The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00

MR. EDWIN JAMES.

',tom the Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian)

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,adress to the New Yeti; bar. By universal agree-
ment no more shameless tissue of lies was ever put
together. It must have required ail the brass of
even Edwin James to ascribe effects in this matter
to his opinion on the Trent affair, since which, as
far as I am aware, his name and the scandal of his
disbarring have never once been the subject of
public discussion or printed comment. Indignation
is almost silenced in wonder at the stupendous
assurance with which he ascribes his expulsion from
the bar of England to aristocratic influences, to the
jealousy of his success among his rivals, to the
judges' dislike of his high-mindedness and stubborn
independence, and the Government's hostility to him
as an incorruptible pi-triot. That the English bar
is an aristocratic institution is something we now
learn for the first time, and is about as true as that
Edwin James was ever an object of envy to his con-
temporaries, even -at the moment of his greatest
success, when all knew him to be a shifty, needy,
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writer of the article in the _Late _Review, which is the
only account yet printed of Edwin James's disbarring,
and which he complains of as a malignant libel,'
should have been so imperfectly possessed of the facts,
or so chary in making them public. Instead of
over-colouring, that article under-colours the case
against this disgraced man in every particular. But
that Edwin James should dare to challenge opinion
thus, remembering the facts of his ignominious
career, his abject retirement at Lord Yarborough's
bidding from Parliament, his recordership, his
clubs, with a solemn undertaking never to accept
any public, legal, or judicial office—that scene in
the Rench Chamber, when he sat, growing paler
and paler, to hear his recent lies exposed, one by
one, by the evidence of his own witness, Mr. J.
Parkes, till even that hardened audacity was broken
down, and he slunk away from before his Judges,
never to re-appear.
The audacity of this man's late speech to the New
York bar shows either that he counts on the silence
of contempt, among his judges here, or that he feels
himself strong in the support of a bar, where hatred.
of *England will assure an eager welcome for all
that England flings aside, even her swindlers.
His patent of Queen's Counsel, of which he still
boasts the possession, he maintains is still in full
force and effect. He had better try it. He well
knows that it would not give him the privilege of
a hearing before any judge in England. It is to be
hoped that this speech. will have at least one good
effect, by inducing Lord Westbury to consent to a
formal revocation of the patent by notification in
the Gazette. His plea hitherto has been that the
disbarring is, in _effect, a revocation of the patent,
and that nothing more is required. It is quite true
that there is no precedent for formal revocation of
a patent of Queen's Counsel, for the simple reason
that no Queen's Counsel was ever disbarred before
Edwin James.

I may add that, before the Benchers delivered
sentence, Edwin James offered, on condition that
they would abstain from this lnf;t extremity, to
withdraw from his practice in this country. Pri-
vately, the reason urged for not disbarring here was,
that it would close the bar of America against him,
and so leave him without resource or chance of
redemption. It seems now as if this tenderness
were superfluous—that his chances in New York
would be rather improved than injured by his dis-
barring.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.

MARK LANE.

There was a very moderate supply of English wheat on
sale here to-day in, for the most part, very middling condi-
tion. All dry parcels were quickly disposed of at the tall
prices of Monday, but damp qualities met a dull inquiry,
at that day's currency.
_

The foreign wheat trade was firm, and the quotations
were well supported. The show of samples was mode-
rately extensive.

Barley was in fair .request, and the currencies were
steadily maintained. The show of English was small—of
foreign, moderate.
The demand for malt was confined to actual wants, at
late rates.

Oats moved off steadily, at full quotations, the supply on
sale being only moderate.
Beans and peas were scarce, and quite as dear as on
Monday.

The flour trade was steady, and prices ruled firm.
Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request, at
full currencies.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Eng1i5h........ 850 ' 10 ; 2,2a0 • 1,440 520 sack/.
Irish.. —
I
1,170
12,610 1,830 , 25,560 4,890 Is.

NEV GATE AND LEADENIIALL.
The supply of meat is seasonably good. Prime beef
mutton, lamb, veal, and pork command a steady sale at full
quotations; otherwise, the trade rules inactive at the sub-
joined currency.
Per Sib. by the carcase.
s d4l clod
Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2' Middliegmutton 4 2 4 CI,
diddling do. 3 4 3 6 Prime d 0...... .4 6
Prime large do 3 8 3 10 Veal ......•• •• 4 ° 4
Large
gsmall
k d 0...
.. 4 0 4 0
44 26 Small . 0, 6 8
...
.. 8 5 2
Inferior mutton. 3 6 4 0

BOROUGH HOP.
Notwithstanding the prevailing, unsettled weather, the
accounts from the plantations ale still favourable, and the
business doing in our market is confined to actual wants, at
about previous rates.
Mid and East Rents.. 126 s to 168 s per cwt.
Weald of Rents .. 120 s 135 s ,
"'
Sussex .............. IC5s 130 s