The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-01 00:00:00

MR. HONE; THE BARRISTER.

[From the " J01174' HULL" of ye:iterday.l
The following letter has been transmitted td
us with a request to give it Pnlilicity, with which
we most willingly comply ; it is, as our readers
will perceives a " Circular," addressed to the
Gentlemen of the LAW, hut as k appears to our
Correspondent, the appliCation it contains need
not to be confined to that profetsien extlusiveiy.
SIR—WC take the liberty of transiuitting to you the follow-
ing statement, width we have already laid before several gen-
tlemen at the Bar.

Mr. HONE is (its you are propably aware) a Barrister, of ten
years standing, who pursued his pitifeitikin at finit tin the Mid.
land Circuit, and more lately in the Court of Chancery. For
several years he obtained by this means such an income as was
sufficient for the support Of hit family in comfort and indeopen..
dence. He is the brother Of Mr. WILLIAM HONE,. thts
bookseller, who became known to the public by the partalies on
the liturgy, for which he was prosecuted by the Attorney.
General. As soon as the relationship between air. Holm
anti the Author, of these' publications became general",
known, it produced the most calamitous qrects upon the
peolessional prospects of Me fbrmcr. The disapprobation
which had been ge er a excited by the publication of the
parodies was, by a nature', though a moat unjust prejudice,
transferred to the innocent brother of the publisher. It was
taken for granted, that the two brothers held the same reli_
gifts and political opinions, and Mr. Howl: was
.gradually
deserted by his clients, nutil he plod himiqf deprtved of hiq
whale prqfrssional income. In the hit& of diverting this prejit.
dice against his character, he applied to the Lord Chantellor,
the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chencelltiti and the twelve
Judges, to subscribe to a book on Conveyancing Which he pro.'
posed to publish, and he received from hem the nu* kind and
condescending attention; with their permission tO place their
names at the head of his list of subscribers: He obtained a
similar pc-emission from the greater part of the Gentleman
within the Bar at the Court of Chancery, from Some of the,
leaders of his own Circuit, and many other members of his pro.
fession. Distress and poverty, however, have prevented the
completionbf this design. It is painful to state that Mr. HONE;
and his wife and children have frequently been reduced to the
actual want of the common necessariee of life, and be has with,
difficulty preserved a sufficiency of taltnent to appear in the
situation of a gentleman.
All this weight of misfortune has been as unmerited as dis;
tressieg, So far is Mr. HONE from adopting his brother's
religious or political opinions, that he Meetly abondoned
society, after having reeeatcdly made the snort qifectionute and
earnest, though unavailing protests against his yroceedings.—:-
They are the children of a religious and virtuous father, to
whose principles and maxims of conduct is to be aserihed the
resignation and fortitude with which Mr. HONE has borne the
heat), calamity under which he has been suffering.' •
An opportunity has been found far enabling Mr. H0,141E to
emigrate to one of the Colonies, ifith a fait prospect of main.'
tattling himself and amity by his profession. The difficulty
.of his sAiling himself of this escape from want, consists in his
inability to purchase the necessary outfit for himself and family,
and to defray the expellees of the voyage. On the most mode.
rate estimate seven or eight hundred pounds will be reciiiitiet
for this purpose. In the hope of raising this sum, several
Gentlemen at the Bar have opened a subscription : and Messrs.
Uo*KEs, in Fleet.street., will receive any money which may
be Collected. It' you' should feel disposed to assist in this
object? you will perhaps have the goodness to contribute as
expeditiously as possible, as it is of the vt:nott importance that
Mr. HONE should not lose the opportunity of sailing in the
present Autumn. We have the honour to 'be, Sir, your 'most
obedient, humble servants,
• JOHN RAITHIW,
Lincoln's bin, JAMES STEPHEN, Juni
18th August, Het H. ROE.
This measure is sanctioned by the Latin Cii.ANCELLOIL
and the Loatt Cunt}, Astuor, Ma. JUSTICE li4ymr,
Mit. Jtrs ricE I3Err 471'1114N Et-OENETIAL, 454 C.
have subscribrd.

It is impossible to, read this latter without
feeling, beyond the Interest and compassion bich
it is well calculated to excite, a proud seuti.
ment of satisfaction and of respect for our crm-
trymen. _ _

When it is thus ascertained and publicly pro-
claimed that the mere
.firinily connexion of a
respectable man with an avowed advocate of
Radicalism and blasphemy has the effect of
blighting his prospects, ruining his hopes, and de,
stroying his fortunes, the real value at which such
principles as those of Mu. HUNT., the pub.
fisher, 'tee held in society may be pretty fairly
estimated.