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this part of my subject, once more the affair with Canning, who, to thank you for your motion at the give even the jester his due, did county meeting, and thank the this one serious job in his life. county of Norfolk for the truly Ask me no questions about him. noble example it has set to the I have not heard his name prokingdom at large. You see, that nounced since he was at 'Brathe landlords were afraid of a ham's Christening, listening to county meeting in Suffolk! It "God save the King," while the

was preparing; but, they recoiled! Even this is good. It shows how things are, even in that county, which has so long been

dead as a stone. In short, they dare not face county meetings any where. The sheriffs will not call them, I dare say; and, thus, laws intended to keep down "the Ra

dicals," will now keep down the Yeomanry themselves!

poor Qucen lay dying. I have not heard of him since he was at that "select party" in company with the Duke of Sussex, Lord Pomfret, Mr. and Mrs. Eliason, and poor Captain Heywood, who had the misfortune to be hanged the other day. I have seen, indeed, two puffs about him, one in a West of England paper, saying that he raised no rents during the war; and the other in the paper of Bott-Smith of Liverpool, informing the world of his generous

You will ask, perhaps, what in all the world is become of our old friend, “Glory;" that "star of Westminster;" that "conquering compassion having been awakened hero; "that great man," as by the inadequate habiliments of Hobhouse called him, to his face,

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one of his maid servants! This

last is an affecting story indeed,

four times over, in one speech at the last purity-of-election dinner, much too affecting to receive juseven after the three months walk tice in any composition other than in custody of the Marshal, after that of a sentimental comedy, into the tears of Scarlett, and after a performance of which sort it is

now being worked for our enter-worldly wisdom in "Glory," and tainment at the feast of the Grid-held it up as an example to others, iron. But, as to the former story, on account of the gain attendthat about not having raised his ing it. He had a right, in law, farmers' rents during the war, it

to run out the life-holders and

is the most impudent falsehood that to make them rack-renters; but,

this having been done by him, no -
man has a right to hold him up as
a landlord of singular generosity,
and to put that generosity in con-

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ever was put upon paper. I know it to be a falsehood. It is a matter that nobody has any right to pry into. He had not only a right to raise his rents; but, it was right trast with the conduct of landlords for him to do it. But, it is not in general; and, this is, moreright for him, or his base toad-over, the more worthy of notice, eaters, to send out a lie about the as these puffs are manifestly inmatter; and that, too, you will tended to gloss over that abanobserve, to the detriment of all donment of the people, on his part, other landlords; and, in the very which never ought to be glossed article to which I allude, his "ge-over or forgiven. Where these nerosity" is ostentatiously put in puffs originated I am not certain; contrast with the conduct of land-but, it is as easy to guess at their lords in general! Not only did origin as it is to see their object, he, like other landlords, raise They are silly efforts to save from rents; but he ran out life-holds to oblivion a name that ought to seek an immense amount, making these it as the only refuge from scorn. (very numerous too) rack-renters under him, who had been lifeholders under his predecessors. And, observe, this was stated in a pamphlet of his friend Mr. Wm. French play, who, having taken FREND, who gave it as a proof of it into her head to extol the chas

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Glory" is too cunning a man to have approved of these puffs. He would see the consequences. BottSmith is like the Soubrette in the

tity of her mistress, brings out an matter that belong to this question explanation by no means pleasant of reducing the interest of the to the latter, who thereupon ex-Debt!

claims, "Curse your meddling

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tongue, could you not let my "chastity extol itself!"

Since my hand is in, I will just

Letme just add here, that a friend

in Norfolk told me of a "most excellent man," who had been set against me by the tales about my debt to notice, by way of caution to Glory." These " most excellent "Glory," that, at the last Holk-men" understand the thing as ham sheep-shearing, he said, ac- well as you do. They know, that cording to the report in the papers, I acknowledged to owe "Glory" that the "interest of the Debt a sum of money on bond; that I must be reduced." What! before wrote to him and others a circular, the parliament is reformed? Be-in which I stated, that, though, fore the whole of the people give according to all the principles their assent? Before any other known amongst men, the acts of measures to do justice to numerous the Government, pointed particuparties be adopted? What! are landlords to keep all that high prices and high rents enabled them to exact from farmers and from life-holders run out and made the Americans had acted during rack-renters during the war; are their first war against the Engthey to keep all these gains, lish; yet that I would not avail Glory," and are they to get rid myself of this principle; that I of the additional weight which would leave no effort untried to Peel's Bill has given to the Delt? pay every one; and particularly This, I say, is a caution; a mere Glory." These "most excellent caution; for, long indeed is the men" know, that "Glory" first chapter and most important is the wrote what he called an answer to

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larly at me, having bereft me of my existing means, I was not bound ever to pay debts then due, and that, upon this very principle

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this letter; that he sent this answer, money was lent; and remained unwhere? Why, not to me, in Long paid! If they did they would Island, but to Brookes's in the find out some other excuses for Strand, to be shown to people and to be copied to carry all over the country while I was out of the country! These "most excellent

their "prejudice" against me.. These circumstances they cannot know without my wounding those that I do not like, to wound, and that I should have no scruple in

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men" know, that this pretended answer, contained the basest per- wounding if I had as little feelversion of the meaning of my let-ing as "Glory." But, indeed, ter. They know, that I afterwards nothing at all need be said to voluntarily came to England, and such "excellent men." They are that "Glory," like every other hypocrites: they hate, dread, or creditor, had his fair chance at envy me: they are men corrupt my carcass; and that he could or vain: they know the true story have no more. All this these well enough. They know how "most excellent men know. base a part "Glory" has acted

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How, then, can any "tale" of towards me. They know that I "Glory," or of his toad-eaters, could not pay him out of the "prejudice" them against me? nothing that persecution had left Do they think, that "Glory," is

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me. They know all about his publishing private letters; sham answers; and all about the affair

entitled to more than a man's body? Do they think, that he, who is for lowering the interest of of Wright, Cleary and the Rump.

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These "most excellent men know all this; but, “most excellent" as they are, they are not excellent enough to refrain from

the Debt, has a right to a man's very blood and soul for a bond made while money was at its lowest depreciation? These "most excellent men really do not know the use of hypocrisy to cover the under what circumstances the real cause of the dislike which

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they entertain, but which real honestly, he would say: Yes, cause they are ashamed to confess." d― him; people will read -Let us be just; and, in adhering "what he writes, and talk about it to this sentiment, I must say, that" everlastingly, but the devil a I have never witnessed this species "word of mine will they look at!” of baseness in the partisans of Thus it is with " Glory's" friends the ministers. It is amongst the amongst the " race that write" and small whigs that you hear this speechify. They are no friends talk. The grasping, greedy in- of him at bottom; and, if you triguing lawyers of this party: could divest these very people of the gabbering, gossiping errand- their envy, they would confess, boy Knights the county - cubs that all the circumstances conthat hope to be orators before they sidered (even as far as they are are sixty; the boisterous begetters publicly known) his conduct of still-born motions: things to towards me had been the most whom the sound of real talent ungenerous, illiberal, mean, foul and knowledge is as frightful as and unfeeling that ever stained the voice of the hawk to a brood the character of any man, and of tom-tits. This flock of small especially of one calling himself birds have their like in all parts a gentleman. However, he and I of the country. Every one who shall meet one of these days, in the loves the paper-system must and open air, before an audience of does hate me from the bottom of impartial judges; and then we shall see!

his soul. But, envy is the great worker. Praise me to an unfortunate pamphleteer, or motiongrinder, or orator; yes, says he, "but think how he treated poor Sir

Francis!" He does not tell you kow; and, if he were to speak out

In the meanwhile, however, what, in fact, is he doing at this trying crisis? We see other great landlords coming forward with endeavours of some sort or other. Can he attend no meeting, and

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