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agus, chun go mbeidh teideal ag an gcosantóir fianaise i dtaobh fírinne na n-ábhar sin a cúisíodh a thabhairt mar chosaint ar an díotáil sin, ní foláir don duine a cúisíodh, ina phléadáil sa díotail sin, fírinne na n-ábhar sin a cúisíodh a líomhnú, sa tslí is gá i gcás fírinniú a phléadáil i gcaingean mar gheall ar chlúmhilleadh agus fairis sin a líomhnú gurbh é leas an phobail é na hábhair sin a cúisíodh a fhoilsiú, agus an fíoras nó na fíorais áirithe a líomhnú a thug gurbh é leas an phobail é go ndéanfaí na hábhair sin a cúisíodh a fhoilsiú, agus féadfaidh an t-ionchúisitheoir freagra a thabhairt go ginearálta ar an bpléadáil sin, á séanadh go hiomlán;
and to entitle the defendant to give evidence of the truth of such matters charged as a defence to such indictment, it shall be necessary for the person charged in pleading to the said indictment, to allege the truth of the said matters charged, in the manner required in pleading a justification to an action for defamation, and further to allege that it was for the public benefit that the said matters charged should be published, and the particular fact or facts by reason of which it was for the public benefit that the said matters charged should be published, to which plea the prosecutor shall be at liberty to reply generally, denying the whole thereof;