The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-26

The judges daughter was perturbed.
says the Chicago Post.
Papa" she said. knitting her pretty
brow, Il am in doubt as to whether nave
kept to the proper form of procedure. In
law one can err in so many little techn--
eSalities that | am ever fearful Now,
The judge looked at her so sharply over
his glasses that she Involuntary paused.
Il thought you had sent him about his
Il did hand down an adverse decision"
she answered, and he declared that he
mat was the court OF last resort in a
case Ike that, and that no decision would
lie from my decision"
Possibly the court was assuming a lit
tie more power than rightfully belongs to
it, said the judge, thOughfully; but let
that pass. What did ne do them"
He Med a petition for a rehear.ng."
The usual course" said the judge
out II is usually nothing but mere
80 / thought" returned the girl. land
l was prepared TO deny il without argu-
ment; but the facts set forth in his pc
t.tion were sufficient to make me hesitate
and wonder whether his case had really
been properly presented al the first trial"
Upon what grounds did he make the
application" asked the judge, scowling
Well she replied, biushing a little
you see, he proposed by letter, and his
contention was that the case was of that
peculiar character that cannot be properly
arguments The fact that the latter had
been omitted, he held, should be held TO
be an error, and the point was such a
novel one that / consented to let him ar
que it. Then his argument was so force
full that l granted his petition, and con-
scented to hear the whole case again. Do
Il think" sad the judge. that the
court favors the plaintiff"
Old Manor Courts.
One OF the most curious Of the manor
ial courts, says an exchange. is that called
the Lawless Court, held at Rockford, in
Essex, ION the Wednesday morning after
Mlchaelmas day, upon the first cock
Growing without any light but such as
the heavens may afford. The steward of
the court summons ali such as are bound
to appear in as low a voice as possible
when he that does not answer to his name
is heavily fined. The persons attending
the court must all speak in whispers one
10 another; they have to write out their
grievances, but are not allowed pen, ink
or pencil, but must use a piece of charred
wood or a coal: those owing suit or service
TO the lord and not appearing must forfeit
double rent for every hour they are alb
sent. 1t is supposed that the custom orig
mated through cectains villeins using the
assembling al the manor court for the
purpose of conSpiring against the lord. An
other curious tenure was that of the ma
nor of BrOughton, q tract of land 1000
acres IN extent. On each Palm Sunday a
service was held in the parish church, call
L
whip was taken from Broughton by a
man who, while the clergyman was read
ing the first lesson, cracked it three times
in the church porch, then folded 1t neatly
and retired to his seat. At the commence
ment Of the second lesson he approached
the minister, and kneeling opposite him,
with the whip in his hand and a purse at
the end of it. held it over mis- head, after
waving 1t thrice, throughout the whole of
the chapter The strange ceremony dates
SO far back that its origin and significa-
| ton have been lost.