The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-24 00:00:00

FOR. THE SUN.

MR. Eorroft,—As in the report or the trial in
the case of Tuz litNo against KNATCIIIIULL,
FowELL, and PARTRIDGE, contained in your
Paper of Monday * last, you have but very briefly
stated the observations of the Loan Cuicr
JUSTICE to the Jury upon delivering their ver-
dict, and as it appears to us that such' statement'
is calculated to Convey to the public mind an
erroneous impression of what actnally passed on
that occasion, we have deemed it to be our duty,"
as Solicitors for the prosecution, to obtain from
Mr. GURNEY, the respectable Short-hand Writer,
whom we employed to take notes of the trial,
t
his note of alt that passed subseq tidy, to the
...hey detiiieting- theitArilict, ,*,co i of which
we now send you, and we rely on lour known
candour for an insertion of it in your nerixt Paper.
We have the honour to,he, Sir, .
Your most obedient Servants,
4 ROBINSON 'Arai ;BURROWS,
23, Austin-friars, Jan. 23, 1322.

TICE KING V. EXATCHBULI,..
During the time that the defendant's witnesses to character
were under examination, the following observations were made :
FOREMAN OF THE JURY—I believe, my. Lord, the Gen-
tleman of the Jury have made up their minds.
Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT—Then I will not prevent your
interposing ; nor shall I express any dissatisfaction at your
verdict, if you believe, after hearing all these gentlemen speak-
ing in the same way, that two of these defendants had no
knowledge of the state of facts with which they stand charged,
you ought to acquit them. At the same time, I think it due
from me to say, for the sake of persons in the professio7, al.
though they may be satisfied in their own minds, 'I ought not
to suffer this case to terminate without expressing ray dissatis-
faction, that Attornies should take upon themselves to assert
for positive facts (which the evidence, I think; shews two of
these defendants to have done), that which they are not certain
may be correct.—Gentleruen, there is one other remark I ought
to make, in justice to the very honourable person who sits near
nie—(Sir Edward Knsitchbullt—the Learned Colinsel who ad-
dressed you last went nut of the strict line, Which was, the
defending one of the defendams now before you : he departed.
from the strict line, which I was sm.!), for, to complain, that
Charles Knatchboll was left so destitute as not to be able to
avail himself of the assistance of Counsel be having rela-
tiVeS-----
A JunYstAw--,lt is the wish of the Gentlemen of ry
that the cause should go on, if your Lordship pleases;,lVe
have no objection.
Lord Chief Justice AnnoTT—l am perfectly satisfied, Gen-
tlemen, wish your verdict, if you are. Sometimes in the course
of a long investigation into matters of this kind things are
thrown out, upon which it is my duty to make remarks, not
meaning by that observation in any way to interfere with your
verdict, or to express the least dissatisfaction with it. Unless
you are satisfied of the guilt of one, or both of the other de-
fendants, you must acquit Knatchbull t you cannot convict
hint alone, whatever may be your opinion of his conduct.
FOREeSAN OF THE Jtutv%-.4 believe, my Lord, that the.
Jury regret that they cannot do it.
Mr. ComMON SERGEANT...—Will your Lordship permit me
to say one word. Ido assure your Lordship, that in saying
what I did my only object--
Lord Chief Justice AnotaTT—l say I was sorry you departed
from the strict line.

Mr. CO3t3ION-SERGSINT.._, the cause is now over, if
your Lordship will allow
Lord Chief Justice ADBOTT—I merely say I am sorry you
should have Made-remarks in your address to the Jury, on the
part of another defendant, in a way to affect a man of tionbur.
/qr. COMMON StatGEANT.--I do assure your Lordship,
that it was the last object I bad in view. I thought it was
strictly consistent with my duty to the Gentleman I repre-
sented, ,to submit to the consideration of yhe Jury, that if a
person was so destitute of friends.as this defendant appears to
be, .connected as he is, it most have resulted front a course of
unprincipled profligacy, and, therefore, that ho was a person
whti was more likely to have imposed upon the two other
defendants, one of whom I represented ; that was the only
object I had in making the observation. lam truly sorry,
if at any time in the discharge of my professional duty, lam
compelled to make such observations as may give pain to
honourable minds.
The Jury pronounced the defendants Yet Guilty.
Upon the verdict being -taken, a noise was made by some
persons in the Court.
Lord Chief Justice AnnOTT—Nothing of that sort.
* The statement in question was copied front the Morning.
Chronicle.