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promotion. When the Attorney-General Mr. Hemphill has never been in Parlia was called to the bar, Mr. Hemphill had ment, but he can claim no credit for this. lived for fifteen years the life of a busy He has contested more than one constit junior, and was within two years of his silk uency, but the electors have steadfastly de gown; he became a Q. C. in 1860. clined to lend to the House of Commons, The most noticeable thing about him is even for so short a time, so good a lawyer his voice, which is even now, when the wear and so pleasant a gentleman. and tear of fifty years of court work bring Thomas Lopdell O'Shaughnessy is prob an occasional jarring note, one of the finest ably the best example we can give of the in the Four Courts. prosperous Nisi Prius His is a fine court advocate. There are presence, and there people who think that are few pleasanter per he is the best " allsonalities than that round man " at the which shows under the Irish Bar; and it is wig of her Majesty's rumored that Mr. Solicitor -General. O'Shaughnessy him self is of the number. Nor is it a case of vox et prœtcrea nitiil. Mr. He is quite of the Hemphill — Sergeant old school of lawyer. Hemphill, as he has Knowing not much law beyond the rudi been dubbed since 1881, when first he ments, and forgetting took the order of the some of that if the coif — had at one time time require it, he one of the finest allrings the old familiar round practices at the changes on justice bar. Of late years he and right and com has been content in mon sense or Com mon Law as happens some part to narrow his business; but his to be convenient. He appointment last Au discovers unheard-of gust has brought him villanies in his client's T. '.. О SHAUGHNESSY, Q. С back into hard work, opponent with a fresh and made him one of ness of horror and in the busiest of men. His court manner is dignation that leads one to forget that he perfect. There is an easy grace about his has been discovering these things for twenty most damaging cross-examination which his years. opponents do not perhaps appreciate at its Mr. O'Shaughnessy's tastes are catholic, full worth. The sunny smile on his face as and he is offered every kind of brief. You he makes certain personal and sympathetic will find him fighting a breach of promise inquiries betrays his victim into confidences case to-day and a water-rate to-morrow. He whose value he does not realize until he will argue both, not with any marvellous hears them repeated in the Sergeant's mel eloquence, but with a rough and ready skill low voice for the benefit of the jury. We that adapts itself to all cases and loses should not call him a great orator, but he very few. He is a great favorite with the has a natural and wholesome eloquence very gallery, which enjoys his mode of crossexamination, with its traps and pitfalls and pleasant to listen to.

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