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the four left fingers, assiduity, flattery, temper and manner, thus you will always have these qualities in your mind and before your eyes to stimulate you." " It is absolutely impossible to go on in my profession without perpetual horrors, injury, and disgrace, but by adhering inviolably to the following rules : Have no fire to go to before breakfast, which should be no meal; guard yourself at dinner from eating half what you wish, and drink at dinner as little as possible, and after it water with your wine; go to bed at twelve and rise at four, and whilst you have existence in business employ from four to eight, from twelve to four, and from eight to twelve at business which gives you eight hours for exercise, idle pursuits, and the world."

mell, " can be won but by superlative en thusiasm, watchfulness, temperance, dili gence, and rapid acting." Lord Clonmell says that " Oliver Cromwell is the character best worth your imitation." There are several allusions to the Protector in the diary.

"Discipline of an Attorney- General. — He should rise at four in the morning; he should read without fire, standing, if possible, until eight; he should exercise, bathe, and dress at nine; he should see all persons until eleven; he should apply every minute until three in court business; to four he should set down the report of the day; he should not drink wine at dinner, and eat but of a few things, and not much; he should not drink wine after seven, and from eight to twelve he should apply to business."

The Chief Justiceship was not a bed of roses to Lord Clonmell, who thus speaks of his three puisne judges: "A perpetual state of rivalry with all the judges; especially with those of my own court, must be my constant object." Then there comes his judgment of the judges of his own court: "Downes is crowing over me; he is cun ning and vain, and bears me ill. Diligence is necessary : Hewitt is dying. Boyd is drunken, idle and mad. Diligence will give me health, fame and consequence."

When Chief Justice, Lord Clonmell had his eye on the Lord Chancellorship, which was then held by Lord Lifibrd, who retained the Seals continuously for twenty-two years. "A race for the Seals," writes Lord Clon

"20th June, 1785. To imitate Cromwell you should see what is useful and hurtful in everybody and in everything. Lay hold of one and avoid the other, and never complain, censure or find fault but to answer a purpose. Men and things are what God made them, and finding fault only shows ignorance and weakness."

Surely laudatores temporis acti will not find in Lord Clonmell's diary much founda tion for their faith. — Law Times.

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