Pine and Palm

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In the Moot Court, where fledgling lawyers plumed their casuistic wings on the interminable issues 'twixt John Doe and Richard Roe, political questions had been avoided but on one occasion, in the absence of the vigilant head of the school, Judge Minott, a case in constitutional law led to a point affecting slavery, and a perilous controversy was sprung on the assembly.