17 DECEMBER 1921, Page 3

We regret to record the deaths of two venerable and

much respected judges, Lord Halsbury and Lord Lindley, who were both born in the reign of George IV. Lord Lindley, who was ninety-three, was the last survivor of the Serjeants-at-Law and had seen our whole judicial system transformed. Ho was a great lawyer and devoted himself solely to his profession. Lord Halsbury, on the other hand, who was ninety-eight, divided his abundant energies between law and politics. He was a sound lawyer, and during his long tenure of office as Lord Chancellor—a tenure exceeded only by that of Eldon— he gave many notable decisions. As a politician, he was one of the last of the old Tories. His judgment might be questioned, but his courage and firmness were undeniable.