t, at the Assembly Rooms, he rose
and spoke as follows:

Gentlemen,--Having received permission from the chair, I rise
to propose a toast which would be well received in any society
where the enlightened individual is known. But here I
anticipate it will be met by acclamation and enthusiasm. I do
not propose his health, merely because he is my friend,
although I feel truly honored by his friendship; and the more
so, as I know that it originated and was cemented by his
conviction of my honest zeal for the public good, and the deep
interest I took in the welfare of his native land. But I give
him as a public man, who, to a sound, vigorous, and cultivated
understanding, joins a liberal and enlightened mind--an innate
love of justice, and hatred of oppression--an inflexible
adherence to that which appears to him to be right--a man too
wise to be cunning. Armed with the '_mens conscia recti_,' he
marches straightforward to his object, nor turns into the
devious path of crooked policy, and left-handed wisdom. To
these qualities are added indefatigable industry, and a
patience not to be exhausted. This is the man, who, as a
public magistrate in high station, I offer for your
acceptance. Of his private worth, I dare not say all that I
feel. He is present. You know him, and can duly appreciate his
value. You will have anticipated that I mean the bailiff of
Guernsey. I now propose to you 'The health of the bailiff, and
unalloyed happiness to the island of Guernsey.'"

"In 1832, one of the most ancient and vital privileges of Guernsey--the
right of the inhabitants to be tried in their own local court--was
placed in peril, it being assailed by no less a character than Lord
Chief Justice Tenderden, who sought to extend the power of the writ of
_habeas corpus_ to this island. The history of this event would occupy
much more space than we can now devote to it. Suffice it here to say,
that after much correspondence on the subject, Mr. Brock and Mr. Charles
De Jersey, the king's procureur, were deputed to London, to act in
conjunction with the bailiff and procureur of Jersey in opposing the
measure. The mission was successful, and the independence of the insular
jurisdictions was maintained.

"The last occasion on which Mr. Brock went to England in the service of
his native island, was in the year 1835, when the channel islands were
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