Lord Brougham's Subterfuge

friere is a good st.iry, nerer before published, whicu wat told to the writer by one of tho most emiueut of living judges. Mr. Brongham, (afterwa-d Lord Uroiighiitn), wus junior with Mr - r-, a le.ding counsel of tho dav, iu a cause celebre tbat neurlj concernid the royal faniily. Tho leader opp.essed witli the responsibilityof bis ehargo and weary wiib h3 exeriJODB, Lad beeu dilnssiug tbe court iu closo argument for several hours, wben it was appareot to every oue that bis roind had suddenly ceased to act n unisón with his ipeech. Mr became ílurned, s'aminered a, d begon to plui.g.;. Brougbam saw what liad happeued and iustamly ros uitenupted his cbief and addressed the court. W.ariug upou bis faco an expressmn of grjat i-uffciing, be assured their lordships of bis deep rugret at havicg to iroublc tbeu at suoh a time with a matter porauual o himself. He did il most unwtlliugly, hut he ag 8ure that tiieir lordahips wuuld forgive bim if iLe ouly knew tbeagnny he was tben i-nduiiug in bis rightear bv ivasun of the drajght that rushed throuxh " tlia door lo. ding to tbe Comiuon Plea;..' He was uvarly mad witb ear uche. VVImt ha fbiuld do if the nuisunce contiüued he con Id uot tell. Might he, in the inteiest of his cliuuts, entruiit ihe interpositiou of the tíeDoh ? Tinlieuch oondoled with Mr. Brougham on his sufferius;, aud at ouco ordere.i uleaures to be taken to stop ihc draught. "That duor leading to tbe otber cuurt' was shut, but still the drai.ght carne; wiudows wero examined, aud .aud-bas woro placad against the opeui.,g8 in them, till the nuisance was abated- lili ü good quaiter of un hour had been ipent, and Mr Brouiham's leader hud bad tima to recover bimsi-lf. It íb, per iiapg, ntedK'Bs to add itiai tho ioteUigMt unior " had not an nche or pain iu ull lis greut body."