A FEW WORDS ON SEVERAL SUBJECTS.
The fact of the Duke of Bedford having subscribed to the O'Connell funds was not made known to his Majesty until a few days ago; when, we are in- formed, (and our information may be fully relied on,) the King appeared much surprised, and expressed his indignation at the conduct of his Grace, by order- ing the bust of the Duke of Bedford, which stood in the gallery at Windsor, to be immediately removed ; at the same time observing, that although every man was perfectly right to stand by his party if lie clime it, he would not allow the bust of any nobleman to remain at the Castle who should subscribe to the O'Connell tribute.—Northampton Herald.
The Globe hazarded a contradiction of this story—supposing it impossible that WILLIAM the Fourth would have been guilty of such an exhibition of party spite. It is perfectly true, neverthe- less, that the King did command the removal of the Duke of BEDFORD'S bust from the Windsor gallery ; and, moreover, he de- sired that it should be pounded to dust! The latter order has not been executed, but the bust no longer offends the eyes of Royalty.
Is not this pitiable? That W s stem the Reformer should have been degraded into the King of a faction ! The fact above-mentioned is only one among many proofs that Toryism is in the ascendant at Court. The subserviency of the Ministers on the question of the Pension-list, the Army, and seve- ral others, has not been of any lasting service to the Whigs. Their only chance of escaping extinction asa leading party in the State, is by forming an honest and constant junction with the Reformers, which will enable them to despise back-stairs influence, and to dic- tate terms to the Court.
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