ts proving the man's guilt, it clearly established his
innocence. "This," said the learned gentleman, "is the fair and obvious
reading of the sentence:

"Mangan said he never robbed;
_But twice said it was Crawford_."

This interpretation had its effect on the jury, and the man was
acquitted.

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There were two barristers at the Irish Bar who formed a singular
contrast in their stature--Ninian Mahaffy was as much above the middle
size as Mr. Collis was below it. When Lord Redsdale was Lord Chancellor
of Ireland these two gentlemen chanced to be retained in the same cause
a short time after his lordship's elevation, and before he was
personally acquainted with the Irish Bar. Mr. Collis was opening the
motion, when the Lord Chancellor observed, "Mr. Collis, when a barrister
addresses the Court, he must stand."--"I am standing on the bench, my
lord," said Collis. "I beg a thousand pardons," said his lordship,
somewhat confused. "Sit down, Mr. Mahaffy."--"I am sitting, my lord,"
was the reply to the confounded Chancellor.

A barrister who was present on this occasion made it the subject of the
following epigram:

"Mahaffy and Collis, ill-paired in a case,
Representatives true of the rattling size ace;
To the heights of the law, though I hope you will rise,
You will never be judges I'm sure of a(s)size."

A very able barrister, named Collins, had the reputation of occasionally
involving his adversary in a legal net, and, by his superior subtlety,
gaining his cause. On appearing in Court in a case with the eminent
barrister, Mr. Pigot, Q.C., there arose a question as to who should be
leader, Mr. Collins being the senior in standing at the Bar, Mr. Pigot
being one of the Queen's Counsel. "I yield," said Mr. Collins; "my
friend holds the honours."--"Faith, if he does, Stephen," observed Mr.
Herrick, "'tis you have all the tricks."

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[Illustration: DANIEL O'CONNELL, "THE LIBERATOR."]

It is told by one of O'Connell's biographers that he never prepared his
addresses to judges or juries--he trusted to the inspiration of the
moment. He had at command humour and pathos, invective and argument; he
was quick-witted and astonishingly ready in repartee, and he brought all
these into play, as he found them serviceable in influencing the bench
or the jury-box.

Lord Manners, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, stopped several of