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

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING,

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.
Three lialle4a Grimed Ouseert Prosfranada ilight
o'clock. Om Mating.

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One of the French Chancellors—De l'Hopital or
D'Augcessen—produced a very excellent work by
employing id this end the few minutes that he was
usually k Waiting each day for his dinner. Mr.
Jay pro y devoted some 'pare minutes after
sinnerto same purpose. The result is that
whilst the rich Chancellor produced • sensible
and instruetive work, Mr. Jay has produced one
that is gossiping and amusing. Much of the
matter has been supplied from Mr. Jay's own ex-
perience as a solicitor, but we suspect he obtained
most of it at second hind. We cannot be far wrong
in this conjecture, for we find Mr. Jay dedicating his
volume " to the lawyers and gentlemen with whom
he dined for more than half • century at the Old
Cheshire Cheese Terms, Wine-office-court, Fleet-
street." To be precise, Mr. Jay frequented the
tavern in question for 55 years, and during that
period he saw three generations of diners—fathers.
sons, and peed/moos, and " he felt much gratified
by obeerneg that most of them did well in life."
sZiricatiwailirriformed what connexion there is he-
ed the levernered swum kedife.
—especiall* in legal life—but we are left to infer
that there deists some mysterious law Weans* and
effect is Ile ease. Mr. Jay not only saw three
generations of diners, but three generations of
landlords, 'lead it is a good proof both of his diges-
tion and tbe cookery of the tavern that he pro-
nounces the business to have became ver-increasing
gnomes. lor ourselves, we should never have
suspected hnef-stesk or bief-steak pudding, on which
we believe the tavern rests its claim to distinction,
to be ooribraive to anecdotes and story telling,
but we inset admit that Mr. Jay has produced a
diverting volume. We cannot give much praise to
it on &copula of its literary merits, for it has none,
but then the author says be will be content if the
public generally find amusement in it, and we
think they will. The amusement, however, would
be greater if more discrimination had been exer-
cised in the admission of anecdotes. Much that is
mere rubbish has been accumulated together with
what is pleasantly readable, and to the reader is
left the task of separating the ore front the dross.
Mr. Jay begins his legal anecdotes with Sir
James Seeriett, who was no orator, as Brougham
is or rather was, but be was " undoubtedly one of
the greatest advocates at Niai Prius that ever
practised at the common law bar." He dressed
particularly well, and though not much of a lawyer
he was treat at consultation. At the present
moment when a battle is going on between trades-
men and co-operative stores, the opinion enter-
tained of the former, by a man of the large expe-
rience of Sir J. Barlett, may be worth recording.
He received, on one occasion, with apparent
reluctance, . a large fee from a tradesman
on his brief, and when the tradesman and
his attorney were gone he - turned ' round to
the junior counsel and said, "All trades-
men are rogues." The junior counsel said, " Not
all, Mr. Barlett." " All !" was the response ;
"I have had more to do with them than any class
of men that ever lived, and I know them well." To
do Mr. Jay justice, he does not hesitate to relate
instances of the practices of his own profession
which show that tradesmen have not a monopoly
of roguery. Mr. Jay was employed by a client
named. Thompson, and had to engage the services
of a solicitor in the provinces in the case.
When Thompson asked for the bill of costa,
Mr. Jay wrote to the provincial solicitor to
inquire whether he should include the costs of the
latter in bill. The following reply was re-
-wives, to Bur Jay,—lnems little Teensy to ma le
I will stick it into him." Thompson, however,
failed before the bill of costs was paid, and the
provincial solicitor brought an action for the
amount (261.) against Mr. Jay. Barlett was em-
ployed for the defence. " He not only in his speech
made the jury, the bar, and the audience laugh,
but Lord Tenter Jen shook his sides with laughter,
whilst Barlett, flourishing about the solicitor's
letter, shouted several times in a tone of merri-
ment, ` Leave little Tomsey to me ; I will stick it
into him.' Of course I got the verdict," says Mr.
Jay. Some of the barristers were asgrasping as either
tradesmen or &Wales. Serjeant Davy, an Old
Bailey practitioner, was accused of taking his fee
in silver, which was not etiquette. His defence
seems to us to have been complete and unanswer-
able, " I took silver," ho said, " because I could
not get gold, but I took every farthing the fellow
had in the world, and I hope y•ou don't call that
disgracing the profession." To the father of a
prisoner who was too poor to give more than the
minimum fee of a guinea, the Old Bailey barrister
employed said, " You tamned scoundrel, as you
say you have no more money, you ought to have
sold the bed you lie upon to fee your counsel."
The case was gained, and the next day the same
counsel sent • 51. note to the poor abnied father.
Mr. Jay was present on one occasion when a per-
son known as ' Fraley " Pitt was under exanuns-
tion before one of the Bankruptcy Commissioners.
The commissioner, taking the balance-sheet into
his hand, said, in a harsh voice, " Attend, bank-
rupt. Did you lend your sister 601. 1" "Of
I course." " Did you, bankrupt, pay 40/. for opens,
Ties C 3VERNMENT AHD 511111 CATHOLIC UNITZR- rug the I r "Of course." "Did you
NTT OF lI:ELAND.—Mr. Disraeli has made • sad blunder
I advance =To the local paper of your town 1"
in his offer to establish • new and more extensive Roman "Of course." " Let me tell you, bankrupt," said
Catholic Mayncoth. In so doing, he rouses up a hostile the a judge, " that everything is not of
protestant feeling which has not TM hee.t=audr course` Of course not," was the rejoinder. The
although nearly a quarter eta century ISM date
commissioner, discomfited, threw down the paper,
Maynooth was en lowed by Sir Robert Peel.—Ve; -cannot
place full confidence in • minister who is prepared to and asked no more questions. The late Mr. Clark,
endow the Roman catholic religion, and we cannot too Q.C., who was a bendier of Lincoln's-inn and
droner ripest that am should very vouch twofer dialata, leader of the Midland circuit, was to have a am-
blisbnisat to the mongrel schemes proposed try Earl Ras- =Minion with his son, who HY junior in the case,
sell or Earl Grey. Me so far concur with Dr. IFNails in ~.,_,_,
on •a Sunday. Mr. ...AWL, PM, WY sot resent at
his speech in the Citlithat a total disestablishment of the
Irish church and a withdrawal of the Regius Duster, the hour appointed. To the
.question, " Where is
accompanied with a measure for withdrawing all aka- my son 1" the attorney replied, " I think he is
tional grants to Maynooth and other Roroish emteeneeete, gone to the cathedral with the judges." At the
is infinitely better than any scheme for building stp sad moment the son entered the room, upon which the
strengthening the Romish Babylon.— Rseord. ' father said, in a snappish manner, to the solicitor, I
WORKING Mrs's COLLEOE, 45, GREAT ORMOND-
" Mind, sir, you do not in future libel. my IleM.; do I
nun', W.C.—The spring term has commenced. Me -
Ime tery and advanced dunes have been formed in with. you suppose he would. neglect his Prkelleuel
me& algebra, geometry, book-keeping, English reamer, duty to go to chum 1" The following aneo-
latuainre and historY, Bible history, French, Germs, dote told of • Jew ia too good to be omitted. I
Greek and Lain, chemistry, music and drawing. During Whilst the late Bevjeent Wilkins was mess-
the sitting of parliament • eerie, of conferences will be
held, the first this nearing (tiaturday)—the subject, examining • With..., • stranger tapped him on the
ei what is Education r The principal the Rev. F. D. shoulder and whispering in his ear, said " Ask
Maurice, M.A., will take the chair at 8.30 preeisely. the witness whether he is not a Jew r' " Why
Mersorottesit BOARD Or WORKE.—The usual you scoundrel, you are one yourself." " But
weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was it will prejudice the jury, air," was the reply.
held yesterday at the atiko. •Frinliard.eal i Sir Min Here is a curious result of a mistake in the
Thwaites in tin chair. A report was
tureen up from the service of a writ in connexion with the name
Work, and General Portions Committee on the reline. el
the sums paid by contractors to Persona who became of St. John Long. This man who had begun life as
sureties for the doe performance of their contracts, in a basket-maker and was in turns a sign painter, an
which they stated that it was their opinion that the con- engraver, a Colonr.irinder a portrait painter, and !
tractors charged a larger sum fee their work to COTOr these finally a quack, w, which hitter capacity it was
an amounts, therefore in the end the cost fell upon the ,roved on his trial that he had been m
ra aking
ratepayers. To meet this evil she oomraittee recommended
10,0001. a year, had a writ served on &Min Smith,
that a ntage should be retained in band by the
beard of all work done, sad that the curtreetor Auld one of two bandsome_girls living near Exeter, for
receive no advance until the.. terms were esmpled with. breech of promise. The wrong sister was served,
Kr. Freeman moved the adoption of the npori. Kr. H. end the other fled to Naples to avoid service, HUM
1.. Taylor said this regulation would entail the neeessity she hem= acquainted with and married the Prim,
el very substantial contractors, as they would then have
oftlipus. The other sister married the Harlot
to leek to them for the dos performance of the work, and
not to their mania The caws wee linanimaudy Dinorben, and the only brother of the two young
adepted. A letter was ressived to the effect that the ladies married the daughter of Lord Tenterden.
Mserepolitan District Railway Ooro_ play were prepsrsd to Mr. Jay, it appears, did not confine his
emu In the formatica of • solid embeakmeet esti • favours-to the liCheshire Cheese." He wino,
reedway of 100 feet wide and to refer the question of ,_____. - •i_a o_l_, iv.... vv.
eueleseestice to Lord Inealey, or any ether pence, to he ''••• vIl"." a wag 6 Coffee =OWEN Where be
determined en. mat Sir William Owen, who never tranelled
' The STRIIII AND LOCI-OTT AT SALTATII.—We fa the COUTO" of a long life either in • stage
.that the well-taws era coach or redway carriage, and declared. that
ZONftwirient mom Ku, Bona, sad Co. mild for many years he bad not read a book of any kind.
Kamm end Insmemtmillit at lhatther War Co.-
He was so punctilious on the subject of grammar,
was dialed In ecesuesese ee a reptant on the swift
wove. between wet the welkin*. ma lb* however, that he wanted to have a waiter di-
swwisTars. The ms
_eads Esser Ewen syrassidas ahmegelf for replying to the qualities, what can I,
"II Gelling se the wake this ear have kw inner. "There are a leg of mutton and
'lse by Mr. MK OJOlL____,_._• ihat _had t there is chops, sir." Here is • curious scene which
Set Noe Ohl/ h'm were 11• NY Pl7mt_____,........_.memraill our an was present at. A client of his ply
elmylied Wu deer t eel theetheff /1"..n.W.6 a (kg frdle a dealer on condition that it waszvdVg
h. Lerma their ewe ,lutes et eliffelle, sea males -
ao. the make
sa the arm a, quesfice, es sem. se their •
rho Jam:. Whist / balsams, Aphid lassii*ll-
- make keel's whit gesiddes virile is it Key
require. Mr. Sat else said Mtn it wee trebehieworkweW and total I knee ham*. )t-
be reused ea Maeda mere* asst, j Tinsley.

CIOARET.—PIOT FRERES have a choice cellar
t Itordeenx Wines, comprlaing the fart opowthe old to
'veils end in Ana condition for homeetbete es. Wit the mummer
wines examined by the Lancet Oostenhaton, Clot Prom'
only were ',renounced to be thara.b seenthee When of debate
and enporior flavour. Bee " =b.., 112, 1867. Prem
14 to I Ina per dozen. 282,

pIOT FRERES In) AGNS
Hook ittovelle. Litotes allervestla Wines at lima
Linea oa application.-11a, itapatatnist, M...lautta
CosNatiee.

IDIOT FRERES respectfully intimate that these
sasonneements will onlyappser &trent intervah, to order
that the priors of their wines shall not b 3 influenced by expen-
sive advertising. rote the addrese Resentetrest, W.
TestAng memo And door.

WINES and SPIRITS at HALF-PRIOR.
The following floe Melee are of at half the prise
esaally charred by twerehaata. Moselle. Ste ; Cheatagee. We;
Port. We. : Sherry, tie.: Claret, Ida. ; Hock, tie ; Bewarerre
Pale Brandy. See.; Anent Wluaky in the world, tea per dozen.
A hie case, with depilate key, supplied for three donee end
apwarda—P. PIIKINIS, 114, Couteonetreek Loadca.

OF all 'pinta, brandy is the most wholesome
and use:ul when perfectly pure. It pesesethe properties
of great medical value, and ham often been the means of garble
human life. Used judfcionoiy it is, at all times aid on all icor.
al.ms, a harmless stimulant, flo much, i.e....,, depends on the
parity of the spit, that great caution should he exercised In Its
purchase, partlarly for invalids. Attentioa has been directed
to supplies forwarded by Yams. AD. VALIISTIN to the Width
end other hospitals, and we gladly accord It out unqualified ap-
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the fittest and purest Itrench brandlee, combined with an exqui-
site delicacy of Savour. Their extensive wine sad liquor cellars
are situated at 1, tlispel.plthe (148 A, Oxfcsdalreet).—"Extract
Loa 'Court Journal; Jan. 11, 1848."

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DUBLIN EXHIBITION MS.
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wholesale at a, Oroat Windmill-street, London, W.—)Doe the
red seal. pick label, sad cork brooded " ILlnshetie LL Whisky.

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