Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-13 00:00:00

RETIREMENT OF MR Poritoox.

As it vas known that, tjter delive-ing judgments. Mr. Pollack was
finall, to leav, th • bench, the con:t was crowded by memhars of the
bar, roll Bora and the puhlio generally.
Among the members of the bar present wera—Mes3r4. J. B. Weir,
Asp'nall. Formby, f. S R tics, Isf‘Daanell, Ho -nby, Danson, Halton,
trea urer of the court, Conway. The attornles in sttenlan.se were
Me!sr..t. Ambrose ace, Caro 1, Ellis, Fletcher, grill, Dolze, Neal,
Martin, Swift, Collier, IL W. Statham, M weefet, D ace, C. Acpin .11,
Mime, Grocott, Gray, Tyndsil, E Yen, S tsnist met, Barrow, Holden, Porn_
berton, T. L. Smith, H. Forst' tw, Daly, Almond. Stone, rulean.
Townsend, Frodelm, Ewer, Yates, Anderson. Col ins, Sell. Wm.
Weod, Gray. Fafc,n, ey, llenkin op, Payne, Jeakin C. U. Hill,
Lowndes, C nnpbell, ilosband, &c
Mc. J. R. Jeffery, Mr. I'. W. Bost, and many other gent'emcn, not
conn ted - with leg,l proeessims. ware also present.
The following attorni's attended as a depatati.n from the Liverp
La v Society—Mr. Ambrose Lace, p-esident, Mr. Henry Jenkins, vice-
t:re.sident, Mr. H. A. Ewer, Mr. Ch tees Fr, c ra, Mr. R. A. Payne,
Mr. Henry Bell, Mr. John Yates, Jan., Mr. John Fletcher, Mr. J. J.
RI iley.

Haylnz delivered the jutdcnenis as a`sove, Ur. Pollack rase, and
was about to leave the banch, when

Mr J. K. Blair (aapohated as the successor to the retiring j 3d4e)
rose, and, in a few words, aspressnl the deep regret of the bar
.at the
retireme,t of Mr. Pol:ner., and at the pecu'iar cause which lea to it
If it were sa:y conaoatioo, he bogged 'to. ilain'te Mr." Pollee% that he
retired from the bo -ch with the deep regret of all the members of
that large anti 1,411131144 body. The patience he had always dis-
played, and the fir ones', combi -led with the courtesy with -each he
had discharges the duties of the °Mee, ceinmen le! the respect and
regard of all ; while the accuracy of his decisi ens had won the most
perfect cent ence of the large commercial community of Uverpool
in retiring from that office, he hoped Mr. P,llO k Weald permit him
to express, on the pert of the gentlemen prastisin; in that court,
their most anxious desire and hope, that retirement for a short time
from such laborious duties might restore hi n to that health which
had been I npa'rei in the public service. (4op'ans;.)
Mr. Lace sail, I have the honor o' smearing here t3-'ay as
representing the Law Society of Liverpool. I hops I may say, and I
think it wilt be no arrogatioa to ray. the•. I represent the feeling of
the whole cf erfy professional brethren in Liverpool. (Hear, hear.)
I have, sir, noon this occasion, to offer to you a resolution passed this
angling by the Law Society, express've of the great regret they feel
that this is the last time on which they slr el! see you upo this bench
dispensing justice here. sir, i may say that it is net merely a matter
of rearet, but of grief to all of the profesoloa, seeisg the canoe which
compels you to ret're. Sir, lam almo t gr.) vn grey in the eerv:ca.
Some 30 or 40 years ago, seein; the great want of jostles to the po r
made some atten.t to get a court eetabrshei 13 connection what the
bu'ifsess' of the County Magistrates for the distribation-of justice
among the lower classes. At tho time I was told that the thing was
Impracticable and could not be done. You, sir, have shown
that not only could justice be done by the same judge to
the lower c'as'es, but that the very highest, the very nicest
points of law could he as well detisid sd 1i thl4 covert as 1 s a
the courts aioove. (Cries of hear, he tr, and apalente ) To a'l
brantes of the profession sir, it as I hire sa'd a matter of regret
that you shin d leave this belies: But it is almost more peculiar:y
so; sir, to there who are concerned oo b half of the mere Intl e
cemoennity of Liverpool. Either questions of s very nice intee•t to
the co nmunity must be left undecided, or an. expense must be gone
to which renders it almo-t ane r tire air ntsgo. Bat, sir, you have
given to U 3 not only the a 'vantage of sound law, bat you have given
tens veri great advantage aed comf rt of courtesy a d confedera-
tion. (Ilea, Ira*, and applause.) I w sin hopes, sir, thtt tessistaace
might hay • bee 1 rendered to you which wont I have enabled you soon
to return to as, but Ife r the' we may estlt hold to that hop-. We
mar taro to the o'd maxim, wh7ch says, "hope over experience," ants,
am afraid, we shall fill by ex /rime a that w"a we hope to get in
the future, mast not bs what we have got already. I say this, sir, in
no untindly spirit, bes,aose I knee not who may come after you ; but
I say it, ir, in justice to you, and, in so -e de Tee, an ereisi.ta of
the feeling of myself end of my p -oresiioaal brethren at large
I shall not say more, ly.cla ,e si geld cause We its reo a ivoc3cy. I
shell slsnpry r ad, in conclu don, the resolution which was passed by
the Law Society this m -ruing :—Xt a speeial meeting of the com-
mittee of the i iverpool s a'v Society, held the 12th day of October,
1857—1 t having been• intim s'el to tea society that Joseph Polio k,
Esq., is a'out to retire from the °Rice o'j dgo of the County Court of
Lancaster, holden at Liverp col iesolv3l traao'mo tily—" That th-s
society record its deep sense of the loss which the public and she
legs] procession will sustalo, by the retirement of aj ud ce whose con-
duet on the bench has been alike re ne:k stele for the justice of his
decrees, as for the unwearied patience and urbmity,exercised towards
the suitors and rractitioners lathe co-art; and this society nnfeignedly
regrets the cause vt'aleh his le 1 to his retirement, slid earnestly hope
that cessation from j licia' labelers will restore his health, and enab'e
him to enjoy alo liFe of happy and useul years." It was further
resolved—" That the President of the society be Ceauted to convey
the foregolar resent= to Mr Pollock "

Mr. Poll, k sa•d—Gentlemen, I am quite unahls to reply as I
ought, to this pabli: m tni`es', &on o!' kindness and confidenc I with
which you ham just honoirelTll9. Eve were I stronger thtn I am,
I believe I c .old do nothing more titan sal I thank y. it From men
of all ranks and cl asses, Pim men of all creeds and politics, from the
public aid the press gtn.rally, from the proles lona' gentleman of
iverpool in par Imlay, w:tom I see in suM ntimberi around, I ha e
ever received that cud al 'co offer non, unsupi:erted by which it
would be quite imposAbll f r nv, with anytlfn ; eftlAency, to
con lug the business of thi. coat. I sever, wth great regret. the
co nation which has for some years waste', b3tween no. On all
nee tsioni, I have found that the consi er it 'on extende I to me. via 4
far greater th a I dose, v,d. Allhave been ready —a'l with ,ut e :caption
have been r 'alp you have done tin m -rail r, to nta,ggerate
ser,it•es, and to ove-look my deects. If in the dis. Thane, or the sup-
posed discharge, f a pubic do y, I have ever tiv.n p .I.i to any man,
lam Ilea. thy sorry for ;t. You wll not expect me to_ei,ter Lion
man of the toles to wh oh Mr. La-7e ha; alluled Some of then
are of great Importance. I have laboured for them whi a here.
Shots d God spare me my strength, I hope to labour f,r tivin h_ra-
af.er. (Apol .u. e.) I have little more to say, than to bid you
far wh. In parting I.om you I hay, t' acon olati ,n of k:aowlug that
my once ss-tr is one of whom, If hs re not m 7 perso mat friend,
should sty no more than that p .bilc aid private uto..ests
tare safe
strien intro t• dto hi, care. Ag in I thank ion;
you wit believe that I 8110 co,ttnue to fe 31 a cep interest in your
per-onal gener• 1 welbre ; 3n4 I shall rejo'ee, I hope, in the con-
an tri.n, I think
t unhog prosp rity of th 's great commit atty. (1.,0ul appiaum.)
• &tire lea lag the court ',lr. PAlock addad4 6'entlernen I h d
a'most fo go ten t say the my friend and suitlssor, M . Blair, Ii
good enough to act as m.. dednty or a f:w days, until my formal re-
rit.,Hat•oi is sent in, a.id his formal aupointmeut is made ow.
Mr. Folic ck then retired from ti,e bench.
-übsequently
ed to- dtepose of
some ordinary eases.
Mr, Blair took his sear, and proceed