WHEN I WAS AT THE BAR.
INSPIRED "BY YESTERDAY'S CHAMBER SITTING.
A Chamber sitting was held w ' to fix tho Civil List, but ail th ? counsel were not present., some wynig that thcr aid not .receive notice. -All tno ofleW explained the Dei,uty-Bogi«rar. had been 'duly notified yesterday alter; noon. "If the solicitors ore not here said tho Chief Jutt.cc. 'i fttall BtnKo the cases out. They must apply.to have them reinstated lam not some to have the Court fooled a. second, time. This is the foußth time this trouble hn<? occurred. Jlr. A. \\. Ulan saia tot hi" Honour did not appromt* tho difficulties of the Bar. It was hard to ask that all tJio ca«s should have bceif ready by 10 o'clock this mornine. An iinpossib lity was asked. His Honour Srced, find said it was done m tho olden dayis.-Brtrait tnmwon of Court proceedings, May ii, !»"•
The good old days are now no more, The Ba'r has gone to pat; Its members aio a sorry, slack Procrastinating lot. When Judges asked, ."\Uic-so case is ripe''" ,„ Wo all said, "Here wc are! No counsel ever asked for tuuo When I was at tho Bar.
Chorus of Puisne Jndg;s: No counsel over asked for time When we were at the Bar.
The whole machine worked like a clock i'rom usher to C.J-; . No tick of anybody s time Was wasted day by day. No counsel barneyed with the Bench * The harmony to jar; No Judges tver talked for show * When 1 was at the Bar.
Chorus: No Judges ever talked for show When wc were at the Bar.
No frantic donkoy-raco to reach The Iwttom of the list; No Judges fighting tooth and nail Adjournments to resist; Our lawyers had no frailties then Their characters to mar; Wo all wore haloes round our wigs When I was at the Bar. Chorus: Wc all wore haloes round our wigs When we were at tho Bar, . When the. dread call has summoned us To the last Great Assize, And briefed, against us wc beheld Tho accusing angel rise, WhateVr ho does, I know full well It n'iiist fall short by far. Of how wo could liavo run tho caeo When I was at the Bar. Chorus: Of how wo could have run the case When we were at tho Bai-
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1136, 25 May 1911, Page 6
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388WHEN I WAS AT THE BAR. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1136, 25 May 1911, Page 6
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