Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-22

ven that jury OF this kindhad once Lei,,
been all' wed here. The counsel also ?.
ferred TO the rerort Of tie, judges Of ,bs
Supreme Court upon the English s,a,u,o.
in force in Pennsylvania Among which tho
one in question is included.
On the part OF the commonwealth, itw.,
contended that an English statute. bonn.
enacted at time when the deepdan, !,
similar prosecution was not allowed conn
sci to assist hun, was intended solely 70
give an accused alien the chance of bs;,c
understood by at least half the Jury whom
he addressed: that a, Ibis time. AMI n,ri
culally in this country, defendant, alwav.
at liberty to speak through his coup,e,
needed nothing of this kind tina. in far,
the effect would be adverse TO the defend
ant, as half the jury de medintate nigh, no,
understand the counsel who spoke for him.
that to allow the application would o,lv
tend to embarrass and prCcrastinate ths
operations of justice, without. in the small.
est degree, contributing to give The detep.
dant fairer trial. In respect to the 10.
cision in DalIas's Reports, it was observed
that il took place very early after cure.
Emancipation from English government, and
English law and before our legislature, bad
made any provisions respecting juries: that
since, hover, by an act of assembly passed
in 1905, the Legislature had obviously
taken the matter into consideration. and
had made all the law upon The subject,
which could with propriety be now re,
cognized as en- force.
The court hold the subject under ad.
visement.
TO the readers ofthe Franklin Gazette,
who are not nicely versed in the history
and formation OF our code, will il not ap.
pear singular, that a Freedman should in
the nineteenth century, and in the state Of
Pennsylvania. demand the benefit of an
English statute, passed in the year I5Jol
From tie New- York Columbian, June &c.
The following interesting letter reeds
no comment. and we trust will receive the
immediate notice of all concerned
.New- Rochelle, June Is.
To the editor of the New York Columbian:
SIR-I have read with aslonishment,
and | may almost say with Indignation, the
very many details, Of deaths OF persons,
occasioned hy the bite of dogs affected
with hydrophobia. with establishment,
that a disease should be permitted to arrive
to crisis when all eyertions are vain and
useless and with Indignation because l
verify believe that the members of the
Medical Society in this county, were well
informed that Jesse Lewis, of Mamaroneck
has an infa|lible remedy in case of bite by
mad dogs if applied within two weeks
from the infection OF the wound which
information they ought to have made
known. In the case of the lad in Lombar-
dy street, mentioned in your paper ofyes.
terday. authorize you to state TO his pa
rents or friends. that Lewis will cure him
to certainty, if Immediately applied 10.
can satisfy the most incredulous oF'he
efficacy of its regimen. if necessary, andl
assure you | should not have said thus
much. i'll had not been uitness to its sue.
cess, am. sir, yours. &c.
JACOB BARLOW.
The bank of Hudson has shut up shop.
and made an assignment of its property
for the benefit of its creditors-honorary