LORD BROUGHAM'S PATRONAGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.
Cambridge, Nth June 1533,
Sus—It was my wish, when I addressed you last week upon the subject of the appointments of Country Commissioners of Bankruptcy, that, if you thought St to publish my communication, you should append my name to it. I mention this now, as you appear to invite my- sanction to do so. As you have stated correctly the mode in which the appointments in question are made, and have fairly commented upon it, I will not trouble you with any observations, although I fancy your reasoning might be easily destroyed. You state that my letter does not in your opinion "much alter the case ;" and the inference therefrom is satisfactory to me, and will, I apprehend, be obvious to your readers.
I would remark, that, as far as my observation extends, the Judges (the ma- jority of whom may be, and I believe are "strongly Conservative ") have not, in making their selection, given an undue preference to the Tories ; and cer- tainly as regards myself, and one at least of my colleagues, they must have been influenced in their choice by any thing rather than our attachment to Tory principles. I am Sir, your obedient servant, FRANCIS J. GUN-Nil:C.
[We are glad to see that Mr. GuNNING has reasons to be pleased with one appointment at least. But then it demanded even more than tire ingratitude of the present Administration to pass over the claims of the Whig son of so very Whig a father,—claims familiar to every member of the Government that owes his education to Cambridge.—En.]
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