T. N. FOULIS

   LONDON & EDINBURGH

   1913

    Published October 1913

   Printed by

    Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.

   at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh

   TO

   THE MEMORY OF

   D. MACLEOD MALLOCH

   The scope of this volume is indicated by its title—a presentation of the lighter side of law, as it is exhibited from time to time in the witty remarks, repartees, and

    bon mots

   of the Bench and Bar of Great Britain, Ireland, and America. The idea of presenting such a collection of legal

    facetiæ

   originated with the late Mr. D. Macleod Malloch, and it is greatly to be regretted that by his untimely death, his share of the work had reached the stage of selecting only about one-half of the material included in the book. His knowledge of law, and his wide reading in legal biography, was such as would have increased considerably the value of this volume.

   In addition to sources which are acknowledged in the text, I have to mention contributions drawn from the following works: W. D. Adams'

    Modern Anecdotes

   ; W. Andrews'

    The Lawyer in History, Literature and Humour

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