ncapacity of jurymen. "I remember," said ustice Gould trying a cause at York; and ad proceeded for about two hours, he obre are only eleven jurymen in the box: where h?'—' Please you, my lord,' said one of the is gone away about some business; but he verdict with me.' At another time, coming teps from the Exchequer into Westminster, two common jurymen, when I was a law e crown, and I overheard one say to the ink we have given the crown verdicts enough: vell give them no more.'

said he, “I had a very handsome offer made pleading for the rights of the inhabitants of Man. Now, I had been reading in Coke, and ere that the people of that island were no o, in my speech, I said, 'The people of the beggars; I therefore do not beg their rights them.' This so pleased an old smuggler resent, that, when the trial was over, he aside and said, 'I'll tell you what, young you shall have my daughter if you will and £100,000 for her fortune.' That was a ome offer; but I told him I had a wife who g for her fortune, therefore I must stick to

ief-Justice of the Common Pleas, the follow

or the number cording s irrele

ale and es it, and

Chree men must be prosecutor ing in this

to an ac

the laugh)

ce?".

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ld as Magna

Eldon overlaw from the ed all the de

ilatoriness and ct of complaint uitors in Chanit, from the pen full record of all f the court when

That the Chancellor said, 'I doubt

This effusion, flying about Westminster
the Chancellor, who was greatly amused 1
standing its allusion to his own great d
after, Mr. Rose, having to argue a cas
received from him the following well-t
Giving his opinion with much gravity,
thus-"For which reasons, the judgm
against your clients; and here, Mr. Rose,
does not doubt."

Lord Eldon was fond of telling a story
lady, a peeress, who came into court in

Lord Thurlow was Chancellor, to be exan her consent to the transfer of some propert ness being done, Lord Thurlow said detain her. “But,” said she, “I should lordship would let me stay a little longer now been in court eighty-two years, know how they are going on about sett anecdote served him very well when lusions made to the delays in Chance time.

has

His facetiousness was often embellish heartedness and good humour which Once when travelling the circuit in c friend, who (according to a not uncommo days) carried pistols with him, which his bed at night, they slept at a villag

on, flying about Westminster Hall, reached llor, who was greatly amused by it, notwiths allusion to his own great defect. Shortly Rose, having to argue a case before him, om him the following well-turned retort: opinion with much gravity, he concluded r which reasons, the judgment must be r clients; and here, Mr. Rose, the Chancellor -bt."

lon was fond of telling a story of a very old eress, who came into court in person, when ow was Chancellor, to be examined touching to the transfer of some property. This busidone, Lord Thurlow said he would not "But," said she, "I should be glad if your ould let me stay a little longer, for my cause en in court eighty-two years, and I want to they are going on about settling it." This erved him very well when there were alde to the delays in Chancery in his own

tiousness was often embellished by the kinds and good humour which accompanied it. travelling the circuit in company with a (according to a not uncommon usage in those ed pistols with him, which he placed beside night, they slept at a village inn, when, at

nd,”

for I entleillow,

u paid

is own placed e it; one m enough "Where'And yet, e happy to old gentle

robust and being one day with a crowd Suddenly he but as, luckily, s purse, he was ent; and quietly ere wrong there:

ay!"

country, amused lowing the game, fond of handling a As he wandered t, with gaiters and

tunately

the second field from this lane I was
powerful and almost savage looking far
lenged me as the poacher for whom he
in wait. I at once acknowledged that
made a mistake as to his land, and offer
immediately, but this did not at all pac
ting himself in front of me, he declared t
stir till he knew who I was and where
tried to evade giving a description of my
offers of departure and a promise not to
did but increase his violence, and so I w
to acknowledge that I was the Lord Cha
munication which was so far from allayi
did but increase its fury, for in languag
very like earnest, he swore that, of al
answers he ever got, mine was the mos
I verily believe he would have laid
my tall footman (one of the finest yo
saw), had not come up to us and addr
lord."

In his own adopted county, Dorse
garded with great veneration, as the f
anecdote proves :—“When out sho
(said he), we went through a field wh
ployed to drive off the crows and t
new-sown wheat. I perceived the t
our sport at least a mile from that fie
I, 'how came you to leave your wo

nd almost savage looking farmer, who chalas the poacher for whom he had long been I at once acknowledged that I might have stake as to his land, and offered to turn back ly, but this did not at all pacify him, for putIf in front of me, he declared that I should not knew who I was and where to be found. I ade giving a description of myself by renewed eparture and a promise not to return, but this crease his violence, and so I was at last forced edge that I was the Lord Chancellor,—a comwhich was so far from allaying his ire that it crease its fury, for in language which looked earnest, he swore that, of all the impudent e ever got, mine was the most impudent, and believe he would have laid hands on me if otman (one of the finest young men I ever not come up to us and addressed me as, My

own adopted county, Dorsetshire, he was reh great veneration, as the following ludicrous proves :-"When out shooting at Encombe we went through a field where a boy was emdrive off the crows and the rooks from the wheat. I perceived the boy following us in at least a mile from that field.

ame you to leave your work?

'My boy,' said

The birds will