The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-08 00:00:00

teen in and out of the premises. He spoke
with sympathy of Mr. GRANT, who, as
et
said, was one of the quietest GI masters.
with evident aversion of 5 yeaptig gentleman
named STANLEY, who he saitikept them all in a fate
for a very long time. He heard that both had since
then become lords, andtkis gaily wonder was, Ilfsr
persons of their sort could &vet be induced to spend'
so much of their lives in a house where he never re-
membered having let any visitor out, who did not
look glum, or who might not be heard muttering to
himself a wish—that must be nameless. But like ell
dating people, his memory entirely failed as he op-
preached more recent times. He quite forgot Lord
INCOLN, and had to distinct recollection of Mr.
LABOCCRERE. Of the last two years he could give
no account whatever. They had had it all to them-
selves in Dublin, where he was sure thugs coxed not
be going on well. Further than this chavitabl: sur-
mise, we could extract nothing.
The most marvellous take, as we learn, however,
from the same reliable source, ate and in Celtic°
Ilfefropolitana respecting the last individual who
was seen in fleshly form enacting, to all appear-
ance at least, the part of re.pone ble Irish minister.
From some imaginary resemblance to a wor-
thy and excel'ent mac, who has in fact long
since quitted the public stage—popular credulity or
caprice was pleased to dub this persocoge Sir WIL-
LIAM SOMERVILLE. We need not assure those who
had the pleasure of being acquainted with the deeply
regretted baronet, that the being in queeti.n was
neither he, nor any connexion or relation of his what-
ever. And assurances are as little needed by those
who cherish any I%memb-ance cf the hearty, active,
and thorough-g.eieg character to which this shined
reserbleuice is traced, that there can in fact be no
identity or even similarity between the two. The for-
mer member for Drogheda was quite a liberal in politics.
He was accustom d on all eccasiors to vete in favour
of popular rigles, and against coercion, which he
levee to stigmatise as the most futile and infatuated
line of policy that could possibly be pursued towards
Ireland. We vectare to say that had the least
remnant of the virtuous fire that glowed in that eri-
mable man been found among the whigs of 1848 and
1849, it would have burnt up cue and all of the
odious std uncalled for coercion bills which (luring
the list twe sessions have solemn if ever been out of
their hands. Ani as to cssisting in their pr. pira-
tion, or in passing them through the House of Com-1
mons, the lametted baronet to whom we allude
could not and would not, we ate satisfied, have
been cajoled or bullied into anything of the
sort. Besides, Sir WILLIAM was a strong and e'eady
friend of Electoral, and of Irish Church reform.
He would never have sat by silently, acd heard Sir
GEORGE GRES coolly declare that he acd his parry
considered that that bloated and scandalous mass of
sinecurism was not too rich a provision for the spiritual
warts of the Oran men of Ireland. And just as
unlikely would Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE have been
to see the constituencies of his native country tulle
the espe..ial object of ministerial scorn, and
their tights, nay, their very exis'ence, treated
session after session with a contemptuous ceeeet,
which regardir g she pettiest turnpike bill would be
disgusting. NU, no; we hare no hesitation iu say-
ing that a is not Sir W. SOMERVILLE who is now
Chief Secretary fur Ireland.