Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-04-04
ANECDOTES OF c0LERIDGE
Witty And Amusing Things Said BY And
To Him.

Witty And Amusing Things Said BY And
To Him.
The following anecdotes of Lord
Coleridge are taken from an interesting
sketch of the Lord Chief Justice in the
Law Times
Perhaps he was at his best on such
ceremonial occasions as receiving the
Lord Mayor of London On his election,
summing up society cause celebre
addressing law students, or as treasur-
er of his Inn entertaining royalty. On
one of these last occasians, when the
then Prince of Wales was guest, the
arrangement was mo speeches, yet
no sooner had the benchers withdrawn
to the Parliament Chamber to finish
their festivities than the Prince gave
the health of the Lord Chief Justice
Lord Coleridge was equal to the oc-
casion. "Put not your trust in
princes" be said, twas lesson they
bad all learnt from the psalmist. and
the truth of it had been verified that
evening"" and be went on to make a
graceful and felicitous speech, in which
he quoted an epigram of Pope on a
quondam Tlince of Wales
''Mr. Pope. you do not like kings? ?''
''Sir, 1 prefer the lion before hi
claws are grown.''
In 1883 the Lord Chief Justice went
on trip to the United States in COM
pany with Lord Bowen, Sir James
Hannen and Sir Charles Russell, on
the invitation of the Bar Association
of the State of New York. They re-
ceived noble welcome from the bench
and bar of America. were splendidly
entertained and feted everywhere.
Apropos of this trip, Lord Coleridge
had an amusing story to tell of a dinner
given him in Chicago by cefamous
lawyer of that city. At the outset
there was an ominous pause, and soon
it transpired that the pause was due
to the viands haying been seized by
sheriff's officer put in by creditor of
the host. What if under the law of
Illinois-the thought flashed through
the Chief Justices mind during that
pause-what if the guests as
we'll as the viands were liable to be
taken in execution
Here is a useful hint for solicitors
which he extracted from an American
attorney:
Lord Coleridge-Pray, Mr.. Evarts.
how do clients pay their lawyers with
you?
Mr.. Evarts-WelI, my Lord, they
pay retaining fee it may be $50 or
$4,000.
Lord C.-Yes and what does that
cover?
Mr.. E.-Ohl that is simply retain
er. The rest is paid for as the work is
done. and according to the work done.
Lord C.-yes, Mr.. Evarts, and do
clients like that?
Mr.. E.-Not bit, my Lord not
bit. They generally say: II guess,
Mr.. Evarts, should like to know how
deep down l shall have to 60 into my
breeches pocket to see this business
through"
Lord C.-Yes what do you say then ?
Mr.. E.-Well, my Lord, 1 have in
vented formula which have found
answers very we'll. say "sir or ina
DAM" as the case may be, l cannot un-
dertake to say how many judicial
errors l shall be called upon to correct
before 1 obtain for you final justice.
Here is another American remini-
scene. The Chicago fire was then re
cent.
II am told, my Lord, you think
great deal of what you call your fire of
London. Well, I guess that the con-
flagratiOn we had in our little village
of Chicago made your fire look very
small.
Lord Colerldge blandIy replied
''Sir, 1 have every reason to believe
that the great of fire London was quite
as great as the people at that time de
sired.''
Lord Coleridge was driving toward
his court one morning in bis brougham,
when an accident happened to it at
Grosvenor Square. Fearing he would
be belated, he called cab from the
street rank and bade the Jehn drive
him as rapidly as possible to the Courts
of Justice.
''And where be they ?''
"What! A London cabbv, and don't
know where the Law Courts are at old
Temple Bar 2"
'Oh! the Law Courts, is it? But
YOU said Courts of Justice"
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