Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-12-09

don viz. Tho Inner Templc tho Middle
Temple Lincoln's Inn md 1;rav's Inn
Thcv were established prior 10 the
reion of Edward III and In the reign
of Henry ~. numbered / 800 stu
dents In 1870 thew numbered above
4 600. The societies claim the cxclu.
Is,vc ripbt of confcr,,ng tho dcorec ofl
Farrister.at.law which il reouiste for
pacticipg as an advocate or counsel in
The sune,ior Courts In orler Ia rob-
tain this dcyrcc n Il necessary that
Tho apnlicant sbould enter either ono
of The Inns and keen commons-tbat
il dine in ;ts hall iar twelve terms
four of which occur each wear Prac'
ticallv anv norson of GOOD cbaracter
caS nrocnre admission 70 an Inn. vet
each Inn has thc mower to deny anap.
nIicant tho nr;v;legc ot membersh;p
sbonld II choose 90 10 do Tb;s nowcr
;nherent in tho soc;et;es "a howcver
seldom used Each Inn also has tbe
r;gbt 10 d;sbar ;ts membcrs and oflate
years Il has several times bcen aver.
cised in the case oflawvers Who abused
their nroc, ,ss;on and ;njnIocJ IN d;shon
est n,pct;ccs
Tn order 10 secure admission to an
Inn tbe annl;cant mus, obtain a cor
Iti6cate of two barristcrs-;n the Inner
ipomnle of n bencbcr MISUNDERSTANDING
~ III 6,ness 40 mo rece;yoJ for thse
n,rrose of hsin, .a,lad 10 ~. Ror
lrha evnensos ~ s,udsn, ON en,ronoo
aro n j;i,le ,ss;na al en-. on h;s coll
20 tho Rar they a,a ahn,, eea. ond
omnons Kin nav be set down AZ fIa
snnnallr M st,dent CON he called
40 ,be Bar Who Il moi ahoya o1 yoars
old and has NOT beep n member Of
ono or Tho Inns for the ,Lreo years
Each soc;otv i ant;reIv d;st;nc,
from ,ho othe,s tho,nh ali on;oy ,he
same nr;v;leges The seno,ais Inns
are Governed bv senara,c Committees
or RoaJs called he Renchers Who
arc usnallv Queens counsel or son;or
counsel. md zach has n local bah;,a
t;on cons;st;ng of = iar,o colIoc,;on of
chamhers occnn;ed excTrs;vel,. bwhar
cn"'iocrS, ooVuP'eu eASi"siNe'y " oa,-
rlsters OF attorneysa',iaw' ana yieio-
ing ,arge income, a Vouncii OF Lc-
,.l,l;shad nv, ,ho inns 40 s,,no,;,,and
estapllsnea py the inns, 70 supenntend
the subject OF the education oil the
students ior tne oar Law 'ectures
gwen d, any Oh ,ne inns are iree 10
the students oi ali inc rest, ana the
members Oh each nave the use oi the
horary oi the Inn, seat IN It's church,
anu accommodation IN i's cnahioers.
ihe inner lemPle comprises several
nooie stone structures mcluuing the
ohampers, 'hc nan, inc onurch, ana
'ne Library situated upon inner rem
Pie lane, ana win an entrance rom
rieet Street py ga,e"ay puiit IN the
'ihe Oh James !. inc Miduie iem-
pie composed o' = simiiar SUITE OF im7l
posing ouiigings, IL also located upon
,ne inner iehpie inne, ana reacheu
py ga,e-nousc on Flec. street, punt
py pr vnr,s'oPncr rcn, IN ioof-
L,' l,,ilco'hs mn, on tnc west sue 0,
uhancery 'ahe occupies US = part Oh
,'s uo'na'i' 'ne 'en. oi she towh-
mouse OF Inn, o. .se rari Q, Lincoih'
ioio n,,o' .; .n' , u.a.n ol 'n's aoolenlan % ih
- n' "'"eo was ''a''''o,n'ou n n ,nVo
an Inn vi Sourt, anu hhiheo irom MIN
Lincoln's Inn. Its precincts comprise
savarol f;,o ku;ld;n,, ~ ,.as,,aot.t,I,
s W 'poV."''o
ahuquity anu NUMBER OF quite
recent date. The Library OF this Inn
was founded in 1887, and Is the oldest
in London. Its books and MSS. ex-
ceed $4,000 Its collection of law
books is the most complete in England.
Many Of the old volumes still retain
the iron rings by which they were once
attached to the shelves, and the early |
Year Books are mostly in their origi- !
nal oak bindings. The New Hall and
Library were inaugurated in 1s45, by
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, with
elaborate ceremonials. The principal
entrance to Gray's Inn, on the north
side of Holborn and west of Gray's
Inn lane, opens from Holborn by a
gateway erected IN 1917. lu II
an the inns have gardens attached,
which are kept with care and former
y when open 70 the pubic, Were plac-
es OF hshionabie resort The Garden
OF trays Inn (urays Inn walks was
laid out apont looo, under the dircc-
Of Francis Bacon, and a catalpa-treeis
sun shown that was raised irom one
planted by him. These grounds were
Tor many years considered the pleas