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"By the law of its existence, the ''Times'' never can be anything but abusive and scurrilous," no writes Fred. Coster through the columns of our contemporary, the ''[[Mansfield Guardian|Mansfield Guardian]]'' . If a respectable person had written this of us we should have felt hurt and offended, but such remarks coming from the quarter they do are very harmless indeed. Mr Fred. Coster is offended because we gave a full and particular account of his " atrocious charge" against Mr M Raphael, and as he says, "I challenge and defy the scrutiny into all and each of my statements - material and immaterial," perhaps he will be able to explain why the Police Magistrate, Mr Sturt, before whom the case was heard, did not commit Mr Raphael if he believed his (Coster's) sworn evidence? And further, why he did not think it worth while to call witnesses for the defence? Some people are under the impression that the evidence for the prosecution disclosed perjury, and that a defence was therefore unnecessary.