The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-15 00:00:00

THE ICING V. WOOLY AND OTHERS.

The judges attended the house this day, tu hear argu-
ments of counsel pro and cum. a writ of error in this
important case.
'l' be defendants were prosecuted for a commercial fraud,
via. negociating had bills, and obtaining Manchester anti
ticotcli goods upon false credit. They were tried at
Guildhall, and there being at eleven o'clock at night up-
wards
of fifty witnesses to examine, the Chief Justice
allowed the jury to disperse and go to their homes without
giving a verdict. The next morning the total was conti-
nued, and the defendants were found guilty. A new
trial was moved for, and the court, for reasons whicha p-
peered to them satisfactory, refused to disturb the ver-
dict. There was then a writ of error, which came before
this house. It was assigned, that in the course of the
proceedings there was a manifest error, inasmuch as there
was an adjournment of the jurors by whom the inquest
was taken from the box, and that they retuned home
before the verdict, without any officer of the court to keep
them together.
Mr. Wetherell, on a former day, was heard in support
of the case for the defendants, and he contended that the
lord:, upon examination of the record, ought to reverse
the judgment given in the inferior court.
The Atiott.ey General was this day heard for the
crown. The adjourument, according to his argument,
took place consistent with the natural principles of law
and justice, which allowed pivots, exhausted and unable
to proceed, time for repose and refreshment. The nits.
conduct of the judges and jurors (supposing there was
any misconduct) cool.' not vitiate the verdict in this case,
because the defendants consented to allow the trial to go
on next mottling.
Mr. Wetherell, in reply, contended, that by the law of
the land a trial must go on, with unbroken continuation ;
butt if necessity requited adjournment for the purpose of
Left eshing exhausted nature, it was nut necessary for the
jurors to go to their homes. Let the judge retire to his
pillow, the jury to theirs ; but keep a watch over them.
Hand them over to cusiodia Rees. Hand them over to the
bailiff, who is bound to see they shall have no communica-
tion which may tend to warp or divert their minds from
the question upon which they are to decide. Upon the
law, as it stood, the judgment was founded in error.
The WISH CHANCELLOR adverted to the proceed-
ings, and begged it to be clearly understood, that the
HUOSM Of Lords had never given any opinion upon the
question of adjour iiiii tot or dispersion of a jury byline
given. That house had neither expressed doubt, nor
given its assent to such a proceeding. The noble and
learned lot d then proposed Live questions for the opinion
of the judges upon the points of the case, which they
withdrew to consider. A short time after hey returned,
and the Loud Chief Justice staled that the judges were of
opinion, that as the matter to whirl' the wt it of error re-
fer' ed , was tint found in the record 4,11 tile trial, they wet e
not bound to give any opinion,.
The Lord CHANCELLOR thin, with the consent of
the house, withdrew the questions putt to the judges, and
the judgment of the King's Bench was affirmed.
Counsel then left the bar.

MI. Walpole, Flom the Treasury, presented an account
of the nett produce of the Consolidated Fund up to the
quarter ending in March, I on the table.

The li nib Stamp Duties, the Lunatic 'frustecs, and
oilier bill, tin the table, wese read the third time.
Et•ii Nllltlf HONSLs BILL—The E4ll of LAUDER.
1/AI.F. ruse on the third reading ot the linsliandry noises
Repeal bill, for the !impose of expressing his decided
objection to it. He did not feel the least disposition to
disparage the Ille4ll► by which government citified uu
public affairs; on the cuntraiy, he wished to support all
1110 W itteasitt es which had a tetitleticy to increase tile te-
sYfilir. Leuguitiy was also to he attended tu, but he could
nut see [spun what pi iticiple government was called upon
In give op the prothit a tit the tax WI hnebandry 11010:1.
171 Wes!' siesta and objections the noble lord strongly
opposed the bill.
'Die Edit of LIVERPOOL observed, that he would
vilifier the pioposit ~,,, to pass such a bill bad uut been
made, (IV' allir he coluaitli led the rept tit of 470,0001.
which the husbandiy hoses lax piodut CA mutually, could
have tint slight fires Ull the interests u( the 4Urieillitarl.".
'Die bill before the house, though it did nut go to any
great extent, conferred 4 posiliv.• heitetn, and W. the other
kluoise of Pao haistent had eunsttleted it useful, he. should
slot wake any opposition to it.
'floe Earl of CARS.% IiVON said, the distresses of the
',roclr were su weal, that a reduction of tas.ttion must
sum' be all..1111(111 lu. ISeOnr the pun og,,niin be once
mule I tilled upon his Mait..ity,•s gust a 1111 l rot to consoler,
slew of pivvitling 4 I lilt 'At ight of trxativu