Complex sentence: He early acquired a familiarity with history, antiquities, and the European languages, was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn 23 June 1817, and went the western circuit, of which he was for many years the leader.
Split into simpler sentences: He early acquired a familiarity with history, antiquities, and the European languages. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn on 23 June 1817, and went the Western circuit, of which he was for many years the leader.