public  as  an  important  saving  of  national  time,  an  incalcu-
lable relief  to  his  Majesty's  ministers ;  but,  above  all,  as  in-
suring the  thanks  of  country  attorneys  and  their  clients,  who
have  private  bills  to  carry  through  the  House.
5  Be  this  as  it  may,  there  was  one  custom  of  our  master's,
which  I  cannot  pass  over  in  silence,  because  I  think  it  imi-
table  and  worthy  of  imitation.  He  would  often  permit  our
theme  exercises,  under  some  pretext  of  want  of  time,  to
accumulate,  till  each  lad  had  four  or  five  to  be  looked  over.
