The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-25 00:00:00

ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.

The 7th company, under the command of Captain
Gibb, Royal Engineers, left the Arsenal station of the
North Kent Railway at an early hour to-day for the
Waterloo station, en route to embark at Southampton.
Lieutenant Elphinstorie, Lieutenant Anderson, and Lieu-
tenant Drake, Royal Engineers, embark at the same
time. _
Lieutenant Lempriere, Lieutenant Graham, and Lieu-
tenant Martin are under orders to embark with Captain
Hassard and the 11th company.

•
• EDINBURGH.,
The 4th 'Regiment (King's Own), at present in Edit',
burgh' Castle, are under orders for the East, and in readi-
ness to Move. They have been joined by 142 volun-
teers from Chatham, and only await the arrival of the
steamer Golden Fleece at Leith, where they are to em-
bark for their destination. The 77th, in Glasgow, are
to embark on the Clyde• in the steamer Atrato—a fine
vessel, on the eve of completion there. It is expected
that the embarkation of both regiments will take place
on or about the Ist of March. The detachment of ar-
tillery in Leith Fort have supplied a contingent of 30
men, with 50 horses, to this branch of the expedition.
It is expected that the 4th and 77th will be, meanwhile,
relieved by small detachments of the 82d, at present
distributed in Stirling Castle, Perth, and Dundee. The
effective military force of Scotland will, until new ar-
rangements are made, be reduced by the departure of
these regiments from about 3,000 to 1,300 or 1,400
men, distributed throughout the entire kingdom.

DUBLIN, FRB. 24.
The VOth Regiment embarked at Kingstown to-day
on board the Cambrib., amid the cheers of a large con-
course of people. The :steamer will not sail until .to-
morrow morning. It is blowing a perfect hurricane
from the' westward. •
The 21st (Royal North British Fusiliers), now sta-
tioned' in•DublinY hasie been extremely successful in
picking up recruits. towards
.the: augmentation of this
'fine corps. A.great number •were attested yesterday
before the magistrates of the head•office of police. The
21st expect to form. a part of the second divisidwof the
expeditionary army to Turkey.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 24.

The Vulture, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Glasse, ar-
rived at Spithead this morning from Plymouth, and
came into harbour in the evening to land 1,000 bags of
bread which she has on board.
The Simoom, 18, screw troop-ship, Captain Smith,
got steam up to-day to try her engines.
The Boscawen, 70, Captain Glanville, exercised her
crew at Spithead this morning in gunnery, when some
very sharp practice took place.
The Hamoaze lighter sailed to-dayfor Devonport, with
ordnance for the Dike of Wellington, 131, and the Devon
lighter arrived to-day from Plymouth, with victualling
stores for the Clarence-yard.
The Juno, 26, Captain Freemantle, sailed from Spit-
head last evening on a cruise, to exercise her crew.
The Gorgon, 6, advance steam-sloop, was commissioned
yesterday afternoon pro tem. by Commander Gardener
for troop service. She went over to Cowes in the even-
ing, and returned this morning.
Another sad accident ocurred on board the steamer in
the steam basin dock on Thursday evening, which
proved fatal to a poor man named William Sari, a
labourer, who missed •his footing, and fell down the
hold, receiving such severe injuries that h 9
down the
shortly afterwards. He leaves a widow and "seven chil-
dren to lament his tad end.
.Four-hundred men belonging to the Coast-guard are
expected to-day for the Neptune, 120, Captain Smith,
C.B. They mostly come from Ireland and Scotland.
Some of these men are good seamen, but others know
nothing of the service, and have never been on board
ship before. They are, however, a steady and well-
disciplined body of men, and are soon brought into a
state of efficiency on board ship.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 24

Her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture, 6, Commander
F. g. Glasse, sailed yesterday with biscuit for the troops
about to embark at Portsmouth.
The screw steam-sloop Desperate, 8, Captain W. W.
Chambers, was warped to the jetty yesterday, and will
be placed in dock on Monday.
The crew of the Nile, 90, pointed topmasts yesterday.
The topsailyards were crossed and topmast rigging
set up on board the James Watt yesterday.

WOOLWICH, FEB. 24.
.. .
APPOINTMENTS.
ACting-clerk John Kiddie, to the Dragon, paddle-
wheel.steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
Clerks'-Assistants.—John E. Evans, to the Victory
flag-ship, at Portsmouth ;H. V. Forest, to the Dauntless
screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
. The Ithadamanthus steam store-vessel, Master-Com-
mander Belam, was fen oat of the basin. to-day, and
iinmediately left for Portsmouth and Devonport.
The newly-entereOnen' of the Fisgard flag-shiVit
this port, 64 in number, were paid wages'-yesterday
when. the pay-clerks came down from the Admiralty to
pay the Rhadamanthus. They have gone through drill
and great gun exercises for some tithe - and the know-
ledge they have acquired is highly cre'ditable. to them'
and satisfactory to their instructors.
Thek Archer screw steam-sloop has been taken out of
d

patronises art. Wherever he goes his narne-is announced with
becoming awe. Rumour does justice to his income, and base
groundhogs calculate how much helms to spend a-week, how
much a-day, how much an hour, as if he spent his money as
regularly as the sun does a.day's work of his orbit. But all
this leaves untouched the more interesting question how such
a man spends his time, and (what it is to have say, 200,0001.
a-year absolutely at one's disposal, and, as it happens in this
case, without any one to claim a voice in its expenditure. .
Fortunately or unfortunately for these splendid illus o'ns
and interesting inquiries, every .now and then something
comes out that reveals this grand 'inner life, hidden behimi
softy screens of fine. brickwork, under mountains of Palladian
architecture, and in wildernesses of fairy landscape. We need
not even wait till the undertaker, the auctioneer, or the con-
tractor throws open the gates, and show& us the secrets of
ducal existence. thir own broad sheet has occasionally a tale
to tell of these things, and in yesterday's paper therowas ono
of a sort to satisfy much curiosity, and appeaee many envious
longings after earthly greatness. The Duke of Devonshire, it
seems, has a very grand butler—a duke among butlers--and
many a small householder., who keeps the key of his wine-
cellar in his pocket, and himself gives out the allowance for
a dinner, thinks within himself how agreeable it would
be if one could afford to leave all this trouble to just
such a butler as the duke's. But Mr. Wilkinson, it
seems, relieved his master to a greater extent than
OUT honseholder would Imagine. He hard the
purchasing and the choice of the
sine, and, of
course, the selection of the wine merchants. This
license he had for all his master's establishments, both town
and country,, within the moderate limits of 1,500/. a year.
The Duke is a 'temperate and • abstemious man ; the Caven-
dishes are all so, and his friends are probably after his own
taste in this respect. Then, as for extraordinary occasions,
even a Duke's banquets can be numbered in the year. Yet
hero is an annual incumbranee on the ducal revenue to the
amount of 1,500/. at the disposal of a servant; yet not quite
absolutely, for to keep that servant in order another servant
was necessary. The Duke has an auditor, and that auditor,
in overhauling the accounts of the butler, discovered that,
like a certain chief butler three thousaud years ago, and
butlers ever since, Mr. Wilkinson was liable to error. In
fact, this gentleman had sold his master to a firm of wine-
merchants, and, as appears from a document produced in the
Rolls' Court, had promised to get all the Duke's wine from
them, on condition of a loan to himself, followed, as it fur-
ther appears, by other advances, to the amount, in all, of
about 6701. The wine-merchants share in this transaction
we dare say nothing about. They are not ashamed of it, for
they produce the contract in court, and proclaim to all the
world that they accommodated the butler with a large loan,
renewable from time to time, as the condition of his master's
,tchoisoksis,
aantdheinogachof.
men sell their masters to the tradesmen employed in their
wintleep,ranobadbtlhay
several departments. We shall be told that to protest against
ttellallusbuttlhaerst
the custom is to shut up shop altogether. This, then, is a
bit of that grandeur all men covet, and to obtain which for
themselves, or their children, or their remote posterity, so
eevueerythm-day Thocceury re
many toil night and day, and make themselves miserable.
How delightful to be a duke and to be compelled to spend
1,5001. a-year in wine, to keep a gentleman- to buy it, and
another gentleman over him to see that, in buying.the wine,
he does not sell his master ! Why, how much of that wine is
actually consumed by the duke and his friends. Supposing
the whole annual supply to find its way to the ducal cellars,
who are the- real consumers? One-wine With another, and
one day with another; this could not be less thou 500 dozen,
or 16 bottles a-day ! Who that knows the duke's habits can
think that the average consumption of his Grace's table ?
Which is the real servant in such a, household? But the
master is worse than the servant. Ile is a prisoner of State.
Mere areldnA chains, and there are silken chains, and there are
golden ehrbils ; and 50,0001. a-year is but a golden chain that.
ties a man till he can hardly walk from one room to another,
or order his horse, or go to bed, without the leave of his
guards. The owner of a largo establisbment will often fly
from it to some out-of-the-way place, where he may forget
that he is a Duke and remember that he is a man. Or, if
this-be impossiblif, if his guards are too vigilant, he will re-
tire into some corner of his own dreary house, and betake
himself to 'some.imall occupation that may bring his condition
as near as Possiple down to that of a journeyman doing a day's
work-for a days pay. Give him a bit of garden to dig, or a
box to .mend, or a pamphlet to write, and he will be happy for
a while: That pleasant dream over, the incubus of hislife will
return,andhe is once more a Duke, and a servant of servants.
Who has the real enjoyment of such wealth ? The archi-

tect enjoys the outside of the house, and the upholsterer
tales his pleasure within ; the librarian 'ravels among
the books, and the gardener follows his fancy in the
garden; the master of the horse delights in the stable, and
the cook is great in the kitchen. All enjoy themselves, ex-
cept the ostensible head. Why, the very Duke who was
plaintiff in the case above mentioned is reported to say that
he can only afford to live at Chatsworth one month in the
year. He is fortunate to be able to live there one month, so
thOie in- the_ country, and even in town,
that are shut against their owners. We now see how it is ;
but stories to the same effect might be repeated for ever. It
is said of another nobleman, whose town house has lately
changed hands, that when his affairs were placed in the hinds

of a friend it, was found the butcher's bill had not been paid
for eighteen years, every year of which had rivetted more
closely MS Grace's chains to his butcher and his cook. Now,
many years ago, at another noble mansion not far from-Pic-
cadilly, it was found that the cook had a secret storeroom of
his own, communicating with the kitchen, full of its spoils;
and the investigation brought to.light a system of 'robbery
to the amount of 6001. a-year. With all this experience, and
the Certainty of unpleasant disclosures some time or other, the
great man will still be waited on by gentlemen ; he will still
have his valet a fop, his footmen giants, his cook a despot,

and all his other servants the most hazardous of their class.
After all, he has not what he wants, and what he has paid
for. He cannot do what he likes, or get good attendance
One millionnaire declares that he was better waited on whbL.
he was a boy at college, with the eighth share of a scout, thaw
now when he has an exclusive right to the attentions of half-a=
dozen gentlemen and thirty servants. Yet there seems no
help. Wealth is a choice of evils. If the master looks after
his servants, it takes all his time, and he is a slave to app._
ance ; if, he leaves them alone, they will rob and neglect hi
Yet, to check the extravagance of butlers and cooks, to de•
tect the depredations of gardeners, to chastise the insolence
of footmen, and to protect the morals of servant girls, is bun•
a'poor occupation for a man with all the world 'before him
and with 200,0001. a year._ What is a Duke to do ? We shs,:

not? pretend to answer. Let the Duke answer it himself,
Our only object just now is to let those ' Who are not Duke
Or millionnaires see that wealth and position have their draw-
atd 'that 20,000/. a year, or even 260,000/., does not
exempt a man from responsibilities and troubles.—Times.

LA W INTELLIGENCE. Feb. 23.

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• "ROLLS' 'COURT'.
(g.efgre:tli, Muter of the Rolls.)

• ,
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE V. LA_FOREST.
This suit canie before the Court on a motion for an
in-
junction, by the Duke. of Devonshire, to prevent the de. .
fendants, who are wine merchants, from proceeding with kc
any action at law against him relative to certain wineS
which had been ordered by his butler, but which had not L
been delivered, The alleged facts of the case are as fol-
low :—ln 1852 the Duke ofDeyonshire employed his butler,
a man named Wilkinson, to select and buy wines for hinl
subject to the approval and under the superintendence of
the Duke's auditor, Mr. Currey ; and in that year Wilkin-
son gave orders to the defendants to send in such wines as
appeared necessary. Subsequently Wilkinson, having
fallen into some pecuniary difficulty, entered into a kind
of contract with the defendants, that if they would ad-
vance him a sum of 3001. he would always deal with them,
and secure them orders from 'the Duke of Devonshire to
the amount of 1,5002. a-year. Such contract was em
bodied in the following letter from Wilkinson to the de
fondants :

" June 30, 1852.
" Gentlemen,—Being authorised by his ,Grace the Duke of
Devonshire to select and purchase wines and spirits for his
establishments in London, and also for his country seats, I .
purchase
peranadnnum, as you accommo-
sPhits of you for his
of 3001., at ss. per cent., on my accept,:
dategraceh e r e binyt
eoa g rwthi et
h. e a
amt o
lo
oupannu rtha
ance, renewable from time to time ; all wines and spirits to,
be invoiced direct from you to the duke ; also all my other
business in wines and spirits I agree (in consideration) to
throw into your hand, the whole to be subject to a moderate
commission.—,l am, tze:.
The defendants subsequently had advanced Wilkinson'.
further sums, amounting in all to about 6701. In March,V
1853, it appears that Wilkinson was interdicted from giving
any further orders, and wrote to the defendants to that
effect; but, nevertheless, in Nov., 1853, a contract was en-;‘
tered into between Wilkinson and the defendants, under
which wine to the amount of 2,3171. was to be sent in to
the Duke's residences in London, Chatsworth, and Chik. .
wick. Some of this wine was sent in, but some was not.
When it became known that Wilkinson was in difficulties,
and some suspicions had been excited about the orders
which had been given, the matter was entered into by Mr.
Currey, and upon his advice the Duke refused to receive the t
wine which had not been delivered, or to acknowledge the
order which Wilkinson had given. Upon this the defendants
threatened to bring their action for the recovery of th
amount 'alleged to be due for the wine, and the Duke moves
for the present injunction to prevent them from doing B°,l
and to have the contract between Wilkinson and the defen-ls
dants declared ineffective as against the Duke, inasmuch/
as it was entered into when the defendants knew Wilkinson:
was interdicted from giving any orders or entering
such a contract. This was the plaintiff's case, and thew
answer of the defendants to the same was, that their agree-i
ment with Wilkinson, and their lending him money, washis
a common ordinary occurrence and daily practised 1
theyth y supplied
wereready the
andvery esanclatththai
time stipulated.
The Master of the Rolls granted the
willingbest wines
to deliverat fai fair
the 1 Wein
injunction as prayed
but limited it to all wines ordered since June, 1852, an .
4
not delivered to the plaintiff.
a eared for the plain.?
Mr. R. Palmer an( Mr.
Currey
fo pp
r the defendants.
1
tiff; Mr. Lloyd Youngandlif:

ACCURACY IN PRINTING.—It appears, by calculation
npde by the printer of Stevens's edition of Shakspearc:
‘tlitktvery octavo page of that work, text and note 1
contaikuP2,oBo distinct pieces of metal, which amount .44
42,880 in-eack sheet.of 16 pages, the misplacing of one
of which would inevitably cause a blunder. With W 4
curious fact before us,, the accurate state of our printing:
in general is to be admired, and errata ought nitre freely
to be pardoned than the fastidious minuteness of thd
insect eye of certain critics has allowed.

THEATRE EOYAL DRURY LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.

THIS EVENING, FEB. 25,
NVIB be performed RICHARD THE THIRD. Supported by
Xitesrs. G. V. Brooke, George Bennett, T. Meal, Miss F. Cathcart,
and Mrs. Vickery.
Atter which, MY MAN TO \I. lizapported by Mr. G. Wild, and
VALss F. Williams.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Bucketone.
THIS EVENING, TEL 25,
Will h.l performed a new comic drama, called RINELAGH
Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, and Buck...stone ; Miss
Reynolds, Mrs. Fltzwilliam, &c.
To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS.

After* which, the Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, called
HARLEQUIN ?ND THE THREE BEARs ; or, Little Silverhair
and the Fairies. Columbine, Missi M. Brown; Harlequin, Mr. J.
Marshall ; Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CAIRLIS KEsty.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 25,
Will be performed THE LANCERS; or, The Gentleman's Son.
Principal characters by Messzs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, H. Mellon,
and D. fisher ; Mrs. Wliistanley, Miss Daly, and Miss C. Leclercq.
After which will be presented the new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE MILLER AND
HIS MEN; or, King Salamandar and the Fairy of the Azure
Lake. Harlequin, Mr. Cori-flack; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon,
Mr. Panto; and Columb!ne, Miss Desborough.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under,the Management of Madame Vestris.
TIIIS EVENING, F. 25,
ha performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters IT
Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes.

Alter which, the original Fairy Extravaganza, called ONCE
'MON. A TISIE THERE WERE TWO KIN4_ S. Principal cha-
racters by Mr. Roby and Madame Vestris.
To conclude with PATTER VERSUS CL.tTTER.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, FEE. 25,

Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama
called THE THIRST OF GOLD; or,
in five taoleaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., sew
dresses and appointments,
TEE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOW-ER OF MEXICO.
Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford,
Madame Celeste, &c.
To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAMILY.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 25,
Win be performed THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs.
Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss
P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham.
To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. Characters by
Messrs. Emery, Vincent, and F. Robson; and Mrs. Chatterley.
Followed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL.

STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs,

THIS EVENING, FEB. 25,
Will be presented (6th time) "NO IRISH NEED APPLY."
After which, SKETCHES IN INDIA; or, Stage Struck.
To be followed by STATE SECRETS; or, The Irish Ambassador.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, Is. 6d; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes,
11. Its. 6d., to be had 01 Mr. Allcroft, lb, New Bond-street.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
Positively THE LAST THREE NIGHTS of the Performing Ele-
phants previous to their departure for Paris. Increased novelty
and combination of Attractions. In addition to the Wonders of
the present age—the Performing Elephants—first time, a new
grand Equestrian Spectacle, entire change in the Scenes of the
Arena, and the successful Pantomime.

THIS EVENING, FEB. 25,
Will be presented, with new scenery, and costumes and appoint-
ments, an entirely new grand and romantic Hippo-drama, written
expressly to introduce Mr. W. Cooke's pet steed, Beauty, (pur-
posely trained by him) and entitled THE WOODMAN'S HORSE ;
or, The False Knight.
To be succeeded by THE WISE ELEPHANTS OF THE EAST ;
or, THE MAGIC GONG.
Followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Matchless Scenes of the CIRCLE.
To conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of BILLY HUT-
TON'S JOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ; or, Harlequin and the
Ladies' Favourite.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tats DAY —Morning 9 min.after 12 I Evening 41 min.aft. 12
To-Mosnow— Morning 11 min.after 1 Evening 38 min.aft. 1

THE WEATHER.—Strs Orrice, FEB. 25.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
52—highest since noon yesterday.
44—lowest this morning and during the:night.
52—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 30'47.
WIND, N.W.—Fresh breeze, and pleasant, sunshiny
weather.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 185.

Lord CLARENDON has spoken out boldly and
unequivocally. The Noble Earl has justified the
high character he so long maintained, and the
eulogiams passed on his efficiency by his distin-
guished colleague, the Home Secretary. There
is no longer any doubt as to the Ministerial in-
tentions. The declarations of last evening, com-
bined with those of the leader of the House of
Commons, place beyond the possibility of doubt
that Ministers have at length determined on
carrying on the contest into which the country has
been forced with vigour and unflinching resolu-
tion. If in the pursuit of peace they have been
too dilatory—if they have in some degree vacil-
lated in exhausting every means of preserving the
tranquillity of Europe—if they placed too much
reliance on the professions of moderation of the
AUTOCRAT—the speeches of Lords CLARENDON and
John RUSSELL, coupled with the appointment of
Sir CHARLES NAPIER to the command in the
Baltic, and the despatch of troops to the East,
show that they are at length sensible of the
errors into which they had fallen, and are anxious
to make the best amends to the country. We
• accept the offer, however much we may regret
the delays that have taken place. We shall cor-
dially concur in all that may be essential to the
public service, and render our best assistance to
the Ministers in carrying out the more vigorous
course of policy on which they have at length—
albeit at the eleventh hour—we believe, honestly
and sincerely entered.
What can be more decisive than the unhesi-
tating declaration that " the great question
which has been long foreseen, and long postponed
ly all the able and clear-sighted Statesmen of
Europe, on account of the great embarrass-
ments and the political and commercial disloca-
tions which it would produce, ought to be settled
once for all." What more explicit than
the assurance that "it is the purpose of
every man who, directly or indirectly, will take
part in the war, and the purpose of her MA-
JESTY'S Government, so far as the course of events
will permit, to do that which is necessary for the
future security and tranquillity of Europe, namely,
to check the aggressive and ambitious power of
Russia, to maintain the integrity of the Ottoman Em-
pire, and totake solid guarantees in order that Europe
may not again be deprived of the great blessings of
peace ! " This is as it should be. This is a policy
worthy of England and every true-hearted
Englishman, no matter of what party, will sus-
tain and support those by whom it is honestly
_ and fairly carried into practical operation.

All doubt as to the command of the Baltic
Fleet is at length set at rest. The appointment
c'f Sir CHARLES NAPIER, which we have so long
and So strenuously enforced on the Government,
has hnea
Admiral definitively announced. The Gallant
has thus effectually triumphed over Tory
rancour and -,,,, . .
" tug jealousy. He has, despite the
opposition excited b
, gained a glorious victory
y his reforming tendencies,
over those who sneered
at the man who ventured
to tell his mind openly
the the day,
to the Government of
and who fearlessly
exposed mismanagement of naval affairs in the
highest quarters. The predi ~
ouons that he would
never again be allowed to h • .
o
Commander of a British Fleetist his flag as the
are
thus disposed
of. When the hour of danger d
an difficulty
arrived, the all but unanimous voice of the coun-
try proclaimed the confidence reposed in the Hero.
4 He was regarded as the worthiest, where many
were worthy, and, like his illustrious cousin, he Was
sought out by those whom lie li ad previously offended
by his unrestricted freedom ofspeech, and conscienti-

ous exposure of abuses. None but persons animated

by a strong feeling of personal or party pique can
lomplain of the appointment, which, in this in-
tance, has indeed been given to the most meri-

ous.

It has been said that while •the efficiency and