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mark and promise. Lord ALTHORP appears to
be shrewd and manly, and to have a strong spice
of personal ambition. He belongs to a famous
stock, for few of the great political families of
England have produced more personal and
Parliamentary celebrities than the race of the
Spencers. Even if his Lordship's talents prove
but secondary, we may be sure that his party
will not be stinted in praising him. It is time
that the Whigs should produce a clever young
man, as they have been disappointed in the
Duke of ARGYLL. The new Member for
Stafford, Lord INOESTRE, has spoken with
point and force, and many of his friends enter
thin hopes that the Noble Lord will prove a
valuable acquisition to the Conservative party.
General WINDHAM, the new Member for East
Norfolk, bears a famous Parliamentary name,
to which the gallant officer has added military
celebrity. On subjects connected with " Army
Reform," the House will listen with much
respect to General Wisoimes opinion. His
family has in later years been decidedly
" Whig," though his eminent relative, the late
brilliant orator, hovered doubtfully between
Whigs and Tories, and, as was remarked of
him," used diamond-scales in forming his de-
" visions." Mr. CONINGHAM, the new repre-
sentative for Brighton, is spoken of as a most
promising Radical. His career will by many
be watched with much interest. Ho has
fluency, force, and a commanding personal
appearance ; and the Radicals are in want of
a popular spokesman de omnibus rebus since
Mr. HUME'S place has never been filled, and
since Sir B. HALL and Mr. OSBORNE have been
silenced by office. Mr. CONINOHAM is no
novice in politics, and has many graceful
accomplishments which will entitle him to
attention.
What the successors of Mr. COBDEN, Mr.
BRIGHT, and Mr. MILNER GIBSON may prove
to be in general debate is a question on
which a variety of sentiments are entertainel.
Some speak in high terms of the commercial
knowledge and general talents of Sir JOHN
POTTER and Mr. ASPINALL TURNER; others
disparage their political pretensions, and
assert that they will turn out to be cyphers.
Since the Reform Bill, Manchester has been
represented by gentlemen extremely capable
of taking a foremost place in debate. Mr.
JONES LLOYD (Lord OVERSTONE) aspired to the
representation of that great borough, and Mr.
PoucErr THOMSON ably spoke the sentiments
of his Whig-Radical constituents. Sir J. POTTER
and Mr. TURNER will be, therefore, tried by a
high standard ; and, from the marked manner
in which Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. GIBSON were
disparaged, people will be surprised if their
places be filled by mediocrities. It is rather
curious that both the members for Manchester
should be " Unitarians ;" and that body of
Dissenters in that constituency has some very
peculiar features which distinguish them from
their co-religionists elsewhere. " The Tory
" Unitarians of Manchester," is a phrase that
has sometimes been used to describe them.
Mr. AEROYD, the vanquisher of Mr. COBDEN at
Huddersfield, is another member in whom
some accidental interest centres. If people will
not expect too much from these latter changer,
they will not be much disappointed.
" Will Eiithen make a figure in the House ?"
He has command of choice language with the
pen in his hand, and has much of the spon-
taneity of genius ; but has he " ballast" ? Has
he political knowledge, and is he practical in
his views ? 'These are questions which the Hon.
Gentleman must answer by his performances
Members with Oriental associations have been
, . singularly unlucky in the House of Com-
mons. If we read Mr. KINGLAKZ'S political
opinions rightly, ho is in favour of " Ballot,
Universal Suffrage, and no Church rates."
He may be put down as an ultraist. Mr.
CAIRD will have to show that he can speak as
well as write ; and though a man may have
prompt powers when pinning forth his thoughts
through the columns of the Times, self-pos-
session may te lost in presence of rows of
members who are by no means unversed in
things appertaining to agriculture.
' Mr. SERGEANT KINGLAKE (RoitheStOr) and
Mr. Boviu. are gownsmen from Westminster-
,
eminent as practitioners, but not known
politicians. Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN, the new
- Wr for Dudley, is no relative of the
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