In the extracts Mr, Lambert gives feom the "Western Times" it would seem to the modern mind that the seeds of libel actions must have tain most all the comment which the 9 permitted himself on the doings he Bishop of Exeter. It seems to have been the comparatively mild expression, "A consecrated, careless perverter of facts,' criminal ibe)
Queen, at the Exeter prosecution which rocked the West fof England and caused considerable aerest throughout the country. 'The Bishop had. during the hearing of care which' had gone to the House Lords, involving a dispute between hhimsel€ andi one of his clergy, accused the Duke of Somerset, indirectly eon-cerned in the matter, of violating his fengavements. I wax in the editor's criticism of the Bishop for an une fealled-for accusation against the Duke that words were used that ouseht hin withi he profeveicd (ea hnwelt for the treadmill by extra long walks and a diet based fon prison fare, The Bishop also had hhis preparation to make. He and his of business had been struck, on koing before a Grand Jury to prefer of idiotment, with the evid-of his unpopularity.
Me tha Bench to have speci Jed for the ial, that a common jury might be under the influence of the defendant's paper. sisted of 11
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.