The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-20 00:00:00

OBSERVATIONS ON Till ENGLISH JURY

LAW'S.
BY ANTIDRACO.
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Every deci.eion of an Eoglish Jury, whether for or
against the Defendant, is understood to be treassimorer
because it is delivered by the foreman, in the ease of
the whole body. As it is not likely that men will
always think alike on points of evidence, and mach
Ices sr suhkets of mere opinion, strange ideas have
been entertained respecting the situation of Juraro,
sad hew they ought to act, when a difference of
Airiest masts among them after they are inclosed.
That they should endeavour to persuade one another
is enteral, and peihaps it is legally proper ; but it
aught to he remembered that, after they ere en-
dosed, they can receive no new knowledge on the
subject ; for the opinion of a brother Juror is not
Additioisl eeideace. It is well known, however,
that, es any palate, oven conscientious mete may,
aid often do, differ, wrthont being able to convince
one soother; *de, in the event of such a case, it is
a geoml belief, estraordloary as it may appear,
that the Jury most continue together, until :hey ile•
ware ef one Naiad, sell that emmeletently, (if the
Coorteso will it.) is the last appeal, the party who
tyre Ale Si sit limpet without Joel can compel the
diet tit mereatot to their proposed Verdict. 6 • •
tt it a mania of ihinut4ity, and calms% be too
Act repeated; "That it w a better that tot gaits

%lamb, George Harris, Richard Brice, Charles Mi-
num Thomas kye, and Thomas Harney, for a riot.
A second count charged them with assaulting Jas.
Warren, Esq., Mayor of the city of Canterbury ; and
other counts charged them with assaulting certain
constables in the execution of their duty, on the 16th
of Nov/other last, at Canterbury.
i• appeared that when the bills of pains and pe-
nalties agaiest her late Majesty was abandoned, a re-
quisitiou signed by four Aldermen, several Common-
ceruncilusee, and other respectable iuliabitaats of Car
terbury, was sent to the Mayer, requesting him to
give public notice to the inhabitants to celebrate that
event by as illumination, and suggesting that the
‘anction of the Chief Magistrate would effectsaity
tend to preserve the public peace. With this midst-
tioO the Mayor declined compliance, when the requisi-
tionists, is reply, put forth a remonstrance, stating
their reasons why the city of Canterbury ought not
to show any backwardness in demonstrating their at-
tachment and reverence for the Queen, and of their
own accord issued an invitation to the inhabitants to
illuminate their houses on Thursday evader, Nov.
16th. This produced, on the part of the Mayor, a
printed pnblication of the requisition which bad been
sent to bins, and the answer thereto. accompanied by .
an extract from the Riot Act, with as intimation that
any breach of the peace would be visited with the se-
verest penalties of the law. On the morning of the
16th, five persons, described as some of the moat re-
spectable inhabitants of the city, waited epos the
Mayor, and requested him to swear in a certain num-
ber of special constabki for the preservation of the
peace in the evening. Upon this, the Merry., with.
out summoning his brother Magistrates, or consulting
with them, immediately issued his precept kw swamis;
in special constabks, all of whom were either of the
working class or middling tradesmen. The only ma.
gistratea who sanctioned this proceeding wore two
Aldermen who happened to be present. About eight
o'clock in the evening the streets began to be crowded
be persons to witness the illuminations. Shortly
after that time a cart was drawn through the street
before the Mayor's door. wi h three effigies in IL, re-
presenting Rastelli, Majoeld. and Lathe de Moot,
the celebrated witnesses against her !Wooly. • In the
cart, which nes draws by one of the defendants, se-
onssivanying the eSgies, Was a chimney-sweeper drew. . •
ed in his sable canonicals, with a ilasebeen hawse buttes*
and a stick is the other, with which he sesuisesl)"?
ia*eted some castigation upon the Agin, to dew "40' •
greet delight *1 the crowd. tie also apparel
ntd thee to have a book in his kited, from Wkielt
spiritual coaselatioe to the corkprs
This set
ThlilMtion Wail followed by a evened
NO Knew. scoarsed et the treasons, el the ems.
sad digit some. be crowd easesecod shpt. *sir lir
tondos wu to bars the eagles is fain kfli: ihs,
Mayor's bolas. 4s &hog psalms' alts ___ dials
few randose'stowes were dung and broke some el the

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