LORD KENYON. 293 



reasons against the proceeding of that writ. It 

 can scarcely be thought, that so ingenious and 

 eloquent an advocate would confine the defence 

 of his clients to any single point. It was not 

 surprising, therefore, that he should make a 

 show of resistance at various parts. But still 

 it was evident, that this by-law was regarded 

 by him as his only secure position. How could 

 he indeed act otherwise, consistently with the 

 deference which was due to the opinion of 

 Lord Mansfield? Dr. Stanger had applied for 

 a mandamus to the Court of King's Bench, be- 

 cause the College of Physicians refused to ex- 

 amine him for admission into their order of 

 candidates. But the by-law, in which they 

 grounded this refusal, had been decided to be 

 bad by the late chief judge of that court. No 

 other defence then could well be offered there 

 for such conduct, than that, in compliance with 

 the advice with which his censure was accom- 

 panied, a new by-law for the admission of 

 members had been framed, which so qualified 

 the former, as to take away from it all appear- 

 ance of illiberality ; and that if Dr. Stanger 

 chose to apply under the new statute, he would 

 readily be received into the college. 



This appears to me a just summary of the 

 chief, if not the only argument, of Mr. Erskine 

 upon that occasion. But to avoid all suspicion 



