The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-06 00:00:00

RETURN OF LORD MORPETH TO

PARLIAMENT.

MonrsTn, FEB. 2.—1 have now to communicate to you
the very interesting intelligence that the restoration of Lord
Morpeth to a seat in the Legislature—an event so long and
earnestly desiderated by his Lordship's political friends—is
in a high degree likely to be very speedily realised. I learnt
yesterday evening that an arrangement is in progress by
which a vacancy in the Parliamentary representation of this
town will take place almost immediately by the acceptance,
probably by Captain Howard, the present Member, of the
stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, and that Lord Nor-
peth will forthwith become a candidate for the representa-
tion. I have my inforthation from a quarter which admits
of no doubt of its veracity, though the subject has not yet
become matter of public rumour here. I am also informed
that his Lordship is expected in this town in the course of a
very few days, to enter upon his canvass of the electors. I
do not apprehend, assuming that what I have stated
shall turn out to be true, that any opposition
will be offered to his Lordship's return, unless
it come from the Anti-Corn-law League; and when we re-
member that that body recently pledged themselves, in the
event of any borough being unable to procure a free-trade
candidate, to bring, forward such a candidate themselves
whenever a vacancy occurs in the represonfation, it is not
improbable that we shall have the representation contested
by the League. Considering, however, the decidedly:liberal
character of the great majority of the constituency (and I
speak from my own knowledge of it), and as attested, more-
over, by the small success .of Major Cadogan, who contested
the representation a few years ago on the Conservative in-
terest, I feel no hesitation in stating it as my conviction that
any opposition, if it were attempted, to any member of Lord
Ciirlisle's family in a quarter where their influence is all-pa-
ramount and all-pervading, would, at the present moment,
most certainly eventuate in defeat, come from what quarter
it may, but especially if attempted against one 'of no less
" mail and likelihood' than my Lord Morpeth ; for here,
as elsewhere throughout the kingdom, his Lordship per-
sonally is very highly and universally respected and es-
teemed, and this quite irrespective of political considerations,
none of which ever move the great body of the electors of
Morpeth in their exercise of political privileges.—Times Cor-
respondent:

FUNERAL Or SIR FRANCIS AND LADY BURDETT.—
This mournful ceremony took place at Ramsbury, in Wiltshire.
on Wednesday last. The body of the deceased Baronet left town
in a hearse, drawn by six horses, on Monday morning, and rested
the same night at Reading, proceeding on to Hungerford on Tues-
day, where it was joined on Wednesday morning by the different
members of deceased's family, and those few friends who were
permitted to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of the
lamented Baronet by following his remains to the grave. The
cavalcade left Hungerford at ten o'clock on Wednesday morning,
the hearse containing the body of the late Baronet being drawn
by six horses, and followed by a mourning coach and four, con-
veying the chief mourner, Sir Robert Burdett (son of the de.
ceased); Captain Francis Burdett, and Sedley Burdett, Faq. (his
nephews). A mourning coach and four, containing Lord Dudley
Stuart, Otway Cave, Esq., and Viscount Sendoff. Two other
mourning coaches, containing Sir Edmund Antrobus, Colonel
North, the Rev. A. Meyrick, and other personal friends of the
deceased. The late Baronet's private carriage, drawn by four
horses, was succeeded by a long string of carriages belonging to the
gentry of the county. The procession reached Ramsbury at halt
past twelve. While the mourners were alighting, the colln eau
taining Lady Burden's remains was brought from the vestry-
room, where it had been temporarily deposited since the Wednee.
day previous, Into the churchyard, and preceded that of Sir Francis
in funeral array, to meet the clergyman. The applications to at-
teed the funeral had been so numerous, that the family decided on
confining the invitations to their nearest connections and friends.
Baron de Brpnstein, Chamberlain to the late Duke
of Saxe Coburg Gotha, arrived at the Brunswick
J enawn-street, on Saturday last, bearing
ing tine Highness. His e demise of his Serene didispatchesc.s
lExcellency,ho
kiss travelled with the utmost haste, was detained tw o days
at Ostend, by the inclemency of the weather, which accounts
for the latencies of Chia authentic intel4ence.