The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-27 00:00:00

NOVEL SCENE IN A JURY-BOX.

A case was tried in the Palace Court, on Friday, in
which a poor woman sought to recover compensation
in damages for injuries sustained from a barrister of
the Inner Temple of the name of Carter, caused by
being run over and knocked down by his horse taking
fright and running away, and the question which
the jury had to consider was, whether the accident
was occasioned by furious driving, or whether it was
purely accidental, when no blame could be attached to
the driver. The damages were laid at 191. 19s. After
the jury had been locked up for nine hours,
they sent to the Judge to inform him that
there was not the slightest possibility of agreeing.
The Learned Judge again read his notes and explained
to the jury the question which they had to determine.
After another hour had elapsed, one of the jury, of
the name of Eamonson, the proprietor of the well-
known bedding and furniture establishment in the
Strand, sent a note to the Learned Judge stating that
he differed in opinion to eleven of his fellow jurymen,
and added that he was fully determined not to be
starved into a verdict, neither would he endure to be
brow-beaten or quarrelled with because he differed in
opinion ; he also added, that he was in ill-health and
required stimulants, and that the officer in charge of
the jury would net even allow him a glass of water ;
but let the consequence be what it would, he would
never alter his mind. His Lordship intimated to the
jury, that if they (lid not agree by eleven o'clock they
must be locked up until the following morning. The
jury were now heard by the public in the Court
in loud and angry altercation, and it was pretty clear
that language of the most refined description was not
made use of, and it was conjectured that from " words
they would come to blows." Shortly before ten
o'clock the jury came into Court in a very excited
state, and informed Mr. Hewlett, the registrar, it
would be impossible for them to agree. Mr. Hewlett
replied they must retire. Mr. Eamonson, who ap-
peared much excited, violently exclaimed, " No, I
will never go into that room again to be bully-ragged
into a verdict." Several of the jury addressing Mr.
Eamonson, " Wherever you are, there we will be,"
when the whole of the jury expressed their determi-
nation to remain in Court.

The scene of quarrelling and recrimination that
now ensued in the jury-box surpasses description ;
the public were quite surprised at this novel and un-
heard of scene in a court of justice. All consultation
was now at an end, and the jury commenced amusing
themselVes in various ways ; some preparing to take a
comfortable nap, others commenced reading, whilst
the remainder stared about the Court, exclaiming,
" What a laughing-stock we are making of ourselves."
At length, shortly before midnight, the Learned Judge
again took his seat on the bench, and addressing the
jury said, as there was no probability of their agree-
ing, he could, if he thought fit, keg.. them up until
the following morning- ; but he foresaw that no good
would result from such a proceeding, as in the morn-
ing, it was clearly apparent they would be as far off
agreeing as ever ; he had therefore come to the reso-
lution of discharging them without giving a verdict,
and they were discharged accordingly.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.
On Saturday Mr. Baker, the Coroner, held an in-
quest at the Commercial Inn, Poplar, on the body of
Thomas Mayes, aged 13, a very fine boy, who lost
aston Ratcliffe.and On Friday
worked with him in
his life under the following deplorable circumstances :
William Mayes, of 14, Castor•street, Poplar, said
thethe
Ratcliffe deceased INa
Dock, at
morn-
ing, between seven and eight o'clock, whilst the work
people were raising the lower mast of a ship, he was
suddenly informed that his son had been found lying
on the ground and was bleeeding. He forthwith
proceeded to the spot, and discovered him as described,
blood flowing from his nose, mouth, and ears, and on
lifting up his shattered head, he ascertained that his
'
poor boy was gone. He removed him with all speed
to a Mr. Buchanan, surgeon, where he was pro-
nounced to be quite dead. A wan separated witness
from deceased, who was stationed to give the word of
command to the men at work at the crane, in doing
which he had frequently to look round the edge of
the wall, and whilst so engaged, it is supposed that
the crane must have suddenly slipped and jerked back,
crushing the deceased's head severely between that
and the wall. No one saw the accident take place.
Joseph Perry deposed that he worked in the same
yard, and saw the deceased about three minutes pre-
vious to the occurrence, or to his finding him in the
situation already described, about three feet from the
crane. He heard no cries of distress, and could
only account for the accident happening as stated
by the father of the deceased.
The Coroner having remarked upon the melan-
choly facts of the case, and observing that no doubt
the deceased's death was occasioned in the manner
mentioned by first witness, although there was no
positive evidence of the fact, the jury returned a ver-
dict of " Accidental Death."

Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., Coroner, held an inquest
at the George Inn, Church-lane, Kensington, on the
body of Mr. Matthew Orpwood, aged forty-four years,
the landlord of the above inn, who committed suicide
on Wednesday last.
It appeared from the evidence gone into that the
deceased had for the last five or six years been much
addicted to drinking, and during the fortnight previ-
ous to his committing the fatal act had not been sober
an hour, although he was able during the major part
of that time to attend to his business as
usual. During these repeated fits of in
toxication he was generally very low and dispi-
rited, and latterly he had complained of a pain in his
back, for which he was attended by Mr. Turner, as-
sistant to Mr. Pollock, surgeon, of Bath-place, Ken-
sington. On the morning of Wednesday last he was
from six o'clock attending to the bar, and between
ten and eleven o'clock went into the kitchen to see to
the cleaning of the pots, when he complained of a
pain in his head. About half-past eleven o'clock Mrs.
Orpwood-saw him go in the direction of the cellar,
with his leather apron on, and considering he was
attending to the cellar duties his stay was taken no
notice of.- About half-past twelve o'clock, however,
on his sister going to the top of the cellar stairs to
cut a piece off a flitch of bacon, which was hanging
there, she was horror-struck at finding the deceased
hanging by a rope from the same nail, quite dead.
He was immediately cut down, and surgeons sent for,
but although blood flowed freely, life was quite ex-
tinct. Deceased has left a widow and four children.
Verdict—" Temporary insanity.

WILL or THE INURQUIS OE WINCIIESTER.—The
will of the Most Hon. Charles Ingoldsby Paulet, Mar-
quis of Winchester, of Amport House, Andover, has just
been proved by Henry Beaumont Coles, Esq., one of the
executors, power of proving hereafter being reserved for
Sir John Walter Pollen, Bart., the other. The will,
which is very short, and dated 1843, gives nearly the
whole of his property to his son (styled by courtesy
Earl of Wiltshire), now Marquis of Winchester ; to his
executors 200/ each, as an acknowledgment for their
trouble in acting as such ; to butler, housekeeper, and
very many other servants, annuities and legacies respec-
tively, varying from 101. to 100/ The personality
is sworn under 18,0001. The deceased was styled
" Premier Marquis of England," the title of Marquis
having been bestowed on the family, of Winchester
on
the creation in 1551.
Mr. Pattitrion, a market gardener at the Folly,
near Newby, has discovered that guano is a perfect
remedy against the attacks of the grub. He has saved
beds of both carrots and onions by strewing guano over
them, whilst two beds left without guano, by way
of experiment, were totally destroyed,— Lancaster
Guardian,