The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-11 00:00:00

A SLAP itf,THE BAR.

Ina rasa on Thursday, in the King's Bench, in which
the plaintiff (a London merchant) was nonsuited, Mr.
Holmes, his leading Couns.l, observed that the action
was brought under the advice and opinion of a very dis-
tinguished English lawyer.—Mr. Gould, who was for the
defendant, replied that he (Mr. H.) was enabled to admi-
nister the same conmi 'don the day before to another
English suitor, against whom he was concerned, ar.d
whose declaration consisted of two hundred and thirty-
seven sheets, drawn by an eminent English lawyer.—
(Dublin Keening Post.)
It would appear from this paragraph, that the Irish gen.
Beaten of the long robe are grown a little jealous of theiv
English. brethren. It must be admitted that they have
some cause. No profession in Ireland has suffered so
much by the Union, as that of the liar. The clergy re-
main much the same. The physicians have lost their
best patients in the encrease of ahsentees ; but the gentle-
men of the har have not only lost their best clients, from
the tame cause, but the sphere for the exercise of their
profession has been abridged. The appellant jurisdic-
tion being removed by that measure to the Imperial
House of Lords, all legal practice connected with it bas
of course been transferred to the English bar. We shall
only observe, that if the English lawyers he justly charge-
able with drawing long pleadings, their brethren in Ire-
land are equally chargeable with making long speeches.
There is,however, an essential difference bet% ern the two
cases. The long pleadings exhaust the clients' pockets.
The long speeches exhaust the lawyers' longs.

Yesterday, his Majesty rye a grand entertahlinent as
his Palace, Pall-mall. At Ra minutes past six the Duches
of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Victoria, attended
by her Highness's Governess, arrived at the Palace,
from Kensington. The Princess was introduced to
the King by her Royal Moth t. The interview lasted
upwards of half an hour. The King afterwards retired
to dinner, given to a numerous and splendid party ; con-
eisting of several of the Royal Family, the For. ign Am.
bassadors, the Cabinet Ministers, the Great Officers of
State, the Foreign Primes in England, &c.; among them
were the it Royal Ilighnessrs the Dukes of York and
Cumberlabd, Prince Leopold, the Duchess of Kent, the
Prince of Salms, Prince Remiss Ernsdorf, Mr. and Mrs.
Canning, the Russian Ambassador, and the Countess
Lieven, Marchioness of Cholmondeley, the Marquess and
Marchioness Convngham, Prince Esterhagy, the Austrian
Ambassador, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Dorset,
the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, the Duke and
Duchess of Wellington, &c.
The Royal Family were received by the band playing
" God save the King," and the Duke of Wellington was
received with " See ! the conquering Hero comes !"
His Majesty had also a numerous evening party of dis-
tinguished personages, at half-past nine, who were gra-
tified with a performance of choice English music, under
the direction of Mr. H. Hawes.

The Duke of York arrived in town on Wednesday
night, from Newmarket.
On Wednesday her Royal If firlines, the Duchess of
Kent, accmnpunied by Princess Peo.lor, Prince Leopold,
and Sir Robert Gardiner, paid a visit to Admirer Lord
liadstock, at his house in Portland place, in order to
view his Lordship's gallery of paintings, which are al-
lowed to be, in point of number, one of the finest collec-
tions in London. His Lordship, being apprised of the
honour intended him by the Royal visitants, prepared
for their reception an elegant defame a la fourchette,
which they cheerfully partook of, and seemed highly
delighted with their morning visit.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford hare not been in
town this season, in consequence of the indisposition of
his Grace, who, we are sorry to observe, continues in a
lingering state, with little progress towards convales
eerie.. The Noble Duchess constantly resides with his
Grace at Woburn Abbey.
The Marquess of Tayistock,by the advice of his physi-
cian!, has left town for Tunbridge Wells ; his Lordship,
we are concerned to state, continues seriously indis-
posed. The Marchioness resides constantly with his
Lordship.
Yesterday the Lords of the Council assembled at the
Council Office, Whitehall, to hear French Appeals.
STAFFORD COUNTY ELRCTION.—Lord Francis Gower
and Mr. Chetwynd, as we hear, have declined to offer
themselves for the representation; and Sir John Wrottes-
ley, Bart., who continues the only candidate, is making
an active canvass throughout the county.—(Wolverhamp-
ton Chron.)
There was a meeting of the inhabitants of the Ward of
Bishopsgate,Sir W. Rawlins in the chair, on Wednesday.
at which several appropriate resolutions were passed, and
a subscription commenced on behalf of the Spanish pa
triots, whb are struggling tu,tbe last against foreign in-
vasion and domestic traitors. Thirty pounds were sub-
scribed before the meeting broke up.
ENCOURAGRAIRNT TO EMIGRATION ! ! !—The Persian
Minister to this Court having effected the objects of his
Mission, leas issued, as his last public a, t, an official noti-
fication, that "as many families front European coun-
tries have lately resorted, some to Auierica and
New Holland, and others to Georgia and Daghistan,
as settlers, his Royal Highness Abbas Mirza, the
Prince Royal of Persia, through the medium of his
Minister at the Court of Great Britain, personally
assures all those who may be inclined to take up
theft residence in this• kingdom of Abzirbijan, of which the
capital is Tabriz, that, on their arrival io the district of
Sausidgeboalogh, he swill Immediately assign to them por-
tions of land, with residences attached, and every requisite
for their comfort and subsistence."

DUEL PREVENTED.—A meeting was to have taken place
yesterday morning, in Battersea Fields, in consequence of •
dispute at Vauxhall on the preceding night. The parties
were e Mr. W—, and a Mr. both bolding situa-
tions of trust. Some Constables were in attendance, but
they were batted by the parties not appearing ou the around,
from some Information hating been given. An exchange of
blows passed on the return of the parties on the night of
dispute; but a Gentleman interfered and prevented the con-
tinuance of what he conceived to he an unequal combat,
one of the Gentlemen being much larger and stronger than
the other. _ _ _ _

Total qnantities of Leghorn straw hats or bonnet•, and
of Leghorn straw plat, imported into Great Britain, in
the years ending 3tb April, 1321,1622, and 1823 :-1321,
No. 77.282 straw hats or bonnets, 21b. liot. straw plat ;
1322, No. 153;101 straw hats or bonnets, 21bs. straw
platting; 1823, No. 136.043 straw bats or bonnets;
3,5121b5. 12vz. straw platting.

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