The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-30 00:00:00

(Mr. Spencer here requested the Court to charge the
Jury that the deposition of Colonel Cameron corrobo-
rated essentially the statement of Captain Morrison ;
which his Honour did and proceeded.) But, Gentlemen,
if, even after all, though the
.prisoner may, in your opi-
nion, have failed completely in proving an alibi, yet if ho
have raised sufficient doubt as to his guilt, he is to have
the full benefit of that doubt. The law never divides
between the living and the dead—never consigns an in-
dividual to the tomb without an overwhelming amount of
evidence to prove the guilt of the accused. :In this spirit
you are now to consider the evidence which I have
brifly reviewed before you. And now, Gentlemen,
my task is performed. Your duty remains to be done,
and it is one of the most solemn trusts that can ever be
reposed in the citizen. You are to take the case into
your deliberate .consideration. You are to weigh and
decide on every part,and portion of it. You are to call
into exercise your„best powers of judgment, regardless
of rumours which may have reached your ears—regard-
less of every consideration, except that of the guiding
principle of justice and impartiality. And when you
shall have come to your decision, and declared where
the truth lies, then, with an independence that will
honour you, and With the noble integrity that your coun-
try expects you to exhibit, you will pronounce your ver-
dict. And, 'then, I trust that all who have witnessed
the trial—the ability with which it has been conducted,
and your patience in attending to it—will be satisfied.
If the-evidence will lead you to say that he is guilty,
then, although your decision should wrap your country
in the flames of war, you will fearlessly pronounce it.
On the other hand, if he be innocent you will pronounce,
him so, regardless of threats or murmurs, or fear of re-
buke ; and may the God of truth enable you to decide
according to those principles of truth and equity, which
are the foundations of the eternal Union.

The Learned Judge concluded his charge at four
o'clock, having occupied two hours precisely. The Jury
then retired in the charge of an officer, and after being
absent about thirty minutes, returned into Court, having
agreed upon their verdict.
Mr. Root, the Clerk of the Court, having called over
their names, inquired, " Gentlemen of the Jury, have you
agreed upon your verdict ?"
Mr. Thurber, the Foreman—We have.

Mr. Root—How say you ; do you find Alexander
M‘Leod, the prisoner at the bar, guilty or not guilty ?
Mr. Thurber—NOT GUILTY.
Mr. Root recorded the verdict, and then said, Gentle-
men of the Jury, hearken to your verdict as the Court
hath recorded it ; you say that he is not guilty, and so
you say all.
Tho Jurors nodded assent.

'When the Jurors rt-pirned with their verdict there
were very few persons remaining in Court, and there was
no exhibition of feeling from any quarter, except with
the prisoner's. CounSel, who apparently felt relieved from
the great repoiisibility under which they had been placed,
and satisfaction with the result of their labours.

M'Leod left the Court in company with his Counsel
and several Canadian gentlemen, his personal friends,
and proceeded to l3agg's Hotel, but not again to the safo
keeping of the Sheriff. He took tea with the same gen-
tlemen at the public table, and now created more in-
terest than when his life and the peace of two great na-
tions were dependent on the, judgment of twelve Oneida
Jurors. It was 'understood that the Jury were each
prepared with their verdict on leaving the Jury box, and
their absence froni the Court for thirty minutes was not
occasioned by a Single doubt of what their duty required
them to do.

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