I• have come upon evidences again and, again during the
'last week of the deep impression which the -death of Sir Henry .MeCardie has made upon a' host of persons who knew him well, or slightly, or only through observing him in court. Enough has been said in the Press about his qualities as a Judge, his knowledge of case law, his impetuosity and readiness to generalize. But it is a remarkable sign of a quality of personality rare in his or any profession that with one accord fellow judges, banisters and former pupils should have felt impelled to come forward and testify to his largeness of mind, his generosity and inspiring influence. One of his objects in life was to humanize the law without violating its legal limits, in the spirit—might one say ?—of John Galsworthy. As he himself said, in excusing the humorous remarks which were often thought to be irrelevant, " They are absolutely essential if you are to lessen the antagonism of counsel, if you are to keep the court in an atmosphere of humanity and kindness."
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