The Lord Chancellor In A Lunatic Asylum

occasion to tho temporaiy confinomont of tho late Lord Chancullor of Ireland in a madhouso. Ilis lordsliip had rccoived Rn unfavoraMo report of this particular asylum, and being anxious to judgo i'or himself, he drove up in a close car, without having sent any intimation of his coming. Whon the porter refused hini ftdmission, ho said at last, " I am the Lord Chancellor." "Oh, Lord Chancellor, eh?" said the porter, with a grin, as he oponed thj gate. "Step in ; it's all right. W liavu Boven of you herc rtlready. One got looso last week with the Empcror of China, but I thought both ot'yci w By this tiino his lordship was within the gate, and a batch of warden summoned by the porter took htm in charge. It was not till he had sent for his öccre tary that he obtained release.