of His Excellency's Government, as well as mine, in the Course of mine, of which he indulged in much vituperation towards the parties they came in question, had wearly exhausted his wit when the day began to be called into the box. By the time that I was called on the day, - for my reply, the third day of the trial already ended, so that I had scarcely light to read a note when my speech began, and for some considerable time was allowed to proceed literally in darkness.
Making the most of these untoward circumstances, I told the jury that I would not weary them with any analysis of my notes of evidence, but would simply make a few comments on the material portions; inasmuch as they would presently have to listen to a faithful recapitulation of all the viva voce evidence at least from the notes of the Chief Justice, and would be at liberty to inspect the documentary evidence (comprising Mr. Mitchell's own letters) for themselves at the close of my speech. I reiterated the observations which I have underlined, and I conjured
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