Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-03-21

1t does not appear that one of the fat
terers or buffoons whom he had enriched
out of the plumber of his victims came to
comfort him in the day Of trouble. But
he was not left in utter solitude. John
Tutchin, whom he had sentenced TO be
flogged every fortnight for seven years,
made his way into the Tower, and pre-
sented himself before the fallen oppres-
sor. Poor Jeffreys, humbled TO the dust,
behaved with abiect civility, and called
for wine. " am glad, sir" he said. "to
see you" "And ! am glad" answered
the resentful whig, " to see your lordship
in this place" Il served my MASTER"
said Jeffreys, was boundin conscience
to do so" "Where was your conscience"
said Tutchin, "when you passed that SEN
tence on me at Dorchester" at was
set down in my instructions" answered
Jeffreys, fawningly, that l was to show
no mercy to men like you, but to men of
parts and courage. When / went back
to court l was reprimanded for my len
ity."
Even Tutchin, acrimonious as was his
nature, and great as were his wrongs,
seemed to have been q little Modified by
the pitiable spectacle which he had at
first contemplated with vindictive pleas
ure. He always denied the truth of the
report that he was the person who sent
the Colchester barrel to the Tower.
A more benevolent man, John Sharp,
the excellent Dean of Norwich, forced
himself to visit the prisoner. 1t was a
painful task, but Sharp had been treated
by Jeffreys, in olden times, as kindly as
it was in the nature of Jeffreys to treat
anybody, and had once Or twice been
able, by patiently waiting until the storm
of curses and invectives had spent itself
and by dexterously seizing the moment
of good humor, to obtain for unhappy
families some mitigations of the suffer
ings. The prisoner was surprised and
pleased. what" " he said, "dare you
own me now Z"
1t was in vain, however, that the ami
able divine tried to give a salutary pain
to that scared conscience. Jefreys, in
stead of acknowledging his guilt, ex-
claimed vehemently against the injustice
of mankind. "People call me a murder
er for what at the time was applauded
by some who are now high in public fa-
vor. They call me drunkard because
/ take punch TO relieve me in my agony.
He would not admit that, as President of
the High Commission, he had done any
thing that deserved reproach. His col
leagues, he said, were the real criminals,
aud now they threw all the blameon him.
He spoke with peculiar asperity of Sprat.
who had undoubtedly been the most hui
name and moderate member of the board.
1t soon became clear that the wicked
judge was fast sinking under the weight
of bodily and mental suffering. Doctor
John Scott, Prebentary of ST. PauTs, q
clergyman of great sanctity, and author
of the Christian Life, treatise once
widely renowned, was summoned, pro-
badly on the recommendation of his init
mate friend Sharp, to the bedside of the
dying man. 1t was in vain, however,
that, Scott spoke, as Sharp had already
spoken of the hideous butcheries of Dor
chester and Taunton. To the last, JEFF
freys continued to repeat that those who
t thought him cruel did not know what his
e orders were, that he deserved praise in
G stead Of blame, and that his clemency had
] drawn on him the extreme displeasure oI
S his master.
Disease, assisted by strong drink and
misery, did its work fast. The patients
+ stomach rejected all nourishment. He
dwindIed in few weeks from a portly
and even corpulent man TO skeleton
: On the 18th of April he died, in the Ais
year of his age. lie had been Chic
Justice of the Kings Bench at 35, an,
= Lord Chancellor at 81. In the whole
2 history of the English bar there is nj
o other instance of so rapid an elevation, o
= so terrible fall. The emaciated corps
+ was laid, with all privacy, next TO thI
, corpse Of Monmouth in the chapel of th'
Tower.
s.. a KN0rTY PRoBLRM.-The Chimes