Smyrna times., 1858-10-28
Trial by Jury.

Il is said that Lord Campbell, Chief Justice of Eng
land intends introducing bill into the next session q
Parliament, TO give the majority of iury full powe
Of returning a verdict.
The opponents of the change argue that as
in criminal cases each iuryman axes this oath
"YOu shall we'll and truly try, and true deliv-
erance make, between our sovereign lady the
Queen and the prisoner at the bar whom Won
shall have IN charge, and true verdict give
according to the evidence, so help you God''
The verdict of ma jorty could not be the trne
verdict of jury, when it would be a false yer-
dict according TO the minority. Chief Justice
Vaughan, discussing this question, said, ITO
what end is the jury to be returned out of the
vicinsge, whence the case of action rOusetb !:
TO what end are they challenged so scrupulous.
Iy to the array and poll to what end must they
have IN many cases the vier, for their exacter
Information, chiefly if after all this they impli-
city must give verdict by the dictates ind
authority Of another man ~
Lord Campbell is native of Scotland, where the
vote Of the majority makes The verdict.
Electioneering in England.
AcorrespondenI of the New York Express in n late
letter to that journal gives the following account of
she manner Of conducting elections in Eng md
There are some local elections IN progress in
but some of their caucussing and preparations.
Being at ReIgate the other day, twenty-five
miles southeast of London, near The famous old
rOtten Borough q" Saruln," where there were
Out halt dozen voters, and yet sent a member
10 Parllament.-l looked into a Commit ee
Room. There were piles of large placards and
small handblllS In dOggerel rhyme, but no tick
cts. pOn enquiry, it brought up the whole
forgotten subject of the ballot box in England.
aad an interesting talk with some of the Com.
lnltteeI who were Radicals, OIL this subject fol- |
lowed. There are evils connected with our
system, but TO compel every man,-cspeciaily
such dspendants us the masses are in Eng nd
upon great landhOlders, TO declare openly in A
crowded room, for whom he wishes his vote re-
corded, is the utter destruction of all freedom
IN elections. They inquired minutely INTO the
workings OF our ballot system, aud seemed
deeply Indignant that 1t could not be introduced
lntO England. In Reigate the different tayerns
and coffee houses were pasted over with pla-
cards oil their tdVorIte candidate, but there WAS
nothing Dungent or exciting, aud little except
the name, aud some emphatic expression like
"People's Candidate" or the candidate OF
80 Law and Order" One huge placard con-
'alned the names off large Committee. Among
them were all the nobility and gentry Of The
nelghbOrhood, and four ciergyn.en, three of
them Of the Church Of England, and one s.
senter That IN our country would st4rle the !
people, and justly bring a storm of Indignation O
against the clergy. Another thing | learned,
and that is, the great expense Of the elections ,
all of which is paid by the candidates. A
recent local, uncontested election in England c
cost the candidate over $1,000. The expenses {
OF contested elections are enormous. If this b
system were introduced with US it would have
Its advantages, and check something of politi-
cal ambition. s