Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27

Some of the Sayings OF Great English
Judge.
From the Pail Mall Budget
Mr.. Edward Manson Of the Middle Temple
has collected number Of good things said by
the late Lord Bramwell. and they have been
published in a neat brochure by Messrs Cloves
Il Sons. The little work is entitled "Bram-
welliana, or Wit and Wisdom of Lord Bram-
WELL There is an excellent photograph OF his
lordship as frontispiece and underneath is the
following quotation from the speech he made
at the banquet on his retirement: IF l had
the choice whether to be a great Judge or q
good judge, would prefer the latter
OF course Lord Bramwell, as everybody
knows, had no sympathy with Henry George or
his school. 1T is singular" he said. what an
acquaintance with the Creators designs ID
shown by writer's Of the stamp of Mr.. George. u
And this is how he viewed the naturalization
Of land proposal
"No doubt to con1scate land and raise the
public revenue out Of it would be a fine thing
for all the community save the land owners.
But 80 would coniscating chattels be fine
thing for all but chattel owners and the confs-
cation Of labor would be splendid thing for
all but the laborer"
The following reference to private property
is also Characteristic:
81 have no superstitious reverence for the
institution Of separate or private property.
Show me that its abolition would be for the
general good and 1 would vote for it, letting
down the present possessors gently"
While of socialism he remarked: Socialism
will never do until we as honest as the bees :"
Grandmotherly protection in all shapes he alb
horred:
But, besides this, look upon all those rules,
regulations and provisions Co. g., Waterman at
level crossing) which are made to take care Of
people when they should take care Of them
selves as positively mischievous '-Stubley ".
L. N. W. Ry Co. q. R. 1, Elk. 49,
Lord Bramwell always wished it to be I'M
derstood that he never cared for popular ap-
plause.
On one occasion some observation in charge
to jury was received with applause. The
judge paused moment and then said quietly:
Il recall those words; must have been SAYING
something foolish."-(27 Law journal. p. 3D.
And here is an instance of ''laconic law
Bramweu b. (exhorting the culprit to repent
and amend-''You have been convicted"
Prisoner (interrupting) much2'
Bramwell B.-"Nine months"
And again:
'My duty is to pass upon you the sentence of
death and that is my only duty."-(e, Sol. q.
61.)
There are several references among the ex-
tracts to political economy "For nearly two
thirds of a century" he said, 81 have been try
ing to learn something about it, but he did not
say that he succeeded, although at another time
he remarked:
political economy has been called dismal
science. 1t has been called inhuman and I'M
feeling. The same epithets might as well be
applied to Euclid's elements or to a treatise on
baking or brewing
This is an opinion on cheap law:
High costs are good thing in stopping
great deal of improper litigation. Yes, so they
are, but they also stop great deal Of proper
litigation.
And here is one on the deceased wife's sister
question: The most enormous paradox in the
world TO say that the right way for a man and
woman to live together without scandal is that
they should not be able to marry" In view Of
a recent decision regarding literary piracy the
following Is interesting:
Suppose an author wrote book of travels
and incidentally described the composition of
some favorite dish, and then the writer of a
cookery manual copied the description, that
would not he piracy. bradbury v. Hotten q.
X. Elk. 81
Among Lord Bramwells references to brother
judges we have the following about Chief JUS
tice Cockburn:
"Chief Justice Cockburn, indeed, who liked q
page OF the Times daily devoted to him and his
performances, picked out of the general lists
cases which would afford him that qualification
but no other chief ever did,
And here is a story he told of Brother
Maule:
'Drink-ves. drink! I mean by that drink
which cheers and, If you take too much, in
ebriates-drink as Mr.. Justice Maule under
stood it when he was asked by the bailiff who
had sworn to give the jurymen mo meat or
drink, whether he might give the jurymen
some water. Well said the Judge. it is not
meat and should not call it drink-yes, you
may"