10 JANUARY 1874, Page 2

It is announced that Baron Martin has sent in his

resignation, after retaining his seat on the Bench since 1850, i.e., for twenty- three years. A growing deafness is the cause of his retirement. He will be a great loss to the judicial force of the country. It is hardly conceivable, we suppose, *at Sir Henry James will leave his new duties almost before he has entered on them even for a place in the Court of Exchequer, and it seems most likely that a non-political appointment will be made. Mr. Field, Q.C., has been talked of, we know not on what grounds. But he would undoubtedly make a strong judge ; and it is strong judges that we need.