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Three Judgeships of the four created by tit, Montague ing the Judicial Committee have been filled up. Sir _
-a Smith one of the Common Law Judges, takes one; Sir Jan,— Colvile, formerly Chief Justice, another ; and Sir Robert Collier the third. As the Act limited the choice of the Crown to judges, the appointment of Sir Robert involves a rather ignoble shuffle from the Attorney-Generalship to the seat vacated by Mr. Justice Smith and then to the Judicial Committee, and has created some surprise in the public mind. We believe the defence for the step is that no Judge could be found to accept the appointment, for reasons explained elsewhere ; but it is a doubtful one, and we feel inclined to warn Lord Hatherley that, as Lord Ormond said, " an Act of Parliament is no light thing." The Solicitor-General, of course, takes the Attorney-Generalship, as of right, and Mr. Jesse! has been selected as his successor,—the first time, we believe, a Jew who has not abandoned his race has obtained that great legal prize.
ing the Judicial Committee have been filled up. Sir _
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