The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-16

or isw preseribes far English har,i-irrs.
I" In This onnlrr." ssys ilse Yankee
Blade. . u = qaiie the rstesse< aud law
yrrs are prrirrlly l@wlss- m respect 10
ilhr fus and ralos Of sh-is insseananis.'
We are ire Ia admit thai ar I,.,Is+s nf
she present d~y lay l.ore .,mss nl.n lie
iinsr ulais
The fair round belly with good capon Einr.'.r
il'an upon The ru, and siyl- nf ihe 10 ad-
lrioiii ami saiin in which the lln.hs ef,l o
law are Ia be enrasrd; hnt soae s,s.s
s'nre. as ne foli.wing an-rsi.ae VIII :
hnndanily prove. our Judges were as .irid
in enforcing the rules l-Iau,r 10 ihr ,llrss
td lawyers as the H,.si Isrrrisr and punc-
iIli"us Of British Chirf Justices.
Many years sinrr. wtrn iu igr u. was
one of The Jusiires 81 the Cuui nf IONS
m"n Pleas. he was not unfequrnily
ihrnwn into cullisim with Mr. r.. one .f
the mosi able aud TALENTED oi lie bar.
The rivalry beiwrrn them WAS no doubt
heightened hy The farl. thai I.is Ijnnor vas
native Of The Green Isle q; EIin. VII le
ms equally able opponent rlaimed his pa
iernn, ifum The :. landoI lllr brown lealh
and shaggy wo-d.'' with the natural pre-
Ju'lirrs of whirh il is unn rrs.ary To saw,
that he WAS deeply imhu.d. Judge li..
liue 10 hi- national procliviIy. hourly laid
himself liable 10 The keen rri.rls nna III.
ing repariees oi our worthy ad,ocsie f..
~ho never allowed an hppnpinniiy ia
esrape HIM ni exri.ing IA, gh against tic
Judge B.
siIirD when Judge B thought thai he
had iairly turned the tal,les against u s ii.
val. IN a iwinklng rsme a keen and kill.
ing rei.ri irou the invninefahlr >rnirh-
man. completely turning the iorinne cf,he
day and u wa amusing Ia hear in how
peculiarly bread Srnich arcent F. in
sinlprd ON surh occasinns. rs though anx-
ions 10 pig the national vanity &c his
antagonist. md graifv his own. by brings
ing forward into public gaze every peru-
liarlIy That pointed 10 III. IL national char
arie'i-i,rs. +. felt The irirmpl, MOI for
llmsrii hut Tor Scnllan,l.
Judge r pa ienlly hidcd his iime,"
and al length +. seemed tn linn failly
ra"phi and without The hope nl escape.
During The session of The Court al Cle--
Irrfeli cour hnnsp. f.. after ride over
his I.laniaiirn. alighled al HE ,lDur nf lilo
Couri llau-e. aud made his appearance
before The Cmri III full snli ni iwilpd
h"merpnn. Unexpectedly In himself he
was called upon Ia adtr IS the Jury IN
: case of some Importance. Ills home was
some miles distant. aud he neglected 10
bring with bin The blark eopassnd coat
whirh in i',ose days seemed as neccs-ary
an appe, dag 10 a lawyer as lis shell 10
an oyster. The ocras,nn was urgent,
and fnrgeiinI nr needless of his plighl, hc
rose Ia address the Jury.
] Judge B. promptly aud pniniedlv re.
minded hIm that il was absolutely neres-
sary inr him io dun The black gowm. As
our renders ale wrll aware. The order of a
Souih Carolina Judge in open Court IS
almost as absolute "a th II of the Gar of
RussIa. II Is a part of our system nf
Democracy. II Is The self ie- peel &c The
people exhibited in The p'ai.ewur,hy de-
terence which they y~ii ,u the qua dams
Of the law who aci IN their hellali.
/ With ,l-lerennal bow ,oihe presiding
Judge. our worthy Sc.Ich,nan furned loa
brother lawyer and borrowed Ir.nn him
the prescribed garment. whirh in mo-
meni he drew around his ma, IL hum.
! Mr.. F." saul Judge b.. nmh The
tone and air of man who intends To he
very pnrise aud particular. lyon viii
ablile me by cnmpirle compliance with
The rules and regulations oi The Cnur,.
The regulations. sic. prescribe .hlark
gown and roaI.' Y,u have but partially
complied with The regulations"
! Your Honor will perini, me." replied
!, F.. in the bioadesi srnici he could couli-
] mand, ITO doot the correctness of y.,r
innor's decision anen The roal and
| TO doubt il. Mr.. FL" px la,m,d
Judge B with an ,ncrplulous snlle.
Mr.. Clerk. YOU wall please read fnr Mr..
F's beneii, the regulation prescribing The
dress iof members Of the bar.''
Ina Voice half ehokrd wrh laughter,
the Clerk, VIII" considered F. fairly stump.
ed. read aloud regulation most clearly
prescribing ,ha, any lawyer addressing
the Judge and Jury, should wear "a
black goun and coal"
- hal Is sufficiently explicit. should
think. Mr.. F."
"Trae your Honor" replied F.. "a
black gown aud coat: have ON lhe black
gown. and have on a coat: but alin-
grlher deny. ynnr Honor, that The term
black has any rrlerrnre 10 the coat. 1
will pni rase 10 Your Honor: Il is ex-
pressly declared thai the Sheriff shall wear
a cooked hat AMI sword; and dies your
Honor say he shall wear cooked hat
and cooked sword p
| The Judge was struck dumb, and ef-
fec,ually sllenced. Before The explosion
. of laughter which followed his re,or, was
sllencetl. F. turned TO the jury, and IN a
II l.