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London, England, 1830-07-10 00:00:00

humane consideration. With respect to the Law
of Libel Amendment Bill, it will be recol-
lected that it originally contained a clause im-
posing an additional security of 1004 on the con-
ductors of newspapers—and that Lord Morpeth had
succeeded in a motion that the fresh recognizance's
should be done away with. The Attorney-General,
too tenacious of his purpose of shackling the Press
to be thus baffled, proposed an amendment last
night, on the third reading of the Bill, to restore
the clause which the House had previously rejected.
Lord Morpeth observed that the Learned Gentle-
man moved his amendment without any .explana-
tion, and with a brevity which, though, no doubt,
extremely convenient to himself, yet was not de-
corous towards the House. Upon which Lord
Normanhy rose, and observed that " the mariner
in. which the Attorney-General had introduced his
amendment resembled what had been said of his
whole conduct since he had been in office."—
" Front all that I have seen," said his Lordship,
" the Hon. and. Learned Gentleman should be the
last person to whom I would be willing to trust any
additional power of oppressing the Press;" rind
added, " I think it advisable to state this, because my-
self and my friends throughout the country share
much unpopularity on account of the Whig Attor-
ney-General." Such observations had too much of
unpleasant truth not to excite the sensitive temper of
the Attorney-General, who, with considerable as-
perity of manner, said that, " whatever was the
Noble Lord's opinion of his proceedings, he bad him•
self no reason to reiract what he bud done, or to
repent of it." In this opinion we believe the At-
torney-General has nearly the credit of singularity,
A discussion followed upon the amendment, in which
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's notions of the
" legitimate freedom," or, in other words, the mini-
sterial coercion, of the Press, were rather roughly
handled by Lord Howick, Mr. Warburton Mr. P.
Thomson, and other Hon. Members. dr. Hob-

house observed that this Bill way " another manacle
on the liberty of the Press." Numbers, however,
prevailed against argument—the coercive amend-
meta was carried by a majority of 68 to 47, and
thus the Attorney-General is consoled by his td-
umph in Parliament, for the unenviable reputation
winch his ayste►natic crusade against the Press has
obtained for him throughout the country.—Morn-
ing Herald.

It is much to be regretted that public men either
do not, or cannot, understand the value of popular
favour, and at bow cheap a rate " golden opinions"
are to be purchased. This is strongly illustrated in
the case of his Majesty King William, who, in the
few days which have elapsed since his accession, has
done more by voluntary acts to oblige and great)
the people than the country received from the Mi-
nisters of the late King during the whole time they
have been in office. When some officious agent of
the milltsry police, on the day of his Nesty's ac-
cession, forcibly expelled the crowd of gazers who
had thronged the court-yard of the Palace, the
King, on turning to the window, and viewing the
vacant space, asked what had become of the people,
and on being told that they had been turned out,
gave orders for their immediate readmission, accom-
panied, it is fluid, by a good-humoured but firm re-
buke of those who, ut the outset of his reign, had
taken this mistaken road to Royal favour. Of the
same description is the kind end considerate act to
which we have already adverted—the opening of
the long-desired passage by Waterloo-place to the
Park; and we entertain no doubt but the disposition
thus evinced will not stop here, but that the
King will find numberless other wa)s of gratifying
at once the kindly feenga of his own heart, and
!filing fresh claims upon the love and loyalty of
his subjects. And where would be the harm, may
wp not ask, if Ministers were to copy a little of this
suavity from the King ? It is true that in private
life we often witness a degree of insolence and
huuteur in the servants which the master is a stran-
ger to. The gentleman's gentleman is proverbially
very often the greater man of the two. But we
should be sorry to class Ministers of State, though
servants of the Crown, upon so degrading a emu.
parison as this; and, if they shrink from the simili-
tude, let it teach them not to create it, new
many note of greet, might the people have received
at their hands, and bow many substantial benefits
Might have been poured upon their heads, had they
been influenced by simihr feelings to those which i;
is clear are pre-eminent in the breast of their Royal
Master. With them dignified moroseness and an
utter disregard of popular feeling, take the place of
those winning acts of sympathy and generosity,
which, while they endear men to each other, often
literally Cost little more than the inclination to con.
fur them We trust, then, that the example of his
Majesty will not be lest upon his Ministers; that
they will see what it is to be the servants of a
popular King ; and that they will not disdain to
learn this useful lesson from so high a quarter, how
. it much easier is to govern by kindness than coer.
ciote-sqlfornfn& /fervid,

Mr. liouNE, of the Chancery Bar, has been
appointed Attorney-General, and Mr. J. WilLiamus,
Solicitor-General to her 141a2ricrY.
THE BEER BILL.---We understand that
our Right Hon. Representative has succeeded in procurinv
an important clause to be inserted in the new Sale of Beer
all. Under the present law, tkotilLs
• me are not hound
to supply their liquor in vessels of the full standard measure,
unless especially required to do so by the purchaser; but
by Mr. Iluatussos's amendment, they will in future be
liable to a penalty if they do not deliver it to their customer►
in trotscls lazed according to the standard. Thi, will Rup-
i)p, the deficiency so often noticed, particularly in the ,‘
Oat,
of ale," which should contain a half pint, but has hitherte
generally fallen short of lawful measure.--Liverpool Cour.