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BLACKWOOD'S

EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.

No. CCCCXXXVIII. APRIL, 1852. Vol. LXXI.

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WILLIAM BLACKWOOD " SONS, #5 GEORGE SREE$

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EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.

No. CCCCXXXVIII. APRIL, 1852. Vol. LXXI.

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2 would the 1ieges had been there, to seeuch shining chialr*.HThe Royal Stranger.>n


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so-ewhat si-ilar scene in which the Earl gured eIactl* twele-onths before. The scene is the sa-e to which he is now hasteningHin one resect the erson is changedHBaron tanle* has assedinto the Earl of 5erb*K but are the P42";2P1E, and is the M&" thesa-e 1et us look atH

1ord tanle* in the ?ouse of 1ords, on osition side of the ?ouse, and inthe character of a states-an co-e to announce, a-idst the blankdisaoint-ent of his friends and suorters, the failure of all hiseJorts to co-l* with the wishes of his oereign, that he shouldfor- a new Ministr*. Two other Peers had also, on the sa-e eening,-ade state-ents in that ?ouse, and at the sa-e -o-ent twostates-en were -aking corresonding state-ents in the other?ouseK all of the- indicating a conjuncture of aJairs, and a ositionof arties, altogether uneIa-led in the histor* of the countr*. Ahocan areciate that week's anIiet* to the Oueen of this greatcountr* & Oueen, with an eIact knowledge of her own august andtranscendant relations and resonsibilities to a free state, inti-atel*acNuainted with the characters and osition of ublic -en, sendingfor one of the- after the other, to for- a Ministr* in accordancewith their own olitical rinciles, but in ainK and at lengthco-elled to co--and her late Ministers to resu-e, for a ti-e, the

reins which the* had surrendered, that the countr* -ight not bewithout an* Goern-ent at all, and at a -o-ent fraught with er*secial national anIieties. 1et us take the oortunit* of sa*ing, withroud satisfaction, that all the noble-en and gentle-en in NuestionH1ord tanle*, the MarNuis of 1ansdowne, the Earl of &berdeen,1ord 6ohn 4ussell, and ir 6a-es Graha-HacNuitted the-seles asbeca-e British states-en, atriots, and lo*al subjectsK in a -annerwhich eIcited uniersal arobation both at ho-e and abroad3eIhibiting a iid and -ost instructie illustration of the strengthand elasticit* of our institutions, and the courage and discretion ofboth Oueen and Peole. >n that occasion, he with who- we hae

now to deal la*ed his art nobl*, and the -anner in which hela*ed it has beco-e a -atter of high i-ortanceK regard being hadto his resent ositionHto which his conduct then now aJords a ke*Hand bearing in -ind that which is er* dear to English-en, thesimplicity and truthfulness of his personal character, and theconsistency of his political career. 1et us see, then, what were therecise circu-stances under which he then -ade so consicuousand -e-orable an aearance on the scene of ublic aJairsK andwhat was the account which he thought roer to gie of hi-self,and the rinciles on which he should hae constructed his olic*,

had he succeeded in for-ing a Goern-ent. Ahat he said in the


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Graha-, and 1ord 6ohn 4ussellK then for 1ord tanle*K and on alldeclaring the-seles unable to coalesce, or for- an &d-inistration,her Majest*, in great anIiet*, sent for her enerable and illustriousadiser the 5uke of AellingtonK who wisel* counselled her tocontinue 1ord 6ohn 4ussell's Goern-ent in oQce, at all eents for

the resent, and under the ressing circu-stances of the ti-e. Thisdecision haing been arried at, Parlia-ent reasse-bled on


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Majest*, has been receied. &s to the latter, There is not theshadow of a foundation for the state-ent that her Majest* wouldnot hae gien -e the ower of dissoling Parlia-entK and 2 a-authorised b* the Oueen to sa*, that no one could be justied insa*ing, or holding out a belief, to the contrar*. uch, then, was her

Majest*'s condence in 1ord tanle*, that een in the criticalcondition of the countr* at that ti-e, she would hae intrusted hi-with the great ower of dissoling Parlia-ent. &nd now what did thisfaithful and lain0seaking noble-an tell his 4o*al Mistress 1et hi-seak for hi-selfK and what he then said to the Oueen, it is now ofsure-e i-ortance for us to know.M* rst state-ent to the Oueen was, that, had 2 been a -e-ber ofthe ?ouse of ;o--ons, 2 should hae certainl* suorted the-otion of Mr 5israeli.8;:... 2 stated that it would be i-ossible for -e,as an honest -an, to take oQce without a full deter-ination to dealwith that distress, and endeaour to al* to it, as a Minister,eJectie -easures of relief. &nd *et again, with an eIlicitnessdef*ing all ossibilit* of -isarehensionH2 stated, that if 2 couldso far forget -*self as to sacrice -* honest conictions, the loss ofhonour which would be inoled in such a course of rocedurewould -ake -* serices worse than aluelessK... that 2 would not takeoQce on an* other condition than that of endeaouring, bon de,to gie eJect to -* own coniction, of the necessit* of legislatingfor that class 8the agricultural: of her Majest*'s subjects3 but ! didnot bind myself to any specic measure. o -uch for 1ord tanle*'s

eIlanation of what had assed between hi-self and the Oueen."ow let us see the olic* on which he would hae acted with hisMinistr*K and he eIlained it with ad-irable straightforwardness,rinciall* with reference to three great toicsHthe !ncomeTa",#gricultural $istress, and %apal #ggression. ?e began b*sa*ing, 2 -ight, 2 think, hae brought to a satisfactor* issue two orthree i-ortant Nuestions, which aear to be the great stu-bling0block of oliticians at the resent -o-ent.&irst, then, of the 2nco-e TaI. Take it as *ou will, le* it as *oulease, this is a taI which is full of 8$R!:ano-alies andinconeniences, ressing ariousl* uon diJerent classes of the

co--unit*, with a co-licated injustice which no -odication canaltogether re-oe. ?e declared his coniction in strong ter-s, thatif the ?ouse of ;o--ons had not i-licitl* relied on ir 4obertPeel's ledge that the 2nco-e TaI was to last for onl* three *ears, itwould not hae consented to the i-osition of it for an hourK ...there was no -an liing who belieed that it would. &nd he added,2 hold it to be an object, not onl* of ital i-ortance, but one towhich the faith of successie Ministers has been ledged, that the2nco-e TaI should not be er-itted to degenerate into a er-anenttaI.

Secondly, as to &gricultural 5istress. 2 hold it to be an ad-itted andundisuted fact, that the land is, at this -o-ent, the onl* suJering
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interestK and that it is labouring under an a-ount of taIation, ofarious descritions, far eIceeding the a-ount which falls uonother classes of the co--unit*.... B* i-osing a -oderate dut* onthe i-osition of foreign corn, *ou -ight raise a er* considerablereenue for the countr*, while *ou would not -ateriall* raise the

rice to the consu-erK but *ou would, b* the acNuisition of a dut* ofS!,(77,777, or S),777,777, enable the Goern-ent -ore raidl* toeJect that object to which 2 hae referred as of great adantage tothe co--unit* at largeHthe e"tinction of the !ncome Ta".... Therelief of the nances of the countr*, and the re-oal of thatressure of taIation, would innitel* and i--easurabl* eIceed inadantage an* ossible triLing alteration in the rice of foodHandtriLing indeed it -ust beHwhich could touch the consu-er.Ae beg articular attention to the following assage3H2 eIress -* frank oinion, that the Nuestion of %rotection, or, if*ou lease, the Nuestion of the unrestricted i-ort of roisions, isone which -ust be settled by the country, once, and for eer,wheneer it is aealed to for its decision. hould the neIt generalelection roe that the sense of the countr* is in faour of aerfectl* unrestricted i-ort of all roisions, unacco-anied b*those duties which in other countries are i-osed for uroses ofreenue, uon all articles, and which in this countr* are i-osed toa ast eItent uon articles of ri-e necessit* for consu-tionhardl* inferior to breaditself, 2, for one, and 2 beliee the -ajorit* of*our lordshis and of Parlia-ent, would resectfull* bow to thateIression of the sense of the countr*.

'astly, &s to Paal &ggression. 1ord tanle* treated this Nuestion,which he sole-nl* ronounced to be the -ost i-ortant of alli-ortant Nuestions, in a sirit of resolute and co-rehensiestates-anshi. haring the uniersal indignation, at the i-udentand dangerous atte-t of the Poe uon the liberties of this countr*and the Oueen's sure-e authorit*, 1ord tanle* denounced theett* legislation b* which the Goern-ent roosed to -eet it, asbeneath conte-t, and redicted recisel* that which has co-e toass. But what were his own iews &nd how would hehae acteduon the- 1et eer* Protestant in the E-ire gie ear.The real danger is this3 The G4&5+&1 growth and encroach-ent of

the ower of the Poe, and of the relates acting under hisauthorit*, in interfering with -atters not urel* and strictl* religious,and in assu-ing to the-seles owers, which if not in iolation ofthe 8letter of the: law of the land, are at ariance with 8the sirit of:that law.2 conceie that there are grae Nuestions deending uon theosition of the 4o-an ;atholics in this countr*, with regard to therights of their own church, to the disosition of roert*, and the-anner in which trust roert* is held for 4o-an ;atholic uroses.2 think it is a subject for inNuir*, how religious houses of arious

descritions are carried on in this countr*K and it is a grae Nuestionwhether allreligious houses should not be subjected to the ower of


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isitation, in order that it -a* be ascertained that no ersons areretained within the- contrar* to the law of the land.8$R):2 should hae reco--ended that, in both ?ouses of Parlia-ent,inNuiries should take lace as to the actual relations in which the

4o-an ;atholic subjects of the Oueen stand towards the tate,towards an* foreign ower, and towards their own riests andrelates. 2 would hae adised that this subject should be full*inestigatedK the resent ano-alies of the law reall* eIosed, anda-end-ents suggested for the consideration of Parlia-ent.uch is a faint sketch of the leading ortions of 1ord tanle*'seIosition of his iews and intentions in


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oonents, een his -ost actie and irulent, eer* oortunit*the* could desire for for-ing owerful co-binations of arties, andeliciting an oerowering eIression of the oice of the nation.?is trumpetgae no uncertain sound. The ene-* had a-le notice,and -ight easil* hae baed arehended intrigue, and guarded

against susected surrise. But there has been, confessedl*, neitherintrigue nor surrise. Aell, eIactl* twele -onths hae elased,during which the weakness of the eIisting Ministr* beca-e eer*-onth -ore aarent, and its seed* dissolution ineitable. Ahat isthe result

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slowl* down the ?ouse, till he takes his seat near that so recentl*occuied b* the Earl of 5erb*. ?e looks deressed and anIious, butis cal- and dignied, and aarentl* not disosed to conersation."ear to hi- are the Earl of ;arlisle and Earl Gre*Hjust aboe, but ina line with the-, 1ord Brougha- and the Earl of &berdeen3 all these

sit Nuietl* enough, with an eIectant air, in their lacesK while the*ounger folk, eseciall* those just dislaced fro- subordinate oQce,Lit about a-ong their friends, aarentl* in a state of concern andbewilder-ent The cross benches are nearl* lled. The Bishos'benches are occuied b* onl* four or e Prelates, the &rchbisho of;anterbur* and the Bisho of 1ondon being of the nu-ber.;onfronting the long line of the >osition, sit -an* of the newMinistr* and their friends, a goodl* halanI, generall* wearing theaearance of eIcite-ent and resolution. &t the corner of thesecond back bench is to be seen the striking gure of 1ord1*ndhurst3 with folded ar-s, his co--anding countenance, noweIhibiting too -an* of the traces of age, shows that he is at this-o-ent in rofound thought. ?e see-s disinclined to seak toan*bod*. Ae -iss one great fa-iliar gure, the white0haired 5uke ofAellingtonK for he is gone to tratheldsa*e, giing, this eening, hiscusto-ar* banNuet to the 6udges of &ssize. The whole ?ouse is in asubdued buzz of conersation. & slight co--otion at the further endattracts all e*esHandHenter the Earl of 5erb*, acco-anied b* afriend. ?e is dressed in a lain black surtout, with crae round hishatK and walks Nuietl* to the lace left acant for hi-, on the frontbench, and for the last e or siI *ears occuied b* the MarNuis of

1ansdowne, who now regards hi- with an eIression of b* no-eans eager hostilit*. >n one side of the new Pri-e Minister sits the5uke of "orthu-berland, on the other are the Earls of Eglinton andMal-esbur*. 1ord 5erb* is in his ft*0third *ear, but looks nearl* ten*ears *ounger. ?e is tall and well0roortionedK and his countenancedisla*s dignit*, frankness, and deter-ination. 2ts distinguishingfeature is the bright and iercing e*e now glancing reso8$R#:lutel*at the lowering arra* of the >osition. >n the table before hi-stand a decanter of water and a glass. &s far as we can see, he hasnot brought with hi- a single note. ?e whisers for a -o-ent to theEarl of Mal-esbur*, then rises, stes to the table, re-oes his hat,

folds his ar-s, and a loud cr* of ?ear hear hear issues fro-eer* Nuarter of the ?ouse, instantl* hushed into dee silenceHa-idst which is heard a clear ringing oice seaking with beautifuldistinctness of articulation, and er* deliberatel*.>n that da* week, and at that hour, he was acing the leasantgrounds of Bad-inton, little drea-ing that the electric wire, within afew hours, would be charged with two or three otent s*llablesaddressed to hi-self, announcing the sudden fall of a Ministr*, andsu--oning hi- to town, to for- a new one >n aturda* eeninghe receied a co--and to attend her Majest* on the ensuing da*,

when he resented to her Majest* an outline of his&d-inistration,Hand, within three da*s' ti-e, a list of all those


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friends who- he had selected to discharge the rincial oQces ofthe Goern-ent. >n the er* da* on which he was seaking, heand the* had kissed hands on receiing the seals of oQceK and it iseas* to i-agine how eer* -o-ent of the last e da*s -ust haebeen occuied with the harassing anIieties of for-ing an

&d-inistration. /et there he stood, reared to state, before thatbrilliant and i-osing audienceHbefore the whole countr*, andreresentaties of eer* ciilised nation on earth, the olic* onwhich he roosed to goern this ast e-ireH&n eIosition whichhe well knew would reNuire rofound consideration to fra-e, so asto hit the ha* -ean between candour and states-anlike resereKto satisf* just eIectation, and at the sa-e ti-e aoid alar-ingfriends, or rooking catious ene-ies. uch a seech as the Earl of5erb* deliered during the ensuing hourK so rudent in what wassaid, and o-ittedK so co-lete and co-rehensie in its sche-eand scoeK so eIact and felicitous in detail and eIressionHcouldnot hae been reared, and deliered, as it was, b* an* -an butone of great and ractised owers, and consu--ate discretion.Aith no disosition whateer to Latter the Earl of 5erb*, anduninLuenced b* an* consideration eIcet a rigorous regard for truthand justice, we declare our deliberate coniction that this seechalone showed its seaker t to conduct the aJairs of this countr*, atthe grae crisis which undoubtedl* eIists. 2t is eraded b* an air of-odest*, si-licit*, frankness, resolution, discretion, and dignit*,that is er* loel* to the e*es of English-en. 2t is the seech of a;hristian gentle-an and states-an, and delineates a olic* based

uon Princile, as contradistinguished to EIedienc*. 2t eIhibited anoble sirit, at once conciliator*, and unco-ro-isingK and, in aword, i--ediatel* roduced a rodigious eJect uon the countr*.?ad it been less able and satisfactor* than it was, theconseNuences, as the seaker well knew, would hae beeni--ediatel* serious and rejudicial, to an eItent be*ond resentcalculation. &s it is, the countr*, though in a er* anIious andeIacting hu-our, aeared to beco-e at once assured and cal-Kand its ulseHthe


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can, an outline8$R(: of the course which, haing undertaken such aresonsibilit*, 2 feel it incu-bent on -e to ursue.H>, whisered, at this oint, a leading 1iberal -e-ber of the?ouse of ;o--ons, to one beside hi-, he's going to seak outKand both listened to 1ord 5erb* fro- that -o-ent with unbroken

silence and attention, and, when he had nished, looked at eachother signicantl*, and for a few -o-ents without uttering a word.

The Earl of 5erb* aused for a second or two, and directing a look ofaJectionate sincerit* towards 1ord 1ansdowne, co--enced thatgraceful, eloNuent, well0weighed eulog*, which -ust long lie in his-e-or*.8E:The last sentence of it was as follows. 2t elicited uniersalcheering, and eidentl* aJected 1ord 1ansdowne.M* 1ords, it -ust be an encourage-ent to future states-en, thatthe* should be able to oint to his eIa-leK and see how, after aeriod of, 2 beliee, nearl* ft* *ears sent in the ublic serice, astates-an can retire with the friendshi, the war- and cordialfriendshi, of his olitical associates, with the cordial and sincereestee- of his olitical oonents, and with a character unble-ishedb* a single stain on his olitical irtue or riate honour&fter a lucid state-ent of the circu-stances under which he hadbeen so suddenl* and uneIectedl* called to the hel- of ublicaJairs, the stes which he had taken to for- a Goern-ent, and afrank aowal that he saw hi-self, for the resent, enironed withal-ost insuerable diQculties, arising rinciall* out of theconfused condition of arties in the ?ouse of ;o--ons, heroceeded to indicate the rinciles on which he roosed to

conduct the Goern-ent of the countr*. ?e co--enced with hisne or two

-ight hae been seen taking a encil note of articular eIressionsKand this -ight well be doneK for he handled these critical toics witheINuisite discretion and delicac*. ?is tone was cordiall* acic, butalso dignied and resolute. ?ow would the


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e-hasis,F of incurring the -iseries of war. >ur de-eanourtowards foreign goern-ents should be on all occasions frank andconciliator*K we should treat all nations alike, whether great ors-all, with due resect and consideration, eNuall* in acts, in words,in conduct. Treaties should be obsered with unctual delit*, both

as to letter and sirit. Eer* nation's indeendence should be heldsacred, and on no retence should we interfere with their internaland indiidual arrange-ents. Ahateer for- of goern-ent eachthought roer to adot, we had no right to -anifest eithers*-ath* or rejudice in resect of one -ore than another, be itthe -ost absolute desotis-, li-ited -onarch*, constitutionalreublic, orHif such a thing can be conceied to continue ineIistenceHabsolute 4ed 4eublicanis-. That8$RU: which is thechoice of a nation, is that which it is the dut* of the BritishGoern-ent to recognise. Aheneer eIlanations, or redress,beco-e unfortunatel* reNuisite, the* should be asked for withte-er and frankness, and oJered in the sa-e sirit.Aho sees not the signicance of this, on aderting to ariousortions of the foreign olic* of the late Goern-ent Then 1ord5erb* aroached er* tender ground, treading cautiousl*, butr-l*. 2t was the roud and ancient characteristic of this countr*, toaJord a ho-e to the ho-eless, iniolable shelter to the eIileK butnot to beco-e a nurser* for foreign traitors. 2t not onl* would notcountenance, but would not tolerate, those who- it was hositabl*sheltering fro- the stor-s of olitical adersit*, intriguing andlotting here against their own goern-ents. Ae should watch all

such -oe-ents igilantl*, and arise foreign goern-ents ofwhat was here hatching against the-. "a*, such atte-tsconstitute a high oJence against our own laws, to be isited witheIe-lar* and condign unish-entK but, at the sa-e ti-e, thoselaws -ust neer be strained, with a iew of either conciliating thefriendshi, or aerting the hostilit*, of foreign owers. &ll this wassaid in a noble siritK and the oortune enunciation of suchrinciles was like shedding oil on the troubled waters. 2t afterwardselicited fro- that discreet and eIerienced


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&s regards our own safet*, and our -eans of reelling foreignaggression, and -aintaining internal order and tranNuillit*, 1ord5erb* -ade the i-ortant and gratif*ing announce-ent, that bothour ar-* and na* are in a state of high eQcienc*, and adeNuate toall the -ultifarious calls uon the-, arising out of our uniersall*0

eItended e-ire. England herself drea-s not of aggression in an*Nuarter, or eItended do-inion, abundantl* satised with what sheossesses. he seeks onl* to rotect her just rights and interestsKand though in no wise arehensie of aggression uon herself, butrather feeling assured of the continuance of eace, this latterconsideration of itself justied, and een suggested, the roriet*of deliberatelyorganising our own energies, and -aking the- soro-tl* and eJectiel* aailable as to lace this countr* be*ondthe reach of aggression fro- an* Nuarter. There is, howeer, nonecessit* for an* increased -ilitar* force, regular or irregularK andthe Earl of 5erb* concluded this art of his seech b* one of thehaiest strokes conceiable. Aithout sa*ing it in words, he initedforeign countries to conte-late our own institutions, and the greatstrength and hainess which the* confer uon usK at the sa-eti-e aJording a faint and delicate inti-ation of the strength whichwe can ut forth on an adeNuate occasion 2n a few gracefulsentences he alluded to the -e-orable de-onstration in 1ondon onthe !7th of &ril !%#%3 M* lords, uon -an* -e-orable occasions,and uon none -ore than in the course of the last three or four*ears, the eole of this countr* hae shown, in a -anner to eIcitethe wonder and ad-iration of foreign owers, that the eace and

tranNuillit* of the kingdo- -a* be safel* intrusted to the lo*alt* ofthe eole of England. 2 beliee, -* lords, that it is not the abilit* ofher rulersH2 a-8$R: sure that it is not the -ultitude of her forcesHthat kees this countr* in a state of tranNuillit* and content-entKbut 2 -ust sa* that it is a due and frank areciation, on the art ofeer* class of her Majest*'s subjects, of the inesti-able alue ofthose institutions under which the* lie, and a coniction that not-erel* the just rerogaties of the ;rown, but the real liberties ofthe eole, are best secured b* these institutions Ae know notwhich -ost to ad-ire, the erfect good taste, or the -asterl* tactand sagacit* here disla*ed, in the eIression of that which will be

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that -e-orable eening 5id he forget it There sate before himEarl )rey, with a -illstone of resonsibilit* susended fro- hisneck, for a long series of colonial eIloits, eer* one of the-fa-iliar to the Earl of 5erb*K who also knew, in co--on witheer*bod* else, what was the last straw which had broken the

ca-el's backHwhat was the real reason of the late Ministers'sudden retreat fro- oQceHto aoid the blighting eIosure, in the?ouse of ;o--ons, of Earl Gre*'s @aQr -isdoings. Aith high

judg-ent, and a generous forbearance, the Earl of 5erb* assedoer the legiti-ate and te-ting toic in blank silenceHa silence,howeer, which -a* hae been felt b* the eI0colonial Minister aser* o-inous. 1et us, howeer, seize the oortunit* of touching,for an instant, onl* one art of this soreHwe -ean Earl Gre*'s lastdesatch to ir ?arr* -ithK one of the -ost cruel and i-udentdocu-ents that eer libelled the character of a state aer, orthreatened to break a noble heartK a docu-ent that ought to beburned at the head of eer* regi-ent in the sericeK one which hadbeen slendidl* falsied b* the triu-hant eteran before it hadco-e into his gallant hands, or been trodden into the dust under thefoot of scornful and insulted soldier. Gallant eteran what arecetion awaits *ou on *our return ho-e, fro- *our Oueen andfro- *our countr*, if indeed *ou lie to tread the soil of old Englandagain /ou will be welco-ed in 5owning treet, whence *our libellerhas been eIelled, and fro- which he is now for eer eIcluded.

Thus -uch for 1ord 5erb*'s temporarysilence on ;olonial olic*.?aing concluded his obserations on his ur recollection of what hehad then said, on the Nuestion which he was now aroaching, wasiidl* distinct. Ae were cer8$R%:tain that he would thoroughl*identif* Earl 5erb* of


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to ir 4obert Peel's co--ercial olic* in !%#), stating that he hadcordiall* suorted it.But here let us auseK for this sudden ten *ears' retrosect awakensainful -e-ories, and suggests a er* ainful contrast. 1et usseak of the dead, the distinguished dead, in a sirit of forbearance

and charit*. "a*, let us a* the ho-age due to a -an of greatolitical caacit* and knowledge, and unsullied urit* of ersonalcharacterHThere is now l*ing before us, side b* side with a rerintof 1ord 5erb*'s seech, a fellow rerint8


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leied on the roductie -eans of -anufacturing industr*.D(heering.F Aho a* the highwa* ratesHwho a* the church0ratesHwho a* the oor0rateHwho a* the tithes 2 sa*, not erhasaltogether, but chieL*, the landed occuiers of this countr*. &nd,gentle-en, if corn be the roduct of other land not subject to those

burdens, it surel* would not be just to the land of this countr*, whichbears the- all, to ad-it such corn at a low dut* ir 4obert Peelthen Nuoted fro- a a-hlet which had just before been ublishedb* Mr M';ulloch, the following striking assage3H;onsidering theast i-ortance of agricultureHthat nearl* half the oulation ofthe e-ire is deendent uon it, directl* or indirectl*, fore-lo*-ent, 8$RR:and the -eans of subsistenceHa rudentstates-an would ause before he gae his sanction to an*-easures, howeer sound in rincile, or benecial to the-ercantile or -anufacturing classes, which -ight endanger theroserit* of agriculture, or check the raid sread ofi-roe-ent. Gentle-en, continued ir 4obert Peel, 2 need notsa* that 2 full* concur with this senti-entK and 2 certainl* think thata rudent states-an wouldause before he -eddled with it.... 2 dothink that if *ou disturb agriculture, and diert the e-lo*-ent ofcaital fro- the land, *ou -a* not increase *our foreign trade, Dforthat is a thing to doubt, under eIisting circu-stances,F but willassuredly reduce the home trade, by reducing the means to meetthe demand, and thus er-anentl* injure *ourseles also. Towardsthe close of that -ost able address, he taunted 1ord 6ohn 4ussellwith haing -ade an aeal to ublic feeling, on account of chea

sugar and chea bread. M* r- belief is, that the eole of thiscountr* hae not at all resonded to this cr* ir 4obert was right,and 1ord 6ohn was wrong. The countr* reudiated the cr*K and, insite of deserate eIertions on the art of the Goern-ent,returned an oerwhel-ing -ajorit*, ledged to the suort ofagricultural rotection. 1ord 6ohn was instantl* swet awa* b* it,and ir 4obert Loated roudl* into his lace.1et us, howeer, with a sigh oer the astHa sigh oer the deadHturn fro- the dearted to the liing states-an of !%(). ?ere againwe la-ent being unable to adot, eIcet occasionall*, the felicitouslanguage in which the Earl of 5erb* eIressed hi-selfK but here

follows the ith of what he said.?e had cordiall* concurred with ir 4obert Peel's reision of thecusto-s duties in !%#), and in the olic* of i-osing duties on allthe rincial articles of i-ort, not onl* for uroses of reenue, butalso for that of le*ing duties, in a gien roortion, to the eItent towhich the articles subjected to such duties ad-itted, or did notad-it, of the eIenditure of future British labour. 2 thoroughl*agreed in the rincile understood to be there laid down as to thefreest ossible ad-ission of all raw -aterials which for-ed the basisof our natie industr*. M* lords, that s*ste- has been, to a certain

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belieing that it is oen, in oint of rincile, and in oint ofractice, to considerable and useful reisions. >ur resent olic*contrasts disadantageousl* with that of &-erica, which is laudedas a free0trade countr*,H*et the* aowedl* le* high duties onthose articles which co-ete with the roduce of their own soil and

industr*K whereas we both ad-it such articles with erfect freedo-,and load with inordinate taIation a certain s-all nu-ber of articles,entering, to an i--ense eItent, into the necessar* consu-tion ofthe -asses of the co--unit*2n -* indiidual oinion, 2 can see no grounds wh* the single articleof corn should be -ade a solitar* eIcetion to the general s*ste- ofi-osing duties on foreign i-orts.... ! state this as my opinionK but2 think the Nuestion one which can be satisfactoril* soled onl* b*reference to the well0understood and clearl*0eIressed oinion ofthe intelligent ortion of the co--unit*. This aears tolerabl*distinct, and is an echo of what the seaker had said in the sa-e?ouse twele -onths reiousl*. 2t failed, howeer, to cone* an*distinct -eaning to the -ind of Earl Gre*, whose head was,doubtless, running on other -attersHand who succeeded inafterwards eliciting fro- the Pre-ier a still -ore eIlicit declaration.Ahat 2 -eant to sa* was, that this was a Nuestion which ought tobe settled, and could not be settled, eIcet b* the deliberateoinion of the large and intelligent co--unities in the countr*. &nd 2stated, that neither with regard to that Nuestion, nor to the greatand co-licated Nuestion of nance, had 2 an* intention of -aking aroosition to Parlia-ent, until public opinion should have been

decidedly and emphatically e"pressed.... &n* sche-e for dealingwith a s*ste- so ast and intricate as our nancial olic*, includingwithin its range not onl*8#77: duties on foreign i-orts, but also theincidents and the ressure of local and do-estic taIation, reNuiresto be dealt with b* a goern-ent strong in the condence, not onl*of the countr*, but of Parlia-ent, and able to carr*, with theconcurrence of Parlia-ent and the countr*, -easures adoted and-atured with great deliberation, and with such care and foresight asit is i-ossible that an* &d-inistration could gie to such a subject,called suddenl* to deal with ublic aJairs, at the co--ence-ent ofa arlia-entar* session. These state-ents -et with a er* cordial

recetion fro- the ?ouse, which see-ed to feel that nothing couldbe -ore just and reasonable, regard being had to the tr*ing ositionin which the Earl and his Ministr* found the-seles, through no faultor rocure-ent of their own. ?e roceeded to sa*, that he ownedthe* were in a decided -inorit* in the ?ouse of ;o--onsK na*,further, that he was een b* no -eans assured of being in a-ajorit* in the ?ouse of 1ordsHcircu-stances surel* entitling the-,he thought, to the forbearance of oonents, and een,occasionall*, to the indulgence of friends. 2n the -ean ti-e, and tillhe was able to ascertain and act uon the decided oinion of the

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itself a te-erate and -oderate course of action, deoting all itsenergies to -easures for i-roing the social condition and addingto the co-forts of the eole, and eseciall* si-lif*ing andi-roing the ad-inistration of justice in the courts of law andeNuit*. 2 beliee, said the Earl of 5erb*, with dignit*, that in

acting thus, een as a -inorit* in the ?ouse of ;o--ons, we shallnot uselessl* or dishonourabl* conduct the ublic aJairsK and, -*lords, 2 -ust sa*, that if interruted in such a course b* a -erel*factious oosition, 2 hae that condence in the good sense of thecountr*, that that faction will, at no distant eriod, recoil uon itsauthors. This assage roduced a loud burst of cheering.

The new Goern-ent recognised the eIistence of a sha-elesss*ste- of briber* and corrution at arlia-entar* elections, whichhad greatl* eItended itself during the last twent* *ears, but whichthe* were Iedl* resoled to deal with eJectuall*, and isit eer*one roed to be guilt* of it with condign unish-ent. Aithreference to a -easure which 1ord 6ohn 4ussell had introducedduring the resent session into the ?ouse of ;o--ons, co-risinga so-ewhat -iscellaneous assort-ent of toics, and containing, asa leading feature, a large and eItensie alteration of the electies*ste-, and the electoral districts of the countr*, it was not theintention of the Goern-ent to roceed with it. ?e acco-aniedthat inti-ation, howeer, with another, ointedl* contrasting withthe nalit* declaration of 1ord 6ohn 4ussell. The Earl disclai-edaltogether the oinion that the 4efor- &ct of !%$! was a erfects*ste-, incaable of i-roe-ent. 2 do not, -* lords, for a

-o-ent retend to sa* that the s*ste- of reresentationintroduced in !%$! was a erfect s*ste-, or incaable ofi-roe-ent. 2 think that there -a* hae arisen, and will arise inthe course of ti-e, abuses reNuiring change, and eils de-anding are-ed*K but, -* lords, 2 sa*, before *ou seek to al* a re-ed*Hatall eents, before *ou ledge *ourself to a denite lan, andunsettle that which is, be Nuite sure that *ou know the course which*ou are about to ursue. Be satised that the eils which *ou -eanto -eet do eIistK that the re-ed* which *ou roose to al* is notcalculated to aggraate eIisting eils. &nd, -* lords, continued theEarl of 5erb*, seaking with a kind of deferential e-hasis, if 2

were seaking in the resence of -e-bers of the other ?ouse ofParlia-ent, 2 would entreat the- seriousl* to consider theincalculable injur*, not onl* to the -onarch* of this countr*, butulti-atel* to the real and true liberties of the countr*, which -a*arise fro- constantl*Hfro- ti-e to ti-eHunsettling eer*thing andsettling nothingK rendering the countr* dissatised with that whichis, without in the slightest degree re-oing thedissatisfaction8#7!: of those who are reared to go -uch furtherthan an* of *our lordshis could desire... 2f *ou will show or roeto us the eIistence of an* substantial grieances, no -en will be

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to insure that end, without endangering the constitution or theinternal eace of the countr*. Ahen the Earl of 5erb* uttered theseweight* sentences, which were receied with loud and earnest criesof ?ear hear hear -an* of which issued fro- the cross0benches,he was doubtless aware that 1ord 6ohn 4ussell's absurd but

-ischieous new 4efor- Bill had alienated fro- hi- thecountenance of so-e of his staunchest and -ost owerful, thoughsilent suorters, who- the Earl of 5erb*'s -oderation andr-ness of tone uon that toic had co--ensuratel* conciliatedHafact of which he receied a decisie inti-ation that er* eening.

The last toic of the Earl of 5erb*'s seech was one of transcendenti-ortanceHthe education of the eoleK and he dealt with it in anoble and eIalted sirit. >ur own conictions on this subject arerofound and unalterable, and we are satised that the* are sharedwith a er* great -ajorit* of the eole of England. This is a -atterl*ing at the er* root of the national safet* and roserit*K and it iswith unseakable satisfaction that we transcribe the assage, that it-a* stand recorded in our own colu-ns. 2t is worth* of beingwritten in letters of gold, as the glor* of ;hristian states-anshi.M* 1ords,8G:2 beliee, and 2 rejoice to beliee, that the feelings ofthe co--unit* at largeHthat the conictions of all classes, high andlow, rich and oor, hae now co-e to this conclusion, that thegreater the a-ount of education which *ou are able to gie, and the-ore widel* it is sread a-ong all classes of the co--unit*, thegreater rosect there is of the tranNuillit*, the hainess, and well0being of the co--unit*. But, -* lords, when 2 use the

ter- education, let -e not be -isunderstood. B* education, 2 do not-ean the -ere deelo-ent of the -ental facultiesHthe -ereacNuisition of te-oral knowledgeHthe -ere instructionHuseful as,no doubt, that -a* beHwhich enables a -an si-l* to i-roe hiscondition in life, gies hi- fresh tastes and fresh habits, and alsothe -eans of gratif*ing such i-roed tastes. Valuable as thatinstruction -a* be, when 2 seak ofeducation, 2 seak of this, and ofthis alone, an education inoling culture of the -ind and cultureof T?E >+1K la*ing the basis and foundation uon a knowledge ofthe criture, and reealed religion. M* lords, 2 desire to look uonall those who are engaged in the work of sreading knowledge, een

though the* be of co--unions diJerent fro- that of which 2 a- asincere and attached -e-ber, rather as fellow soldiers than asrials, in the warfare against ice and ignorance. But 2 trust, -*lords, 2 shall sa* nothing which can be oJensie to those who diJerwith -e, and belong to other co--unions, when 2 sa* that for thero-otion of education and of religious knowledge, 2 rest -ainl* andchieL* uon the eIertions, the able, the indefatigable andenlightened eIertions, of the arochial clerg* of the +nited ;hurchof England and 2reland. M* lords, 2 look uon that ;hurch as thedeositor* of what 2 beliee to be the truth, and as an instru-ent of

incalculable good here, and leading to still -ore incalculable goodhereafter. 2 sa*, -* lords, that it is not onl* the interest, but the dut*
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of her Majest*'s Goern-ent to uhold and -aintain that ;hurch inits integrit*, not b* enal enact-ents against those who dissentfro- her co--union, or b* iolent abuse and inectie against thereligious faith of those whose errors we -a* delore, but to whoseconsciences we hae no right to dictateK but b* steadfastl* resisting

all atte-ts at aggression against that ;hurch, co-e fro- whatNuarter, and backed b* what authorit* it -a*, 8#7):and b* lendingeer* ower of the Goern-ent to suort and eItend the inLuenceof that ;hurch, in its high and hol* calling, with the iew of diJusingthroughout the length and breadth of the e-ire Dand 2 seak not ofthis countr* aloneF that knowledge which can be deried onl* fro-the diJusion of the ?ol* critures.B* this assage of his seech, een had it stood alone, the Earl of5erb* established a clai- to the heart* condence, the zealous andenthusiastic suort, of eer* sincere -e-ber, la* and clerical, ofthe ;hurch of EnglandHna*, we go fearlessl* -uch further, and sa*,of eer* sincere ;hristian in the e-ire, in the ortentous ti-es inwhich we lie. &nd, indeed, we entertain no doubt whateer thatthis noble declaration has alread* roduced great, though silent,eJect, which will be -ade -anifest when the ti-e for actionshallhae arried. Ahile breathing a sirit of ure and ardent aJectionfor the ;hurch of England, this declaration is not disgured b* thefaintest trace of bigotr*, intolerance, or uncharitablenessK and wethank God that such words are now going forth all oer the world, ashaing been soken, and on so great an occasion, b* the Pri-eMinister of the Oueen of England.

The concluding assage of 1ord 5erb*'s -e-orable eIosition waser* nel* delieredK not with oratorical art, but in a -anner whicheIactl* betted the aJecting si-licit* and sole-nit* of the -atter.?e soke with a dignied -anliness, which went to the heart ofeer* one who heard hi-, friend or oonent, who had a heart thatcould be reached and inLuenced b* an*thing worth* and great.M* 1ords, for -* own art, when 2 look to the diQculties whichsurround -* friends and -*self, when 2 look to the ariouscircu-stances which -ust co-bine to gie us a chance ofsuccessfull* encountering the arious diQculties which beset ourath, 2 confess that 2 a-, -*self, aalled b* the -agnitude of the

task which 2 hae undertaken. But 2 beliee, and know, that thedestinies of nations are in the hands of an oerruling Proidence 2know that it is often the leasure of that great Being to work out ?isown objects b* weak and unworth* -eans. 2n ?is resence, 2 cansole-nl* aer,8?:that no -oties of ersonal a-bition hae led -eto asire to that dangerous e-inence on which the faour of -*oereign has laced -e. 2n the course of -* duties, noconsiderations will swa* -e, eIcet those which hae led -e to thate-inenceHthe ara-ount considerations of ublic dut*. &nd withthis feeling in -* -ind, and with a dee coniction of the sincerit*

of -* own -oties, and trusting to the guidance and blessing ofhigher owers than -* own, 2 enture to undertake a task fro-
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which 2 should otherwise hae shrunk with arehension of itsdangers. &nd, -* lords, be the eriod of -* &d-inistration longer orshorter, not onl* shall 2 hae obtained the highest object of -*ersonal a-bition, but 2 shall hae fullled one of the highest endsof hu-an being, if, in the course of that &d-inistration, 2 can in the

slightest degree adance the great object of eace on earth, andgood0will a-ong -enHif 2 can adance the social, -oral, andreligious i-roe-ent of -* countr*, and at the sa-e ti-econtribute to the safet*, honour, and welfare of our oereign andher do-inions n the resent occasion, he washeated and Nuerulous. ?e did not rise for the urose of noticing1ord 5erb*'s -arked silence as to colonial olic*, and eliciting so-eindication of his iews on a8#7$: subject in which the late ;olonialecretar* -ight hae been resu-ed to take secial interestK buthe rose eIactl* in the sirit of a Manchester ;orn0law0EIchangeagitatorHfor the urose of endeaouring to entangle the newMinister in a corn0law discussion ?e declared that he had beenlled with 'consternation' on hearing that which 1ord 5erb* instantl*

rose to assure hi- had not been said "otwithstanding 1ord 5erb*eIlicitl* reeated what he had said, 1ord Gre* roceeded to argueon his own reudiated ersion, though rofessing, a-idst thelaughter of the ?ouse, to hae been greatl* relieed b* theeIlanation ;onceiing this to be rather too bad, the Earl of 5erb*rose a second ti-e, and, in a tone of cal- sarcas-, thus indicatedto the ?ouse the course which his eager oonent see-ed bentuon ursuing. 2 hae alread*, with the iew of correcting the-isarehension of the noble Earl, stated what 2 beliee 2 didsa*,and what 2 know 2 meantto sa*, and the noble Earl thereuon sa*she is relieed b* -* eIlanation. &nd then he gies a ersion of

what he sa*s he had understood -e to sa*Hbut what, 2 hoe, 2hae satisfactoril* eIlained to *our lordshis that 2 did notsa*K anduon that -isunderstanding he is roceeding to argue, as if 2 hadnot alread* corrected his -isarehension "otwithstanding eenthis rebuke, deliered with a singularl* eIressie s-ile, Earl Gre*returned to the charge, -anifestl* bent uon kindling, at the earliestossible -o-ent, oular eIcite-ent, and consternation ins*-ath* with his own. ?ad he foreseen, howeer, what was tohaen, he would robabl* not hae risen that eeningK for hecalled u a Peer sitting on one of the cross benchesHno less a

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co-lacenc* b* Earl Gre* and his friendsK for who could doubt whatEarl f course he was going to denounce, as absurd andi-racticable, their atte-t to goern the countr*, and to redict, inco-fortable ter-s, the i--ediate resu-tion of oQce b* their

redecessors. But alas what blank surrise and -orticationoersread their countenancesHwith the eIcetion of the MarNuisof 1ansdowneHwhen the liberal Earl roceeded to ad-inister astern and forcible rebuke to Earl Gre* for haing risen to -ake sucha seech as his, after the a-le, frank, and honourable -anner inwhich the noble lord at the head of the Goern-ent had stated tothe ?ouse the osition in which he stood, and the circu-stancesunder which he had been induced to undertake the great task offor-ing an &d-inistration... 2 la-ent also, -* lords, that the nobleEarl, instead of taking a co-rehensie iew of the seech of thenoble Earl 85erb*,: had chosen to single out one articular toic,and that the -ost eIciting of all.... 2 do not think the noble Earl wasentitled to ani-adert as he has done, uon the seech of -* noblefriend. &fter brieL* eIressing his own well0known iews on thesubject of corn0laws, and charging both the contending arties withentertaining and fostering delusions on the subject, he roceeded todeclare the great satisfaction with which he had heard one art ofthe seech of the noble Earl at the head of the Goern-entHthat inwhich he announced that he should not carr* on the bill of the lateGoern-ent for altering the Parlia-entar* reresentation, because,2 beliee, continued Earl


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-anner, that he entirel* concurred in eer* other art of the Earl of5erb*'s seech, eseciall*, as we hae alread* seen, that relating toforeign olic*. 2 can assure -* noble friend, said 1ord &berdeen, inconclusion, that 2 a- full* aware of the diQculties which he has toencounterK and he -a* rel* on receiing fro- -e, wheneer it is in

-* ower, a cordial and -ost sincere suortHan announce-entgiing eident satisfaction to the ?ouse. 1ord Brougha- then roseagain, eidentl* in a er* friendl* sirit towards the Earl of 5erb*, toeIress his great gratication at nding that the -ultifarious ublicand riate business before Parlia-ent was not to be interruted b*an earl* dissolution, which was out of the NuestionK and that thesubject of the corn0laws -ust be ostoned till after the generalelection. ?e had risen, howeer, to ask onl* one NuestionHwhetherthe -easures for law a-end-ent could not be at once roceededwith The Earl of 5erb* rose with alacrit*, to answer in theaQr-atieK adding, 2 a- sure that -* noble and learned friend willagree with -e, that when the 1ord ;hancellor 81ord t 1eonards:takes his seat in this ?ouse, he will al* his igorous owers of-ind to the careful consideration of all those -easures which haebeen reco--ended b* the co--issioners. ?ow satisfactoril* thatledge was redee-ed on the er* rst night that 1ord t 1eonardsresided in the ?ouse of 1ords, iz., on the !)th March, our readers-ust be well aware. & -ore i-ortant seech than that which thenew 1ord ;hancellor then deliered, has rarel* been heard fro- an*one of his redecessorsK assuring the countr* that his ast racticalknowledge of the subject should be forthwith honestl* and zealousl*

alied to the eJecting a thorough radical refor- in the courts, notonl* of ;hancer*, but of co--on law.Aith the Earl of 5erb*'s answer to 1ord Brougha-, the two hours'sitting of that eentful eening ter-inated, eIactl* one of those twohours haing been occuied b* the Earl of 5erb*."o candid erson who was resent when the Earl deliered hisseech, will hesitate to acknowledge that it roduced a dee and-ost faourable i-ression. Ae ourseles know that the case wassuch with seeral able and deter-ined -e-bers of the 1iberal art*in the ?ouse of ;o--ons who stood at the Bar of the ?ouse of1ordsK one of who- obsered, 2t is certainl* a great seech, and

likel* to do 1ord 5erb* serice with the countr*. Mr Villiers,howeer, was also an auditor of the noble EarlK and -ight haebeen seen rushing fro- the ?ouse of 1ords, and b*0and0b* in eagerand eIcited conersation with that great states-an Mr ;obdenK theresult of which was that absurd notice of -otion which, the cruderoduct of their joint sagacit*, the for-er gae that eening in the?ouse of ;o--ons, doubtless eIecting that it would roduce asensation. uch, howeer, was not the case3 it was receied with butfaint indications of satisfaction b* his own friendsK has ludicrousl*failed to eIcite attention out of doorsK and is alread* discarded b* its

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has at stake, to tolerate either triLing or tricker* on the art of thosewho hae too long falsied ublic oinion, and inLicted seriousinjur* on seeral of the greatest ublic interests.8#7(:1ord 5erb*'s seech was characterised throughout b* consu--ate

discretion, and disla*ed a rofound areciation of the sense andsirit of the countr*. That great countr* has receied hi- cordiall*,and in the sirit in which he had adanced to it. ?is -ost sanguineoonents -ust acknowledge that -atters hae not hitherto goneas could hae been desired, and see-s certainl* to hae beeneIected, b* the-seles. The


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Ae are writing far on in the rst -onth of the new &d-inistration,anIiousl* watching the signs of the ti-esK and are totall* at a loss todiscoer a single s*-to- of national dissatisfaction or disNuietude,at the establish-ent of a thoroughl* ;onseratie &d-inistration.Ae hae noticed, on the contrar*, indications of a cheerful

acNuiescence in the new arrange-ents, a conte-tuousindiJerence to the worn0out -achiner* of agitation, and a Nuietdeter-ination to see fair la*. ?ow foolish, indeed, and dangerouswould it be to act otherwise The late &d-inistration cru-bledgraduall* to ieces before the e*es of the conte-tuous countr*,which then looked about it, and deliberatel* substituted the resent3and do 1ord 6ohn 4ussell and his friends reall* suose that thisgreat enlightened countr* is going to blow down that new&d-inistration like a child's house built of cardsAe see, howeer, lainl* one art of the tactics which are to beresorted to. The* are based on a er* natural, a erfectl* intelligible,dread lest the new Ministr* should be able to show the countr* thatthe* understand, and can -anage its aJairs better 8#7U:than theirrialsK and a susicion that the* hae it in their ower to go to thecountr*, when the roer ti-e arries, with i--ense adantages,and a reetition of the result of the general election of !%#!. Thecountr*, for instance, is groaning under the back0breaking ressureof the TaI uon 2nco-es, recariousl* deried fro- trades androfessionsK we knowHthe countr* knows, what is the Earl of5erb*'s resent iew of that iniNuitous, that cruel, that abo-inabletaI, which has broken -an* an honourable heart, and lled -an* a

house with bitter riation, anIiet*, and -ortication. &nd wh* wasit i-osed Aith what declared urose &nd has the sole-nl*0lighted faith been ket with the ublic Ae hae shown how 1ord5erb* would now answer these Nuestions, because we hae shownhow he answered the- in !%(!. & gli-se of da*light latel* broke inuon a clear0headed 1iberal, as aears b* the colu-ns of that er*consistent, but candid, adocate of nthe da* after 1ord 5erb* had deliered his seech in the ?ouse of1ords, there aeared consicuousl* in that journal an abl*0writtenletter, &rom a vigilant politician of the 'iberal school, whoeidentl* stands high in the condence of the editor. 1et us hear this

gentle-an.H1et us i-agine that 1ord 5erb* rooses a (s. dut*,together with a reeal of the 2nco-e TaI, as resects rofessionsand trades. The whole pill, so compounded, would be swallowed bya vast number of &ree+Traders, as well as b* the bulk of theagricultural interest, glad to get an*thing at all in the shae ofrotection. There is8@:so-e little reaction of oinion about f ;o--ons. Ae are ourseles of this

oinionK and beliee that 1ord 6ohn 4ussell and his friends aredeseratel* arehensie of the eJect which -a* attend so-e such
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aeal to the countr*, and the substantial oularit* which it -a*earn an honest and r- Goern-ent. Ae eril* beliee that greatnu-bers of 1ord 6ohn's friends, and he hi-self, would see withsecret satisfaction the i-osition of a Ied dut* on foreign cornK but1ord 5erb* is assuredl* not ledged to that articular -easureK and

in the -ost honourable -anner has declared that nothing shallreent hi- fro- sub-itting the great Nuestion fairlyto the countr*itself, and carr*ing out its deliberate decision faithfull*. Ahat can-ortal -anHthe -ost scruulousl* conscientious of -ankindHsa*,or do, -ore That justice -ust be done to the suJering interests ofagriculture, in so-e wa* or other, onl* the -ost blind and bigotedfaction will den*, or those whose craft is in danger, and who areunconsciousl* eIhibiting the eItent of their selsh interest inuholding the eIisting s*ste-, b* the large su-s which the* rofessto hae subscribed in order to stir u and kee alie agitation. Thedisgusting eJronter* of a handful of Manchester -anufacturers, inthus resu-ing to dictate to the countr* at large, is alread* widel*areciated, and will be -ore soK and 1ord 5erb* can aJord todesise it, while keeing a cal-, a igilant, a co-rehensiesuerintendence oer all the great national interests intrusted to hiskeeing b* the oereign and the countr*.2t would be foolish to redict with condence the result of the neItgeneral electionK but if an*thing, aears tolerabl* clear, it is thisHthat those who are resoled to take the oinion of the countr* on agreat national Nuestion, deliberately, are, ipso facto, innitel* betterentitled to its condence than those who would reciitate such an

aeal. Ver* little that is said b* a aid agitator, like Mr ;obden, isentitled to resectK but he inoluntaril* soke the truth, anddisclosed his inward Nuaking for the result, when the other da* heublicl* acknowledged the great diQcult* of keeing u theenthusias- of the eole be*ond a few weeks 5oes this olubledeclai-er suose that such an ad-ission of the truth is lost uonthe great states-an now at the head of aJairs8#7:

The Earl of 5erb*'s Ministr* -a* standHthe Earl of 5erb*'s Ministr*-a* fallK but the countr* feels that it will do either with honour, andthat there will be no altering with it in a double sense. Ae beliee

that it will stand, nu-erous and serious as are the obstacles withwhich it has to contendK and we also beliee, that the oinion isgaining ground a-ong een the -ore clear0headed of its-iscellaneous ene-ies, that it will not be so er* eas* to dislodge itfro- the osition which it has now thoroughl* occuied. &ll itshonourable oonents recognise the fair sirit in which the Earl of5erb* asserted his clai-s to the forbearance of foes, and theindulgence of friends, while endeaouring honestl* to conduct ublicaJairs at a -o-ent when no one else oJered, or see-ed able, to doso. That forbearance, that indulgence, he is justl* entitled to, and, to

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whose whole ersonal and olitical character and conduct show thatit is i-ossible he should eer do so. 1et, then, both friends andene-ies be at their ease for a whileK an honourable countr* trustingi-licitl*, in a great conjuncture, to one of the -ost honourable ofher sons. &s long as he can retain the reins with safet* and

adantage to his gracious Mistress and the countr*, he will do sor-l* and steadil*, and not one -o-ent longer. But to whom willthey have to be surrendered2t is a fearful Nuestion. ?e is nownobl* doing his dut* to the countr*Htowards the great art* whichis roud to see hi-, standing at the hel- of the essel of the tate.1et the-, in turn, do their dut* towards hi- who has co-e forwardso chialrousl* at their biddingK and we sa*, with a swelling heart,H-n, Stanley* on*Eer* line of the foregoing ages was in t*e, before the length andbreadth of the land was thrilling with delight insired b* the Earl of5erb*'s slendid reaearance on the scene of the two for-ertriu-hs celebrated in those agesK and if we had written aftererusing the reort of the noble Earl's seech on Monda* eeningthe !(th of March, we should not hae -odied a single eIression,or aried a hair's0breadth fro- the course which we had taken, after-uch deliberation concerning the osition and rosects of the new&d-inistration, eIcet erhas in two resects3Hosition consisting of a suddenl*0fusedaggregate of inco-atibilities, his noble successor was ascending toa still higher antage0ground, and cal-l* unfurling afresh theglittering standard of conseratie states-anshi. ;al-, resolute,circu-sect, the higher the altitude he has reached, and the -oreco-rehensie the iew he has taken, the stronger aears hisosition, the distincter his ene-ies' real weakness under the guiseof aarent strength. 2t is now clear to our -inds that 1ord 6ohn4ussell and his friends had calculated on rodigious eJectssringing fro- causes dee-ed b* hi-self adeNuate to roduce

the-, na-el*, an arra* of untried oQcialsK and that confusion andconsternation throughout the countr* which his friend 1ord Gre*had, to the er* ut-ost of his little ower, strien to eIcite, underthe rosect of a suddenl*0reersed co--ercial olic*. But it willnot do.


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irulent8#7%: ustules of local irritation in diers arts, withouthurr*ing the ulse or corruting the circulation of the general bod*olitic, we co-e to the Pre-ier's aeal to the state of the ublicn theeening to which we are now referring, Earl 5erb* showed hownearl* we had groed towards the truth of the case, b* letting fallone or two sentences, like o-inous dros of a co-ing stor-, againstwhich it would be rudent for Earl Gre* to be looking out for shelter.Earl 5erb* was seaking of the resu-ed causes of the lateMinistr*'s fall. Ahen the diision on the Militia Bill had taken lace,

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cognisant of the real cause* 1et us hoe that when the da* ofreckoning shall hae arried, that insulted and outraged eteran, ir?arr* -ith, will, a-idst the indignant s*-ath* of the wholecountr*, be alie and resent, to witness 1ord 5erb*'s sNuaring ofaccounts with the late ;olonial ecretar*.

The whole of Earl 5erb*'s second -anifesto is eraded b* a-ingled tone of -oderation and resolution, e-inentl* calculated towin the faour of those on whose atall -inisters -ust deendHthe enlightened ublic. o-e da*s hae elased since we ennedthe receding ages of this articleK and during that interal, haingcarefull* watched the current of eents, we declare that all ourreious conclusions, not hastil* arried at, are conr-edHthat theEarl of 5erb* will sur-ount his diQculties, and bae his deserate,and, we regret being forced to sa* it, unscruulous arlia-entar*oonents. ?is sirit is thoroughl* English. &s a eole, we loecourage, hate injustice, and desise tricker*K and eer* da*, eer*hour's eIerience shows that 8#7R:it is a ile co-bination of tricker*and injustice with which the noble Pre-ier has to deal. Aith onetoic -ore, we close our article. The tactics of the >osition, as faras deeloed on the eening of Monda* the !(th MarchHeseciall*in the ?ouse of ;o--ons, where ir 6a-es Graha-, was to be seenublicl* and eagerl* bidding for reolutionar* suortHto our e*eclearl* indicate that their tru- card isHa re-ature dissolution,and on one articular Nuestion, selected b* the-selesHandfra-ed so as to ad-it of their war0cr* being, as of old, bread0taIHchea bread 2t is eident, howeer, that here is a little reckoning

without the hostK who has a few words of serious i-ort to sa* uonthe -atter. Earl 5erb* was at that recise -o-ent announcingelsewhere, in resolute and well0weighed ter-s, that he will go tothe countr*, in his own wa*Hand bring out broadl*, for the decisionof the countr*, two distinct entire s*ste-s of general olic*,do-estic and foreign, and the conduct and retensions of the twoclasses of -enHhi-self and his oonentsHconcerned in workingthe- out. Ae inite earnest attention to eer* word of the ensuingthree aragrahs. &s to the Nuestion concerning a $uty on &oreigncorn, nothing can be -ore assuring to his friends, -ore decisie ofwaerers, and -ore e-barrassing to ene-ies, than the following

single sentence3H2 shall leae it to the general concurrence of the countr*, withoutwhich 2 shall not bring forward that roosition Dloud and generalcheeringFK and 2 will not, b* a bare -ajorit*, force on the countr* a-easure against which a great roortion of the countr* shall haeeIressed an oinion. D7ere the cheering was renewed.F Thatdeclaration alone takes the wind out of the sails of the ene-*. &s tobeing goaded into an i--ediate dissolution3H2 sa* that the aeal to the countr* ought to be -ade as earl* asthe great interests of the countr* will er-itK but 2 sa* furtherHthat,

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-a* be eIosed, shall induce -e to reco--end to -* oereignthat the dissolution of Parlia-ent, howeer anIious 2 -a* be for adecision, shall take lace &" ?>+4 >>"E4 than those great andara-ount interests render necessar*. Ae wish that eer* -e-berof the ?ouse of ;o--ons had been bodil* transorted into the

?ouse of 1ords, to obsere, and -editate uon, the tone and air,indicatie of inLeIible urose, with which this sentence wasdeliered.2t was, howeer, the last aragrah of his address, which, weightil*worded, and -agnicentl* deliered, carried awa* the whole ?ouse,and has roduced a co--ensurate eJect uon the ublic -ind. Aeare threatened with far -ore serious diQculties than oosition tothe i-osition of a e shilling, siI shilling, or seen shilling dut* oncorn. 2t is a Nuestion whether the goern-ent of this countr* can becarried on, and on what rinciles, and through what -ediu-K andwhen 2 shall aeal to the countr*, 2 shall do so on this groundHAill*ou, who desire well to all the interests of the countr*, lace *ourcondence in, and gie *our suort to a Goern-ent which, in the?ouse of 1ords, did not hesitate to take the ost of danger, whenthe hel-s-an had left the hel- D)reat cheering.F Aill *ou suorta Goern-ent which is against hostile attacksK which will -aintainthe eace of the worldK which will uhold the Protestant institutionsof the countr*K which will gie strength, and increased ower, toreligious and -oral education throughout the landK and which willeIert itself, -oreoer, 2 will not hesitate to sa*, to oose so-ebarrier against the current, continuall* encroaching, of de-ocratic

inLuence, which would throw ower nominally, into the hands of the-asses,practically, into those of the de-agogues who lead the-Aill *ou resist a Goern-ent which desires to oose that noIiousand dangerous inLuence, and to -aintain the rerogatie of the;rown, the rights of *our lordshis' ?ouse, and the riileges of theother freel*0elected and fairl*0reresented ?ouse of Parlia-entThese are the rinciles on which 2 shall -ake -* aeal, on behalfof -*self and colleaguesK and in words which are laced in the-ouths of the -eanest felons in the dock, and8#!7:which are notunworth* of the lis of a


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ourseles in the receding agesHthat 1ord 5erb*'s Goern-ent issearated fro- its redecessors, and its resent newl*0co-binedoonents, b* a Great Gulf. That gulf is 4eolutionK and eer*-oderate olitician and staunch loer of his countr*, withoutresect to Ahig or Tor*, Protectionist or


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?arle*, said she, taking his ar-, what a char-ing co-anion *ouhae introduced to us 2 neer -et8#!!: with an* that both leasedand delighted -e like this dear Violante. Most girls who ossessso-e ower of conersation, and who hae dared to think forthe-seles, are so edantic, or so -asculineK but sheis alwa*s so

si-le, and alwa*s still the girl. &h, ?arle*Ah* that sigh, -* dear -other2 was thinking how eIactl* she would hae suited *ouHhow roud 2should hae been of such a daughter0in0lawHand how ha* *ouwould hae been with such a wife.?arle* started. Tut, said he, eeishl*, she is a -ere childK *ouforget -* *ears.Ah*, said 1ad* 1ans-ere, surrised, ?elen is Nuite as *oung asViolante.2n datesH*es. But ?elen's character is so staidKHwhat it is now itwill be eerK and ?elen, fro- gratitude, resect, or it*,condescends to accet the ruins of -* heartKHwhile this bright2talian has the soul of a 6uliet, and would eIect in a husband all theassion of a 4o-eo. "a*, -other, hush. 5o *ou forget that 2 a-engagedHand of -* own free will and choice Poor dear ?elen&roos, hae *ou soken to -* father, as *ou undertook to do"ot *et. 2 -ust seize the right -o-ent. /ou know that -* lordreNuires -anage-ent.M* dear -other, that fe-ale notion of -anaging us, -en, costs*ou, ladies, a great waste of ti-e, and occasions us a great deal ofsorrow. Men are easil* -anaged b* lain truth.8eare brought u to

resect it, strange as it -a* see- to *ou1ad* 1ans-ere s-iled with the air of suerior wisdo-, and theeIerience of an acco-lished wife. 1eae it to -e, ?arle*K andrel* on -* lord's consent.?arle* knew that 1ad* 1ans-ere alwa*s succeeded in obtaining herwa* with his fatherK and he felt that the Earl -ight naturall* bedisaointed in such an alliance, and, without due roitiation,eince that disaoint-ent in his -anner to ?elen. ?arle* wasbound to sae her fro- all chance of such hu-iliation. ?e did notwish her to think that she was not welco-ed into his fa-il*Ktherefore he said, 2 resign -*self to *our ro-ise and *our

dilo-ac*. Meanwhile, as *ou loe -e, be kind to -* betrothed.&- 2 not so?e-. &re *ou as kind as if she were the great heiress *ou belieeViolante to be2s it, answered 1ad* 1ans-ere, eading the NuestionHis itbecause one is an heiress and the other is not that *ou -ake so-arked a diJerence in *our own -anner to the twoK treatingViolante as a soiled child, and Miss 5igb* asHThe destined wife of 1ord 1'Estrange, and the daughter0in0law of1ad* 1ans-ereH*es.

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Violante.H2 will do no such thing. 5o *ou know that 2 alwa*sthought 2 was good0te-ered till this -orning.?arle*.H&nd what undeceied *ou 5id *ou break *our dollViolante, Dwith an indignant Lash fro- her dark e*esF.HThereHagainH*ou delight in rooking -e

?arle*.H2t wasthe doll, then. 5on't cr*K 2 will get *ou another.Violante lucked her ar- fro- hi-, and walked awa* towards the;ountess in seechless scorn. ?arle*'s brow contracted, in thoughtand in gloo-. ?e stood still for a -o-ent or so, and then joined theladies.2 a- tresassing sadl* on *our -orningK but 2 wait for a isiterwho- 2 sent to before *ou were u. ?e is to be here at twele. Aith*our er-ission, 2 will dine with *ou to0-orrow, and *ou will initehi- to -eet -e.;ertainl*. &nd who is *our friend 2 guessHthe *oung author1eonard


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societ* that eIists, for the olish of language and the rene-ent of-anners,Hthe societ* in which the -ost graceful ideas are clothedin the -ost graceful for-sHthe societ* which reall*, thoughindirectl*, gies the law to courtsHthe societ* of the -ost classicauthors, in the arious ages in which literature has Lowered forth

fro- ciilisation. &nd if there was so-ething in the eINuisitesweetness of 1eonard's oice, look, and -anner, which the ;ountessacknowledged to attain that erfection in high breeding, which,under the na-e of suait*, steals its wa* into the heart, so herinterest in hi- was aroused b* a certain subdued -elanchol* whichis rarel* without distinction, and neer without char-. ?e and ?eleneIchanged but few words. There was but one occasion in which the*could hae soken aart, and ?elen herself contried to elude it. ?isface brightened at 1ad* 1ans-ere's cordial initation, and heglanced at ?elen as he acceted itK but her e*e did not -eet hisown.&nd now, said ?arle*, whistling to "ero, who- his ward wassilentl* caressing, 2 -ust take 1eonard awa*. &dieu all of *ou, tillto0-orrow at dinner. Miss Violante, is the doll to hae blue e*es orblackViolante turned her own black e*es in -ute aeal to 1ad*1ans-ere, and nestled to that lad*'s side as if in refuge fro-unworth* insult.CHAPER XII.

1et the carriage go to the ;larendon, said ?arle* to his serantK 2and Mr >ran will walk to town. 1eonard, 2 think *ou would rejoice at

an occasion to sere *our old friends, 5r 4iccabocca and hisdaughterere the- > *es. &nd there instantl* returned to 1eonard therecollection of Violante's words when, on leaing his Nuiet illage hehad sighed to art fro- all those he loedK and the little dark0e*edgirl had said roudl*, *et consolingl*, But to E4VE those *ouloe ?e turned to 1'Estrange with bea-ing inNuisitie e*es.2 said to our friend, resu-ed ?arle*, that 2 would ouch for *ourhonour as -* own. 2 a- about to roe -* words, and to condethe secrets which *our enetration has indeed diinedKHour friendis not what he see-s. ?arle* then brieL* related to 1eonard the

articulars of the eIile's histor*, the rank he had held in his natieland, the -anner in which, artl* through the -isreresentations ofa kins-an he had trusted, artl* through the inLuence of a wife hehad loed, he had been drien into sche-es which he belieedbounded to the e-anciation of 2tal* fro- a foreign *oke b* theunited eIertions of her best and braest sons.& noble a-bition, interruted 1eonard, -anfull*, &nd ardon -e,-* lord, 2 should not hae thought that *ou would seak of it in atone that i-lies bla-e.The a-bition in itself was noble, answered ?arle*. But the cause

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co-binations, that with the urest -oties of their -ore generous-e-bers are eer -iIed the -ost sordid interests, and the ercestassions of -ean confederates. Ahen those co-binations actoenl*, and in da*light, under the e*e of Public >inion, thehealthier ele-ents usuall* reailK where the* are shrouded in

-*ster*Hwhere the* are subjected to no censor in the discussion ofthe i-artial and disassionateHwhere chiefs working in the darkeIact blind obedience, and eer* -an who is at war with law is atonce ad-itted as a friend of freedo-Hthe histor* of the world tellsus that atriotis- soon asses awa*. Ahere all is in ublic, ublicirtue, b* the natural s*-athies of the co--on -ind, and b* thewholeso-e control of sha-e, is likel* to obtain ascendanc*K whereall is in riate, and sha-e is but for hi- who refuses theabnegation of his conscience, each -an seeks the indulgence of hisriate ice. &nd8#!#: hence, in ecret ocieties, Dfro- which -a**et roceed great danger to all Euroe,F we nd but foul and hatefulEleusinia, aJording reteIts to the a-bition of the great, to thelicense of the enniless, to the assions of the reengeful, to theanarch* of the ignorant. 2n a word, the societies of these 2talian;arbonari did but engender sche-es in which the abler chiefsdisguised new for-s of desotis-, and in which the reolutionar*-an* looked forward to the oerthrow of all the institutions thatstand between 1aw and ;haos. "aturall*, therefore, Dadded1'Estrange, dr*l*,F when their sche-es were detected, and theconsirac* foiled, it was for the sill* honest -en entraed into theleague to suJerHthe leaders turned king's eidence, and the

co--on -ercenaries beca-eHbanditti. ?arle* then roceeded tostate that it was just when the soi+disant4iccabocca had discoeredthe true nature and ulterior iews of the consirators he had joined,and actuall* withdrawn fro- their councils, that he was denouncedb* the kins-an who had dued hi- into the enterrise, and whonow roted b* his treason. ?arle* neIt soke of the acketdesatched b* 4iccabocca's d*ing wife, as it was suosed, to MrsBertra-K and of the hoes he founded on the contents of thatacket, if discoered. ?e then referred to the design which hadbrought Peschiera to EnglandHa design which that ersonage hadaowed with such eJronter* to his co-anions at Vienna, that he

had ublicl* laid wagers on his success.But these -en can know nothing of EnglandHof the safet* ofEnglish laws, said 1eonard, naturall*. Ae take it for granted that4iccabocca, if 2 a- still so to call hi-, refuses his consent to the-arriage between his daughter and his foe. Ahere, then, thedanger This ;ount, een if Violante were not under *our -other'sroof, could not get an oortunit* to see her. ?e could not attackthe house and carr* her oJ like a feudal baron in the -iddle ages.&ll this is er* true, answered ?arle*. /et 2 hae found through lifethat we cannot esti-ate danger b* eIternal circu-stances, but b*

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ractised in eer* art of dulicit* and intrigueK one of those -enwhose boast it is that the* succeed in whateer the* undertakeK andhe is, here, urged on the one hand b* all that can whet the aarice,and on the other, b* all that can gie inention to desair.

Therefore, though 2 cannot guess what lan he -a* ossibl* adot, 2

neer doubt that so-e lan, for-ed with cunning and ursued withdaring, will be e-braced the -o-ent he discoers Violante'sretreat, unless, indeed, we can forestall all eril b* the restoration ofher father, and the detection of the fraud and falsehood to whichPeschiera owes the fortune he aroriates. Thus, while we -ustrosecute to the ut-ost our inNuiries for the -issing docu-ents, soit should be our care to ossess ourseles, if ossible, of suchknowledge of the ;ount's -achinations as -a* enable us to defeatthe-. "ow, it was with satisfaction that 2 learned in Ger-an* thatPeschiera's sister was in 1ondon. 2 know enough both of hisdisosition and of the inti-ac* between hi-self and this lad*, to-ake -e think it robable he will seek to -ake her his instru-entand acco-lice, should he reNuire one. Peschiera Das *ou -a*suose b* his audacious wagerF is not one of those secret illainswho would cut oJ their right hand if it could betra* the knowledge ofwhat was done b* the leftHrather one of those self0condentaunting knaes, of high ani-al sirits, and conscience so obtusethat it clouds their intellectHwho -ust hae so-e one to who-the* can boast of their abilities and conde their rojects. &ndPeschiera has done all he can to render this oor wo-an so wholl*deendent on hi-, as to be his slae and his tool. But 2 hae learned

certain traits in her character that show it to be i-ressionable togood, and with tendencies to honour. Peschiera had takenadantage of the ad-iration she eIcited, so-e *ears ago, in a rich*oung English-an, to entice this ad-irer into ga-bling, and soughtto -ake his sister both a deco* and an instru-ent in his designs oflunder. he did not encourage the addresses ofour8#!(: countr*-an, but she warned hi- of the snare laid for hi-,and entreated hi- to leae the lace lest her brother shoulddiscoer and unish her honest*. The English-an told -e thishi-self. 2n ne, -* hoe of detaching this oor lad* fro-Peschiera's interests, and inducing her to forewarn us of his

urose, consists but in the innocent, and, 2 hoe, laudable artice,of redee-ing herselfHof aealing to, and calling into disusedeIercise, the better srings of her nature.1eonard listened with ad-iration and so-e surrise to the singularl*subtle and sagacious insight into character which ?arle* einced inthe brief clear strokes b* which he had thus deicted Peschiera andBeatrice, and was struck b* the boldness with which ?arle* rested awhole s*ste- of action uon a few deductions drawn fro- hisreasonings on hu-an -otie and characteristic bias. 1eonard hadnot eIected to nd so -uch ractical acuteness in a -an who,

howeer acco-lished, usuall* see-ed indiJerent, drea-*, andabstracted to the ordinar* things of life. But ?arle* 1'Estrange was


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one of those whose owers lie dor-ant till circu-stance alies tothe- all the* need for actiit*Hthe sti-ulant of a -otie.?arle* resu-edH&fter a conersation 2 had with the lad* last night,it occurred to -e that in this art of our dilo-ac* *ou could renderus essential serice. Mada-e di "egraHsuch is the sister's na-eH

has conceied an ad-iration for *our genius, and a strong desire toknow *ou ersonall*. 2 hae ro-ised to resent *ou to herK and 2shall do so after a reli-inar* caution. The lad* is er* handso-e,and er* fascinating. 2t is ossible that *our heart and *our senses-a* not be roof against her attractions.>, do not fear that eIclai-ed 1eonard, with a tone of conictionso earnest that ?arle* s-iled.


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there are other reasons wh* *our inLuence oer this wo-an of-iIed nature -a* be -ore direct and eJectual than -* own.8#!U:"a*, 2 cannot conceie that.Beliee it, without asking -e to eIlain, answered ?arle*.

, no said 1eonard, with a gentle laugh. Poets needreose where theyloe?arle* was struck b* the answer, and -used oer it in silence. 2co-rehend, thought heK it is a new light that dawns on -e. Ahatis needed b* the -an, whose whole life is one strain after glor*Hwhose soul sinks, in fatigue, to the co-anionshi of earthHis not

the loe of a nature like his own. ?e is rightHit is reose Ahile 2, itis true Bo* that he is, his intuitions are wiser than all -*


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eIerience 2t iseIcite-entHenerg*Heleation, that 1oe shouldbestow on -e. But 2 hae chosenK and, at least, with ?elen -* lifewill be cal-, and -* hearth sacred. 1et the rest slee in the sa-egrae as -* *outh.But, said 1eonard, wishing kindl* to arouse his noble friend fro- a

reerie which he felt was -ournful, though he did not diine its truecauseHbut *ou hae not *et told -e the na-e of the ignora'ssuitor. Ma* 2 knowProbabl* one *ou neer heard of. 4andal 1eslieHa lace-an. /ourefused a laceKH*ou were right.4andal 1eslie ?eaen forbid cried 1eonard, reealing his surriseat the na-e.&-en But what do *ou know of hi-1eonard related the stor* of Burle*'s a-hlet.?arle* see-ed delighted to hear his susicions of 4andal conr-ed.The altr* retenderHand *et 2 fancied that he -ight befor-idable ?oweer, we -ust dis-iss hi- for the resentKHwe arearoaching Mada-e di "egra's house. Preare *ourself, andre-e-ber *our ro-ise.CHAPER XIII.

o-e da*s hae assed b*. 1eonard and Beatrice di "egra haealread* -ade friends. ?arle* is satised with his *oung friend'sreort. ?e hi-8#!:self has been actiel* occuied. ?e has sought,but hitherto in ain, all trace of Mrs Bertra-K he has ut thatinestigation into the hands of his law*er, and his law*er has notbeen -ore fortunate than hi-self. Moreoer, ?arle* has blazed forth

again in the 1ondon world, and ro-ises again de faire fureurK buthe has alwa*s found ti-e to send so-e hours in the twent*0four athis father's house. ?e has continued -uch the sa-e tone withViolante, and she begins to accusto- herself to it, and rel* saucil*.?is cal- courtshi to ?elen Lows on in silence. 1eonard, too, hasbeen a freNuent guest at the 1ans-eres'3 all welco-e and like hi-there. Peschiera has not einced an* sign of the deadl*-achinations ascribed to hi-. ?e goes less into the drawing0roo-world3 he -eets 1ord 1'Estrange thereK and brilliant and handso-ethough Peschiera be, 1ord 1'Estrange, like 4ob 4o* Macgregor, is onhis natie heath, and has the decided adantage oer the

foreigner. Peschiera, howeer, shines in the clubs, and la*s high.till scarcel* an eening asses in which he and Baron 1e* do not-eet.&udle* Egerton has been intensel* occuied with aJairs. >nl* seenonce b* ?arle*. ?arle* then was about to delier hi-self of hissenti-ents resecting 4andal 1eslie, and to co--unicate the stor*of Burle* and the a-hlet. Egerton stoed hi- short.M* dear ?arle*, don't tr* to set -e against this *oung -an. 2 wishto hear nothing in his disfaour. 2n the rst lace, it would not alterthe line of conduct 2 -ean to adot with regard to hi-. ?e is -*

wife's kins-anK 2 charged -*self with his career, as a wish of hers,and therefore as a dut* to -*self. 2n attaching hi- so *oung to -*


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which had been a-ong the reasons that had hurried the sage intooJering 4andal Violante's hand. But 4iccabocca had alread* learnedthat the fancied s* was but his neighbour 1eonardK and, without sosa*ing, he cleerl* contried to -ake the suosition of suchesionage an additional reason for the cessation of 1eslie's isits.

4andal, then, in his own artful, Nuiet, roundabout wa*, had sought tond out if an* co--unication had assed between 1'Estrange and4iccabocca. Brooding oer ?arle*'s words to hi-, he susectedthere had been such co--unication, with his usual enetratingastuteness. 4iccabocca, here, was less on his guard, and ratherarried the sidelong Nuestions than denied their inferences.4andal began alread* to sur-ise the truth. Ahere was it likel*Violante should go but to the 1ans-eres' This conr-ed his idea of?arle*'s retensions to her hand. Aith such a rial what chance hadhe 4andal neer doubted for a -o-ent that the uil of Machiaelwould 'throw hi- oer,' if such an alliance to his daughter reall*resented itself. The sche-er at once discarded fro- his roject allfurther ai- on Violante3 either she would be oor, and he would nothae herK or she would be rich, and her father would gie her toanother. &s his heart had neer been touched b* the fair 2talian, sothe -o-ent her inheritance beca-e -ore than doubtful, it gaehi- no ang to lose herK but he did feel er* sore and resentful atthe thought of being sulanted b* 1ord 1'Estrange, the -an whohad insulted hi-."either, as *et, had 4andal -ade an* wa* in his designs on


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that sare for- all nere, This is a -an who -ust -ake wa* in lifeKhe is worth heling.B* the words worth heling, Baron 1e* -eant worth getting into-* ower, that he -a* hel -e.CHAPER XIV.

But Parlia-ent had -et. Eents that belong to histor* hadcontributed *et -ore to weaken the ad-inistration. 4andal 1eslie'sinterest beca-e absorbed in oliticsK for the stake to hi- was hiswhole olitical career. hould &udle* lose oQce, and for good,&udle* could aid hi- no -oreK but to abandon his atron, as 1e*reco--ended, and in hi-self, in the hoe of a seat in Parlia-ent,to a strangerHan obscure stranger, like8#!R: 5ick &enelHthat wasa olic* not to be adoted at a breath. Meanwhile, al-ost eer*night, when the ?ouse -et, that ale face and sare for-, which1e* so identied with shrewdness and energ*, -ight be seena-ongst the benches aroriated to those -ore select strangerswho obtained the eaker's order of ad-ission. There 4andal heardthe great -en of that da*, and with the half conte-tuous surriseat their fa-e, which is co--on enough a-ongst cleer, well0educated *oung -en, who know not what it is to seak in the ?ouseof ;o--ons. ?e heard -uch sloenl* English, -uch trite reasoning,so-e eloNuent thoughts, and close argu-ent, often deliered in a

jerking tone of oice, Doularl* called the Parlia-entar* twang,Fand often acco-anied b* gesticulations that would hae shockedthe -anager of a roincial theatre. ?e thought how -uch betterthan these great dons Dwith but one or two eIcetionsF he hi-self

could seakHwith what -ore rened logicHwith what -oreolished eriodsHhow -uch -ore like ;icero and Burke Ver*robabl* he -ight hae so soken, and for that er* reason hae-ade that deadest of all dead failuresHan eIcellent soken essa*.>ne thing, howeer, he was obliged to own, iz., that in a oularreresentatie asse-bl* it is not recisel* knowledge which isower, or if knowledge, it is but the knowledge of that articularasse-bl*, and what will best take with itKHassion, inectie,sarcas-, bold decla-ation, shrewd co--on sense, the readiness sorarel* found in a er* rofound -indHhe owned that all these werethe Nualities that toldK when a -an who eIhibited nothing but

knowledge, in the ordinar* sense of the word, stood an i--inentchance of being coughed down.

There at his leftHlast but one in the row of the -inisterial chiefsH4andal watched &udle* Egerton, his ar-s folded on his breast, hishat drawn oer his brows, his e*es Ied with stead* courage onwhateer seaker in the >osition held ossession of the Loor. &ndtwice 4andal heard Egerton seak, and -arelled -uch at the eJectthat -inister roduced.


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This seech was so unlike the discreet and resered -inister, that4andal gathered courage to roceed with an idea that had occurredto his own sagacit*. &nd before 2 state it, 2 -ust add that Egertonhad of late shown -uch -ore ersonal kindness to hisprot9g9Kthat, whether his sirits were broken, or that at last, close and

co-act as his nature of bronze was, he felt the i-erious want togroan aloud in so-e loing ear, the stern &udle* see-ed ta-ed andsoftened. o 4andal went on.Ma* 2 sa* what 2 hae heard eIressed with regard to *ou and *ourositionHin the streetsHin the clubs/es, it is in the streets and the clubs that states-en should go toschool. a* on.Aell, then, 2 hae heard it -ade a -atter of wonder wh* *ou, andone or two others 2 will not na-e, do not at once retire fro- the-inistr*, and on the aowed ground that *ou side with the ublicfeeling on this irresistible Nuestion.Eh2t is clear that in so doing *ou would beco-e the -ost oular -anin the countr*Hclear that *ou would be su--oned back to oweron the shoulders of the eole. "o new cabinet could be f

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