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BY ROCKWELL & EAir©R»,
AND
STATE KIUUT«' ADVOCATE,
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lions, will l e published until ordered out, and
«;iarg«d accordingly.
Sales of band, by Administrators, fixjcutors,
or Guardians, are required, by law, to be hold on
lha first Tuesday in tlie month, betw on the hours
of ten in the fore no on .uid three in the afternoon,
ai the court-house in the county in which the
■ironerty is situate. Notice of these sales must
bs oiven in a public gazette sixty days previous
to the day of sale.
Sales of negroes must be at public auction,
on the first Tuesday of the month,' between
the usual hours of sale, at the place of pub
lie sales in the county where the letters
Testamentary, of Administration or Guardian
«hit>, may have been granted, first giving sixty
Ja v, notice thereof, in one of the public g
itette* of this Slate, and at the door of the
court-house, where suclt sales are to be held.
Notice for the sale of Personal Properly must
be civen in like manner, forty days previous to
the day of sale.
Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Ins
tate must be published for forty days.
Notice that application will be made to
ihe Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land,
must be published lour months.
Notice for leave to sell Negroes, must be
published for four months before any order ab
solute shall be made thereon by tire Court
nrK are authorized to announce Cap!. \VM.
K. SCOTT, as a candidate for Sheriff o!
Baldwin county, at llto ensuing election in Jan
uary next, August 7 t 1d33.
•tv’E are authorised to'announce JOHN M.
S v CAllTKlt as a candidate for Sheriff of
llaldwin county at the ensuing election.
Oct. 9lli, 1833. 31)....
are authorized to amiounco Maj. \YM.
Vv \V. OAllNilS, a» a candidate for Comp
troller General. ts.
A \f¥‘ are authorised to announce SIMMONS
Vs CRAWFORD, as acaudidate for Comp
troller fJeneral.
October 23th, 1333. 4 4
To the PnbHc,
vagß the undersigned, take pleasure in saying
V v that we have vv ituessed many cf Mr. John
11. Wright’s operations in Dental Surgery, in
its different brandies, setting or engrafting new 1
Teeth ; plugging those which are cavernous; re-'
moving fangs, and carious ones, so often the ,
source of chronic disease. His operations are
performed wi lb scientific skill and ability. We!
therefore, confidently recommend him to the
public.
GKOItOE It. DROWN, M. D.
JOHN B. GORMAN, M. D.
MilUJgevillc, 23d Sept. 1333.
.lugiuta, IS/A March, 1533.
I hare inspected a number of cases in which
Mr. John 11. Wright has operated on the Teeth
for their various conditions and affections, and 1
take pleasure in stating, that all I have seen, ap
pear to be done in toe m is, if,.. and ,
Miisfactory manner. 1 have no reason to believe j
that any of his operations have been attended by ,
ui consequences.
M. ANTONY, M. D.
.J : gu*hi, March 11 !h, 1533.
Mr. John 11. \Y right lias operated on teeth in
iny family, and among my acquaintances, in a j
nuniier wholly antis! actor v ; and 1 can there lure,
'viih'>ut hesitation, recommend him to Diners
i articularly fur the tender carefulness with which
ae pc;form* those parts* necessarily painlu**
JOHN DENT, M.D. |
v '•v* A TT.«r»r
JO SI.V £3. B3 SIT,
OF GiIOEGIA,
informs the public, tbs
t i he !us taken a lioom one Door South ol
McCombs’ Hotel, where he will be happy id re
ceive the calls of those who may be desirous of
bis attention, lie will perform all opperalions
"ii the I’ecth and Gums—sucli as Cleaning,
i'lngging. Removing Kangs, I’ngrnfting ami Lx-
I'srting Te. 111. And Lis patients may tely. that j
in no case will he perform an operation, that is
unnecessary.
Sept. 23 37 3in
XVARE2-210r532,
Factorage A (.oininhsie:) Easiness
AUGUSTA, Geo.
fpHK Subscribers bog leave to announce to
A their friends and patrons, and to the country 1
in general, thattliey have removed to the large end
commodious l-'ire Proof W MAJ
yn the south side, upper end of llroad-street, late
ly occupied by Juo. C. Holcombe, where they
aiii continue to transact the above busines in all
its legitimate branches. They renew their pledge
U abstain from all speculations upon cotton, am!
; o prepared to extend the usual faeiiities upon
produce in store. They return their thanks f f, r
Ue liberal share of patronage already conferred,
*nd solicit its furtiicr continuance.
MASON A HANDLE.
August 1 31 —ts
WAKE-!10U$JB.
AND
t'ammissi «.-z BifffiMCS*-
fjIMIH Jndersigned having taken that exten
' bive KHIK-l'llOOF WAKIJ-HOUSC, on
J ampbril-street, recently occupied hy Messrs
lighter & Lnbiizan, < M- las services to the
J’iaiuers and Merchants hi the above business, ;
Ihs arrangements urn eu-h as will enable him
P" make cash advances to any extent on Cotton I
*'■ red wii|, Idni; and lie hopes from many years ]
'tp tidier in the Colton and strirt |ir,r
--) lilt! attention to all business ha may he favored ,
to share a pur iw, u of public patronage, am!
I"■ ‘ tic- ui ari y of bis former friends and cu a 'liters.
It. MALONE. I
. ' flic business of M AI.ON KJzSl‘k ! Ah L
h coniimied lSavannah, under tiie management,
P 1 r> H. Nistaro.
L -J’ -Ml tiie papers of Millc Igeviile, f-oulliem
n‘inner, and Washington News, wiii each pub-
Wi tiie above one mouth, ami forward tlie-ir act-
Lauts for payment to R‘ '*•
Augusta, Sept. M 37 tin
The Vlanwiim ISotifre,
aN ag iiit opem-,1 f #r ||„. season, f>rt i
a. "md ill. i|,o Members of thi^MM|
i I’li.* i ndijMHhW'HjJl
WM. W. VAIINH’-
rtmcdgm ;!h, Oct. I :33. ,L 4J
[ _ DOS TliY.
KPIOKA -.
BV SDWAIID LVTTO.N BL'L'.VER.
(Hea.iy it is too bad of air. Dulwcr to trille
j wnli tiie tender passion as be dies, la Ids last
work, lie iihmtrates the heoJiesa way courtships
are carried on and cut off by the lower orders. In
Hie following versa*, whints ue calls an aiuultrv
; epigram:—)
j Dob courted Molly forsotna time
15at Susan’s charms were m tin ir prime,
And laitirless Uobby left poor alary
In unrequited love’s quandary ;
I And alt tier sweetest smiles refusing,
. His soul surrendered to fidr .NasaiL
I ’Oh, wretch ! (cried Moll, with angry look,)
! And is it thus that I’m fur Souk ?
>n'° Moii inuu’rt mistaken,
Aisi in for K>UKi:,and thou’rl ioksakkn* 9
!L3r a DUEA.®.
! distinguished and successful soldier,
. Count oaxo on i.is ileath-bed, speakiii'j of his
; life, observed It has been a splendid dream.”
1 lie warrior truin his couch of death
Looked back on his proud career;
Again loud honor’s noisy tueaih
Drought shouts to his listening ear :
I Again he trod the gorgeous hatif
Where the regal p qeafits stream.
Hut with u siglr lie turned from ail,
And said—Tis a splendid dream.
Youth pressing onward to tiie prize,
On f .licitu livdds ol Loire,
And manhood s mated energies,
O’er bis dying spirits came:
V cung feeling’s gush—and triumph’s fluth,
Ambition, love, and power,
All in their first keen fresbucss rush
On the glance of that last hour.
All that bis youthful firicy dreamed
Os palace, camp, and bower, _
When his gay and wild-winged vision*teemed,
In childhood's happiest hour.
All, all of honor pomp and stvay,
lie bad held wilhiu his grasp,
But now in death they fade away,
Like a shadow in his clasp.
*
Success had waited on his way,
•Splendor and victory and l ime,
And lie bad won the tvarror's bay,
And lire hero’s deathless uame ;
And power’s high gift, and war’s red wreath,
And g!. ryN gdlteiiug beam,
Vv ere to the glazed eye of death
But a vague and splendid dream.
’Tis all a dream—life’s beauteous day,
Though w wist not it is such
Till its illusions melt away.
At death’s hhuricl touch—
’Ti v ah' a dream—yet for its cares,
By heedlps* folly driven,
Man rushes on, and madly and ire*
To risk Ins hopes ol Heaven.
nifici (j %11 o (s.
'Ufso pic.ivisres »s Jlllilary Soaieiy.
'i'lie quiet inhabitants of an English
country town have been furnished with
matter of complaint for months, by the
mere transit of a regiment of militia. .Sol
diers have been denounced as positive
jtests, for entering the houses where they
had been liiietted, without scraping their j
feet ; anti their clothes smeihng ol winy
tobacco, was hardly endurable. W hat,
would our delicate-minded friends have ;
said, if their town had been in the route of
a Russian division, when their houses!
would be no longer their own—when it i
would require all their address to secure
themselves from insult and disgrace, and j
their property from destruction ! It has
been my fortune to witness n fetv scenes
attendant on military occupation—appa
ling scenes they were, many of them 1
some, indeed, though unpleasant enough, j
vet possessing a spteeol t ic ludi—* o..s.
Falling into possession ol a large pro
jicrty in Germany, not a very great dis- 1
tance from Helps;:; and being pleased;
with its situation and advantages, 1 became
naturalized in tiie country, and resided
on my estate. lam speaking now o! a
period anterior to the las* great war. i:
witnessed the triumphant march ol lii<* ■
Corsican conqueror, with his glittering ar
rav of hundreds of thousands, into the land j
of’the Muscovite— and Jsuii' sane of them
. I beh< ■
sic, and saw the fair fields ol Germany
covered with the locust swarm ol barba
rian victors ! _ j
The house belonging to my estate might!
be called a chateau ; for it was large c
nough for the occupation of a nobleman's |
retinue, ami possessed all the ad van tag
n ft.:site, foaictimcs, liowevcr, I have;
found it too small for my numerous guests;.
fort recollect once hav. ng_ eighty-eighi |
men quartered upon me, v.ath three ofii.
c.ers >. Ot course I shared in this kind of
lavo: s with the rest of my neighbors, and
contrived to get over them as decently as
possible. VS ill* the French i had but lit
tle difficulty ; but with the Russians—God
protect me from the Russians!—The for
mer came as enemies, the latter as friends
yet rather would 1 welcome fifty such
foes, than claim one such ally.
On one occasion it happened, that for
some tune we had been tolerably quiet:
and, remote as we were, knowing little of
what was passing in the great world, wo
begaut lent :rtain hop:s of i e>nsiierable
respite. I promised myself a few ways
! shooting, as a holiday: surd leaving my
i house to my steward, jieiiiarJ. and taking
will: me a tailhful servant,! set out on my
i expedition. .Many hours, however, had
I ~u t elapsed since our departure, w hen the
I attention of my man was excited by tne
i aopcaranec of a body of cavalry in the
1 ilistance. " c watched them attentively,
:l nd found they had debouched from a
path in the wood, and entered on the high
! Presently a second squadron ad
! proceeded at once to disperse
adjacent villages, i now bt>
it high time to return, as i
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S>IILLE&aEVM£,X,E, U'£i&JVJSS£*^ 5* OCT&SSEZZ, 30, JS33.
i The first object I encountered, o:i nearing
home, was a group of j> isants, armed
with muskets, scythes, and implements of
a'd kinds, making their way towards the
village. No sooner did they s e me, than
they insisted tint I should t ike the com
mand, and drive “those French thieves”
from their houses. 1 found that a regi
ment of cavalry had taken possession of
the village; and no on: being able to
speak French, the soldiers had become
impatient, and were helping themselves
without much ceremony, i q noted the
enraged people as well as 1 could; t -lling
them that open violence would only bring
upon rhem certain destruction; aii 1 pro
ceeded with all speed to my dwelling, fol
lowed by my rustic neighbours.
'J lie first person 1 met was my steward,
Bel Hard, who, with tears and lamentation >,
informed me that the people had been des
patched for mo in all quarters —that lit j,■
was tlu worst lot that we had yet had—
dial they were committing ail manner of
atrocities; —and he finished his consoling
narrative by informing me, that the cap
tain and twenty-eight meu had done me
the honor to quarter themselves upon my
premises, fie had, morever, been favored
with sundry lashes from the captain, be
cause he would only* give him tiie com-
I mon wine for hisdinner. I was somewhat
| incensed at this part of the story, and
I said, if the French were so determined on
I such a course. 1 would at ouce head the
people, and drive than out. 'ifo; resolu
tion was hailed, with cheers by the villa
gers, and forthwith they began to form
themselvesia order of battle, ready toast
whenever l should give the signal. The
dragoons hearing tins commotion, rushed
from all parts to learn the cause ; and i,
armed with my fowling piece, made my
way into my house, to confront the cap
tain. Here a pleasant scene presented it
self.
The hall was strewed with saddles and!
j horse-equipments ; chairs and tables were j
i topsy-turvy, and two dragoons were liar- j
tying across, one armed with a pistol and ;
la crow-bar, and the other holding a light.
! No sooner did they pi reeive me. titan one i
j exclaimed, “Ah! coehcu! que tu es-t’arrive, |
,ala bonne h ure. Wc were just :ib >ut
ito blow off the lock of your wine-cellar.” j
1 Before I could reply,ho continued, “Is this!
! the way to conduct yourself, when mifita-l
ry gentlemen do you the honor to take to!
, your house ?—to absent yourself, and j
; .cave them nothingbut Sour German wind!
; SaCre matin ! if 1 were the captain, I’d fire j
your hovel, with you tied to the rafters. ;
j “.Silence, you ruffian !” I cried exasper
ated beyond endurance, “do you think 1
keep an hotel for brigands ! If you dare
stir another stey,l’ll make crovv’s-meat of
you
A s I clicked the cock of inv fusil, lie
levelled his pistol ; and Willing 1.. t |,„
desperate consequowees, 1 dropped mv
weapon, and, rushing forward, threw up
ids arm, and struck him with in v clenched
fist full on the throat. His bullet passed
through the pannelled partition, and the
report was followed by a most diabolical ’
explosion of oaths and curs •*. mix ■ l with ’
the crash of glasses, aai oversetting oi
furniture. I had already seized the other 1
ruffian, and thrown him a severe fall on
the stone floor, when ' beheld some 18 or j
dO dragoons, with their sabres drawn, j
rushing up the fright oi steps which led loj
the hall, closely followed by the peasantry, j
l snatched up my fowling-piece, and in
another moment havoc would have been;
let slip amongst “the dogs of war,” when '
the door leading into tiie hall swung open,!
and in stalked ’die c plain.
“Sucre tonnerre!” cried he, as lie glan
ced at tiie seen", “what,in the devii’s name ;
is all this about.'”
Ills appearance seemed to check the
inele about to commence. He was a tali. (
the very type of a French adventurer 01,
the Napoleon school. “Ye cursed ca-i
naiile !” lie continued in a voice of thunder, j
“ can’t a gentleman take a glass of beg-!
gariv wine in ocacc, but you must fire at j
him through the wainscot ? Who is this j
man ?” pointing to me with Ins sabre.
“The master of tiie house,’’ growled!
one of my kite antagonists ; “ a dog of an,
Englishman 1” _ j
“.Monsieur,” said the Captain, civilly;
dropping the point, “if you arc an Eng-j
lishman, I have had the honor to cross 1
blades with gentlemen of your country ;
and I must say, I’ve always found them j
brave solids ;*and that’s more than 1 can 1
1 sav for the c annaille Goseque, or the cine os
J’russes ; but l do consider you li tre been J
I guilty of putting upon me a personal af-|
| front, by allowing me to drink this cursed .
' Rhenish wine.”
“ I, who had apprehended nothing less
than an order to be shot on my own tlires
l hold,or, in consequence oi the exordium;
!ia favour of my countrymen, that my
sentence might be mitigated to an hour j
!or two’s picketing, felt tiie fall force of the
, latter part of the captain’s harangue ; runi
j was about to oiler my cellar at once, but
| lie continued, “Sir, it is not commonly
' decent:—when an officer takes his quar
ters at the house of a gentleman, the I
! thing is, to give him good win-; but to
oiler such infernal stuff—sir, 1 take it as a
; personal affront.”
“Captain, l was absent from home
. wiien \oa arrived, or y ou siiouid have iiad
; a better reception.”
j *• When military gentiemen, sir,
his tin: «>! ev>'ry^^^H
keeper to leave the key <>t itis
then ’its no matter whether he is at
;op not.”
I “ -My good sir. if I had left the key of
tiie ceflar with my servant, his u great
■ doubt whether i should hare had the plea
j sure of offering you now ti good glass of
< Rurgu idy—which, if you—".
*■ fttrgundy !—all!—matin—a!‘< (tonne
heure,* shouted.the captain, smacking Itis
kps ; “ tltat’s a brave wine. I have al
ways respected Englishmen, though J'v<
cut so.nc score of th ir throats. Allons,
mon elicr !—1 siiall be glad to see you ;
walk in. 1' or tins invitation to my own
room, I was duly grateful, ‘.‘And vou
follows 1 shotted he to the dragoons, vtlio
and bom aii attention, ami evidently had
not expected such a liuule, “get you to
vo testable, and don't annoy toy English
friend here—or look w;t for coasequene- s.
M'liut you want, get of the people ; and i!
yo i have nnv diflien'tv, bring tii an to m -.
Allons, mon cher,” he continued to tne,
and pointing to my room. “ But stay,
you sirs 1” calling back the dragoons,
“ don’t bother me with your squabbles.—
.My friend and I will have some points t<>
discuss. If the peasants are unruly, show
! the vagabonds a halter—that's the shortest
i way. Ao olloace t<>|you, mon clier—only
j you don’t know those churls so well r.s i
do-they’ll do nothing for you without a
trifle of discipline. Allons, nitons.” My j
triend turned on his heel: and tucking his;
sabre under his arm, lie clanked along the
hull info the room he had left, chaunting.
“ L’i belle Gabriellc”
The summary disposition lie had made!
regarding my own tenantry, nut being cx-j
actly to my taste, I descended into the;
court-yard, where they were still con
gregated ill groups, awaiting the result of
in)' conference with tiie captain, whi di I
; briefly rotated to them. 1 then desired;
them to aiibnl all the accommodation tkey
could to the soldiers: as they resumed 1
their march the next morning, it would bej
better to get rid of them on friendly terms. I
than risk a collision. The dragoons i
pacified by calling them braves liomnns.
and ordering them plenty of wine. The
two follows who were a little the worse!
Ibr the fray, I quieted with a piece of mo
ney : and then, by way of reconciling aii
partLs, I ordered a capital supper, and
sent an invitation to the two lieutenants;
belonging to my friend tho.captaiu’.s troop, j
Armed with half a dozen of choice Bur-;
gundy, I returned to my visitor, whom Ij
found swearing atone of my servants, who;
did not understand a word of French, sor 1
not clearing away llto broken glass with j
Ihe dexterity of a Parisian garcon It
appeared that the gallant dragoon had up- j
set tiie table, with a heavy account ot' but- j
tics and glasses, on the unexpected en
trance of the bullet, which struck tiie inar- j
ble cliimnev-piece, an !, by the recachet.
was within an inch of finishing the inilita-;
ry career of my gallant friend.
1 found him no flincher:—ho had not'
tasted such Burgundy since he left France; I
a* I he swore an extraordinary oath, that j
next to r> FriMvhuv.n, an Englishman was:
dtc best fellow tiuTO... tj, sm). ii„ knew 1
the value of good wine, and litre «
for cognac. Russians; Austrians, and
Prussians, were all cu iuillc. Jfe inform- j
cd rne, that Itis regiment belonged to the
corps of the Duke d’ Abrantcs (Junot.);
and was ordered from the frontiers of 80-!
hernia, to reinforce the army in Portugal
—a tremendous march ;—but to French
soldiers, who were independent of a com.
missariat or quarter-master,and who con
sidered the whole continent as their espe
cial property, the route was by no means'
difficult.
The twoju nor officers came according :
to invitation, and proved lobe wry gen- 1
tleman-iike fellows, belonging togood turn-i
ilics in France; Titey found the captain*
a Ik. 'e worse for the wine lie.had taken. !
Tiicydid not stay long after supper, but
left me to manage their superior as best
I could. The discourse of tiie captain,
which had hitherto been principally con
fined to Ids own exploits, and to the'praise!
of Frenchmen, now changed to a discus-!
sion upon the breed of horses. Lie asked j
me my opinion of h:s roan charger, which
l had been out to sc.e, and 1 frankly said
that l thought him past his work.
“My dear friend,” said lie, Idoupintr
at every sentence, v your opinion, as an
Englishman, I value before my own.—
Capital fellows, Englishmen—know good
wine and good horse'. Now, my good
friend, 1 shall put your friendship to the!
proof. I knew you would not think my
roan fit to carry me. You must remounf'
me, and I wiii make you a present of him— j
oil the honor of a gentleman 1 will.— j
There now—you see a Frenchman can;
be liberal. Your bay mare—eh, mon:
cher ? 1 despise a man that won't serve :
a friend—•”
“But, my dear copfain,” said I, in
great alarm, lest lie should be serious,
“ your roan will boos no earthly service!
to me—and the hay mare you speak of is 1
valuable. 1 gave 40 Carolina* lor her.” j
“The devil you did!” hiceupcd my!
guest. “ Th. n, mv dear follow, you gave j
too muck money for her. Take mv word,
they cl;..ated you:—they would not cheat
me! 1 tell yoa what—you arc an Eng
lishman—l love an Englishman—l’ll give;
you It* euroliuas for her. There now—
J what d'ye think of that ? If you had been
a cochon l’rustf , 1 would not have given
I more than live.”
must either risk a quarrel, or
(part v A my mure for half her value
i.- i. y "• j'..y • ) 1
PHWaear fellow. I can’t give you tweu-
That’s more than site’s worth—they
cheat you—but I’ll give you eighteen, andt
you shall have the money. 1 don’t often'
do these tilings—but you are my friend,!
j mid 1 am a mnn of honor” He now j
I staggered into my bed-room, which lie had 1
approjiriate.l to his own use, and in a lbxv |
momonts brouglit out a faiise, which, be- >
ing too heavy tor him, he threw violently j
on the table, and tell, with the exertion,)
on lit ■ fiat ot li;s back. The weight oil
the valise forcing open the lid, coins of all j
kinds rolled about tiie floor. Os all the i
language ever uttered by mortal, none ;
coaid bonny possibility equal tiiatof my j
sprawling irtemi. I assisted him up, and!
then endeavoured to collect bis money.
I he valise contained a curious collection.
All sorts of coiu'were there ; some wrap
ped up in dirty paper, some in pieces of
old rags and stockings. After having
paid myself, ! put the rest back. It was
a very considerable sum.
“ Vou see, my friend,” said tiie villilair ,
while 1 was gathering up bis cash; “ 1
am a soldier of fortune ; and what 1 can't
get in the regular way, why 1 get how 1
can. A gentleman must not be put lo in
convenience, while there ate fat farmers
to apply to. 1 manage to scrape up a
trille by tiie roadside, to spend in quarters
as t.ti officer and a gentleman—and pay
iny way like a man of honor.” The last
; bottle of wine had pretty nearly done my
1 friend’s business ; and he was carried into
j his room by his servants, liiccuping the
praises of Englishmen, and trying, iu vain,
•• La belle Gabrid'e 1”
oi' the Bar.
“ .Vo money Relumed" —l’i.ay Bill. i
An honest lawyer is one of those hazard
: our mii aclbs that would damn a play ; I
1 under unfortunate circumstances, “my j
rascally attornet” is as indispensable a
■ phrase, as “mv impertinent tailor;” but
who ever beard of “ my blackguard of u
barrister!” Who disputes the honor oi
i the bar? Surely Mr. Serjeant Sucli-a
--i one is an honorable man!
•-S > are they all—ail honorable men.” 1
But the liar holds itself out not only as an |
honorable, but as a liberal and learned J
profession ; let us investigate its title to;
these three characteristics, first, putting j
it r.s a proposition, that honor opposed to I
honesty becomes disgrace; learning ap-j
plied to the subversion of truth, worse
thnn ignorance; and liberality at the ex
pense of justice, knavery.
The advocates of anciCftt Rome were!
not mere hirelings—to them the term
client meant something more than a eus-j
tomer, or a customer's deputy. The coun- j
sel ofou* own day too boast of their pro- j
lessiona! inability to demand or sue for J
fees ;*■ but how seldom do wc hoar of one j
receiving u brief without a fee, on plead
ing a cause gratuitously /f It is against j
their very rules to do so. A barrister may. j
f>r a guinea or two, prostitute his skill to j
to tiie support of tin unjust action, and rc- i
main an honorable member of tlto bar:
but let him seek gratuitous advocacy inj
1 irte n.’rtrrrec omit:'«• pj-rv .-w.l or indignant. ■
j and he will be iantiediuteiy cut by hisj
“ learne'.l friends” a? AV’cslminsfer, circuit.,
and sessions, for Aaggery, (that is their 1
term) uud disreputable practice. In fine, '
whilst the hi Jt soulcd barrister shrinks j
with theoretical horror from every thing;
approaching to solicitation ot a lee; lie
dutches it with tiie rapacity of a pongo—
pouches it with the rapidiy of a monkey. ■
and retains it with the tenacity of a bull
dog. “,N o tin .ney returned,” say the play
bills—no money returned erh s the bar
rister—“(fum vivimus vivamus."
But let us descend into detail: —wliat.
qualifications arc necessary for the bar. [
vac! the con Jct of its members, with re-;
France to edclt o’.ltcr, the court, U’.id the j
client or attorney T—The rccotr-mcadniion
of two barristers, thirty pounds, an l a
bond for the payment of accruing dues,;
will procure the student's admission to
any inu ol tfourt. 1 lore lie must remain ,
live, but if a member ofau English or Irish |
university, only three years, before he can
be called, nnd in cither case nine exercises
and twelve terms must fie kept,—the non
university stu»tent being obliged previous
ly to deposit TIBO, to v.diicii lie Ims tondd
a fe-.v more before he can assume the wig!
and gown. The exercises area mere
farce, being jn-.t into the student’s band
jeady written, and to whidi iie receives a ;
nod of approbation before lie can pro-j
nounce the second Word! Keeping terms j
is only another phrase for eating dinners, j
—a certain number ui which constitute a
term. In the mean time tiie student is
supposed to have passed some time under
a special pleader,or equity draughtsman,
but ibr aught the benchers ol the Inn kliow
j to the contrary, they may call to tiie bar,
a man v. ho never opened a law book, not
entered the court 1— the prelimi
naries whit:!- ( ..title an individual to the
appellation of “ my learned mend.
The courtesy which ex.sts among the!
i members ol the bar is at the expense oi
[ tl.cir clients. A piisoneruujustly errested,
cannot hove the ruia mat c absolute ibi
i his •.■.charge on Monday, because it is in-,
1 convenh nt for the oppt .sing counsel to.
! argue that point unui to-morrow —'per-!
i haps A\ ednesday or ’i liursday. “Von ;
l must be aware,"’ says the pri: oners ad-1
! \ociite to the attorney, “ that I am per
! icctly ready, and hi fact there can bo no
i doubt srlrout lltc )K.int, but my learned |
! liicnd ims put it to me as a matter <d [« t-.
; onal obligation to himself, to delay t'c. ■
I *Sre note Ny. 1.
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motion, and says he really iias not looked
[ at his brief.”
But to come into court upon a more im
: portaut occasion ; let the reader fancy
iiimsolf the plaintiff in a cause about to bo
! brouglit on. i'roviousiy to the the trial,
j a consultation is in all probability deemed
j necessary, which, as the court sits at half
past nine, is appointed pi ior to that time
in the rohing-room or the coflee-house,
: where the leader breakfasts. The parties
| accordingly assemble at the appointed
i hour, and the leader’s clerk acquaints his
; master with the name olYhc case in winch
he is about to appear. “Oh ! exactly,
‘ Miitbbs against Somobotly,’ well—what’s
the point; i believe I’m Ibr the plaintiff.”
The junior takes up his cue, and relates
the particulars of the case, with a verbosi
ty which shows that lie lias had lirno
enough to read his. “Ah ! it all lies in a
nut-shell—“interrupts the learned leader—
•but still if it could be settled w ithout go
ing into court —a reference perhaps—your
client objects 1 see—well then, lie must
take the consequence—we shall have the
judge against us.” “But, sir,” Says tho
trembling client, “if my witnesses prove
mv case, surely—” “Don’t interrupt me,
Sir; we can’t waste time in idle specula
tions; I’ve two more consultations before
tire Court sits. Gentlemen good morn
ing.”
The poor suitor’s case is at length called
on—the opening speech made—the wit
nesses examined—assault proved—verdict
given for jhe plaintiff-—damages 40s
the counsel, with a facetious chuckle, con
gratulates the attorney uponliis luck and
I looks at Ills next brief.
Now, what is the result of all this ?—tho
! client is awarded 10s. and all his costs in
( the cause are to be paid by his opponent;
but then comes tho extra costs. “as bc
tween Attorney cml Client ,” which tho
successful party has to disburse himself;
and thus, after having received a sound
thrashing:, fur which tiie action is brought,
; and endured many months of uneasiness,
nc finds himself minus nt least, notwith
standing itis damages, of some six or eight
pounds ten ! —a great deal more, or a trifiy
less, as it may happen.
Such is the mode in which cases arc*
too frequently conducted; the advocate,
who has, probably, never looked into his
brief until the moment when lie should be
thoroughly acquainted with its contents,
under the pretence, that in attempting to
prove all, lie may prove too much, rejects
the most important part ot tho plaintiff's
testimony, and calls just sufficient to estab
lish a mere legal claim to a verdict, reck
less alike of tiie feelings and tiie interest
of his client, both of which are in soma
measure, in actions like the above, commit
ted to his discretion.
The mode in which counsel conduct tho
examination of a witness is too well known
to need expose ; tiie pompous trickery ot
>. Upon yonr"oath, sir,” and “AY ill you tako
! upon yourself to swear J” to intimidate a
mail from the truth, rather than hud him
into it, is equally resorted to by the brow
beating bully, and the tortuous sophist.—»
Should tiie Judge misdirect the jury cither
as to tho law or fact, interference is rare
ly attempted ; the senior counsel lias left
tiie court for refreshment; li« is reading
tiie newspaper, preparing for the next ease,
and the junior does not sufficiently pos
sess L'e ear of the court to venture upon
an interruption :—“ Vou have your reme
dv,” is the answer: “move for anew
trial.”
Another grievous abuse is the changing
of briefs, so that, if I give my case to Mr.
Voluble, it probably lulls into tiie hands of
-Mr. Stutter, tlu: founcr having some other
engagement more pressing than the in
terest of his client. It is in vain for me
to exclaim to my niton cy. “It was inv
wish that Mr. Voluble should he Employ
ed. I find in you bill of costs, ‘ Retainer
to Mr. Voluble and clerk, A"! 3s (id. I'eo
to Mr. Voluble and clerk.with brief, TlO
ICs. Refresher to Mr. Voluble and clerk.
£l 5s ti.’ Stutter is an ass: I wouldn’t
have given him sixpence:” But the fact
is, Stutter docs not get sixpence; the
courtesy and liberality—the honor and
independence of lltc bar alike forbid it—
Hut then surely the honor and indepen
dence of tiie bar does not iiindcr Mr.-
Voluble from returning the foes to Itis po6r
client, who Iras perhaps lost his cause
through his absence ! No such thing cus
tom forbids it.
The practice at chambers is not less in
volved in mystery and chicanery; tIW
opinion of an eminent counsel upon the
most trifling point is not to be obtained;
sometimes under many months. Day af
ter d;.v the attorney sends for the expcW 3
ivcdesideratum. “Really Mr. Serjeant
s cand-so is very sorry, but lie lias not had
time,” or, Mr. Serjeant clerk
looks pompously over bis list of cases
(perhaps ihrce or four) and discovers that
;!.(re are several yet I cfbre the one re
quired, and "it cal mot be taken out of its
order.” To heighten the joke—for joke it
is iot.il but tho elfont—the opinion could,
in ail probability, be given just as correctly
it nil much more speedily by the attorney,
but licit g halite by law for the consequen
ces of bis judgment—which a barrister,
the only per: m deemed legally competent
to give an opinion is not—the former in
Ids own defence, shifts tho responsibility
from himself to nobody.
Mo much for the luunnng,liberality, anti
honor of the bar, from w hose members are
!,,■ <n the men that are to pass judgment
| upon our lives, our rights, and out pro
!> 4 ,ty. lel u - tto mote liear tho i pithet-
