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influence, _dinion carried with it great weight, he was
enabled to render great and important assistance to the whigs.
And this the whigs do no hesitate to acknowledge, and as a
proof of the gratitude they felt to the " good master doctor"
they brought in a bill giving him a larger increase of salary.
The tories, however, succeeded in tacking a clause to the bill
by which it was enacted that after the present session of par-
liament the judge of the Amiralty Court should be ineligible
to sit in the house of commons. Thus, as we said at the
outset, the days that the learned doctor can remain a politi-
cal character are very kw in number. Soon will he have to
abandon his proud position as representative of the " intel-
ligence " of the greasy electors of the Tower Hamlets ; soon

fhe have to give less attention to West

to Doctors'

Poor man

What a melanchOly

change awaits him I To give up the stirring activity, the
exciting bustle of political life, for the dull, common-place
monotony of a court of law is indeed a matter much to be
lamented. We feel for him, we condole with him. The
tories, stupid blockheads, thought forsooth that the duties of
ajudge were incompatible with the occupations of a politician
—that the spotless purity of the ermine was in danger of being
tarnished in the bustling excitement of an•election contest—
that the scales of justice might be held unevenly when'he in
whose hands they were placed ran hither and thither to soli-
cit and beseech,, and pray for, the suffrages of those whose
causes be had to decide. These notions were worthy of the
tories. In days gone by they might have been considered
of some weight, but in these glorious times of a k'ggery and
humbug and " march of intellect," and all the rest of it, they
were not deserving of a moment's attention from the pro-
fessors of " Oh ! dear no ! These immaculate
friends of purity could see nothing but propriety in having
the occupant of the judgment seat spouting in the House of
Commons, storming and bawling in the hustings, and seeking
" In a bondman's key,
With bated breath, and whispering humbleness,"
the most sweet voices of the unwashed and filthy and ragged
" free and independent electors " of Wapping and such like
localities ; but the whigs were obliged to give in,—they were
obliged to swallow the amendment of the tories in the Admi-
ralty Courts bill. The amendment was a bitter bolus for the
poor doctor, and he pulled many wry faces before he could
contrive to gulp it. The tories, however, were determined,'
and down his throat it went.

One word about this said amendment. The whigs had
always been opposed to it, and it was expected that they
would try hard to defeat it, especially as, if it should be
carried, it would deprive them of the able services of Dr.
Lushington. It so happened, bowever,that Dr. L. had been
guilty of the high crime and misdemeanour of thinking for
himself, and had actually the temerity to propose a series of
amendments in one of Lord John Russell's best measures ;
and to the great mortification of the little lord these amend-
ments were adopted by a great majority of the house. For
this act of daring insubordination Lord John, in a moment
of vexation, declined to oppose the amendment proposed by
the conservatives in the admiralty courts' bill, and the con-
sequence is, that Dr. Lushington cannot, after the end of the
present parliament, retain his seat in the House of Commons.
Now, we think that the conduct of Lord John Russell and
the whigs in this matter was most disgraceful.

Approving most highly, as we do,-of the amendment to
which we refer, and we approve of it because we think that a
judge ought to know nothing of politics, least of all ought he
to be a political partisan, we still think that Dr. Lushington
has great cause of complaint. From the conservatives of
course he had no right to expect any consideration. Inde-
pendently of the desire which they must feel to see the bench
of justice above all reproach, they would naturally be glad
and anxious to exclude one of the most powerful of their
opponents from parliament; but the whigs were bound by
personal and party considerations of the strongest kind to
take a different view of the matter. Dr. Lushington has
long been one of their most distinguished men : his great
learning, his high talent, his powerful eloquence, added
to his unshrinking consistency, must have made him
an acquisition to the whigs ; but all this was forgotten,
because he (Dr. L.) dared, on one solitary occasion, to act
independently. Oh ! these worthless scamps ! Not only are
they treacherous to the country, but they are treacherous to
their own personal friends. Surely, surely, such conduct as
they have shewn to Dr. Lushington must disgust the few
really respectable men who are to be found in their ranks.
The Doctor was an honest man—that is, as honest as a
Whig can be—and an able man, ay more honest and more
able than any other to be found enrolled under the filthy

ler of Whig

but nevertheli

he has beeiivinciit foully treated by his political allies; and if
he does not immediately separate himself from.them, we shall
think much more meanly of him than we are anxious to do.
Take warning by him, oh ! ye one or two WhigS, who have
more pretensions to ability and character, and leave, we pray
you, the vile ministerial gang, or you will assuredly be held
ccountable for their monstrous iniquities

Dr. ...ushington's manner of speaking is very peculiar
He is very energetic, and throws his arms about lustily.
Whatever be the subject, he always speaks at the very top of
his voice—in fact he shouts. Any one hearing him for the
first time, would think he was in a most violent passion, ,but
it is nothing more than a habit. He lisps, and always uses
the letter w instead of r; for instance ; he would say,
" gwacious heavens! and have those awant wascals the
Whigs, kicked me out of Pawliament !" He is a good
and even eloquent speaker, and it is impossible not to see
that in what he says he is always in earnest. As an authority
in the laws of nations he is unequalled, and is, " take him
for all in all," as we have already said, a most able man. He
is about the middle height, perhaps a little above it. His
face is rather small. He dresses with much plainness.

SEIZURE OF RIBBONMEN WITH THEIR DOCUMENTS.—
On Thursday night last, between the hours of 11 and 12
o'clock, when Serjeant Hayes and his party of constabulary,
stationed at Belturbet, went round to inspect the public-
houses, they discovered two men in the house of Mr.
Patrick Prunty, one of whom had papers in his hand, which,
upon seeing the police, he attempted to destroy by eating
them. lam happy to say he was prevented from doing so,
and that both were conducted to the police barrack. On
Saturday an investigation took place before the magistrates
at petty sessions ; but as it was with closed doors, I cannot
send you the particulars. However, the documents, which
are connected with the ribbon conspiracy, fully warranted
the bench to commit the prisoner to Cavan gaol forthwith,
to be tried at the next sessions. The other man had been
held to bail. The fellow who was committed is of the name
of John Clarke, residing at Derrilin. about ten miles from
this town, where he had been master of a school. With this,
and the many proofs daily coming to light of a widely-
extended conspiracy, who will not urge the necessity of
Protestants being upon the qui vire ? Great credit is due to
constable Hayes and his men for their ever prompt •and
efficient discharge of their duty.—Fermanagh Reporter.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN.—It
is the intention of the London and Birmingham Railway
Company, in conjunction with the Grand Junction, the Crewe
and Chester, and Chester and Birkenhead Companies, as
soon as the two latter lines are opened (which will take place
either next month or in September), to accelerate the mail
trains, so that they will reach Birkenhead in six hours and a
halt after their departure from London. This can be easily
effected, as, in addition to shortening the distance from Bir-
mingham to Liverpool about 13 miles, by means of the line
from Crewe to Birkenhead, the gradients are greatly supe-
rior to those on the Liverpool half of the Grand Junction
Railway. It is in contemplation to fix the departure of the
mail packets from the Birkenhead side of the Mersey, which
will cause another saving of 20 minutes, as the railway runs
close to the pier. The mail communication between the two
capitals will, by this arrangement, in ordinary weather, be
effected, within 19 hours, which is, in fact, only one hour and
a quarter more than what was expected to be accomplished
by the Chester and Holyhead line of railway, and steamers
from the latter port to.Kingstown.—Dublin Monitor.
THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—The greatest
activity prevails on the whole extent of this line, and the
final completion of the work is now looked forward to ; 800
men are alone employed between Brighton and Clayton, and
no exertion is spared by the contractors and those engaged
in this important undertaking— The sleep.eurting to the south
of Major Paine's, at Patcham, is nearly finished, and great
progress is also made with the tunnel which is to pass under
that gentleman's estate. Further up, that portion of the
work in the contract of Mr. Flavel, is in a state of great
forwardness, and the formidable cutting in this part will be
completed in a short time. In fact, between this point and
the Clayton tunnel, a few months will suffice to complete
the whole works, and there is no apparent reason why within
one year from this time the public should not be travelling
by steam to London. Higher up the line some striking ob-
jects present themselves. Of these are the Pool Valley
viaduct, of eight archesot39
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Ouse Vale .
The works vailasothilicitihe neighbourhood of these structures are
being carried on with energy, and in a great many parts the
permanent rails are already laid,
EXTENSIVE FORGERY ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—
About two o'clock , on Sunday afternoon, Mr. Superintendent
Stephens, accompanied by Inspector Hall and Sergeant Hid-
sea, proceeded to a house in Henry-street, Birmingham, re-
cently taken
by an elderl widow, named Mary Pritchard.
Having procured a ladder,. Inspector Hall ascended to the top
story, where he observed a man and woman working a small
iron press. Superintendent Stephens and Sergeant Hidson
broke in at the lower Window, and discovered the man and
woman employed in turning the rollers. Underneath was
the plate of a forged Bank of England note for £5 ; in other
parts of the room were found notes iu all stages of prepara-
tion for issuing, but only a few completed. George Brad-
flock, the man apprehended, is an engraver, but for years was
employed as an exciseman, at Wellington, in Shropshire, and
has long been suspected of being extensively engaged in Bank
of England forgeries. The female prisoner, there is little
doubt, has also been for a long period connected with the
trade. She has a family of eleven children, and is closely
related to some of the must respectable families in the town.
It is understood that the prisoners were engaged, when dis-
turbed, in getting up an order of 250 £5 notes, and 250 £lO
notes, for certain parties from Manchester, who were waiting
in Birmingham for its completion. At the time the police
were in the house, these gentry were seen in the neighbour-
hood, but catching a sight of the officers, they suddenly and
expeditiously escaped. In the course of a few hours the order
would have been finished, and Manchester and its neighbour_
hood, in the course of a week, inundated with forged paper.
The notes completed were for £5, dated Nov. 14, 1838, and
signed "J. Booth." The press and implements employed
are in every respect private,
and the notes well executed. So
complete a case of detected forgeryboafs notß od_ionkccuarroedd i
onthßir-
mingham since the celebrated case
e;ecuted at Warwick about twenty years ago.