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stating that they must not expect them that night; and their notes were dispatched by the officer of the Court. As it had now become evident to both parties that they could not convince the other, the matter ceased to be one of argument, and became one of starvation. At this stage of the proceeding, the jurors formed themselves into detached groups, and amused themselves as they could in their dark, hungry, and desolate situation. It was a Vauxhall night; and one of the jury attempted to console his fellows by reminding them that at twelve o'clock at night they would have the fire-works at Vauxhall to enlighten their darkTwelve o'clock came, but the fire-works, though they were heard, were not seen, for the towers of the Abbey intervened, and interrupted the line of vision. Mr. Godsall, at this hour of the night, was rather obstreperous. He stamped about the room in a great passion, and committed other extravagancies. Mr. Sawyer, having heard all that could be said against him, and having said all that he could say in his own behalf, now prepared himself for sleep, by taking off his coat, rolling it up, and placing it as a pillow upon some chairs, which he had put together to serve him as a bed. His brother jurors expressed dissatisfaction at this proceeding, and urged many objections to his novel mode of discharging the duties of a juryman. After giving them such answer as he

thought proper, and recommending his seconder, Mr. Cooke, to follow his example, on the ground 'that sleep was the best antidote against the evils of fasting, he proceeded to carry his own advice into execution as rapidly and comfortably as he could under existing circumstances. This was the gentleman who was described in our paper of Saturday as seen lying upon some chairs at one of the periods when the room was opened by the officer to attend to the complaints of the jury. Day-light at last dawned upon these unhappy jurors, but brought with it little relief to their misery. At half-past five, Mr. Sawyer, who was the only person that had been able to sleep soundły, awoke, and told his brothers in thraldom that he was as much refreshed by his sleep as if he had taken a meal. This was not a very delightful annunciation to those gentlemen who were suffering under the want of sleep and the want of sustenance. To Mr. Godsall it proved particularly exasperating; he exhibited symptoms of temporary insanity; he jumped upon a bench, and threatened destruction to Mr. Sawyer, for detaining him from his family, by his obstinate opposition. He then seized his cane, which was of considerable thickness, and struck it so forcibly upon the Judge's seat as to make several indentations, and did not cease from this violence till he had broken it completely into shivers. He

then began to rail with great vehemence against Mr. Sawyer, who had the good sense not to make any answer to his ravings. This appeared to offend him still more: he cried out, I shall go mad, I shall go mad, he-he' (pointing to Mr. Sawyer,) is cutting my throat with a feather.' He then made a spring at that gentleman, and would certainly have done him some injury, had he not been prevented by the strong arms of those that surrounded him. It has been stated, that he then endeavoured to tear up a bench as a weapon, and that he broke a window in endeavouring to escape; but we have reason to believe that there is no truth in either of these statements. He sunk, at last, into a silent melancholy, and was for some time quiet from complete exhaustion.

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Very early in the morning, the question had been narrowed to this point-whether the verdict should be a farthing or forty shillings. Mr. Sawyer was obliged to consort with his silent but effective seconder, Mr. Cooke. Whenever he approached any of the groups into which the other jurors had formed themselves, they fled from him as from a pestilence. The consequence was, that he was flung upon his own resources for amusement, and at seven o'clock was seen seated at the window, gazing very placidly on the pas sengers in the street. Poor Mr. Godsall could not, however, conduct himself thus quietly: he

attempted to force himself out of Court, but was unsuccessful, in spite of all his protestations. that parties within were driving him to madness."

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"A seaman coming before the judges of the Admiralty for admittance into an office of a ship bound for the Indies, was by one of the judges much slighted, as an insufficient person for that office he sought to obtain; the judge telling him, 'that he believed he could not say the points of his compass.' The seaman answered, that he could say them, under favour, better than he could say his pater-noster.' The judge replied, That he would wager twenty shillings with him upon that. The seaman taking him up, it came to trial and the seaman began, and said all the points of his compass very exactly the judge likewise said his paternoster: and when he had finished it, he required the wager, according to agree. ment, because the seaman was to say his compass better than he his pater-noster, which he had not performed. Nay, I pray, Sir, hold,' quoth the seaman, 'the wager is not finished; for I have but half done:' and so he immediately said his compass backward very exactly; which the judge failing of in his pater-noster, the seaman carried away the prize." (Bacon's Apothegms.)

ANECDOTE OF SIR MATTHEW HALE,

"Not long after he was made a judge, which was in the year 1653, when he went the circuit, a trial was brought before him at Lincoln, concerning the murder of one of the townsmen, who had been of the king's party, and was killed by a sol dier of the garrison there. He was in the fields with a fowling-piece on his shoulder, which the soldier seeing, he came to him, and said it was. contrary to an order which the Protector had made, That none who had been of the king's party should carry arms;' and so he would have forced it from him; but as the other did not re-. gard the order, so being stronger than the soldier, he threw him down, and having beat him, he left him. The soldier went into the town, and told one of his fellow-soldiers how he had been used ;: and got him to go with him, and lie in wait for the man, that he might be revenged on him. They both watched his coming to town, and one of them went to him to demand his gun, which he refusing, the soldier struck at him, and as they were struggling, the other came behind, and run his sword into his body, of which he presently died. It was in the time of the assizes, so they were both tried; against the one there was no evidence of forethought felony, so he was only found guilty of manslaughter, and burnt in the