Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-14
Speed of Procedure, Supervi-
sion Of Barrister's Charges,
ETC., Might Well Be Adopted.

London, England Special: The Eng
fish court OF general jurisdiction is the
high court Of justice, which is divided
into the Kings Bench division, the
Chancery division and the probate, dt-
vorce and admiralty division. All these
and the appellant courts. meet IN the
collection of, buildings, OH the Strand,
generally known as the Law Courts.
These courts are presided over by
judges appointed for life, who not only
hold court here. but go out into the
we'll and hold court. When they sit In
the country the sessions are called the
a~ssizes, but the assizes are of little
Importance now for the reason that
much of the litigation is tried In the
county courts, and also for h reason
hat England being a small country
the ~litigants often find 1t convenient
to go to London to try their cases.
The Kings Bench.
The Kings Bench division hears the
law actions or jury cases and the
Chancery division hears the chancery
or equity cases.
The ancient Court of Kings Bench.
which derives its name from the TACT
that formerly the king sat In 1t, was
OTlklIlAlIy IIlC CIlIllludt COOAS = A|sA0
land, n the cases that It now hears
were tried in the court of common
pleas. The appellant cOurts generally
consist of three Judges, and the pro-
cedure Ia much h same as In our ap-
pellant courts, except that part OF the
time the court decides the case az soon
as 1t Is submitted, h opinion being
delivered orally by n of the judges,
thereby at once relieving the barristers
Of all anxiety in regard to the outcome
of the case. From the appellant courts
another appeal lies to the House OF
Lords. or rather to 9 m OF
judges in the House of Lords, who are
made members of that absurd body for
this purpose, and that Is the u OF
last resort.
The county courts are important and
popular courts and are presided over
by Judges who are learned and able
lawyers. The county courts can have
1t also has equity jurisdiction. Solici-
tors may practice in the county courts
and they are usually required to wear
a gown When they try q case: q jury
may be demanded IL the amount In
volved exceeds $25. Below the county
courts and in London the registers
courts. The criminal courts are quite
distinct from the courts that I ave
] enumerated, and in London they arc
| held al the Old Bailey, which I have
attempted to describe in a former let
ter.
Enaland's Reno 10 Different.
England q Reno to which persons
who would be freed from married bliss
Of England. The English Reno is the
Law Courts on the Strand but their
aid is not sought, because divorces can
be gotten easily there. for that Is far
from: true. nor on ccou Of the ex-
pense, for the costs are very high. but
because Of the fact that 1t happens to
be the only court in England that can
grant divorces n all divorce actions
must be heard here. The Barristers
receive their legal education in the Inns
OF court. the principle ones being Gray's
Inn. Lincoln's n and the inns of the
inner and Middle Temple. Those inns
are comprised of lodging houses, lee
ture n dining rooms ETC., and not
only the students live here but many
Of the Barristers live here az we'll. In
his legal training and the Temple inns
were the Inns OF Sir William Black
stone.
The most interesting of those inns are
the Temple Inns. which we're first oc-
cupied, In early Norman times, by the
KNIGHT Templars and later leased to
h students OF law who have occupied
them ever since. These famous inns
are just across the street from the law
courts and It is one Of the most inter-
esting spots in London. You enter the
grounds through an ancient and pic
turesQue gateway and Onc inside the
grounds the noise Of the street car
scarcely be heard although you are only
a few steps from one Of the busiest
streets In London. Near the gateway
is h Old Temple church. built by the
Knight Templars. which is one OF the
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old dining hall dating back to the
Sixteenth century. some OF the greatest
lawyers OF England have dined. and in
the third story of q little brick house
close by. Oliver Goldsmith wrpte many
of his best works and there died. Hi
Blackstone and later in the same house
Thackery lived for a time. Charles
Lamb was born In the Temple Inns and
DR.. johnson lived here at one time, and
close beside the Old church IL the
Goldsmith tomb with the simple In.
scription Here Lies Oliver Goldsmith
Lincoln's Inn is also OF much interest
and the famous court of chancery held
Its sessions here prior to the building
of the law courts. It must be a great
inspiration to the English lawyer Il
study law amid associations pertaining
SO closely to his profession.
In the Temple Inns I round a maj
engaged in making, by hand, wigs FOL
the Judges n barristers and h.
seemed to think that wigs and gowns
were quite essential and necessary. II,
said he thought they added much Il
the dignity of the courts and advocated
extending there use to America. II.
was SO earnest about It that 1 refrainet
from telling him that I thought 1t al
dignified nonsense.
The Lord Chancellor.
The highest judicial position, II Il
may properly be called that, in England
is that of lord chancellor. He ha.
various and important duties to per