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Wastated ON Wednesday that there had been
more corruption practised under the close boz
rough system In England than had ever been
known In any other country, At any period Of
the worlds history. We had hardly written
the words conveying that idea, when we light
ed upon the Edinburgh Rerie,c for April, con-
tanning commentary upon the Duke OF WELL
LINGroN's "civii correspondence" while ne
was chief secretary to the Duke OF RIcH-
MoNp, Lord Lieutenant OF Ireiand-a period
extending from March leo7 to April lsso.-
There are copious extracts in this article from
the letters of the Duke, At that time Sir AR
THUR WELLESLEY, and we rely upon them TO
show that there was more corruption in Ire
land during his brief term OF Objective years
and one month than there has been in the
United States since the formation of the gov
ernment Ii should be promised that the min
istry Of Lord GRANVILLE had just resigned,
in conseQue Of the Kings obstinate deter
mination to make no concession to the prayers
of his Roman Catholic subjects in Ireland,
and had been succeeded by that well known in
history as the Portland ministry, being SO
called from the Duke Of PORTLAND, who
was at the head OF it, 1t was of ths
last importance TO secure as large a ma
Jority for the ministry possible in both
countries. Other managers were appointed
an England; in Ireland the task Of organizing
system OF corruption on grand SCALE was
entrusted to the Chief Secretary, Sir ARTHUR
WELLESLEY, whose experience in Indian po-
litlcs seems to have qualified him admirably
for the duty. On the 9th April, Parliament
was dissolved, and the new elections were
soon to come on. Three days before the dis
solution, CHARLES LONG, Secretary of the
Treasury, wrote TO Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY,
'ithe disso!u ton takes place on Monday next.
SO that you have NJ time to lose in making
your engagements. You will of course see
PENNErArHER respecting Cashell, ] Judge DAY
respecting Tralee, AMI HANCOCK respecting
Athlone. beliere they all sell to the best ttd-
der
OF course the high and spotless character to
whom this honorable commission was entrust.
cd made no delay in executing it. Heimme-
dia,ely returned the following business. lire
answer:
"Pennefather has promised me the refusal of
Casheli, bat ne has nor yet stated ms price We
nne for sso do not Know whetae1 The se
England; and the agent who settled for that boro"r
upon the last general election was Mr.. Parnel
to arrange the matter with Lord PortaTiinston' e'
heard that he had sold the return for the last six
q s as, We sSs an se tina,
written to Roden and have desired Henry to set
send S' to LoTd cSa1eve sbout ca,ow sa ri e
Henry {? make me acquainted 'ctth the price Of
ahe day.
The "HENRY' here alluded to was the Right
Honorable HENRY WELLESLEY, the Duke of
WELLINsToN's brother. An active CORES.
pondence followed this letter, in which the
best means Of corrupting the Irish constitu.
encies are discussed with a zeal and intelli-
gence that indicate a perfect acquaintance
with, and hearty interest in, the subject
Here is a specimen:
engaged for ono more session to Lord Stair, under
an old sale fer years. and he must return Lord
sell his interest in the borough for the session
which remains, upon which subject he has written
commend to his seat at Ennlskilen he nil. hon
sr.r: erect ats ra!Me. |'s seat at DundaIk
a btshopric, he ought not to be sxbered 10 sell
Long yin speak 70 You abca. Lord Roden 2 seat
q. L
should not OF course like to pay much money for
Tses asf o
.S SssSSS III. r.. case we
me his interest to sligo. and assse hia
agent, Henry Stewart, to do as I order hun
Ia. na
ieeiance, and al that he reqrired was a sum df
contest. and have By the Duke Of RicRmond's
dSs n o s%RRy or Sn
WhoS have Consented to advance for the parp p"
civil :s of say fqna spPfabis for elections &C ie
purposes in England. Indeed, | believe that at
from the latter, the process Is long by which we
must get the money from the civil list fund it is
obliged to make use Of my own credit, in the first
instance e pfoSprns u i sr Arthur ADDS in
have to ysoase an ONCE Of sooi year, Which Oh viii viii
revert to Government, and will serve to bribe
s have FL
bring In Colonel Crosbie instead of him.
He had attempted, it seems, to enter into ian
engagement with the knight Of Kerry, but
had failed. It was not often that he met with
such stubborn resistance Here is another de-
lectable extract:
"Iheard from Lord Castlereagh, respecting the
that he shall be returned for cashel Jnstice Dsu
had a. usual, opened negotiation for the sale Of
here that we should have the borough. Lord
CastleTeagh discovered that Dick was to be the
purchaser, and recommended that he should be
member for any place rather than Tralee. l have
therefore put him in for ,cashell and as Henry
desired that either he or might be returned for
should be on an early day. | have desired Judge
RRs e To m: Gs Hsns; e. aa 1. s
elections for both these places must ee for Satur;
Should mat sh.
Ds.o. should g returned shall s Be res e ar
o Tor that 5
quarters a. tis EisI Members - N''"' '"''
Upon these extracts the Reviewer makes the
following remarks
These few extracts, cleaned from the numer-
letters bearing npoD the general election of
lsu7, will BE- sufficient to show the spirit with which
self into the most degrading duties incds ntal TO
Official life. We fud in his correspondence no
comments upon tho baseness Of the men with
whom be had to deal-no reluctance to making
himself an instrument BY which the recently re-
formed institutions Of the country were imMedi-
asely psIverted 70 party purposes mo expressions
se r as ::
iant datss OF that influential and post
was 70 corrupt ~ many constituencies, and to de
Saueh e many members Of Parliament a. the
" have addressed himself to the task With the
same grave and deliberate energy which he subse-
%nss SSs s,s. IL sst.Ss
KSnss :hst'ns hs considered i his duty to obey
full TO discover such man 90 employed and We
sipesrsly wish it had fallen 70 tho share Of some
S we ~. = .Ss e 60 tnst sy work but
peers % havs sos;sd HIS own hands a. iitte AZ pos
sDle e dolnG u; never batting an inch OF his self