The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-11-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

AND TEIE OATH.  At the London Sheriffs' Court, on Friday, a juror objected to taking the oath. The Under-Sheriff asked his reason, to which the juror replied that his conscience prevented him from taking any oath —The Under-Sheriff You are not called on to take any oath.—The Juror: But we are called on to swear th.t we will apeak the truth, and that I object to.—The Under-Sheriff: All you are required to do is to take some oath according to your conscience.—The Juror: I consider it a scandal that jurymen should be called on to swear that we shall speak the truth—The Under-Sheriff: What the law requires at you is that you will, to the best of your conscience, ch cide betwetn the parties at law.— The Juror (indignantly): I object to the principle of swearing that I will sneak the truth. The Scri(tufts tell is that we shall speak the truth, and that I an: willing to do without any swearitg.—Th Jory: "Noesense."—The Under-Sheriff: I cantle have you on the jury unless you are prepared r. take some form of oath. —lhil Juror: In the High Ccuit of Justice I an, allowed to go' and I do nut see why I should nit be allowed to do so in the Sheriffs' Court.—The Unuer-Sheriff : But this is equisalent to the High Court.—The Juror: Nevertireless., I &ire to taking an oath that I will speak the truth. My conscience tells me to speak the truth, and I'll do so without any swearing.—The Unch r-Sheriff: Very w.ll, then. I shall require you to tn. here at the rnxt court, and in the meat:thee I trust that you will have altered your inind. —The Juror . That I shall not do. I have fo,eht this point out at Itowle met Police-court, and was lined £5. I then told them that if they put me to al,y expense I would go to the High Court.—The Uneer-Sh riff: Leave the box, and attend here in a fortnight.  ADVERTISEMENTS IN RURAL DISTRICTS The bill to prohibit advertisements in pudic places in rural districts is backed by Mr. Caine, Mr. CIITZOII, Sir T. Sutherland, Mr. John Burns, Mr. Birrell, and Mr. Jacob Bright. The preamble states that it is expedient to prohibit the raising of unsightly erections, which destroy the beauty of the rural scenery of Great Britain and Ireland ;and the five clauses of the bill are as follows: "(1) Na peeson shall affix to or inscribe, mark, engrave, or otherwise delineate on, or allow to be affixed to or inscribed, marked, engraved, or otherwise delimitated on, any pillar, post, gate, fence, fencewall, hoarding, board, tree, or any other thing whatsoever, so as to be visible to any person b3ing on or passing along any highway, main road, toce_path, bridle path, railro.d, canal, navigable river, or any place open ti the public, any picture, or primed er writ,en matter, or any advertisements, or signs of any sort whatsoever. (2) Any person contravening this At shall, on conviction, he lioble to a penalty not exceeding £.5 for each suet' offence, to be recovered in manne• provided by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts. (3) Nothing in this Act shall apply to any place within the boundarie. of any Parliamentary or municipal bor: ugh ar within the district of any urban sanitary authority ; or to any place within the district of any- urban sanitary authority ; or to any place nithin the precincts of any railway station, pier, or landingplace; or to any guide or siotposts erected lay with the sanction of any I,:blic authority or by any railway company. (4) Nothing in this Act shad apply to ady advertisement on or affixed to any derailing-house; or to any advertisement erected by any person upon land which is in the occupation of that person to advertise any business or trade which is carried on by that person upon that land: or to advertisements for the sale or letting of an 3 lands or tenements upon which the advertisements are erected. (5) This Act may be cited as the Advertisements Act, 1893."  The proceedings under the receiving order recently made in the London Bankruptcy Court against Mr. Havelock Wilson, M P. for Muldlesborough, were on Fri,lay staved until December Ist. In the event of an appeal being lodged, the proce:dings are, it Is stated, to be stayed until after the hearing of the appeal. A ghastly discovery was made at daylight, on Friday morning, in Cannon-street, Blackburn. A passer-by noticed a scarf attached to some railings in front of the entrance to a cellar, and looking down the area was horrified to find the body ol a man suspended by his neck. The man, who wa: quite dead, is said to be a working-man of th: name of Ball, but no reason for his suicide has come to light. Photographer: "7,C10w; madam, if it is not asking —er—too much of you, will you—er—kindly make an effort to—ah—to look pleasant? It will only be for a moment." Rosalie: "What makes you think he is in love with you ?" Violet: "The first time he called be left his gloves, the second time his cane, and last night he forgot his hat." Faint heart won.—Dora: "And how many times did you refuse Jack before you accepted him ? " Ethel: "Only once. He set-used so discouraged I was afraid to try it again."