The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-11

SOME thirty years ago there come TO Con
necticut school young man from the South
to receive his education IN the laud of the de-
tested Yankees He was kindly received, treated
with confidence, and made many friends. Ora
dualiy, however, complaints arose that articles
belonging TO the boys were missing from tneir
trunks. Handkerohlefs. cravats ard small sums
of money were spirited away. Suspicion was
al last excited; watch was set, and the thief
was detected in the person OF the little South .
ern scholar. He was expelled aud sent home TO
hIs parents. That bows name was JUDAH p.
BEt JAMIN, ex-senator from Louisiana, late Sec.
rotary of State of the Confederate States, and
at present barrister in the Lincoln Inn, in the
city OF London.
Few lives have been marked by more changes
than his. InheIiting wealth, he covered up all
traces of where that wealth was ACQUIRED by
lavishly scattering it among the people of the
State. Possessed OF the most undoubted talents,
endued with luency of language and an easy
grace, which made hlm a successful speaker ne
rose rapidly In public esteem and was re garded
both by. his Common wealth and hiscountry. But
with all his honors the penchdnt to deception
continued. Having been guilty of crime MIN
self, he.sought tomake hIsIneigh hbors do likewise,
and was one OF the warmest advocates of the
reputation of the State debt of Mississippi and
her sisters. Coming TO the Senate, he was but
little impeded IN his progress towards treason by
the high obligation OH an oath of tealty and he
became at the very outset OF the war leader,
and most able leader, of the Southern States.
He is at present member OF the British bar.
The New Orleans Piody1lne says:-
bou hod II,
from an old iellow-citlzen and once distin-
gulshed member OF our bar, j. p. BENJAMIN, to
relative IN this city, IN which he refers in a
very cheerful spirit to the circumstances OF his
admisslon 70 the bar OF England. He was called
to the bar 6y the bencners OF Lincoln,s Inn and
as special favor, dispensed from the several
long terms of reading and study which are pre-
scrlbed, and, with very rare exceptions de-
manoed OF all candldates tor the wig and gown,
unOer The ancientrules OF the courts OF Great
Britain"
So the "little thiei" has gone to don the wig
and gown and play the "Buzfuzr in the British
Court. We do not understand why the course
of study usually prescribed was dispensed with,
but it must be cause of deep rejoicing to the
osuacized Hebrew to be able TO shine before the
titled Judges OF q monarchy. With what delight
must he put on the venerable wig, and ad
dress "My Lord" as he sits In his gown.
What fields of new ambition are thus
opened! May he not aspire to the erm1ne
May he not have his hands in the treasury
OF the British Government? Judah is lions
whelp," and he has run along and obtained
parent in the British Lion. He has
spent his life seeking what he might devour.
The inherent avarlce of his blood have ever
shone out, and we expect to hear of the little
thief" of school-boy days becoming millionaire
and titled nobleman in the Burkes Peerage.
He has the ability, and If he is not caught with
his hands in his neighbors' pockets, he will
probably succeed