54 Correspondence . [January, 
whether he was called on one side or the other, bullying in court 
and things of that kind ceased at once.” 
It seems to me that this “ compliment to the medical pro- 
fession of Leeds ” is in reality a blow aimed at their colleagues 
in other parts of the kingdom. Mr. Justice Stephen evidently 
seeks to convey the impression that “ bullying in court and 
things of that kind ” are not due to the discourteous manner in 
which counsel take advantage of the license allowed them, but 
to a want of “ truth and candour and straightforwardness in the 
witness-box.” I must protest most emphatically against this 
assertion. The objedt of counsel is, of course, to prevent “ the 
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth ” from being 
told, if such truth bears against their clients; and if they cannot 
hinder its utterance they seek, at any rate, to bewilder the minds 
of the jury and to insult the witness. I consider that Mr. Justice 
Stephen, in his remarks, has grievously wronged the medical 
profession and other men of science ever called on as experts. — 
I am, &c,, 
B. P, 
