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 The Green Bag Appraized as would pay ye Debt & accordingly they chose four indifferent persons who appraised Eleven hundred and twenty acres of ye said Land at ffour hundred and ninety two Pounds but ye person representing Sr: Wiln apprehend" ing ye Land was not appraized at its full value declined proceeding any further in that Affair. Qu: How shall John England proceed to re cover his money so by him laid out for the pur poses aforesaid? A. 1. He ought if he can to get Sr: Wiln Agents or Attorneys here to allow of his Account of the moneys advanced for Account of said Sr: Wiln. 2. To get the Persons who appraised the Lands to certify such their Appraisement and that they were mutually chosen by ye said John England and the Persons or Persons representing the said Sr: Wiln or his Assigns. Then to request Payment of ye money of ye said Representatives of Sr: Wiln or his Assigns; which if they refuse to do, John England being in Possession of ye Lands may advertise his intentions to sell publickly at lest one month before ye time of the Sale and insert ye Scitatuation Quantity Quality and Conveinencys of ye Land to be Sold and ye Condition of Payment; and having done this, I think the Sale so made by him will be good according to Sr: Wiln Agree ment A. HAMILTON Philada March 6th 1830.

men, not unnaturally, objected to the constitution of the court. "Why," demanded the justice, "do you deny that I am a justice of the peace?" The lawyer would not contest this point, but argued that such a construc tion of the law was against all sense and reason. A vigorous altercation ensued, and then the judge remarked that not for the world would he have two gentlemen suppose him governed by any personal considerations. "I will therefore," he added gracefully, "render judgment against myself, and then appeal to the supreme court." "But the curious part of it all was," said the justice, in relating the story afterward, "that when my judgment got to the supreme court it was unanimously re-affirmed." A PRINCE IN CONTEMPT

SINCE earliest times the judiciary of England has maintained its prestige to a degree unequaled in any other land, stoutly resisting encroach NOT PREJUDICED ments by both the Crown and the THE story of the honest Swiss who people, as represented in the House of was too busy to leave his farm, and Commons. Perhaps one of the most begged the neighbor who was bring significant incidents on record is that ing suit against him kindly to plead of Henry V, when Prince of Wales, and for both parties, has an amusing Chief Justice Gascoigne. A favorite servant of the Prince was parallel in the judicial history of Con indicted for a misdemeanor, and despite necticut. the promptly exerted influence of his A certain justice of the peace, wishing royal master, was convicted and con to bring suit against a citizen, consulted demned. Enraged at the outcome of the the statutes and found that suits of such trial, the Prince rushed into the cham a character might be brought before any ber and demanded that the prisoner be justice of the peace. Accordingly, he instantly set at liberty. The Chief Jus concluded to try the case himself. tice mildly reminded the Prince of the Straightway he made out a writ against reverence due the laws of the realm, his adversary and signed it. and advised him, if he wished to be of On the day set for the trial, the defend assistance to the condemned man, to ant appeared with counsel. Both gentle