SIDLEY & AUSTIN A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

 
                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.08



                                SIDLEY & AUSTIN
               A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

   CHICAGO                        000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx             XXXXXXXXXX, X.X. 
   ______                     New York, New York 10022              ______      
   DALLAS                      Telephone 000 000 0000               LONDON      
   ______                      Facsimile 000 000 0000               ______      
 LOS ANGELES                                                       SINGAPORE
                                    Founded 1866                    ______      
                                                                     TOKYO
                                                             
WRITER'S DIRECT NUMBER                                   WRITER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                           CONSENT OF SIDLEY & XXXXXX        



          Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx hereby consents to all references made to it in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of ML JWH Strategic Allocation Fund L.P. and
ML JWH Strategic Joint Venture LLC, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 6, 1998.



Date:     March 6, 1998



                                    Very truly yours,



                                    Xxxxxx & Austin