The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-20 00:00:00

TERMINER.

(Before Judges Gridley, White, Jones, Roberts, and
Kinney.)
UTICA, SEPT. 27.—The Court met yesterday for the
Term, and the Grand Jury having been empanelled,
were charged at some length, and with great perspicuity,
by Judge Gridley, the presiding Judge. The I'e.tit Jury
were titer. sworn, and among the first cases was that of
Alexander Al.‘Leod.

In this case Mr. Willis Hall, Attorney-Ger.eral of the
State, on the part of the prosecution, 'vse and said,—lf
the Court please, I desire to call the vdtnesses in the
case of " People v. Alexander M4Letkl,' and those called
will please to answer their names. (25 names were here
called, and but one answered.) Mr. Hall theta said,—
The proper evidence of the service of snbprenas upon the
witnesses will be filed, and I shall then ask for attach-
meets to be issued against those who do not appear. I
would remark, that a large number of w►tnesses are in
attendance au the part of the people, and though it seems
that many of them are not in Court at present, I presume
that they will shortly arrive, and I therefore propose to
set down the trial for an early day, as early as the con-
venience of the Court and prisoner will admit. lam
not disposed to call on the case to Ile prejudice of the
party, but I am anxious to call it on as soon as possible.
Judge Gridley-4 understand that you.are now ready ?
am now ready, if the prisoner. is ready to go
to trial..

..svetxter—l inform the Counsel that we ,t'e hOt now
rea#27, and that we will not be until mkt week.

Court—This is very uotbittinate; I would wish to
have it brought on as tvitly as circumstanceswill permit.
Spencer—l will inform the Attorney-General that the
last thin.Kwe desire is any unnecessary delay.
do not wish to be misunderstood, Ido not
wish the trial to be called on until he is prepared, but if
he has thought proper to let the season pass without
executing his commissions, though he understood that
the trial was set down last May for this term Arid this
place ; if he now wishes to put it off withoitt giving good
reason, all the circumstances •sthorize me in enforcing
it on you with more river tkihn I would do under ordi-
nary circumstances+. I will therefore not make any sti-
pulations further than leaving it until the middle of this
week bereft I make any call upon the Court to allow the
trial to proceed.
The Court then addressed the jurors as follows :
" Gentlemen, It was nay atteAtion, had not the Coun-
sel suggested it, to thargt the Jurors, than as some of
them will have, to try a most important indictment, and
one which hiS treated great excitement through the en-
tire State, it is possible that the Jurors may have heard
and spoken much on the subject. It is nevertheless de-
sirable that they should hear or know as little as possible
in relation to it before they are empaunelled to try the
cause, in order that they should then know it from the
mouths of the witnesses, and enter upon the case with-
out having formed any previous Opinion or predilection,
and hence the necessity of their not conversing with any
person whatsoever in relation to the facts of the case,
They should enter into no conversations, and hear no sug-
gestion from one side or the other. It is true that if any
person approaches a Juror with the view or intention of
fluencing his mind, his doing so is highly criminal, and
the man who so acts is subject to indictment ; and if
4.'any person attempts to suggest to a Juror tacts or cir-
cumstances, or in any way tamper with him, it is the
duty of such Juror to inform the Court or District Attnr-
ney of it, and communicate the nature f.°
tions or attempts to bias em
charge of his detip- •
some of Rah;

such sunres-
Antluence in the dis-

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or
-.,,,versation on the subject • in order that, in the beau-
must be siisd eprirtoPtoertbfeorJumrya,ntyo avoid nasa
Wit' language of the law-, they' may stand indifferent as
they stand unsworn ; and any attempt to create influence
f any kind on the mind of a Juror should be imme-
diately
noticed and the District Attorney informed of it.
I trust, however, that no such attempt will be made."
The Court then proceeded with the causes on the
civil calendar.

THE GROGN AF
DARING OUTRAGE— A FATIL
OUR TERRITORY IN-
VADED, AND AN- AMERICAN CITIZEN
KIDNAPPED BY BRITISH ARMED SOLDIPRS.
ST. ALDAN'S (VERMONT), SEPT. 24, 1841.--Siucc
the announcement in our last paper of the gross outrage

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