A Legal Fencing Match

The Bochester Union, in a sketch of the late Chancellor Walworth, relates the nnnexed inciderit : "The Chancellor frequently interrupted counsel in the; course of an argument by askiug questions, anticipating the point he va8 approaching, suggesting an mswiT in advanoe. In thi8 way he often mada hhnsolf is formidable an opponent as the opposing counsel. Then again he would propound a question apparently quite out of the line of the case, but which his own active, discerning mind saw was vitally materia). ' An advocate before Chancellor Walworth,' to use the language of Mr. Chas. Edwards, 'had to know all his deolensions, or he was put, by inturruption, quite out of school, unless, . like the late Mr. Abraham Van Vechten, of the Albany bar, he could manage to avoid responding categorieally to any and all the Equity Judge's propoaitionn and suppositions.' " Suppose, Mr. Van Vechton," said he to that eminent lawyer, who was conductiug an argument before him, " Suppose that A should '" - " I ain coming to that, your Honor," said the lawyeri and the Chancellor was silent for the time. being. In a few momonts, however, he again interrupted the counsel. " Supposing," said he, " that the ieceiver had applied this fund to " - " I am coming; to that, your Honor," aaid Van Vechten. " But why do you not come to it 'i" "Beoause your Honor will not permit me to." " Go on, sir ; go on." Still the interruptions oontinued, but the counsel, by Uie constant repetition of " I am coming to that your. Honor," jumped every one of the Chancellor's hyothetical, vo imiteer replications and bars, going through his brief and sitting down without ever "coming to that."