Star.
London, England, 1815-08-22 00:00:00

TRIAL Br JURr.

, We are happy that the public mind is at length
aroused to the consideration of some singular defects
in the most important of our civil institutions. The
necessity for a unanimous Jury has always appeared
to ui one of those singular anomalies in jurispru-
dence which antiquity alone can render sacred. As
we have therefore felt a great interest in the able oh•
servations of Mr. LONGLIY, one of the Thames Of-
fice Police, in the last Number of the Pam/thicker,
we present the following toiler Readers.
" now let us suppose one of the Jury interested
in the question. This may happen a thousand ways
without its being known to the party entitled on that
account to object to him He may be secretly moved
by hatred or frkndship, fear or hope. 'lf he has an
athletic temperament, with an unfeeling mind, no
very uncommon union, he may take little share in
discussing doubtful points with his colleagues, but
'may content himself with signifying to them that lie
has male nli his mind, and that if they will not
agree with him they most try to outstarve him, for
he will not give up his opinion. This lasts for six,
twelve. fifteen, twenty hours; and if this one man's
strength be greater, or his appetite kss troublesome
than those of his colleagues, he carries his point and
the verdict against the opinion and conscience of the
other eleven. There is reason to think this is no rm.
cella-non case. Every attorney knows, that if he can
depend on one or two of the Jury for suilicient stub-
bornness to serve his client, he need not care for the
rest. In such a transaction, ten or eleven of the
Jury are inevitably perjured. Instead of a true ver-
dict according to the evidence, they give whit their
consciences tell them is a false one, and contrary to
it ; and to this crime the very law which ought to
punish it compels them. Yet notwithstanding these
alisurdities and crimes in consequence continuzlly
reiterated in the temples:of justice, few in empori-
um have noticed them. Men in general have been
content to let things go ore as.they found them; and
so long as the Jurymen only were compelled to per-
jam. the Judges seem to have thought it sutlicient to
p clear of it them:elves. Suppose a Juryman
about to be sworn were to state this difficulty to the
Judge, and request permission to give his verdict in-
dividually. The Judge, .of coins,. refuses. The
Juryman refuses the oath. The Judge thereupon
fines. and perhaps commits him, for refusing to put
hiress.ll in die way of forswearing himself. The
Judge only enforces the law 411 it stands. The Jury.
num notwelnutinding is morally right, and the Judge
wrong. The law authorising such a procedure is
irnali4tal and udious."---Page 338-9.

CONVERSATIONS IN ENGLISH, FftESEIT, AND ITA-
tiAu.—A new and. itnpnbeed of madame
C US's Manuel du Yufaseur or. Ti-avelleie Poeiet
C ninaion.itjug published:With iinrortaut additions.
by P. A. Ciox ' The French And. Italian coins,
ko the ttrins used in Music will he found 'in this
new edition.

TtICIIARDSON, GOODUCK. and Co. the Contraeton
for she present Lottery, tespcctfully inform those
persons ufio have bespoke particular numbers, that
they .6 r e now scatty for delivery st their °flees, Com-
bat and Chat iitg•Crosi.—Tt►e whole Lotter] will be
drawn on TuUItDAT ttLICT.

" 1 expect to be transported next week." says a gay
Ilbernian to his friend. " Transported !" said the
other—" Good heaven! what offence have you corn.
mitted, that should subject you [6 so disgraceful a
punishment ?". " Faith, I have been making an at.
tack •upon a Lady—dame Fortune, my dear :—I
have just bought a Ticket in the Lottery—and as 1
hope to get one of the Capitals next Thursday, 1 ex-
pect to be transported with joy 1"
Bran, in the last Lottery, Sold, in Shares, 2657, a
Prize of £40,000, and Ten other Capitals, Seven of
hich were Golden Prizes. In the Lottery that
finished in April. Blur Sbld all the Three Prizes of
Jena)°, and Ten other Capitals, Two of which were
Golden Prizes. Ban is now Selling Tickets and
Shares for the Lottery of only 5000 Tickets, to be al
Drawn the 24th of this month. Schemes, with PAT..
tit mins, to be had gratis at Blues Offices, 4, Corn-
hill, or 9, Charing poss. a
Saturday sennight the Accommodation coach,
eery heavily laden, particularly with outside passer).
gets, going from Nottinghain to Newark, by way of
Southwell. was overturned near Averham, by which
Mr. Ringvse, of Langford, was so severely hurt,
that he expired on Monday, leaving a Wife and nu-
na_rous family to lane.at his unexpected death. Se-
vei.li other persons were severely hurt.
DUBLIN, t)iyousr 16—The body of the unfortunate
Mr. Hawthorn, who has been missing since Wednes.
day night, was diactteered floating in the Grand C.
pal, near the Hotel of Portobello, on Sunday morning.
On Wednesday night, he and Mr:Murphy, who was
elio a respoetahle wholesale merchant, in P‘ll.litne,
and who lnid direl with him at his house, adjourned
afterwards to a tavern in Coolc.streit ; and having
drank freely, kft it about half past one o'clock to re-
turn horde ; the latter Gentleman, it appears, wan-
d :real a state of insensibility beyond Raihfarnhain,
when, coming to himself, between four and live
o'clock in the morning, the first object that attracted
his notice, was the mmsion of the Right Honourable
William tsi,Mahon, Master of the Rolls ; he has no
recollection whatever, where or how he and Mr. Haw-
thorn parted. Mr. Carton, the partner of Mr. Haw-
thorn, had been some time in England, and OR that
day Mr. Hawthorn purchased English Bank Notes'
to the amount of 4250, which he had in his pocket ;
w n the body was found, there were but nine ten.
penny pieces got in his possession ; the notes were
missing, and also his watch, which appeared to have
been forced out, as the fob was completely torn.—
The melancholy fate of this tottortunate Gentleman
has caused much painful sensations through the city,
as he was universally known,-and highly respected ;
WAS of the most amiable, inoffensive, and conciliating
manner s, and had carried on business in a highly re.
and honourable way for SU years. An In.
as held on the body on Sunday, and continued
•riiment to Monday ; a number of
Ira respectability attended, whose sincere feel.
egret were visibly depicted on their counte.
.Coroner's Verdict—." Found drowned in
without any. marks of violence, but they
!vidence by which they could form an opinion
in what manner .the deceased got low the

spectable
quest was
by adjouri
of the first
ings of rei
• 'lances. —I
the Canal
bad no evi
4 N OT
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