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the ground that damages could not be recov thus: " You wicked rascal, you shall not have ered for a chattel held in common and not it! But because to delay the woman from severed, with the judgment of the Chief Jus her dower, you have vouched and have not tice (Brabazon) that " the demandant is seised sued a writ to summon your warrantor, this of the third part of the profit through and Court awards that you go to prison. . . . We through (parmi et partout), and can be aided will have no mainprise, but stay in gaol till by no other writ than this." Notable, too, as you are well chastised." These are from the showing the independence of the Bench even records of just six hundred years ago, but in those days, was the outburst of another they seem to find echoes in our courts even Chief Justice (Beresford) against the Bishop at the present day. — The Law Journal. of Hereford, who, having been attached to Breaking the Liquor Traffic.. — The fol answer a plea for the taking of the plaintiff's beasts upon his lands, which had been released lowing actual occurrence on one of our west to him by the bishop's predecessor, with the ern railroads was sent us by the General assent of the Chapter, avowed that he was Solicitor of its rival: "A general superindent of a certain western not bound by the release, whereupon the judge said: " It is a dishonorable thing for an railroad wrote his state solicitor that he be honest man to demand that which his prede lieved shipments of liquor were being handled cessor released. . . . The men of Holy Church as baggage at certain stations in that prohibi have a wonderful way! If they get a foot on tion state and asked how he could handle to to a man's land, they will .have their whole break up the practice. The solicitor answered, body there. For the love of God, the bishop " Handle as you do other baggage." is a shrewd fellow! " They had a short way Faith in Confessions. — " Why did George with juries, too, even in civil cases, for in a Washington own up to chopping the cherry writ of entry sur desseisin, where issue was tree? " joined and the jury could not agree, the judge "Perhaps," replied the western lawyer, " his (one Hervey of Staunton, who, by the way, judicial mind enabled him to foresee the re was a clerk in holy orders) said: " Good peo luctance that has been developed about put ple, you cannot agree? " and (to John Allan, ting any faith in confessions." his marshal), " Go and put them in a house until Monday, and let them not eat or drink." Where He was Hurt. — The prosecuting The perils of the professional man were con witness in the damage suit against the city siderable also in those times, for in Brothe v. was giving in his testimony. Tallard we find the same judge on a wife's writ "Now, then, Mr. Bleedem," said his lawyer, of dower against C, who came into court by " you will pleass tell the jury where you were attorney, addressing the man of law thus: injured." "Fair friend, have you sued a writ? " and on "On my knee, in my feelings, and right in the attorney saying that he had but had de front of the city hall," rapidly answered the livered the bill which witnessed it to his client witness, fearing an objection on the part of and praying a posted, Staunton, J., broke out the other attorney.