 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 734 էջ
...such trial, the jury, sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict of gnilty or not guilty, npon the whole matter put in issue, upon such indictment...required or directed by the court or judge, before whom the indictment, &c. shall be tried, to find the defendant guilty, merely on the proof of the publication... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 636 էջ
...afiembled, and by the " authority of the fame, That, on every fuch trial, the " jury fworn to try the iffue, may give a general verdict of " GUILTY or NOT GUILTY, upon the whole matter put in " iffue upon fuch Indictment or Information; and (hall not " be required, or directed, by the Court,... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1809 - 638 էջ
...the Court, or Judge, before " \vhom fuch Indiftment, or Information, fhall be tried, to find 18? " find the defendant, or defendants, guilty, merely on the " proof of the publication by fuch defendant, or defendants, " of the paper charged to be a libel, and of the fenfe afcribed " to... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1810 - 412 էջ
...therefore *f' declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every such trial the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict of Guilty or "*' Not guilty, upon the whole matter put to issue on such indict" ment or information i— and shall not be required or directed " by the Court... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 420 էջ
...therefore " declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every snch trial the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict of Guilty or " Not guilty, upon the whole matter put to issue on snch indict" ment or information ; — and shall not be required or directed " by the Court... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 668 էջ
...respecting the functions of Juries in cases of Libel," which Act directs, that " on every such trial, I he Court or judge before whom such indictment or information shall be tried, shall, according to his or their discretion, give their or his opinion and directions to the Jury in... | |
 | Isaac 'Espinasse - 1812 - 350 էջ
...32 G to. 3. с. бо. " That on «very trial of an indictment or information for a libel, the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the cr in iflue, and (hall not be required or directed by the court or judge before whom fuch indioment... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1813 - 710 էջ
...issue; and it is then declared and enacted that on every such trial the Jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put to issue upon such indictment or information, and shall not be required or directed by the Court before... | |
 | James Ridgway - 1813 - 416 էջ
...therefore " declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every such trial the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general verdict of Guilty or '' Not guilty, upon the whole matter put to issue on such indict" meat or information ;—and shall: not be required or directed " by the Court... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1814 - 378 էջ
...indictment or information for the making or publishing of any libel, it shall be competent to 1 he jury to give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue, and that the jury shall not be required or directed by the court to find the defendant guilty merely... | |
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... the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue upon such indictment or information... 
