The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-08 00:00:00

MAJORITY-NOES, 197.

LORD ELLENBOROUGH.
The following report of a speech made by his Lordship at
a ball and supper given to him at Calcutta is published in the
Calcutta Star. It is certainly a strange production if the
report is correct :
" Sir (said his Lordship, addressing the President), I thank
you for the honour you have done to me in proposing my
health, and I thank all those who are present for the cordial
manner in which they have responded to your call. It is
true what the Honourable Chairman has said, I had power
and influence in England—there was no measure connected
with India in which I did not possess the greatest influence--
most people come to this country to make their fortunes—but
I came here to do my duty, and because I deemed that
in India I could be of most service to the coun-
try. I have met with opposition. but I have put
down all opposition that may arise. I have done
my duty. I have never abused patronage. lam ready to
sacrifice fortune, my life if necessary.—(Vehement cheeenng
for several minutes.) I do not eare for any man living.
Whoever best serves the State is my friend.—(Cheers.) So-
ciety, here is in a strange state. There are peculiarities about
it. No man here is idle, and no man is a politician. When
the cares of the day are over, we are a social set.—(Cheers.)
We have met to-day to be agreeable, and therefore I banish
politics. But I say attain I have done my duty.—(Great
cheering, and cries of " bravo, ""go it Hitherto my mea-
sures have all been triumphant and successful.—(Cheers.) I
take no credit for that. How far they may continue suc-
cessful Heaven only knows; at all events it will not be my
fault. I deserve success—that's a fact.—(Cheers.) I have
sought out merit in the army, and rewarded it.--(Loud
cheers.) I intend to do so in future. I am come amongst
you like an English gentleman among his tenants. If you
I receive me politely, well and good ; if not, it is your fault,
not mine.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I drink to you all."—
(Tosses off a bumper of Burgundy, amidst rapturous ap-
plause.)
Lord Ellenborough (continues the Star) is described to
us to have been in a state of considerable excitement
while speaking, which is the only way to account for the
exaggerated tone of his reply. We have heard of more
than one lady who was rather alarmed at the exhibition,
and no wonder, when a friend of remarkable nerve and self-
possession could find, in describing to us his manner, no other
parallel than that of Coriolanus addressing the plebeians. The
idea of physical force is rife throughout the brief address ;
no mention is made of the ladies who were present, although
so materially aiding in the effect of the compliment paid to
the speaker, and certainly the best part of that society assem-
bled to do him honour ; nothing prevails in the speech but a
reduplication of eternal I's, and no rhetorical figure is employed
beyond the characteristic metaphor of the voie de faite. u I
will break down opposition—/ have beaten down opposition."
Why the need of so much fire ? What is the dreaded " oppo-
sition "of which so much is said? Who is there here to
oppose ?Is it his Council tbat he points at? or—we are fairly
at a loss for a query.

DESPERATE ATTACK BY THE POLICE OW GAM
BUNG-Housrs.—This morning, shortly before one o'clock, a
very determined attack wasinade by the police upon a.numtea
ber of gambling-houses at the. west end of the town, situ
an
in Bury:street, Albemarle:ltreet, St. James's-street, e,
other neighbourhoods. By a premeditated
of Are, but
in pursuance of orders from the Commissioners
under what circumstances our informant wasl
dij.ivoitsiaobnlse
ofto the
certain, a body of policemen from several
force were ordered to be in readine:s bet
twelve o'clock last night, to be ready
toe
the men. The men,
ev ee de at
oe laver cer taani nd
destination, and which was unknown
on leavingtheir respective stations, were supplied with sledge-
on the purpose of obtaining an im-
hammers, iron-bars,
mediate entrance. is' C ill' for
ew differenta
Braised,divisionsreports
or
ts proceeded
iN,er
were
s along
prea d
the streets, much surprise
conspiracy which had been discovered at
that there was me
andso that the police was about, to be employed
the west end,
of the parties. Upon the several divisions
rineatchheinagPPtrehheenressirective houses that were to be entered, an
attack was at once made upon the doors, when an admission
was soon obtained. The police then promptly rushed up the
stairs into the different rooms. In some of the houses the
going on, when, upon
gambling was going noise of the police
entering being heard, a general attempt was made to eseepP,.
The police, however, succeeded in capturing several pert/eine,
and also getting possession of the rouge et noir tables% eae 100
tables, the cues, &c., when these, with the prisoners of the
police, were taken to the station-house of the C division, in
Vine-street, where they were safely lodged.,
REPRESENTATION OP SOUTH liiiNcAsHIRE.
MANcnEsTER, TUESDAY.—The death of Mr. Wilbraham,
one of the Members for the northern :favision of the county,
was a complete surprise to the intelitants of this district;
Immediately upon the truth brzoming known, the Anti-
Corn-law League announced the.t they would bringforward a
candidate upon free-trade pr:intiples. Who that candidate
may be is at present all conj,ecture ; but an impression exists
that Lord Morpeth will be. the man, if he should choose to
" come out" fidly on " the question of free trade."
THE NEXT ItIATLs X*Olt INDIA, &C.—POST-OFFICE
NoricE.—Yesterday morning the following notice was posted
up in the lobby of the. Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand :
" General Post-office, Tuesday, May 7, 1844.—The next
mails for Egypt and India, vie; Southampton, will be dispatched
hence on the Ist of June. The next mails for India, &c.,
via Marseilles, will be dispatched from hence
lion then of
June. Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ay_rest;ersh
in 111 ty
tune this
brig Petrel for the mails of this day. Let
(Wednesday) evening."