A man, sued for his newspaper subscription at Melbourne, pleaded that, though he had received the paper, he had never ordered it. Asked the Judge (Cope): “If a baker left a loaf of bread at your door, and you took it and ate it, would you pay for that ?” Defendant: “Certainly your Honor, but that is a different thing.” His Honor: “Not at all. You eat the loaf and devour the news - paper.’,’ Verdict for amount, with costs.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 16, 19 July 1887, Page 2
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