Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-03-16
SeIetteo t'isefIIantl.
DICIAL SALARIES IN ENGLAND.

of judges of the Supreme Court, the
owing, concerning salaries of great
ges in England, has interest:
he British Lord Chancellor has a salary
Go 900 a year, and on entering Office is
owed 81 600 for an outfit. This sum
ended to defray the expenses of carriages,
ses, &C., but these very often cost
at deal more tnan the sum named. Al
ugh the keeper of the Queens consci-
q. as the Lord Chancellor is called. he
IS not now maintain the splendor of
mer days, and often goes to his court in
neat brougham" instead of grand
ch with two gigantic ''Jeamesses'' be
it,
lie salary of the Lord Chancellor was,
il few years ago, e14 600 year
900 as Chancellor and "a 000as Speak
he House of Lords; and up to the
of Lord Eldon the income of the
ncellor was. altogether, quite e20, 900
?, as he received fees of various kinds
are Low abolished, or diverted into
II channels. In those days it was
.ty easy for great lawyer who was
I'd to the peerage to leave sufficient for
behind him to maintain, with what is
sidered In England adequate dignity, O
0us brother, Lord Stowell, who were
sons of q Newcastle coal merchant,
left very large fortunes. Lord Chan
II Hardwicke did the same, and many
instances might be mentioned
Owadays, however, unless man has
very saving while enjoying lerge in
at the bar, his chances of fortune
ing when raised TO the bench are over.
ct, some objection has been raised to
ng Lord Chaneellors peers, on the
ud Of the inadequacy of their means
stain the dignity.
s q long time since a law peer died
Lord LyndhUrst did not leave
ortable provision for his family. Lord
CHAM, VINO had been very careful, left
derabie property, but not what eth
re or in England would be called
h.
retiring income of Lord ChaneeI-
G5, 600 year, and this he is entitled
ite irrespective of the duration of his
of the Office.
Lord Chief Justice of England re-
se8 600 and d retiring pension of e5,
This appointment, pecuniarily con-
d, Is far more valuable than the
eellorship.
Lord Chief Baron and Lord Chief
e of the Common Pleas receive e7,-
year, with retiring allowance on the
scale as the Chief Justice of England
Pension Judges receive G5, 600 q
and q pension, after fifteen years
Of 43, 500 a year. Although a
may retire after that term of service,
dom does so unless he feels the effects
and infrmity.
stiring Judge is not usually useless to
1untry, since he is almost Invariably
nted member of the Judicial Com
of the Prlvy Council, and in that
ity renders good service, though of
infinitely less laborious than that on
eneh.
Lords Justices of Appeal in the |
Of Chancery. receive 97, 900 a year,
VIee-Chancellor e6 goo year, the
er of the Rolls e7, 900 a year.
fore the reforms introduced and ef-
d By Lord Brougham, the Court of
monopolies. There is an old clergy
q nephew, a great nephew, of Lord |
lcellor Thurlow, who enjoys, ind has
yed for upwards of forty years, Ell, 600 |
ar from offices of this description,
IN are com piStG slD6cufeS.
ne taxing masters of the Court of Chan
enjoyed immense salaries, as also the
r-keeper; and several other functional
were equally fortunate. The duties of
officers were by no means exhaustive,
Ter of mind or body. They owed their
ge salaries to the fact that they were
by fees and the suitors were numer-
The Judge of the Court of Probate re-
yes "a, coo q year as the judge of that
urt, and 81, coca year as Judge Ordinary
the Court Of Divorce. His duties, in
mmon with those OF the other judges,
e very onerous.
The high salaries given to the British
dges-ior those in Ireland and Scotland
e also most literally paid-are based upon
e earnings Of leading members of the
r. A man in great practice may make
England from ct, 600 to e14, 600 year.
uch larger incomes have been made, and
rhGps In some cases still are made, but
ey are very rare. Sir James Scarlett, af-
rwards Lord Abinger, who obtained the
pbriquet of ''the thirteesth juryman, and
obably made more than any one before
since st the common law bar, gained in
e year e22, 600. An income as large was
Obably often made by two or three of the
aders or the Parliamentary bar when that
anch of the profession was in its zenith
Very large sums have been gained mere
by opinions given in Chamber practice.
+ Roundell Palmer and Sir Fltzroy Kel-
now Lord Chief Baron, have been re-
arkable for this class of legal business.
1t is believed In England that it would
impossible to secure the services of the
st men In the profession as judges if the
offered were very inferior to
at obtained by them as barristers; and
rther, that the salary OF q judge ought to
sufficient to place him above tempta-
u, and to enable him to live in style
fitting his high Office.
Judges very rarely leave behind them
ore than comfortable provision for tneir
yes and daughters, and enough to start
cir sons well in a profession OF business.
judge, unless he iaherits family property,
arcely ever makes an eldest son, as the
preston goes IN England.
Whatever may be the defects OF the Eng
b legal system, one fact in regard to it is
that the judges and their Judge
ants are held IN high and we'll deserved
.imaion. An attempt to reduce their
aries would meet with no favor from the
bhc, which Is persuaded that, in law as
other matters, if you want good thing
u must pay for it, and which has made
its mind that when a judge is in ques-
n you want very good thing indeed.
MINING UNDER THE SEA. There is a vast
pper mine In England, where shafts ex-