The Scotch papers announce the death of Mr. Gillon of
Wallhouse, well known as the Liberal Member for the Stirling district of Burghs.
:A. strange fraternal dispute has burst upon the public notice. Mr. Gtantley Berkeley has of late figured as a frequent letter-writer in the newspapers, and he does so again today. Some weeks back, a tourist was warned off the sporting-grounds of the Duke of Leeds in the Scottish Highlands; the Examiner attacked the Duke for a game-preserving dog- in-the-manger spirit; Mr. Berkeley, defending the Duke, attacked the Editor of the Examiner by name—addressing him as " My dear Fon- blanque," but using as bitter sarcasm as he could muster; and more ar- tistical satirists have fully requited the champion of game-preserving.
The, present is, ostensibly at least, a different quarrel; though its precise cause does not appear. The following is a compressed version of Mr. Berkeley's letter, sufficient to convey its spirit—
Mr. Grantley Berkeley states, that in a letter dated the 31st of August last, i
Lord Iltzhardage expresses his intention to discontinue the support he has hitherto given him. Mr. Berkeley says that he will "not touch on all the wild passages of that angry letter"; as he could not do himself justice in his refutation of them, " without touching with a tenfold deeper tint, certain and mischievously roiling or predominant shadows, that unhappily are already too well known as im- periously exist. ing in the quarter whence the aspersion comes." He is charged with "abusing Government patronage," in respect of a certain "cadetship": Mr. Berkeley asserts that the "first and only" cadetship he ever obtained was some years since, for the son of a Mr. J. Sheppard. More recently, a lady applied to him in_ behalf of a " very gentlemanlike, high-spirited, and promising boy, a visiter and cone on of my sons, and also my friend"; Mr. Berkeley simply forwarded the a cation to Sir John Hobhouse; and obtained a conditional promise for " next November twelvemonth. " Since the date of Lord Fitzhardinge's letter, the Earl has convened a meeting at Gloucester, to support his views and intentions with regard to the re resentation of the district in every possible way: among
these "blind" erents "to an unexplained plan" there are many "decided Protectionists." Mr. Berkeley does not knew why they support Lord Fitzhar-
''s present step, "unless it is that he has refused to pay for the registration of t7te division if they don't obey him, and they are not prepared to pay for it; turd they further say if he does not do so, the division will fall into the hands of the Protectionists.' A sorry compliment to men, to principle, and measure." "No one has a right to wrest to any privately-instilled animosity the free choice of a free constituency." Mr. Berkeley calls on the noblemen, gentlemen, and independent electors of the district, to convene a meeting in the early part of November; and he says, " / will attend to tender an account of my stewardship, and publicly demand why LOrd Fitzhardinge so unconditionally deserts me. On the field of politics, I
i stand precisely on the spot where he placed me." Being in no way inclined to commit " a political suicide," he says to his friends, " support me until we differ."
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