▁Att orney ▁General ▁ ▁normally ▁had ▁ ▁the ▁final ▁word ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Ad vis er : ▁certainly ▁this ▁was ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁when ▁Francis ▁Black bur ne ▁ins isted ▁on ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Abraham ▁B rew ster , ▁despite ▁strong ▁opposition ▁from ▁Daniel ▁O ' Con nell , ▁who ▁dis lik ed ▁B rew ster : ▁Black bur ne ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁toler ate ▁a ▁ref us al ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁appointment , ▁an ▁interesting ▁g limp se ▁of ▁the ▁influence ▁he ▁w ield ed ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Dublin ▁administration ▁at ▁ ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Law ▁Ad vis er ' s ▁ ▁duty ▁to ▁advise ▁ ▁magistr ates ▁on ▁points ▁of ▁law ▁ ▁was ▁ ▁open ▁to ▁ ▁serious ▁criticism ▁ ▁as ▁ ▁an ▁ ▁inter ference ▁by ▁the ▁Crown ▁with ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁jud ici ary . ▁In ▁particular ▁John ▁Na ish , ▁the ▁last ▁nin ete enth - century ▁ ▁Law ▁Ad vis er , ▁was ▁attacked ▁ ▁by ▁his ▁ ▁political ▁oppon ents ▁ ▁for ▁ ▁assist ing ▁magistr ates ▁in ▁their ▁on going ▁struggle ▁with ▁the ▁Irish ▁National ▁Land ▁League . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁critic ised ▁for ▁suggesting ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁use ▁an ▁ ▁obsc ure ▁medieval ▁stat ute , ▁ 3 4 ▁Edward ▁III ▁c . 1 , ▁ ▁to ▁imprison ▁those ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁sure ty ▁ ▁for ▁their ▁good ▁behaviour . ▁Since ▁ ▁the ▁stat ute ▁had ▁clearly ▁been ▁intended