The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

[STA]LIIID Id. ADDITIONAL.]

He was bitten the next day, and returned the dog.
The dealer refused to receive him, and brought en
action for the value (lcii.) The defendant was .put
into the box and took of his coat and drew up his
shirt sleeve in order to show the nature of the
wound. His counsel, a serjeant at-law, drew np his
trousers, and showed where he had been bitten in
the leg by a dog. Professor Amos, the judge in
the OWN showed a large bite from a dog on his
arm. The court-keeper and two or three
of the audience caught the infection, and
commenced pulling off their costa and raising
their trousers. " Stop, stop," said the judge,
" I must put an end to this or half the
court will go naked. I give a verdict for the'.
defendant with costs." To • lady who defended en
action for medicines supplied to her by an apothe-
cary, and exhibited dozens upon dozens of empty
bottles, the judge said "Madame, in future here
your medicines supplied in the wood—it will save
you expense." The barristers of Mr. Jay's time
do not appear to have paid much attention to re-
ligion. A young member of the bar, a dissenter,
received an vpisuannest before the repeal of the
Te 4 Act. It.. was aaaaaaary, therefore, that he
should take the sacessient. He went to the
church for the purpose, was present at the
service, and after it was over he asked the clergy-
man for a certificate that he had taken the
Sacrament. The clergyman, in utter astonishment,
replied, " Why, you have only beard the service
for the churching of women.' A person bid a
young barrister SI. that lie would not repeat the
Lorl's Prayer correctly. He began, " I believe in
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Ghost, and in all things visible and invisible." In
these pious times it is difficult to give credit to
such stories, but when we are told by Mr. Jay
that his own father, the Rev. Wm. Jay, of Bath,
forgot that prayer on two or three occasions we
are less disposed to withold our belief in them.
Sir John Sylvester, Recorder of London, better
known to thieves as "Black Jack" was
in the habit of asking the stealers of watches where
they got them. The almost invariable answer of 1
every thief was " I picked it up in the street." Sir
John would immediately say, I live in Russell-
square, and while I am walking to and from
these sessions I always MICA • point of
looking out for watches but never found one yet."
Only very morose thieves forbore to smile at the
remark. One day he forgot his watch, and Incau-
tiously mentioned in court where he left it. An
expert thief soon made application for the watch
at Sir John's house, telling the servant the exact
place where it had been left. It is needless to
add that the Recorder never saw it again.
A sly Quaker was tenant to a cunning and grasp-
ing lawyer. He asked to have his rent reduced or
the lease cancelled. Both wore refused. " Give
me a longer lease, then," said the Quaker, " that
I may endeavour to make the land more profit-
able." This the landlord agreed to. A lesse for
three lives was drawn up. In a short
time the Quaker handed the lease to the
lawyer, saying, "Fiend, the lives are dead."
He selected those of threo men who were under
execution and hanged. Mr. Jay records with
evident satisfaction that several very eminent
judges began their careers in the office of soli-
citors ; and amongst others he cites the names
Lord Wynford, Sir W. Grant, Lord Thurlow,
Lord ll•dwicke, Dunning, Lord Maccles-
field, Kenyon, Gamow, Remaly, Are. We
are informed that police magistrates " tirmarly
followed some trade, and were very ignorant."
Sir Richard Birnie was • saddler and police ' -
'trete es ft... es*. "I was prellot
says Mr. Jay, " when a savage-looking fellow was
brought before him. The case against him
was stated by the officer, and Sir Richard appeared
to pay no attention to it, but was busy sealing
some letters which he had written from the bench.
Whilst impressing the seal on one of them he
looked at the prisoner and said, "0, I know that
ruffian ; I will now punish him. You shall have
three months' solitary confinement, and have no
other book to read but the Bible, and if that is
not punishment I do not know what is." It ap-
pears that many of the slang terms now in
ILO originated with Paddington coachmen.
The word " duffer " was first applied by one of
them to Napoleon when on his way to Elba. Lord
Ellenborough gave rise to the expression, " Who's
Walker 1" Brougham need a word which
Ellen-
borough said was not properly pronounced. " •Tis
so in Walker," said Brougham. ' Who's Walker 1"
asked the judge. The dying words of some great
men have been recorded as singular or charac-
teristic. The latter quality applies to those of
Lord Tenterden, who ex " Gentlemen
of the jury, you are

Mr. Jay tells several good stories that are not
new of judges and barristers of an older date than
his own experience, and a few that are not good
stories of judges who are still on the bench. It is
the less necessary to make extracts from this por-
tion of the volume se those we have already given
sufficiently indicate its quality. Purpose it has
none, except to amuse.

LITZNART AND SCIRWTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THL
&sumo Wams.—Noaday : Geologiaal, M 84, " Journey
to the Boum of the &sum Pubs,' by a PUldit Tues-
day : Royal Inditutice, at 3, " Darolopumat of Anima*"
Dr. Neter. Etlimiegied, at 8, Praistoris Omar of
Malayan Rasa " Ors
• " Earl Changes affeet.
hag Ancient EllumArsty," ker. Howarth. lingisesss, at
8," Mannfaeture aged EARL" Wednesday : flocciety
1 Arta, at 8, " florae IA food," Mr. Bicknell. Archno-
logkel Asassiatir. at 8, " Rama Romahm, West-lamp.
nett," Mr. Hi 1. ; ' Rasta Inscripatoe found inthe Thames,"
Mr. Cumiag. GeolegLeal, at 8 " New Forms of Palisounc
Corals," Mr. Weld-ward • " Omit= 0 Professor
Harkll4llll and Mr. Niablaa ; " Das& of ,"Bay of
Fandy," Dr. Adams. Thursday : Royal lastitation, M 3,
44 of Animals," Dr. Toner. Royal, at BA.
Z•01.11:11/11. " El!phsrus Davidianue," &r B. Alma
and /4: Pare David; "Cyrano " Rev. W.
Hines ; "Nrolderbiat,'' Mr. Bugler ; "
Babsel,•Mr. &Wok " Mr. Masa Flaw, "
Outer. Antlirkal. at "Of ems& Um of
Anolsat mods," . Black. of Aste,
las 8 " Common &It," Dr. Cram net (Mato:. Lea-
-1 surelirattnicayal Institatien at 8, " tinsomeicous &Aim of
the " Dr. Carpenter. flabarday--Royal Lmaitatian,
at 3, " on-Dletanis Elements, Professor Rama
Afhasanas.

Steomee Ooco iukirce. --On the morning of the
17th ink., otter • wet sad kormy Eight, • vest weber of
114711scods ter Mr74edrgimisseet). Alva Sabel*" were
disfavored to Oxford. They were shack
sulk* sekleed to the essoed quedrasele, which opens
late the peke, sad IMO greed, is kiddy ever the ear.
face of the bud Apronl as to mks it MSeelt to take a
ski) witbeut oreekeg sores of thew The heed h corn.
mom sad immesh es the Meek budzed logs, sr gaily-wore,
sod hex s Oyuse sin vapid& =Mitt. No skis-
bike, expinsilisasT flie make bee vet bees ken.

TSB iitaTlATOtre DIA= OP • W OICA/1 IN •
CAL—Dr. leekeeter bold es Isqust yesterday co the
bedy el the wawa who we kit is a alb by a Nee n.
imam apd who wee
etieheed to be deed whom the ahem,
'Needier te isekves, sto with his hes et the
Bekeretwet Naha of the Widervamd Rawer. Thai
Nu= wee at drat ealoatana, bat it was eseeetaieed thee
110:1•4111 was Nary perry silee Williams, sad that taw:.
a humerel eireuler. AMIE
the 118.7kawaw waritigrarea issmaksid
the .Tbere were se auks of Ashur sad se aftei
of . Death bed bra amid by the health,. ei
ideed-Neeel et the Lehi tiesegh ea swewetwe et the aorea:
• 'NAM el death hen -ononot talitned.
THo Win Low Dow gam,
W.-:2lte ashler of pNleete maw arealmet et tide
Isegilel dubs the wed; ommonett Silk et nal* ,
NI were weer seem
Bon. (h:44-1117ittr, ii-OonielkieneenieinisseetiWein
miltieweer. etleunis, rho, be,.
lam Attoll
evett.—leeept I.l4l37lheatit
leis Caw le lee ease
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[ONE PENNY

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITI()N.

TELEGRAM PROM SIR ROM NAPIER
[The rollewieg appeared in oar Second aad Tha,l E
li-
tioea last evening

Sir Staffordliceihoote ham received the follow-
ing telegram from Sir Robert Napier:

" Camp Arranriam, Feb. 26.
" Prince Kauai met me yesterday, with about
10,000 followers, his demeanour was extremely
friendly, we convened together for many hours,
and our intercourse was most gratifying and
satisfactory. The Prince accompanied me in
the afternoon to a parade of my troops, after which
himself and his army escorted me to the Prmoe's
own tent, where the Prince entertained me till
night. He has promised to arrange for the supply
of necessaries to our army. 1 ammboat to arrange
this important matter with the Prince's brothers,
and shall march to-day towards Antalo.

eaWie, march 2.
".I arrived here to-day with the wings of ',Stir
regiments and four horsed guns of battery, 14th
Brigade Royal Artillery. The advance column
moves toward. Ashangi to-morrow, March 3."

THE REMAINS OF DANIEL ILININ.

(nom ♦ 001

mt. 1

VENICE, Kasen 16.
The solemnities to be held on the 21st and 22nd
inst. in honour of Daniel Manin, whose remains,
htoavarrie
jai inbeenVenoffiioecialolny
together with those of his wife and daughter, are
titnenoariuntentnintiol4l:edgoodsdlY;
document, which is at once a programmo and •
manifesto, signed by the syndic, and posted up in
differeat parts of the city. It will be remem-
bered that the 22nd of March is the twentieth
anniversary of the day when Manin, just liberated
from prison drove the Austrians out of Venice,
and established, or, more correctly speaking, re-
established, the Republic which, with a •
break of fifty years—from 1798 to 1848
—had existed for nearly fourteen centuries.
The people, or some sections of them, persisted in
believing that Venice was about to become, as here-
tofore a rich and powerful metropolis. Roused
from this day-dream in the autumn of 1849, when
the Austrians returned as conquerors to Venice,
and taught by recent events to curb their pride
and put a limit to their ambition, they now
seize with feverish joy and a sort of holy r.ige the
opportunity which presents itself to reasort their
ancient glories. Anger, love, reverence, and dis-
appointment are the conflicting feelings which at
this moment actuate the minds of the advanced
liberals iu this part of Italy.
No small surprise has been expressed here, in
circles where such things are talked about, on
learning that certain members of the French
parliament, invited to take part in the ceremony
of the 22nd, had begged to be excused for that
day, owing to pressure of parliamentary business,
stating that they would be happy to come a few
weeks later if the ceremony were put off. This is
very much like asking the clerk of the weather
to postpone the sunset, or to prerare a new
thunderstorm. Did MM. Jules Favre and Jules
Simon forget that March the 22nd is an anniver-
sary I or did they seriously imagine that their
parliamentary duties were of more importance to
ilerVisieheiss then this esieheationl Surely not.
I am bound to confess that the reply here has not
been considered satisfactory. The local amour
propre has been wounded, and those whose
Patriotism rarely soars above their own clock
tower, or beyond the pale of their own pariah see
in this answer of the French liberals a blow at Italy
and a sneer at Italian aspirations. This is a
strange inference to draw ; but it will require •
good deal of time before the people of Venice learn
(which indeed is a very hard lesson) that they must
owe henceforth to be Venetians in the old sense
of the term if they mean to remain Italians ; or,
in other words, that they must cease to regard
Venice as a centre and accept their position as pro-
vincials, and not, as they would wish to be, metro-
politans in a united Italy.
At what precise time the bodies will leave the
little town of St. Jean, so well known to travellers
by the Mont Cenis route I cannot tell ; but
it is decided that they shall reach Venice at
1 o'clock p.m. on Saturday, the 21st inst., from
the neighbouring town of Mestre, the nearest rail-
way station on the mainland, and be deposited in a
room fitted up for their reception at the terminus.
At 6 o'clock, or a little after the Ave Maria, the
funeral procession composed of gondolas and other
boats, all illuminated, will enter Venice. It is
anticipated that this scene will be one of the most
impressive ever witnessed in the city of the Doges.

REPRESRIFTLTION or TUC STIRLING BUBStij
Ilr. Campbell mad Kr. Ramsay ere now the only
data fee the tation of them burghs. The SW*/
°termer of the 19th says :—" Yesterday, we IMO
authorised by Kr. Christie to Mate that, having aeon-
Wised there was a Wrong feeling in the burghs in favour of
Mr. 'Luray, he would not think of mitering on a contest.
Ile has, therefore, withdrawn his candidature. We as
sure that so soulderate an act will greatly tend to nibs
Mr. ChriMie in the estimation of the mimes& Rhonda&
tows."

_
RIPRISZNTATION or P1:1111111111LL —The eleva-
tion of Mr W. Stirling Maxwell to the peerage will neces-
sarily amass a vesaney in the roger *stake of Perthshire.
Specalatiens have bees already set afloat as to his probable
satuessor. We learn that in the eastern division of the
°aunty the maw et Kr. Stirling, el Klppendavie, the
chairmea of the North British Railway Company, has
been received with considerable favour. He adheres to
1 the conservative traditions of his family, bet he la knows
as a arstoste man of business, and is peesonelly vary
popular.—North British Mail.
AILTIMIZSTATION or Sorra LUIOOLNSKULS.
I Mr. Welby, M.P. for Grantham, has bowl as address to
the electors et Swath Lissobahlre ha the asseareative •
iutarees, ia aatioipatioa of the appreaehlag sievatioa Me
J.Toollovl to the peerage, midge**ge, title co/ Lord Hestevent
Tam RITUAL 43011111/118ION. —The Church Review
of this day says :—" The contrebsiseers met ow
Thursday, and we believe the failowbeg »preemies
the stage which the prowediap have reached. Clauses ere
agreed *pen sandemaing lights, vestments, and Memo,
as contrary to the oedema of the bed 300 years. The oces-
elusion is arrived M that although eandles have been saw
Mustily placed on the altar Is royal 'lmpels and tithe-
drala, ki, yet these is no evidence at their having hem
lighted sad amid as arommorise to worllt esershe•
Mowers Asa Sulam the neareity ea vary sad
expeditious teemed, for fa them
matters. The askre of tairlhien:rbas set psi bees Ow
mally agreed spew, but at the Next ra•Abg the Mowing
is to be prayers& by the Bishop ot Losaci—vii, that the
ISlCrakillailkkour • should have liberty to ovpool Ow •
ate 140 tO have power to amide all cease
dhepele, 'eal to the agehlasbop, who may mama
the *dip d Mai vert, while ibe hater may allow an atp-
peal to the Petry Oeunell. The following dim, whit •
wet intelmatand was moved by Lord Stanhope reeds like ► • -
grim joke, that the some liberty of opinion in .
amiters el destrhse as hereisitess Is to be allowed to Ms '" a
Aelegy,
ed mad anitermity of enrceacelal slew of to : ca
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steMeg the edit villtises. • 4
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