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this borough, appeared before
nesday last, for the first time s
dressed them in public. In ti
said it would be a high honou

politically
almost unar

sition of the late Lord (

tion becomes more valuable still, when conferred upon a
young man personally unknown to you, and, as yet, poli-
tically untried. Indeed, gentlemen, I cannot easily de-

scribe to you the proud sense of satisfaction with Which
I first learned from the American journals-that you had,
by what I think I am now entitled to call an almost unani.

stranger to you, and at. that time absent from England,
for the arduous but most honourable duty of representing
and defending your interests in parliament. lam not so
.t
—for indeed it would, in my case, be a-
-1 madness to believe that this high honour has

var.' nor so ma
tle 1
been conferred upon me in

sonal to myself; but I am not the less
of the reasons for which it has been c

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during frie

hip, continued through so many years, and
strengthened of late by ties of political connexion, which
bound together him of whom I have spoken and my own
nearest and most respected relative. My father was the
friend of Lord George Bentinck, and I, had myself hoped
to be Lord George Bentinck's disciple and political fol-
lower, and for those reasons my kind friends here judged
I could not be held a stranger in the borough of Lynn."
He then at length gave his constituents his opinions on
protection for agriculture and the Navigation Laws. " He
would do.his utmost to oppose the free-trade system."

(From the Norwich Mercury of Saturday.)
The conduct of a convict under sentence of death gene-
rally excites some attention, and in the case of this mur-
derer, it is natural there should be a morbid curiosity after
the great excitement he has created, and as natural that
those who live by feeling the public mind should seek to
keep alive that curiosity. Various of the London papers
have, during the week, given much space to tales regard.
ing his conduct since his condemnation. Those who are
at all cognizant of the course followed towards a criminal
in his position, know that his life is, in such a case, a
mere preparation for death. and to that proper apprecia-
tion of his situation, which it is the desire of all charitably
disposed persons he should attain. To this end he receives
scarcely any visitors but the Chaplain or the Clergyman
of his own parish, and perhaps his legal adviser, and the
latter, we believe, under certain restrictions. To pretend
to detail a long history of his conduct would be merely to
string together all the tales which are daily related for the
benefit of vulgar curiosity, the greater part of which are
a tissue of untruths, or twice told tales. We have, there-
fore, inquired in the only proper quarter, and we give the
particulars we have received, vouching for their accuracy.
Soon after Rush's condemnation the Chaplain of the
Castle visited him and offered his services, which Rush
declined under the plea of his own sufficiency to conduct
his devotions privately, at the same time civilly assuring
the reverend gentleman that his determination arose out
of no disrespect to him. Rush had intimated a wish to
see the Rev. W. W. Andrew, whose church he had fre-
quented for several years, and who had shown great kind-
ness to lim and his family : but he declined formally re-
questing his attendance. The Chaplain, therefore, kindly
wrote to Mr. A., and introduced him to the prisoner in , -
company with himself. During this visit Rush was much Rhich tney
moved,
'
especially at certain connections and family trans- Man._ Such are the Ares
actions being brought to his recollection. The night be- wishes of _
fore this interview he had become very restless and per- ever,donnythingra..— _
turbed, and exhibited symptoms of uneasiness, that in- fact is, they only need to b
duced the Governor to place an additional guard over him. temned. If the present 1
On the following day he requested the Chaplain to pray what is probably most to be
with him, and has continued to do so, thanking him for of the respectable parties in
his services. His spirit is evidently much subdued. He may be in feeling, there is in prince— _ .e:irked dis-
is more tranquil, and appears to have lost all hope of tinction between such men •as Peel, Lewd John Russell,
escaping or mitigating the fate that hangs over him. At Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, and Sir George Grey ;
present the day xed for the execution remains for Satur- and I% e may hope, amongst other improvements of the
day, April the 21st—the customary time. A desire has day, there is too much good sentiment in the country for
been expressed by some persons that the day should not the most distinguished statesmen of the day to sacrifice
be market day, on account of its injury to business; but for feeling the essential interests of the Crown and Con-
no order has been received to alter it. Ititution.-,ReecTd.

SIGNS OF RETlRlNG.—Whatever we may desire or
fancy to be expedient, it is but too clear that the ground
is fast crumbling under the feet of the present administra-
tion. One very important section of their supporters—
the Bright and Cobden class—is evidently growing rest-
less and discontented. Its leaders begin to perceive that
they are in a false position. Diametrically opposed to
the Church and the Aristocracy; and, in fact, to the
Monarchy itself, they find, by experience, that a Whig
Ministry stands greatly in their way. A Tory Govern-
ment might be rendered very unpopular, and so a large
amount of public feeling might be enlisted in an attack
upon the national institutions. But a Liberal Govern-
ment, standing between the Crown and tne people, acts
like a bag of sand in front of a castle wall. The effect of
this was remarkably seen in April, 1848, when the remark
was in every one's mouth, " What would have been the
result of the Chartist movement, if the Whigs had not
been in office ?" A year or two's experience of this state of
things has produced much vexation and discontent among
the Manchester leaders. The journals which are reputed to
be under Mr. Bright's influence, are now urging warmly
the necessity of the speedy retirement of the Ministry.
Their writers clearly see, that with either a Peelite or a
Protectionist Ministry, they might entertain better hopes
than now. Either concessions would be made to them,
s the momentary purchase of peace; or else such an
`-.lgr feeling might be aroused; as to compel

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the new. And

...ay to retire, to make room for a new
inmet, which they fantastically hope might be of the
-I,ester school. Su.,_3. .present views and
r-, Bright and party These people,
'iblicesteem. The

known to he thoroughly eon-
inistry cannot stand alone,
desired would be some union
the State

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