Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-08
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a Young French girl wa before Mon
treal court the other day charged with q
petty offence. and her case was suspended.
The prisoner 10 her fright heard only por-
ti1u 0t the word UeRGu and Is almost insane
under the Lelusi0n that she Is under SEN
tenco O. Bee hanged, DO assurance u the
contrary removing her anxiety and dread.
A IRE on the morning of tae 21th uir.
80 the tanneries lust outside the CITY limits
1i Montreal destroyed ten teuemcut~, ZEN
dcIinr D. families hlme.e-~- los SD
00o.
Palace cars run through from Prescott o.
Ottawa ou Mondays, " ecne-1ays and tri-
day-. and from Ottawa. tuesday, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
The number Of prJhibitory petitions pour
iug ID % the Dominion Parliament IS great
cr than has ever before been presented g.
that body on any question whatever. len
Thousand Oue hundred arl uIuc signature
were presented III one day
The verdict IN therecent libel suit against
the M0nrea Witness was perfect farce.
The Jurors were English anu French and
could nor understand each other. and they
rot the case So mixed that some OF them
thought they were irving the plaintiff Tor
the offence that the NnncsS had charged
against him Finally after much question
ing. the court assumed o. understand them
% ind q verdict ot guilty. whereup0n the
defendants. vino ihaye since moved for
new trial filed the following protest as a
foundation for lt " The Jurors having
come into court and having tir-t answered,
some non c0upahle some guilty, and the
Interpreter having stated that the Jurors
had mixed the partc-. NOT knowing Who
were accused anu who WAS the prosecutor.
and they were addressed by the court. one
iuryman (Gillen) stated that they all agreed
70 ind the defendants guilty except one,
richmond then Redmond stated that he
did not agree with the Others, bui alter all
would acquiesce-the defendants protest
against the reception ot such verdict
a large and influential meeting was held
at Montreal recently. with reference o the
Jury system and the law OF libel ReSoll-
tons we've passed Clndemnatory Cd. the pres
ont Jury system. a committee was appoint
ed 10 prepare o petition % Parliament 10
amend the law Increasing the qualifications
Of iurymen. and 10 make the Jaw for libel
IN TINS country the same a- in England.
Two jurors were fined 50 each the other
day Tor delaying court - MINUTES in
Montreal.
Small p5z is diminishing iu 81. Johns,
but the sou. condition of the streets iayors
the spread of c1ntlci0n.
\ bill has been introduced Ia tie Cana
dian house ol commons o. abolish capital
punishment
Eiol * last accounts was IL Quebec
Daring q recent discussion on the militia
bill. Just passed IN the Dominion Parliament.
thepremicr. M. Mckenzie, said the Govern
men1 intends TO place the whole force under
thccontr1i Of Major Genera OF the British
Army. TO have 1t less numerous on paper but
better paid and organized. and % cstablisha
military college on the W est Point plan for
the thorough training OF officers.
The Speaker Of the Prince Edward Island
Assembly Is IN q quandary. lie has been
elected to the General Parliament. and il Is
necessary Tor him 10 resign his seatIn the
local Parliament. Un0cr the Jaw. resigna-
tionS must be placed IN the Speaker hands.
and the poor man and his icllow-c0untry-
men are wondering how the thing Is To be .
done.
Montreal las . " Commercial Traveller,
Total Abstinence Society with $50 mem /
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