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 Rh pronunciation. Ex Judge Dennison, in arguing a motion before him, had occasion to refer to Browne on Torts, and pronounced the author's name as though it were spelled " Browny." The Judge passed the first mistake without notice; at the second »he shrugged his shoulders; at the third he said, " The name is Brown, not Browny, brother Dennison." "But it is spelled B-r-ow-n-e," said the counsel, in his deep measured tones; " and if that does not spell Browny, what does it spell?" "' Brown,' of course," sharply answered the Judge, whose patience was becoming ruffled. "My name is spelled G-r- double e-n-e, but you would not call me ' Greeny,' would you?" Mr. Dennison turned to his books, saying, ap parently to himself, but loud enough to be heard all over the court-room, " That will depend upon how your honor decides this motion. ' — Harper's Magazine. A certain gentleman of most pronounced color practises in the Justice Court of Richmond City; and while he possesses no education, yet he has, by sheer force of natural wit, gained a practice of several thousand dollars a year. A short time ago he represented, before the Police Justice of that city, the interests of a son of night who had been arrested for creating a disturbance on the public highway. In response to a question of the Justice as to why he made the disturbance in question, the accused answered : " Well, Boss, lemme tell yuh des zakly how come it. I wuz a-goin' down de road, an' presny de Spayet ob Gawd tuck hoi' er me, an' I des 'gin fo' to holler ter de peples fer ter git up and 'fess deir sin; 't wa'n' me dat raise de 'sturbance, Jedge, 't wa'n' me, 't was de Spayet o' Gawd." The Judge, not passing on this novel defence, turned to our practitioner, saying, " This is your client, is he not? " " Yas, sir, dat he is." "Well, what have you to say for him?" " Well, yo' honor. I don' see nut'n' in de worl' fer ter do but sing de doxol'gy and 'smiss de case." The case was " 'smissed."

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rather too freely of his favorite Bourbon, and when fairly under its influence his judicial opin ions were apt to get mixed with his politics; and on such occasions he was inclined to be more forcible and profane than usual in urging what he regarded as sound principles of his party. While the jury in the case referred to was out viewing the premises, the old Judge filled up on his favor ite beverage, and when it returned he was fully prepared to deliver his charge, which he did in the words and figures following : — "Gentlemen of the Jury, it is a fundamental principle of the Democratic party to oppose cor porations. This railroad is one of 'em. Give 'em hell 1"

NOTES. An incident that is certainly uncommon, if not unprecedented, occurred in South Wales recently. In the County Court at Bridge End, before Judge Williams, a case was heard involving £50 ($250), which was claimed as compensatory damage for injury caused by careless driving. Judge Williams was compelled to leave by train at the regular hour for the adjournment of the court, and could not therefore postpone the case until the next day. As the case was not ended at that time, at least one important witness remaining to be ex amined, Judge Williams, with the lawyers and the other witnesses, took the train and travelled to Llantrissant. During the journey the case was proceeded with, the remaining witnesses being ex amined. On arriving at Llantrissant, the party adjourned to the station-master's office, where Judge Williams gave a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount claimed.

The Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (England) imprisoned a girl in the " spinning house " for walking with a student in the univer sity, acting in accordance with an ancient univer A few years ago a railroad company, in one of sity law giving him that power. The granting of a rule nisi calling upon the Vice-Chancellor to the river counties of Ohio, brought suit to appro priate land for right of way, and the case was show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not heard before Judge B. and a jury. The Judge, a I be issued was at once applied for, on the ground bluff, honest old Democrat, frequently imbibed that there was no charge known to the law as the