Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07

lures Of Queen Elizabeth's men-as-arms; and
~ either side OF the line, few feet apart
we're placed the SHERIFF. men. with spears
firmly grasped Then there was q trumpet sig.
nal, and every official head was uncovered az
his lordship slowly walked down that human
avenue, his train held up by silk-stockinged
gentlemen. By his side walked an official in
The trumpeters again used their instruments
as his lordship entered his carriage and their
brazen tones were heard until he hsd been
driven out Of sight Of the crowd. It was a
queer ceremony. but the same form had been
gone through for many hundreds of years. As
/ saw II there came 10 my mind another exit
from his court room of a chief justice, not
lord nor subject, but a citizen. 1t was that
OF Chief Justice Fuller. He was nibbling at
an apple a. he ran to catch street car.
PIrHy INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY.
Lord Coleridge, 1 understand, takes more
than . passing interest in the Americas, bench
and bar, which interest dates from his visit to
the United States, when he was the guest of the
late Chief Justice Waite. had seen him about
ten years ago. and therefore could observe that
Father Time had dealt gently with him. He
looked as comfortably fat and jolly as the
monks in certain popular pictures. Lord
Coleridge's marvellous fund of legal lore com.
mands the admiration Of lawyers everywhere.
He is one of the wits of his profession and his
pithy, and pointed instructions to
iuries have been the models for many
lesser lights Of the bench. During the
assizes l saw him handle all sorts Of
cases-saw him in his merciful and his merry
moods, when he cajoled with the bar and had
laugh with the jury, when his patience
seemed well nigh incxhaustible and when, in
ringing, scornful accents he made a wretch in
the dock cover rs he pictured to him the enor-
NIFTY OF his crime, and then gave him the full
penalty of the law. In a very funny breach of
defendant a farm was mt
on the stand. He laughed all the time in a
stupid sort of manner and evaded the counsePs
questions. His lordship scored him in sum-
ming up with the characteristic conclusion:
Now. gentlemen, he has had his laugh. just
tell him what it is worth" And they did, at
lively figure.
One case heard before Lord Colcridge was
remarkable to me for two things--the great
scope allowed by the judge to the prisoner,
who defended himself, and as illustrating how
little the English newspapers know about real
news, even when it walks right mp to their
very doors, for the press box was full Of report
ers. The case was OF an indecent character
but an alteration between one witness and the
prisoner would have been seized on by an
American hustler for two columns at least, and
the exchange editors. Few unprinta-
bic words were spoken during the
aleercation, which was uproariously funny,
and rehearsed the family quarrels
OF a neighborhood The prisoners cross-ex-
animation was one OF the most unique in the
history of the bar, but next days papers gave
1t only few lines, while they gave as much
space to n observation-disclosures case. 1t
was during this cross-examinat,on that no.
tIced the patience of the judge. 1t lasted over
an hour, five minutes of which we're not given
to the case proper. l might add here that the
prisoner proved the truth OF Lord Coke's IA
nous remark that ''the man who Is his own
counsel has fool for a client" He got four
years.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED CYCLING tours.
An item for cyclists. 1t took twenty or
thirty years since the general appearance of
cycles before the numberless uses to which
these graceful machines. at first considered a
dangerous toy, could be devoted had been
realized, but until now nobody. so far as am
aware. has started the happy thought OF adopt
ing in relation to cycling tours the principles
ana practices which are usually associated with
the names Of MIR. Cook and Mr.. Gaze. In
other words. the genius who is to personally
conduct parties of lady and gentlemen riders
around the country has only lust dawned on n
surprised and delighted world-not in the
United States, where everything else novel
and useful has originated, but here in Eng
land. The plan is duly set forth in a program
emanating from gentleman in Dover, who,
in a few days. will start couple
OF parties from that place. These parties will
tour slowly and gracefully through the south
ern counties of England at an inclusive tariff
OF fourteen shillings aud sixpence per head
per day. 1t cannot be said that the charge is
exorbitant, considering that for this sum the
tourist Is promised that every railroad fare
which is needed will be paid for him, that his
luggage" will be forwarded each morning to
the place which he will reach ut night and
that first-class hostelries alone will be patron
ICED, where he will revel in hot breakfas
hot or cold iuncheons, dinners OF three courses.
had
Wines and spirits are to be an extra-by the
way, this is a great country for ''extras"-and
this arrangement is undoubtedly u wise one.
because cycling produces in some constitutions
fits OF inordIAate thirst.
Prospective patrons and patronesses of the
Dover gentlemans novel undertaking are in
formed that the route selected will probably
include such places of historic and scenic in
terest as Hastings, Eastbourne, Brighton and
by the south coast to Portsmouth and the Isle
OF wight; then back to Winchester, Chelten-
ham, Stratford-on-Avon, Coventry Banbury.
Dunstable, and SO on through st. Adams TO
London. The average spin for each day is set
down at from thirty-five to fifty miles; and it
is added in the highly figurative language of
the professional cyclist, that no s'scorc6ina"
will be allowed. The wheel tourists will ambie
along at u comfortable rate of progression, and
hafts Will be made for examining Interesting
objects and for taking photographs of scenery
POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SCHEME
1t is impossible to say what further develop
ments Of this fruitful idea may not be seen
before the century closes. II the promoters
personally conducted parties be found to be
popular in England, why should he not extend
the sphere of his operations and finally arrange
for social spins around the world? In due
course We may expect to hear of ''cycling"
coupons being issued which will entitle the
holders to enter Asia at Beyrout and come out
OF it again-or fail to come out Of it-some-
where on the coast Of China. Mr. Cook has his
fleet of dahabeahs on the Nile. The Dover
gentle mans parties might accompany them
along the banks, waking the echoes of philas
with their horns and bells. startling the honest
fellaheen and paralyzing the follower of the
mahdi with astonishment. At present, how
ever, the idea has to be regarded as limited to
England, though l have no doubt it will i'm
mediately find many imitators in the land of
what Mr.. Boucicault called .'goahca diveness."
1t may be noticed that the originator of the
scheme confines his tours to the southern
counties and does not venture to lead his merry
men up to the manufacturing north, He evil
IDENTIFY desires that the holiday shall be taken
in rural surroundings, as far as possible, and
he will avoid what Mr.. William Morris calls
''the spreading of the hideous town."
That the locomotive power OF u properly
built cycle driven by an average pair Of legs IS
considerable is shown by the mere fact that
the accomplishment of some fifty miles a day
Is described as journeying by .easy stages"
No doubt the professional racer would laugh at