Dublin Evening Telegraph - Monday, April 8, 1895
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. Edward Carson, Q C, and Mr. Oscar Wilde, were undergraduates together in Trinity College, Dublin, upwards of twenty years ago, and were, indeed, members of the same class. Oscar Wilde was a scholar of Trinity, and one of the best classics of his year. Mr. Carson’s Academic career was, comparatively speaking, undistinguished.
Mr. Edward Carson and Mr. Oscar Wilde were undergraduates together in Trinity College, Dublin, upwards of 20 years ago, and were, indeed, members of the same class. Oscar Wilde was a scholar of Trinity, and one of the best classics of his year. Mr. Carson's Academic career was, comparatively speaking, undistinguished.
Mr Edward Carson and Mr Oscar Wilde were undergraduates together in Trinity College, upwards of twenty years ago, and were, indeed, members of the same class. Oscar Wilde was a scholar of Trinity, and one of the best classics of his year. Mr Carson’s Academic career was, comparatively speaking, undistinguished. It is worth mentioning perhaps also that in those early days there was a marked antipathy between the two men.
Mr Carson was the centre of sympathy in the Lobby on Friday evening. His labours in connection with the Oscar Wilde case have imposed a terrible strain on his physical resources; and when he arrived at St Stephen’s, about five o’clock, he seemed on the verge of exhaustion. His features, always pallid, were drawn and haggard to a painful extent; his eyes were dull and glazed; and his general demeanour was that of a man fatigued in every limb.
Yet withal he was cheerful. He was conscious of having come triumphantly through a severe ordeal, and he chatted to his friends about the sensation of the hour with marvellous animation.
The moment he set foot in the Lobby he was the recipient of congratulations. Men like Sir Frank Lockwood and Mr Darling hastened to compliment their co-worker upon his success, and a few minutes later the Attorney-General took Mr. Carson behind the Chair for the same purpose.
The Marquis of Queensberry spent the earlier years of his life in the navy. Whilst still a cadet in the "Britannia" as Lord Douglas, his father died, and he succeeded to the title. He was always distinguished as an athlete and was one of the best hands with the gloves in the navy. His rival [...] reputation was Captain Grenfell, now commanding the guardianship at Greenock.