The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-30 00:00:00

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subject to the uncertainty of a Nfinisterial situation, it
has been considered that Lord Mansfield, who continued
ChielJustice fur 30 years, notwithstanding he might have
been Chancellor, nade a wise ehoi.e: Lard Iflenloooungk,
whose education has been entirely for the common law,
would probably have considered, that, in acquiring a new
science so multifarious as that of Chancery practice, he
would have engaged in new Inboar.„ not without fear of
injury to his reputation—and, we believe his estimate of
his own powers to be too jest to suffer him to be tempted
-from a situation of high dignity, which he tills without a
rival, to another in which he would sutler un invidious
emnparison with a predecessor of the first talents and the
greatest experience.
His Lordship, though indefatigable in business, is of
convivial habits, and not averse to the pleasures of the
table. Early accustomed to good society, he has been of
lute frequently selected us a guest ut Carlton House.—
Having, while Counsel, been witness to the inconveni-
ence of trying causes on the circuit after the judges, and
the jury, as well as the witnesses have dined, and perhaps,
from previous .f:atigne been induced to indulge in a cheer-
ing cup, his Lordship has, we think, very properly re-
formed the custom by abolishing it altogether, and never
tries a cause after dinner.
His Lordship's eloquence is of that nervous and manly
kind which results front a full mind and a vigorous under-
standing ; and his style is evidently formed. upon the
model of Johnson, with a swelling period and gigantic
phraseology. In the House of Lords he has had few op-
portunities of entering into general discussions upon
matters of polities, and has wisely avoided them. On
some occasions he has been supposed to have exhibited a
warmth of temper which has excited the keen and polish-
ed sarcasms of his more wily opponents ; but, if our re-
collection serves us correctly, they all occurred when re-
pelling insinuations which he felt derogatory to his ho-
nour ; and, although warmth might ill suit the dignity
of the Peer, calmness would perhaps have diminished
our respect for the man ; for, as his Lordship justly ob-
served, the next thing to the commission of a base action,
is to be capable of bearing the suspicion of it without
resentment.

His Lordship's title is BARON ELLENDOROUGH, of
Ellenborough, in the county of Cumberland, created
April 10, 1802. He is Lord Chief Justice of the King's
Bench, a Governor of the ('barter House, a Privy Coun-
sellor, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He
married in October, 1782, Miss 'finery, daughter of
George Phillips Tinvry, Esq. by whom he has issue,-
1. Edward, married December 11, 1813, to Octavia
Stewart, youngest daughter of Robert Earl of London-
derry (by Frances Pratt, sister to John Jefferies, Marquis
Camden K. G.)-2. Charles Ewan, married May 22,
1811, to Elizabeth Sophia, sister to Sir Charles Ethels-
ton Nightingale, of Kenilworth, in the county of Cam-
bridge, Bart.-5. Mary,-4. John,-5. Elizabeth,-
6. Ann ;- and 7, a daughter, born January 11, 1812.
We have been favoured by a near relation of his Lord-
shies with the following account of his pedigree :
His Lordship's mother was Mnry, daughter of John
Christian, of Milntown, in the Isle of Man, and nserigg;
and of Bridget, eldest daughter of Humphrey Senhouse,
of Nctherhall, in Ellenbonaigh, Esq.; she was born the
19th,- and baptized at Dearham, the 27th, March, 1721,
• and married there June 24th,. 1740, to Edmund Law,
D. D. afterwards Bishop of Carlisle. They tad issue—
John Law, late Bishop. of Elphin, in Ireland ; Edward
now Lord Ellenborough ; Ewan Law, now living ; Tho-
mas Law, also living in America ; George Henry Law,
the Bishop of Chester ; and two daughters, one married
to the late Sir Thomas Rumbold, and the other married
to the Rev. Mr. Lushington, of Newmarket, late Vicar
of Newcastle. They left a son, Mr. Henry Lushington,
the present Master of the Crown Office.

An article from ('onstantinople, dated November 10,
states, that the plague still continues its ravages in that
capital and its neighbourhood. At Thessalonica, it has
diminished considerably ; and another article from
Trieste, Nov. 30, states, that a polacre from Stuyrna.
had carried the plague to Tripoli.
MONTAUBAN, DEC. 12.—For some days past the
markets of our department have experienced no altera-
tion. Corn is brought hither, and is no longer de-
manded with that .anxiety which Lensed an advanced
price in the midst of abundance. The hectolitre is now
at ,31 francs, and it will soon fall, in consequence of
the arrivals which are taking place in the different
ports of Languedoc. The cloth-manufacturers have
agreed to purchase a stook of corn for the use of their
workmen, by which tr.eatis they will prevent any rise
from taking place in Ate price of bread.
Carus, I)Ec. 7.—We have had most extraordinary
weather here fM some time. On the same day we have
had the oppressive heat of summer ; a storm, accompa-
nied with lightning, thunder, and hail ; and in the
evening, a sharp Cold, with flakes of snow, just as if it
were the month of January in Siberia. We have had
some shocks of an earthquake in the direction of the
North. Orders have been given for public prayers in
All the churches; the host has been raised; the relics
of St. Bridget have been carried in procession : and the
ecelei attics have recommended a strict observance of
fast during' the Adycstt.