The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

sor, where II l. hoped arran gemsnts NAV
he mad., Tor It being open TO public in
speCtion II l. not generally known.
however. that tns Ming. Always keen
sailor. owns one Of IN" finest collections
OF naval books and pamphlets IN the world
This library. consisting Of some thou
sands of volumes, u at present IN York
Cottage. hut IT. transfer Ia Windsor
Castle, where proper space can he given
To II. ha- Just heer ordered. For year,
past a firm of West End book sellers has
had a standing order to submit for the
Kings inspection all new hooks dealing
with ths navy Of any country. Many of
course ar. III French and German. Blu
in cases wher. the language ia one with
which the King has not 40 familiar an ac-
quaintanCe special TRANSACTIONS ara made
for him
Even III England sometimes the law
il a ass The public press during the
last few days has pointed with pride To the
scandalous contrast for the United
Staia-p in IN. administration 81 the Grim
nal law on the twu sides of the Atlantic
III. most sensational murder case OF the
present century j. disposed Of in London
all merely technical obstacles in digni-
fed trial Of five days duration But the
English law - not always so simple IN it,
administration or III such close ALLIANCES
with Cornr.cn sens, case came on
appeal The other day before the High
Cour, which even the clear and resource
ful brain Of the lord chief Justice could
not -o!v. according 10 the common rules
81 equity A breeder OF pheasants was
prosecuted by the internal revenue
authorities because he did not hold game
dealers license The court said IL was
obliged 20 hold that a breeder OF pheasants
for III" purpose of sale Was IA game dealer.
a. the law made no distinction between
game birds dead or alive
-BI, # YOU hold that | am game
dealer pointed out the bewildered
defendant. then | become liable TO heavy
penalties under another clause of the law
which torbds n game dealer To- have in
his possession any game bird. alive or
dead during the close season The
business of raising phsa-ants for reetock-
ing b z estates which are denuded of birds
during the shooting season IL u large one
~ England. AND the breeding on these
pheasant farms must of course take place
dur.ng the close time in the spring.
The court struggled hard with the
dilemma, but m the end the Judges.
after expressing the greatest sympathy
with the victim. acknow lodged their
inability 20 reach any equitable solution
OF the problem as II stands
The British harri-,.r has .omewh hat
strange place IN the eye'of the British
law H.. alone may plead in cases tried
before Judges of the High Courts. IN"
lower branch OF the profession. the solicit
tors deal directly with the client, but u
a case has to go before one Of the higher
courts counsel must be- briefed for both
sides unless the prosecutor or defendant
elect 10 conduct their own case. Tho
position OF me barri-ter j. thu-a privileged
on. and his services command high price.
First Of all. there Is the fee on acceptance
of the brief. and then the daily -r-fre-her-
as long a. the case ,asts II may seem
strange but these fees are not recover hle
AT law II you do rot pay your counsel
no has no legal means Of max ing you do so
Il was doubtless owing 20 tbs fact that
up 20 quite recent t.mes the barristhr's
fes and reire-hsrs Mere pad daily
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