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London, England, 1824-07-19 00:00:00

Alf. ABBOTT then uld—" Gentlernea, are you all agreed?"

There 'WM a aort of I exclamation at this mom" rut, indi.
eating that there way still some difference of opinion.

Mi. Justine 1.17 T I.EDOLL—IientICIPVI, 3/ill.l must 1111 agree in
your verdict. IM you subscribe to the sum proposed?
Mr. l'ain—What aniuutc of damages will cover the costa, that is
the question?
The ATTOINEY-OESIE•AL—AIIy sum, however 113111111, is
such an action, will rover costs.

Mr. Justicel.trr LP:PALE—The Jury are to find the amount Of
damage to which they ennaider the plaintiff entitled. The question
of coats muse be determined by law. The verdict must he In pro.
portion to the injury which the Jury believe the plaintiff to have
sustained. It is nut proper to tell they what sum will or will not
eeteir eaua.
Mr. Annette repeated this question, and the Foreman said they
were agreed upon the verdict.
Mr. A BOOT 7—What damages do you find ?
The Foreman—Thirty
This verdict was entered accordingly.
Mr. SeanLKTT remarked, that n was a fact which ought to ke
ioated—that gentlemen beyond ievcrity years of age were entitled
to tlettiptiun from sitting on a jury. In this case, one gentleman
714, and the other upwards of HO years of age, hail been tinnecessa.
rile exposed to great hardships a. d fatigue. Neither of these gen.
tlemen were eligible to the duties of jut, !nen.
The AwTonszYMEis ELl•l.—Will your Lordship certify that
this was a ft cam for a special jury ?
MI. Jaatitr LITTLEDALE—CritaIair.
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I Thua teminated this long sad oedema inquiry. We understand
that the scenes among the jurymen, during the night, while locked
up, were extremely curious. Home partaking of a comic and others
of a tragical character. One i.ld gentleman called very anxiously
for leis great coat. and it was immediately obtained ; but, before it
was handed in, the Aters thought it expedient to try the pockets,
lest there ntiglit be any 'Mang to autuggle in provisions to the
starving garrison. His vigilance was productive of muck etiortitica-
Min to the proprietor of the coat, for lie actually discovered a quan-
tity of biscuits in the pocket, which he extracted, and then handed
In the coet ; but this, under exising circumstances, was considered
the least valuable part of the scram Wl4lioll. lln the approach of
day-light an elligt was made to obtain relief from a milk-girl, who
aecidentally passed the windows of the room next Westminster
Abbey. •nh a pair of piton tilled most invitingly with lacteal cor-
dial. A treaty had actually commeoced for a supply ; hut here
again Area, was at his post ; and sax the old adage of the
" 'op anal the lip" fully exemplified. There *AS a proposition. too,
front one of the body. *habits! asmuch hula ..... r as appet tie. to cage lots
for the sacrifice of one of them as feud for the rest,but this was oppos.
rd " tooth and nail," and especially by one of the twelve, whose tit
and sleek sides scented particularly to a:tract the eye of him who
had suggested the cannibal feast. One gentleman was at last
so much workcif upon by his privation of bed and hoard,
that be actually exhibited avropmnis of temporary nautili.
tr, and jumping up on a bei.ch, " his eye in a fine phrenzy
rolling," he threatened instant destriction to the unhappy Wight
whose conscientious obstinacy had led to their detention. In vain
dill his brethren endeavour to appease him ; nothing but the grati-
fication of his vengeance would satisfy I , and making one spring,
like a cat upon a mouse, he would have annihilated his victim but
tor the strong arms of Ulnae what surrounded him. He then endea-
viturtal to tear up a bench tnr a weapon. but with as little success ;
and being Matti at this, he actually broke a window in his effort to
es ape. lie was at last brought to waxen, and sunk down in silent
nielancholy, and quite exhausted for the want of food and rest.
After this *pet-Mien of the hardships of a special jurvntan, perhaps
the canditbues toe the eflice will not be sac keen in their pursuit as
heretofore.)

FArrris VEITCH,

This was an actitisii;•Tstsalknosis prosecution for perjury.
Mr. SCABLETT and Mr. %EIGHT MAX conducted the plaintiff's
MC: and • Mr. lit. attar. Mr. Ilnot•tittam, and Mr. M 7
the defendant's. The plaintiff' had been a witness in an action
brought by a gentleman named Leach, agaitot 111 r. Veitch, a gen-
tleman eminent fcr the cure of mental derangement, the particulars
of whit h merino may be in the r:collectiim of the public. In conse-
quence of the evidence given on that occasion. the defendant pre-
ferred a bill of inthetnient ligation the plaintiff bur alleged perjury,
but the proof being insufficient, the bill was ignored by the Grantl
Jury. A second bill was presented, found, and afterwards tried,
hut in consequence of 110411 C defect in the form of the record, the
was as quitted, and now brought his action for a malicious
prosecution. Attu Mr. Scarlet had opened the plaintiff's case,
and ass milt-ceding to go through the formal grout**, to which wane
obit Mns. likely to be sticeessful, were taken_
The Loan I'd .It•sr inn:mooed. and suggested that the
best inside of disguising of the CM was, to withdraw a juror.
After some coeference with the plaintiff, it wait agreed to adopt
the suggestion, and accordingly a juror was withdrawn.