The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Mujesty will hold a Privy Council on Wednes-
day next at Osborne, Isle of Wight. Summonses were
issued on Saturday from the Council-office to the
Ministers and Great Officers of State.

The Cambridge University Commission had a
meeting on Saturday at the official residence of the
First Lord of the Treasury in Downing•street. Pre-
sent—the Bishop of Chester, the Dean of Ely, Sir
John Herschel, Professor Sedgwick, and the Rev.
W. H. Bateson (Secretary).
Dispatches were sent to the Governor of the Cape
of Good Hope from the Colonial-office on Saturday.

DEATH OF VICE-CHANCELLOR SIR
JAMES PARKER.
Intelligence reached town at a late hour on Satur-
day evening of the death of Vice-Chancellor Sir James
Parker, who suddenly dropped down dead on the
previous night at his country seat, Rothley Temple,
Loughborough, Leicestershire. The Learned Gentle-
man had been for some time labouring under an
internal disease, and for the last few days of remain-
ing in town he had at intervals expectorated blood,
but such a sudden bereavement was not anticipated
by his large circle of relatives and friends. It appears
he was out with a party enjoying the sport of angling
so late as Thursday last, and up to a very brief period
of his decease he betrayed no symptoms to create
alarm among those friends who were immediately as-
sociated with him. His age was scarcely 49, and he
had only enjoyed his preferment to the Chancery
bench ten months. Sir James was the son of the late Mr.
Charles Stuart Parker, of Blockairn, near Glasgow,
and was born at Glasgow in 1803, and married in
moM.A.I
fiBa2l
tr9o School
hha e e daughter
Temple.coool
llfleetgligheeee,olwcaf taaeGsmMr.
Thomas
elbadrsuigdnogawtee: aianntd Bt
IghaBerb2ainG3d graduated
aat otmhende.,
became the seventh wrangler in 1825, and was called
to the bar by the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn in
February, 1829. In July, 1844, he obtained a silk
gown, an 3 in the month of October last was appointed
one of the Vice-Chancellors of England, upon the
extensive alterations which then took place in the
Chancery Courts ; he received the order of Knight 1
Bachelor on the occasion of his promotion to the
judicial seat. Besides being one of the berichers of.
Lincoln's Inn, he was in the commission of the peace
for Leicestershire. His town residence was 21,
Chester-terrace, Regent's-park, and many who have
shared his friendship will be deeply pained at this sad
announcement of his loss.
Sir James Parker contested the borough of Lei-
cester on the Tory interest in 1847, when he was de-
feated by a very considerable majority. He was a
consistent Tory, and owed his elevation in no respect
whatever to political influence. Indeed, it was highly
to the credit of Lord John Russell's Government,
that upon
eu pon
promotionsthe
conferredthe
curring much about the same time, no less than three
op-
ponents of the Administration, professional fitness
nes;
being considered more than political partisanship.
Sirs J. Knight Bruce was promoted to be one of the
Lords Justices in the Court of Appeal; Sir James
Parker was created one of the Vice-Chancellors, and
Sir T
he George
deceased Turner,
lVice
e theha Conservativenc Co-
ventry, another.
Sir R. Kindersley, promoted
from being a Master in Chancery, is the third.
member of
one, and the principal of a group of families who, in
Glasgow, and more recently and to a smaller extent
-celiorw as D
a M.P.1..
in Liverpool, exercised no small influence over both
the commercial and social local worlds. Dr. Chal-
mers was an early friend of the household, and its prin-
me
cipal member at the time of the disruption of the Scotch
Church contributed largely to the Free Establish-
ment. Sir James was from a boy stronglgli g
y an ttach
anattached
and
to
boating, all
aannalywh exercises,n a
wanderer in the wildest and most desolate portions of
the Highlands. In those days he was renowned for
his anecdotal and conversational powers, and for his
narration of odd reminiscences of northern character
and adventure, which he used to tell with infinite
drollery and mimetic power—so much so, that there
youngman was a frequent
particularly
is a story, which his melancholy death will revive in
many a Highland circle, of a
nister being absolutely obliged to rise abruptly
from table, and make for the stable-yard to order
Sutherlandshire mi-
his gig in consequence of his dread of fatal conse-
quences from the paroxysms of laughter to which the
hi
stories of the young Parker excited m.
High-
land fairly embarked, however, in legal studies,the High-
land trips were given up, and the collection of High-
land traits and stories was not indeed forgotten
but not increased. Sir James Parker became a devoted
souliarl Clear and
and earnest intellect, and
off traneyous circum-
ex.
shrewd manner of stripping
pith and kernel of a
lawyer—given up body and soul o Themis • a strong
h he possessed to a very
case, were valuable gifts which stances, and grappling with
.the
laborious and pains-
great degree. He was
taking in the extreme. He
but he was a very
potation of a brilliant lawye and
his decisions and
sound and trustworthy one,
aelsnoever attained to the re-
that his judicial career
admi-
ration of the bar. It is true
had a decision re-
versed;was of the shortest, but he never
`ant issue which he
itopo.r.
and in the most
opinions generally commanded the respect and
tried—the Wagner case—his
unani-
mously pronounced to be able, strictly impartial, and
judgment was
the law
and the facts.
while to mention that Lady
It may may be worth
, caulay the historian, and
ker is the cousin of Mr. DIA v
setting forth in the clearest light the state of ,
of Mr. Cardwell.
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that the late Vice-Chancellor was the brother-in-law

cheap nights"
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enng. Between the
camleEtßO al‘
acts of the and the ballet the National Anthem was
topeslA J Ta
tYi Su
sung by the company Her Imperial Highness the Grand
and his
Duchess Catherine of Russia Royal Highness the
Duke George ;of l)leeklenburgh-Strelitz honoured the per-
formances with their presence. Her Imperial highness the
Grand Duchess was attended by Mdlle. Strandmann and M.
de Koucheff. Amongst the noble and distinguished indi-
viluals also present in the theatre on this occasion were the
following :—The Manlius of Bath, his Excellency the
French Ambassador, the Baroness Brunow and Mdlle. de
Brunnow, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Fitzroy Somerset and
the lion. Miss Somerset, Lord George Lennox, Captain De
Horsey, Mr. Alfred Montgomery, the Viscount Anson, Ge-
neral 'Sir Alexander
.Woodford, Bart., Lady and Miss
Woodford, Miss Caroline Bellew and party, Mrs. and Miss
Richards, Mr.
TUE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—His Serene High-
ness the Grand Duke George of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz and
her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Catherine of Rus-
sia, attended by CountWielhorskoff, honoured the perform-
ances at the Royal Italian Opera on Saturday night by their
presence. Their Serene Highnesses Prince Edward and
Princess of Saxe Weimar were also present, and among the
general company we remarked the Duke and Duchess of
Bedford, the Duchess of Richmond and Lady Cecilia Gordon
Lennox, the Marchioness of Conyngham, the Marchioness
Brancaleone and the Marchioness Amelia Brancaleoni, the
Earl of Besberough, the Earl of Munster, the Countess
(Dowager) of Harrington and Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope,
the Countess powlet and Miss Dormer, Viscount Clifden,
Viscount Exmouth, Lord Ernest Bruce, MX., Lord Henry
Gordon Lennox, L9rd W. V9wlett, Zic.,