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his course at the bar in 1806 as a reporter, all his judgments, and the ripe old age to making a few odd extra professional guineas which he retained his seat on the Bench. as dramatic critic to the " Morning Chron His son is one of the most successful of the icle." A marriage with Mary Scarlett, County Court Judges. We must notice also daughter of the future Lord Abinger, Lord Sir Joseph Chitty, whose phenomenal prac Chief Baron of the Exchequer, gave an im tice at the bar seemed at one time to mark petus to his career, and he followed his pre him out for a law-officership of the Crown. decessors through the grades of honor which Sir Ford North, who was originally appointed lead to the woolsack, deviating from the or- a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division, but dinary triumphal was shortly after paths only to pick up wards transferred to the Lord Chancellor the more congenial ship of Ireland and atmosphere of Chan Lord Chief- Justice cery. Mr. Justice ship of the Queen's Romer who is the Bench by the way. greatest judge of facts It was as Chief-Jus in the equity courts, tice that Campbell and has scarcely a did his best work. rival in his mastery But he succeeded as of patent cases. He well in his Chancel has two cardinal vir lorship as an industri tues in an equity ous, competent com judge. He seldom mon lawyer could postpones his decis hope to do. His nisi ion, and his judg prius reports contain ments are almost in Lord Ellenborough's variably short. Mr. decisions, the lives Justice Romer has of the Chief-Justices done more than any and the Chancellors, living judge to wipe which, in Wetherell's out Chancery arrears language, " added a and prevent fresh LORD HALSBURY. new terror to death," masses of them from arc his only magna accumulating. He opera. He was found dead in his chair on the has a fine presence and an exquisite delivery. morning of Sunday, June 24, 1861. He had Mr. Justice Stirling divides with Lord always wished to die suddenly, and his Watson the honor of being a Scotch judge prayer was granted. The puisne judgeships on the English Bench. In spite of the fact of the Chancery Division have in our own that the English Bar is a hunting-ground for time been occupied by many interesting Scotch talent, comparatively few members of that hardy and audacious race have in figures. Perhaps the most picturesque of these was recent years reached the judge's seat. Mr. the last of the Vice-Chancellors — Sir James Justice Stirling is able and sound, but has Bacon. An acute though not extremely not many other distinguishing features. We accurate lawyer, he will be remembered may conclude this sketch with a brief notice chiefly by his vivacity, his brilliant wit, of the evangelical Chancellors. The first of the literary flavoring which he imparted to the group, Lord Hathcrley, Sir William Page