Excerpt from The Old World and the New: Being a Continuation of His 'Experiences'

System of law - America and England - A death sentence Delay - Objections to - Reasons for - English system - Haste - NO Court Oppeal - Desirability Of - Equity judges - Their inexperience - Character Of - Ridiculous results - Evil conse quences - Criminal trial - Serious blunder - The Staunton case - Popular indignation - Cockburn - His interference Modification of sentence - Release of prisoner -. Question of appeal - Necessity in capital cases - Its justice in every case Existence in civil cases - ~sir James Fitzjames Stephen - A criminal code - Difficulty Of - Evidence of a wife - Murder case - Rush - Another trial - Alibi proved - Position of a wife - In¿uence of criminal trials - Capital punishment - My change of Opinion xii contents.

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