an tmprlsoment of two rears in Lancaster castle, and was well known in Manchester, where he was in business. He died sometime in ISM.

the action, and the consequence was, that Diets countermanded his notice of trial. Several re- solutions were adopted hy the meeting, condemn- ing the law of libel, which could send a man to jail, and allow him to be robbed of his money, for the mere nominal offence of selling a news- paper, over the contents of which they had no control.

" To call a rogne a rogne Is a piece of defiunatjon, {V«m, Since it harts him in his own and his neig:hboQr^ eitiiim. So the rogae may bring his action, and get plaster lor Us

sore, sir. For a false cut a broad lump; more fbr troth, for tratli

harts more, sir."

1833, Dec. 7. Z)tr({, George StbettoNiImoI- seller and printer, and for nearly forty yeais publisher of the Nottingham Journal, twenU- five of which he was the sole proprietor, Mr. Stretton served his apprenticeship with George Burbage, the former proprietor, whose daughter Mary,* he married, and succeeded him in bis business. Mr. Stretton died at Nottingham, aged sixrr-two years, sincerely lamented.

1833. The following newspapers were com- menced in Australia, in this year, but were onlv for a season in existence : Trumpeter Generd, by J. C. Stracy. Auitral-Atiatic Eemew, bj K. L. Murray. Horn Boy, by G. Robertson. Mominq Star, by N. Olding. Currency Lad, by H. Wills. The Trumpeter, by G. Robertson, is still in the coarse of publication.

1833, Feb. 15. The Glasgow Argus, No. 1. This paper is edited by Mr. Weir, advocate, t gentlemen well known m the literary world.

1833, July 13. The Newcastle Press, No. 1, printed and published by Emas Mackenzie, at Newcastie-upon-Tyne. It died Oct. 4, 1834.

1833, The Fifeshire Journal, printed and pub- lished at Kirkaldy, under the management of Mr. Munuy, formerly of the Couranl office, Edinburgh. This was the second newspwet started in the connty of Fife, in Scotiand. The first was the Fife Herald, which had been in- stituted some years before by the late Robert Tullis, bookseller, in Cupar, and printer to the university of St. Andrews, one of the most en- terprising of Scottish bibliopoles. The Henli being somewhat too " liberal," the Journal wu commenced on tory principles.

1834, Jan. 23. Died, George W. Todd, tn eminent bookseller of Stonegate, York. He ms the younger son of Mr. John Todd, noticed at page 841 ante; and from the extensive collection of Dooks which were from time to time par- chased by his father, he acquired not only a knowledge of the general value of books, bat a taste for antiquarian literature. Several years 8*0, Mr. G. W. Todd compiled and published A Description of York; containing some account of its antiquities, public buildings, andparlicH- farly the cathedral. This littie work went throofth several editions, the last of which was in 1830. He was also the author of Castellum Huttom- cum, 1824. Mr. Todd was an active supporter


 * Mn. Stretton died October S7, I8».

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