As already pointed out he was very strict in upholding the dignity of the Court. Solicitors and barristers were soon made conscious that no unseemly conduct nor questionable transactions would escape his eagle eye. He was very severe on professional misconduct, and jealous for the honour of the bar. As an instance told me by one who was present, he was holding court in one of the County towns where it came under his observation that a solicitor not bearing a very good reputation had on the Docket of Cases for trial an unusual number in which he was acting either for Plaintiff or Defendant of a very frivolous and dubious character. In his address to the jury he took occasion to administer a scathing rebuke. "If," he said, "my opinion should have any weight with the yeomanry of this County I should advise in case any of them should consider himself to have suffered wrong at the hands of another, and should determine to seek redress, that he should consult some respectable attorney," emphasizing "respectable" by a slight pause after and before the word, and significantly inclining his head as he uttered the sentence. His high shrill voice—clear as a bell— was eminently adapted to convey his meaning.