The Nature of an Oath.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 140, 16 July 1872, Page 6

The Nature of an Oath.

A envious discussion on what ma v be cal a point of 10-.il etiquette, took place dm the hearing of a case in one of the un-c ma Courts recently. A female witness ■ about being sworn to give evidence, an hvi the orderly of the courtjollered the idi'al; her, tile hand she held forth to iva-.-ivc iti covered with a remarkably neadv-iit; olive-coloured kid glove. The orderly sired her to remove her glove, wherein the counsel on the side for which trie wita appeared, remarked that it was not a an! of any consequence, and that as the wait was so cold the witness might retain ! glove as it was. On this the le treed gent man on the opposite side ins s : ed on glove coming oh, and appealed to tin* Cm The policeman who was about to admins tac oath was oblined •, and apparently 1m hed, lor he oh-sawed that during “an ea-t cnee of 1 wen tv years in such mat: n, never saw the nke, and he evidently ivgm ‘die whole proceeding as a species of sac lie The Magistrate tluew oil upon tlie in mb waters, by saying that it was the usiul c bun b> take the oa‘b while the Scapia remnnmd in the uncovered hand, but hei not aware that the ceremony would bel solemn, or Inuding on the conscience hj lesser degree-, if tlie hand wore kept coven Tim argument was ear short by tlie Lull'll •salt removing her glove, which she had b( oinle.ivouring to do all tlie time, but the tense c.-Id mi idling her lingers delayed In in the same cise, another witness refused tak(> the ordinary form of oath from conscif iions scruples, A form of affirmation, whi ho d; dared to bo binding on his consciea was administered to him by the Court.—lf iuccr A/'./ns.