The Republican journal., 1871-02-09
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BURY? CURRAN AND EMMETT.
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Gan Your literary editor inform IL who that Lord
>orburv was HAT tried the celebrated Robert
tmlnrt and referred 10 il that llluStrous
ugrtYr To Irish independence, III his last speech,
-' h indignant Terms a. these " II all the blood
nay lold, which has been she'd under your unha
l.Nti ministry, could he collected in one great re-
-rN OH ynur i-ordship might swim in it," The
'Iur>tinn has been mOOted among some Of your
t,-h liends and no satisfactory answer given.
W h' was tulrah mol fnmft's ron>elf
Al FRESHMAN.
\prhulys ORIGINAL name was Tolpr before
hr Was raised 10 the position oI Chief Justice
ot The Common Pleas and made Peer I'M
det i,e little oI Lord Norbury. Phillips. in
Ia Life "t Cmran, the great Irish halrister
describes Ioer as short and pussy. with a
Genial Aioas"e and Il little gray, twinklng,
laughing eye, whose appearance set dignity at
ttlinca and put gravity to flight lie was
noted dueli-t, who had fought three per
>ons, and for his services 10 the Government
IN that particular, they being in the opposi-
lion his elevation was due He had but lit
lie legal knowledge, and when il was pro-
posed To appoint him Chief Justice it was OPP
posed hy Lord Clarke, who said: Make
him n Chief Justice Oh no; if he must
mount lhe bench, make him Bishop or an
Archbi-hop-;ny thing but Chief Justice"
But on TO The bench he went, and held the
during 4 trial for murder, and exhibited en-
lire nniitness for the position, his resignation
WAS extorted from him. For a long time it
w,te sought to be obtained in vain. An anrc-
'I"le IS related in this connection. The Lord
Lieutenant OF Ireland sent Mr. Gregory, his
Private Secretary, TO intimate to NOrbury
hat his resignation would be acceptable
The old Judge had got wind of it, and when
tirego'y made his appearance he took him
int" his library, and after locking the door,
AID "GregoIy, you are my oldest friend,
and | have had no Scrnple in sending for
You. 1t seems am about to be grossly and
yillanously insulted. /, who have never
even brooked 4 surly look. VIII you believe
it, Gregory, our mock monarch Of the Phoenix
Pal. means to demand my resignation. OF
course, the pnppet and poltroon himself is
% irresponsible. But my mind is made up.
The Castle hack he sends shall be his proxy.
III have his life or he shall have mine-even
though he were my brother. Gregory, my
old and valued friend, will you stand by me ?
The hair-triggers are ready, as in the days OF
ranly and Fitzgerald % 1t is useless to say
that Gregory did not deliver the message,
and for years after he was not disturbed.
One of his pecnliarities was never to allow
the plea of non-snit in his court A Mr..
Wallace, an attorney, who had applied for
one once, Saiu 10 MN: II nope my l4ofu,
your Lordship will. for once have the cour-
age to non-suit." The reply was character
istir: Courage! tell you what, Mr.. Wal
lace, there are two kinds of courage--cour-
age to-shoot. and courage to non-shoot and
| hope l have both, but non-shoot now | Ger
tanly will not" That was dueling age in
Ireland, say between 1882 and 1920 Cnrran
fought four duels, and his opponent in one
was afterward his friend in another Corey
the Chancellor Of the Exchequer, fought Mr.
(rattan Clonnell, afterward Chief Justice
fought four duels two with Lords and two
with Commoncrs. Medge, afterward Baron
fought his own brother-in-aw and two others
Daniel UConnell met and killed Mr. DIES
lerre. harrington, who lived in these days
and fought several duels himself, states tha
10 less than two hundred and twenty sever
single comhats came under his observation
Mr.. Phillips states that he was counsel il
the Sligo summer Assizes of 1912, in the cas-
OF The King vs. Fenton. The latter was in
dicted for killing Major Hollis in e duel. OF,
Judge Fletcher thus charged the Jury in tn
ease: "Gentleman, it il my business to la
down the law to you, and l will. The Law