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A report has been circulated by the Westminster Tories, that Sir Francis Burdett has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, and been re- fused by Ministers,—who, say they, dread the return of Sir George Murray in the place of Sir Francis. Sir George Murray, pledge-breaker though he be, is far better than the renegade Baronet, and would support Reform just as often ; therefore little would be lost to the Liberals by the exchange : but the story is con- tradicted, and is no doubt untrue. Sir Francis would get the Chiltern Hundreds if he wanted it; but there is no such good luck in store fur the Westminster Reformers as his resignation. In the:mean while, Sir George Murray has promised to be the Tory candidate in case the Tories of Perthshire do not call neon him to fight their battle. Let him be opposed either in Perthshire (where he will be) or in West- minster (where he ought to be) by a stanch Reformer, and we suspect Sir George must still remain out of Parliament. It is known every- where that be is not a man of his word. Neither Whig, Tory, nor Radical, can have confidence in Sir George Murray.
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