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that you hope they may, " pr fit:ng by the lesion they
have received, learn to respect the rights of the people ;"
I again feel mysel u ,der the necessity of addressing you
. I only trust this is au'errtr of the Press, and that yot.
will again satisfy my feelings in stating, that you never
could have uttered such epittietS, which you 'have been
reported to have made use of at ti e public dinner at Oak
ham, on the 30th of May.
I have the honor to be, Sir, your ob-dient servant,
C. Tennyson, Esq. THOMAS CECIL.
After perusing tltis letter, Mr. Tennysan immediately
conferred with Coloael Moberly, whu was at the Ordnance
Office, and with his approbation returned the following
answer:— wer

No. 6.
Mr. Tennyson to Lord Thomas Cecil.
Ordeance Office, Tuesday, 7th June, 1831.
My Loan,—l had nit the honour of receiving you,
Lordship's letter dated last night, until this afternoon at
half-past four o'c:ock.
It was far from my intention to occasion pain to you In
anything which I said at the Oakharn dinner ; indeed it
evident that the terms you object to were coupled with an
expression of good feeling towards the House of Cecil in
their private capacity.
I cannot recollect the precise words which I employed,
but I really find nothing in those attributed to me which
I ought to repudiate. Throughout the late contest at
Stamford, I had uniformly contended tlett the Marquis of
Exeter, by discharging his tenants on account of the vote.
they had given in 1830, had " invaded the ti,lits of the

people." This languige corresponds with that of the
Resolution of the House of Cornn►ons, which declares tiro

interference of Peers at Elections to be a high infringement
of the liberties and privileges of the Commons of Eng-
land ; and I must accordingly consider myself justified in
publicly adopting it, however I may regret that your Lord•
ship's ftelings were wounded by it on the occasion to which
yen refer.

I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's obedient servant, '
CHARLES TENNYSON.

The Lord Thomas Cecil.

Mr. Tennyson returned to his house in Puck-street, and
being at dinner with his family and a few friends, received,
it eight o'clock, the following letter, which, as Lord
Thomas Cecit's name was written at the corner, he imme-
diately opened :

No. 7.
Lord Thomas Cecil to Mr. Tennyson.
178, Piccadilly, June 7.
is a matter of indifference to me whether you
attack myself or my family in a public or private capacity.
You have made use of expressions which no gentleman
can submit to from another, rendered more strong and
personal by the continued warfare that has existed for the
last twelve months, and which I had trusted had been
brought to an end at the close of our late correspondence of
the 3d instant.

Therrfore, I can only repeat my hopes that you will
withdraw those expressions which are obnoxious to .my
feelings, or have the kindness to send a friend to Colonel
Stinden, 92, Piccadilly, who will arrange the only alterna-
tive left me to remove the stigma which you have attached
to my character.

I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
C. Tennyson, Esq. THOS. CECIL.
_ _ _

- - _
Mr. Tennyson, taking the Orst opportunity of leaving
the room without exciting suspicion, wrote and instantly
despatched to Colonel Maherly the following letter

No. S.
Mr. Tennyson to Colonel Moberly.
4, Park street, Westminster, nine o'clock, P.m. 7th
June, 1831.

Mr DEAR MABERLY,-At eight o'clock (an hour ago)
the enclosed letter was delivered to me here. I have a
party at dinner, and the ladies having this instant left the
room, I have come out for the purpose of sending it to you.
I place my honour unreservedly in your hands.
I am confident you will consider only what I owe to
myself as a gentleman and as your friend.
I am going to two bills with my daughters, and have
no alternative. I will contrive to call on you at 4, Cum-
berland-place, but it will be late—perhaps very late. I
think the best arrangement for a meeting would be to-
morrow morning very early, as I will leave my daughters
under some other protection—indeed my eldest son will be
with them. I will come to you and will tot return home
until all is over.

I must leave it to you to provide what is necessary, for
I cannot without creating suspicion,
Haste, your sincere friend,

C. TENNYSON.
I send you all the letters which have- passed, and the
newspaper containing the report of my speech at Oakham.
The packet containing this letter (No. 8) and the ac-
companying papers was delivered to Colonel Moberly in
Cumberland-place, about twenty minutes before ten
o'clock. Colonel Mal erly sent back a verbal message by
Mr. Tennyson's servant, requesting that; if possible, Mr.
Tennyson would remain at home until Colonel Moberly
should call in Park-street, which he hoped to do shortly.
Mr. Tennyson accordingly remained in I'4l.k-street.
Colonel Maberly did not call there until three o'clock on
Wednesday morning, when he asked Mr. Tennyson
whether be placed himself implicitly in his (Colonel
Maberly's) hands? Mr. Tennyson replied, that he had
distinctly done so in the letter he bad written to him, and
was ready to act upon any arrangements Colonel Moberly
might have made. Colonel Maberly then said that he
bad seen Colonel Standen, and read to Mr. Tennyson the
following paper, which he and Colonel Standen had agreed
upon as stating their sep irate views of the matter in
question. It was as follows :

No. 9. " Twelve o'clock.
Colonel Moberly called on Colonel Standen in conse-
quence of the letter received by Mr. Tennyson from Lord
Thomas Cecil, when Colonel Standen demanded that an
apology should be made for the expressions used, and the
expressions retracted, or a meeting take place. To this
Colonel Moberly answered, that Mr. Tennyson in his let •
ter of that evening, in reply to Lord Thomas Cecil, had
already expressed his regret that he should have wounded
his feelings, and that no further apology seemed-to him to
be necessary, but that Mr. Tennyson would be perfectly
willing to assure Lord Thomas of it again should it be
required of him, though Colonel Miberly could not advise
him to retract the expressions used.
On the other hand, with regard to a meeting, be could
not feel himself justified in allowing Mr. Tennyson to meet
Lord T. Cecil, as his own feeling was, that Mr. T. nny_
son had in no way over-stepped the fair line of public dis-
cussiun in what he had said, and that in using the
terms " invading thesights of the people," and " hoping
this would be a lesson to the house of Cecil never to invade
their rights again," he had only employed words which
were in constant use, which conveyed no offensive meaning,
and which Lord Thomas Cecil bad no right in any way
to question.
Under these circumstances, having had no communi-
cation with Mr. Tennyson on the subject, excepting being
empowered to act for him unreservedly, and taking all the
responsibility of the advice be was giving upon himself,
he could not allow hint to meet Lord Thomas Cecil for
using language which, as a public man, he conceived him
perfectly justified in doing, and which Mr. Tennyson was
again ready to de late he did not wish to employ offen-
sively, nor with any intention whatever of woum!ing Lord
Thomas Cecil's feelings.
Colonel Standen differed entirely with Colonel Mo-
berly, anti was not satisfied with the view he took of the
subject, more particularly after the many unjustifi ible at-
tacks Mr. Tennyson bad made on Lord Thomas Cecil and
his family. Mr. Tennyson, having offered a gross insult
to Lord Thomas Cecil, should have Lit en ready to apologise,
and withdraw his obnoxious expressions, or be prepares; I
to defend them."

Colonel Mabel Jr then iuformel Mr. Tennyson, that as
he had placed himself in his (Colonel Mtberly's) hands,
h. must consider this as final; and that if he were dis-
posed to deem it utherwi•e, so decided was Colonel Ma-
betly's opinion on the subject, that Mr. Tennyson must in
that case endeavour to find another friend to act for him.

On Saturday week last, the Second Royal
Surrey Regiment of under the command of Colonel
the Hon. T. C. ONSLOW, concluded a series of field days
in the Barrack-ground, Guildford ; when the steadiness
of the men under arms, and the accuracy with which they
performed some of the most difficult manoeuvres of Colo-
nel TORRENS, excited the surprise of several military
officers who were present on the occasion. The period
allotted by Government for the training of the regiment
Navin; expired on Tuesday last, the officers took their de-
parture for their respective destinations, highly gratified
with the hospitality and attentions they had received front
the pi incipal families in Guildford,
and with the enco-
'wows bestowed on the general good conduct of the men
under their command, doling the time they were em-
bodied.

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