Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-07-18
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4@1iSeeIlasGsous Drnartsalesss.
Ertrdcts from the .Ec1s0irs of E,dcs1cI Hcplokts Tie
Dramatic Jt,iicr.
"Abou This period, of our consau; visitors was
the honorable Thomas ErslSine who had lately rcln
pushed the army and the navy for profession the
raw. Little did then think that this Young student
who reside! IN small lujgin al Hampstead AID open
y arow cd that lie lived beef camseh he could
not afford 10 purchase OF superior qualitvdressc
ha05'y-eNpressed the greatest gratitude MIR liar
ms for occasional free admissions and used boastiuey
eXcIaln 10 my ather-'Tianl fortune out of m, oy
fanny don't know lOrd,'litc did then think that
soud ever I'VE 10 see this distressed parsonage pos
session o rceragc, the seals aud the annual recent
oil above fifteen thousand pounds. But want o income
that great professional stinu!au urged him into action:
and aided by strong natural talents and increasing IN
!usty his consequent aud rise we're SO rapid
uat remember Murphy the Dramatic author ALWAYS
Calling htn the balloon barrister.' Oae OF his frs
clients was AInir;! hcppCl, Who being brought 10 a
court martial by Sir Hugh Palliser aud acquitted pre-
scented his Successful Young advocate with bank not.
OF one thousand pounds. MIR. Esime ahe,7 ed us this
novel sight, and exclaimed, 'p0tI the aonsYH of c7c-
oetf, my good t;ICuis.' Soon after Lord Gcorre Cor
Lols trial, Tor whom, with Lord kenyon he was coun
sci, and where again there verdict OF acquittal
he came with al! ms honou's ick upon i!n' and pass
ed three OF fear days with US at Sout'barow. Whc
neF SUCCESS had moi Increased his qua
mites, or fron what cause know not; but though
equally concIiiatug 10 my father and my mother ht.
anI tue JUNIOR part of the family got Comnleeiy 10
tHa, on the DAY his departure, full
our supposed aunoyanoes, Jack, Robert aud myself
wayIad him at the gate, pulled oil our hats, waved
them, and then huzzaed him. He turned round alb
rnpt!y, stared, and haugy demanded what " meant?
we mean, cried Robert, TO pay the commitment Ju,
70 your taieuts 'Ay' continued Jack particularly To
your talent OF making yourself disrSrceu5ic' Then
we ali ran INTO the house. and, pecpng through win
dow saw him returning; when suddenly altering liza
mai he put spurs IL his horse aud gailopcd array
The next time met in the AGelpi. Erskn. shook
us by The hand, laughed heartily al the circumstance,
and sand a' he dd not forget lie great barrIs;er,
we were quite right IN remembering were The sons
Of great Attorney character certainly not exactly
to be uiiei with by either oil! or young big wgsn
After leaving school, Frederick was, in I72e, enter.
cd OF the Middle Temple; bu except in assisting in his
fathers business, to have done little or nothing
with law Nevertheless, his opinion OF lawy ers NAV be
worth quoting not as student, but experienced
man of the woIld.
''When it is remembered, that the profession of The
,aw sufficiently profitable its Practitioners tu live
by IT. honouraby ant honestly, must lament that so
many wander from the regmia; road Yet, that there
arc many sound IN heart in he. many who can
fairly boast OF being above all crooied ts am hap
pv III this opportunity OF ckuos iDg AMI in defiance
OF prejudice and the cry Of mad dog can venture TO
add, that If Dogenes were Ia search an honest
man, he would, probably, after all be as likely 10 find
such person amongst lawyers among any other
class OF society"
OF another profession he tells rs less favourable
story
c'e Practsed, occurred about tbs period
surgeons and apotheCaries, amounting at least To tie
number othjly, received letters to attend u't lock
IN the morning, a well known wcaily lawyer re sid
ing close to the Thames, at the end OF Essex street
whlE was tben ii IS nCw Il complete cal-de sac
Soon after the appointed hour Carriages arrived ten
IN an instan many more. Alter much parley rage and
cOniuSIon some of The doctors LdEC hcv had been de-
ceiyed, ordered their coacnaI TURN and drive to
their real patients. Then tgc LoaXcrs triumph
above twenty medical Hats we're preparing 10 get of
lie street, while more than rfuai number were as 10
Ientiy struggling TO gel MO ~ This small cal &c
being completely biCcllaied the original cause OF
action was as usual speedily fngoiteu and he doctors
and their servants passed ic remainder OF the morning
IN po!emlcai dsquIsoI.s tito KEY AID m general
abuse a2d reiort Though some nvaiis suffered, per
haps, by :5 Jest, others ia hel. oIinpu benefit
ted at least Lord EGinghan used say, To this face
uous event owe my life, for sent Tor Or c.,
and he could not come Undoubtedly his ioIds'ip vas
not very partial TO the faculty; Tor sehen my bro
tbeF Richard SAID, What wonderful climate Green,
lands must be- since the natives live thcrc to e age Of
hundred years igiHtc1t medical mem his orJshp
replied, Then hat mach wonderful climate
Engands must be, since ihcy I've here enc hundred
yeas lCHh therno
ITO rccur to the subject Of g9ciefiue cfrontg
brother Jack. late evening C January. proceeding
his gig 10 SouihbarrOyv stopped on Bromley it'll
0v hlshwaymaD who presenting pistol flrjously de-
handed lis money vii! not say That Jsc, loo fright
bat his horse did. and wh vincent plunge gal,cpCd OF
al full speed The hiehgayl foot bpin@ struck by
the wheel, ne was nmcoi@'sy u'aTsea, and dashed
the ground while ms horse. VOW EFT 20 bis gud
ance, meCbaulC7lv followed tie .hcla. jack ~ total
ignorance Of the Whole pro sedng. hearing tic horse
behind the gig naturally concluded ,c iigawavrnau
full pursuit, and peccl every oment to have
bis brains blown out. However. er%criag the town
d,CJy cred his error, 10 lis great relief AM stopping
the mn desiring 70 speak TO Oh landlord lie related
SIC circumstance and then delivered the horse 10 him,
ordcrog 1t 10 be Immediately aI,eri-sd according 10
Sue usual form-If moi owned nor druandcd within ten
days rom the date herec,, 10 viii be po,mptoJiy sold
10 Jeiray expenses As be supposed, the horse
was neither ned nor ci.iuel, therefore sold; and
Jack P1cheijng The gdJo7f, cleared arwa rds Of thirty
pounds by Wat he called rubbing lbgtwaymqn;"