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our Senators and Public Speakers con- 
tinue fighting with the wind, and seek- 
ing for remedies, while they are in 
utter darkness as to the true cause. 
Mr. Humn’s acumen and industry 
have not failed him during the present 
session, and never did a man deserve 
better of his country, or obtam more 
general gratitude, although he makes 
no impressiou on ministerial and profit- 
ing majorities. For details we refer to 
Dolby’s, or any publication of the de- 
bates. 
A most extraordinary document was 
brought to light within the month, in 
the following circular, addressed by the 
Secretary cf the Treasury to members 
of Parliament. We trust its exposure 
will be followed by an impeachment: 
(PRIVATE). 
Downing-street, 8th March, 1822. 
“ My dear Sir,—On Wednesday next, the 
13th instant, a motionis to be made by 
Lord Normanby, to abolish the office of 
one of the Postmasters-general: and on 
the 14th, the day following, Mr. Creevy 
makes a similar motion against the Board 
of Controul. 
*¢ Tn this manner, the just and necessary 
influence of the Crown is from day to day 
attacked; and, as other motions of a simi- 
lar nature are to be made by Lord Althorpe, 
&c. it will be quite impossible for any set 
of men to conduct the government of this 
country, unless practices of this kind shall 
be successfully resisted. 
“It seems as if the Opposition, in de- 
spair of coming into office, had determined 
to break down the means of administering 
the affairs of the country ; and as this sub- 
ject is become most serious, I have no 
scruple of apprizing you of what is now 
passing, with the hope and expectation 
that you will think it necessary to attend, 
and thus to lend your aid in stemming the 
torrent of such dangerous innovation. 
“Yours sincerely, 
“ C, ARBUTHNOT.” 
By dexterous management, the minis- 
ters have contrived, within the month, 
to convert one hundred and fifty-five 
wnillions of five per cent. stock into 
four per cent., by which the annuifants 
will lose one million and a quarter of 
interest, while seven millions and three 
quarters will be added to the nominal 
amouut of the National Debt in the four 
per cents. 
On the 13th, Lord Normanby moved 
for the removal of one of the two 
postmasters, as a sinecure, one of them 
(Clanearty) having been for menths 
together as an ambassador abroad. In 
Political Affairs in March. 
| April f, 
the dehate the ministers openly avowed 
that useless offices were necessary to 
enable them by their influence to carry 
on the government After a sharp de- 
bate, in which Sir J. Sebright, Sir J. 
Mackintosh, and Mr. Bankes, took a 
distinguished part, the house divided, 
for it 159, against it 184. Among the 
former were forty-eight county mem- 
bers, and among the latter, but twelve, 
with sixty placemen. As this division 
has been the most marked of thesession. 
and it seems to record the conduct of 
public men, we have given it beneath. 
Against Lord Normanby’s Motion. 
J. Alexander—E. H. A’Court— Right Hon. 
C. Arbuthnot—Lord Apsley—Lord Ancram 
—G.C. Antrobus—P. Browne- J. Balfour 
—Right Hon. W. S. Bourne—R. Bruce— 
J. Buchanan—Lord Binning— Hon. S. Bath- 
urst—Right Hon. B. Bathurst—T. H. Broad- 
head—Lord Brudenell—M. Barne—Colonel 
Barry—R. Blake—T. H. Bradshaw—Sir U. 
Burgh—- Lord G,. Beresford—J. Blair—J. 
Black burne—J. Brogden—Sir L. Cole— Lord 
T. Cecil—A. Campbell—Marquis Chandos 
—T. P. Courtenay—W. Courtenay— Lord 
Cholmondely —J. Calvert—Hon. Col. Cust— 
E. M. Cheere— J. W. Croker—G. Cumming 
—Right Hon. &. Canning—Sir C. Cockerell 
—J. Cripp:—Vise. Cranbome—R,. Clive— 
Sir G. Cockburn—Lord Clive—E. J. Collett 
—Sir J. S. Copley—A. Dalrymple—T. Di- 
veit -G. Dawson—J. Dodson—J. Dunlop— 
H. H. Drummond—R. Downie—T. T. Drake 
—H. Dawkins—J. Dawkins- W. R. K. 
Douglas— Right Hon. W. Dundas—T. G. 
Estcourt—W. Egerton—L. Evelyn—C. R. 
Ellis—T. Ellis—J. Fleming—Lord Forbes— 
W. Freemantie—J. Fleeming—F. Forrester 
Col. Gossett—Lord F. L. Gower—A. C. 
Grant—Hon. W. Gordon—Lord Graves—J. 
Gladstone— D. G. Gilbert—Right Hon. H. 
Goulburn— G. W. Grant—Sir R. Gifford— 
H. Gurney—G. Holford—W. Holmes- Sir 
G. Hill—Sir H. Hardinge—Right. Hon. W. 
Huskisson—J. A. Hodson—Sir W. Hope— 
J. Irving—G. H. Jollifle—Hon. C. C, Jen- 
kinson— Hon. T. Knox—D. Kerr—Lord 
Lindsay—Hon. H. Lindsay—S. J. Lloyd— 
H. F. Luttrell—J. F. Luttrell— Vis. Lowther 
—J. Lowther—Hon. W. Lascelles—Marquis 
of Londonderry—T. F. Lewis—W. E. Lock- 
hart—Right Hon C. Lone—tLerd G. Lennox 
—T. P, Macqueen—E. A. Macraghten—G. 
Mundy— R. Magennis—Sir T. B. Martin— 
W. Manning—Sir P. Musgrave—Lord C. 
Manners— Lord R. Manners—C. Mills—Sir 
H. B. Neale—Sir M. Nightingale—Sir G. 
Nugent— Hon. F. J. Needham— A. Onslow— 
Sir J. Osborn—Sir F. Ommaney— Sir P. Pole 
--Vis. Pollington—J. Pitt—WVis. Palmer- 
-ston—M. G. Prendergast--G. H. D. Pennant-- 
J. Plumber—W.G.Paxton—Hon.B. Paget— 
Rt. Hon. R. Peel—Dr. Phillimore—Rt. Hon. 
W. Plunkett—W. Y. Peel— Hon. E. Phipps 
—Sir W. 
