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We lately mentioned that a requisition had been presented to Sir James Graham from a portion of his constituents in East Cumberland ; who, indignant at his political apostacy, had called upon him to resign his seat. Sir James has vouchsafed an answer to the requisitionists, which is pompously set forth in a leading article of the Times. The pith of this document lies in the assertion that Sir Robert Peel has advocated those measures which Sir James promised his constituents to support ; and, therefore, that he has not ratted in coalescing with Sir Robert. To this probably the plain-spoken men of Cumberland will re- ply—that Sir James Graham professed himself to be a Reformer, and was elected as such ; but that be has voted through thick and thin with the Orange-Tory party, and therefore played his constituents false. Of course Sir James has no notion of resigning ; but the Cumberland Reformers should take measures for sending him back to Cockennouth ; where, if he should ask, in his old phrase, " What do they say at Cockermouth?" the reply would be, '6 Nothing good of you, Sir James."
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