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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ...manner, shadowed forth the very plans now in course of execution, Mr. Joseph Hume made a remark extremely characteristic of the general career of that honorable Member. He said, " He was glad to perceive that common sense had at last found its way amongst the lawyers. He highly approved of the project of the learned Serjeant; but he had himself proposed precisely the same thing in 1836." Subsequently the Serjeant exerted himself in the discussions respecting the propositions which sought compensation from the Danish Government, for the claims of British merchants--familiarly called the "Danish claims." In June, this Parliament was dissolved; and at the General Election which ensued, Serjeant Wilde was returned as Member for the city of Worcester. This Parliament was opened on the 19th August, and his first essay therein was in favour of his former client, Mr. Vizard, Queen Caroline's solicitor, who had been appointed solicitor to the Home Office; considered by some to have been a political job, and which called forth some warm discussions. The political and legal changes which had then recently taken place, such as Lord Campbell's appointment to the Irish Chancellorship, and others of a similar character, created much animadversion at the time; and the retention of his seat for Ripon by Sir Edward Sugden, who had been appointed Lord Chancellor for Ireland in succession to the short reign of Lord Campbell, was much commented upon in the House, and elsewhere. The Serjeant spoke warmly upon the subject as being most unconstitutional, and in the course of one of the debates, in which some personalities had passed between Sir Edward and the Serjeant, the latter said "he would repeat those expressions of courtesy towards him (Sir Edward Sugden) which...
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