§ 61. Mr. Johnasked the Attorney-General whether he is aware that, in a recent case at Leicester, in which a motorist was charged with manslaughter but convicted of dangerous driving only, the learned Judge said that the evidence was conclusive in support of the charge of manslaughter, that the jury's verdict was not in accordance with the evidence because they were terrified, and that the failure of juries to do their duty in such cases was responsible for the failure to
| — | 1935. | 1936. | |||||
| London. | District Registries. | London. | District Registries. | ||||
| Petitions presented | … | … | … | 3,987 | 1,170 | 4,352 | — |
| Decrees Nisi | … | … | … | 3,432 | 1,115 | 3,724 | — |
| Petitions pending at the end of the year | 1,515 | 86 | 1,689 | — | |||
| The figures for the district registries in 1936 are not yet available. |