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TO U►RU JOHN RUSSELL

LETTI 4 IX.

My Lou),

A I.l.iltal lectimr on medical sedenee, when
lie desites to illustrate the progress of disease,
lwgins by exhibiting 0 in the milder and more mode-
ride foe .o in which it seiAc, upon some sleek subject.
Eußowan; so obviously. good an example, I will begin
by des, loping horoughmon"ry. as it is met with m
Ole earl. r stage of its existenet----in a stage in which
I hope i: may speedily be checked. My lord, I hate
an exes :Lilt subject to produce to you: one who took
the dis.ase first of all in a mild form, but who now
exhibits all its indications in their most nialignant
type. Hem, my lord. is my subject. lie kind
enough. Sir James Nl:glee-sou, Baronet, N1.1'., and
patron of Ashbui ton, to step forward and show your-
self. I),, me the favour to uncover tour bosom, and
kt my Lord John Russell and the other gentlemen
observe the nature of the spots.
This gentleman, my lord. is, or was, a partner in
the eminent tivm ut Jardine. Matheson, and Co.,
known. not only in all the region round St. Paul's.
bat in ad the regions of that inner flowery land"
wish Clich oniv the most civilised barbarians are al-
k sod trade. It was in Ist I that the late leading
pirtne v of this great firm of merchants, Mr. W. Jar-
dm. welt down to Ashburton, and by means of a
sere latish expenditure of money succeeded in obtain-
leetion as member for the;borough. Nlriardine
died in a'l3, when Mr. Nlatheson, who took upon him-
wlf all his partner's other habil it ie.. saw no reason why
he sboaltl nut take with them the liabilities connected
with this representation. The iuvestmeht Mr. Jardine
had made had been a heavy one, and Mr. Nlatlicsou
well knew how to work on such a foundation.

Holm: succeeded in obtaining the twat, Mr. Ma-
theson poets:did to e:•tat•lish his position. About a
scar after his election he purchased the property of
iir Law mum Palk within the borough, which,
you will not doubt, was very effectually prrehusing
the borough itself, when I tell you that from
1784 down to 1831, a period close upon Italia cen-
tury, that identical property secured a moiety of the
representation of Ashburton, without the semblance
or shadow of a contest. It is true that under the
great excitement of the struggle for reform, unit in
consequence of the antagonism of a rival interest,
Sir lAwrcnce l'alk was thrown out at the general
election of IMI, by a majority of 6 votes only. It is
true al-u that, though tory candidates supported by
Sir Lawrunc• Palk's interest, endeavoured to obtain
the ascendancy in 1611 and in 1637, they were de-
feated, in the first ease by a majority of 8,
and in the second case by a majority of 11. But what
does this prove? Why, my lord, the iuflucnce which
Sir Lawrence Palk's property would confer in the
Ilia. of one more competent to wield it: the pecu-
liar value which it was to Sir James Matheson, the
sittin4 member for the town, who in buying the
pr. 15 purohased not only that which cemented
his own influence, but that also, which, in the pro-
sent ed state of this borough, was the only
p..ko.ible element of future opposition to him.
Anil what was the first use Sir James Matheson
matte of his authority? 110 was first elected fur
Ashburton in 1843: he made his purchase in 1844;
tic re was a general election in July, 1817. In the
c.s.lest ps‘sible fas!.ion the new proprietor turned over
the hor..ogh of Ashburton to his brother, a retired
lieut.-v-lone! in the army, whom, I believe, not three of
the electors knew to be even in existence. It may
Is said they were at liberty to oppose him ! Yes,
my lord. just as at the present moment the French
people ale at liberty to oppose the President. The
proplioor himself became the member for a Scotch
county ono of the smallest, I believe, its Scotland.
Year 4,r ship, "in consideratiut: of his great set vices,
conferred on him in no time the dignity of a
horn: t.

Now. what can Sir James Matheson eity why Ash-
burton should not be dealt with as a rotten borough
should be dealt with ? I will tell you, my lord, what
lie will eay. Ile will plead, first of all—" This is a
hard 1.4,e upon me ; I have invested my money here
en what I thought was a good security." That will
he hi, test plea. It was the boroughmongers cry in
Pitt; and it is easily disposed of. But Sir James
Math sot will plead, secondly—" You have encou-
ramd toe in this: remember how you have ap-
pluelet me in the House of Commons ; remember
how many marks of femur you have shown me; re-
ram& r the baronetcy which you moved your sove-
reign to give me!" My lord, there may be force in
this: hut it is for your lordship to answer it, not for
me. /bit if your lordship does answer it, and answer it
nnfavenrchly,l warn you there will still be something
Ile I. !lien. A whisper will reach you in these
word,. " Itenkni;ku—ire are Tunes." Yee, my
lerd. that will he the mode in which you will be
met. and it is that—whether the tone in which it is
faun( fated convey a promise or a threat—it is that
you must prepare to resist, and which you
only cal mist by throwing yourself upon the
My lord, Sir James !Matheson is a strong out-
sider. flat there are boroughs to be dealt with,
vl.ieh will afford trouble to your Cabinet, from with-
in ns well as from without. You have, with an un-
fortunate precipitation, admitted to your councils one
of the repnventatives of Torre-SP, the heir of the ducal
h0u....f Somerset. Now, my lord, when we are
speaking of horoughmongeeing and borough jobbing,
MI anything, let me ask, be less creditable than the
way in which fictitious votes have been
mad., with • view to swamp and overhear
the independent part of the electorate of Totness?
Your kinship, I hope, is cognisant of the circtun- '
"mires. The boundsry of the borough of Totness
umbel s • considerable quantity of land, which is
qr property of his Grace the Duke of Somerset.
This land has been divided into small holdings ; and
in feel, small holding there has been erected a
"1. an...," or linney," as it is designated in those
Parts. which is, in fact, a cow-shed, with a make
bele re Chimney on it. For this " linney" and the
& 1.1 in which it is placed, an individual. of course
un 11;. Grace's interest, obtains place on the register
of t'n.rs as occupying " house and land" of the value
of I'd. tenon,. To such an extent has this been car-
ri(ll.? hat Mr. Harry Baldwin, the other sitting member
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the borough, absolutely purchased a property on
the other sine of the town, to convert into " lin•
▪ in order to maintain his influence. My lord,
I want to know what your lordship's colleague in
fee ',Janet, and his colleague in the reprisentetioo '
et torn's.% can have to urge against any measure that
will put an end to these abases? By these acts--
"11' net' of power and of purse—freedom of election
es iistricud ; the voice and influence of the honest
rued 1101 E-pendent elector is neutralised; ill-will and

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