, 1875-02-06

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Proclamation Of eitence Is how mato And TIN
Judge chesgcs tho tirahd bury. giving them In
nstuetions ~ to theis d,ittts in general. and in
| tho particular cRtcB furnished BY lie Hhtrit' a
Calendar which will be brought before .le1n.
The Court now adtoutns 10 church. 4 cllap1ain.
provided BY tho Hhcrff, eonducta thu scrYtce and
Prctcl!cs What ts known ~ the AsaEe Sermon. |
euppohn there WAs tina Wien the duiieA OF all
lntceested in tho Administration Of juatco wern
| srcciAlly laid down and expAtiatel npou by tho
reverend chaplain on such occasions, but ] do
hot recall ANYTHING beyond what may bo termed
| eaouhd hnmily OIL onr dutts III general. Ii aa4
tsndcrAsood thas tho Judge had Invited tho High
Sheriff and some others TO dino with him In liir
evening, and that tie tst day Of tho Ae.izes was
devoted entirely to ceremony. TN The second
tllo business Of tho Court began in easilest. Tho
Petit Jnrorh we're in Attendance sharply at call
and tho tositine vent OIL Nth nnceaaing nsaidn-
tty' the proceedings boing somesln,eA carried far
Into the night.
THE COSTUMES
Of tho Judge and tho barEintnln struck me AZ be-
iE very hiliGuiaF. AMI 1t "AH' only by tho help Of
Dir. Capias explanations of their antiquity aud
tho hold they had ob:anp1 UPON the people,
from generation to generation. that cuuIil at
All reeonoe myself 10 tho reasonablene4s Of
their uho.
THE LEuAt PEoFEsAipS
diEcoyered to bs divided into baristcrH OF sty-
era! grades, nhu aprear and address the Court
as1d Jury as occaalon may tetiuiro; alld attur-
NN!o' VI 10AtitOAot kAtf AI9 G3kGH CAllGI, WHO
arc permitted to st ncar enough to tho ba. rIste1s
~ instruct them iii ANY causb i'll which they .nay
be mutually engaged. but who wear no distinct
i've badxc nor potsess ttle privilege OF address,
lug The Court. In order to coili,neuco las -nult
in England, it seenIs tint you must apply to an
attorney nho EucH out tic process aid ab it serv-
cd and who prepares all tho pa,}esH ii the aut c5-
cept the pleangs. whic. n,,iat be signed by
counsel u barrltterJ learned III the law, Tic
bairlator's degtoe il obtalued by htudy for threo
years. u graduate Ut one or other vi tic
Universities, Or hre years If nut at one
ot the Inns Of Court, M thay aro
called. Theao are aaorc Ike Legal Uuiserdties
than anything slHo to winch can lkcn tuenI,
aud arc governed by the Tonchers Ut their
respective aocie'ieB who hold tho prcscrptlyo
right of ''ca!2 to tho Bar Of students who hato
kept tile necenrary number Of torms, ETC., aud Of
disbarring or degrading tl,cin should they at any
titno III the practice Of their profession conduct
themselves In st,ch manhcr as to come u,surr
tlieir censure. The principal lnps Of Cullr. are
the Temple, tho inner Temple. lie Middle
Temple Llncoln's lun, aud df"s'a Int.
TIE cuunTs or THE KlNupUN.
!. Attorneys arc educated By apprenticeship for
thseo yeass to some attorney III good standing.
At tho etd Of the term strict examination Gil
tltlca she1n to = Certificate. upon thd pro-
dnctlon Of Which, and tLe payment Of
ot auy OF tne Superior Courts, one court
giving tho zights OF all The tlroa superior
law.courts Of England HLich lola concurrent
jurisdiction. are tha Couit Of QuoeuA Beach,
the Court Of Common Pleas, and tl,a Court oi
E.chcquer. Tho latter Was 1t ons ti1ao devoted
solely to the consideration Of Eucl Causes rs had
to do Tith tho puElic reroBue, but now it SUP
pics Judges to the C,rcui. or Asaize Courts
with the other two. In tue tlueen's Bench thc.o
nxe the Cl,ief Justice Of England aud iiyu puthne
Justices; in the Common P,oas Chief Justice
and like number of Iuisne Judges and In tte
Court 81 E1chcquor Chief l,aron and i've
puisno Barons.
THE Asa1zE naLL.
But because 1nve not as yet said 4 word OF
the Asalzo Ball it will not be supposed, trpY,
that tue nnihsiUu has occurred flDm fuIuesa
The sittng Of the Court il the time generally
choRsn for tito county families to nleet at
public assembly, where, taking udvantage OF
the blisdfold goddoba With the sesleH, Tespsi-
chorc assumes tho bricf reign Of an evening.
NE. Cspas' Introduction Of my friend mud my
self to d local attosnoy at Daerhan led to our
participation in The "1nAzy" and to----you sllali
hour. Although my friend Charley had neyer
beforc, to my knowledge, exhibited very do
cided fancy for tho tripping OF tLs Hht fa1 astc
toe he became, this evening, dovosee not ouly
to the dance, but to the young lady who had tlg-
ured as his partner quite as often ns was pruper
on ao short an acquaintance. rallied Charley
on our way to our hotel ot his conquest, but he
rould none Of It. After paf1lng a primo
Havana or tro NO retired, to ricap Charley,
he gave his testimony In Court. and. when he
left the witncsB-boz. / prepared fur London.
Not SO ch.rloy.. A gin was At tho door, and in
it emnll boy who had becn engaged TO dtrec.
the late witncsa tho way to rhady dell SONS
two miles out Of town, wlloBo 1eafy horazn cov-
cso1 hn old manor huUso w3leEo dwelt another
divinity, befors whose pfeseuco to appear CHAR
10y wanted now no parchment BNbr.sna. A
hasty adicu, aud vent to London and to hrs,-
nteB
am happy to be able to ssy that Chsrley's
'.caBo prosnesed. Tie " &lecIarstiou vas d,ljv
made. and 10 the "p!eallng was net u,trs
than ordinarily special" Charley called III no
'*counsei," but began md continued to ba his
own "hoIiclsoE," and won hiB cause With flying
colptn.
Hud him still warmly attached to English
forms ID courts Of jussioo, and very mich fear
that nlcn ha onterB Congress. as it seems he IL
now 'ko!y to do, he will Introduce measures TO-
wards Il greater assimilation In our courts to
those of tho Old World than now esihts. Dus
when examined closely upon the subject he is
fufct! to confcss that after as tho boHt rcruenl-
Le1od and most cherished part OF the cere,noni-
aH Of tho Derrham Circuit was tho ABsize Bail.