Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
Lord Norbury.

Lord Norbury.
 So ferocious an expounder of the law this jndgP. that scarcely a lIne can be found {" show that he h ,d anything Of t,r better elements ot hn manity in him. U nd-r such circumstances we lake ri.asur. In r.corling th- follow ing anerdoie which we hay" nevrr ,"rn l" print, showing as It does that he did not every instance deserve the chararirr whnn ht, b"nd.lhirsty d.m"aror to- wards the lamrn,ed Emmett has won for him.
 During the time ih II N ,rhury was on lhe bench in Ireland, there happrned what W ny n" m"ans rare. a season of great scarriy. A man, wh" Was ome pf ihe niddlIny class of fArmtrS, found him self surrounded witt. d family of eight clildr"n- no bread, no money. no emp oyment. l" :""h a strait. he betoOk himself to one proprietor here, and another there represented hi, situation to t,em, asking loan of mrans till the pressing times ovrr But in every instance he met with r. irclion. Whnt WIS he to do Work there was none. B-ggdry f';und success. There is enough upon the ear,h," said he, " God in his mercy and love will forgive me. My children shall not die.' That night he drove from the en- closure of ne ghborine h'r'n. two tat breves- killed and packed them before morning The next day ;he steward discovered the loss, which Was al onre reportt i, hlS In .t-I, ,ehr' h WdIrhn Was obiained, and every place in the vicinity inspect ed. But so well kno VII and so nn''ersay re- spected was this man, that though all We're ac au ,inted wl,h his poverty and necessities. his house was irit un-nl-rrd The search, meeting with no SUCCESS, ono hundred pound sterling re- ward was offered for the of, nder. For d time no developments took place, till one day traveller on the road. acquainted in the neishb rho 'd. al eh to light his pipe. Tine good woman offered him one ot the stools which make the seats of the Irish cabins. In stepping bacA. the stool fell over and the traveller lhrwn upon the floor. Was aII,az- ed ts b.holL the hides of two cows nice iy rotied up and st"w.d under the brd He lrcognlz 'd the brand upon the horns. Without apprlzng lhe "c- ,up,nts of k,s discovery. he immediately p'"retd- ed tu c i'm the reward, and an tX''ninat.on ot the master ot the house was bad before magistrate, whirh r,>uitrd in hts being bound over to await the Wexford assiz-s. But $" strong Was the be- lief tn his innocence, that bail, though for d large amount was r-adily obtained His snreleS paid no regard 10 h:In, suffering hun To go " "hllher and when he chose
 Before the commencement of the trm, and not withstanding the extreme heat ot the Weather, he started on foot io the assize, town, dtt,nlntd to be there before the opening ht the Court In h'S way, coming to placs in the road, where It Was inserted by another, he met several carriages pre- ceded by an of ba,tfs, lice otlicers, etc., which were fnlnwing in the same direction, d parsonage drossed in d scarlet rohe, whom he oo- served was the most important fnnctl"nary tn the procession, had let, his carriage and Was Walking leisurrly b-l,,nd. This individual, observing the
 
 distance, so unusual was il upon day 50 lntenSe- ly warm, Iccust d hlui.
 What is your haste, my good man.'
 "I an go.ng to Wexford to take my triA',' re- pied our pedestrian, "don't you know there i> to be aa assixe there Oid Nurbury, the walk ing gai"ws, IS coming down suppose there is no hope for Us, he never lets d prisoner go, It he caa hang hn."
 "inLeed, my friend. what is your crime "
 " stole two cowS.''
 " You stole them! Why do you admit it De- ny II! D" you know the punishment Is death |! By ali means deny il !'
 .No. sir I shal not l stole them, and ~nn't buy my life with d lie. did srAi them, and i'ti say 50. had r-"son. though V
 Here tine honest fellow repeated the story we have given, and as he lett, the last advcr U. the stranger was for him ,o plead not eul',y. 1t vili Jo hard enough with you ihtn," >a,d hc. '" hut there Is no chance for you If y'n confess "
 Punc,ual to the hour. the prsunrr surrendered himself to ihe sheriff at tie op ming ot the Court. Conceive his dstohlSh,aent when he saw "p''" the bench the very man he had c"nverstd W !t" on the road. IL struck hlm then that u made si'9Ai "dds what he ptead-d "r what was proved. t' re4nr ed no srea, exercise of the imagination 10 c"n>d CT himSe,f already d d., mn Tue pri>onrtS were ralyued. aud after lh" ,ndictment az tlnS him Wa, read, the Inlgs rccaptulaIln. the specii. tcatiaUS, dddrrSSsh hin:
 "Iou are ch t,4rd with stealing on such night >uch enclosure, two cows ot such d size and cuIor, are you guilty or no, guilty !'
 "Oh. you big villain, why do you ask me You knew all about il yourself! "
 Bar. jury and spectators were amazed. Loru Narbury. Chiet Justice of tue king's Bench charged with connivance at d telony! But i flashed upon the ready mind of Norl'usy tna, . way to the prisoners deverancs N $ providen
 "Mr Sheriff." said he. |" take ,ha, man away Why do you bring luna,ic here Take him It the mad house. take him anywhere! Never let case of this kind occur again maniac hrong' here! IL eve. it happens again, r have ,n whole county punished for contempt o1 '"' Court"
 This was at once done; so implicitly were tn commands of the arbitrary Judge "beyed; an thus did Norbury's presence of mind save the l't of an honest man, ana furnish material Tor the ot ly story that can be told to his credit.
 IF At Washington, N. Y., mill for crush ing the Chinese sugar cane has been Gtt'd uT and the nsighborho"d using il. When tn cane 8 matured quart of syrup. is obtained trnl twelve stalks. It ough,t to stand fcur or five Week before using, as i requires that lime tv, the las, of the stalk .o disappear.