The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-26

dlately after dinner to read the brief in that
cause we have to conduct to-morroW.'
mot L. said Davenport. Leave my Gunner
and my wine to read brief! No, no, Lee; tnat
won't do
"'Then,' said Lee, what rs to be doneY who
else is employedP
"Lee-'Oh he must go. Mr.. Scott, you must
go home Immediately, and make yourself &C
quanted with that cause before our consuita-
"This was very hard upon me; but did not
60 and there was an attorney from Cumberland,
and one from Northumberland, and do not
know bow many other persons Pretty late,
in came Jack Lee, az drunk as he could be.
Il cannot consult tonight; must 20 TO bed,'
he exclaimed, and away he went. Then came
Sir Thomas Davenport
1--WE cannot have consultation tonight,
Mr.. Wordsworth Wordsworth, think, was the
namP), shouted Davenport, Don't you see how
drunk MIR. Scott "a? 1t is impossible to consult
Poor mel who had scarce any dinner, and lost
all my wine-I was so drunk that / could not
consult Well q verdict was given AGAINST US,
and 1t was all owing to Lawyer Fawcetts dinner
We moved Tor new trial; and / must say for
the honor OF the bar, that those two gentlemen,
Jack Lee and Sir Thomas Davenport, paid all
the expenses between them of the first trial. 1t
Is the only instance i ever knew, but they did.
We moved tor new trial Ton the ground, sup
pose, of the counsel not being in their sensesl,
ard it was granted. When II came on the fol-
lowing ear, the judge rose and said
Gentlemen, did any of you dine with Law
yer Kawcett yesterday? for if you did, will not
hear tins cause till next year,
There was great laughter. We gained the
cause that timC.n
On another occasion, at Lancaster, where
poor Bozzy must needs be gong the northern
circuit, eve found him." says MIR. Scott, Lying
upon the pavement lnebriated. We subscribed
guinea at supper for him, and half crown for
his CLERK" (no doubt there was large bar, aud
that Scotts joke did not cost him much), land
sent him, when he walked next morning. a brief,
with instructions to move for what he denomi-
mated the writ of qudTe ddhBsH pdUjDleTtO with
observations duly calculated to induce him TO
think that it required great learning to express
the necessity OF granting it to the judge before
whom he was to move" Boswell sent all round
the town TO attorneys for books that might en-
able himself to Distinguish himself, but in vain.
He moved however, Tor the writ, making the
best use he could of the observations in the brief
The judge was perfectly astonshed and the
audience amazed. The Judge said, ''Inever heard
of such writ: what can it be that adheres pdui-
HlentO? Are any OF you gentlemen at the bar
able to explain this W
The bar laughed. At last one of them said,
''My lord, MIR. Boswell last night ddhRSU pGUj-
TnentO. There was moving HIM for some time
At last he was carried to bed, and he has been
dreaming about himself and the pavement"
The Cahny old gentleman relishes these jokes
When the Bishop OF Lincoln was moving from
the deanery of ST. Pauls he says he asked a
learned friend of his, by name Will Hay, how he
should move some especially fine claret, about
which he was anxious.
pray, my lord bishop" says Hay, "How
much Of the wine have your?
The bishop said six dozen.
''lf that is ALL Hay answered, "you have but
to ask me six times " dinner, and will carry 1t
all away myself"
There were giants in those days. but this Joke
about wine is not so fearful as one perpetrated
by Olator Thelwall, in the heat of the French
Revolution, ten years later, over trothing pot
OF porter. He blew the head off and said, "Tkis
is the way l would serve all kings"
Now we come to yet higher personages and
find their 1oings recorded in the blushing pages
OF timid Miss Burney's Memoirs. She represents
prince Of the blood in quite royal condition.
The loudness, the oigness the bOisterousness
cIeaking boots, and rafting oaths of the young
princes appeared to have frightened the prim
household OF Windsor, and set all the teacups
twittering on the tray. On the night of ball
and birthday, when one of the pretty, kind
prlnCesses was to come out IL was agreed that
her brother, Prince William Henry, should
dance the opening minuet with her, and ne came
TO visit their household at their dinner.
'At dinner Mrs. Schwellenberg presided at
tired magnihcently; Miss Goldsworthy, Mrs.
Stanfo1th, Messrs. Du Lac and Stauhope, dined
with us; and while we were still eating fruit,
the Duke of Clarence entered.
He was Just risen from the kings table, and
waiting for his equpage to go home and prepare
for the ball. To give you an idea of the energy
OF his royal highnes5 language, l ought to set
apart an objection to wrltiLg, or rather init
mating certain torcible words, and beg leave to
show you in genuine colors royal sailor.
1--WE all rose, of course, upon his entrance,
and the two gentlemen placed themselves be-
hind their chairs, while the 1ootmen left the
room. But he ordered us all to sit down, and
called the men back to hand about some wine.
He was in exceeding nigh spirits and in the
utmost good humor. He placed himself at the
head OF the table next Mrs. Schwellenberg, and
looked remarkably well, gay, and full of spor:
and mischief; yet clever withal, as well as
comical.
"'Weil, this is the first day have ever diued
with the king at ST. James on his birthday,
! Pray, have you ali drunk his majestys health p
"'No, your royal hIghness; your royal high
ness might make dem do dat" said Mrs. Schwel-
| lenberg.
"'Oh, by -, will Here you Ito the foot
men, bring cham pagne; I'll drink the kings
! health again, if ] die Tor it. Yes, ! have done
1t pretty well already;s so has the king, promise
! you. believe hls majesty was never taken such
! good care OF before; we have kept his spirits up,
| promise you; we have enabled him to 60
| through his faligues; and l should have done
more still but Tor the ball and Mary; ] have
promised to dance with Mary. / must keep
| sober Tor Mary"
Indefatigable Miss BuIney continues for
! dozen pages reporting II. r. HIS conversation,
and indicating, with humor not unworthy OF
the clever little author of "EVPlina," the increas
| ing state OF excitement OF the young sailor
| prince, who drank more and more champagne
| stopped old Mrs. Schwellenbere's remonstrances
! by giving the old sady kiss, and telling heI
| TO hold her potatO-trap, and who did not "keeI
sober for Mary" Mary had 70 hnd another
partner that night for the royal William Henry
could not keep his legs.
viii you have picture of the amHsements Of
another royal prince 1t is the Duke OF York,
! the blundeTing general, the beloved commander
in-chIet of the army, the brother with whom
| GEORGE " had had many midnight caTOuse,
and who continued his haolts OF pleasure almost
| till death seized his stout body.
In "Puckler-Muskaus Letters" the German