POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY.
Whenever it happened that a member of the late Government failed in his attempt to get into Parliament, loud and lusty were the pans sung, many and insolent were the sneers vented by the Tories on his defeat. What do they say now to the reception which the WELLINGTON- PEEL candidates, one and all, have experienced during the present co test, from the more extended, though not generally supposed to be the
most imlependent constituencies?
Sir EDWARD OWEN (Clerk of the Ordnance) is "Me rejected" yf Sandwich. Sir C. Rowkkv (Lord of the Admiralty) ditto of Portsmouth. Sir G. Cock ac RN (Lord of the Admiralty) ditto of Plymouth. Mr. G. R. DAWSON ! ! ! (Secretary to the Admiralty) ditto of Dcvonport. Lord TULLAMORE (Lord of the Bedchamber) ditto of Falmouth.
Lucky Sir RoaEar PEEL! he is safe in his pocket borough of Tamworth, and thus escapes the disaster which would inevitably ensue from contact with any independent constituency. But his brother in office, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, may yet find himself overmatched in Perthshire, where trimmers and pledge-breakers are not esteemed.
We cannot remember that any former Administration ever ex- perienced such a succession of defeats. The members of their body, who are or may be returned, will be chosen in spite, not in consequence of their Ministerial connexion. Surely these facts might enlighten the Cabinet as to the true state of public opinion in regard to their recent exploit. But the " PEEL and DawsoN crew" have solid reasons for refusing to see things as they are.
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