Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-03-06
oirepon ienrs ofthe Eastern II
District Court.
WIscassErsF Feb. 25, is,

Blanchard, Dresden Paul Bradford, Thomas
ton James Bryant, Union; Ambrose Cobb,
Warren Judah Delano, Cd, Friendship; Am
brose Glidden, Whitefeld; Edward Hodgkins,
Bath /; Dan'l Holway, Bowdoinham Joseph
c. Libby, Richmond :; John Linekin, St.
George Benz. d. Mctcalf, Damariscotta
Elisha r. Palermo, Nobleboro Ammi c.
Reed, Lewiston; John Siders, Waldoboro
Zeba Smith. Topsham. ... .a-.t.
. Supernulncraries- Williams, Bow
doin; Joseph c. Libby, Richmond.
The charge of Judge Rice TO this Jury was
comprehensive, and treated at some length of
the higher lane doctrine that is a1oat in the
community. It's pertnency 10 the present
juncture of political affairs induced the bar 10
to solicit a copy for ublication--which you
have doubtless ere this, received for The col
umns of the Times. So long as the legal tai
ent Of the country continues sound, the people
may rely upon the faithful and prompt support
of the laws, and it is gratifying to see the
hearty and unanimous concurrence which the
Judges sentiments met with, from the members
of the bar present. ,-...... ..
The Traverse Juries were cmpaneled as
follows -
Isl JWy-John Chadbourne, Forcmdn-Ab-
ner Baker, Edwin Catlin, VIM. Crowley,
James A. Decker, Wcstbrook Greenleaf, Isaac
Hodgman, James Jones, John L. Preston,
Mark Rand, Washington Robbins, Francis
| Southwick. ..,.-
I'd Jwy-David Bailey, Foreman-Wm.
Adams, Augustus Alden, Nath'l Coombs, Da-
vid Creighton, Thos. Emmons, Joseph S. Ell
| liot, John Ham, Leander Martin, Robert Shcr-
man, George Watts, Obed Ware.
Supcrnwneraries-Joseph White, VIM. NJ.
Reed, James Timer, Simon White.
Among the Improvements that the County
Commissioners have been making on the Court
House the past year, is the entire remodeling
of the Court Room, upon the most approved
and convenient plan. The transformation of
the dingy-looking, old-fashioned and uncom-
Portable hall of justice into the present neat,
modern and convenient room, must be highly
satisfactory 10 all whose business requires their
attention at Court. The old room was com
pletely stripped and reconstructed upon an en-
tirely new plan. Immediately in front of the
Bench, is a new and convenient desk for the
Clerk, and a large area of some 20 by 25 feet,
enclosed by handsome mahogany railing,)
exclusively for the benefit and accommodation
of the members of the bar. The entire room
is handsomely carpeted, and within the area
for the bar, are five mahogany tables of some
5 by 3 feet in dimensions, and one long table
of about double the length of the others, con-
tanning drawers and other conveniences.-
There are also two dozen mahogany stuffed
chairs within this area. In the rear are Two
circular mahogany ratings, with two rows of
circular settees, for spectators-also, on either
side of the room the like number of ratings
with chairs and settecs for the juries, officers
of court, and spectators. The prisoner docks
are dispensed with-whie two neat, semicir-
cular wtness-stands are substituted in the
place of the former awkward ones. The labor
and material of this room was furnished by
contract, for the sum of S625-and is very
creditable TO the conractors-who, however.
find themselves hardly remunerated, at the
above price.
The room formerly occupied by the Library
is now converted into a lobby for the acc5mmo-
dation of Attorneys and their clients, in which
boxes are constructed for the temporary safe
keeping of papers, &c.
On either side of the Judge, and leading d.
rect from the Jury seats are doors opening into
jury rooms-an excellent arrangement by
which the annoyance heretofore experienced
by the Juries passing to and from their rooms
through the length of the Court room. is avoid
ed
A neat Library room is fitted up over the
Jury rooms-and taken altogether the County
of Lincoln can now boast of furnishing as
handsome and convenient Court room as any
other County in the Slatc-not excepting Cnm-
berland, which has recently done like ''hand-
some thing in remodeling the Court room at
Portland.
In this connection, we might also allude to
the other improvements that the County build
ing has experienced recently. An addition of
some twenty-one feet TO the house was found
necessary in order TO enlarge the several Coun-
tv officcs-rot one of which was provided with
safes suitable for the proper preservation ofthe
County books and papers The Clerks office
together with the Register of Deeds, and Reg
lister of Probate, have been enlarged and fur
nished with secure ire-proof safes, bricked up,
of 10 or IL feet square. A more convenient
Grand Jury room has also been constructed.
These alterations seemed 10 have been inds-
pensably necessary-still, the propriety of ex-
pending some seven thousand dollars, at this
particular time, when SO strong necessity en-
lists for a division of the County, might be
questioned.
Speaking of this matter-the division of the
County-every term of the Court augmen,s its
necessity. At the present term, for instance,
there is one of the largest entry of new actions
that has been made for years-fce hundredand
.ffly-Gght in numbcr-while the old docket
embraces eleren hundred and dghteen' Com
ment upon this state of affairs is unnecessary.
SATURDAY, March l.
The Grand Jury arose this morning-hav-
ing found nine bills, as follows g.
State rs. VIM. Miller, of Rath-aggravated
assault Tt