The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-11 00:00:00

11860, hearing reports of heavy further Janice loans
on Lord Worsley's responsibility, again writes to
L'`,.lr. James. In that letter be informs him of the
ugly rumours which had come to his own and Lord
yarbb.rough's ears. To this refresher and the re-
quest foi information as to any fresh transactions,
addressed to the new house in Berkeley-square, the
learned M.F. vouchsafed no reply. Perhaps ho
might have, been at the battle of Solferino, but on
his return frOin
the Italian campaign he appears to.
have remained .stil.l
,silent. In Feb. of the following
year (1861) Mr.
Tat,lents having made actual dis-
coveries, again on the
23d exhibited by letter new
interrogatories to the
Q.C. He demanded a full
s
statement in writing of every transaction with
Lord Worsley, "or a refus 1 wiil be followed bys•
most active steps for your exposure at all hazards."
Mr. James, thus pressed, addressed Mr. Tallents a
laconic note, asking as usual a personal inter-
view. This declined, Mr. James then referred
his pursuer to his " confidential adviser," 1. e., his
loolicitor, and who it is promised shall "explain" all.
It is needless to enter on further details of these
disgusting impositions on Lord Worsley. His lord-
ship was himself willingl3 examined by the benchers.
He plainly stated that he had believed his earlier
obligations on Mr. James's behalf were liquidated
by the real borrower, and that some of the later
deeds and bonds had been signed by him on the
honourable understanding that Mr. James would_
apply the proceeds to the extinction of the 1857
and later debts. We will not make public other and
equally humiliating letters of Mr. James to Mr.
Tallents. They were of course fully communicated
by Mr. Tallents to the benchors, and given in evi-
dence. They constitute, so far as this charge, a
confession. We only need add, in conclusion, that
Mr. Tallents and Mr. Parkes acted in perfect con-
cert throughout their painful duties; Land that the
" terms" ultimately signed by Mr. Jatne's were
jointly approved by the late Lord Yarborough and
those two co-advisers of the earl. The two gentle-
men stated to the bench that however impelled by
the interests of other creditors to allow Mr. James's;
return to the bar, they, as members of the legal pro-
fession, could not permit Mr. James to remain re-
corder of Brighton administering justice and trying
criminals. Had they acted otherwise, they would
have incurred public censure, and have grossly com-
promised their own reputations.
We now end with the last and most singular of
Mr. James's pecuniary exploits—his extraction from
the pockets of a west country attorney of a sum of
120,000. This creditor witness was examined on
the 26th June last, following the evidence of Lord
Worsley. The circumstances of this romantic debt
may be shortly narrated. Mr. James, it appeared,
formed our creditor's acquaintance not Is holly " pro-
miscuously," but they soon really became friends—
the debtor having previously been the successful
counsel in a cause of the solicitor's own interest. Mr.
James seems early in the long vacation of 1858 to
have fascinated his new acquaintance, and soon to
have visited him at his shootings. Soon after Michael-
mas term the Queen's counsel applied to his new
client for a temporary loan of £4OO, and which was
advanced on a promissory note. The first bill was,
of course, not " taken up," remaining some roontbs
unpaid. It may be marvellous, but it was never-
theless proved to be true, that this creditor, appn•
rently enamoured of his new friend, subsequently'
further advanced Mr. James some thousand pounds.
After awhile the debtor was insured for the obliga-
tions. But as interest and premiums became in
arrear the creditor agreed to undertake Dlr. James's
entire financial difficulties—to advance further sums
for the benefit of becoming, as he thought, and was
assured, the chief or only creditor. In considera-
tion, the ultimate enormous debt (122,000), was
wholly covered by new life policies on the debtor,
and the creditor appears for the two next years of
the Queen's counsel's practice to have received all
lees. Thus matters again went on very swimmingly
for some months. In the meanwhile, Mr. James
became a successful candidate for Marylebone, on
the usual extreme hustings pledges. The scat was
not unwisely considered a pretty sure road to the
office of Solicitor-General, perhaps a stepping-stone
to even the Great Seal ! On the same scheme of
advance in professional life the country solicitor ad-
mitted to the benchers that he had recommended and
taken for Mr. James the hotel in Berkeley-square"
We will only add that before the conclusion of
the inquiry Mr. James had sent in the following
letter of resignation of his membership :
" Temple, June 18, 1861.
" Gentlemen—The very painful position in which
I feel myself placed, and not intending to resume
practice at the bar of England, or that of the colo-
nies, I beg to be allowed to retire my name from the
Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. I trust I
shall be allowed to adopt this step, and thus to ter-
minate an investigation almost as painful to the
bench as to myself, &c.,

" EDWIN JAMES:r

This proffered resignation was, of course, too late,
and could not be accepted. The time for such it
retreat was on Mr. James's receipt of a copy of the
committee's report, or on the conclusion of his own
examination, After his assent to the summons of
the witnesses subsequently examined it was clearly
due to them and to the public that the inquiry
should continue until its natural conclusion. We
have been thus circumstantial because we have
deemed it due to the entire profession and the pub-
lic that publicity should now be made of the prin-
cipal facts of Mr. James's unfortunate disbarment.

COUNIItY 111 A lat

COLCHESTER-FER. 8.

To-day a small supply of wheat, and late prices were
supported for dry samples ; inferior sorts still a slow sale.
Fine barley maintains its price, but middling samples ra-
ther easier to buy. Beans and peas unchanged in price.
Wheat, white. 54s 68s Beans, Mazagan..36s 408
red 46s 64s middle & small.4os 445
•
Barley . 36s 42s Peas, white 38s 405
Oats . —s —s gray 38s 426

CHELMSFORD—FEB. 7.
A fair supply of wheat, which was taken off slowly,
the best samples is under late rates, and inferior qualities
2s cheaper than last week. Spring corn of all descriptions
unaltered in price and little doing.

Wheat, old white 286 59s
new 47s 66s
old red 278 51s
new 52s 62s
Barley 30s 39s
Chevalier 3os 42s
Grinding 24s 32s
Malt.... 618 67s
Chevalier . ..... 64s 69s
Oats 23s 306

teas, Partridge- 37s 41s
White 39s 45s
Boiling 4ls 470
Dun 36s 403
Ditto new —s
Beans, Tick, old 3ss 41s
new 35s 413
Harrow Ticks 37s 43a
new 37s 423
Mazagan... 32 354

GLOUCESTER-FEB. 8.

A good supply of English wheat, but trade very slow ;
prices may be considered unaltered. Foreign was still
less inquired for, and in some instances is per qr. lower.
Oats a slow sale; also barley and beans.