TICHBORNE TRIAL.
It is believed that the Tichborne trial will last till July. Sergeant Ballantyne declares that he has only just begun. It is likely enough, for the leading counsel on both sides get fifty guineas a day, besides very heavy retaining fees. The expenses are enormous. A distant relative of the Tichbornes is reported to have advanced £SOOO towards carrying on the claimant's case. Some surprise is expressed at the very mild crossexamination to which most witnesses have been subjected, and much interest is felt as to the nature of the defence which the Solicitor-Greneral will set up. American visitors to the court where this cause eclebre is being tried are a good deal astonished at the degree of familiarity and jocosity which exists in our law courts. They say that no judge would venture to cut jokes, and no counsel would venture to chaff the judges and counsel as ours do, albeit in the States they do not attempt to inspire respect by wig and gown.
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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 856, 31 August 1871, Page 3
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168TICHBORNE TRIAL. Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 856, 31 August 1871, Page 3
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