The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-23 00:00:00

DEPUT Y-LIE UTEN ANTS 3

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
rSin,—As you before very kindly gave insertion to some
o'bt iervations of mine relative to the present unjust and par-
t; ta I mode of manufacturing justices of the peace, you will,
p er haps, make room for the following remarks relative to
q. ai to as " enlightened " and " useful " a set of animals,
IT tz nely, the Deputy-Lieutenants for all the counties of Eng-
leh ni. Shakspere has it, "My Lord, his fool, in folly hat
ou t done ;" but here" my Lord's fools seem to be even greater
toad
landed species,
aristocracy, always selected.,l, li
c which
for pi's than the Lord himself." Be it known, then, to the en-
-lil ;Lu,tened people of the nineteenth century, that a Deputy-
however, be considered the
item A M g
of b • gs possessing more clods than brains.
'means a class mil
11_ ,ien, ;Want
oo is
m,arhnaat animal
Thest Dexele:un
plary and best drilled of all Lieutenants, for he
atl,rmofetahethe
notmo t„ir is to follow the Lord's commands, but
of the same mind as his Lord, in all things.
to be he Lord select
Never, i. tdoed, does t _ any as his Deputy-Lieu-
tenants u ntil he has had select
of ascertaining
ty-Lieutenant must,
• are of his opinion in all things. that they Thus a Tory,
game-press Tying, protectionist Lord-Lie •
Lord-Lieutenant appoints all
the High C. 'lurch parsons and domineering and grinding
Tory landlords as his deputies. Now, Sir, I never could per-
ceive the just ice, the equity, or the liberality of appointing
any one class or set of wen to rule over their fellows, merely
because they 1 lassess 1001. per annum issuing from land. If
money is in a
.Ina way to confer a. qualification, if 1001. per
idiot
squire a fit. die ins of our laws, I must confess I can see no
reason wt ,y its egfieecy is lessened by its proceeding f
other so arce than the farm-yard, unless 't •thatg from
any
i is intellect,
cucuml ier-like, ,is force d by the surrounding heat of their
dungh'ins, so as to become at once capable of comprehending
at a glance what it takes other individuals the greater art
of a. life to attain to.—l IV nein, Sir, yours obediently, P
L. L. D.

,unght Palace, and remained to
the Dt.'cliess of Rent visited the
paa audience of the Queen yester-
clou.R ,r GIRCULAR,
• and Prince Albert.
Her Royal Highness
Queen yesterdlny at Buc,
iCe George Visited his Royal
luncheon with Ler Majesty
The Earl of Aberdeen had
Consort
‘:art io:oekeut theiron usualhorse
be aarelky,
day.
His Royal highness Pri,
Highness Prince Albert yeste .relay.
Her Majesty and her Royal
walk yesterday in the garde aS of ticieoloPnaellacsee.ymloluisr.Royal
Highness Prince Albert aftc Cu:
attended by his Equerry in IN 'Jilting.
Their Royal Highnesses the ;Prine o: Wales and the Prin-
cess Royal took an airing yes' ;allay in an (',en carrisge, and
IN .a. Lady f,3l,:i'lton. Their
was accompanied by the Do
Royal llighnesses Prince Alf . A
Oa : and the Princess ~
`lice took
their accustomed exercise r A the 4harden of the Palace.
The royal dinner party yoterda y at Buckingham Palas.".l3
included Lord Portma• 1, Lord G eorge Lennox, Colonel the
Right Hon. G. L. Day ;son Darner, and Colonel Wylde.
The band of the 1'
)t: Life Guards was in attendance during
dinner, and perforr
.red the following • pieces :
Sinfonia No. 3--1 and sth - cements_ Mendel st, 2d, r,t,ro\,
Straussßhein