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haps neither pleasantly nor rapidly to the gentlemen engaged in them.

"About half past eight o'clock several jurymen wrote to their families 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 condition. It was a Vauxhall night; and one of them 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 darkness. Twelve 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. Goodsall at this hour of the night was rather obstreporous. 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 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 this 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 as comfortably as he could. under existing circumstances. This was the gentleman