New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
JOHN PAUL IN LONDON.
Tie rr,frIr AND sr PAIrI,s.

NITY or QUEENS CoUNsEL--A DIsAPPOINrED
GUIDF-sT. PAUI's AND ITS MONUMENrS-A d.
GREssION TO NILSSON AND LADY HAMILTON.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-SOmetimes | wish dld
rot know "a much do. Aside from the awkwardness
feeling that different from Others the word
To hate a man If he's always rgnt' bht
hardly was the lux dry the letter ia which stated
NY suspicion that this remarkable people IN some way
connect wisdom IN the law with wool, When browsing
among the Inns (and OUTS Of Court the great nurseries
of and lawyers, found that the Middle Temple ior
its sign has sheep crowned with cipher and carrying
a croSs-the cipher TO show what men usually get py
going to Law aud the embiemsea OF what theJ
must put up with before they get through suppose
This pas,ha lamb may well have been device OF the
old order Of Knights Tempars for after often going out
after wool they certainly terribly shon at the last
Eating dinners to be in this country the prncl
pal qualification amittance to the bar, and Ia term
time law students required 70 dine IN the Temple
that it ay be they eat nothing but mutton per-
haps The dinner for what they pay for II rs not bad
oue-fsh sheeIhead. supposed mutton in some shape
vegetables (Which means brussel sprouts and pota
toes OF course limited lot OF cheese, and al Or three
shngs This includes bottle port sherry or two
bottles OF claret among four with rs much beer a. h'y
want The dignity OF soup not arrived ut I'll ones
"bencher" and then. too can have As much VINE Is
he chooses 20 pay FOR. and no end Of cheese.
Ifcaugt among these Inns about d.lner-time however
cannot consccntously advise friend 90 dine Ia either
OF the Temples. the Rainbow Tavern, next door, he
can do much better, " The Cock" across The way Will
do, hut II you lock FOR plump head waiter there
yOuT De disappointed. Either another VIII now Ills
the bill or e Of the mon0ocue has grown suitably lean
since TcnuvsOn frcqutnteG Fccst. "Jue's or" Ned
IL Cornbl, RS well the Cock and the Rainbow, VII
revive your fa-tiadHg faith n the British Cuop House
Before this you have probably been to The burlington
and Other Dice places resofted 70 by lades All wei
enough the ioU dianer those but bad for the
fF,ft tf,ra .att ttip a
thing ls well cooked and seldom give waiter anything
So II you want uatteutou ard ind gesti0r 90 90 Lc res
taurauts which they frequent and egt nothing good from
seyera nice plates o. different pattern, served by an
Indifferent waiter 81 his own bad time. Otherwise the
place where city are found and 20 which no women
ut all 20 (my Rainbow Is OF colon Il the place for
you.
Law in England il linked with some strange absurdi-
tie,-le.sci,s cf Uieu time. Of cUuIsc, but s ueid
sacred Tie EiG you already know about The Idea OF
IL Is that urst should Ac made % look wise whether ho
DE- or NOT. Tie eject when young and bcarilrss face
shows under such venerable tAatch, IS funnj enough
and ore can hardly get rid @. the feeling that he s AZ
maequerade-un'rss. indeed. he IS ou trial BY another
fiction quite as ridiculous the counterieitng " age
the 8aiElef supposed TO charge MS cen no Fee Nor
can collect any Tic dignity ~ the profession Is held
70 forbid any barcaius-iLe bartcginc VI legal opinion
for a mere money consideration There's the theory.
But IL fact your hig-toned q. G. gels stutend0us
fees. Yyu cannot personally approach lin '0r IN
opinion; your solicitor mus. intervene; but thar
s1mc .. c.. v'lI make your hair cuil before you Ee-
through with him AMI how could lie Keep has vis ~ g"
tho mark il hc didn't have - notes t,r cur.paTcca
Nor though Lc ny the errssost incompetence inTolTe
yoi in palul OF mistake and cost, have yon any
redress Ac.ualad by philanthropy only IN EL advice
be Is not Liable. Was there ever fiction 80 absurd
And tla idea ~ IcrpetuaUnS Ni ct soiAS grave!
on and making believe tia; counsel Is open 70 az
Wilton. charge, when everybody knows u Is not! 5y
bu; tL.y never hip the devil rouud stump Will lash
of red tape n tins way ISSUES met mOre sIatos,
and when tcy out To p!uader stranger they ac IL
oponaauicdv and with 'trup al coucea.ident then
ouy anxiety being esy be should De Left IL possession "
q slu gle cent.
But the law Of this country has one good poss.o lty
which does not exist with You that i know oi-the
il fyra uaipers provision. For instance; on making
affidavit that ue l. not worth 30 poor man ca- state
his grievances 10 Judge ard n IL De thought ha, BE-
have oasc counsel II ue, 10 him ami Dc stands De-
fore the Law ia attitude independent aud Is likely
20 ob,au justce-theo4e, ,icaly, at es-as though BE-
were proprietor q skatin nk Frou the caves OF
the Temple. quite copous stream of knowlege l5f tie
lawl flowed into ue. yOu see, uo mat -er now a"A
w.r!y t now sPiItters out. And the day thus spent
had hrt one drawback rs I Will now narrate:
Tic porter having the Hall OF the Middle Temple IN
char-e was one or tde most mprezsiN eioolnS mon /
have vet met H En-lIud-tau, with Inc cray WhIracI'
and military mds-aaie. II wds with no uconsiirrahe
embarrassment That I asked him - show ms around;
in.rel wien he opened the door a resp % IN lnS
thought had bIGudered upon somebody's chambers
end brought out 6 {. And after ho Eaa shown me
where the CLIcf Justice took biz prog, assured me
tna the marvellous carven screen Wa- not wrought rou
the spoil. oi tlc Spanish Armada UIere j. vulgar story
10 tlat c1ccu eXpatia.e1 ayOa tie tuc L.z.DCt-.u
-o8 and pointed the stained glass Windows ~ tie
upper end the cJJtsofalms Of chose vho from simple
student, had risen by the prtcy VI law aud virtue lant
.HtHu.. hon @ sN4. tfEI| Etl
peera-a explained AOw s forbidden that the visitor
-aa without first asking permission Of the Treasurer,
take note y pencil and paper u any Information be may
CLEAN. though allowed To- carry away all he can m hs
head; and further made it clear % me that
10 be even the Lumblcs. yassal In the
Temple II position Of such honor that It
raise, the one enjoying It far beyond tine estate which
service commonly carrie, with n dropped tie sizpence
which had Che while been Lo.dng ready iu my pocket
and flm5rd round 'or shilling. knew had one
there bat unfortunately forgot that only had iarh-
iug-aud between the s.ze and feel OF farthHg and
shilling. there s not much difference. slipping my num-
bic Offering uo mis- hand, ha-tcneG mode,ty away, for
one never kcs % De overwhelmed with thanks when be
hes only done Il pri1ccy tAn5. Da' Oh l51.lu- back
oger uy shoulder 70 dd not 10 that my noble
porter appeared pleasrd first lie looked al the c0n Gud
then be looked le and could sec the qrIverns
~ hi. fine uo=tr the belvug ot his Indignant muSdche,
from the lr street When cac 30 look Tor ny farthug,
o. give III ~ -"lt ut-'iFir 'Ai4tf ""'" '''''' i'
syl1pathc, IL was gone. aud shilling there. 80
must have given the wrong com. Imagine my morthca-
.icu. only rrI refuge IN tho thought thai De may
have trkeu NE for q Bcnch,r"
Glad ind eel am to have the o.t Temple Church.
md in Ie way that dd. Deliberate sisht~ecns is
bore but 20 start oui without knowing where you
ea.n- ard stumble ola church something, is
almost - nice Us drinking milk cut Of wooden pail.
Til, church d0e- show from thc street 10 "a ~ sort
al dive" where you would Last think Oi looking FOR
such thing church OF any so. IL rather curiosity