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Lord A. Clinton's amendment was so long as to be

almost a speech in itself, but the noble hero of the Strand Theatre so quickly betook himself to his MS. that it would have been better if he could, after the American fashion, have taken his speech as delivered, and sent it to the Times, where, as it was, it received the compassion due to Duke's sons, and at least twice as much space as his seconder's, Mr. O'Beirne's, though about equal in quality, and very inferior in delivery. The fault of both, as indeed of the debate in general, was vague declamation.

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