The trial at bar of Sir Roger C D Tichborne, bart., in the Court of Queen's bench at Westminster, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, Mr Justice Mellor, & Mr Justice Lush, for perjury, commencing Wednesday, April 23, 1873, and ending Saturday, February 28, 1874 . s on: The question is, whether there is a greatconspiracy involved in this Case on the one side or the other, andyou are a jury faii-ly and properly impanelled to decide on whichside that conspiracy lies. I will now allude to the speech of Mr. GuiLDFOKD OXSLOW. Mr. Justice Melloh : Did Mr. Whailet say more on that oc-casion ?—Mr. Hawk
The trial at bar of Sir Roger C D Tichborne, bart., in the Court of Queen's bench at Westminster, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, Mr Justice Mellor, & Mr Justice Lush, for perjury, commencing Wednesday, April 23, 1873, and ending Saturday, February 28, 1874 . s on: The question is, whether there is a greatconspiracy involved in this Case on the one side or the other, andyou are a jury faii-ly and properly impanelled to decide on whichside that conspiracy lies. I will now allude to the speech of Mr. GuiLDFOKD OXSLOW. Mr. Justice Melloh : Did Mr. Whailet say more on that oc-casion ?—Mr. Hawkixs : He spoke at length on the second day,and I shall allude to his second speech if your lordships think itmore convenient. Mr. Justice Mellok : Perhaps it would be better to deal withthe tirst meeting before alluding to the second. Mr. Hawkins : Mr. Whalley having concluded, Mr. GuiLDroEDOnslow addressed the meeting in language which I think yourlordship will hold to be intolerable in a country in which a fairtrial is so much valued on all hands. Mr. OxsLOW said that thereason they addressed the British public was that they had beenrefused a hearing in the House of Commons when they putquestions to the Ministry. Their mouths were shut in that House ;. SIR JOHN KARSLAKE, , but knowing, as they did, that they were supporting the rightman in a good and honest complaint, they had mthing left but toappeal to public opinion. Then he wenton to say that the Clai-mant had been confined in the most loathsome dungeon on acharfie which when it came to trial, would be met with a verdictof Xot Guilty. He then proceeded to comment upon evidencegiven at the late Trial, and which must be adduced in support ofthe present charge. I say nothing as to the fairness or unfairnessof thosC comments, but I think your lordships will agree with mewhen I say that they were comments which ought never to havebeen made pending the Trial, and which, being made, subjects theutterer of them to pena
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