MR MURRAY, M.H.R., AND THE PRESS.

Evening Star, Issue 3969, 13 November 1875, Page 2

MR MURRAY, M.H.R., AND THE PRESS.

nis?f m w Ur v e A ° f hw B P p ' ech at Milton last, nignt .Mr W. A. 4»u my unbur(ie n e ,l his mind Jf T vT 1 - Wo ° l take tbis opportunity sensations which a certain sect i on 0 f the v resP ~as cast upon men who are doing what uey believe to be best foi the good of the country—more especially with regard to Sir G-eorge Grey, a gentleman who, though my acq aintnnc« with him has been brief, I have learned to reverence and esteem—a gentleman who has left the comfort and the learned leisute o; his princely home to come forward at the call of his fellow-countryman, who .say that the count y demands his services. That gentleman | has been the theme of abuse by a certain s ;ction of literary vagrants. And not only so, but to Sir Ge'Tge Grey, I regret to say that certain prominent members of the Hou-.e have behave 1 in a way which is altogether inconsistent with the posid n of Ministers, the pnliy of statesmen, or the politeness of gentlemen. And, with regard to the Presf, the most of the contents of newspapers is made up of stal* quotations from other newspapers, andtheordv original matter they seem to contain is a com bination of faija<;y and falsehood. It appears tooie that their whole action is dictated by a spirit of ignorance and malevolence. Indeed, there are in connection with the Press mem .er« of the House who are, I consider, a dU credit to any Legislature. They seem to be actuated with that Low cunning which in fools supplies, And amply, too, the place of being wise; Whinh {future kind, indulgent parent gave To qualify the blockhead For the knave.