IRISH COURT SCENE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 151, 20 March 1908, Page 9

IRISH COURT SCENE.

A'.renitirkablo sceno : between tho Attorney-;!'/ ,; i ..General "for; Ireland and tho'Lord, Chief Jus- ;• «<•/$ tico|. (Efehl'.'O; .in 'thjb; King's • 3 . Divisib'ii'; Dubiin>~frh6ii" tho* arguments-'.-.'j yi : cro. t resumed . quo , warranto; !bMor.V> : ' :"wHicK'rais(M,'fhe,'.'3uestibri:of 'tho'.qualificatipns.,, f v.. .1 • of; tlib newly-appointed County Court., "] ~of; Clare, 31r.!iiVlatbias ; Bodkin, ,to v discharge . i'-- | tho . duties;: Tlio ' point raised is; .'that->MiV/<j 'Bodkin had ■ notii.btienV practising ■barrisfer , :>-- : -- :: ;.,,! 'forilß/ybars;''.;^/; A composed of.-. two 'o_ther\ 'j 1 ; : '.:../ , ''the;'Lor'd Chief .'JiistictWyiz;, j ,||hj injustice ;. f '.Madden.; andi v ij\jr.] ■ '"•The. : ,;:Attorn'ey-.Gouorai, ,pvfio : , , v supportoci l Itjhp { ajipnointincntr'- had ■ argued .that it .-was ail' :V.. 1 .act .'of •■&tato;: , :.and'i.oould- liofi •bo-'qucstibned:.,j 'jlro' , used< against:.-'-.. s ~;; KiiiiiP- I ''-"■ .j'' ; fT' ; Whc-n tho argument'-should'havo-been 're^ : v•!

ccuiried, tho Atto-nwy-Gcneral,. seeing, the so- 1 ..Jicifcor for tho rela,tor''iri. ■co'iirt,'' ask(xl:vpei> v ''. : v; » to! croSs-oxa'inino' him- as to tho cir-..< ! obnisiances!) widen .which: tho;-affidavit - was •.>•' '.i '■niado oil which tho 1 conditional-.' order .was-.; v,5..; ■gVaiitcd.-'; : ';H(S ! -wished' who; 'Was;.-his ••iclici)t'/^afi(|- ! who -jvas paying; tho;'expenses of ■■■; '<§'• j :Uio:l}iigajlon? ! ;\'.;X V ; j ■ ''vTho'LoidlChiof Justice'said'. is!ib\il(l / ,b'o,: ' any!, otber'.mat-', ; . j [was introduced.'; j' ,-fj>■';j/'-'' ! V :V'l .vp.lio:iAttorriey-i3eneral:saidjrwithi great r^'. Jsjicit; /ho teok- a differentJ.view. , A fvery seri- . j : 'o\i&; charge was made ' against': tho';Executive.-.; /u ! j 'iGovernmerit. " Tho' Lord 'Eieutonant trns de>< > ■: i libel-atdly clurgc'd' on 'affidavit. I 'with : having : moUit^d'.''alliParlinmehli;''.'.Ha; was.: '.cliargi^L.y/itJS" li'aying improperi person 'to;llignj judipial r pffico.,; ■-Who/i-j^^ ■ v, : erb'itho-iadvisors-of theMLord-Lieuteniijttt iii;;J , v :-: .j •this matter? There was first, tho Chief Soc-. •. j " ' Tha ,: 'Lo^d'Chief .Justice: That is obvious;-,

Tjiero'is.-then,''tlie '.'Ebrd. Chiihcellor;; ,Thorp - 'are: : tlien : . niy: learned '• jooJleigUo.. and' niys'elf.';■ !Wo '• constitiito -.the..;■ S; j jijisli' Government. , v . ,'' : "Tho,rLoi:d>Chicf.:Just.ico,:-,Do not-bo-impetu- - - but , • for ithtf isa:ka:'.of''itfcignlarity.owbLinust' ;with''qii6.'thilig^t 'your'.arga-'; : 'merit?is?<»6&cladfed ;i fdu ! '6a'tf- , tHen-say what you'.'.\ : - ?■ ? '.f : ',-'d

'' Thb'fS for:'- ,;:-;5 sion to riloye.hisfin'oiion at onco. ,Ho wished ■"j

".to, rii(ik<!>..it in t person ( , ; ajid. had; to' leavej for; . j vt-he, mornins' i inccorinectiori; with,, •:;j Iho'openins 'of, Earliamatti<!\'>rr, t'K ,'v Thefj'Tjord' ChiofJustice'Just\a: ; mpm6ni>.U.< 1 i j Although you are you' are,?-' bound by our. ruling ; ;and._4>ho ruling of ,tlie'.- : ; [Court was that' leave is-'granted tb; ; ;nibve i thev motion f! ,in tho. raorning.;; ■Wo v '."ffioro.'ii' »•, •'■'■' l y-jto, Vreat Jncpnvfnienco/ ; ; ■■■„;■ r :'i ,' l ' l^|s!jfis., .iSt(^^cy-(?<m^ai;-^'MntroK'^!i^ t i suf,'! , .^id''^o v >li,6i^^Chief:;Jtutjcp;^ ; t«le^i>b , .te~L'widpn ! 'Snd "say., why';.? I v-ij ll'. tni)st',',.bo.-fiscwi'rfl' IfrpmV, attchdiug.".,.the.* 1 --. 1 ' i ;AtbirrieyiGoneral; replied., t • .• , 1 .' ' v K-] ~.v T lUiiLortl Gliief -rJ.usfcioa: r That. is "f Very j 'strong language; "Control yourselfclV' «•:'>'?. $ """Hl,:And it'yory- difficult t-o control inysolf,"-r ! : ''i : ,:j; rfctorted tlfo '•Attbrnev-Geiiern.l. :;Thej'Tiord 'Chief,'JUsticb,': I don't',like' strong . this" gr'aye'.'consti-'.':,;'j.! '"liutional'-'arsu^cht,.'yi ,'''"' ! Th6,VAttorrieyrGcheral' .thereupbn .left the 'court," followed by' Mr.' Bodkin; I .' The- j ptorjQondral -resumed f-ntho; ' r nrgument'.;:and.'. ..v .brought it'vt-o avoonclusion:.'-; -j;v .'i» % v: r- ; ." ~'*.Tho ;'Lord;..Cl)'ief 'JustiiSp 'tlieii saidThis •';i "i)i.otioiii|'; must st'dnd' for judgment' ;Thcro'-riro-twp rer'y.'gravp'^^qucst : ioris.;invplyod ■,mpst''4mp6rt_arit;'raised'"in: .{hS country;'; sincO; 4*i-1 tha Eoyplution. -i--a.---.,;