... upon the position or character of the prosecutor, he submitted that from the facts in the case the prisoner was proved to be speaking the truth, and he called upon the jury to say so by their verdict. Mr. Justice Talfourd then summed up the case with very ...

... and before the close of tbe day a deficiency of 1000/., occurring in 1840, was made out. Tne total amount of defalcation, speaking from data which have been collected, is about 1 0,000/., and it is believed Mr. Johnson and his brother have sufficient property ...

... called, were precluded from all oppor- tunity of expressing themselves as they would have done, had they been permitted to speak. He thought that the peopie of England should be made acquainted with the scandalous manner in which the public opinion of ...

... in the gallery.) Colonel Ward then presented himself to speak against the amendment, but his appearance was the signal for renewed uproar. Placing his hand to his month in the manner of a speaking trumpet, he succeeded in pitching his voice so high as ...

... less motive for observing upon the spirit by which these meetings are so happily animated. The proceedings at the meetings speak for them- selves, and in the speeches of the noblemen and gentlemen who take part in them will be found, given indeed with ...

... the Crown was honestly entitled, for that sum had been struck off by the taxing officer. He could not tiust bis feelings to speak of such a proceeding. He asked what would be said of him as a tradesman if he sent in a bill exceeding by 256/. what he was ...

... mighty metropolis itself — had grown up under the shelter of commercial protection. The conclu sion of Mr. Ellman's speech speaks the sentiment of 09 out cf 100 of the farmers of England : — •' As to the burdens of land, he would mentnn the esse of a Prussian ...

... continue (cheers) . They had since then three years of free trade ; they had passed the years 1847, 1818, arid 1849. He would speak of 1847 presently. He would now only refer to the years 1848 and 1849. lt would be in the recolletion of all those who heard ...

... and said to me, I have something particular to communicate to you. I asked him what it was, and as soon as he was able to speak — for he seemed quite overpowered by his feelings— he said : About 1 8 years ago I was engaged in a smuggling affair at ...

... verdict of acquittal was, that no triumph ought to be given to either party. Such were the words of a secretary of state, # speaking of a case where an officer of the executive had accused men of the gravest crimes, with a confidence that must cause the ...

... land,, ot the aforesaid quality, is able to grow wheat after wAea* successively, year after year, because that statement speaks for itself to any one who knows a plough from » harrow; but leaving that dictum to be taken for aa winch »* it is worth, I ...

... take the opportunity of venting his indignation with re- gard to one particular point. It was this — that in writing and speaking among the free-trade party, and more parti- cularly in the columus of their great enemy, the Times newspaper, he was disgusted ...