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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On May 23, Philip Carteret Webb, MP for Haslemere, Solicitor to the Treasury, and Fellow of the Royal Society, was tried for perjury before Lord Mansfield and judges in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster Hall. The special jury returned a not guilty verdict after half an hour's deliberation. Difficulty impanelling the jury led to one member being fined 20l.
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Yesterday at half past twelve came on before Lord Mansfield, and the other two Judges, of the Court of King's Bench, at Westminster Hall, the trial of Philip Carteret Webb, Esq; Member of Parliament for Haslemere in Surrey, Solicitor to the Treasury, and Fellow of the Royal Society, for Perjury, which continued till seven o'clock in the evening, when the jury, which was a special one, after an absence of half an hour, brought in their verdict, Not Guilty. --It was with no little difficulty that a Jury could be impannelled to try this important cause. Some of those Gentlemen who had been summoned, neglecting to attend, notwithstanding the pressing necessity for their appearance. --One of them, however, was fined 20l. for his remissness, which it is hoped will have a salutary effect upon every future occasion.
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Westminster Hall, London
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Yesterday
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verdict: not guilty; one juror fined 20l. for non-attendance
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The trial began at half past twelve and continued until seven o'clock in the evening. A special jury, after half an hour's absence, brought in the verdict of Not Guilty. Difficulty in impanelling the jury due to some summoned gentlemen neglecting to attend despite necessity; one fined 20l. for remissness.