This volume, it is presumed by the author, gives what will generally be considered satisfactory evidence, though not all the evidence, of what the Common Law trial by jury really is. In a future volume, if it should be called for, it is designed to corroborate the grounds taken in this; give a concise view of the English constitution; show the unconstitutional character of the existing government in England, and the unconstitutional means by which the trial by jury has been broken down in practice; prove that, neither in England nor the United States, have legislatures ever been invested by the people with any authority to impair the powers, change the oaths, or (with few exceptions) abridge the jurisdiction, of juries, or select jurors on any other than Common Law principles; and, consequently, that, in both countries, legislation is still constitutionally subordinate to the discretion and consciences of Common Law juries, in all cases, both civil and criminal, in which juries sit. The same volume will probably also discuss several political and legal questions, which will naturally assume importance if the trial by jury should be reestablished.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. THE RIGHT OF JURIES TO JUDGE OF THE JUSTICE OF LAWS SECTION 1. SECTION 2.
CHAPTER II. THE TRIAL BY JURY, AS DEFINED BY MAGNA CARTA SECTION 1. The History Of Magna Carta SECTION 2. The Language Of Magna Carta
CHAPTER III. ADDITIONAL PROOFS OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF JURORS. SECTION 1. Weakness of the Regal Authority SECTION 2. The Ancient Common Law Juries Were Mere Courts Of Conscience SECTION 3. The Oaths of Jurors SECTION 4. The Right Of Jurors To Fix The Sentence SECTION 5. The Oaths Of Judges SECTION 6. The Coronation Oath
CHAPTER IV. THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF JURIES IN CIVIL SUITS
CHAPTER V. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED
CHAPTER VI. JURIES OF THE PRESENT DAY ILLEGAL
CHAPTER VII. ILLEGAL JUDGES
CHAPTER VIII. THE FREE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE