New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-26

tentfon Of pushing his prospects at the bar"
while his freedom of speech and his hatred Of
humbug often made him assign the least favor
able construction TO his own conduct" He adds
significantly that Lord Lyndhurst possessed a
sense of humor in which some of his critics are
palpably deficient" He was the original of Sir
Charles WOlstenhOlme in Samuel Warren's
novel "Ten Thousand Year"
Lady Lyndhurst was a noted wit and beauty
and one of the most fascinating women of her
time Together. they spent his Lord Chancel-
lors salary Of $4,000 n year in a prodigal hos
pitalty, quite in contrast with the thrifty prac-
tees of his predecessor, Lord Eldon what
would people have said of me-" Lord EIdon
asked his favorite son. William Henry Scott eff
had been seen driving about in a cabrioet?"
81 will tell you what they would have said, dear
father was the answer, 'There goes the great
est lawyer and the worst whip in all England"
Lord Lyndhurst distinguished by a charm
and gayety of manner and a military bearing
that i'll comported with the traditional behavior
of a Solemn Judge" In one respect, at least, he
manifested democratic tendencies. II is stated
that 'he never threw off an old friend. he was
never ashamed of a vulgar questionable
Quaintance" He was generous in his treatment
of the members of the bar. One OF his first acts
as Lord Chancellor was to advance a batch of
leading juniors" Among these was Campbell,
who judging by his biography of his benefactor,
little appreciated the kindness. The action of
Lady Lyndhurst, who, according to Campbell,
on her husbands elevation to the peerage,
"weeded her visiting book almost entirely of
lawyers and their wives and daughters" may
suggest the secret of his animus. Lord Lynd-
hurst was responsible for many reforms of the
abuses of the Court Of Chancery, which Dickens
exposed in the famous case Of "Jarndyce VS..
in the way Of betterment may be inferred by
what was later accomplished by his successors,
and by the fact that he the only Chancellor
in whose court Dickens ever reported. He was
always a prominent figure in Parliament, and
was for many years the Liberal leader in the
House of Lords. During the debate the
peal of the Test and Corporation acts, one Of the
Peers in supporting the clause in the new act
which required the new Declaration to be made
ION the true faith of Christian" contended that
without il Jew might become Lord Chancellor
why not?" Lyndhurst was heard to mutter.
daniel would have made very good one" He
was instrumental in getting Young Disraeli"
into Parliament, and the latter, In the preface
70 his collected works written seven years after
Iyndhursts death, pays this tribute to his
memory:
The world has recognized the political courage,
the versatile ability and the masculine eoquence
acquainted with the tenderness OF his disposition,
the sweetness Of his temper and the playfulness
OF his bright and airy spirit
Lord Lyndhurst was especially tolerant 70 the
litigant In person When MIR. C1eave, on being
tried IN the Court of Exchequer. remarked that
ne feared he should give awkward fIlustra-
ton OF the truth of the old adage that he who
acts as his own counsel has a fool for a client
"Oh Mr. Cleave," said The Lord Chief Baron,
don't you mind that adage; IT was framed by
tho IaWyecz