SIR FITZROY KELLY.

West Coast Times, Issue 3580, 23 September 1880, Page 3

SIR FITZROY KELLY.

From " Men of the Time " we ex'ract the following record of the life of Sir Fi'zrcy Kelly, the dhtinquhhed Judge, intelligence of whose death at the ripe age of 84, was received by cable lately : —

Sir Tilzroy is a native of the metropolis, and son of Laptain Hawke Kelly, E N., by a daughter of Cnptain Pordyce, osrver and cupbearer to George 111. He was born in 1796. Having entered as a student at Lincoln's Inn, be was, in 1824, called to the bar by Ibat Scciely, and went the Norfolk circuit. In 1835 be was made a King's Counsel, and elected a bencher of Lincoln's Inn About tbe same time he was rt turned to the House of Commons as member for Ipswich, which borough, as well asHylhe, he bad previously contested without success. Unseated on petition at Ipswicb, he was successful at the next general election, ond occupied the seat till July, 1841, when he was again unsuccessful. In March, 1843, however, he was returned for Cambridge, and continued to represent that borough till 1847, baying meantime, during tbe administration of Sir R. Peel, held the office of Solicitor-General and been honored with knighthood. At the general election of 1847, Sir F. Kelly contested Ljme Eegis, but without success, and he waß excluded from Parliament till April, 1852, when, having previously accepted tbe pest of Solicitor General from Lord Derby, lie was elected for tbe borough of Harwich. By this time, however, Sir F. Kelly had become a landed proprietor and a Deputyslieutenant of the county of Suffolk ; and before taking his seat for Harwich, be was returned for the Eastern DivisioD, which he still represents (1861). In December, 1852, Sir F. Kelly resigned office with bis colleagues, and held the Attorney-Generalship under Lord Derby'e second administration in 1858- D. In politics he is a Conservative, but is an energetic member of the Society instituted with a view of promoting the Reform and Amendment of the Law. The two cases by which he is best known as a lawyer, are bis defence of Frost and his brother-Chartists at Newport in 1 840, and his prosecution of Dr Bernard for being concerned in Orsini's conspiracy, during his Attorney-General-ship.