The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-31
telegraph
rURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1864.
HR JUDGES or ENGLAND.


Memorable member has promised toturn
WW1 what he is pleased 10 call his mind
|norablo gentleman has treated q subject
be knows nothing, 10 a temper of mind
'< build incapacitate MIN from treating etlec-
e Of which he knew much These are
of the amenite, with which he rather
han irrita ed the lower house; but the
orous lords were shocked aud scandal
YW|f>, In the debate on the salmon fishery
nHparged a numerous band of hereditary
Including cabinet ministers and oN-
hrs with doctrines subversiyc Of the most
- Of property. lie utters these things
gevenly. balanced bland tone of voice,
- be smallest symptom of anger; and he
KNy very little gall in his disposition; but
not the less irritating on that account.
krolonged cheer with which Lord Gran
|.'| rebuke was received on both sides would
nnted or queled most men, but t left
bGostbury apparently unabashCd, although
4haps, eventually unimprOved.
icurious that the career of rhurloy was
= IA lhx similar episode. lie had spoken 100
NRo arr gantly, when the DUSe OF
-+-t-- e advantage of his temporary I'm
H. Aned him with his humble birth
- 4I +. :, Ia late of his peeAge. What fol-
= ~ H. u by Mr.. Charles Butler In his
Thurow rose from the wool
iced slowly To the place from
tnccllOr usually addresses the
~ '1 dW amazed" >" he said, in a low tonH Of
sat thu attack the uebe duke has made
-tne. Yes, my lords considerably raising
&c, al am amazed at his grace's speech.
Xpkle duke cannot look before him, behind
IN on either side OF him, without seeiug
Oble peer who owes his seat In this house
~ onorable eXertions IN the profession to
D belong. Does he not feel that it is as
Ible TO owe It to these as to being the acci-
.t,f an accident
all these noble lords tho language Of tho
duke is as applicable and is as insulting as
v<+-47O myself. But | don't fear 60 meet il single
- lone No one ycnerates the peersye moro
~ ! do; but, my lords, must say the peeraRe
Bcited me, not | the peerage. Nay, more, l
nn say and will say that, as q peer Of parlia-
nent, as a speaker Of this right honorable house,
is keeper OF the great seal, as guardian of His
Uajesty's conscience, as LORD High Chancellor Of
,Ingland-nay, even in that alone in which the
Noble duke would think 1t an afiront to be con-
ldercd as q mani am az this moment as
Respectable, beg leave to add, am at this mo-
Snt as much respected, as the proudcst peer l
bw look down upon"
.Mr. Butler says that the effect Of this speech,
9th within and without the walls Of Parliament
&as prodgous. 1t gave 10 ThurlOw an ascend
Mcy IN the house which no chancellor had ever
Xf0re possessed.
#It Invested him in public opinion with charac-
II Of Independence and honor very ill-merited,
Blythe way) and this, though he was ever upon
Ihe unpopular side in politics made him always
tOgular with the people. Lord Westbury did not
fldeem himself 10y blow OpportHnely and hap
Ely struck, but he has amply redeemed himself
~ bis labors in Jurisprudence and legislation,
the proved possession of all the solid qualities
Yhich give weight and dignity to his elevated
Host.
BY an odd coincidence, one Of the greatest in
# |I6ctifRf displays In the House of Commons was
Xoen he was acting in cooperation with Mr..
Maidstone; and the dialectiC contest In which he
fhe greatest risk Of a damaging discontinue,
when he had that consummate master of
<e for an antagonist. The intellectual display
IN carrying tnrough the clauses of the duty
|8nccessions bill; the dialectC contest was
En-, In debate on the divorce bill, the quon-
n allies differed as to the orthodox doctrine
hching marriage and divorce. Few dsputants
tzd be better matched on such subject in
t0xledge, subtety, readiness, aud command of
6nEunge.fhey were on par. But on its being
the forensic champion had misread
yAon. which the dispute turned, the
fictory was awarded to the eloquent lay
fon OF the establishment
ing the most of Lord Eldon's tenure of the
Rseal, he had no assistance but the master of
POLLS. He had 70 act as equity judge of first
lance equity judge OF appeal, aud president of
04appellate jurisdiction ofthe House of Lords, in
eh capacity he practically reviewed his own
Isions when an ill-adVsed suitor was not con-
nSwith his judgment in Lincoln's Inn. The
vice chancellor was created in 1879 Two
31 were added In 1S4l. The other additional
" judges are the lords justices, who share
ppellate jurisdiction with the lord chancellor
be two jointly form an appeal court, but the
ancellor, if it peases him, may sit alone to hear
peals In equity, or may summon them to sit
Xtb him. A late chancellor having exercised
as privilege Oftener than was deemed necessary,
4ZHrd Weslbpry accounted for his excess of
ltiOn thus =" Poor little fellow, he does not
e to be left alone in the dark"
@&Qne obvious consequence of these changes Is
ttat the Judicial capacity Of chancellor is less
/hequently tested, and is, in fact, OF much less
than when, Atlas-like, he bore nearly
Inc whole administration of equity on hts back.
What we hope and expect from Lord Westbury
ks not that he will rival Nottingham or Hard
3Nicke by his decrees but that he with far surpass
the most enterprising of his predecessors in wise
7nd large measures of law reform.
There Is yet another member of the judicial
body In whom the public have a vivid personal
interest, and of whom we must consequently say
Hbmething, although the recent date of his ap-
5IOintment will not justify us in saying much. On
&Sir Creswell Cresswelrs lamented death, the
3Dench and the bar were carefully scanned to dis
cover a fitting successor. A sensible man of the
World. gifted with the faculty of fathoming the
Hpripgs Of human nature, and of appr eciating the
3hrying social relations OF persons in the differ
Int walks of life, not merely an accomplished
lawyer, was required; and when the choice fell
hpon Sir James (lately BarOn) Wilde, 1t was rat-
bed by public and professional appreciation. He
bad manifested, both as a, practising barrister
and Is judge, most of the desired qualifiea-
Nons, while his personal position was in keeping
llth them. He is 3 nephew of the late Lord
flf2TO, aad WAS educated at Winchester, and
tTinity College, Cambridge. Called TO the bar in
B32, he went the northern circuit, until he was
tnde Baron Of the Exchequer in 1860. He is
kafied 10 q daughter Of the Earl Of RAdnor.
!. Tho Right Honorable Stephen Lushington,
SC-L., judge of the Arches Court, and Judge
q The High Court of Admiralty, istoo eminent
member of the Judicial body 10 be passed
ger, although the simultaneous presidency of
he two courts by the same person is clear
Indication of their decline. The truth is, the
most important business originally belonging
% tbe Court Of Arches has been transferred TO
be Probate, Matrimonial, and Divorce Court;
...I Of dY,,fr lfvl hao a.
Unavailable lack of employment during peace.
Yet we well remember pamphlet in which the
Veenious Wrier, the present queens advocate,
iaiptaned that its unimpaired jurisdiction
asN essential TO the Well-being Of the naval
eryice, and was connected, by no very ex-
A.aAnd chain With Che L,lnkiea of TrafaInnr md