Litigants
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Country Litigants, and Other Frequenters of the Four Courts, 1822
From the Yorkshire Gazette, 21 December 1822: “HALL OF THE FOUR COURTS Some very able papers are now in the course of publication in the New Monthly Magazine entitled ‘Sketches of the Irish Bar;’ giving an account of the various… Continue reading
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Laughter at Under-the-Table Police Chase in Rolls Court, 1857
From the Wexford People, 17 June 1857: “The Master of the Rolls having taken his seat on the bench on Tuesday last, proceeded with the hearing of motions of course. Before they had concluded, Mr Richard Major Hassard, the well-known… Continue reading
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A Princess Arrested in the Four Courts, 1864
From the Waterford Mail, 17 February 1864: “SITTINGS AT NISI PRIUS Wyse v Lewis This was an action brought by Madame Letitia Bonaparte Wyse, widow of the late Thomas Wyse, formerly British ambassador at Greece, against Mr William Lewis, of… Continue reading