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London, England, 1828-02-12 00:00:00

DOVER ELECTION.

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CLOSE OF THE POLL—MOND.A.V.
Mr.
commenced
'MS
Mr. Halcomb 633
—lO5
The poll majority
this morning when Mr.
Halcomb resigned'the contest. Mr. Trant had provided a
large reinforcement of out-dwelling voters, which puha-
bly had the effect of inducing Mr. Macomb to take the
step he did ; for it is evident the majority would have in-
creased considerably had the poll continued during the thy.
It was very much expected that Mr. Halcomb would
have given up the contest on Saturday evening. Had he
done so, Mr. Trant's expences would have been materially
lessened, for out-voters in hit. interest have been pouringin to-day in considerable numbers.
1 i i ra f.dal ,
just :N-ir.

SPORTINU INTELLiti.NCE.

TATTERSALL'S.—FEn. 11.

Few of the betting-men assembled to-day, and in conse-
quence the betting was so so. The Colonel has been rising
and falling, and has ultimately settled half a point farther
back than Thursday. His backers do not seem to like
this weather for travelling. Navarin has made a step, and
lodged himself above Sorcery, who seems at a stand-still.
The list closed as follows :

DERBY.
rs
7 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's The Cohoel
8 to 1 agst Mr. Thernhill's Merchant
sorcery colt
14 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton%, Druid
10 to 1 eget Lord Grosvenor's risvarin (taken)
10 to 1 aget Duke of Rutlant
17 to ISouth
aget Mr. Payne's Johanns cote colt
20 to 1 aget Sir J. 6helley's Amy colt
20 to 1 eget Mr. Thornhill' Matintl
30 to I agst Duke of Grafton's Omen4o to I aget Sir J. Sbelley's Barna.rde
OAKIE.

g t Mr. iNowell s Rosanne filly
11 to I agst
8- at
Mr. Forth's
15 to 1 051 ~, ~. Elizabeth filly
i apt ma.. in 1
°'°nY'et Zoe
15 to
1..,
to I set Duke of Grafton's Turquoiss,
12 to
11
Sr. LZGER•
12 to
13 to 1 aget Mr. W. Scott's Velocipede
16 to 1 aget Mr. Petre's The Colonel
17 to 1 aget Mr. Watt's Coulon—Alin Cranfield
25 to 1 agat Sir T. Mostyn's Ultimatum
25 to 1 aget Mr. Thornhill's Merchant
35 to 1 aget Duke of Grafton's NaTarin
40 to 1 aget Mr. Petre's Delpbine
Southoote colt
40 to 1 aget Mr. Payne's Johanna -
I :tag::
ciiiilrir.oduP,,
,j4etii rrKsseei.l3Taßrraae
shms,
yP
soil.
Bedlams at,
es r t 0
Swiss
45 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Herbert Lacy
45 to 1 agst Mr. retre's Stapleton
16 to 1 aget Lord 11Iilton's13allad Singer
AO to 1 aget Sir M. AV. Ridley, s Duncan Gray

ViScOUllt GODERICII will, it is expected, re-
move from the house attached to the office of First Lord of
the Treasury about Easter. The Duke of WELLINGTON
will occupy the house while his Grace's residence in Picca-
dilly is undergoing a thorough repair.

MR. BROUGHANI S SPEECH ON THE LAWS.
_We are requested by Mr. COLBUKN to state, that in
consequence of the extent of the documents to be printed
in illustration of 51r. B}LOUGIIAM'S Speech, and the time
required to prepare it completely fur the Press, it has been
found impossible to publish it till Thursday morning, when
it will certainly appear.

THE SPIRIT OF Ttlt PUBLIC JOURNALS

Lord Goderieb's account of the proceedings which
led to the dissolution of the late Ministry was given
last night in the assembly of which his Lordship is
a member. It will be observed that it tills up cer-
tain lacuna' or gaps in the transaction, which had
been left such by Mr. Huskisson's speech or speeches
at Liverpool. His Lordship relates the dispute be-
tween Mr. Huskisson and' Mr. Herries, which ap-,
peared to be of that nature, and the parties, or pre-
tensions of the parties, so irrecOncileable, that his
Lordship thought it his. duty to represent the whole
affair to the King. His Majesty seemed to be of
the same opinion-with his late Premier on the fatal
effect of the dispute upon the Ministry, which he
from that instant pronounced to be dissolved; and
in consequence sent for the Duke of Wellington to
form a new one. Lord Lansdowne's speech con-
firms the narrative of Lord Goderich, with some
additional particulars, explanator,y sof his own mo-
tives for not continuing in office. There still re-
main to be made known the relations of Mr. Hus-
kisson and Mr. Herries, by themselves, of their dis-
pute with each other, together with the explanation
of their present co-appearance as Ministers in the
new Cabinet..--Tinier.
Lord Carnarvon, otf account of Lord Holland's
absence from indisposition) brought the subject of-
ISlstvarin before the House of Lords kit night. The
motion led to a declaration from Lord Dudley, that
with respect to the foreign policy of the country, the
present Government would not depart from the
course pursued by the last--a declaration which
places Lord Ellenborough, one of his colleagues, in
rather an awkward predicament, as, in his brilliant
Parliamentary career last Session, he was intlebted
to that foreign policy chiefly for the subject matter
of his opposition to the Government. But the part
of the discussion which will be looked into with the

greatest interest is the speech of Lord Goderich,
which contains a very minute narrative of the dr-
cumstances which led to the dissolution of the late
Administration. We are mistaken if his Lordship's
statement be the last which we shall have to hear on
this subject ; for it involves a charge of disingenu-
ousness, amounting almost to perfidy, against Mr.
Herries. He states, with respect to the Finance
Committee, that when Lord Althorp tves mentioned
to him in a casual and incidental manner, he expressed
110 other opinion than that " being a question espe-
cially within the province of the House of Com-
mons, I should entirely approve of the considerate
decision of those 'members of the Cabinet who
belonged to that branch of the Legislature ;" that,
however, communication bed been made to the in-
dividual in question, with a view to ascertain whe-
ther he would, if nominated, undertake the duty;
that this communication was made without his
(Lord G.'s) knowledge, and without the knowledge
of the member of the Goventment, who, from his
situation, must necessarily be materially interested
in all matters relating to that subject ; that when he
f Mr• Herries) learnt that this communication had
been made without any previous communication with
the Chancellnr of the Exchequer, he lamented the
t ereunistanceas an oversight; that it seemed to him
au imfoetunate circumstance that any thing should
!nave been said upon this subject, beyond their own
-nvimediate circle, and he begged that no time should
be lost in puttin'ehis Right Honourable Friend in
possession of what had been said, and in explaining
to him the whole of die circumstance; that Mr.
Huskisson made the explanation, and no objection
was made, no offence was taken itt the time, but
next day—after he had had the subject under his
consideration, Mr. Reifies found Mat there -were
eery strongg-objeCtions to Me proposed appointment;
that, he stated these objections to him (Lord G.),
but he understood them to refcr much more
to the fact, that no previous cvmmunicatim had
been had with him, than to the individual
who had been named, end to whose appointnient he
could not accede ; that explanations followed be-
tween the Chancellor of the ,lixehequer and the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, and various let-
ters passed between them ; that he certainly con-
sidered those explanations perfectly satisfaCtory, and
so did the Secretary of State for the Colonies; that
GO intirely convinced was Mr. Huskisson that he had
removed the objections of the, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, that he never communimted to him (Lord
G.) the correspondence that had passed between the
Chancellor of the Exchequer awl the Right Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. 'Tierney), who originally suggested
the name of the individual qualified to be Chairman
of the Committee; that alb thiS took place between
the end of November and the beginning of December;
that on the 22d December lie received a letter from
Mr. Henries, in which he first of all stated his ob-
jection to the appointment proposed as a matter
of form, and also mentioned the general grounds
of a public nature on cvhich .he rested
.his resistance
to the nomination; and concluded his letter by ob-
serving, that " under; these circumstances, and feeling
these objections so strongly upon principle, lie felt'it
his duty to Waco his office at his (Lord G.'s) dis-
posal, if it should be any convenience to him to ap-
point any other person in his. stead.;" that a
cor-
respondence,:then took place ~between Mr. Herries
and him (Lord (I.), and that copies of Lord G.'s
petters were transmitted to Mr. Huakisson; that
Mr. Henries, though often pressed, always referred
to his letter, involving hie resignation if the appoint-
ment took place ; on the other hand, Mr. Huskis-
non felt his own honour and character involved in
the maintenance of the nomination, and there was
thus an irreconcileable difference between two of the
principal members oftheAdministration, who could
not be brought together;
,that lie laid before the
Ring, frankly and without reserve, the State in which
circumstances had placed the Government, and hie
Majesty decided on sending a communication to the
Duke of Wellington. The gist of his Lordship's
statement then is, that a slight was offered to Mr.
(Terries, in the first instance by Mr. Tierney, in com-
municating with-Lord Althorp on the subject of.his
appointment, before communicating with the Mini-
ster in whose department it was to propose the
Committee; that Mr. Herries resented this, and ob-
jected to the appointment ; that Mr. Henries feigned
an acquiescence in the arrangement, and remained si-
lent during yearly till the month of December, but to-
wards the close of it tendered his resignation, if the ap-
pointrnent should take place; that Mr. Herries and
Mr. Huskisson then quarrelled irreconcileably, and
that file Government was broken up by them. This
statement still, however, leaves something out.
What Was the cause of the apparent acquiescence in
the beginning of December, and the sudden explo-
sion towards the close Men do not ant thus
out a purpose. The refusal of Messes: Iluskisson
and Herries 'to allow themselves to be, brought to-
gether, implied something more than a- mere diffee
.rence of opinion, earnele';
that the One sospected the
:other of acting for the furtherance of some secret
purpose. More elucidation is required, more espe-
cially as these two irreconcileable
enemies,
who could
not 'be brought together when it was their (hay to
be together, no sooner find themselves freed from
the ties of office, than they immediate] rush into`
each other's arms: But the discussion
of last y
night
le inernorahle for another explanation which the. Duke
of 'Wellington felt himself called °". to give in Huskissoncon-
.t's i
ch.
Liverpool
sequence of
tha speech—in tilosln
all the versions ofpen the Li
yerpool papers, and d of those in the London Papers,
M •
h different individuals,. writtenHuskisson
is made to -sa.y.ein substance • , (for the words ne-
cessarily 'vary a little), `
that 711 the progress
of his intercourse with the Duke of Welling.
ton he laid a full -stress upon -two things : first,
as to measures, for to them he always steadily
-looked ; secondly, to the guarantees which were
to secure the progress of these measures" and he
enters into a variety of arguments to show that when
his own great measures were conceded, notwith-
standing his difference with the Duke of Wellington
on the Catholic Question, he was bound, for the sake
of the country, to the welfare of which he deemed

........
his measures of paramount importance, to join the
Administration. It is impossible to suppose there
could be any conspiracy of Reporters to invent this

' leading feature in Mr. Huskisson'i speech; he must
have delivered sentiments to the effect of what was
reported. ThP Duke of 'Wellington was as much
satisfied that Mr. Huskisson delivered them as he
was satisfied of his own existence. But let us ob-
serve how his Grace rewards Mr. Huskisson for the
love of country, which made him continue to serve
_that country under his Grace, taking the precaution
of first tying his Grace down to coNenants,, that the
suspicious people by whom he was surrounded, some
of whom had distinguished themselves as opponetits
of his free trade,system, might not seduce him from
the proper course. His Grace last night observed,
" Is it to be supposed that the Right Hon. Gentle-
man even used such expressions as were ascribed to
him at the Liverpool election 1' If lie had entered
into any
such compact bargain as he was repre-
sented to describe, he would have tarnished his own
fame as much as I should have disgraced mine. It
is much more probable, though I have not thought it
worth my while to ask for any explanation on the
subject, that my Right Hon. Friend stated, not that
he had concluded any wholesale bargain with me,
but that the men of whom the Government is com-
posed are in themselves a guarantee to the public
'that their measures will be such as will be condu-
cive to his Majesty's honour and interest, and to the
happiness of the people." Truly, if Mr. Huskisson
had told the people of Liverpool, who were so
anxious to know haw he contrived to reconcile his.
joining the enemies of his system with his con-
sistency, that the characters of his Colleagues were
all the guarantee he could offer for the continuance
of that system, an instantaneous burst of laughter
would have convulsed them, and put an end to his
harangue ! So, then, it appears that the object of
the enemy has been to get Mr. Huskisson into their
hands, merely. to damage him. 0, wicked Duke !
0, simple Mr. Huskisson ! The finish is given to
this affair by the Marquis of Lansdowne, who cer-
tainly represents Mr. Huskisson as more of a diplo-
matist than we had supposed. But between two
stools—the proverb is trite, and we have not space
for enlarging farther on this curious business at pre-
sent.—Morning Chronicle.

A case of no small importance to the literary
world was decided yesterday in the Court of Ex-
chequer.. We allude to the case of " The British
Museum'against Payne and others." Thehistory of
this remarkable case is well known. The late Dr.
Sibthorpe left funds for the publication of his Flora.
Grava, and some numbers of it were actually pub-
lished before the passing of the statute under
which the Museum claimed; Number 9; however,
being part of the .sth volume; was published since.
The only question before the Court was, •" whether
a number, or part of a volume, was comprehended
in the Act, which says, that copies of all works
must be presented to certain public libraries, and,
among others, to- that of the British Museum ?"

The Court below declared, that it did not, or, in
other words, found for the defendants, and the
Barons of the Exchequer, sitting as a Court of
Error, yesterday, confirmed that. judgment. The
case is, therefore, now decided, that no penalty is
eligible for neglecting to deposit eleven copies of a
work at Stationers' Hall, provided that work is not
complete, or does not form a volume. The demand
in the case in question was a most exorbitant one—
for only 27 copies were printed, of which 25 were
subscribed for; so that 11 copies amounted to nearly
50 per cent. of the whole inapression.—New Times.

LORD ROSSMORE AND THE CATHOLICS

OF IRELAND.

The following has been addressed by Lord
Rossmore to the Editor of a Morning Paper:—
Sir—On leaving London, I feel it my duty
again to address the people of England, to call
their attention in the most solemn manner to the
peculiar, and, I may say, alarming circumstances
in which the whole kingdom, and especially
that part of it in which I am most immediately
interested, is placed. I certainly should not
again have obtruded myself upon the British
public, but as his Grace, the responsible Pre-
mier of the Crown, has declared in his place in
Parliament, on Thursday night, that it was not
the intention of the Cabinet to.propose any mea-
sure for the relief of the Roman Catholics, I
hope I am justified in making a second appeal,
connected, as I conceive their question is, with
the tranquillity of Ireland. The declaration of
the Prime Minister is of the last importance, not
only to Ireland, but to England. It tells Ire-
land she is to remain a victim ; it tells England
that she must continue to feed the thousands of
Irish who annually cast themselves upon her
shores ; nay, more, it tells the friends of civil
and religious liberty, every where, what they
have to expect—whether Protestants or Catho-
lics—what they are to expect ; advocates of li-
berty, or advocatei of tranquillity, that the period
of happiness is at all events postponed—that
they have one cause and one opponent ;
who that opponent is they can now no longer
doubt. I proved elsewhere, and that proof
has not been refuted, or even denied, that
England is most materially injured by the
continuance of Ireland in her present condition.
I wish now to do more ; I wish to show that
England has common cause with Ireland, to a
greater extent than even her pacification or pro•
syerity ; that she has common cause with Ireland
in preserving the laws and the liberties of the
people inviolate. It is a wise saying of my Lord
Bacon, " that measures without men" are dead
images. Had a measure of relief from the pre-
sent Cabinet been offered to the Catholics or
Dissenters, I should have. reposed little confi-
dence in it, knowing, as I do, the parties from
whom it emanated ; at all events, I should have
entertained less fears for the repeal of the Test
and Corporation Acts from the answer of the
late highly gifted and talented Premier of Eng-
land. I'll tell you why : although Mr. Canning
might have created dissatisfaction in the Dis-
senting bodies by the answers he gave them, and
apparently, I admit, with cause ; yet the inqui-
ring mind will not be satisfied without entering
dispassionately a little beyond the mere act of
dissent, and ask, is there no satisfactory reason
why a mind like that of Mr. Canning should de-
part from his own general principles in the case
of the Dissenters alone ? Might not Mr. Can-
ning have reasoned thus :—Did the petition of
the Dissenters incorporate the removal of dis-
ability from others ? If granted, would it injure
the claims of others ?—would it secure the support
of the Dissenters in favour of time claims of the
Roman Catholics ? Am I not justified in say-
ing that, in this providence of his great mind,
be was probably laying the.foundation of a ge-
neral code of freedom ? Am I not bound to
admit he had a right to suspect the Dissenters,theyilad
even looking to themselves alone, as
then evinced no great disposition to take into
consideration the unbearable wrongs off' their
Roman Catholic countrymen, and in which con-
clusion he felt himself fortified by the latter con_
duct of the Dissenters in the North of Ireland ?
Was he not justified in saying to himself, if I
concede the wishes of the'Dissenters separately
,may I not weaken the common cause ? And
thus he, naturallye decided.in his own mind:—
If I carry Emancipation, I secure the repeal of
tile Test and Corporation. Acts; for if the for-
mer succeeds, the latter is a natural consequence.
But if the latter were granted first, and sepa-
rately, Emancipation must be postponed, and
Ireland may be sacrificed ; for I could not pos-
sibly, while the parties do 'not appear to act to-

gether, succeed in both. What then was my
inference ? That this answer was intended to be
merely temporary, and by no means committing
Mr. Canning to a persistence in refusal; and
that the answer would not have been given had
the Dissenters entered cordially into the com-
mon cause of all. I repeat it, he felt that, un-
der existing circumstances, any encouragement
held out by him would be premature, and might
injure the greet general cause which he had so
much at heart, and of which the repeal of the
Test and Corporation Acts, united with the re-
moval of the disability from Ireland, formed se-
parate and component parts.
How can I, for one moment, suppose the
mind which had unmasked its ruling principle,
when no longer controulled by a power to which,
from habit, or from necessity, it had been forced
to yield, and which it seems to me, with all bu-
mility, the hand of Providence removed, to bring
about his own great purposes, to smooth the way
for the introduction of a more benign system,
calculated to shed its influence over the nations
of the earth—how can I suppose a mind like his,
at the moment he was interesting himself for the
liberties of America, for the liberties of Portu-
gal, for the liberation of Greece, for the removal
of the disabilities in Ireland, could descend to
such an act of inconsistency as to proscribe the
large, influential, and most respectable Dissent-
ing bodies in our country? So far from being
determined to deny the Dissenters their rights,
it is my opinion Mr. Canning was determined to
support them, when the season arrived. What
can be the objection to a union amongst bre-
thren in seclusion, amounting by census to
about fifteen millions, including Ireland, but not
including the liberal Protestants, the best friends
to the cause of liberality ? And why should
not Ireland be included—the main stay of the
cause—on whose wounds the tears of England
are now fast dropping—with whom the plighted
faith of Government has been broken ? And, if
her measure of misfortune was not sufficiently
full, I fear her cause has been weakened by a fa-
cility of doing her injury ; I shall not say in what
quarter.
I have long supported his Majesty's Govern-
ment in Ireland—l would continue so to do, if
the present evinced any wish to adopt the mea-
sures necessary for her peace. Of what conse-
quence is it to me who is Minister or who is not?
I belong to no party; but when I find the old
system is to be persevered in—when I find those
in power whose cradles have been rocked in the
Ascendancy School of Ireland—who have been
fostered on the lap of that power ;—when I find
one of them, after admitting the dreadful state
Ireland is in, that the system tried has failed,
that another should be tried—when I see him
resume office to persevere in the old system,
with a characteristic coldness when she is in
question—when that Minister owes his political
consequence to a determined opposition to the
measures I know can alone'eventually tranquillize
my country, how can I reconcile it to myself not
to oppose, by every legitimate means, an Admi-
nistration in which he fills so ostensible a situa-
tion ?- Every day proves to me how little the
question of Ireland is understood. A. says, in
a certain House; B. threatened us with unbe-
coming language, and therefore I'll not accede to
a great imperial question, on which the proper-
ties, peace, and happiness of millions depend.
C., a great statesman, declares he'll exclude a
whole nation, " because a few Roman Catholics
are, he alleges, intemperate." I am a Protestant,
and I should be glad to be informed what is the
intemperance of a Roman Catholic to me ?
Why should I be debarred from my rights to
return 'h Roman Catholic to Parliament ? If
I choose to vote for him, why should my po,
litical ineligibility arise out of his being ineligible
contrary to the compact ratified between two na-
tions ? Why should I be debarred from living in
peace and quietness, and from getting the same
price for my lands I would if my country was
tranquil ? Because a Roman Catholic has made
use of intemperate language. A fine Statesman.
like argument truly ! " No, no," says the public
voice, " that cannot be ; another reason is as-
signed for your systematic opposition." What
hopes, then, has Ireland of a shadow of peace
or rest ?—Already we hear from the tribunal
to which she appeals, the cold refusal. Before
whom is her cause to appear ? Before those
Who have received their political education in the
Castle of Dublin, and whose early march was in
the train. of the Ascendancy power. I repeat again,
every day convinces me more and more how little
the question of Ireland is understood--the inte-
rest of the Protestant is totally forgotten. If any
Catholic was to tell me, " Oh, this is a question
you have nothing ' to do with, it is a Catholic
question entirely,' I would answer, -" By your
leave, Sir, its my country as much as your's ; I
have no property elsewhere ; my ancestors have
lived here for ages. I and my children live here,
and I am interested as well as you in this tre-
mendous question. I'll tell you more ; I'll make
common cause with you in it, and if the Minis-
ter, contrary to the plighted faith of his Govern-
ment, were to attempt to re-enact the Penal Code,
I would join you in opposing him." Why am I
so adverse to this Ascendancy power, and what is'
it ? I know it well, for I was brought up under its
shade. It is the evil genius of Ireland, whose princi-
ple it is to govern her by the sword. She sits en-
trenched in the Castle of Dublin, the Acropolis
of Corruption—there she held her Court, not to
distribute her equal law, but to instruct the youth-
ful English senator in the art of governing poor
Ireland by the sword. Hence our misfortunes.
There are five, at least, of those statesmen in the
present Administration. The early poison is in-
haled—Ascendancy principle takes root—pre-
judice prevails, and bigotry covers all the land.
Here she makes Protestantism a good trade,
monopoly the law, remonstrance against it dis-
loyalty ; she ,would have made the illustrious
name of Grattan a term of reproach—she drove
the immortal Abercrombie from our shore, the
bravest of the brave, because his benevolent mind
would not consent to carry free quarter and de-
solation in our fields, and become accessory to,
revive again the day of Elizabeth, marked in
the gloomy pages of our history, and recorded in
the lamentations of Sir John Davis. I heard
the parting words of Abercrombie ; I was often
with him ; I shall never forget them ; there are
those alive who heard the same I will never
draw my sword upon Paddy." He dropped the
prophetic tear of mourning upon our fate, and
his departure from Ireland was more creditable
to him than the victory which closed his honour-
able career. From such a subject, Englishmen,
allow me to move the scene, and present to you
another, with which all that is dear to you as
freemen is connected. I saw it first at Cintra ;
and now it advances upon me " in such a ques-
tionable shape" that I will look it in the face.
Cresol-fought for Rome, and overthrew her li-
berty with the legions he led on to conquest in her
cause. An awful and a memorable lesson
Cmsar, as conspicuous for clemency as for suc-
cess in arms. But there is a fascination atten-

dant on losing command, that perhaps unfits a
man fbr the subordination necessary in times of
peace. By this event a principle was recognised,
which had been introduced by Scylla ; hence
followed a Military Government, and all the
misfortunes attendant on military rule. The late
war, when England fought fOr her.existence, au-
thorised a departure from the jealous provisions
of our ancestors ; our armies were increased to
an amount never before known, and with it the
influence of the Minister.

A Peace Establishment succeeded ; but nei-
ther the Ministry nor the Army were included in
any retrenchment that followed ; and, in fact, at
this very day, the melancholy consequences are
apparent in the assumption of a power (for 'tis
nothing else) hitherto unheard of in Britain, in
the person of the Commander-in-Chief of our
Armies—of Min who bad so often led them on
to conquest, not only in defence of our liberties,
but of those of the civilized world—after dictating
his own terms, filling two situations, incompati-
ble with the spirit of the Constitution. But the
Duke of Wellington, like Cresar, has passed
the Rubicon ! There is something in un-.
controlled power that knows not how to re-
cede. The principle is to be established or not.
Far be it from me to suppose that any act
would take place on the part of his Grace, or any
of his Majesty's present Ministers, to over-
turn the' liberties of these realms, or inten-
tionally to injure them ; but if the principle be-
comes once recognized, the gulf is open for any
future despot to . hurl the Constitution into an
abyss ; and where will Britain find a Curtius to
close it up ? .Britons, this is a power that can
be no longer trifled with ; formerly,'Administra-
dons
.depended for their existence upon the
majority of the people's voice; now, they depend
upon the Lords. Here is the cancer with which
the Union with' Ireland- has • infected England.
Her fibres, imperceptibly advancing, have now
taken root—and, if in time eradicated, will
extend their ramifications, and overspread the
fair face of the-Constitution. Here is one of the
deadly symptoms of the measure; which, properly'
executed, would have given security to the par-
ties ; but, insidiously contrived, and Jesuitieally.
effected, has, by bad faith, destroyed the social
compact. The Minister of that day, to carry
the principles of 'the Union, strengthened him-
self in the Lords by the introduction of Irish
Bishops and. of Representative Peers, who were
notoriously returned by him to counteract
the voice of the people in their 'Commons'
House. So long es the Duke of Wellington is
First Lord of the
.Treasury, so long will he,
virtually, be Commander-in-Chief of the British
Armies; with.the disposal of all appointments to
civil situations, situations under Government, as
well as the whole patronage of the Church.
This is a monstrous power—far exceeding that
of the Sovereign.
Any attempt of his Grace to get rid of the
responsibility, by appointing a military friend or
friends, will avail him but little, such appointees
being in reality, nothing more than. Aides-de-
Camp to his Grace. How could our armies be
better commanded—hew could the vessel of the
State, under such circumstances, be worse guided
—than by the Duke of -Wellington ? What
kind of power is this ?—People of England, he-
sitate one moment; and the principle becomes
recognized by which the liberty of your country
may be hereafter overthrown. Lose not one
moment—l call upon you not to lose one mo-
ment. Resist the establishment of this power.
Its next inroad may be upon the Press—wit-
ness the late attempt in France. Are not allthe
Powers in Europe confederated in secret league?
Petition from John o'Groat's House to the
Land's End: petition—l call upon you to pe-
tition, by the memory of your ancesters, by the
duty you owe yourselves, your posterity and
your country. Petition before this " self-con-
demned" and inconsistent power has time to con-
centrate its strength, and his Administration will
vanish into air. For, (in the words of one of
our most eminent Statesmen) " No complaisance
to our Court, or to our age, can make us believe
nature to be so changed, but that public liberty
will be amongst us, as.among our ancestors, ob-
noxious to some person or other : and that op-
portunities will not be furnished for attempting',
at least some alterations to the prejudice of our
Constitution. These attempts will naturally
vary in their mode, according to the times and
circumstances :—for ambition, though it has ever
the same general views, has not at all times
the same means, nor the same particular objects."
—I have the honour to be,

Sir, your most obedient servant,
Hatehett's Hotel, Feb. 3. ROSSMORE.

It is said that the bridal-dress of Mademoiselle•
LtitrrE, now Princess of MosxowA, cost 30,090 francs
(equal to 1,250/..aterling).—Furet de Londres.

ORIGINAL ANECDOTE.—When the Royal

Hotel at Birmingham was kept by Mr. STYLES, a gentle-
man, who occupied, during his stay in the town, a suite of
apartments in the house, sent for his host, and requested
him to take him to some warehouse, where he might pur-
chase a few wire fenders. Mr. SrvLas accompanied him
to the shop of Mr. BUSBY, wire-drawer in that town, who
from the plain dress and manners of the stranger, took hint
for a homely farmer of humble circumstances. some
fenders were shown, at a price which appeared to Mr. B.
suitable for such a customer. He, however, inquired for
others of a finer make, which were accordingly produced.
These, too, failed to please, and an article of the very best
quality was inquired for. " I will tell then what," said
BUSBY, " old chap ! thou It excuse me, but the price of
even these will dip pretty deep into thy pocket."—" Well,
Mr. Wiseman," said the purchaser, " I'll endeavour to
find money to pay for them—and I want the very best you
manufacture." They were shown and accepted. " But," said
the vender, " I must either hate security old gentleman, or
the money, before they leave my shop." " Send them, when
packed up," said the stranger, "to Mr. Srmas's, and they
will be paid for on delivery." This was agreed upon, and
Bcsnv, turning familiarly to the stranger, said, " Now,
old chap, a glass of good ale would be no bad thing ; will't
have a glass?"—" With all my heart Sir," was the reply.
BUSBY led the way to the kitchen, which he thought the
most suitable apartment for his humble guest, and they
there discussed the contents of a flowing can of home-
• brewed. After some chat, the wire-worker said, " I say,
old chap! thou knowest something about pigs, (lost not?
Won't come and see my little runts?" Without waiting
for a reply, he conducted the stranger to his yard, where
they saw and admired the pigs, and other et ceteras of do-
mestic economy. Mr. BUSBY and the stranger then parted.
At the appointed time BUSBY appeared at the bar of the
salute,Ro}:al H,o,twelhlevrie is thethtllefeonlddersfa—rm,:rWeehllap
,S?TLia„ Show Mr.
!" was his
BUSBY up," said the innkeeper. Mr. B. was somewhat
startled on being ushered up the great staircase ; at the top
of which he was encounteeed by two servants in splendid li-
veries. " This room, Sir," said one of them, as he opened the
door, and hurried in the bewildered man of wire—introducing
him as "Mr. BUSBY, your Grace!" Hearing the words "Your
Grace," and finding himself in a rich apartment, occupied
by the " old chap" himself, with a full sense of the fami-
liarity he had used to the great unknown, he was about to
leave the room in confusion ; but his Grace rose from his
chair, saluted him with cordiality, forced him to take a
seat on the opposite side of the fire ; produced a bottle of
excellent wine, and filling him a glass,, said, " Come, Mr.
BUSBY, I admire your:caution and your frankness ; and as
I drank ale with you in the morning, you must now drink
wine with me. The kindness of his Grace's manner, and
the generosity of the liquor, soon dispelled the bashfulness
of the wire-drawer, and it was not till they had finished
the second bottle, that Mr. BUSBY, after receiving his
money for the fenders, rose and took his leave, highly gra-
tified by his interview with the jolly Du yte of Notrois,,—
Edinburvit Advertiser,

ADMIRAL SIR RICH. JOIN. STItACHAN.

This gallant officer, who departed this life at his
house in riryanstone-square on the 3d inst., after a
short but severe illness, was the son of Lieutenant
Patrick Strachan, and nephew of Captain John
Strachan, both of the Royal Navy, the fifth
baronet of that name, on,wbose demise,:December
28, 1777, he succeeded to the barons e. Sir
Richard Strachan was born 'in DeVonshire, Oct. 27,
1760, and at a very early period entered the navy.—
His promotion to the rank of Lieutenant was on
board the Actmon of 44, guns, from which he became
third Lieutenant of the Hero, 74, one of Com-
modore Johnson's squadron in- the affair off Porto
Praya. He afterwards belonged to the Magnanime,
64, and then to the Superb, 74, the flag-ship of Sir
Edward Hughes, who promoted him in 1782 to the
rank of Commander in the Lizard sloop, at
Bombay ; and further, to the Naiad frigate,
captured -from the French. His commission
as Captain was dated April 20th, 1783.
After the close of the war with America, Sir Richard,
Strachan was appointed Captain_ of the Vestal fri-
gate, which ship was ordered to convey the brother
of the present Lord Cathcart on an embassy to,
China. His Excellency was in a bad state of health
on his embarkation at Portsmouth, and continues
daily growing worse, and died on the Vestal's arrival
in the Straits of iinca. During the stay' of Sir
Richard Sttachan in India, he greatly distinguished
himself. In November, 1791, while cruising off the
coast of Malabar in the Phwnix frigate, he fell in
with -La Resolve, of 46 guns, convoying two coun-
try ships to Mangalore, supposed to be laden with
stores for Tippoo Seib. Sir Richard Strachan de-
termined to search these vessels, which was resisted
by the French Captain, and an action accordingly
commenced. The Phcenix had 6 killed and 11
wounded, and La Resolve 25 killed and 46 wounded,
when the latter struck his colours, and was searched
accordingly, but there was nothing found to justify
her detention.

On the commencement of the French war,in 1792,,
Sir Richard Strachan was appointed to the Concorde,
of 42 guns and 257 men, when he joined the
squadron oefrigates on the French coast, under the,
orders of Sir John B. Warren. On St. George's
Day, 1793, being to the westward of Guernsey.
four French ships were observed standing out to.
sea, one of which L'Engageante, after a most
despeitte resistance, and strongly supported by La
Resolve, which escaped, struck to Sir Richard
Strachan. The prize mounted 38 guns, and • had'
300 men, of whom bet Ween 30 and 40 were killed
and wounded, while the ConcOrde had but one,
killed, and twelve wounded.
' Sir Richard Strachan was soon afterwards ap-
pointed to the Melampus of 42 guns, and was
placed under the orders of Commodore Sir William
Sidney Smith, where he destroyed and captured a
great number of the enemy's vessels of various de-
scriptions. When Sir Sidney Smith fell into the
bands of the French, Sir Richard Strachan took
the command of the Diamond frigate in his
stead, carrying on the same system of destruc-
tion to all ships he could meet with. In February,
1799, he was appointed to the Captain, of 74 guns,
and assisted at the capture of a French squadron in
the Mediterranean, and served at the unfortunate
expedition at Quiberon Bay and Ferrol, and bad af-
terwards the command of a small squadron off the
western coast of France.

During the suspension of hostilities that followed
the Treaty of Amicns Sir Richard Strachan com-
manded the Donegal, of 80 guns; and on the re-
newal of the war was stationed off Cadiz, to watch
the French ships in that port. On the 25th,of No-
vember, 1804, he captured the Amphitrite Spanish
frigate, of 44 guns, from Cadiz to Teneriffe and the
Havannah, with despatcher ; and subsequently com-
manded the Renown. In 1805 Sir Richard Strachan
was appointed one of the Colonels of the Royal Ma-
rines, and in July to the C'asar, of 80 guns, with a
detached squadron under his orders. On the even-
ing of the gd of November, off Ferrel, he fell in with
four French line of-battle ships which had escaped from
the glorious battle off Trafalgar, but it was not till
daylight, on the 4th, that the advanced frigates of Sir
Richard Strachan's squadron could get within gun-
shot, when, at half-past three the same afternoon,
the whole of them struck their colours, thus com-
pleting the destruction of that fleet, in engaging
which Nelson lost his valuable life. On the 9th of
November Sir Richard Strachan was promoted to
the rank of Rear-Admiral of the Blue. On the 29th
of January, 1806, his late Majesty created him a
Knight of the Bath, and about the same period he
received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament,
and hoisted his flag on board the Ccesar, and proceed-
ed to the American coast in pursuit of a French
squadron, under the orders of Admiral Villaumez,
one of whose ships, a 74, foundered in a hurricane,
and another of the same force was driven on shore
near the Chesapeake, and afterwards destroyed.
On the termination of this service, Sir Richard
Strachan was employed in the blockade of Rochfort
until the summer of 1809, when he was appointed
to command the naval part of the expedition to the
island of Walcheren.

On the 3d of July, 1810, Sir Richard Strachan
was presented with a sword, and the freedom of the
city of London' which had been voted him for his
capture of the French fleet in 1805. On the 31st
of July, 1810, he vies promoted to the rank of Vice-
Admiral, and on the 19th of July, 1821, an Admiral.
He was also allowed a pension of -1,0001. for his
services, Sir Richard Strachan married, in 1812,
Miss Louisa Dillon, by whom he has left some
children.

DON MlGUEL.—During the last few days his
Royal Highness has been enjoying his otium cum diynitate
at the Royal Hotel, occasionally taking the air in the
King's carriage, but always in a private manner. His
Royal Highness has frequently expressed his sense of the
attentions and respect paid to him while here by all classes,
and has on more than one occasion openly avowed that he
will carry with him to Portugal the kindest remembrances
of the people of England. rae wind having now become
fair, preparations are making for his embarkation at nine
o'clock this morning. He will take his passage in the
Pearla, Portuguese frigate, accompanied by the Tajo
brig. The Ocean, SO, Windsor Castle, 74, Briton, 46,
and Britomart, 10, are expected to get under weigh at the
same time.—Detionport Telegraph of Saturday.
The Marquis of GItANBY, who was an ad-
mirer of the art of self-defence, as well as of painting, had
been a patron of the celebrated BROUGHTON, of pugilistic
renown, and had in his younger days taken lessons in the
art of boxing. FRANC'S HAYMAN, the painter, an
athletic man, had also in his younger days been an amateur
performer, and could spar with the best of his contempo •
plied his
raries. The Marquis, who had been sitting to FRANK, as
11,,eoe,wnacscalled, having accidentally heard of his prowess,
one morning accosted the painter with—" So, friend
HaystaN, I understand you are an adept with the gloves ?"
InLyorLdsohrdip,, "so it w
but the day is
withisgo me; neby." "m Midi," re-
cme, I see your
ggloo:t•esy,,t,hsearied iFllßAthNeKc.orn,e,rs,
oleatmus
ih,, responded the ve a set-to. "I am
"
Mar-
quis, " we are about the same age, and a fair match."
" But I shall not he in a condition to paint," added HAY-
MAN." " Pho, pho," 'exclaimed his Lordship, "you will
paint as well, and I shall look all the better for the exer-
uci•seen't', tuTrihiienggloovveerall
gloves
were handed down, and to work they
the 4rcana of the painter's studio,
and shaking' the whole house with their weight ; when the
noise became so violent, that Mrs. HAYMAN burst in, and,
to her astonishment, saw her husband and his illustrious
sitter knocking each ether's heads about like two coat-
heavers.--Ange/o's Reminiscences.
WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE---FIVE
HARES AT A SHOT.—On the sth of January last, a bare
was shot in the neighbourhood of Glenduckie, of an un-
commonly large size, and on opening her, four young
ones, fully as large as leverets generally are at the time of
littering, were found :n the cavity of the abdomen, in a
loose and unattached state, without any connection what-
ever with the contained parts. Their being found in this
extra-uterine situation, is certainly a very singular casual-
ty, and must have been effected by some wonderful process
of nature without any apparent inconvenience to the ani-
mal. 'Of course they never could have been littered, (with-
out the Caesarean operation.) No morbid appearances
were discoverable in any part of the hare, the viscera,
&c. being all in a perfectly sound state, and she was in
excellent condition and very fat.—Perth Courier. 1

THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY'S FARE
WELL ADDRESS.

GENERAL ORDER.

" February 4, 1828.
" The Marquis of Anglesey takes leave of the Royal Ar-
tillery and of the Corps of Royal Engineers, withsentiments
Of the highest consideration, for their uniform good con-'
duct, and for their high acquirements, and of deep regret
at his separation from them. He is certain that there ex-
ists a reciprocal feeling upon this subject, and that what he
thus briefly expresses will be understood, and appreciated.
Wherever he may be—whatever his destiny—he will al-
ways look with solicitous interest for the honour and pros,
perity of these distinguished Corps.
(Signed) " A. DICKSON,
" Colonel and Dep. Adjutant-General."