The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—M. Guizot, the French Am-
bassador, Viscount Palmerston, Baron and Baroness
Van Capellen, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, and
Baron Munchhausen, took their departure from the
Castle this morning.
Her Majesty honoured Mr. Partridge with a sitting.
The Queen also honoured Mr. Herbert Smith with a
sitting for a full-length oil painting, intended for the
Hall of the Fishmongers' Company.
With the exception of the departure of the above-
named visitors, the Royal dinner party at the Castle
this evening will include the same company as last
evening.

The Duke of Sussex, we are happy to state, is reco-
vering from his recent indisposition. His Royal High-
ness, it is expected, will be able to leave his room shortly.
The Duchess of Ki.nt took an airing yesterday in a
carriage, and visited the Duke of Sussex at his residence
in Kensington Palace.
The Duchess of Gloucester took a carriage drive yes-
terday in the Park.
Baron Munchausen, the Hanoverian Minister, re-
turned to town yesterday afternoon, from a visit to her
Majesty at Windsor Castle.
The Chairman of the Excise had an interview with
the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his
official residence in Downing-street.
Despatches from Sir George Gipps, Governor of Neel
South \Vales were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office.

Lord Francis Russell has arrived at Farrance's Hotel
from Scotland.

Viscount Palmerston returned to town yesterday
from a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.

ENGLISH LAWYIRS.

Lords Eldon and Stowell—Sons of a barge-maker
and small coal-dealer at Newcastle-under-Line. Lord
Stowell borrowed forty pounds to go to the Circuit, and
both supported themselves for a time by their talents ai
private tutors.
Lord Tenterden—Son of a barber at Canterbury ;
he received an eleemosynary education, but obtained
the means to go to college ; while there he enjoyed from
a Company in the City of London an exhibition of
three pounds per annum until he took his degree. Some
years since, in dining with the Company, be very feel-
ingly alluded to the circumstance, and expressed his
gratitude. • _ _ _ _ _ .

Lord Gifford—Prior to his being called to the bar,
articled to a solicitor near Exeter. His rise was chirfly
owing to the interest of the Marchioness of Conyng-
ham to whom he was distantly related.
Lord Langdale, the Master of the Rolls—Not very
long since an accouchcur, and married a daughter of
Lord Oxford, whose family he had attended.
Sir John Williams, one of the Judges of the Queen's
Beneb—Son of a horse-dealer in Yorkshire.

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Solicitor-General W)lde—An attorney in the city,
in co-partnership with Mr. Knight ; his brother is now
an attorney on College-hill, Broad-street.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd—Son of a brewer at Read-
ing, in Berkshire ; received the rudiments of his educa-
tion at the Protestant Dissenters' Grammar-school at
near Hendon, and at that time wrote for the
public press. He completed his studies with Dr.
Valpy of Reading.
Sir Frederick Pollock, and his brother Mr. David
Pollock— ['he sons of a saddler of that name, now
Messrs. Cuff's establishment near Charing-cross.
Mr. Baron Gurney—His mother kept a small book
shop for pamphlets in a court in the city ; his brother
is short-hand writer to the House of Lords and Corn
mons. The Baron was originally of the denomination
called Baptists. and for many years attended a Baptist
Chapel in Meise Pond, in the Borough.
Sir John Campbell, the Attorney-General, and son-
it:-law of Lord Abinger—Reporter to a daily paper, at
a time when such labaur was worse paid than at present.
Mr. Sergeant Spankie was one of his colleagues.
James Stephen, Esq., the Master in Chancery-
-IVas
also a reporter.
Almost all the Judges sent out to the colonies were
reporters—and of the present reporters for the daily
papers, the greater part arc barristers.
Mr. Wallace, M.P., was formerly a weaver.
Sir Edward B. Sugden—Son of a barber, and was
formerly a clerk to Mr. Groom the conveyancer. It is
remarkable that the admission of Sir Edward was op-
posed on the ground that he had been a clerk ; and.but
for the exertion of that most amiable maa and ornament
to his profession, the late Mr. Hargrave, who contended
for his admission, on the ground that, whatever he had
been, he was a man of talent, and had written a book
which displayed qualifications of a superior order, he
would now have been anything but Sir Edward Burten-
shaw Sugden, Ex-Chancellor of Ireland.
Mr. Platt, Queen's Counsel—Son of a gentleman
who was clerk to Lord Ellenborough.
Mr. Pctersdorff's father kept a furrier's shop.
Mr. Clarkson of the Old Bailey—His father was an
attorney in the Insolvent Debtor's Court on its first
formation.
Mr. Charlton, Queen's Counsel—His father is an at-
torney, and now in practice in Chancery-lane.
These are only a few of the examples of modern
times. The greater number, perhaps, of the departed
members of the profession who became distinguished in
their times, arose in the same manner.
Chief Justice Saunders, whose precepts to this day
form the best text book to pleader; was a beggar boy,
first taken notice of by an attorney, who employed him
in his office.
Lord Kenyon—An attorney's clerk.
Lord Hardwicke—A peasant, and afterwards an
attorney's writer and office-boy.

When Erskine and Curran once dined with the
Prince of Wales, afterwards George the Fourth, the
Prince gave as a toast, " The Bar !" Erskine said he

owed everything to the bar ; and Curran added," Then
what must I say, since it has raised me from the con.
dition of a peasant to the table of my Prince." Erskine,
when first at the bar, was afraid to go to his chambers,
lest he should encounter the ire of his washerwoman ;
he finally took courage, and entering the same, found
to his infinite joy, a brief with twenty guineas by its
side.—The attorney who sent the brief, did so from
a conviction of his great powers of eloquence, which he
displayed while conversing with a knot of persons in
Lincoln's-inn Hall, and near to the spot where his
statue now stands.—Dundcc Courier.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of
Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bart., to the Lady Louisa
Craven, will be solemnized by special licence, at the Earl
of Craven's mansion, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, on
Saturday next. The noble families of Craven, Sefton,
Euston, Fitzroy, Berkeley, Escourt, Buckley, Grenfell,
Gordon, &c., &c., will be present at the ceremony. The
Honourable Baronet possesses very large estates in England
and Scotland, as also in America, end has considerable
Parliamentary influence. He is grandson to the bite Lord
John Johnstone and Lady Pult.eney. His Majesty the
King of Hanover was his trustee and guardian. The
ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Henry Buckley,
Rector of Hartshorne, Derbyshire, and Rural Dean of
that district.

ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.—On Thursday evening an accident took place
o the line of the Eastern Counties Railway, near Brent-
wood, which n,ight have been attended with the mos
serious results. It appear, that the last down train from
London to Brentwood started from the Shoreditch termi-
nus about seven o'clock. On arriving within about one
mile of Brentwood, nearly opposite Brook-street, and not
far from the spat where the late lamentable occurrence
took place, the engineer discovered by the light of the lamp
in front of his engine that some oxen, which had been
grazing in an adjoining field, bad got upon the line. lie
turned off his steam, and used every other effort to slacken
his speed, but had scarcely done so before the front of the
engine came in contact with two of the oxen, and dashed
them literally to pieces. The effect was to throw the en-
gine and tender off the line. With the exception of some
slight damage to the guard, no injury was sustained.

STATE OF THE RIVER.—In consequence of
the large arrivals and departures of shipping during the
last three days the river and docks have presented an un-
usually busy appearance, and business along shore has be-
come somewhat brisk. Owing to the overcrowded state
of the Pool, the Greenwich, Woolwich, and Gravesend
steamers have been delayed, and numerous accidents and
collisions have occurred, but none of them attended with
serious consequences. On Thursday, from nine o'clock
until an hour past high water, the Pool was excessively
crowded, and the confusion was greater than has been
known for many years. Steamers with large ships in taw
coming up, steamers going down, and ships beating
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up in all directions, were entangled and constantly
coming into collision or getting aground. The Commodore
N York
large towing-vessel, in endeavouring to go ahead
Melville steamer, lashed to the. Montreua
to the St.
racket-ship, for the purpose of towing er_
Ih'lle knocked her
Katharine dock, ran foul of the M
e vito 'herself. The
figure-head away, and did some damagc
compsete_y
1 block.
e w (3' the
lower part of the Pool was
. for some time
as_milariappearance.
aded. Yesterday the river presented i
The ships in the middle Pool were
reatest difficulty in
other, and the steamers had the against each
threading their way through thdeeraafl As the Argyle, a
taElanst
slnmdiitah.,
'nn down. in tow of two steam-
large East Indianian, ea; goi g
projecting boards
tugs, the Vesper,
Gravesend
on board, was driven close
mer, colliers, light vessels,
coming up with 150 passengers
it was some time before
in shore near Globe Stairrs,
which came up soon
of a wharf. The
Pined for some time by the crowded
afterwards, was detam
noon a schooner ran foul of a tier
state of the
r°,l°Lcarried away her bowsprit. Great com-
of, collier,, al:de of the manner in wh
her paddle-box could, sttheesteuemle!srliipifp,the
ich the tiers of col-
Waits are
vessels are moored in the river, and the
liers and other ,
to '
obstructions that are suffered exist. The channel left
btween
the tiers and the isshore. complained of as being
note sufficiently wide for the navigation.
The estates of Glengarry and Inverlochy Castle
were on Tuesday exposed to sale in the Old Signet Hall.
The estate of Glengarry was put up for 88.0001., and after
many offers, was sold to Mr. Ward at 91,0001. The es-
tate of luverlochy Castle was exposed to sale at 68,000 L,
and, after a keen competition, was knocked down to an
English gentleman at 75,150/,—Edinburgh Paper.
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