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London, England, 1829-10-31 00:00:00

decide. I Metre you My Learned Brother and myself feel for the
unpleasantness of your situation. We feel that you have exercised
your duty as Jurors in a most conscientious and proper manner.
Having given you my opinion as to what the law is, you may
retire.
Juror—My Lord, we are starved alive—(Laughter.)
Juror—l suppose your Lordrhip will allow me a draught of
water. I could not get it last night, and I have been recently very
di. There is another gentleman who has the gout, and I there-
fore hope your Lordship will do something for us.
After the Jury had retired, the Sheriff informed his Lordship
that one of them was extremely ill.
Their Lordships said in a few moments they would decide upon
the question.
SOLICITOIMOENZILLL—On the part of the Crown, my Lords, I
consent that the Jury shall have every proper accommodation and
refreshment under your Lordships' guidance.
Mr. Otorean4.—On the part of the prisoners, I consent that
the Jury should receive such accommodation ; but, my Lord,
you surely will discharge them before the termination of this
Commission.
Comm—We cannot look to the termination of this Commission :
we may sit here for a month. When the King orders Judges to
proceed to any part of the kingdom to administer justice, they can-
not fix a time for such administration to cease; we will have a
physician to report on the state of the Juror.
Mr. OTONNELL.-4 consent, my Lord, to their being discharged.
I would rather my clients should remain in gaol until next Assizes.
If you give the Jury refreshment, you may as well at the same
time discharge them.
Coons—l ant not aware they can be discharged without the con
sent of the Attorney or Solicitor-General; but if a person serving
on a Jury becomes ill, and that his illness is apparent, the Court
may discharge the Jury.
Mr. O'CONNELL... 4 thought your Lordships understood the
Counsel at the opposite side consented.
Souceron Gomm—Our opinion is. we can do nothing. We
offer no opposition ; and I for myself disclaim any idea of inter-
ference on my part. I leave it entirely to the discretion of your
Lordships.
Mr. O'Commx.c—ln the state trials, the King against Harley,
the Jury went home eleven nights in succession.
Comm—Before that trial it was supposed that an adjournment
could take place in a capital case, but there is a change since that
period.
Mr. O'Constzt.s—ln the case of the King against Richards,
one of the Jury became ill, and the Court discharged them.
Mr. Bar:new—Oh, but that was a Nisi Pr ius case.
Mr. O'Connzt.L—l am glad I got so much out of you.
Baron PINNETATHEN—A case occurred to me at Ennis. A man
was upon his trial for a capital offence, and one Gentleman who
was on the Jury said he was so ill that his life was in danger. In
consequence I ordered a physician to be sent up to the Juty room
and report upon his case. I examined the doctor upon oath, and
he stated that the Juror's life was in extreme danger if he was
longer confined. I rook upon myself the responsibility of dis-
charging the Jury in consequence, and I asked no consent ; and on
my mentioning the circumstances to other Judges, they told me I
acted perfectly right.
A conversation subsequently took place as to whether Barrett
should be dismissed without security to keep the peace, when it
was ruled by the Court that he should find bail to the amount of
£2OO, himself in £lOO, and two others in Xs° each.
The Counsel were engaged for the ensuing half hour in privately
consulting law authorities, with the view to establish a case of pre-
cedence to enable the Jury to he discharged.
Baron PENNIfATliza—As we are not otherwise engaged we may
as well endeavour to learn something, but it appears to me that
these is not a capital case in which the Jury have been discharged
by consent of the Counsel for the Crown.
Business was suspended altogether.

Half-past Two o'Clock.
Baron Paxszravnta—As the Jury are not likely to agree. I
shall adjourn the Court for one hour. If they agree in the interim
let us be sent for ; if they do not agree before night, we shall not
come here until that time. In the meantime, Mr. Sheriff, should
any Juror be taken ill, let a physician be procured for him.
The prisoners were sent back to gaol, with the exception of the
persons on their trial. The Judges then retired.
Three o'Clock.
The Jury had not returned a verdict up to this hour on Tuesday
afternoon.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OCT. 30.
Adjourned Sittings for Middlesex.—Special Juries.