The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-16

members p'nrl0M for piinnir". Earl Nor
bury, as Judge, was ever punnine while sit
ting on the bench; and even on the most sol
emn occasions Of his judicial life would the
practice Of punninc, in most unsronalv way.
not he rclinquishcd iy that most daring of
political profigatcs. In a case in the IRISH
Court Of Common Pleas, over which he pre-
sided as chief justice. in pronouncinr JUDI
'ncnt as 10 writ of RIGHT" his je,ctca' Cor
pnnning was thus plainly c>irrcl in thus say
in-: 'iha; it was quite insult tent for tie
!cmandant in a writ Of right TO say. 'wr
claimed by descent; tha: wo';d be >hrcvl
answer for 4 sweep who haI got Into Your
house iy COMING down vour chimney: PRAY.
:'ir, how did Won get into nv horsc'-I GOT
IN iy Descent fir i..t.ut a-,ini ard
this woHld be an easy and sweeping wav of
getting In. THIS runnin- Judge. meeting a
friend in Dublin. who related 10 h;m of his
having shot a large number Of harcS in 4 re-
cent sporting excursion. when his lo,l>li;,
'acc'i"H-' y proclaimed to him. with an irrcy-
":ciit exclamation. that h, must h?vc l,rnn
firing at 4 'e;}." IN J,nrli>hn.n. an L.. i
oi.:clal, IN company vii, Norbnrv in n.hlin.
vas describing l:ow in Enq!anl skater, Mql.
use c l!alierS in >ka;;rr. ~, :H!c::r ,,,otccticN
a-ain>t accidents in falling. wien the f,c-
;ioH~ a'i-r proclaimed, - him. in comir-syri-
onSnes'. Tia; was what thy called H.fl.-
.1">ln', in Ireland" Lord Norlurv per
ccivin" coai e!ra,, proceeding alone street
way III puliin 'o1!,I with sincIc Eer Of
coke. proclaimed rs to its load-"Col, upon
Lirttnn.
y late crudtc Irish iulro. A successor in
the judicial chair of Lord Norlurv. of run
nn- and political notorotv. WIS steadily al
dict"i to tho practice Of punninr. AMI would
be proulcr Of delivering from the bench a
pun than a sound LEGAL iulrnrrt Tie cIo-
Incr: Judge. whilst accompanying a ,larrhtcr
OF his. in walking through or metropolis.
meeting with friend. stopped TO converse
with him. and as he was i,I>t then ,cti-ir,,
from cattle show at the DuL!in So,c;v.
their conversation was wholly cncro>Scl bv
grazing topics: and in consequence of their
vcT'iant GiSquisiion>. the friend of the iu,l,,.
apo'o"lZcd to his daughter ior his unin,crc>-
inr conversation upon TOPICS 50 diStaS.cful 20
hcr mind: vixen immo'';atc': the learned
Judge @ain*avcd his opinion Of the non III
;ercs:inr character OF their conversation to
his prett- dauo'i:cr, by procla:mine. Not al
all. she is partial TO hasioA",:J." snl thu;
Judge, benz asl,cl by a LEGAL friend his orin-
ION as to The capabilities OF the irish masters
in Chanccrv. facctiously avoided giving anv
opinion respecting ihcr msiCny qualifica-
tons iy facetiousiv lrocianing to hu, that
he was no DE OF aid Da.j,r:.'
Curran. the Erskine OF our Bar. was in
the consent hal,;t OF punninr: in addressing
Lord Clarke. as Chancellor. in our Chanccry,
Court, whose disrcIish Of Curran was SO in
tense as to cause. by its continual display on
his part, the diminution of his professional
cmoUncn:S to the amount of twenty thousand
pounds, rcrcciyin~ his PLAYING with do,
beside '.in on the brnc!' in contcm,A i ior him
suddenly ceased addressing his lorl>hin
when Lord Clarke SAD to him. "Nhr don't
yor proceed, ,Ir. Curran :" ..na he ;in,nc
d;atcly thus rcioine''. s9.,inr. "Ithou.h, voul
f"rH| p> were in con ,utation.."
lhiS great advocate. in walking in IL,
nclchborhcod Of Dublin, in passing hv III,
residence Ola LEGAL friend. saw 4 nurse with =
chl't in her arms. and number of children
around her, standing At the cate leading tc
il; he stopped at il. and in juircd frola he,
regarding his friends wiic's health. and rs to
the precise nuHbcr of her children, an, on
being informed by his servant I'D Of thc;,
number being thirteen. he racctiorslv oN-
served: ooh. a irrv. and this docking q,
Tie baby ia her arms) is the cricr of the
Court"
LunIy Foot, successful tohacconiSt OF the
city of Dublin, the inventor and intro,I;iccr
to public sale Of the famous Ilish snuff named
Black guard" on his being about. as !, IS
termed in Dublin language. setting up a car
mage, requested from Curran motto for III
vehicle, when Curran immediately supplied
him with the Latin one Of "uq;H ri1Il rs
which being read as English, conveys a pun
upon the tol;accolist's calling This was 4
Ike wittici>m to that of Lord Erskine. con
vcyed " .im to lllc Tea merchant Of !on!o.
on his asking him for motto for particular
tea chest, when he Immediately proposed for
it to him the Latin phrase, Ia doccs "' which
iii translation conveyed pun, Thou t1q-
c}.o>i"
Curran being Informed by friend regard
ing the weeping Of certain Irish judge in
Court, in DENYING the fact of his wee,ng.
confessed that though he d:d not weep, he
certainly had a drop IN lis eyc :" the pun is
CONVEYED in the phrase "a drop in his eye.
which Is a cant phrase in ireland expressive
oi an indi, iduai's incbriation. Curran being
informed OF friend of his having swallowed
large quantity Of medicine. punningly OK
claimed to him Of this person, That his throat
ought to be called Pill-lane" pill-lare IS
the Billin">cate Of Dubiin). y friend OF or
great advocate meeting lin in our ,nclroro-
lis who spurtcu a nov wiz. absIlr,;ly ASKED