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some notice should be taken of it. Of course, it was out of the question to think of reproving Mr. Jones, so the Judge fined the young lawyer for provoking him.

people," — a view which precipitated the col lapse of the case. In the other instance a lawyer brought suit against two newspapers for conspiracy and libel in habitually leaving his name out of their re ports of court cases in which he appeared as counsel. Justice Hawkins made short work of this, saying to counsel for the plaintiff, who wished to cite decisions in favor of his novel plea : " If you want anything to put a final ex tinguisher upon you, that will do it; " and add ing, when counsel said in defence of the claim for damages, that all persons engaged in any way in public had occasionally to complain that what they said was not reported, " What a God send it is to the public that they are not always reported I"

A CERTAIN M. Veaudiau was run down by a cab in Paris and laid up for six months. He brought action against the cab company, fixing the damages at 40,000 francs, this being, ac cording to his counsel, the monetary equivalent of the damage caused by reason of his being unable to follow his profession. M. Veaudiau's profession is that of embalmer, and he charges from 1,000 to 3,000 francs for embalming ordi nary people; but when his subjects are persons of distinction, his fees are higher. He received 5,000 francs for embalming Dom Pedro, the exEmperor of Brazil; 10,000 francs for doing the same thing to the King of Hanover; whilst the THE following is a verbatim copy (names untitled republican, Gambetta, cost only 4,000 only being changed) of a warrant issued by a francs to embalm. It will be well for the Paris cocher to ascertain in future the profession and justice of the peace in one of our New England the fees ning down. of anyone whom he contemplates r/un- states. "State of Vermont Caledonia "By the authority County of the State of Vermont and THE time of the English courts continues to be occupied largely with what the Lord Chief myself who is a justice of the peace you are Justice calls " trumpery libel suits." Two de hereby commanded to attach the goods, chat cidedly amusing suits were dismissed without tels and estate of B. G. Jones and for Avant much ceremony recently, one by the Lord Chief thereof take his body and notify him according Justice and the other by Justice Hawkins. In to law to appear before me at my carpenter shop one instance, in an account of a proceeding in in Lyndon Centre some day next week in a plea court, the word " defendant " had been printed of the case to answer unto Fred Smith of the in place of " plaintiff," with the result of making same County and for a further plea in the casea lawyer in his address charge his own client to-wit- (Copy of my client's contract). Decker with being an " extortioner." The client had ation day swoped horses with B. G. Jones and he sued the paper for damages as the result of this is to pay me $15. boot in case he don't want to blunder, but when the Lord Chief Justice heard swap back. the facts in the case, he at once said he doubted "Sined with our hands and sealed with our if there was any cause for action, since any one seals this 31 day of May. F. Smith B. G. reading the account would see that it was a mis Jones To the damage of the plaintiff $40. for take of the reporter or printer. Furthermore, a which he brings this suit contrary to form and correction had been made by the newspaper, indignities of the statue and the peace of the but of this it was complained that it was " not state. And ever praying that said wilful and prominent," and was not accompanied by an malicious and evilminded Jones and his contin apology. The Lord Chief Justice held that no gent demurrer be quashed and judgement be reader of intelligence could fail to see that a entered pro-forma for plaintiff. mistake had been made, and when counsel for "F. Smith recognized"Justice to the defendant of the peace. in the the aggrieved person urged that there " might be careless or foolish people who would receive sum of $10. for costs "F.of D. saidEDWARDS. Smiths expenses. a different impression," he declared : " But leg islation and law are not intended for foolish "Justice of the Peace."