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reap the full reward of their labour, and he therefore 

 dismissed the sinecurists, and raised the salaries of the 

 substitutes who had done all the work. So thoroughly 

 did he master the work of his department, that he 

 ably met every attack made upon his administration. 

 Even that eminent reformer and political economist, 

 Mr. John Hume, could score nothing against him. 



Upon the introduction of the " New Keform Bill " 

 into the House of Lords, after expressing his views 

 upon it, his Grace said he would say before he sat 

 down, " that he was no friend to a radical change in 

 the system of representation, but he thought some 

 change necessary, in the existing state of opinion ; 

 and although he would not then state to what extent 

 he thought that change ought to go, he promised to 

 give any proposition on that subject which might be 

 brought before the House his best attention. He 

 would be one of the last to yield to the clamours of 

 the mob ; but he agreed w^ith those who thought that 

 some reform was necessary, and he was prepared to 

 concede the demands of the people." 



When the subject was further discussed in the 

 House, his Grace explained his views more fully. 

 " He said that it was not his purpose to take up the 

 time of their Lordships ; but as he had been alluded 

 to, and as a charge of inconsistency had been else- 

 where urged against him, he wished to make a few 

 observations. Taking the present question merely 



