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THE BAR AND THE LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT.

A few days ago a case was called on in one of the "Superior" Courts,
when an application was made to put it off because MR. BODKIN could not
attend. One of the judges asked with very natural surprise, "Is not the
man in prison?" upon which the counsel of the "man in prison" got up,
and admitted such to be the fact; but added that he, the "man in
prison," was his (the counsel's) client, and that he (the counsel) was
perfectly willing "to accommodate MR. BODKIN." The accommodation of MR.
BODKIN was, no doubt, desirable in its way; but, as the accommodation of
a prison is not always agreeable, we are disposed to agree with the
learned judge, who thought it rather awkward--not to say, hard upon "the
man in prison" to have his case adjourned for the convenience of
counsel.

We are disposed to sympathise with the unfortunate who was deprived of
his liberty, not by his prison's bars, but by a portion of the Bar of
England, which often proves harder and more difficult to contend against
than the most inflexible iron. Nevertheless he, of course, cannot
complain, as although he was shut up in a jail, his own counsel who
represented him in a free and open court was "perfectly satisfied," and
most anxious to "accommodate MR. BODKIN." If the accommodation could
have been mutual--if, for example, the prison "accommodation" and the
counsel's "accommodation" could have been in some way equalised--we
might have seen more justice in the arrangement than either ourselves,
or the learned judge who expressed his surprise on the occasion, have
been able to discover. We must all admire the extreme spirit of
accommodation that prevails among many of "the gentlemen" of the Bar
who--though they bully each other's clients and witnesses, waste the
money of suitors by neglecting to attend to their briefs, and even
occasionally suffer the postponement of the case of an unfortunate
captive--are nevertheless always ready to fraternise with their "learned
friends," and make any concessions to each other, of which their clients
have to bear the penalty.

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SHALL LADIES HAVE VOTES?

"Certainly," replies a strong-minded woman of our acquaintance. "Is
woman made only to sew on buttons? And if she is, you have no right to
turn away the Needle from the Poll."

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