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culated to take away the breath of an Amer ican lawyer, who would doubtless also be amazed at the way in which documents are received in evidence without being proved, and the way in which the action of the court is affected by the conscience of the counsel. But the English practice has its advantage. There was in the case mentioned no defence whatever to the action. The defendant was

a shareholder and liable as such to the as sessment. Had leave been given her to de fend, she might have put the plaintiff to great expense and trouble to prove his case, and the end might have been postponed for twelve months. But the end was inevitable. The judge saw this and the conscientious counsel could not deny it. STUFF GOWN.