The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-09
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Sl,fskeI Of Engte fafyfres frsm he Life Of Hihan
Pitt" jga p4Sijeed.
Mr.. Grey was born in 1904, and is the elden fen Of
the celebrated General Sir Charles Grey, fra created
Baron Grey de Howick, and recently Earl Grey.
He received his education at Eton where he was in
the fame cais with Lambton, Whi,bread, &c. after
which he repaired to the unworthy. Having given
an early preface of future talents in 1885 he
turned one Of the members for the county of Nor
cumberland. In 1894, he married Mfs Mary Eliza
beth, daughter of the R Hon. William Brabszon Pom
tonby, whole family has for many years poeed grea,
influence in Ireland.
This lenstor entered the political arena peri
cd when eloguence had attained common degree
Of excellence in England. He beh.ld Burke, Gill in
the meridian Of his fplendor he lived in intimacy
with Fox and Sheridan, of whom had long been
celebrated argumentative, the other cpl
gramunatic orator. With Pitt like hinifelf, young,
bold, and daring, armed with words at will, and
vroned with the fafcinaon Of authority, it was his
fate to diiagree and TO contend. 1heie cham
pons accordingly entered the lifts, and ihivered ma
ny lance with each other.
Active and decided in his oppoiition to Mr. Pitts
administration, Mr.. Grey has acted confpcuous
part in the diicuion of every great political quetion
which has been sgitsted in St. Ssephens's chapel.
To the fplendor of hereditary nobility, MIR. Grey
has lately added the honors and emoluments of Office,
having in February taken the fri place in the ad-
thumberland, and fond of agricultural puriuts, he
fuperintends the cultivation Of farm Of about two
thouiand acres. 1906
SAMUEL wurTBREAs, Esq. is the fon and fuc-
eeior OF mon Respectable gentleman, who by his
Tents, his character. his virtues, and eondu& daring
life, and will that took eifsct alter hi. death, has
conferred honor
He is connected with the family Of Lord Grey de
Howick, by double marriage, and fri into
parliament i'll 1890, member for Bedford where
his fathers property and virtues obtained for him an
influence, flnce coniolidated by his own worth and
bilities.
MIR. Whtbread has uniformly aaed with the op-
petition, and he has been recently employed in the
proiecution Of the impeachment of Lord Melville.
AS one of the managers of this impeachment, on the
part of the houie OF commons, he dNnguiihed him
elf by his interchangeable attention to the duties agn
ed 20 him, and by eloquent difcuion of the charg-
againa that noble patronage. We do not find MIR.
Whitbresd among the members of the prefent admit
ni(raton, although he is its advocate and friend.
1906.
THOMAS ERsKINE, now Lord High Chancellor
of Great Britain, defended from of the oldelt
families in Scotland is the third fon of the late, and
youngef brother of the prelent Earl of Buchan
Their father having died while young, the OF
Thomas and Henry Erkine devolved on the rePrelen-
tative of this noble family, and their fucces the
Englifh and Scottih bars prove his belt eulogum.
While boy of 6xteen, MIR. I. Erfkine was fent
to of the unveTiities of his native country, and
being obliged, on of the crgaEa damps, TO
make immediate election, he choie the navy, in
which we believe he rofe higher than to be
hl7ing lieutenant. and loon after obtained commit
lor in the army. In 1870, while lieutenant of foot,
he married NIiis Moore, and having the profPea of
numerous family, he changed his regimentals for
fut o black, and entered his ttudent in LIN
ooln's inn degree at the univerfty of Cambridge
abridged two whole years Of the allotted fer
call to the bars attendance in the Office of MIR. alter
wards Judge Butler, while fpecial pieader, made
him acquainted with the practical part of bnluefs,
and he completed his fudes in this fPeees of " law
logic" under the no Iefs celebrated Mr.. Wood.
Having AZ length Obtained the honors of the go7os
and zoig in Trinity term 1878, he commenced his
the defender eff Captain Baiilie, Of Green
wich-holpita, who had been proiscuted for libel
againh the late Earl of Sandwich, while firt lord of
the admiralty But it the junior council, on
the trial of Admiral Keppe thar his nautical educate
on, while it proved highly ferviceabe to his client,
the fame time enabled him to obtain fame for HIM
felf. An bss'raran Of one thouiaad guineas was the
fprndd reward of his fervces.
As ,he advocate of his counryman, Lord George |
Gordon, he added not ite to his celebrity. and at
length, in May, 1888, he was honored with pa |
tent of precedeney, which confirmed all the advan-
tages, naecompanied by any of the Disadvantages of
fix gown IN the couTie Of the fame year, he be-
came a leg;1sto- having been returned for Portf- I
mouth, partly by the friendihip of Sir Jon Carter,
the mayor, and partly ofthe high rePua-
ton hi had obtained there, in confequeuee Of his
duct at the court-martal already alluded to. The |
late M ]. Lee, formerly attorney general, retir
ing from bufneis prelented his briefbag to Mr. L. I
about this period, as mark of his eneem
As i H7pyrr, the reputation of VT. Erikne ia limit
ed ; as ernfor it knows no bounds. The hyle of
his eloquence is bold and pathetic appealing the
paons of his hearers, he takes full poeiion of them
leaves them until they firmly fixed to his pmr-
pole 1t would be peaGng occupation to narrate |
here the various triumPhs of his eloquence and to
mention the frequent nances of the exerton Of theie
talents in the eaule of innocence and virtue.
In maintaining the rank and Altering the privilege
IS of an advocate, he has always dRinguilhed HIM
felf. We claim perrnilIion to inCert paiIage from
hislpeech in the Dean of St. Alaph's cafe, in which
lie alluded to attempt made by Mr.. Juhice Butler
to control the eIertions for his client.
" II was the frft command and council Of my !
youth, always to do what my confidence told me to
be my duty; and to leave the c0nlequences God |
] Aall carry with me the msniory, and trua the !
pra&ice Of this parental lelon TO my grave have |
hitherto followed il, and have TO reafon to complain
that my obedience it has been even temporal IA
crfce. have found it the contrary the road 70 /
PROPERTY and wealth. and fhall point it out as fueh
to my Children
il has been frequent oblcrvatiou, that the talents
required for the forenfc field differ ehenti7y ironi
thoie which di0insuh the hatelnan. OF the truth /
Of this opinion, MIR. Ersliue is an infiance. Since |
the War I5gg. he has rouQautiv held C.at ;,,