Bonteen has been relegated to the
Board of Trade, without a seat in the Cabinet. We should
not be at all surprised if, as the result of this
disgraceful manoeuvring, Mr. Bonteen found himself at
the head of the Liberal party before the Session be over.
If so, evil would have worked to good. But, be that as
it may, we cannot but feel that it is a disgrace to the
Government, a disgrace to Parliament, and a disgrace to
the country that such results should come from the private
scandals of two or three people among us by no means of
the best class.
CHAPTER XLIV
The Browborough Trial
There was another matter of public interest going on at this time
which created a great excitement. And this, too, added to the
importance of Phineas Finn, though Phineas was not the hero of the
piece. Mr. Browborough, the late member for Tankerville, was tried
for bribery. It will be remembered that when Phineas contested the
borough in the autumn, this gentleman was returned. He was afterwards
unseated, as the result of a petition before the judge, and Phineas
was declared to be the true member.
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