The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-21
LORD RUSSELL.
sketch Of the Brilliant Career OF England
Chief Justice.


Chief Justice.
Lord Russell was born at Nerry' Ire
la7.d IN lsyg. and 10 this day he IS true
SON of the land OK shamrOcks, shlI'elahs
,6, snindvs. From Ireland ne gets MS
.ove OF defending the weaker cause MS
WI his gift OF elOquence and MS sua'l'y
at demeanor and yet force III acuo"
which has upset MANY SNUG WINES
,rd among others. brought Pigott, the
,arn4u case fOrger, on his knees, ana
sent nm d predestined suicide away
from Albion. Mr. Russell, as ne was
until 1855. when he was kniShted Dy Mt'
Gladstone, and then Sir Charles kusseN'
ss ne was up TO 1894, when No was az
poiuted IN April TO become one Oh 'Ie
Lords Of Appeal and receive NE pee
axe from the Gladst0iie-t'os -,
r-tnis,rauon. was educated N lrlnlv
College Dublin, and began his PROBES
s--naI career as A solicitor IN beliast.
ne WAS called 10 the bar IN London IN
f.ag and became Queens Counsel ana
was elected Bencher Of Lincoin's Inn ~
lst2 He entered politics as Home
Ruler and Liberal, and was Ia Parliament
from 1880 TO 1886. when he became Al
torney-,senera' IN Mr.. Gladstone Caoi-
net. being the first Catholic who filled
that post since the Reformation, and the
second Irishman. Lord Cairns being the
Jther such was his repuAtlO al the
bar then that John Morley, IN speech.
called him "the greatest advocate IN
England" When the Gladstone govern
ment returned 20 power In 1852 Sir Charles
was again appointed Attorney General.
lu the six years between the two adj
minIstratIons his private practice had
been enormous. amounting in all 10 an
income OF $4,000 a year, and aside from
several causes ceiebres he had reached
the great height of his fame nj his con-
duct OF me trial OF Panell on the charges
o. tho London Times. IN this case his
power as cross-examiner. and his elo-
qucnce shone as never before. and al
tr1cted as much attention in the United
states as in England. In 1893 he Was OF
counsel for Great Britain before the
Behriug Sea Tribunal, acting with Sir
Richard Webster who had been his OPP
ponent as counsel for the Times in the
Parnen case. Ills speeches made in this
case. ara his speeches on the home rule
bill. brought him peerage just as Mr.
Gladstone decided tOgive up abe burden
OF the Liberal Premiership and 10 turn
II over 70 Lord Rosebery. who became
premier in March. .694 After Sir Charles
became Lord Russell In April OF that
year be was appointed successor TO Lord
CJr.dge the Lord chief Justice. who
died 10 July. and Z. is as Lord Chief
Justice OF England that he comes 10
America
Apropos OF his visit here the English
journals nave had a number OF notices
complimentary % the Lord Chief Justice
and ~ the American Bar Association,
as Lord Russell tells his English friends
that he Is coming over 20 study the or
ganizaton OF tho Bar Association in
order 10 Introduce something Ike II IN
England.
lord Russell's career on the bench
although but two years I'm extent. has
confirmed the wisdom Of his appointment.
ard his most recent judicial act-his
p-ompt refusal to let legN bubbles
and the cobwehs -of precedent obscsre
the Jameson case IS fresh IN the Ameri-
can mind lie win spend about a month
IN America and Will visit tho Great
Lakes