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. His chief delight is a will case. A thorough master of the English language, he is a great scholar as well as a successful lawyer. Born in 1828; at Oxford he gained distinction as a classic and Fellow Commoner in the schools; the Vinerian scholarship and a fellowship at Exeter; and he still retains his interest in the study of Greek and Latin literature; probably no judge has a better library; and its cosmopolitanism forms an index to the versatility of its owner. He is an accomplished violinist, and very fond of carpentering. His career at the Bar was one round of success; and his popularity was equal to his accomplishment. His fairness as an advocate was proverbial; his ability was acknowledged in every quarter; and his power of work was a wonder, and the pride of Lincoln's Inn. His humor forms one of his attractions on the Bench. Some years ago part of the ceiling of his court gave way and fell just in front of his desk. 'Fiat justitia, ruat cœlum!' readily exclaimed Mr. Justice Chitty, the twinkle in his eye developing into a smile upon his massive features. Some few weeks ago our readers decided by means of a competition that Mr. Justice Chitty was the most popular Judge on the Bench."—Law Gazette, June 4, 1891.

"It is, however, as an athlete that he is best known outside the law. At Eton he excelled as a cricket and foot-ball player; and at Oxford he gained a distinction as an oarsman that has certainly never been surpassed. At Putney and Henley, between 1849 and 1852, his unrivalled success was truly marvellous; 'Joe Chitty,' as his friends have always affectionately called him, was such a hero as Oxford has seldom seen. As everybody knows, for many years he acted as umpire of the University race until, indeed, he was promoted to the Bench, in 1881. Sitting in his court on a hot June afternoon, and looking at the massive shoulders which proclaim his great physical strength, it is impossible to prevent one's thought from wandering from the detail of the complicated marriage settlement being discussed to the picturesque reaches of the river, where the Judge was wont