The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-24 00:00:00

quirements, and the aids he afforded to the studies
of others, in the highest range of exact and
speculative science, obtained him an academical
reputation for many years unapproached. And to
this he adds, in a remarkable degree, the force,
promptitude, and correctness of expression of a
disciplined and superior talent. Is it possible that
a mind so endowed, so exercised, so informed,
could run into absurdity—and is it not more rea-
sonable to ascribe the imputation to the hostility
of thoughtless, or presumptuous ignorance ? But
it is said part of this eminent Prelate's evidence
was expunged. Supposing, but by no means
conceding the fact, still it may be accounted
for without fairly setting contradiction or absur-
dity down to the Archbishop. For instance, it
may be imagined as possible at least, that a
Noble Lord of no extraordinary force as a theo-
logian, and still less as a logician, should go be-
yond his depth, and put questions which prove
irrelevant or indiscreet—would not these qiies-
tions naturally produce answers, of which the
Committee, and even the examinant himself,
might wish to get rid, without the slightest blame
to the Archbishop of Dublin ? This is merely
supposition, for the proceedings cannot be frankly
canvassed, as they cannot be strictly known—
and this veil of obscurity or inviolability itself
facilitates unscrupulous misrepresentation.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
An interesting discussion took place last night
in the House of Lords, on the second reading of
the Bill for augmenting the Judges' Salaries.
This is a subject on which we have always been
unwilling to offer any opinion, not being possess-
ed of sufficient information respecting the gains of
professional men to be able to say how much a
year would draw a healthy man in middle life
from a good practice to the Bench. There is a
danger from overpayment as well as underpay-
ment, as we all know from the example of the
Church ; and as we are more certain at any rate
that a Judge would draw his salary than
work hard to deserve it, the increased temptation
to pleasure (the enemy of labour) from increased
income, is not to be lost sight of in deliberating
on a question of this nature.—A singular objec-
tion was taken to the Bill by Lord Ellenborough.
" It might be invidious (he said) to state that
these eminent persons (the Judges) were influ-
enced by pecuniary considerations ; but they were
men, and it was therefore right to take this
circumstance into consideration. At present
part of their emoluments depended on the fees,
and the fees were in proportion to the busi-
ness they performed ; it might therefore be
expected, if the mode of paying the Judges by a
salary were adopted, that in a short time it would
be found necessary to create an additional num-
ber of Judges." This is going fairly and can-
didly to work. His Lordship, we have no
doubt, is quite correct in attributing to the Judges
their fair share of a love implanted in all the
children of Adam, though we are taught in the
Holy Writ to consider it the root of all evil.—
A man's love of exertion is generally very much
stimulated by the know ledge that his re-
ward increases with that exertion. A Physi-
cian's humanity is greatly improved by the
amount of the fee on which he calculates ; and
if he were disturbed from his slumbers, the dif-
ference between a fee of two guineas and two
hundred would have a wonderful effect in adding
to his eagerness, in this last case, to fly to the
relief of suffering humanity with as little delay
as possible. Without questioning the humanity
of Counsel, we suspect the labour to he per-
formed by a Lawyer, pleading for a Pauper,
would be performed to better purpose for a fee
of fifty guineas. Admitting, therefore, Lord
Ellenborough's principle of the love of money
operating on Judges as it does on other people,
in its fullest extent, we may observe'that his ar-
gument cuts two ways. If the Judges are paid
in proportion to their labour fees, they have an
interest in making more fee-paying business than
necessary, and in opposing themselves to all sim-
plification of legal proceedings, by which, though
the Judge could go through many more causes
than he now does, his reward would not corre-
spond to the dispatch.

Mr. Buxton brought the disgraceful outrage
committed at Barbadoes on Mr. Shrewsbury, be-
fore the House of Commons last night, in an elo-
quent and forcible speech. Mr. Brougham after-
wards applied his power of sarcasm to the newly-
created Bishop of Barbadoes's Report on the re-
ligious state of the uegroes.—(lbid.)

Durr..—A meeting took place yesterday 01
Hounslow-heath. The quarrel originated at a house of in-
trigue. The parties met at day-break, and proceeded to a third
fire, when Capt. Ra—ls received the fire of B. and
was seriously wounded in the shoulder.
A SCENE of the most DISGRACEFUL CHARACTER
was exhibited in this city, on Sunday last, just
at the time the congregation was assembling to
hear the evening lecture at St. Nicholas' Church
—it was no other than a pugilistic battle between
two men named Joseph Leybourn and Thomas
Addison, who were stripped for the purpose.—
The Rev. Edward Davison, a Magistrate, ra ho
was passing to the church, interfered, but no at-
tention was paid to either his remonstrances or
threats, and a constable who attempted to make
his way through the crowd met with so deter-
mined a resistance, that his efforts proved to be
totally unavailing. At length Mr. Wolfe, gover-
nor of the gaol, penetrated the mob, and seized
one of the delinquents, and calling on other per-
sons to assist him, succeeded in conveying both
away in custody ; the riot, however, did not end
here, for an attempt at rescue was made in Old
Elvet, but it did not succeed, and the prisoners
were lodged in the house of correction, whence
they have since been liberated on bail, to answer
such charge as shall be brought against them
the ensuing Quarter Sessions.—Robert Davidson,
Thomas Jopliug, and Robert liackworth, e hav
also been apprehended and admitted to bail,. to
answer the charge of having endeavoured to aid,
the escape of Addison, and of having-assault-0,14e •
constable while in the execution of his duty. War-
rants are issued against other parties who were
also engaged in this abominable outrage.—(Dur-
,, ham County Advertiser.)