The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-22 00:00:00

Tim ATTORNEY-OENERAL

Sir Robert Collier, on ha re-electiou for Ply-
mouth, thanked the eonititueisty, without distinc-
tion of party, for the unanimity with which they had
elected him. Ile deterred his nimarks ou politics for a
meeting held in the afternoon at thu Msvhvaiiii lush-
tide for the (wend eonvesienee of the coiritituency.
That meeting was well attended, am! the Attor-
ney -(corral, who wan well rewired, delivered
a 14 im addrms, in the course of which he Said :
lie vs us e f opinion that a public man, a member of a
great party and thoroughly approving of its policy, is
titiltd upon to s roe the public in a public office. It ors
Ids duty to accept the position, mind it was not sufficient
grounds for dielintig It to Puy 1 prefer indolorieo, I gm
nhaid of lard work, I am afraid of responsibility, ail
shrink hum detraction and abuse•. (Hear, hoar.) The
tivesn and this country were entitled to the wiriness of
there who can terve them brit, and the man who refused
to accept ofhee on the rroommenitation of the best judge•,
tie Prime Id iiiister, incurred grater resp iusibility than ho
did it be aurepled it. (Applause.) The socepianee of
office was no Whit-smut to a constituency, but rather the
whitely. Ile would admit that it war a source ref high
atilltation to him that the great statesman who now
rules the country—(kaid applaws)--ehould have taco n.
mu nded him to the Queen for ilmotiles of Attorney-Onuses!.
because he was cutitled to regard it an marking his sti-
pulation of the meaner is which he (air Wotan) endea-
voured to diet:barge the duties' of the office of bolieitor-
Gwent under We governments of Lord Pal:menden and
Furl ituatill. tie then referred to law retsina,
remarking that the present state of the bankruptcy
law wea disgraceful to the country; it was isuallirous
and ezpriuive, calculated to get 141 littAll as potable out
ref the agate, sad to give every facility for fraud. It wan
a question that must shortly come before parliament, and
be ahould be extremely glad to mrppoef any nacasure
whirl would bring about the &arable retarm.

TEE SOLICITOLGIIIIIIRAL.
At Exeter Mr John Duke Coleridge the
Solioar-General, who was very warmly remised, re-
ferred to the mammal which had ham made on hie
refoia at first to take Milos, and assured his coati-
tants that he had not the slightest duira to leave his
independent position at the her sad in the here of
Commons for the papas_ _ al_ booming a kw adviser of
the crown. I aver desired (Mised the hon. and
Seamed gentleman) erne Mee thin *nether. I
tonere you my maim and would have beta
exactly the same if any akar vela to the
government bed Imam *Eared. I will my farther. an I
. have said over and over gain, whisk may In this hall
can testify, in the moms al the Ma tea or le maim
that I ousiceived and till tmeasive the aim of Sir Hobert
Coates to the Nee he now m beide are ea
tie liberal mini-try <mild W sioy 1 m ~loot awl
be was the cisly. Mal Alearay-Otowal. I
have mkt m &VIM and egailasn lad I repast it maw. Om-
that really is the who of the matter, ato which
peat fuse hsa made thee as matter
was rally WOORIAOSAVMeth fez ea I ten maks out,