LIST OF CONTENTS

I.[The Judges of England]PAGE 3
II.[The Barristers of England]67
III.[The Judges of Ireland]107
IV.[The Barristers of Ireland]127
V.[The Judges of Scotland]153
VI.[The Advocates of Scotland]199
VII.[The American Bench and Bar]223

LIST OF PORTRAITS

[Lord Thurlow]Frontispiece
From a painting by Thomas Phillips, R.A.
By permission of the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery.
[Earl of Rosslyn]Page 8
[Earl of Mansfield]16
[Earl of Eldon]20
By permission of the Trustees of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
[Lord Kenyon]24
[Lord Erskine]32
[Lord Westbury]36
[Lord Brougham]40
[Lord Campbell]44
By permission of the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery, and Mr. Emery Walker.
[Lord Chelmsford]48
[Sir Alexander Cockburn]52
By permission of Harry A. Cockburn, Esq.
[Lord Brampton (Sir Henry Hawkins)]56
[The Hon. Mr. Justice Darling]60
From a photograph by C. Vandyk.
[Sir Samuel Martin]64
[The Hon. Mr. Justice Grantham]72
From a photograph by Elliott & Fry, Ltd.
[John Adolphus]76
[Samuel Warren, Q.C.]80
[Lord Romilly]88
[Serjeant Talfourd]96
[Viscount Carleton]112
By permission of the Trustees of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
[John P. Curran]128
By permission of the Trustees of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
[Daniel O'Connell]144
By permission of the Trustees of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
[Lord Newton]156
[Lord Eskgrove]160
[Lord Kames]164
[Lord Eldin]168
[Lord Cockburn]176
[Lord Braxfield]184
By permission of the Trustees of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
[Lord Young]192
From a photograph by T. & R. Annan & Sons.
[The Hon. Henry Erskine]200
By permission of the Trustees of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
[Andrew Crosbie]208
By permission of the Faculty of Advocates.
[Theophilus Parsons]224
[Rufus Choate]232

CHAPTER ONE
THE JUDGES OF ENGLAND

"The man resolv'd and steady to his trust,
Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just,
May the rude rabble's insolence despise,
Their senseless clamours, and tumultuous cries;
The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles,
And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies,
And with superior greatness smiles."