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Otago Daily Times, Issue 521, 21 August 1863, Page 10 (Supplement)

An amusing story, current ju-.t now, may be interesiiuzio legal reader 5. It is said that, on a recent occasion, the Luivi Chancellor, as he wisieavii g the ben- h, after a very short sitting, r?ma;ke:i with his usual gvudou? sm !e to some of the Q O.s about '• I am going to see how the new department is work. in«" Th; "' new department" is the Land 'transfer CMHce, whl h has sippropriated to itself a huge house sfrekhiajv from Lincoln's Inn Fields back ki Port-land-strict, ami tmploya a chief registrar at L 25 0 ayear, a deputy at LISOO, a chief cierk at about LIOCO wit'i minor officers. As a department, therefore it is highly cr.'fiicub'o ; and, us his lor-lship had setup tbi^ powerful machine, it was quite natural that he should feel some curiosity (o see on wiia-. its gigantic power was being expeuded. The Q C's. must"have known pretty well how matters sJoo'.l; but it would not have fen decent to feel no interest in what excited the curiosity of a Chancellor-. Accordingly, f-inninsr them elves into a kind of procession in liie wake of the great dignitary—at a proper distance I need not say.—tli-:y all sailed oft to Lincoln's Inn. To the Chal cellor's knor:k, a cinrdl boy appeared. "Is ■Mr. FiM'M in V s-,M his lordship. "'• No, t'ir. he hug just stepped cut." said the boy. " When will he be back?"' aik:d the Chancellor. " Kot this afternoon," replied the boy. "Is Mr. . (namincr the n xfc dignitary) in?' a-jnin demanded h s io dsliip. "No, sir; Mr has a'so stepped out/ was oace mo-e the answer The result was that the staff of the ottic; was at that raoment represented by ths sm'-ill boy, wl.o, having ma 'c this matter e'ear pursued the Ohauceilor, as lie turned away purpla with indignation at this illustration of " worki?:g uf the depfii-inijnt,'" with voluble demanla for 1)1-5 name, and earnest intreati s that he wquld call again next morning 5.% ten o'clock, when bis business shf>u'd be attended jq without fail. It is only f iir lo exo;!«Mte the officials of the Land' transfer offive from any particular blame ; for the fact is that the present '• working of the new department" is substantially grinding air. It is said that up to the present time, five parcels of land have found their way before it, and taskeJ the energies of its able stiifr!

Agtntlemenwtqisinthelmbit of never ''going Lome till morning," while dining at. a frieud's house, ventured to suggest that, he thought there was more noise made about garotting than was necessary, and addressing his conversation to the hostess, said, " No atteiupt has ever been iua ie to gavotte me, and I co out a great deal." "That is, "replied the lady, because you go out too late tor theJgavotters." A. i-rep.ch papev represents the Ohanceilor of the lixcliequec ns h.Vin'j his well-kuown speech in Newgate iastead of Newcastle !