The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-04 00:00:00

THE FARMERS' MAGAZINE.

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THE LAW REVIEW, 6-e.
This is an excellent Number. The first article is
an elaborate review of Twiss's " Life of Lord Eldon,"
worthy
of the Edinburgh in its best days. It is
almostimpossible to mistake the authorship of this,
par excellence, the article of the month. It is evi-
dently from the pen of one whose contributions to
the early numbers of the Edinburgh produce,'
a revolution in periodical literature, and raised the
review to the height which it has ever since main-
tained. It is full of materials for history—not only
for the history of the times of Lord Eldon, but for
the history of the times which immediately followed.
In allusion to Lord Eldon's oft-repeated assertion
that he was the King's Chancellor, which he seems to
have considered as a sufficient apology for intriguing
against Mr. Addington, the Minister, under whom he
held office, we have the following interesting revelation
with regard to the somewhat different conduct held
by Lord Grey's Chancellor when solicited by his Sove-
reign to form a Government to the exclusion of his
chief :--

" No doubt the royal words passed which he has re-
corded ; and no doubt the King calls him ' his Chan-
cellor,' especially when out of his mind. It is, however,
certain that kings are exceedingly apt to use this
phraseology. William IV., we happen to know, did use
it much more explicitly to one- of his Chaticedors than
his father is said to have done respecting Lord Eldon ;
and yet that Chancellor never considered himself as
otherwise than the colleague of Earl Grey ; like all his
other colleagues, proposed to the Crown for the high
office he held ; and like all his ether colleagues, abso-
lutely prohibited by every tie of honour and even of
common honesty from making or favouring Any attempt
against the Government, of which he was so important a
member. Little would it have availed him, if detected
in any intrigue with the common adversary, to plead that
he was the King's Chancellor ; that his Maje:ty had
distinctly told him he so regarded him ; that he had in
plain terms said, Other Chancellors came into office as
members of the Government, and as proposed by its
chief ; but you hold your office from me • ' you are my
Chancellor. As words of compliment such expressions
were received with the deference and gratitude such
gracious condescension called for ; as constituting any
substantial difference between himself and his colleagues,
they had no meaning at all :.and accordingly, when in
1832 the Chancellor was, both in the closet and by letter,
asked to form a Government which should substantially
carry the Reform Bill with the help of Lord Bilenbo-
rough and others, the answer was, not that as the King's
Chancellor he could take this course, but that as Lord
Grey's colleague it was utterly out of the question—an
answer which was not soon forgiven by the Monarch, nor
perhaps ever forgotten."
This article also gives an authentic and authorita-
tive account of the flight of Princess Charlotte from
Carlton House in 1815, and of the manner in which
her return to the protection (such as it was) of her
paternal roof was brought about by Mr. Brougham-
We regret that want of space prevents us from
transferring this most interesting extract to our
columns. This Number likewise contains biographical
sketches of Mr. Baron Garrow and of the late Sir
John Bayley, and articles on the law of conveyance,
on the judgment in the O'Connell case, and on the
criminal law, all of which are replete with legal lore