Vestigial Remnants in the Law: The Decline in Glory of Ancient Officers

These are hard times for the bailiffs, the constables and the marshals whose presence is scarcely noticed in our courts. In this delightful article, Mr. Palmer summons up remembrance of things past, and writes of the days when the proudest noblemen of the land held those offices and commanded fear and respect second only to the sovereign himself. This is the first of a series of four articles.