The Edinburgh Scotsman has the following observations in re- ference
to the Earl of Duitivat's acceptance of the invitation to the Glasgow dinner.
"The Earl of Durham, we understand, has accepted the invitation to a public dinner at Glasgow; a step which seems to us ill advised. We have no doubt that many individuals have concurred in paying this tribute of respect to Lord Durham with good intentions; but it is pretty certain, that when the festive occasion arrives, the noble Earl will find himself seated among men, a large properties of whom were the active tradorers of Earl Grey's Government, and who, as they honour him not fur those opinions in which he agreed with, but
those in which he differed front his poll!, relati .e, will render their eulogies of
him a vehicle for censuring the principles upon which Earl Grey acted, and his successors mean to act. We shall be happy to find ourselves mistaken, but we venture to anticipate, that th;s will prove an Anti-Ministerial dinner, sod such, will give joy to the Conservatives, and the other enemies of the Refurmed Government."
This is in the genuine style of Sir Pertinax Macsycopliant: which we thought had gone quite out of use in Scotland : there is nothing in MACKLIN'S satirical comedy. of the last century that surpasses it in servility of tone. Suppose it should prove an Anti Ministerial dinner, what then ? Are the people of Glas- gow to crouch and fawn, and "bate their breath in whispering humbleness," lest the honest and open avowal of their sentiments should be offensive to the present or any other Ministry ? Why, the avowed aim and object of the dioner is, to give a public mani- festation of their decided preference of the conduct and opinions of Lord Duettast, to those of the tortuous Chancellor.
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