The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-15 00:00:00

SIZE INTELLIGENCE.

TT"TERN CIR CUIT—ExPrEn, MAR"' 13.
trskie cornmission was opened on Thursday by Mr. Justice
krntitj:' who was met a short way from the city by Mr. Harris
4ce • „I' Pe High Sheriff. We have been accustomed to have
klettalff wegree of pageantry attached to the office of High
Ntesol-'and for a long series of years were blessed with a most
te'd'e and original Captain of the Sheriff's troop, the
t'oti%Zand quoted" Captain Cooke. The Captain's commis-
ois fa,r, withdrawn few months since, and he was gathered to
tituCrs• There awasno successor to.
.be found worthy of his
ttitirtal' and those who want to see a vivid portraiture of this
who h genius may consultthe Every-Day Book of Wm. Hone,
Otitilrela handed. him down to posterity with a perfect truth to
tltrtail,.„. The absence of the Captain gave an excuse for the
ghelttilei",e.lit of the eant which Mr. Arundel very properly
himself of panel it :is to be hoped that future High
the Will eta down loolelaniple of n the useless mummery, and, by following
Mrw. Arundel, lay the foundation of a whole-
Ttand salutar - reform
thit "4„bieet, hOwever has caused some little discontent, for
0au0„,74 foolery of the javelin men was considered a "time
of %nal institution," and if it had not suited the convenienceada
tree Tory mr. Arundel to upset it, we should haveh
l'aviolici°us outcry in the event of any Liberal Gentleman.
Otiti„snndertaken the desecrating job. The Western Times
--.lthe affair in the following pleasant vein
THE ASSIZES.
bat r• Justice Erskine entered the city yesterday. W e had
N. B°l7Y ceremony of introductio.n, for stylish igh Sherff, A.lr.
""pridel, had not done thel thing in thatmanner which
he eatirneelY disposition had led many persons to anticipate. . A
itige and four proceeded out on the London road, in which
Wash ig,ll Sheriff awaited the approach of the Jude. There
ral diTning very magnificent about the turn out. It might be
riag„e''oY to the Sheriff, but there was no dickey to the car-
%sib and so, instead of the broad based full-bottom wigged
Profe we had two lank postilions springing with
tieeas7s`°llal elasticity quite unworthy of the dignity of the
ton
Yeo ; and there was no gay cavalcade of staunch
than,,and smart tradesmen to give weigh Ito the mission
eerie queen Nucen's representative—twelve simple horsemen, pre-
NTituY three trumpeters, compose of bound bailiffs, and the
7 Clerk, Mr. D. Moore, and the Under Sheriff, Mr.
Nts"es Brutton, were all the mounted men who were_ trottedearned
'hid :n the occasion, and these having descried. theT L
Pete, received him with all solemnities. trum-
VUse-i then galloped back from Heavitree gallowes. " full
1" as Mr Slick would say, leaving the boun.d bailiffs and
ruttoa .to bring in the Judge and Sheriff at a morebk
to ta';Y and becoming pace. The trumpeters having got
foot of Summerland• place, there found several jaw-
;7'll dismounted, their horses being knocked up by the
1114.',"00tic," now so prevalent—(a new name for an old
11art"4.7, Which tells better in the farrier's bills, and forms
"" the veterinary art.) The bound bailiffs were all
4orse 410Unted. We believe most of them owed their
tip oh 3 to the High Sheriff, who had done much to set them.
bet* ; the occasion. You may travel a good many miles
Doit-,Yntt vrill see a finer looking man, with a more generous,
nigh and gentlemanly bearing than Mr. Harris Arundel, the
the Sheriff of Devon for this blessed year of.srrace—and on
tiekrtZsent occasion, arrayed in the showy garb of a Deputy-
headed ant, he looked magnificent. The. javelin men were
I'llolo bY Mr. Howard, one of our pluralist policemen—a very
etr;ne apology for the late Captain Cooke, who for so many
shrie headed this renowned band, the pride and glory of past
the ,alties.
If ever de arted spirits be really permitted,.as
elliatsh°st of the good King Hamlet averred, to revisit the brief
or,t" the of the moon, we do not envy the feelings of the ghost
hap"'
,'ate gallant chieftain on this occasion. Had Captain
curved to see this day and this turn-out, he never could
N ived it "
rentirinotaiiittdstaannddiciinkgh the lingering affection of the Western
for this ancient dleisni the public will rejoice to see
e0,,t9111, o'f understand
aeinn n
in thatthe Sheriff of Cornwell,
this county,'intends to show the
alrl*TFli a turn in' this matter, which will astonish them..
`Oife '" " a thorough reformer, and will carry the pruning
64 hint° the abuses of the shrievalty system in a style of fear-
ter ,Refs
whiehaccords so well with his consistent charac-
, r
akrnr.
its min gn ts sub'ec as e have bt little to relrt
YtreytiT, 'vlr. Jusoticehi Erskinet 'wasw occupiedu all day yesterday
hrhPdtwo cases, of no interest to any but the parties. cotei-
Verti' and Mr. Justice Wightman, who did not arrive PI
ir,r. R:y afternoon, has been confined to his bed with influenza.
trYirtg:rs' the Recorder of Exeter, has been engaged all day
ala,,,? prisoners. He had only one case of interest, the
made tri acquittal of a bigamist, for whom Mr. Cockburn
tiut ,ulost luminous and effective speech.
lesr, '0 return to the subject of the shrievalty. For several
7,oriPast this has been a subject of remark, in consequence
,be oergentlernan having occupied the post of Under-Sheriff.
tttorW,,aetice has been for the High Sheriff to appoint his own
uveert '4.t Under-Sheriff, but this practice has in several casesr
441 .-sanduied, so that the gentleman in question, M .
Nh!'s l'n'utton, has held it year after year, each Sheriff narn-
-044, flOr his deputy as soon as he got the appointment. Mr.
has the honour to enjoy the personal friendship of
eioa ntev°n, and he is a gentleman every way beyond szvpid-
the,e— unfair practieo and there is no doubt he has rece
ktihtistlecessive appointments' partly from his high professional
r,o,f th s' and partl from a desire on the part of the recipients
4-45 e 11°11;nir to ygr gratify Lord Devon, by advancing the inte-
hi-et o,°f.a•sia friend aMr Charles Brutton. Complaints have
h bY some of the aristocracy that an improper class of
ta4s, unde ,ken th po tof Hieh Sheriff, in order to
,getoselvesorpn
11174-e-'orad-rate etnotbhearel of THE count families. But if
level
eNebeen exalted, it is owing to the
Igligsfille first-rate men who have evaded the post of
tl
'df, on account of the expenses attached to the
;,nwhilst they have grumbled at the ambition of second-
tease ,•en t 43 rush into the ost of honour. This year we have
niteelu Point so far as regards the principle of evasion. Mr.
?ears kEarl Gre 's son-ign-law) having been set down several
et ofilat last priyeked. He kicks against the pricking, and is
to eortql4nd then we get ,gentleman as a volunteer, who chooses
truttoail. the
office of all its splendid foolery, and continues Mr.
,s_si`ntaltd office of Under-Sheriff, whilst his own profes-
rat f r,_viser, Mr. Denis Moore, is put into the very secondary
"°,l4lis°4o""t.ttoriptrye• Clerk.e Let not' be supposed that Mr. Arun-
every respect qualified, being
~tii,siT,ieritl
make'rfarnmiln,; he
edis hianv.ing had. a princely fortuee.
u'w Sot a more princely display it would he in-
to ils,°%it,° inquire. But what I want to draw your attention
d
tittikbieot the county gentlemen who shirk the office,
dan-
Nri ,at others for taking it, are the first to lecture a tra es
rith eon'armer who wishes to evade the onerous duties of pa-
Nit best,hle, or any other post of unpaid labour. A ray of
ethlatitoTinunt
asinillight- show them how inconsistent and wt-
.._ til}, are.

aJtA,
`04.4n„-.4 01/ DR. APTURK.—We regret to have
• ei,"„4ll,en the death of the Rev. Dr. 1116 Turk, Prcfessor
took ,rea History in the University of Glasgow, which
14,1,Z:ea at his house, in the College, on Thursday. Dr.
patronal appointed to the chair of Church History,
wei g' of which belongs to the Crowr, in 1807.
(1e m 0„ ',ll,lwa that the Non-Intrus.ion party have, with
th▪ Ppoirtc motecent haste, been endeavouring to secure the
teir o,„nent to the now vacant chair in favour of one of
.ereu_ number; but the events of the last few days', in re-
tsve'a to the affairs of the neighbouring University, must
htorgiliih°wa the hopelassneas of their project. If the Edit:-
4111)i :;;PPnintrnent was found to be obnoxious, and, indeed,
sc', ti-„—e'bie, that contemplated here was infinitely more
this ti "e make no doubt the Non- Intrusionists have, by
your o'To, ascertained. We understand that the job in fa-
eoetior Mr. Cunningham, which was in process of con:
t,Ee ci,7 and which threatened to land that firebrand among
Itead::_lz,,,el,B of Glasgow, has been fairly knocked on the
w krinsgoto Chronicle.
Thur,: understand that application was made .on
fur itzt.,aj to the F rat Dlvision of the Court of
•Seaston,
4ad appeal toe decision in tho AuclAcrarcer case,
rerrt,
Witlun 1 -'on granted provided the appcal was entered
- fourteen d ' days,