Faces and Places

hat so much of your v

ord Chief Justice, sp

orm of the Claimant va

ter the Court of Queen

u to think that your n

st remarkable trial th

als of

y outside Sir Alexand

s struck me, and I saw

feature in the great

n of the English-speak

utside the Courts of

f Westmin

fore a trial like tha

d like this. It had fo

is appeal to the jury

ubsequently handing h

It began to flood t

Street in far-off d

on was opened in the

iness or falling-off a

ginning again with fr

t of the cr

ce Yard filled twice

mission to perform, t

e the coming Claimant

him on his departure

n to 1000. Put the av

gate number of days

n his varied charac

ve 873,000 as the to

ation of Monday was th

tudents of the manner

held that the circumst

wo days had elapsed du

that on Monday the cr

he feast, which, by r

riday's appetite. Oth

bit which partly obta

day as a second day o

of it to the duty of g

cheer "S

nited to bring togethe

must not be supposed t

of what are called the

the House of Commons,

ned to legislators by

d that, relative numbe

d as much to swell th

During the last month

was that which came

ly one of the sights o

he traditional Monum

l head and lik

significance. Not to

he period unknown. Fas

d gentlemen battled fo

griculturists who had

ir Roger," and who

ck till they had acco

here were some two hun

ce as daily attendan

rd. Day after day, th

gure of "Sir Roger,"

turn again on the morr

aiters, long-tailed co

ace Yard as are the fea

up from somewhere in t

his first speech, and

h to be in the neighbo

d his second. At the

lace of vantage in the

efore the advances o

way into the backgrou

e the railings in Bri

got the umbrella as

d permit to the carr

ugham was pres

authorities dealt wi

e or less sufficient f

e thoroughfare clear.

owd, like everything

pecial treatment, and

prepared. Superintende

rvation of peace and o

ares, not less than si

ice-chamber itself, a

ered have got pretty w

ed the entrance-door;

were disposed about th

two strong companies

entrance to the Hall.

e, building itself up

g about all day. The

d, uncertain winter w

al, was inside Westmi

the far side of a te

led into being, the ra

ch of the hands

the crowd momentarily

out from the front of

south carriage-gate.

t's Street were banked

ement in front of the

under the shed receive

t. Margaret's Street,

hilst the rest were dr

orner of Bridge Stree

r the Claimant's carri

the distinguished ve

awn by a finely bred b

s position a little on

object of curious and

ed four strokes, the do

who had been present

ed f

sed as the Court empt

e Claimant himself app

marked the route to h

reat amount of pocket

owledged by raising hi

eetness and grace" wh

he three judges and a

ugh the doorway, clo

men on guard suddenly

stminster Hall found

d in what was eviden

ng the outside crowd'

he actually steppe

n Palace Yard, meanw

ge, crowding round "S

the bay mare plunge an

aimant is got into the

mare is driven swiftl

nd. But when they rea

streets beyond, wher

looms uplifted over th

ction of a windmill s

e second and larger po

d, and can gaze upon t

that, in this instanc

many people outside,

of the occupant of th

mlico, finally pulling

appearance, not to be

f Millbank c

though only a small

y of well-dressed lad

daily walked up and d

oing and incoming of

upraising of "Sir Rog

and gracious smile; a

form, and having watc

eir way, and the dram

bout Palace Yard have

seen the blue brougha

to come yet, and all

dded volume of sound.

the crowd have had

"Doctor" walks for

ived with a burst of

like Sir Roger", he a

him, permits no trace

ooking right or lef

is hat as he passes

With the same grave co

by the comical effect

ving their hats over

and walks into Parlia

cab is waiting. Into

h a final waving of hi

e countenance, is dri

the turmoil in which

mporarily thrown it,

ave been more convenie

picked him up at the do

end of this marvello

ncredible, and alto

about noon, on Satur

ary,

ten o'clock on that m

n blue brougham--where

tingent of volunteer

th unabated enthusiasm

a cordon of police pr

nd stopped the crowd

there was, within

ements of the Claimant

ved their hats, drowni

rom a portion of the a

aver than in the days

ertheless, he smiled

edly raised his hat.

ard rapidly vanished,

in a state of vague e

to be moderately ful

ured places of vantage

graph station evidentl

ever hour the

e was scarcely any mov

sons who lounged in, l

the ranks behind the

the generally preval

ck they would still h

hin line extended fro

the railings in St. M

across the far edge of

here was no ostentatio

ently filing out from

y in proportion as the

n that there was a for

to meet any emergency

ning had under his com

to Westminster Hall

fly disposed in reserv

nces migh

here being not more th

d, a number of Press

the court and into wai

ical juncture within

was whispered that the

p, and that Mr. Justic

nversation rose and fe

waiting in silence the

be far

urprising swiftness, n

Street and St. Marga

e into the yard became

. Little groups forme

ent Street. Faces appe

the Yard, and the who

nxious expectation. A

d slowly boomed forth

t, where a dozen rapid

h had scarcely died aw

finished their task,

eir verdict. It was kn

wned and wigged barr

nge of the densely pa

and overflowed by the

utside, and after the

bsided, a dead silence

e fixed upon the door

with the word or word

f the Jury the great t

ng

door burst open, and

wn the steps and acros

y r

ll counts!" The word

m mouth to mouth in v

ock of junior barris

laughing, who bro

Fourteen years!

n Westminster Hall to

some attempt at che

e crowd in the Yard re

ion and after a brief

s' entrance in St. Ma

ght see the prisoner

impse of the jud

early four o'clock the

t at the first intimat

t. Margaret's Street a

f the prisoner, who ha

ey did not know that

the tipstaff of the c

ong a carefully plann

he curiosity of the wai

prisoner and his guar

oss the lobby, along t

e Commons Courtyard,

g with an escort of e

t, and was driven thr

ate. He accompanied hi

ting him to his brough

of the journ

aid, as he panted alo

mons, "and I