The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-15 00:00:00

LORD BROUGHAM'S BIRTHPLACE.

A writer in a contemporary says—Your excellent
biography of the great Lord Brougham—now, alas!
among the heroes of the past—gives a not.: Pro•
fessing to settle the exact place of his birth, " at
the head of the Cawgate, above the shop °f
Mr. Thompson, grocer, in the third flat." I feAr
there is yet some misunderstanding on the subject'
When, in 1856, I paid a visit to his lordoll
at Brougham Hall, with a friend well acquainted
with the geography of Eliaburgh, his lordship
dwelt at length on some points of his woll'
derful history, and distinctly stated that he '"
born " in the corner house of St. Andrew's-square
on the north side." How does this agree with the
above statement ? In the same notice you 80,1
that, after 1850, Lord Brougham chiefly figure.,
" out of door." In comparison with his fornle;
herculean labours, what he did in later years Wa
certainly but little, at least in the shape of law reform'
Yet his indomitable energy was manifested 104
after that. He was the life of the Law Amend,
ment Society for many years. When I read luei
paper on " Judicial Statistics" in 1855, and show
the importance of obtaining correct data regario)
the administration of justice, whether civil or crit
urinal, his promptitude in bringing the subJecci
before the House of Lords, by resolutions
bill, was very remarkable, and it was not long
before the suggestions I made were carried out to
the fullest extent by the Home Office. But it will 0,3
a hard task for the biographer to tall all that Lor
Brougham did and spoke during his long and euii,
nent life.—l remain, sir, yours faithfully,
LEONE LEVI'

Temple, May 12.
[*** The entry of birth still preserved in tbt°
Register Office, Edinburgh, distinctly states thtici
unto Henry Brougham, of the parish of St. Gilles, aye
Eleanora Syme, his spouse, a son was born on
19th Sept., 1778, named Henry Peter. Novel of
t
parish of St. Gilles, or Giles, of which the head of
the Cowgate forms a portion, is in the old tovi°o
Edinburgh, whereas St. Andrew-square is In
new town, in another parish from that re.
110
tioned in the registry, and at least half a 133,_„
distant. The natural inference therefore is 03'
Lord Brougham's parents having been, at their °c/h 0,0
,
birth, registered as residing in St. Giles's pari6;l3o
the noble and learned lord first saw the light in "r
third flat above the shop of Ur. Thompson, gr°ce
Cowgate."]

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Births.
CUNLIFFE —On the 13th inst., at Eccleston Bocier'' t
cashire, Mrs. Ellis Cunliffe, of a son. .sree
CARLETON-0 n the 13th inst. at 16,
Lowudes-street, Mrs. Carleton, of a daughter- f 11.4/0
GORE the 11th inst., at Folkestone, the wife °
Gore, of a son.

Marriages. ono
FIELD —COOKSON—OII the 14th inst , at RosslY„in ottot' of
Hrpstead, Walter Field, Esq., Of Squire's,l7,ooo,
I\ilhterypJrtyt.noer,s,oEn,l4.child of Win. Strickland ti°'
1./
00,10, 61,
MENSELL—NEwmAN—On the 14th inst., 14 ree'' °IA
T. Mennell, Esq., of Tower House, Croydop, ii el'"
Dunstan's-buiNlings. London, to Maria BradleY,
daughter of Edward Newman, Esq., of Peclit"un.
of
Deaths. -moot'
BLUNT—On the 13th iust., the lov. Walter
ioric
lceir
\Vallup House,l2th inst., ged 66.
BISHOP—On the 'Vat
at 1, Prospect s, 9. .10e
ham, W. Bishop, Esq., aged D. Cal''bil'
FItERE —On the 12th inst., at Paston House, r
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• Philip E. Frere, aged 51. 0 afil
11E1111E1w-0n the 13th inst., at 16, Valo-place' j--
tr fit,
~,p-S
smith, Isaac
Ilerberd,
Esq., aged 88. °'-'
PowELL —On the 13th inst., at Mill lane, T° .6'
f 01"
Miss Powell, aged 80. WOO"'
SWANN —On the 13th inst., at 1, Queen-squat
stet, William Swann, Esq., aged 73. '
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