would discover who attempted to deceive him.

On the Commission day the attorney for the accused presented himself
to me again, and once more sought my opinion with regard to the trial
and the surrender of the accused.

"Would it be proper," he asked, "for my client to show his respect for
the court and dress in a becoming manner; or should he appear in his
everyday clothes as a working bricklayer, dirty and unwashed?"

Again I advised, as was my duty, that he should scrupulously regard
the dignity of the Bench, and show the greatest respect to the learned
Judge who presided; that he ought not to come in a disgraceful costume
if he could help it, but appear as becomingly attired as possible.
That was all I said. Let me also observe, what perhaps there is no
occasion to say, that I impressed upon the attorney that his client
should abstain from any appearance of attempting to deceive the Judge,
and informed him, as the fact was, that his lordship was scrupulously
particular in all points of etiquette and decorum. Moreover, I added
as a last word, "The Judge is too shrewd to be taken in."

After thus duly impressing upon him the importance of a quiet
behaviour, I suggested that any costume other than that of the man
when actually engaged in the fight _might_ throw some difficulty in
the way of a young and inexperienced country constable identifying
him. It was never too late for even a bricklayer to mend his garments
or his manners and adjust them to the occasion. The policeman who
alone could identify the Frimley champion had not seen him for many
months--not since the fight, in fact; and the prisoner ought not to
appear in the dock in fighting costume, as the young Surrey constable
saw him on that one occasion. Moreover, Baron Parke would not like him
to appear in that dress.

This was, as nearly as I can remember, all that took place between us.
Judge, now, of my surprise, if you can, when the case was called
on, to see the prisoner appear in the dock looking like a _young
clergyman_, dressed in a complete suit of black, a long frock coat,
fitting him up to the neck and very nearly down to the heels. He had
the appearance of a very tame curate. His hair, instead of being short
and stumpy, as when the young policeman saw him, was now long, shiny,
and carefully brushed over both sides of his forehead, which gave him
the appearance so fashionable amongst the saints of the Old Masters.

I was utterly astounded at th