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 Rh although, we can state, on the authority of the greatest English lawyer, Sir E. Sugden, now Lord St. Leonards, that "there was not a single debatable point in that question, and the Government had no power whatever to pay a shilling of the money."—(House of Commons, June 26, 1832); and, on the authority of Sir Robert Peel, "that Lord Palmerston was not warranted by law in advancing the money."—(House of Commons, July 12, 1832.)

Now we understand why the noble lord reiterates on every occasion that "nothing can be more painful to a man of proper feeling, than discussions upon the subject of Poland." We can also appreciate the degree of earnestness he is now likely to exhibit in resisting the encroachments of the Power he has so uniformly served.