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Elton never " doubted" for one
to fire as soon as his dogs had put
birds.. The gun was brought up well
his shoulder, and the bird in due cowl
ground. Whatever hesitation the Chant, nAht fj S
feel as to the points which were brought before luut
for decision when upon the woolsack, he felt none
when pacing the stubble and the turnip fields on a
September morning. From this great example we •
are entitled to conclude that there is no incom-
patibility between the study of equity and the use
of arms. The consideration is of vast importance
just now, for Lincoln's-inn is about to don Lin.
coin green, and descend into the tented field. The
draughts are in course of preparation. Counsel's
opinion has been solemnly taken upon the matter,
and the decision is—to go on. The learned and
gallant gentlemen will soon be under arms, and our
muniments of title to the English soil will be its
secure as the rifles of Lincoln's-inn can make
them. - Nor is it to be supposed that the Common
Lawyers lark behind in the race of glory. Start-
ing from Garden-court even to Tanfield-buildings
and King's-bench-walk, the two temples are
moved to their foundations. They have deter-
mined to show cause against any rule of a foreign
Court. Woe to the adventurers who may
pollute the hop-gardens of Kent and the pleasant
downs of Sussex with invading tread, nies
prius they make good their escape—before the
Home Circuit is upon them, Sergeant Shee and
Mr. Edwin James bounding like incensed Zouares
at their head. Remote Gray's-inn sympathises
with the call, and is ready with its remainder-men.
Even Sergeants'-inn Sergeants'-inn, Chancery.
lane, we say—the mother of heroes, is ready with
her select band of veterans. What they may want
in youth they will make up in experience.
If the French nation' did but know the terrors of
would think twice before they ventured within
its
tshirelaegchal
.phalanx Let
t BS7*--ep as we know them,they
them
be,aware that they will be in
Chancery with every,: Chancery lawyer retained
against them. What would be the feelings of any
Englishman if informed that a detachment of 200
lawyers was moving down upon him, bent upon
ejectment and battery? They will not be allowed
time to plead. The matter will not be suffered to
stand over till after the Long Vacation. Vain will
be all attempts to move for a new trial upon the
ground of misdirection by the Colonel. We have
read of the fabled effects of the Gorgon's head when
duly attached to Perseus's shield, but here will be
at the least 2,000 heads of counsel, all fierce, venge-
ful, and implacable. Let us trust that our legal
warriors will take the field in their professional
costume. The bar-wig will be to all intents and
purposes as comfortable a covering for the head as
the ordinary forage-cap, and surely will strike
terror into the mind of the foe. The white
neckerchief and bands are certainly better than
the apoplectic leathern stock which decimates
our armies before a shot is fired. The robe
would prove a protection against the weather,
and a useful covering at night. It might be tucked
up in action. The Jagers of the Austrian army,
the Zouaves in the French service, and our own
Highlanders, all adhere to their particular costume,
and experience has shown that it inspires appre-
hension into the breast of the enemy. Besides, a
man always fights best in the dress to which ho
has been long accustomed. The suggestion should
not be despised.
Be this as it may, the English Bar is quite in
earnest about the matter, and, jesting apart, we
rejoice to see such a display of public spirit in 1-4.
body of gentlemen who exercise great and deserved
influence throughout the country. On Thursday
last a meeting was held at Lincoln's-inn-hall for
the purpose of taking the subject into consideration.
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley was in the chair, and
the meeting was very forcibly addressed by the
Attorney-General, Sir Richard Bethell, who
moved the first resolution, " That it is expedient
that a Rifle Corps should be formed by the mem-
bers of all the Inns of Court." Sir Richard—
himself an excellent shot—perhaps rested his
case a little too much upon the principle that
an English gentleman should be accustomed to
the use of arms. He deprecated the' idea that
the present movement for the formation of Rifle
Corps throughout the country should be at all
referred to any apprehension of invasion from
France, or from any other quarter. It would
never do, according to the Attorney-General's
opinion, to give umbrage to foreign Governments.
Now, this is not quite ingenuous. We have no
desire to give any such umbrage, but it is as well
to be honest in the matter. There would have
been no stir about these Rifle Corps, or even, as we
fear, about our want of naval preparation, were it
not that a French army is at the present moment
careering-about Europe. The most prudent and
farsighted of us cannot say where it will stop. All
we know is, that until quite recently we were
fearfully unprepared had the storm broken upon
our own white cliffs. Now, if the French had been
content to stay at home and mind their own affairs,
Europe would have been at peace, and the English
Sergeants-at-Law might have gone to their graves
without laying a learned finger upon the trigger of
a rifle. We very earnestly dsire to remain friends
with our French neighbours, but we also desire
that they should remain friends with us. There-
fore it is that our Ministers—if they are doing
their duty—are setting our war ships in order ;
and therefore it is that the youth and manhood of
England are bent upon learning the use of the
rifle for their own defence. Sir Richard Bethell
may assign whatever reasons his fertile ingenuity
suggests for their sudden growth of warlike spirit;
we say that it is because

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Napier, who sat in but one Parliament ; Lord
Dudley Stuart, who sat in one Parliament and the
half of another; then came Lord Ebrington, and
next his lion. and learned friend Mr. Edwin James,
who was their present representative. He had had
the honour of being elected for Marylebone no less
than eight times, and during a long period a very
large proportion, and at times the whole, business
of the borough had devolved upon himself, and he
believed, fromlthe communications he had received
from all parts of the borough, that he had discharged
that business in a satisfactory manner. (Hear.) He
had brought forward a measure which he felt was
calculated to benefit the metropolis, and he trusted
that that measure would ultimately work well for
the benefit of the people. (Cheers.) He had only
to thank them for the confidence which they had
placed in him, and .for the support which they had
given him during a long series of years, but he
should ill discharge his duty if he did also, before
leaving that hall, tender his sincere acknowledg-
ments to their excellent vestry clerk for his great
assistance and unwearied zeal exhibited on all
occasions. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible that any
member for that borough could efficiently perform
his duty if he had not the assistance of those who,
from their official position, had always statistical and
other information at their command. It had been
the good fortune of Marylcbone to have at the
head of its affairs such an officer. He (Sir B. Hall)
knew Mr. Greenwell's successor well. He was one
of the most valuable officers be ever met with, and
ho was bound to say that the late Mr. Flood was
ably succeeded by their present vestry clerk, who
combined high legal knowledge with great industry
and vigilance. (Hear, hear.) This, in all proba-
bility, would be the last time he might have the
honour of addressing them in that Court-house at a
public board, although be might have the pleasure
of meeting them upon other occasions. (Cheers.)
All he hoped was, that in their future member they
would find a gentletnan who would care as much
for their interests as he had done during a period
of twenty-two years, and who would do them
honour, and be a credit to the borough which he
would represent in the most important assembly in
the world. (Loud applause.)
Mr. EDWIN JAMES, M.P., said he could not allow
that opportuxity to pass without making a few
observations on the loss the borough was about to
sustain by the removal of his cclleague most deser-
vedly to a more elevated sphere. (Hear, hear.) The
loss would, however, in all probability, fall more
heavily, upon him than upon the constituency.
When he came forward and took upon himself the
responsibility of representing that great borough,
he did so with the feeling that he had to share with
him in that responsibility a colleague on whom he
could rely for advice, and who he was sure, as he
had since proved, would give him that counsel and
advice in the most kind, cordial, and courteous
manner. In the removal of his colleague, there-
fore, to the Upper. House, he feared that the loss
would fall more heavily upon him, perhaps, than
on the constituency. At such a time to lose
the services of such a man as Lord Llan-
over from the House of Commons was a
serious thing. His experience, skill, judgment, and
kindness were proverbial, and all he (Mr. James)
hOped was, that he might have a colleague who
would follow in the footsteps of the noble lord.
(Loud and continued cheers.)
Sir B. Hall then retired amidst renewed applause.

from north to south
Austria and France shoot in each other's mouth;
and that no one can foresee with reasonable cer-
tainty in whose face the French Emperor may be
pleased to burn his next cartridge. We can only
rejoice that the lawyers are prepared to enter a de-
murrer against any such proceeding.—Times.

THUNDERSTORM YESTERDAY MORN-
ING-LOSS OF LIFE.

Early yesterday morning a severe thunderstorm
visited the metropolis and its neighbourhood.
About half.past seven o'clock the thermometer, as
it stood in the shade at Clapham-common, regis-
tered 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and suddenly the mer-
cury rose to 73 degrees, and then the elements ap-
peared to open an pour down their vengeance.
Flash after flash of forked, and, singular to say, at
the same time, sheet lightning, illuminated the
atmosphere, and peals of thunder, loud enough to
astonish anyone, followed like salvos of artillery.
Just at that moment a man named Hutson, a fore-
man of Mr. Herbert, of the corner of Cavendish-
street, Clapham-common, was struck down by the
lightning. It appears that he was in the habit of
sleeping at home on the Saturday night, and was
going
he
eo
encountered his master's
the housestnstorm
and
morning
when
to the ground. He was picked up,an
dawndasrpeinronsvtreadteteni.
The
trees in thethe Windmill public-house, when he was found to
be quite dead. The unfortunate man has left a
widow
des fouri children
gardens totally
of Mr.
Mortimer,e
dfor
of
Upper Tooting, have been stripped of their bark,
and several riddled in a most curious manner,
branches as large as a man's body have been hurled
away from the parent stems and thrown long dis-
tances off.
At Merton all the tiles were cast off the roof of
one house, and a man who was in the garden
gathering. peas was thrown down by the force of
the electricity, and for two or three hours seemed
perfectly paralysed. Medical aid, however, having
been procured, and the usual remedies applied, he
appeared at half-past eleven o'clock last night to
have so far recovered as to be pronounced out of
danger.
Owing to the recent explosions at the Dartford
and Hounslow powder-mills, we are informed that
many of the neighbours rushed out of their houses
and took shelter a long distance off, they expecting
that another fearful explosion would be caused by
the violence of the storm.

A very singular accident, which was happily
unattended with fatal consequences, took place at
the Hope Tavern, in Gravel-lane, Southwark, the
property of Mr. A. Kibblewhite. It seems that
the upper floor is let to a lodger; he got up rather
earlier than usual, and was reading, his wife and
two children being in bed in the same room, when
the electric fluid struck the window and hurled the
man off his seat to the floor, but, strange to say, his
wife and children were not in the least hurt; and
the only injury he sustained was the fright of the
moment.

The Rev. Mr. Wallis . alluded in the Borough-
road Chapel to a man haying also been struck down
and killed by the lightning; and the accounts
brought to town last night by persons who tra-
velled by the different excursion trains are of such
a character as to lead to the belief that several acres
of land have been deprived of their crops and
serious damage done to the farm buildings.
At nearly midnight a large sheet of lightning
was seen in the atmosphere, but not being
usually termed " forked," no danger to life was
apprehended. what is

meeting
We learn that the affairs of Mr. Hudson, the
seeretarY of the Royal Agricultural Society,. have been
investigated this week, and the deficiency is found to
amount to £1,930, which has arisen IbiLICO the Chelmsford
.--1511olk Chronicle,
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