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Sir Francis Burdett became acquainted with the Ex. Secretaryto the

Admiralty (Mr. Croker) about two years ago, at the dinner-table of a common friend. The worthy Baronet was so much cat Cvated with the voluble wit and various conversation of his former political antagonist, that they have ever since been in perfect harmony together. The Ex-Secretary is just returned from the seat of Sir Francis I3urdett, at Draycot, in Lincolnshire, where he has been shooting partridges.—/Iforning Chronicle. Our contemporary is right in calling Mr. CROKER UM former political antagonist of the former advocate of annual Parliaments, universal suffrage, searching economy, &c. Truly, at present there is no great difference in politics between Sir FRANCIS and Mr. CROKEK : one is a Conservative Whig, the other a Tory of the Red Tape school—the accommodating Secretary of the LIVERPOOL, CA NNING, and WELLINGTON Administrations. If at the next election, the Westminster constituency should have to chcose between Sir FRANCIS and Mr. CROKER, let them try the latter. He has the advantage of being comparatively young and active; and as to politics, there is not a button to choose between

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