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defined and enumerated in some Act to be passed relating to the subject. 2. That the 
mode of summoning special jurors for the trial of causes in London and Middlesex 
should be assimilated to that provided by the Common Law Procedure Act, 1852, for 
the trial of causes in other parts of England. 3. That a panel of not less than thirty 
special jurymen in each court should be returned each sitting for Middlesex and London 
for the trial of all special juries, and that special jurymen summoned for any one court 
be liable to serve, in case of necessity, in any of the other courts. 4. That the special 
jury list should be separately revised by the guardians of the poor, and that much more 
care should be bestowed than at present, in order to include therein persons qualified 
for special jurymen; and that persons duly qualified by education and property, as well 
as esquires, bankers, and merchants, ought to be placed on the special jury list. 5. 
That the practice of relieving persons liable to serve as grand jurymen from the duty of 
serving as common or special jurymen ought to be abolished; and that their services as 
grand jurymen ought only to count as service as jurymen. 6. That the names be taken 
by rotation from the jury list, and that no one be called upon to serve a second time 
until the whole list be fairly and fully exhausted. 7. That a notice of not less than 
four days be given to every juryman summoned to attend the sittings of the courts. 
8. That no juryman be summoned, as now frequently happens, to serve in more than 
one court on the same day. 9. That the ordinary attendance of jurymen ought not to 
exceed one week at a time. 10. That the remuneration of special and common jury¬ 
men be made ‘per diem,’ and not by cause, and that such remuneration be at the rate 
of one guinea a day for special, and 10s. a day for common jurymen. 11. That better 
accommodation than at present exists in most courts of justice ought to be provided for 
jurymen.” The Committee add that during their investigation other subjects connected 
with the jury laws have come under their cognizance; but, believing that they were 
not strictly within the terms of reference, the Committee forbear from making any 
special recommendation on these points; they believe, however, that such particulars 
are well worthy the future attention of Parliament, e. g., the power of having a special 
jury in criminal cases, the reduction of the present number of the jury, and the ex¬ 
pediency of making such alteration in the qualifications of jurymen as may best ensure 
the selection of educated and intelligent men to perform duties so onerous and so re¬ 
sponsible.-— limes , July 21, 1868. 
OFFICIAL NOTICE.—MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1867, 30 & 31 
VICT., c. 124. 
N,B.—This Notice appeared in the 1 London Gazette ’ of the 7th July, 1868. 
Scale of Medicines and Medical Stores for Merchant Ships. 
Whereas, by “ The Merchant Shipping Act, 1867,” it is, amongst other things, pro¬ 
vided that the Board of Trade shall from time to time issue and cause to be published 
scales of medicines and medical stores suitable for different ships and voyages f 
And whereas by the same enactment it is further provided that the owners of every 
ship navigating between the United Kingdom and any place out of the same, shall pro¬ 
vide and cause to be kept on board such ship a supply of medicines and medical stores 
in accordance with the scale appropriate to such ship: 
And whereas the Board of Trade, in exercise of the powers vested in them by the 
above recited Act, did issue and cause to be published in the £ London Gazette ’ of the 
13th December, 1867, a scale of medicines and medical stores applicable to different 
ships and voyages: 
And whereas it has been made to appear to them that certain alterations are necessary 
therein: 
Now, therefore, the Board of Trade, in pursuance of the powers vested in them by the 
said recited Act, hereby order and direct that the following scale of medicines and me¬ 
dical stores shall be substituted for the said scale published in the ‘ London Gazette ’ of 
the 13th December, 1867, aforesaid, and that this order shall be issued and published in 
the ‘ London Gazette.’ 
Dated at the Board of Trade this 7th day of July, 1868. 
Thomas Gray, 
One of the Assistant Secretaries to the said Board. 
