tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post7885628180368740074..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: The remarkable trial of Joseph Russel...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-79421654322917672032011-09-06T22:41:25.529+01:002011-09-06T22:41:25.529+01:00I'm a keen follower of your blog and twitter f...I'm a keen follower of your blog and twitter feed, and see that you frequently refer to Lord Braxfield. I have been thinking for some time about writing some fictional account of Braxfield and the Thomas Muir trial. Not, I would stress, any sort of strictly factual story: much more an exploration of different themes such as the Scots language; the growth of the notion of "rights"; how property is the basis of law and order; how the French Revolution changed the world; the effect of the Jacobite rebellion on 18th century Scotland.<br />What do you think? I would welcome any thoughts. I am billwhiteford60@gmail.comBill Whitefordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503481239217649556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-53501571247613796992011-03-28T23:47:11.107+01:002011-03-28T23:47:11.107+01:00Clarinda,
I saw yon footage via the equally unimp...Clarinda,<br /><br />I saw yon footage via the equally unimpressed Alex Massie. In the interests of disclosure, I'm no "monkfish" Miliband fan. I've long had my suspicions that telly recording can rob even likely, sparkling speeches of their in-the-room vivacity and prowess, for some reason. In fairness, I doubt Miliband's charm and gravity were robbed by the lens...Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-27234336211796112272011-03-28T23:45:41.319+01:002011-03-28T23:45:41.319+01:00Crinkly,
In fairness, I've only known one Lor...Crinkly,<br /><br />In fairness, I've only known one Lord Commissioner of Justiciary personally, and while a droll customer, I can't imagine him taking a Braxfield glee in banging up some friendless miscreant (nor longing for the lapsed noose of history).Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-65847922883232951112011-03-28T16:07:31.719+01:002011-03-28T16:07:31.719+01:00Who ever suggested to that odd little fellow Milim...Who ever suggested to that odd little fellow Miliminor that Sunday's London march would be a beezer opportunity to lend us the benefit of his oratory tout was sadly mistaken. The character, content and execution were of toe-curling recoil. For the life of me I cannot imagine what would be a lasting memorial of his puny attempt at statesmanship - a Trafalgar pigeon would suffice?<br />I mention this only in the light of and comparison with the orators of old - whatever side of the bench. Where are the orators now?Clarindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189996558442989039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-53332659274029817882011-03-28T15:28:23.815+01:002011-03-28T15:28:23.815+01:00Are the modern practitioners any different, or mer...Are the modern practitioners any different, or merely more adept in the practice of political correctness?Crinkly & Ragged Arsed Philosophershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902364411241935656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-30965271587683287072011-03-27T18:06:08.258+01:002011-03-27T18:06:08.258+01:00A highly characteristic anecdote, Almax! Though I ...A highly characteristic anecdote, Almax! Though I must say, rather macabre for it to be recorded in <i>"Law and Laughter"</i>, since the rope McQueen took his unsentimental, grotesque humour in was often far from figurative.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-51474400536134825322011-03-27T17:15:40.932+01:002011-03-27T17:15:40.932+01:00Not directly to do with the trial of either Muir o...Not directly to do with the trial of either Muir or Russell, but one to add to your store of Lord Braxfield anecdotes, I recently came across this quote in Morton and Malloch’s Law and Laughter (published 1913) -<br /><br />......on one occasion a juror was late in arriving at court, to be greeted by His Lordship saying, “Come awa, Maister Horner, come awa and help us to hang ane o’ they damned scoondrels“almaxnoreply@blogger.com