Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-09-06

In che Of the volumes Of The Brio.
a-Brae Series" there 10 published The
most interesting portions Of the eight
volumes Of 1.-The journal and Diary Of
Thomas Moore" q edited by Lord
John Russell. In these eatssets. most
Of which Sc. their interest from their
ligh. gossip. there are sevefsl passaeeA
concerning the great lawyers of Eng.
land. o. Lord Kenyon. the predeees.
sor Of Lord Peterborough in tie dice
of Chief Justice, We find the two Col.
lowing entries:
January Z. 1898. tekyll told Of some
one remarking on the inaccuracy Of the
inscription on Lord Kenyon's tomb
mors janna ritai upon which Lord e.
lenborough said. Don't you know that
that was by Kenyon's express desire.
as he left it in his will. that they should
not 60 TO the expense of a diphthong."
May IS. 1894. A good deal Of talk
about Lord Kenyon. Jekyll said that
Kenyon died Of eating apple-pie crust at
breakfast to save the expense Of NUT.
fins, and that Lord Peterborough. who
succeeded to the Chief Justiceship ia
consequence. always bowed with great
reverence 10 apple-pie. The princes
ses also told Of how ''the king" used To
play tricks on Kenyon. sending the dis
patch box to him at quarter past seven.
when he knew Kenyon was snug in
bed. being accustomed TO 60 10 bed al
that hour to save candle light.
Here are two of Lord Peterborough
.7veust IS, 1915. Story If Lord w
- saying in one Of his speeches: II
ask myself so and So" and repeating
the words, II ask myself" Yes"
said Lord Peterborough, land damned
foolish answer you'll get.
Jaaadry Is, iso6. Story Of Lord e.
lenborough's saying. when L. yawned
during his own speech, Come. come.
the fellow does show some symptoms Of
taste, but this is overseeing on our
province" Lord Peterborough being
once met going out Of the House Of
Lords, while L. was speaking, What.
are you gong ," said the person 10 him.
"Whv, yes" answered Lord E., l am
accountable 10 God Almighty for the
use OF my .ime."
September IL, ls22, there is the fol-
lowing entry:
A. mentioned two or three legal an
ecdotes. Judge Fletcher once inter.
rupted Tom Gold in an argument he was
entering into about the jury's deciding
on the fact, Sc, when Gold, vexed at
being stopped in his career. said, "Mv
Lord, Lord Mansfield was remarkable
for the patience with which he heard
the counsel that addressed him" ale
never heard yoa, Mr.. Gold" was
Fletcher's reply. given with a weigh.
of brogue, which added to the effect Of
sarcasm. The same Judge, who. i.
seems. is very sirlv person once said
to an advocate, "Sir, I'll not slt here To
be baited like a bear tied 10 the stake"
mo, not tied TO the stake. my lord"
interrupted the counsel. He mentioned
the excellent joke of Curran's upon .
case, where the Theater ROYAL IN Dub
lin brought an action against Ashley for
acting the Lock and Key" "My
lords, the whole action tc'rns on this.
whether the said Lock and Kew is 10
be patent one, Or Of the spring and
tunJier kind
In 1880, Moore met Peter Burrowes.
and we find the following note OF the
interview which occurred In Septem.
Der Of tina. year:
In talking with Peter Burrowes thi.
morning. got on the subject of Emmett.
whose counsel | found Brrtowes had
been. Told me tina. Emmett. on his
apprehension. had confided some money
he had about him together with let
ter) TO somebody he thought he could
trust, to Miss Curran. The person.
whoever il was. pocketed the money
and carried the letter TO the govern
ment. On hearing which, Emmett, in
despair al the thought OF having cons
mitted the girl by anything he might
have said in that letter, addressed.
through some channel or other. the
most earnest entreaties TO the govern.
ment that they would suppress the let
ter, engaging himself, if thew would do
so, not 10 say a wofd in his defense.
but TO 60 to his death in silence. This
latter offer he made, knowing how
much II vas an object with the au-
ihorri,ies that he should not address
the people. D. told me, too, that
during the trial, in his cross-examina-
ton henever he was endeavoring to
disconceTt a witness, Emmett would
check him and say. mo. no; the mans
speaking the truth This was, how
ever. only on points bearing against HIM
self, for whatever testimony was likely
to involve or cnminate others he showed
the utmost anxiety that the truth should
not appear. When Burrowes, too, ~z<
abou, TO avail himself of the privilege Of
reply (wesned TO death with anxiety,
and feeling both the psinfulness and
and inu,ili.y OF what he was about to
do), Emmett said, Pray do net attempt
to defend nc: j; is all in vain" and
Burrowes accordingly desisted. Moth
ing could be more warm and unqualified
than Burrowes' praise OF him and his
feeling for his memory.