“The Press” In 1866

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30955, 11 January 1966, Page 10

“The Press” In 1866

January 11 THE LAW.—One of the strongest instincts in the English people is a respect for law and a respect for the courts by which it is administered. No one supposes that magistrates or judges are always right in their decisions, for these gentlemen have the imperfection common to humanity; but it is customary to bow to their decisions, unless the conduct of the judge is so gross as to call for public reprobation. But lawyers, of all men, are concerned in maintaining a for the courts, even where they

differ, as they have a perfect right to do, from their judgments; and it is the habit of the members of the profession generally to pay every outward deference to the courts before which they practise. LATE SITTING. —By way of making up, we suppose, for the count-out of the previous evening, the Provincial Council continued sitting last night up to halfpast one o’clock. The greater part of the time was occupied in the consideration of the West Coast estimates, which were finally passed with very slight alterations.