fore a magistrate, technically known as the 'beak,' who, in addition to being
a person of great acumen, is a stipendiary, and thus occupies a superior position
to the ordinary 'J.P.,' who is one of the great unpaid. In the City of London
is the Mansion House Justice-Room, presided over by the Lord Mayor or one of
the Aldermen. The prisoner may ultimately be sent for trial to the Central Criminal
Court, known as the Old Bailey, or elsewhere.
3. =Quarter Sessions.=--These are held every quarter by Justices of the Peace.
All cases can be tried before the sessions except felonies or cases which involve
difficult legal questions. In London this court is known as the Central Criminal
Court, and it also acts as the Assize Court. In Borough Sessions a barrister
known as the Recorder is appointed as sole judge.
4. =The Assizes= deal with both criminal and civil cases. There is the Crown
Court, where criminal cases are tried, and there is the Civil Court, where civil
cases are h
