Legal - interesting pamphlet issued in 1850 entitled 'Is Trial By Jury Worth Keeping ? 56pp 8vo with three ms letters inserted inside front cover discussing the whole issue - there was apparently a move at the time to remove July Trial in favour of summary justice. Together with a copy of the general rules for regulating the courts in County Durham - an interesting document listing the various court officials, chiefs of police and other information on the courts, including costs of various actions etc. A particularly relevant section for modern eyes is that on the very stringent fines and other punishments to be levied on any authority which failed to keep the highways in good repair!