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Earl Grey arrived at Morpeth on Wednesday week ; where an ad- dress from the principal inhabitants was presented to him, and he made a suitable reply. In the afternoon, he reached Alnwick ; where another address was in readiness for him. His Lordship offered the excuse of indisposition for not returning thanks publicly for the honour. He was most heartily cheered by the people both at Morpeth and Alnwick. Lod Denman dined with the Mayor and Magistracy of Bristol, on the 16th, at the Munsionhouse of that town. The Bishop of Bath and Wells and more than a hundred clergymen were also present. In returning thanks for his health, Lord Denman apparently thought it a good opportunity of following the example of his patron the Chancellor, end tried his hand at " tickling the Tories" in a speech which has been deemed so important that the Morning Pose gives two reports of it. One of them will be enough for our purpose— He expressed much gratification at the manner in which he had been received by the aneieut Corporation of Bristol, and the large and highly-respectable corn- pally' with whom be bad the pleasure of associating. It was high time that prhticsI differences should be absorbed in one common feeling of interest for the welfare of the state ; and he trusted there was good reason to hope that they were art:tally softening dowu into this feeling. He might probably be thought to Lave an undue partiality in reference to the administratiou of justice; but this rear a point in which all his Majesty's subjects were alike concerned—the rich den igi from it their security, the poor their best protection. Ife was desirous of alien:of. a tribute of respect to the high character of a gentlentaa connected
administration in this city, which had done itself honour in his
etc awl who in his private and public character had won the esteem, re;,erd. mei indeed affection of all who knew him. It was Lord Denman's Ii poito have been long and intimately acquitiuted with this gentleman ; he, .11 er,ons did homage tu his great and splendid abilities, and the upright- we and n.auliness of his character. It was hardly necessary for LIM to add, tIi rHerred to the highly-gifted and amiable Recorder of Bristol, Sir etherell, whose health lie begged leave to propose. This toast was -fteci.',11 whit rapturous applause.
Lord Brougham reached Brougham Hall on Tuesday week. His progress through the country is thus faithfully chronicled by some ardi at admirer of even the most trivial actions of the great man— I is Lordship left Lancaster on Tuesday forenoon ; and on arriving at Miln-
tie I pt.. sos recognized by a skimmer who had been drinking, and who, " bold bailey-Ince," accosted his Lordship in homely terms, and reminded hI. ehJetioncering campaigns in this county against 'fury domination. I.;,rdship affected to remember an oil friend, and ordered him a glass of the best liquor he could obtain ; which speedily proemial a release from imperti- Lence. His Lordship would not allow four horses to be put to his carriage at Miloil:Orpe. but ordered a pair to go by Levenshridge through Lyth, eee. to eess, a distance of fourteen miles, thus avoiding passing through Kendal. V.itett within about three miles of Bowness, the horses were unable to go for- wan! : a messeoger was despatched to !lowness for fresh ores, which not arrive
,0 speedily as was expeeted, his lordship got out and walked the remainder of the stage. his Lordship passed through Ambleside, over Kirkstune, by the alita of Mutt:Male Lake, to Brougham ILA—Kendal Mercury.
Arrangements are making for a grand dinner of the South Lancashire Conservat i ves, on Thursday next, at Liverpool. Seven hundred tickets are to Le sold.
The Earl of Lansdale gave a magnificent dinner last week to the gentlemen of the bar on the Northern Circuit, at Lowther Castle. Time dinner service was of solid gold.
'lime Bishop of Exeter visited Worcester Cathedral on Monday; and after examining the various monuments within that noble edifice, his Lordship partook of an elegant di-fruni, a la jinerchette provided at the residence of Archdeacon Singleton. He was subsequently con- Tm,:teut to the Guildhall by the Mayor and several members of theCor- pliratiomm ; when the Mayor, after having pointed out the objects most worthy of observation, begged the Bishop's acceptance of a copy of Creen's History el Worcester, elegantly bound, " as a slight token of gratitude for his steadfast and distinguished defence of the Established Church of these realms, and its connexion with the State, and for his able advocacy of the rights of the poor."
The other day, as Mr. Alexander Baring was taking an airing in an open carriage in the neighbourhood of the Grange, in Essex, the horse became restive ; and Mr. Baring, in jumping from the carriage, fell with suell violence on the ground as to break the small bone of his leg and seriously injure his ankle.
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