Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-20

q tone of solemn pathos, Having thus
discharged your consciences, gentlemen,
you may retire to your homes In peace,
with the delightful consciousness of hav-
ing performed your duties we'll and as
you compose yourselves for nocturnal
slumber you may apply to yourselves the
words Of the heather philosopher, " Auf
Cesar aut nullus." "
Without the assistance of Latin some
of his remarks uttered from the judgment
seat were very provocative of laughter
"The allegation, he exclaimed indig-
nantly, during the examination Of an
unsatisfactory witness "is as far from
truth as old Booterium from the North
ern Main--a line / have heard or met
with the Lord knows chear."
On another occasion, when he repri-
manded an attorney for causing need
less and vexatious delay in case, he
observed in bold, metaphorical language
This is the last hair in the tail Of pro-
crastination, and it must be plucked
out; and he is reported to have lee
tured twelve gentlemen in the box"
thus. IF an individual can break
do,cn any of those safeguards which the
Constitution has wisely and cautiously
erected, by poisoning the minds of the
jury at a time when they are called upon
to decide, he will STAB the administra-
ton of justice in its most vital parts.
But Kenyon's grandest oration was
made at the trial of Williams for pub
fishing Tom Paine's age of Reason,
when the learned judge, in his summing
up, observed: christianity, from its
earliest institution, met with its opposers.
The professors were very soon called
upon to publish their apologies" for the
doctrines they had embraced. In what
manner they did that, and whether they
had the advantage of their adversaries,
or sunk under the superiority of their ar
gument, mankind for nearly two thou
sand years have had the opportunity of
judging. They have seen what Julian,
Justin Martyr, and other apologists have
written, and have been of the opinion
that the argument was in favor of those
publications. Telling this story in his
own way, and improving it--as he was
fully justified in doing-Coleridge, in tbs
Table Talk, assures his readers that
Lord Kenyon, in his address to a jury in
a trial for blasphemy, said: Above all,
gentlemen, need / name to you the EN-
peror Julian, who was so celebrated for
the practice of every Christian virtue,
that he was called Julian, The apostle r
To several later judges, as well as to
Kenyon, has been attributed the memo
rable judicial address to the dishonest
butler who had been convicted of steal
ing large quantities Of wine from his
mastar's cellar. Prisoner at the bar,
the judge is reported to have said, you
stand convicted on the most conclusive
evidence of crime that defiles the sa-
cred springs of domestic confidence and
is calculated to strike alarm into the
breast of every Englishman who invests
largely in the choicer vintages of South
ern Europe. Like the serpent of old,
you have stung the hand of your pro-
tector. Fortunate in having a gen.
erous employer, you might, without
dishonesty, have continued to supply
your wretched wife and children with the
comforts of sufficient prosperity, and
even with some of the luxures of affiu-
ence but dead to every claim of natural
affection, and blind to your own real
interest, you burst through all the re-
straints of religion and morality, and
have for many years been Jeathering
your nest NTH your master bottles
A match for these is the story of an
Irish priest who rebuked his parishioner
for drunkenness, and told him that
whenever he entered an ale house to
drink, his guardian angel stood weeping
at the door," And if he had sixpence
he d be 10 himself" was Pats reply.
Mr.. spurgeon's Lecture on Candles"
A Liverpool paper says: As very
great amount of curiosity is manifested
with respect to the lecture which the most
celebrated preacher Of the age will
deliver tomorrow in the Philharmonic
Hall, it may be interesting to lay before
our readers complete synopsis of the
address, which has attracted
SO much attention in London and other
parts.
The Importance of the candle as an
is proved by many references
to Holy Scripture. This being done, the
lecturer proceeds to show of what things
the candle may be said to be emblem
atical
|. Several candles OF different lengths
illustrate the seven stages Of human life,
teach our mortality, and bid US work
while it is called to-day"
g A candle-box full Of candles repre-
sents many churches which are of no
service to the age. As the candles are
of no practical use till lighted, so
churches are useless till heavenly fire
lights them.
g. A number of the wax candles, not
lighted, looked down with disdain upon
a poor rush light, which is lighted, and
thereby doing more than all its fine
4, An unlit candle, which, placed in
of all sorts, yet gives no
light in any one of them, shows how
men may lay the blame Of their useless
ness upon the position Of life in which
they ars placed,
5. Trying to light candle with an ex-
tinguisher upon it, well sets forth the i'll
effects of prejudice in preventing the
reception OF the truth.
d. A dark lantern represents those who
DO not benefit others, because they keep
thoir light to themselves
I. A candle protected from the wind in
a lantern clear and bright, pictures the
watchful providence Of God over his
creatures.
s. Represents lantern with pane
out, showing thereby that men who trust !
10 their own strength have an opening |
through waioh the wiud Of temptation can
blow and extingpish their light
Q. A dirty, battered lantern, its filth |
ness rendered conspicuous by the light !
within, is an emblem OF professed Chris
Iians whose faults are noticed more be- |