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 A Century of English Judicature. heathen ethics. It is enough in a Christian country to remind ourselves of the Great Example which we profess to follow." And in another case, in discussing the limits of fair dealing in the world of business, he offers these sensible reflections: "It must

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them. Very lofty minds, like Sir Philip Sidney with his cup of water, will not stoop to take an advantage if they think another wants it more. Our age, in spite of high authority to the contrary, is not without its Sir Philip Sidneys; but these are the coun-

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be remembered that all trade is and must be in a sense selfish; trade not being infinite, nay, the trade of a particular place or district being possibly very limited, what one man gains another loses. In the hand to hand war of commerce, as in the conflicts of public life, whether at the bar, in Parliament, in medicine, in engineering (I give examples only), men fight without much thought of others, except a desire to excel or to defeat

sels of perfection, which it would be silly indeed to make the measure of the rough business of the world as pursued by ordinary men of business." (21 Q. B. D. 544.) With his ready wit and fluent tongue Coleridge was perhaps at his best when sitting with a jury. In summing up a case he was always admirable.1 1 Other evidences of his ability may be found in Reg. v . Bradlaugh, 15 Cox Cr. Cas. 225; Usill v. Hales,