Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-09-24
some Of Lord Ellensboroush,s wi.ticims


When Mr. Park (the late Justice Allen
Park) had been moved, in some case that
appealed TO the feelings, to repeated ex.
CARNATIONS, and had called Heaven to
witness, and so forth, while addressing
me Jury, Pray. sir, said my lord. pray
don swear IN that way here in COURT
ne effect OF this interruption. in grave
tone, was irresistible, and Mr. Park heart
lily joined in laughing a. this unexpected
practical pleasantry.
When another counsel too much addict
ed TO self praise, had declared, in the
course Of his address tina, such things
were enough to drive one from the pro-
iession Of the law: .Don't threaten the
court, said his lorGship, with such ter
rible calamity
An eminent conveyancer, who prided
himself on having thirty thousand cases,
came express from the Court of Chancery
TO the Kings Bench to argue case Of
real property. Taking for granted, rath-
err too rashly, that common lawyers are
little more acquainted with the Digest Of
Cruise than with the laws Of China, he
commenced his erudi,e harangue by OBJ
serving, shat an estate in fee simple was
the highest estate known TO the law Of
England Stay, stay interrupted the
Chief Justice, with consummate gravity,
'let me write He wrote, and read slow
ly, and deliberately, the note which he
had taken of this A. B. G. axiom. AN
estate in fee simple is the highest estate
known to the laws of England The
Court, sir, is indebted TO you for the in
formation There was only one person
present who did no, perceive the irony.
and that was the learned counsel who
incurred it. But, though impervious to
irony, it was impossible even for his self
love TO avoid understanding the home
thrust lounged by the judge a. the conclu-
sion of his harangue. He had exhausted
the year books, and all The mysteries Of
real property law, in sleepy Grafton
which effecually cleared the court. In
sensible alike TO the grim re pose of the
bench and yawning impotence of the
ushers. when, at the close of some paren-
thelical and apparently interminable sem
fences, the clock struck four, and the
judges started TO their feet, he appealed
TO know when it would be their pleasure
10 hear the remainder of his Argument
Mr. p rejoined the chief, we are bound
10 hear you. and shall do so on Friday,
but pleasure has been long out Of the
question:
The hesitations Of dulness and vagaries
Of fancy received from him no quarter.
A young counsel commenced his SIAM
mering speech with the remark, The un-
fortunate client who appears by me- and
then came to a foil stop; beginning again.
after an embarrassed pause. with repe-
,iiion Of the remark shy unfortunate eli
en,,' he did not find his fuency Of speech
quickened by the calm raillery Of the
Judge. who interposed, in the softest
tones, Pray 60 on: so far the court is
with you.' The late Sir James Macin-
tosh. who used to chuckle over the MARIA
ton Of this incident, would, however,
sigh at the remembrance of its cruelty,
and cruel it undoubtedly was.
Another barrisier was advancing rapid.
| ly into the regions of poetry in grave
argument al banc, and observing, 1T is
written in the large volume of nature
when the judge instantly recalled his
wandering imagination by the caussic
query, In what page. pray!
When favorite special pleader, Mr.
Gazelee, was making an excursion. some
what unexpected by his hearers as un-
wonied in him, into pathetic topic,
Are we not. sir, rather getting nos into
the high sentimental latitudesr The barn
door fight Of the English pleader was far
inferior in subimity TO that of an Irish
counsellor; who thought proper TO sup.
pose AN eagle soaring high above the
mi.ts Of earth. winning lis daring fight
against midday sun, I'LL the contempla-
ton becomes too dazzling for humanity.
and mortal eyes gaze after il in vain;'
here the orator faltered, and, after an alb
ortive effort or two. sat down in confu-
sion. The next time, sir said the
Judge, you bring an eagle into court.
should recommend you to clip his wings.
Can il be True?-We hear thu follow
ing story almost directly from the unfor-
| inmate LADY, in question The wife of an