An Open Question.
Lord Solly, at Paddies presuming to rail,
Must sneer at their "brogue," which the Markis finds stale.
Does he think a poor fellow must fain be a rogue
Because, born in Erin, he speaks with a brogue?
Celtic ears finds the drawl of the Saxon Swell flat,
And a Cockney may chaff at the patois of Pat.
But which is in fault—is it really so clear?—
The Irishman's tongue, or the Englishman's ear?
In a recent case on appeal, Hammond & Co. v. Bussey, Mr. Justice Bowen was understood (by Our Special Reporter) to say that a judgment relating to coals must be decided by the principles of Coke. The Master of the Rolls and Mr. Justice Fry concurred; the latter observing that in winter a coal merchant must always be a Bussey person, though his Lordship admitted that this had nothing to do with the case. The Master of the Rolls and Mr. Justice Bowen at once concurred.
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