The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

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Tag MILITARY KNIOIITS OF WINDSOR.—It was
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meek IS" of the Attorney sad lioneitor-Genend.
=the subject before the house until after
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1. Wags or SMAnin.—To put the silver edging to
sogno, which is always torn off and thrown away before
manning the material to use, oasts 20,0001. a year ! —The
Brader•
jiyine,e,—Sir,—ln reading the remarks of' your
toTespondent " 8.," of Chelmsford, under the head of
sc Doge Juries," I felt surprise that he concluded without
ingking any suggestion for the improvement of the common
prom of whom want of intelligence he complains. Your
editorial remarks in the Daily A ems of the 20th, on the ors
Mot elicited " B.'s" letter, strongly show the necessity of
tee vote by ballot at elections for members of parliament, se
Mat the firmer's sweet voice might not be identified, and
' eensequently not so greatly appreciated on those interesting
• ene. "B." is mistaken, as it appears to me, where le
wyg, "our chief gentry and magistracy act only as grand jury-
si..,,,,,g the ,wrir gentry, bankers, merchants, corn factors.
dc., es special jurymen at mares, the principal farmers and
-tradesmen are only summoned as grand jurors, whilst a
- lower stratum of their body appear as special jurors at sae-
. oust; I leave you therefore to judge the material of which
common juries are composed." I think if "B." had ex-
amined the jury list for his county, or the panel at the assize,
be would have found a number of names of other indi-
viduals of greater talents and ability, or, at all events, of
higher station in society, than the unfortunate pub-'
scan and beer-chop-keepors whose " sleepy looks
and stolid indifference" be appears to stigmatise:
sad if he was in court at the commencement of the business,
I make no doubt he would have heard the names of compe-
tent individuals called, but not answered to, limply becaissa
the men of wealth and intelligence take French leave, and
op
away attar the first or second day, owing to so great a
nether of onamosjuron being summoned to attend at each
nine. The make se anent of their absence but observe,
*There will be limey of *yawn, and I dull take my
'hum" and, if they should be Mud M., they can afford to
pay it, and consider their time of more value to them than
tut savant of money (though I have never heard of
was bigeg fined for abseace) • not so the pub.
. Bad, Immeisp4toeper, sod small tradesman—they
. • kave le IL to risk, and, masequently, are compelled
leaded, My by day, for &paned of ten days or a fortnight ;
. peMmemelmilell le travel en or ten miles, or more, night
ameogodag, to amiss town; they must be there at mar
*woe, with the dunce of being called into the box, and re-
ly leseMeitiesed sum of eaghtpeace per trial as a corn-
. fer their leas of time, neglect of business, and the
: marliknerff their intellects, in endeavouring to settle the
Alemesselperties they have never seen or heard of before.
i Wm ass me so treated, Mr. Editor, can you be surprised
at die indifference ? If you were ever placed in the unfor-
' Omen peskiest of one of a jury who have been locked
''ltsr several hours, and not able to agree on
, verdict, you will be able to appreciate and synths-
:. aids their situation, you will likewise know how their
.',. Ilme beret after the fint half-hour of their confinement,
iOM warding to his feelings and temperament, one
bioriog his absence from his home end busi-
.gme, another stating what will be the nervous
- lents of exeitement in his family caused by
lffe amortival at home, thinking he may have been robbed
.
=worse, by some of the prisoners who have been
enough to he acquitted, others anathematising the
- ledge sad the law that perpetrates mush an injustice upon
hike the benefit of others, and rots him of his time and
.41pfints, with only • mockery of remuneration for
' .keds, sad numberless other remarks that bear just
.as much on the subject they have to decide
ulilmi till they are called back to a consideration
• -tif the evidence by some one of the unfortunate party whose
pewees of endurance are not so great as his associates. I
sides these facts and circumstances not to stigmatise the
' jury, but to show the parties who enter into litigation, the
manner in which their cases are too frequently discussed and
decided on. I would ask any person, either plaintiff or de-
fendant, to place himself in the position of a juryman, com-
pelled to absent himself from home and business, as 1 have
before stated, in what frame of mind he would feel himself
after sitting in the box for several hours to retire and be
locked up (without refreshment) to analyse the conflicting
evidence o a number of witnesses, and the speeches of two
learned and eloquent banisters, who are retained by the
contending parties at an enormous expense, for the purpose
of gaining the cause, or making black appear white, or the
contrary. I must mention one source of great irritation to
the common juror, which is the method of taking the special
jury cases, generally from eight to twelve of which are
spread over four or five days, when the common
jurors have to attend at nine o'clock in the morning, and
take a short cause to occupy the time of the
court till ten o'clock, for the convenience of the
gentlemen, bankers, and large farmers of yonr Maidstone
correspondent, who receive each their guinea per trial, and
the common juror is frequently told by the court, he must
not absent himself, as he may be called on again alter the
special case is over ; or if the judge dismisses him for the
day, it is a favour that is of very little value, accompanied
with an order to attend at nice the neat morning. The '
labour of the common jury would be much shortened if the
epeeist causes were taken consecutively either at the coos-
menennent or at the last part of the mane ; and the gents.,
ite., who are summoned, compelled to attend by
I rigid enforcement of the tine for &bounce. A
regulation of this sort would shorten the time of
attendence for the common juror some three, or perhaps
men, days. lam gratified to see that the government have
taken a step in the right direction in their recent an for the
• resevery of debts under 201,, where they have reduced the
: weber of jurors to five, with an increase of remuneration
of about 33 per eent, or from Bd. to le. per case,
, though I cannot conceive by what process of rem
-wing the framers of that act value the same
juror's time, if summoned as a winless, at 6s. per
' day. If any member of the legislature would bring in a
bffi to extend that portion of the small debts set (as far as
relates to reducing the number of jurors empanelled to 6.)
to mines and sessions with something like remuneration for
the loss arid ill-convenience they are put to—l feel he would
be conferring a great benefit on jurors, cleats, and society
generally, and would have their unanimous support. —S. C.
Futed.—At Islington, yesterday morning, shortly
' before one o'clock, a fire was discovered in the outhouse and
stabiftg, adjoining the dwelling-house of Mr. Ronald, mer-
chant, situate in Canonbory-lane, near Canonbury Tower.
An alarm was given, and a number of policemen, with
three engines, soon arrived. For nearly twenty minutes
the engines were useless for the want of water ; but in the
mean time four horses were rescued. Water having been at
length obtained, the fire was extinguished by about half-
pest three, but not until the whole of the stabling was
destroyed. The premises were insured in the Plck:.
The origin of the tire could not be ascertained.--Ix
Rozrox—Yeseerday afternoon, shortly before two o'clock,
an Mangier fire was discovered on the premises in the
occupation of Mr. Saunders, bonnet and shape menu-
lecturer' situate No. 5, Old Oloueester-street, Houton Old
Town. The dames, when first perceived, were raging in the
upper floor, and so strong a hold had they obtained, that
none of the inmates were able to enter the apartments to
tender any assistance. Information of the disaster was
therefore sent to the fire stations, and forthwith the engines
of the London establishment from Whitecross-street and
• Jeffrey-square stations arrived, followed by those of St.
Leonard's parish and the West of Busload office, in the
Waterloo-road. An abundant supply of water having been
obtained from the mains in the district, the firemen set to
week mast vieoeously, but they were unable to get the
flamer extinguttshed until the whole of the mock in trade in
the Ippv floor of the premises was mosumed, the windows
lsaat eat, and the lower portion of the building and its
ecintenee severely injured, more emseially by water. Fond.
en* Mr. Saanden was insured in the pun fire aim
1121ffeetiott AFFAIR IN ST. PANClLtB.—Withill
14 Inahn drys, Mr. Wakisy, the coroner, has had WNW
order Ids SWAM eertain mysterious eireamestanete eesamted
'Wilk the dm* et a herb, =aid itamits. brown,—
La *sad was held ea her body by Mr. Mills, the 406•37
'.."•••• en the sod of November bet, and what then
•9••Pleted went to show that the Emend was in the
aerie of Mr. hodolae, warnyor, 22, thaday-etnet, Tot-
tenham-court-road, who was the peineW witness in the
AP& That reageena stated that the doomed wee to be
an the •
..to ha death, to • young man
81•••1„__ best ammertaat there was Moo en Wenn
••• berated a Liam in his houses be wee
.defend to attend the dearele, and forbid the manhole. Oa
dm irnowiag afternoon, he (Mr. Jenkins) wee opwisirs at
Abner, when his little child (five owes of age) mine up
.and said Rosetta was lying i a the with a •*111.,..._•.'
.He ran down stairs, sod hand the_ loeseedsiri leinff,eln.=
leek in the coal-calm with her heed Illortur *um rom
Air. be_dn, and a carving knit, lying wear her. At the in-
• Nett, Mee. Pope, the eke, tithe diseased, as well as titbit
relatives, wished to Teaks a statement to the jury affecting
en ladividual whom they shehred to be the destroyer of the
girl, but the deputy-coronet. Penang to' bear them, alleging
.to if he alkremlorinte abassitatlob•seatled, they might
nit there till deemeday. No Mil Was examined, or
Jest' cruets eq}inetiaaeada J M jury =Mewed their
811Whilerties slot firibre evidence maw not produced,
,kotafter an argamest with the deputy-consner, lasting nearly
tin Mr, they gave VIM lad returned a verdict, " that the
memeesse committed do an ternetr, the state of her mind at
the time sot being jusana." It was suspected afterwards that 1
peer
Mel heel net anly been seduced, but that the
le
fa bar *seat was of such a character that it was no-
=Mud she could have inflicted it cm herself. It was also
that the suspected party on the night of the
elesiseed's death beanie insane, and was conveyed
fatisse to l'forwicit or liewieste. and there pi=
Izits/lion. Thee and ether cireenntanees
elf the dessand to write to Mr. Wakhy. They
C 1em5*11414,14 Iff Mt. Mills, wire stated that it was needles
a semi *Fmk the having been unesheseseia
deb mail. Thb try hrreetded * 104
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hishebetiesefeesgagtheltbembeeweegenther
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'heed are the miative that she wee sweribred, list they
hate hem weesveleg. In their eager ease es a
1146, inlediddien With tale view lbs. Perealtairlut
....."1 l• gibbing en bielefillee will Ye. ',llkley, who
tgtrahld. kr Set arctic finned shall be held as
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AocIIIENT. Ole RITE Sourz-WserERN RAILWAY.—
Testyrday, awe* totem six o'cledn Jahn Glazier, a porter,
u3W7e4 by the nth Western Railway Cempeny, la the