The Percy anecdotes Original and select . his charge to the jury, said, When you see Mr. Gerrald taking a very activepart, and making speeches such as you have heard today, I look upon him as a very dangerous member ofsociety, for I dare say he has eloquence enough topersuade the people to rise in arms. Mr. Gerrald. My lord, this is a very improperway of addressing a jury ; it i« descending to personal 178 PERCY ANECDOTES. abuse. God forbid that my eloquence should ever be made use of fer sucli a purpose. WIGS AND GOWNS. At tlie Summer Assizes a* Lancaster in 1819, having hurried i
The Percy anecdotes Original and select . his charge to the jury, said, When you see Mr. Gerrald taking a very activepart, and making speeches such as you have heard today, I look upon him as a very dangerous member ofsociety, for I dare say he has eloquence enough topersuade the people to rise in arms. Mr. Gerrald. My lord, this is a very improperway of addressing a jury ; it i« descending to personal 178 PERCY ANECDOTES. abuse. God forbid that my eloquence should ever be made use of fer sucli a purpose. WIGS AND GOWNS. At tlie Summer Assizes a* Lancaster in 1819, having hurried into court without his wigand gown, apologized to the Judge, and expressed ahope that the time would shortly come, when thesemunmieries would be entirely discarded. In accordancewith this wish, all the counsel appeared the next dayin court without the usual professional badges ofwisdom. This change of fashion lasted but for aday; and the wig-maker has still as important ashare as ever, in making foolish faces wise, and wisefaces INDEX. ANECDOTES OF THE BAR. Apology, a good ss\ Apothecary, Learned 146 Bar, Independence of the .. 162 Billinofsg^ate Rhetoric 103 Bon Mot 32 Breach of Promise of Mar-riage 142 By-standers, right of 109 Challengino a Jury 65 Chancery Jurisdiction 164 Chancei vana 114 Charles 1., trial of 130 Church, the. and the Bar 136 Clarendon, Lord, 121 Coke 3 and Bacon 6 Common Sense,v. Black Letter 168 Constructive Treason 104 Contrast between Eoelish andFrench Judicia Proceed-ings 85 Counsel and Witnesses 58 Court, being covered in 14 Coventry Act, the 155 Covetousness requited 23 Crosbie, Andrew 45 Crying Lawyer 30 Currah, riseof 30 , downfall of 59 DAguesseau 120 Dauntless Advocate 93 Ecclesiastical Oppression 128 Emmet, Robert 138 Erskine, Hon. Henry 40 Escape, unexpected 162 Exaggeration 119 Expectancy 119 Female Advocate 33 Finesse 38 Flattery 136 Freedom of Speech 46 French Witness m Garrklc at Law 6s General Verdicts IS Gerrald, Mr m Gibbs, Sir
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