...Jury Bill of 1791, (continueJ.) 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 din-Hal, by the court or judge...

...and temporal, and Commons in this pre" sent Parliament assembled, and by the authority " of the same, That, on every such trial, the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give a general ver" diet of Guilty or Not guilty upon the whole matter " put in issue upon such indictment or information...

...in Cases of Libel." This statute enacts and declares, that onerrry trial for this offence, the Jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty, upon the whole matter, and shall not be required to find the defendant guilt)', merely on proof of publication, but may enter...

...»." But ODTJORT- the Jcgiflature, by a declaratory aftb, removed all doubt of the right of juries to give a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter at ifiue c. Inftance of IN Scotland, no fuch diftinction betwixt libels and other "f^rded'in °ffenc06...

...and temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that, on every such trial, the jury sworn to try the...information; and shall not be required or directed, the court or judge before whom such indictment or information shall be tried, to find the defendant...

...declares and en" acts, that on every trial of an indictment or information for a " libel, the jury may give a general verdict of guilty or not " guilty, upon the whole matter in issue, and shall not be requir" ed or directed, by the Judge, to find the delinquent guilty, " merely...

...jury, impannelled to try the same, to give their verdict upon the whole matter in issue ;" enacts, that " on every 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 or information ; and...

...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,...

...give " their verdict upon the whole matter in issue : Be it therefore *f' declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every such trial the Jury " sworn to try...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...

...upon the whole matter in issue : Be it therefore " declared and enacted, by, &c. That on every snch trial the Jury " sworn to try the issue, may give...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...