Court Of Common Pleas, Fr...
The Court sat in Banco till half-past i2, but no business of any publie interest occurred. Lord Chief Justice BEST sat for the remainder of the day at NMji Prius. CONSTRUCTION OF TtiE COURT. In the course of the day, great inconvenience was felt by the Bar, by the sudden gusts of cold air which occaonally came through the venutilators in the windows. Complaints on this subject being made to the Court, their Lordship; adroitted the evil, and observed that they also soffered much froai it. Chief Justice BEST added-" I really cannot conceive how these Courts are constructed. They do not seem made for use, and are only fit to look at." Soon afterwards, some of the Jury complained much of the draughts of air which came with great force to their box, and by whicn they were much annoyed. Chief Justice BEST said, the court was altogether unfit for its object. Those who sat in it were either annoyed by a suffocating heat if the ventilators were closed, or still more annoyed by gusts of cold air if they were allowed to remain open. He had written to Colonel Stephenson (of the Board of WForks) on the subject, and he begged that the bar might meet hium at the rising of the Court, in order to point out the isconvenieceS which they felt, which he would lay before Colonlel Stephenson v, hen he arrived. COURT OF CMOAMrtO PT.NAR P,,,v ml.v 1A