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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1928.

MYSTERY MAN.

MYSTERIOUSLY ROBBED OF

PAPERS.

ON JUDGES:

REVELATIONS PROMISED

·BY LORD BIRKENHEAD.

MORE FIGHTING.

VISITING A GAOL.

LORD MAYOR'S TALK TO

PRISONERS.

WAR' IN MOROCCO TO BE FOUGHT TO FINISH.

A mysterious burglary, evident- One day Lord Birkenhend is Madrid, Feb. 18.The war in

The Lord Mayor (Councillor ly carefully planned, has taken going to tell us who, and in what Morocco will be fought to an In the earlier history of the place at 27, Grosvenor-road. West-order, are in his judgement, the absolute finish," declared Primo Frank Finn) paid a visit to Hull Inns of Court the "Moot" playedminster, the town. residence of ten greatest judges who have in de Rivera, in the course of yester Prison with the sheriff, magis- a very important part in the law Sir Gerald Francis Talbot: When terpreted law in the courts of this day's interview with the United trates and other civio lenders, to wish the prisoners"a brighter New student's professional training, the house was unoccupied for the country. This promiso he makes Press.

Year. He threw off all official first time for Ave weeks, thieves in the preface to "Fourtoon Eng- "pain has no intention of solemnity, and, addressing the and it is the conviction of Mr. ransacked the place, and took lish Judges," published to-day making peace with the Riffians,"

men as "Comrades," introduced a A. M. Langdon, K.C., the recently-documents which Sir Gerald is (Cassel, 25s.).

he continued, "and is preparing a spirit of geniality that released appointed Director of Legal anxious to recover at the earliest In the meantime, he indicates huge spring campaign whereby we ronrs of laughter long locked up. In the present volume a few of shall overwhelm Abd-el Krim His visit was not mado in any Education, that it may do so again. possible moment!

The coup was made in less than those whom we may expect to before summer. There has been spirit of curiosity, he explained at The Moot which was held in the

half an hour.

find in that category so tempting-talk at various times of peace the outset, admitting that the Inner Temple one recent evening.

He writes, for in-negotiations being started to Sir Gerald's house is a four-ly foretold. was the first that has taken place storey building facing the Thames, atunce, of Sir Edward Coke (Lord prevent the spring clash, but pleasure of the visit was helghten- ed by the fact that the visitors about halfway between Lambeth Chief Jutice at the beginning of can prediet absolutely that thecould leave when they liked

Spanish government will not con-!

aughter), Bridge and the Tate Gallery. the 17th century} :—-

Of all the long line of judges eider peace until the Rifans have "We have come," said the Lord Tall railings protect the area, and

have rendered England been thoroughly defeated by mill-Mayor, "to give you" our sincere the basement is guarded by thick

famous among the nations for the tary fores.

wishes that the New Year will excellent and impartiality of the "Before starting my last cam- open out a dawn of happiness and. Fadministration of justice.. the paign against Abd-el Krim I sent will cement the feeling of good-

chief place has been unhesitating-him a letter giving him an oppor-will amongst us all.

tunity to negotiate pence. ly awarded to Coke.

"Despite our individual failings, To him, in no small degree, ignored this letter and I wrote comrades-and we all have our may be attributed the victory of him once more saying that I had failings we can all try to pull made my last peace offer and he togather this year to help to lift must take the consequences. our good old country, out of the

in that society for more than two hundred years, and the interest of the occasion is such that the Lord Chancellor has consented to preside.

A Moot, consists, of course, of the discussion of an unsettled legal point, embodied in a sup- posititious case, with all the forms of public judicature. Qld records show the value which the authori ties attached to this exercise. An urder of the Inner Temple of June 7, 1546, sets forth-

iron bars.

Front Door Forced. At 8 o'clock at night a man and woman in charge of the house left together. This was the first time there had been nobody on the premisas for five weeks.

made by any of the said readers anybody-were taken.

or their deputy to go with them

to the said moots, except 'he be

whe

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whom the author describes as

He

"Krim's latest manoeuver to

the Common Law over all the

and The thieves," évidently on the rival - systems

influences

"I believe that we will crash.) mire in which the aftermath of watch, entered the darkened porch which threatened it; to him is and forced the front door.

largely due the formulation of him this summer." The situation war placed it.".

Prisoner's Speech. On the first floor they turned those constitutional principles is locking better every day in One of the men prisoners, pro- "that every outer barrister and Junior Barrister or other able out the contents of drawers and upon which the Government of Morocco. We cannot afford to

cupboards. A certain amount of the Empire "rests.

arrange peace without defeating posing thanks to the Lord Mayor go forth to moots shall bejewellery and Sir Gerald's decora-

Then there is Sir Matthew Hale Krim because the loyal Moroccans and the Sheriff, spoke of the great ready upon request to him tions-of no intrinsic value to another "Lord Chief Jutice) are many good, loyal Moroccans teachers who had sucrificed time would never forgive us.. There services rendered by visitors and The intruders then invaded the challenging the foremost place of and they have confidence in Spain, and home comforts to go into a

place like that. lischarged by the said reader study on the third floor, and run those who have excelled in the

"They have brought sunshine upon a reasonable cause shown through whatever papers they three spheres in which a lawyer open pence negotiations through into our lives," he said, "and I upon pain and forfeiture for could. find. A secretaire contain- may gain reputation-as an ad-the Englishman, Gordon Canning wish to assure them, on my, own was not genuine and we ignoredbehalf and on behalf of my fellow ing important papers was forced | vocate, na a writer, as a judge.

it." open and some of them were taken.

The "Hanging Judge.”

prisoners that their labours have The Spanish premier confirmed not been in vain. We are deeply Saved a Prince.

A third who will presumably the report that he would visit the grateful, and your names will ever The nature of the stolen papers be among the "Big Ten" is the United States and South America be. respected by us. both in preparation and in argu- is not disclosed beyond the state- Earl of Hardwicke (Lord Chief this summer if conditions in Spain wish is that the New Your will mncut), and the institution seems mens that they are "of no value Justice from 1753 to 1768), of and north Africa are favourable bring you happiness, prosperity to have declined as the system of to the thieves"—a curious state-whom Lord Birkenhead writes, 1e wants to visit the Philadelphia and peace." reading in chambers with a prae-ment, since the identity of the "I put him in the very first rankexposition where Spain has an. The Lord Mayor's parting mes-

They are, of British judges." And a fourth elaborate display. He may post-sage was an ancedote.

default of 20d."

thegoot was the student's or young barristers opportunity of practice in the art of pleading

tising barrister came into vogio..

these entries:--

COUPSE

thieves is unknown.

Our united

heard to remuirki

uproarious laughter and when silence was restored the Lord Mayor remarked:"

It was, after the Restoration however, believed to be related to is the Earl of Mansfield (Lord pone his South American trip until There was an old woman," he Chief Justice in the middle of the 1927 when King Alfonso wants to aid, "who kept a parrot that used that the Moot began to be neglect-high international politics. fed, and the records of the Inns Sir Gerald himself is something 18th century) whom the author make the same tour. He said that un-Parliamentary language. Being show repeated, though ineffectual, of a "mystery man" in the sense trendy catalogues as one of "the the king had thousands of invita, devout, each Sunday she covered efforts to arrest. this process. that he has been closely commucted six grustest judges whom the tions but had not yet decided on the bird's cage with a cloth, so Lincoln's lun, for instance, has with the making and unmaking British Empire has produced." going to the American continent. Bhat devotions might not be dis-

of governments in the Balkans.

As to the worst of all judges is anderstood that Spain isturbed by strong, words. The appearance of his name in Lord Birkenhead amply endorses attaching more and more import- One Tuesday the vicar arriyed 1678, Nov. 21.-"Forasmuch as of late it hath appeared that the New Year's honours list three the verdict that was passed by his anee to intensifying the relations unexpectedly and the old lady, iri is accepted between herself and the family of rder that he might be saved from few or no mootes are performedears ago was, to some extent, a contemporaries, and

recognition of his distinguished by history, on "Hanging" Jeffreys.| Spanish-speaking nations. It shock, adopted the Sunday prac- by gentlemen. that peticion to services in the diplomatic field, who achieved infamy by his con-was pointed out that Spain hopudtee of covering the cage. Polly, be called to the Barr..

ilis, greatest advanture way the duct of the "Bloody Assizes" that to resume her role

as mother however, was "It is ordered that no gentle-rescue In 1922 of Prince Andrew followed the Monmouth rebellion nations to the 70,000,000 person's This is a short week, any

bow"." man hear be called to the Barr of Greece from the hands of the

Though Jeffreys was a man of in a score of nations who use. unless, according to the old revolutionary committed at consumimate abilities, Lord Bir- Spanish as their native tongue. The story was received with

the and custom

when of this Athens,

prince's kenhead concludes: Societye he have performed four execution seemed certain.

But it is certain that," whoever moutes

least and that at

Sir Gerald was thon Commander praises him, and in whatsoever this Order be screened."

Talbot, C.M.C., O.B.E, and was, age, he will go down to history go make it plain that I disagree 1699, Oct. 30.-"Ordered that in fact, the then nameless envoy as a blustering and bloedy-mind-with every suggestion that has all Students of the Society whom Lord Curzon dispatched ed rogue.

convertible upon a

been made." before they shall be called to from Lausanne as an intermediary shift of fortune into a fawning the Barr shall performi 4 Bolts to plead for the safety of ex-Grock coward. And there is much to be

· Man Who Ran Into Train. said for this view.

- FALLING BIRTH, RATE. at least besides their other Ministers and the prince.

One of Lord Halsbury's quali- exercises."

Friend of Venizelos.

Lord Birkenherd's subjects ties on the Bench was an inclina- He had lived many years in range, chronologically, from Sirion, if the occasion allowed, to NEW LOW RECORD REACHED.

Francis Bacon to the "lute Lord solve a legal problem from his friend of, M. 1 Greece, was

In the treatment of reading of the facts. In Oxford Venizelos, und had done much Halsbury.

London, February 4.-Last each he gets forth first a simplestration, Lord Birkenhead qctes year's birth rate for England and useful work, buth s Naval Attache and otherwise, on

blographical statement, then aan action for compensation where Wales is 18-3 per thousand, the the

study of the human being behind the only evidence Government's........" behalf

the judge, and, lastly, a technical dead man's body was found on war years of 1917 and 1918. The was that the lowest ever recorded except in the valuation of each as an artificer the line near a level crossing, and teath rate is 12.2. in the law. The result is a mas-that he had terly combination of history and literature, a volume of shrewd analysis and stylistic brilliance.

The use of the word "Bolt" in this sense appears to liave escaped the compilers or the Dictionary."

during the war.

Sir Heneage Finch, Solicitor-British General, built a new "moot cham ber" for the Inner Temple in 1668-9, and the society ordered in 1683 that candidates for the Bar must perform "one library moot,

"I must leave now, but before

illu-

"May your weeks be as short na

the parrot's during your stay in this building."

"

been killed by a

"Why worry about the falling passing train-

birthrate?" asks Sir William Lord Halsbury, in deciding Arbuthnot Lane, President of the that the widow had not proved new Health Society, commenting negligence, summed up the situa-n statistics which prove that "

London is the hardest city to be tion thus:--

"One, may sarmise, and it is born in.

but surmise and not evidence, "Quality is more important than that the unfortunate man was quantity. Let us worry about knocked down by a passing train the quality.",

The commander hurried to Lausanne on receipt of a telegram from Lord Curzon, "and then took 6 petty moots, and 4 grand moots." flying journey to Greece.

"No" To The Cabinet. So late as 1707 there is an order He arrived at Athens on. R That the gentlemen of the Bar Tuesday in. November. All

Contemporary readers will pro- taking up the imparlance do for through the night the Revolu-bably turn first to the study of the future deliver a copy of all tionary Committee had discussed Lord Halsbury, by simple reason the pleadings before the Bench the fate of six ex-Ministers in of the fact that he was still with rise Trom dinner to the exercise their custody, and at 3 a.m. had us so retently as 1921. though butler."

decided to execute them. As even then, because he was 9 while on the level crossing; but, He considers that the main Commander Talbot was dashing years of age, he was already

as suming.in the plaintiff's favour anxiety relates to the dietary, The Moot, however, died cut to the headquarters of the com- almost a legendary figure. Lord that fact, to be established, in which has grown progressively. and is not heard of again until itsmittee in motor-car he heard Birkenhead, gives no hint as he there anything to show that the worse through the whole century. revival in Gray's Inn in the year the shots which put an end to does in some cases already quot-train run over the man' rather 1875. The present reintroduction their lives.

ed, that he will include Lord Hals-than that the man ran against twenty in the Jnner Temple may possibly minutes late.

bury in his promised list of the the train?" be followed in other Inns. The

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