... Lawyers have a ludicrous habit of identifying themselves with their clients by speaking in the plural number. Gentlemen of the jury, said a western lawyer, « at the moment the policeman says he saw us in the trap, I will prove that we were locked up ...

... The Post Speaks of further peace negotiations having the countenance of the neutral powers, but upon what kind of autho ity is not stated. The ifcsue, it is remarked, will mainly depend upon the decision come to at Versailles. ...

... Lord Derby, speaking at a banquet in London on Saturday, has told us what will be the policy of the House of Lords with respect to the Irish Land Bill Th ei r lordshi pB accepfc ag much and reject as little as possible of the Government scheme. If this ...

... Mr. E. A. Leatham, M.P., speaking to the members of the Wakefield Mechanics' Institution, has told some educational truths with much force and point. It is refreshing to come upon such a speech among the vapid nonsense which is constantly being poured ...

... A Tours telegram, of Wednesday's date, speaks of a successful sortie having bee a made at Paris by General Vinoy, in which the Prussians were repulsed on Versailles. The date of this exploit is not given, and the story would seem to be merely a repetition ...

... reporting is that it tempts men to speak to Buncombe ; but even with this aim, they would speak more effectively if they spoke more briefly. But if the majority of members will steadily discourage speaking for speaking's sake, and if the more habitual ...

... truly say there is no person so poor or so lowly that it does not give me more pleasure to have them speak to me than it does them. I never have children speak to me on the street that it does not make me feel good all the day long. It is not troublesome to ...

... immediately rose, and to the astonishment of the House, proceeded, amid roars of merriment, to speak in tbe Gaelic language. Sir G. E. Cartier again, and essaying to speak in Latin, macaged, with the help of Sir John A. Macdonald, to make himself understood to ...

... planted with orange trees. The people of all conditions, he tells us, speak kindly of the noyelist, ealUrg her fimriiar.y, A u * rnet - And he adds, what—remembering that he is speaking of the South, and of a late slave-holding state —is not a little surprising ...

... He then went on to speak of Mr. Berkeley's service during the 33 years that gentleman represented the city, and promised that if sent to Parliament he would not support the reversal of Mr. Berkeley's policy. He was going on to speak on other topics, when ...

... MR. WALPOLE ON THE ORGAN ISATION OF OUR MILITARY RESOURCES. T T*Hno at a volunteer dinner at Ealing In speaking at a necea8lty last night, Mr. Walpo e saja faat to have an to the were otherwise. He was xnsecunty of peace t q[ m populttn ...

... for the prosecution against Mr. Vanderbyl and Mr. Fennelly. After some formal evidence, Mr. Barham, solicitor, was called to speak to tbe arrangements made by Fennelly for providing ...