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TO THE MEMBERS OCT THE. NEW BRITI :It TONTINE,.
ate LORDS, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN,
lAM happy to inform you, thdt after feven years
unremitting perfevtrance, the Suit in Equity, relative to your
Society, it brought to a fuccefsful terminatio.t, and, in a nionth
ur
two, upwards of NINtIY THOUSAND TioUNDs ltaibig will he dit-
tributed among the 3697 elates lubitantiated in the Law-Suit.=
The money sill be paid at the Exchequer Office, In the Temple,
Loinfon ; therefore. thofe perfons who cannot attend perfonally,
anti wi-ts have i..:talreadv executed Powers of Attorney to a refi-
dent in the Metropolis, fhould apply to me, or 'hell r• fraive So-
licitors, to procure the requifite powers from the Exchequer Office,
in order that no unneceffary delay ntsy take place idler the funds
are in course of payment. When ..!tuall) payable It will be an-
nouaccd by Advertifonent.—l am,
My 1.1,r?5, I.adics, and Gentlemen,
Your butubic and obedient Servant
P. HURD,
Solicitor to the Society's Concern&

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April 2, ISO 7.

ABERDEEN, MARCH zo, 1807.
AT t GENERAL MEETING of the LAND.
HOLDERS, JUSTICES of the PEACE, and COMMIS-
SIONERS of SUPPLY of ABERDEENSHIRE, called by the
Convener of the County, in confequence of the recommendation
of the (Zenner Salons of the Ye ice, to take IMO confideration the
Bill now depending in Parliament, ifitituled," An Adt fur better
regulating the Courts of Juftice in Scotland. and the adminiitia-
tiou of Juftice therein; and eftablithing 'Friel by Jury In certain
Civil Camfes :" And particularly, that chute of the raid Bill,
whereby it is propofed that Juries than be Unanimous in pro-
nouncing their Verdicts.
ROBERT' DALRY MPLE HORN ELPIIINSTONE,
of Logic Elphinitone, Peaces.
The Mewing Refolutions were moved by Mr. Ho EN ELPBIN.
S 1 ONE, fecended by Mr. MENZIES of Pitfoildels, and %ramie
moufly aeopred I
RESOLVED,
That the Meeting approve of the general Principles of the Bill,
as tending to remove inconveniences Which have been found to
arife from the prefent contlitution of the Supreme Court of Scot-
land, and the mode of adminiftering Juftice in this part of the
United Kingdom.
net, although the Meeting are not inclined to give any opinion
on the de ail of the propofed Syltere. from the cunfideration that
it will he more ably difeuffed by the great talents of thofe who
have brought forward and fupported the prefeut meafure, and by
the protellional experience of the loirned individuals intimately
and perfonally cenliceted with the 1.141 proceedings in this Coun-
try ; yet they feel themfelves itutorietilly called upon to offer
fome remarks on that claufe of the Bill which requires unanimity
in cafes of Civil Trial by Jury.
That, in the adminiftration of Criminal Juftice in Scotia:3d, no
inconvenience haelii the experience of ages, been found to refute
from vcrdidts being pronounced by a elurality or majority of the
Jury; *bile the Meeting are dilpofed to believe that the fyftena
of compulrory unanimity, now propofed to be ettablithed, in civil
cafes mutt, in many hillances, be attended with the weft diftref-
flog individual liaroihip, and often be fubverive of public juftice.
It is evident, both from the nature of the bun.= mind, sal from
experience in Scotch Criminal Treas, that it often may, and fumes
times mutt happen, that jurymen, equally -accretive to their duty,
and atecious to perform it, will nevereheles fee the qu.;flion before
them in different liehts, and may theretore, really, honeitly, and
confcientiouily, difagrec in opiener, without being able, by any
argument or difeuffien, to convince one another. The Meeting
arc altogether unable to conceive that a Jut ynian, blend by his
oath to :dye " a true eerdict,according to the trid:EiCt," can, not-
withitanding concur, iii aay cafe whatever, with any majority, in
a verdict contrary to his own opinion, which verdict he melt
confeqiiently confider as untrae, and not accordieg to the evidence,
wit tout being guilty of a molt dime And sneutfett breach of his
oath, and of hi. mutt (scud duty as a Juryman. Hence it unde-
niably follows, that requiring au apparent unanimity among Jury-
men, who may be finally unable to reconcile their several judg-
ments, on thc evidence before them, to the minds of each other,
mutt, in every fuch ca eetend to deprive them of the free ufe of
every rational faculty, to the exercife of the facred truft committed
to them, and impofe on them the neceffity of faerificing either their
live, or their copfcienees.
That the Meeting have feen, in a printed report from a Com-
mittee of the Faculty of Advocates, fume olifervations on this
important fubjed ; and after an attentive confider-Anon of shore
obfervations, with all due refpeet to the opinions of that learned
body, they cannot avoid remarking, that the reafuns there Rated,
in favour of requiring unanimity in Juries, do not appear to them
by any means to obviate the very lerious objeetien jolt effered
againft that fyfteen. With regard to the advantages expected, in the
report, to refult from requiring unanimity, the Aiming mutt oh-
nave, that, info far as thofe advantages may be teal or important,
they appear (efficiently attainable by leis violent means. The fa-
cred duty, and the oaths of Jurymen, are the proper (and have, in
this country, been hitherto found to be adequate) lectirities for their
attentive conlideration of the matters before them: and the in-
conveniencies apprehended from difclofing the fentinseots of indi-
vidual Jurymen, which this Meeting do not conieler as of much
importance, might eerily be obviated, by adding a claufe of fecrecy
to the oath of a Juror, as is cuflomary in Courts Martial. The
Meeting are, however, very far from having aid, inclined an to re-
commend this proviiion, as, in their opinion, 6:her requitite or
AGRICULTURAL. BOOKS, deferable, but only as infinitely preferable to a compulfo-y (and
often fietitious) unanimity. As to the older-vane:l, that what may
Publithed by J. HARDING, N 0.36, St. James'nftreet, London: appear ',Kurd in theory may be found in practice, the Meeting are
I.TH EFA RME R's ACCO UN-I:. 800 K ; ena. of opinion, that inftead of at once making In very wide and unne-
blieg the Farmer with great cafe to kee? a daily jour. cellery a deviation from the eftablithed confute r ion el Juries in this
nal of his proceedings, an account of labour performed, of live and country, it would he prudent, in the firft inkanee, to affimilate, 44
far as poffible, the trial by Jury in civil cafes to that already etta•
other Rock, of receipts and outgoings, and various other matters,
particularly ufeful to the Landowner, Farmer, Bailiff, and Sow. blilbed, and which has been found completely adequate to the
ards of Eltates. Folio, containing a year's accounts, p'ict; its. i ends of Juftice in criminal cafes; and, flamed ieconvenienciez
thence occur, it might then he time enough to apply the neceffary
2. Dr Aiderfim's Effay on the Mears of Improving Pour Soils,
where Lime and Manure are no: be had. Bvo. as.
remedies.
that the Meeting, viewing the propofed fell em of unanimity in
3. Lord Dundonald on the Connexion that fuhfifts between
civil Jetties, as a meafure which mutt affect the Kett intereits, and
Agriculture and Chemiltry, containing a particular examination
highest privileges of every elate of Society, have, in &Cuffing its
of the various Subftances tiled as Manures. eto. los. 6d.
merits, carefully avoided all party e mfideretioes ; a line of con.
4. Smith's Obfervations on the Utility. Form, and Management duet which
.haoipt
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dweielil,lbyetandl;tp:lekdp,yv
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ty:
of Water Meadows, on Draining Peat Bogs, and other Ituprove-
eondudted Duke of Bedford,Mr. Coke, &c. Bvo men of every '
ments, for the
I with plates, los 6d. • thc country at large, as to the numerous individuals who may be
15. Culley's Obfervatinns on Live Stock, containing directions required to &Charge the (acted duty of Jurymen, the Meeting
for choofing and improving the heft breeds of domeltic animals, would beg leave to recommend them in the warned and ftroneeft
I a new edition, with an Appendix onthe Merino breed of Sheep, manner, to the attentive confideratiun of all thofe wbofe firuatiott
1 Bvo, with plates. 78. in the country may lead them to the difcutlion of a matter iufi-
6. Luccock's Effay on Wool, with Hints for the improvement of nicely interelting to every inhabitant el Scotland; and to ewer's
the Britilh Fleece, addrcffed to the Breeder, Grazier, and Menu- their bumble, but molt carnett and anxious hope, that the Legif-
fadturer, Bvo, 5s 6d. lature may, in their *Mom and benevolence, be difpufed to ex-
7. Pontey's Fureft Pruner, an Effay on the management of Tim. empt the people of this country front the operation of acl mule on
her 'frees, whether intended for ufe, filcher or ornament, with a ways receffary to the great object of the Bill, and by which their
new fyftern of management for Oak Woods, Bvo, with plates, 'as. morel and religious feelings would be molt deeply wounded.
18. Sir Jofcph Banks on the Difeafes of Corn, with an Appendix l That there Refolutions be printed, and traefmitted to the
by Mr. Knight on the caufes of Blight, &c. Bvo. as 6d. County Member, and to the Members for the two Diftriets of
19. Small's Treatife on inotighs and Wheel Carriages. with Ar- Boroughs connected with the Cutioty, rcqueftlaig them to cadet •
buthnot's Diredtions for the formation of Ploughs, with many your, by every means in their power, to forward the objedt of the
plates,
is. Refolutions.
ten. The farmer's Magazine ; a Collection of Effays and Tracts
That !here Refolutions be alfo font to the Convener of every
County in Scotland, with an carneit felicitation to lay them beforeon Agricultural Subjects ; publiffied quarterly. Octavo, with
plates, 7 vols. 31.4 x• 6d.
attention
daofytttfue
I zt. Barber's Inftrudtions for Building in Pile, or the Art of their refpee'tive Counties, as Egon as pollible.
erecting ftrorg and durable Walls to the height of revere Storey , That the Refolutions be alfo publithed in the STA& and Courier,
ghistlceonadtut'ed
i compofed of moth ing 6us oath, or the molt common materials ; et,, and in the Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Newfpapers.
1 with 6 plates, tos.6d. The Meeting uminitneufly voted their thanks to Mr. Holey
ta. Gandy's Defigns for Cottages, Cottage Farms, Entrance Eepesneentlei,,
inttlpicoitrtanletrizufbcise.afoirandeaflloint
Ginapte.s a
c, aen. do:mill:els:sedo.. Forty-three Plates; 21. as.
13. Gandy's Rural Architect, or Defier., for Country Bulidinp eCl:eucilreYeireo.
in great variety, accompanied with ground plans, eftimates, &e.
in eto, al. 2s
se. Gyfford's Plans for (mall Villas, and elegant Cottage Build-
is. eee--- Defigns for Small Cottages, Hunting and Shoot chequer;
Boxes, Lodges, Bridges, &c. Bce eto, 11. Is. •
Thereafter it was moved by Mr. FORBES of Plackford, that thn
Meeting do exprefs their approbation of the meafure propofed ire
Parliament for transferring the powers prefently vetted fn 11;
Court of Seilion, as Com miffiunera of Teinds, to the Court of Ex
chequer; which motion was unanimouCly agreed to.
(Signed) R. DALRYMPLE HORN ELPHIN4TONE,
16. A Catalogue of Books on Agriculteie ausl Rural Affairs.

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