Southern District of New-York, ss. BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the 20th day of January, in the fiftieth year of the Independence of the United States of America, George Lamson, of the said District, has deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: "A Treatise on the Law of Slander, Libel, Scandalum Magnatum, and False Rumours; including the Rules which regulate Intellectual Communications, affecting the Characters of Individuals, and the Interests of the Public, with a Description of the Practice and Pleadings in Personal Actions, Informations, Indictments, Attachments for Contempts, &c. connected with the subject. By Thomas Starkie, Esq. of Lincoln's-Inn, Barrister at Law. First American Edition, with notes and references to American and the late English cases. By Edward D. Ingraham, Esq." In conformity to the Act of Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an Act, entitled, "An Act, supplementary to an Act, entitled an Act for the encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints." JAMES DILL, Clerk of the Southern District of New-York. ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDWARD LORD ELLEN BOROUGH, CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND, &c. &c. MY LORD, I HAVE the honour to submit to your Lordship an humble attempt to illustrate an extensive and important branch of English Jurisprudence, by reducing, under a systematic arrangement, a selection of the principal decisions relating to it, interspersed with the dicta and opinions of many learned and experienced Judges. In the execution of this plan, your Lordship's judgment (if exercised at all on such a subject,) will, I fear, detect many faults; my regret will be severe, should their number or their quality induce your Lordship to repent of your kind permission to inscribe this treatise to yourself. In hopes that your Lordship will long enjoy the high honours with which your professional career has been crowned, in the full possession of those faculties in which the nation claims so large an in*terest, I beg leave most respectfully, to subscribe myself, Your Lordship's most obedient, And very humble Servant, THOMAS STARKIE. 9, Searle-Street, Lincoln's-Inn. TABLE OF CASES CITED BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Andres v. Wells, (7 Johns. Rep. 260) Andrews v. Vanduzer, (11 Johns. Rep. 38) Ashbell v. Witt, (2 Nott & M'Cord's Rep. 364) A. Alderman v. French, (1 Pick. Rep. 1) 329. 338. 408 412 Andreas v. Koppenheaffer, (3 Serg. & Rawle, 255) 19. 36. 40. 61 369 139. 179 47 21.61.276 B. Backus v. Richardson, (5 Johns. Rep. 475) 113 Barns v. Webb, (1 Tyl. Rep. 17) Binns v. M Corkle, (2 P. A. Bro. Rep. 79) v. Lamberton, (2 Binn. 34) v. Mims, (2 Const. Ct. Rep. 235) Buford v. M'Luny, (1 Nott & M'Cord's Rep. 268) Buys v. Gillespie, (2 Johns. Rep. 115) Byron, Lord, v. Dugdale, (British Trav. Newspaper) C. Caldwell v. Abbey, (Hard. Rep. 530) Cartwright v. Wright, (5 Barn. & Ald. 615) Cave v. Sheler, (2 Munf. 193) NAMES OF CASES CITED. Chaddock v. Briggs, (13 Mass. Rep. 252) - 97 19. 78 76 405 416 36. 110. 275. 416, 417 347 244 245 · 352. 505 Cheatwood v. Mayo, (5 Munf. 16) D. Davis v. Davis, (1 Nott & M'Cord's Rep. 290) E. Ebersol v. Krug, (3 Binn. 555) F. Fairman v. Ives, (5 Barn. & Ald. 642) |