at the Old Bailey A bill directed against the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice, the Home Secretary, and other Officers of the Crown, to which reference was made by the Recordder, Sir Ernest Wild, K. C., ata former sessions, came before the Grand Jury at the Old Bailey, on July 19. On the previous occasion notice was given that such a bill would be preferred but nothing was heard of it.
The Recorder, referring to the matter in his charge yesterday, explained {that it was the privilege of His Majesty's subjects to come before' a Grand Jury and, except-"ing in certain cases, to prefer a bill against anybody. A voluntary bill would come before them which was directed against the Crown and its officers for various offences. He had no knowledge of it except that somebody said such a bill would be preferred. To prevent rumour he would say that, it had nothing to do with any of the Irish matters recently before the Court. He had no wish to say anything which might affect the right of a subject, for it was a most important right, but the Grand Jury had to act as buffer between the Executive and the liberty of the subject.
"T do suggest," added the Recorder, "that before you find that bill you should carefully examine it, because there is no other sifting body: than yourselves. If you think it a case that should be tried you will find a true bill, but if you think it is not don't find a true bill. The person preferring it has not thought it right to take the ordinary, and I think in most cases the fairer step, of taking the matter first before a magistrate."
After the Grand Jury had completed their duties they returned into Court with their findings.
Mr. Herbert Austin, Clerk of the Court, then announced: "Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, you find no bill against Lords Wrenbury and' Phillimore, formerly Lords Justice Buckley and Phillimore; A. T. Lawrence, "now Lord 'I'reve-thin: Gordon Hewart, now Lord Chief Justice; Mr. Hullah, Master Kershaw, Mr. Stringer, the Home Secretary, the Lord Chancellor, Herbert Austin, and Fitzroy Doll for misdemeanour."
The Grand Jury were discharg fact that Miss Hart was not one of those chosen by the. adjudicators for the final trial of her class.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.