THE ARDLAMONT CASE.
[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SrEcTAToa."] SIE,—As a contrast to what is alleged of the Slater case, may I recall an example of clear-headed justice in the Scottish Law Courts P At the end of the Ardlamont case, the late Lord Kingsburgh, then Lord Justice-Clerk, summed up rather strongly in favour of the prisoner Monson. The reason was that Monson's character, as revealed in the course of the trial, was so bad that public opinion was strongly against him. Lord Kingsburgh determined to show the jury that they must not allow this natural feeling to influence their verdict. They had only to decide whether or not there was clear proof that Monson had actually murdered young Hamborough. The result was the verdict of " not proven."—I am, Sir, &c., A SCOTSWOMAN.
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