Mr. Cavendish Bentinck does not appear to agree with Mr.
Bentinck that there should be a Reform Bill giving the counties more representation, but not more voters. At Whitehaven, the other day, he objected to all reform ; called the Ministry a lot of " Incapables," found fault with everything that had been done or that was likely to be done, declared for a fusion between the con- stitutional Liberals and the moderate Conservatives, and said he was no longer a party man. And no doubt he is right there. He is something much more disagreeable than a party man, a man who is his own party, and has more zeal for that atomic party than any other man has for the whole group with which he acts. It would seem that he scarcely agrees even with Mr. Ben- tinck now, and is setting up for a mere political scold. As a representative Mr. Cavendish Bentinck is not a success. He has no idea what the word means.
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