The Washington union., 1858-03-14
FOR the Union.
! For the Tnion.
SIR FREDERICK THESIGER, LORD CHANCELLOR
OF ENGLAND

Mn EDITOR If it be allowable to think speak write
above ALL print any other subject than bleeding
Kansas, tempted to send you if you think them
worth corner of your columns, ''ottngs down
suggested by prominent the list of the new
English ministry published the arrival of the last
steamer.
In the latter part Of the year 1885, while temporarily
residing in London stroed morning the Court
of Exchequer action the case for Illegal distress
for trial The counsel for the plaintiff was
just rising TO conclude L inquired his name and was
given to understand that he a OF much repua-
ton. He spoke for about twenty minutes was much
struck with the point OF his remarks the evidence and
force of his reasoning and especially with eese and
auency of his manner to which the cearnoss Of his
and dsnc.ncss of his enunca,ion impaired a addition
al charm
much struck also with his accomplished bearing
and the courteous manner in which he exerted his
strength while handling the arguments of his
My learned friend, said he has fl to cc-end "
Sc, &c g He has introduced great deal that esps 10
to I've altogether irrelevant TO this cause II has been
ht pleasure TO do 1t nag have been better IL he had
not, &c, SC. ] listened to him with much interest
and formed high opinion of him even from the very
little that and heard that occasion In arrear
ance and manner in occasional ge-ini he remind
ed me good deal Of Mr.. --, of our bar He
was about as tall and Of good figure He appeared to
be about the same age
In the month of May following, when London society
is at its height had hardly entered the crowded draw
ing room of Lady --, on the occasion OF one nf her
evening receptions, when perceived mt little distance
the accomplished lawyer with wos hsd been 20 much
struck in the Court of ErheIuer few months before
sought introduction and had long and interesting
conversation with him Ii may be inferred that direct
cd il TO his fvorite science glad confess to pick u
from such much that knew not rcariilv to
be found in books.
Among other things, ho spoke of the hard working
habits of English lawyers. He said that he himself for
example. live in Bryanstone square but that he was
court every morning by half past nine-a !,
should say from recollection, of betwec a ~ :
. -l'' "' Va so' kept in court till four
-. .s-s, - - AT ntermssicn. Returning to
:, would be back again at his cham
--,ce with us In the Temple by seven 0 clock
30 he would remain till eleven, This, he said, was
his constant habi. during term except on Saturday ere
rirg he added, with asn,ile this Saturday eve
ning which he reserved to himself and never would he
deprived though often importuncd TO forcgo the
| relaxation.
He went 10 say that they obliged TO work even
harder when the circuits At such times he himself
had often been kept in court from The Hornqg til
at night fer four and free day he wookand this without
any intermisson for dinner (Which they got sup
pose, they could that 1t excessively hard work
but the excitement kept them up though by the end OF
the week he generally felt il severely On Christmas
he kept in till two in the morning from an
early hour the day before.
Remembering the inquiries of Judge - Of our
district court in letter received shortly before took
the opportunity TO put questions the opera
on of the rules of pleading by the substitution of
special pleading for the general issue He promptly re-
piled he had the least doubt but that they had great
ly contributed to certainty we'll despatch in bust
ness for obvious reasons which he enumerated.
He then passed other subjects He spoke of cIo-
qucnce generally and asked whom preferred Of the
parliamentary orators. On my naming Sir Robert Peel
he agreed with that he stood first in the House of
Commons, but thought there greater number of
good speakers in the House of Lords He dweed with
conversational eIoqucnce upon Lord Broughams
derful power debs,er and speaker. again
struck with his animated countensnce and his agreeable
and sprightly manner.
My interest in this gentleman diminished by
having read days before my breakfast table the
report of action for libel tried the previous day in the
Court of Exchequer, He not, that OCCASION in
the cause but his to he mentioned in the
progress Of it, which the presiding Judge Lord Abn-
ger the celebrated Mr. ScaIlett) took occasion 10
serve, that "a distinguished ornament of the
British bar known and that '.if ii should
fall TO his Lord Abingers lot be assailed he
shouIdhope that would b. conjunction with that
ed gentleman, whose highs and we'll would
Of itself prove ample vindcation Of him from any
such attacks"
This gentleman wss then Mr., since Sir Frederick,
Theger, and Lord Woodstock, Lord Chancellor Of