The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-02 00:00:00

THE ANGLO-SAXON RACE.
(From the Revue des Deux Mondes.)
Of all the races which at this day occupy the scene of
the world the most active, and that which possesses the
greatest weight and influence, is unquestionably the
Anglo-Saxon race. Other nations may be more noisy
and brilliant than England and the United States—they
may exhibit more external glory—but not one, if looked
at closely, can be considered so necessary as both these
people. The Anglo-Saxon race is one of the most im-
portant springs of the great political machine of the uni-
verse; without it it would perish, or be abandoned to
the contempt of the future some of the moat important
facts of history, and some of those moral notions which
are most essential to humanity. Without England and
America, Protestantism would exist no longer. Had
Protestantism no other support than that of Germany,
we would see it now expiring in delirium and in blas-
phemy amidst the laughter of other nations. Without
the example afforded by England the French revolution
would not only be anathematised, but abandoned as
without reason and full of incoherent extravagances.
Had it not been for England, America would on its
discovery have fallen back into the barbarism in which a
Spanish vessel found it. It is owing to England that the
glorious discovery of Columbus has not proved useless,
and counts for a great human fact, and for a service
rendered to moral order, and not merely a discovery
interesting to science and cosmology. It is England
who at this day prevents nations from falling upon and
devouring one another, and who maintains the equili-
brium of the Continent by the fear of having to measure
strength with so redoubtable an adversary. Thus her
very egotism is useful, for it protects our repose. It is
her who crosses the projects of Oriental Europe, and
says to the two Sclavi races—" Thus far shall ye go and
no further." What a destiny Her form and power aro
absolutely necessary to the moral order of the world.
Let us lay aside all national prejudice and patriotic
pride ; many nations of apparently more importance
might disappear, and which seem to be more immedi-
ately interested in the maintenance of modern civiliza-
tion, but there is not one whose death would leave such
terrible results as that of the solitary, the egotistical,
and independent England.

THE COUNTY COURT JUDGE OF
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.--At the meeting of the
borough magistrates yesterday, either seventeen or
eighteen magistrates present, including Mr. Mansfield,
the stipendiary, after considerable conversation, it
was resolved that the Mayor be requested to commu-
nicate officially with the Home Secretary (Sir
George Grey) and the Earl of Carlisle, putting them
in possession of a digest of the recent proceedings,
and asking their counsel in the present painful state
of affairs.

This morning, at the sitting of the County Court,
Mr. John Whitty, son of the editor and proprietor of
the Liverpool Journal, who was on Monday sentenced
to flues amounting to 151. and fourteen days' impri-
sonment in Lancaster Castle, was summoned for
resisting the officers in the execution of their duty, on
the occasion of the attempted arrest of Mr. Whitty,
sen., on Saturday last.
There were in attendance many of the most influ-
ential inhabitants of Liverpool ; and for some hours
during the proceedings William Brown, Esq., M.P.
for this division of the county, was accommodated
with a seat on the bench, beside the judge. The
interest excited was intense beyond description, from
the knowledge of the fact that the whole of the men in
Mr. Whitty's employment who were present on Sa-
turday when the bailiffs attempted to arrest that gen-
tleman upon Mr. Ramshay's verbal order, and the
four detective policemen sent by the superintendent
to preserve the peace on the occasion, had been
served with summonses, and that the Commissioner
of Police, with Mr. Clough, the superintendent, and
several of the inspectors, were also in attendance.
On the case being celled on Mr. Dowling said he
appeared to watch the proceedings, not to defend the
police, in order that if anything wrong had been done
by them the officers might be set right upon any
future occasion.
Sir George Stephen appeared on behalf of the de-
fendant, and submitted that as the summons charged
him with resisting the officers in the execution of
their duty, and as they were asked to show their
authority, neither of them having a warrant or even
a written appointment, no offence had in point of law
been committed.
The Judge decided that the Act gave him the
power to order into custody any one who had insulted
an officer of the court, either in going to, or return-
ing from, that court; and he doubted whether he was
empowered to issue a warrant at all. The Act autho-
rised him to "order" the arrest, but said 'not one
word about any warrant. The order he had given
was as valid as though written with his own hand,
and sealed with the seal of the court.
The Learned Counsel contended to the contrary,
and maintained that even the judges of the superior
courts were not armed with such unconstitutional
powers as those claimed by his Honour. As, how-
ever, his honour ruled otherwise, he must request that
a note of his objection should be taken for ulterior
proceedings.
The Judge—l will take a note of it, Sir George ;
I always take a note of everything.
His Honour then ordered Roger Charnley, one of
the bailiffs; concerned in the attempted arrest of Mr.
Whitty, to be sworn. His evidence was essentially
the same in substance as that given on Monday,
with this more explicit statement of the answer re-
turned by Mr. Whitty, sen., on the officers telling
him they were ordered to bring him before the judge
of the County Court :—" When we found Mr. Whitty
he refused to go, but said that if we produced a sum-
mons or a warrant he would attend immediately, and
would wait an hour while he went back to the court
and told the judge so. We returned, and reported
this
him answer, when the judge said, "Go and bring
here, you have my authority, and tha is your warrant." Then followed the resist-
ance which has already been described in
the former evidence ; the bailiffs; were given in
charge, taken to the station-house, and when the su-
perintendent asked them for their warrant, they re-
plied
they had neither summons nor warrant, and the I
superintendent thereupon told them they could not
be assisted in taking Mr. Whitty without a warrant.
The superintendent asked the bailiffs, after they were
discharged, if they, in turn, had any charge to make
against the defendant ; to which both of them replied
" No," adding that no blow had been struck on either
side, and that, with the exception of young Mr.
Whitty giving them into custody, and endeavouring
to get them out of the premises, there was no assault
committed.
In cross-examination by Sir George Stephen, the
witness said he was a bailiff, but he had not his ap-
pointment in his own custody; he believed Mr. Stone,
the high bailiff, had. Witness did not tell Mr. Whitty
he was a bailiff, as he knew him to be an officer of
that court. He did not know what he was to arrest
Mr. Whitty for, nor did that gentleman inquir. There was no blow struck, nor did the defendant ate-
tempt to strike any one. Had been a police-officer
before he was a bailiff, but had never been to a private
house to arrest a man who was the owner of the house
without a magistrate's warrant.
By the Judge—Not in a case of suspicion of fe-
lony or any disorderly person, did you never arrest
any one under such circumstances without a war-
rant ?—The witness replied that he bad never had
occasion to follow a disorderly person into a house.
He got their names and addresses, and summoned
them before a magistrate. In a case of felony an
officer might enter a house ; but witness always con-
sidered it was done at his own risk if the party should
turn out to be innocent, and the grounds of suspicion
were not very strong.
By Sir George Stephen—Were there any grounds
to suspect Mr. Whitty or his son had been guilty of
felony or disorderly conduct ?
The Judge here interposed, and said that was irre•
levant. The witness was not to be asked about what
was a point of law, but a matter of practice, and the
question he had put to him was with a view to show
that the judge of the County Court had done no more
than the commonest policeman had done, in arresting
people without a warrant.
The next witness called was William Hartley, the
other bailiff, whose evidence was mainly corroborative
of that given by his companion. In reply to a ques-
tion from Sir G. Stephen, he said the defendant struck
no blow, nor was witness pulled by him ; he inter-
posed no difficulty.
Sir George Stephen hoped his:Honour would take
a note of that answer.
The Judge again replied that he always took a note
of everything.
Judge (to the witness)—Were you not assaulted
with a knife ? Witness—The knife was held up in
a threatening manner by Mr. Whitty himself; but his
son had nothing to do with it.
Judge—Was the son present ? Witness—Yes, your
have
Honour.
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writing, nor ever had. I believe Mr. Stone has. I
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The evidence of this witness was in the main im-
material. He accompanied the officers to see that
they discharged their duty, but not at the request of