Following a Lady's Advice.
As Master of the Middlo Temple, tho Prince of Wales lately presided in tho Ancient Hall over a distinguished company of that legal liody. A burst of cheering took place when the Princo, by lighting a cigar, released a rule which lias been iu force for some time against indiscriminate smoking in tho hall, 011 account of the occasional forgetfulness of students at call time. Lord Coleridge's reply in response to his health as " Treasurer, the Lord Chief Justice of England," proposed by tho Prince was neat. Lord Coleridge responded as follows : —"A great King in former days said, ' Put not your trust in princes.' (Laughter.) We invited his Royal Highness hero with the solemn understanding that there should be no speeches. His Royal Highness has now forced 0111110 tho duty of making one. All I can say is, that 011 one occasion I was forced to make a speech against my wish. A lady sitting beside 111 c said, ' Never mind, you speak very late; everybody will be tired ; nobody in tho least will want to hear you ; and when you have said you don't want to make a speech you can sit down.' That was her advice; I took it on that occasion, and I propose to follow it now." (Great laughter, during which tho Lord Chief Justice satdown.)
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 4999, 9 June 1891, Page 1
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