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Commercial Gazette (Newspaper) - January 4, 1872, London, Middlesex THE COMMERCIAL GAZETTE ESTABLISHED A.D. 1853. This is supplied to the Members of the Mercantile Association who are earnestly requested to keep its contents strictly and not in any way divulge them to a CHIEF 39, MOORGATE 6, I 14, NORTH JOHN I ' | MESSRS. S. J. BENNETT & attention of our Subscribers is particularly requested to the fallowing observance of which would facilitate much the carrying out of the objects of the All inquiries in the Reference should give Christian name or and residence of parties inquired about in also the name of the county in which the town is as there are many towns of the same name in different Upon the announcement of a meeting of or an offer of the Subscriber should forward such notice to the Chief in order that he might be and his interests in some cases an advantageous arrangement Blight be made for All debta forwarded for collection should be accompanied with the Christian and surnames of the as well a3 of the in with a copy vi the and any bills of exchange the creditor may hold. Whenever a debt has passed into the hands of the solicitor to the the interference of the creditor cannot be as it may involve both the creditor and liability and Any subscriber neglecting this must be held responsible for the costs As the general objects of the Agency can be more effectually accomplished by a numerous body of it is hoped that each subscriber will feel it to be bath his interest and duty to recommend the Association to his No. 947* JANUARY 4, 1872. Vol. LIABILITY TO SERVE ON The following letter appeared in a number of the Daily ews interregnum in the Tichborne case the the that there is an will you kindly afford space in your valuable columns for following partly partly upon present Jury Act 10, Dec. 20. as a most influential member foe the I venture to address myself upon the subject of the existing abominable Jury Act. It compels all who are summoned on special jury oases I- am to attend court for a whole if not under a which the judge has power to impose as high as per diem for This law is so oppressive and not to say where a juryman has no partner to attend to his affairs during so long a compulsory that I you will deem your active interference well bestowed in an endeavour to procure its early r Few members of Parliament could render greater a large mercantile community than yourself if you bring about a reform in this branch of our I remain your most obedient J. ft. B. ' | Foreman of the Grand Jury at Clerkenwell on the 21st and 22nd August To Baron Lionel de Baron private secretary replied i New St. 21. Major Snell's and will Mr. at his oblige him with Yesterday when released from the jury I waited upon that after a short borrowed his to prevent any jotted down the result of my and changed one word at his as follows On seeing Major he kindly told me Baron present law required but recommended a largely signed appeal being made to the Government during the stating facts * showing forth the present to Snell my note of what Mr. Justice Hannen recommended to the jury he addressed on the 21st and which I had fortuitously His lordship said that he had received a letter from a juror complaining of the working of the jury and took occasion say that appeals were made to judges to relieve jurymen from hardship or but that jurors should address themselves to members of Parliament to get the existing law altered or for themselves were not allowed to exercise any discretionary The subject upon which I thus address you being happily unconnected with any political I hope it will receive the support of the entire and I remain your humble ' J. E. Bace 10, Dec. 23. Complaints of the liability of good citizens to serve on juries of become very Merchants and other men of business protest against the losses to themselves which absence from their affairs Undoubtedly the inconvenience is The discharge of every public duty that is not paid for is attended with some personal so Englishmen have ever been ready .to and great public spirit faithfully to the duties of Members of of Boards of and of Municipal For many centuries our forefathers have served upon not only without but with satisfaction and The jury system has been described as the palladium of pur and in history its sacred privileges have ever been watched with a jealous eye by the We excuse the impatience with which this honourable burden is borne by some classes we remember that they speak without and under irritation from the momentary inconvenience which serving on juries entails upon They do not remember whenever they serve upon a they are but paying for the advantages of the free institutions of this They do not while they devote time and experience to settle the disputes of their they have precisely the same right to call upon their neighbours to investigate their own The special juror who complains of 0^fipjCfyw.'hiB., business for some few days has the right to call fellow citizens in return to sit for weeks months in the any law complication in which it may be his to-be f But if we are to bo hurried into a new agitation on this let us consider for a moment what may or can result which it is likely to bring We forget that a recent attempt to reform the old 0ystm\.bf:^^-^rc!^iihe^ation;Qf jurors

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