. Punch . t of his argument. The judges de-livered their opinions seriatim, as follows : — First Judge : This may be against the strict letter, but it is not againstthe spirit. I am of opinion that the judgment must be in favour of Cognac. Second Judge : There would have been gross laches if Cognac hadnot appeared. It would have amounted to contempt, if I am not greatlymistaken. But Cognac has come in, and Cognacs rule must be absolute. Third Judge : I cannot go so far as to say Cognacs rule must be abso-lute ; but I agree in opinion with the other judges. Fourth Judge : If this case savoured
. Punch . t of his argument. The judges de-livered their opinions seriatim, as follows : — First Judge : This may be against the strict letter, but it is not againstthe spirit. I am of opinion that the judgment must be in favour of Cognac. Second Judge : There would have been gross laches if Cognac hadnot appeared. It would have amounted to contempt, if I am not greatlymistaken. But Cognac has come in, and Cognacs rule must be absolute. Third Judge : I cannot go so far as to say Cognacs rule must be abso-lute ; but I agree in opinion with the other judges. Fourth Judge : If this case savoured of duplicity, I should give myjudgment against Cognac ; but as counsel has come before us with aproper spirit, I should be unwilling to dissent from my colleagues. A SUPERFLUOUS WISH. At a recent public dinner, where the Duke of Cambridge was—ofcourse—in the chair, Viscount Ranelagh proposed the Dukes health,and concluded by wishing Long ears to his Royal Highness. 236 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON PUNCHS LOUNGE AT THE EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. nu last week we took a scamper through theExhibition, but we have since indulged in alounge, of which we shall proceed to give thepublic the benefit. No 16 is The Parting of Sir Thomas Morefrom his daughter, Margaret Roper, a pictureby S. A. Hart, the principal feature in whichis Sir Thomas Mores very long nose, thoughthe whole of the sentiment of the subject isthrown into a snivelling old beef-eater, whoappears to be struggling with his emotions, andwiping his nose on the tassel of his halberd. We turned with considerable interest to for A Portrait of Lady Sale, with whomwe had become familiar at Astleys ; and we found a picture quiteworthy of the Amphitheatre for dramatic effect and depth of the back-ground is a supernumerary habited like a Turk just turnedout from Nathans masquerade warehouse, holding in his hand his kabob ;while a Kan of the veritable Akhbar—the Eastern substitute for lemonade—s
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