knowledge of Irish
history, and I believe I know Ireland's history well, I never heard
any thing so monstrously absurd as the recall of this gallant and high
minded-man. The Duke of Wellington said he would be worse than mad if
he became premier. He is therefore a self-convicted madman! And yet,
gracious Heaven! he continues the insane pilot, who directs our almost
tottering state." But if Mr. O'Connell had known the duke's intentions
he would not have been thus abusive. On receiving his recall the Marquis
of Anglesea is said to have divined immediately the true reason of
his dismissal. He remarked:--"I know the duke: his mind is made up to
emancipate the Catholics; and I am recalled, because he would have no
one to share his victory." It is strange, but it is no less certain,
that the latter part of this year was employed by the cabinet in
testifying their repugnance to a measure? which it was their first act
in the coming year to introduce.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL.

During the month of December the Earl of Liverpool, after various
fluctuations of health, expired at Combewood. It has seldom happened
that a minister ever acquired so much influence, or conciliated so much
favour by the mere weight of personal character, as did his lordship.
He was undistinguished by great brilliancy of genius or parliamentary
eloquence; at the same time he possessed, what is infinitely superior,
a sound judgment, with a mind well adapted to business, and stored
with all that political knowledge which is requisite to make a great
statesman. That which gained the confidence of the country, however,
was his unquestionable integrity, and his open and manly conduct: he was
never suspected of governing for mere party purposes, or of intriguing
for the acquisition of power. It was the good of the country alone that
he sought in all his actions. In his distribution of ecclesiastical
preferment he set a splendid example to future premiers. Passing by
parliamentary retainers, or those whose only claims are the ties of
kindred and affinity, he made a careful selection of men of piety and
talent for offices of dignity and responsibility in the church.

FOREIGN POLICY.

The foreign policy of our administration connected with Turkey and
Portugal has already been noticed; those of France and Greece require a
few words. In France the ministry of M. de Villele had fallen last year,
because they lent themselves to the designs of th