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4 day earmarked in the career of every suc- cessful man is, that in which he became his own master. Such a day came for Sir Patrick Hastings when Mr. Horace Avory, was made a judge and Has- his tings took over
chambers.
Now began the era of great lawsuits in which Sir Patrick was to figure for the next 30 years. Today he des cribes the famous law- yers and advocates with whom he battled in the courts.
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NE morning I woke up and found that Horace Avory, upon continued association with whom I based so many of my future hopes, had been made a judge.
All my affluent and pros perous surroundings disappear ed in a moment. I should have to begin all over again.
Then suddenly came Inspira-. tion. Why should I not become my own master, and take over the famous chambers at No. 4, Crown Omce-row in the Middle Temple?
by
Tabriel, Hasting
Two cheap pearls that wrecked a Marshall Hall 'triumph'
Ilo paid the rent and never asked me for a penny; I was allowed to pay it just when and how I liked.-
Elo gave
including his beloved chair, which
me all his furniturop I think was one of the few objects of his affection, arid he would never permalt a word of thanks. And yet think that Horace Avory was cold there are some people who still and hard.
Avory was a great judge. Upon the whole I think ho wan almost the best judge I ever knew.
His reputation for cold severity CROWN OFFICE.ROW, remained with him throughout the many years he sat upon the Bench, where Avory and Hastings guilty criminal he was but it was quite undeseryed; to a had their chambers
Inflexible No. 4.
ON RIGHT and his punishments, though just,
Office.cow were hard. But I am certain
that
victed in a court over no innocent person was over con
which ho
Crown
邱
today.
at
DO
It would, of course, mean the payment of a heavy rent, the expense of clerks and other presided. liabilities, none of which I couldNow, to a barrister a good clerk secubed
A man was being pro- afford.
Moldalone is not merely a matter of impor- Assizes. tance: it is essential.
Montague Shear- Once again fortune smiled upon al at an enormous fee, man was appearing at the me. Avory had Jualor clerk named and his junior was a man Matthew Robinson, I put the prob- named Hart. lem before him. If he threw in his lot with me we would be running a great risk and we would have to sink or swim together."
The risk seemed appalling but... I came to my decision as I walked to the Temple.
Avery was sitting in his room, and I went in to congra-
tulate him. I told him I was
forty years
going to take over his chambers Partnership over myself.
His reply was: "Don't be a.. fool. To begin with, the Inn will never let you have them.
He asked if I could pay the rent: I told him that was very doubtful. He looked distinctly depressed, and even more than usually forbidding.
It is well over 40 years ago and
"I suppose that means that I pay it and you owe-it?”,
I was bound to confess that that seemed quite possible. He came back to his table. He said; "Well, if you are determined to make a fool of yourself I don't suppose I ought to stop you. What are you going to do about furniture?"
Sir Edward Marshall Ha!!
**An expert in almost everything."
that there must be a circuit junior young man in
Now it is a rule of all circuits That being the prevailing view, a appearing in the case,ren Junior you in his lot upon one side of the public approval. He was surrounded
his wladom must
did not possess that qualification. other.
The Bolicitors, being informed, picked up the Law List and found. that the next name appearing after Hart was Hastings.
I can still remember the discussion, had been
For that reason alone Matthew only hope that he looks back on brief and a cheque, which was for able to bring me the his decision with as much pleasure the unbelievable
amount of 400
as I do.
During 40 years we built up our lie together, and during all that Uma he has been my companion.
quincas.
Insoparabia By a 'miracle'
Matthew and I started off on our
cent.
I recover
next
I have known many great lawyers, many of whom have received not only my admiration but affection, for, strange though it may seem, to be a great lawyer is not necessarily to bo a bore.
of the lawyers I have known
His appearance in a murder trial was invariably a source of universal
with revolvers k and other lethal weapons, and occasionally bottles of deadly poisons, upon, all of which ho pronounced-expert opinions, - pos- sibly more within the sphere of a witness than an advocate.
But Marshall was impervious to criticism and magnificent in his self-confidence. He was an expert-
I think I should electWutridin almost everything, particularly, as Greene (now Lord Greene) and Stafford
Cripps as the two most perfect.
However erudite the law and
great enterpriso with much The case was to be heard enthusiasm but little else. The day, and although we both agreed however intricate the facts, they pretence we put up was magnif- that somehow or another I must both porsiessed: a simplicity of be at Maidstone by ton o'clock next language and a direct approach to well-meaning,
To all inquisitive, and no doubt morning, the insuperable difficulty the dimculties before them that Matthew seemed. to be caused by my made the task of judges compara- alleged that we were so busy that grievously pockmarked face.
tively easy. We really did not know which way
visitors
my temperature Sir John was
to turn.
The fact that But the first six months was u was soaring into, the hundreds was very trying time. In fact, we were a matter that we both ignored.
sending me a pupli, who for the
always right
Judge of precious stones, although, am afraid his knowledge was sometimes-a trifle superficial
The expert
on pearls
I once fought a case against him which related to pearls. Lady Mond had sent a valuable pearl necklace ́tỏ a firm of jawellers to be cleaned, and alleged that, owing, to some neglect the pearls had been injured by excessive heat.
Sir John Slmon was almost In
Marshall was for the defence, and- Unfortunately, he he was of course, an expert on
al Pearts.
He came into court Bur-
I told him that I had not got caly saved by a misguided person We overcame the disfiguration any. So he said: "In that case. sum of 100 guincas was afforded the by the simple expedient of a box the same class. I suppose I had better give you privilege of sitting in my chambers, of fuller's earth. We found that possessed the quality of being
If applied to a sufficient depth it ways right went far to concealing the ravages has ever determined to We receive a
of chicken-pox.
unything. The
mine."
But he was
maintain his reputation for
heartlessness.
His last words
were, "I'm damned if I'll give 'you my books!".
Best judge I
ever knew
big brief
There was one more
still to come.
next morning by eight misfortune o'clock I was in the train to Mold Just ot this Urne, stone. Feeling like nothing on earth, when it was necessary that I should I spent my time In the darkest cor- not leave the Templo even for an ner of the railway carriage- RC- hour. I was laid low with a some- companied by my faithful, pot of what remarkable complaint for a fuller's earth." man of my age-chicken-pox,
•
I do not think Simon rounded by pearls; big pearls, little been inaccurate about Pearls, and all the appliances re-
quired for testing their value. ́·
There were test tubes, micro- If he had he might have been scopes, and scales, in fact, the only more hugian, and instead of ending thing that appeared to be missing as Lord Chancellor he might have was a complete outfit of oysters to been Prime Minister,
explain their early life.
of first-class advocates I have Marshall's defence was that the known so many. If none of them pearls could not possibly be affected I was lying in bed, utterly When I arrived at the court the fault, because who could have been give, and. In fact gave a great deal were Edward Carsons, it is not their by heat, and he was prepared to Generosity would seem to be miserable, convinced that ruin had miracle had happened. The grand a poor word to describe his descended upon me, when Matthew jury had thrown out the bill, and ful pleader, clear, forceful, and Jeet.
Roland Oliver was a most delight- of personal evidence upon the sub- conduct. He kept on the cham- come into the room trembling with the case would not be tried.
suppressed excitement. Ho had bera-and allowed me to be the obtained a brief
direct, a mort dangerous and de-
opponent of a remarkable By two o'clock that day I was lightful
and a
Wo most
were in danger of belog tenant.
kind and in a most remarkable way. back in bed, which the doctor never charming friend, “
swamped by his enthusiasm, when know that I had left. And, what was U he had not become a ludge posed to be helping me handed a Jewish gentleman who was sup- far more important, the cheque for he might well have 400 guincas was safely in my bank outstanding figure in the history of handsome velvet case.
in a become an me two magnificent pearls the Bar. With such untold wealth at my
Norman Birkett Wal Brother disposal the future could hold no
"This 'ere Marshall 'All seems 'to about pearls," he said. terrors.
I ever it had know all The only problem was to powerful advocate. decide upon the exact
form our
been my lot to take a lady for a "Show Im those two and ask ilm prosperity should take.
stray week-end, and at the tonela- which of 'em has been burnt, and sion of the entertainment I had 'ow much of its value 'as gone,"
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Matthew, os usual was well in decided to cut her a suit. Wounded in
ban
I should unhesitatingly have tenderest spot'
my future in
In Norman's
advance of discretion. He came to and place her in an unwanted suit the conclusion that six pupils would be no more trouble than one, and as a result, in spite of my futile
Marshall was in his element. He protests, I found myself burdened The public have strange views took the pearls and examined them with six young gentlemen all on the subject of advocacy. Un through his microscopes; he bit them anxious to study law."
doubtedly the popular. figure of my and smelt them and applied the time was Sir Edward Marshall Hall, appropriate fests, while the whole
Marshall was a most peculiar per- court awaited his decision sonality. If he had been an actor... breathless interest. Finally be gave and it is perhaps a misfortune that us his expert opinion.
Fortunately they had plenty to do. County court work, which is the Mecca of the young advocate, began to roll in.
upon the
with
ho was not he would have been a. "My lord," he said, holding up Soon the time arrived when we worthy successor to William Terriss, the larger of the two, this pearl has had to cast our eyes upon the High much the same way
He stalked, the boards of life in undoubtedly been affected by exLUS- Court. Matthew decided
that Terriss sive heat." method to be adopted, namely, that stalked the boards, of the Adelphl of charging double fees. In tear, lest my Income should diminish, 1 rafaed a feeble protest, which was Come-back in the.... immediately dismissed.
As usual, Matthew was right, so
far from
Theatre.
grand manner
"Never mind about that shouted the little Jew. "Ow much of the Value Fas been Yost!
Marshall pondered deeply. "With- out further examination it la difficult to expressa decided opluton;t. I should estimate the damage at about " £500,"PRE
growing less, my practice An admiring woman. friend, increased, by leaps and bounds, the listening enthralled to Marshall's The Jowish gentleman leaped to feas seemed to make no diferenca. recitation of one of his perorations his feet; for a moment I thought he - By lot was' cast, it was the High at the Old Bailey was moved to the was going to kiss mejore Court or nothing. But there was tearful observation: "Sir Edward, Tellim they're: duda," hỡ" till a vital decision to be made, that Lawyer or an
advocate?
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le: not LEGAL et cari-hava-em’both for ".
ald
"That is in a voice that all could
de-Foor/Marshall The micro sociso scopËr wèrn, swept on to the floor.
Ing and he "swept, out, after them." He tot had been wounded in His: tenderest spot, and it was at least a week boy fore we were friends again,KE
doubt Marshall we *** Ughted, although
advantage of poetry. In a the question as to what the gentleman in the murdered a lady in the Hood of the Old Kent-roud main a matter open tadillaci demarshalle
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