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is Unjust to the criminal, alio may, peohapr, repent
and at the same tense is 1111 impriliturist ill INS re-
rut moth's', loy masking hutt fur life as a crotioinal.—•
Ilausbeirgh C pondent, Feb. 11.)

THE BECITTSTI PRESS.

LO N DON

MONDAY, Froaumer 16, ism

I.Ve have rreeive-r1 the Paris Papers to the I3li)

linstant. They state that a Instal ball was. fired 1,31
1 an assassin at the carrisge of the Duke of Wei..
1 Liticrron, at one o'clock an Thursday morning, as
it wed -entering his hotel. The ariarsin must hart
rieets • bad marksman, (Or he did not even hit the
. carriage. It ix said, however, that • 1111111 was see■
running away ; end this circumstance, connected
with the report of a pistol, is the only eriticare that
on attempt on the life of his Grace wee density
made.—A report of part of the cased' the pretended
I.bvis XVII. occupies a large portion of the Pais
Papers.—The Five iter Cent. Ccititt•i* were (iii fr.
40 c. ; Bunk Actions, 1,7 fr.

Flanders and ilaitilitirgli Mails arrived at a !ate
hour hot night. ilia long-uuu.nsncetl meeting of
the Cootitividal Soverri4nS, it is ;awl, take
Place at Fraukfurt, in the month of May.

We have Tees:weft German Papers to the it iniN
'Flory •unnunce u g rent victor• obtained by the
Tuskivh Guversior of kola o'er the Wrehulritet..

The circumstances under which the present
Session of Perhanieut ememenced, have induced
the portieres of Monsters to Omit in what OK I. for
their party purposes, have thought proper to rei;rit.:
sent as the discomfiture or disorgvirisatiott of the.
Opposition. The Morning. rult boldly declared,
diet the Opposition win &alined to four Members.,
incrust that, on the question lot approving the
etertions of his allsjesty's 111iiristers fur suppressing
the Spanish Slave Trade. there appeored on die
opposite side only four voter. This question,
however. it should be remembered, ens by no
intone a party question. Ttie great advocates for
suppressing the Slave Trade universally, have nisi..
formly been Numd among the Opposition ; 19.), thrus
the thoughtlessness of the Ministers hid hero re-
proved, and their flaggiag virtue stimulated : so dna
the late Treaty etth the Peninsular Powers, although
censurable iu some of its provisions, must he re•
warded in principle as a concession, ill-managed
iudeek bit still a concession on the part or the
Moister' to their political rivals. On two sub.".
Twin minions—one fur producing the record IS
M•KIN Lay's iris!, and the other by Air. FAZA.•
IiERLY, relative to the countesianee ;afforded hy
Ministers to the instigators of the Isle distui bones%
*lite Opposition, tinder the manifest disadvantages
of agitating these questions until after the Helmut
of the Secret Committee, mustered in very formi-
dable nombers ; but, iu fuct, no question has
hitherto been stinted, front the result of s hich any
opinion csuld, in candour, be formed a the TOR-
live stretigth of the parties.
The shoetree of an alma/rent leader in the Mese
of Commons, has also been a matter of exultation
to the ministerial writers. 11 this circumstance
evinced the want of talent or of persons qualiatil
for No high and houuttruble a station, we eight
argue on the extreme difficulty of coupteleMiug in
vise person the various qualities uremia* In till-
ing it, and which rendered the chrism at alb Opp(
bilious Leader a more delicate *We% then of at
Minister of State. The Suvereillis. as choosieg ss
man of virtue or of talents only. ter administering
the Executive authority, Luella, at the saint
moment, compensate fur use mum of high con-
nect NMI of conamooding personal influence
by ennobling his haw, and consigning to his
hands the staff of Ace and the riistiiliution
favours ; or were even virtue and talents wanting. die
Sovereign's choice alone will compensate tor silt

" Clams crit, Wrlir, justur, sapiens"

The case, however, is essentially different when an
individual it; to be chosen whose voice and opininis
most influence those of others, proud of their
rank, jealous of their independence, owl iii.bisssesi
by considerations of self-interest--to Lliant rAs.
liament will look with respect ui,tl tile na-
tion unit confidence. Such a man mist boast
high connections, an independent firtime, su-
perior talents, practice iii debate, and %mowed
iutegtity. But let any Impartial man loot:
through the two parties, and filtUttitile %% healer tl
ministerial phalanx can in these several points ersissl
by many degrees that of the Opposition. Poii.;!.l
opinion has pointed but Lord Gannon: CA V EN rII
us eminently calculated to succeed the I.atieidtql
Mr. PONSONUY, silt! hiss not erred in Its L:wici.
The acceptance of the honour implies, however,
great sacrifice of health and comfort, and may not
suit the Noble Lord's.retired habits.

experience in debate might ;invisibly
moon with his Lordihip Tor not
character so prominent ; but this d

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