Mr. Frederick Peel has come forward as a candidate for
South- East Lancashire. He promises to vote for the disestablishment of the Irish Church, and against the existing Administration, and that is pretty much all he promises, his address being nearly as dry as his Parliamentary speeches. In education he is "favour- able to any reforms which may be calculated to enlarge its operation, and may at the same time be consistent with respect for the rights and consciences of all ; and in those districts, in particular, where the Voluntary system fails to provide instruction, and where, con- sequently, instruction is not aided by the State, lie would be glad to see more effective arrangements introduced, even though they might involve a partial resort to local taxation." Ile is " im- pressed " with the magnitude of public expenditure, and will make the Universities " accessible " to those who are kept away by religious tests. For the rest, he will tell the electors what he thinks when he meets them. The official stamp is deep on Mr. Peel. Ile talks to his constituents as he would to a deputation, explains himself as if he had "no instructions," and words his sentences as if they were to be the text of Parliamentary debates. He is an able man in his way, but his mind always BUMS to be wanting a blue pill.
