A New and Enlarged Collection of Speeches; Containing Several of Importance with Memoirs of Mr. Curran (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819. Excerpt: ... England allows, but which ours refuses; collected in (hat box by a person, certainly no friend to Mr. Rowan, certainly not very deeply interested in giving him a very impartial Jury. Feeling' this, as 1 am persuaded you do, you cannot be surprised, however you may be distressed, at the mournful presage, with which an anxious public is led to fear the worst from your possible determination. But 1 will not, for the justice and honour of our common country, suffer my mind to be borne away by such melancholy anticipation. I will not relinquish the confidence that this day will be the Eeriod of his sufferings; and, however mercilessly he has een hitherto pursued, that your verdict will send him home to the arms of his family, and the wishes of his country. But if, which heaven forbid it hath still been unfortunately determined, that because he has not bent to power and authority, because he would not bow down before the golden calf, and worship it, he is to be bound and cast into the furnace; 1 do trust in God, that there is a redeeming spirit in the constitution, which will be seen to walk with the sufferer through the flames, and to preserve him unhurt by the conflagTation. rjLoud applause followed the conclusion of this speech; and upon leaving the Court, Mr. Currnn was drawn home by the populace, who took the horses from his carriage. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, TUESDAY, FEB. 4th, 1794. The Recorder applied to set aside the verdict given in the case of Archibald Hamilton Rowan, Esq. The application was grounded upon different affidavits sworn in Court, charging--1st, One of the Jurors with a declaration against Mr. Rowan, previous to trial.--2dly, Partiality in oite of the High Sheriffs.--3dly, That John Lyster, the principal evidence, was not to be believed u...