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In "Bench and Bar of England," .Mi J. A. Stnihan rays of counsel, who. in the peroration to his speech, said in ;i low, dorp, and most imprcssivu voice "Gentlemen of tlio jury, tho Scriptuntell us that Pontius Pilato wrote on t h< outward and invulnerable wall of mighty Nineveh theso terrible and tragic won!s. Mcno, mono, tekoL, upharsiu, which being interpreted mean " "The Scriptnrcfl," the judgo snapped in angrily, "don't tell us that Pontiu.PiLito wrote any Ruch words on any wnll anywhere." Counsel stared for a moment at tho judge, indignant and amazed. Then ho replied with great dignity, "My Lord, tho Scriptures < i>i - tainly tell us that somebody wrote the>< words on Bomo wall somewhere; anil whoever the writer and wherever tho wall, tho principle is tho samo." In passing a bigamy rentenco upon ;i mn.n a t the Berkshire Assises, Mr .Jnotice Rowlatt said: —"Possibly wo tliall get a notion of what marriage is into tho heads of the British rtublie. Tiny don't seem to know at pivseut."