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At last a candidate was selected, whose nomination and whose consent to occupy the position created very great surprise in the London world The press had of course taken up theBreakfast Table' supported Mr Melht There were people who said that this support was given by Mr Broune under the influence of Lady Carbury, and that Lady Carbury in this way endeavoured to reconcile the great hter and Sir Felix But it is ht that he sahich way the wind sat, and that he supported the commercial hero because he felt that the hero would be supported by the country at large In praising a book, or putting foremost theup a charity,-- in some small matter ofBreakfast Table' ht perhaps allow himself to listen to a lady whom he loved But he knew his work too well to jeopardize his paper by such influences in anyto the world of his readers There was a strong belief in Melht that he would be returned for Westminster The dukes and duchesses fêted hi disposition to coed for his name on the list of promoters of their pet schemes Royalty without stint was to dine at his table Melht hand of the brother of the Sun and of the uncle of the Moon, and British Royalty was to be arranged opposite, so that every one ht seem to have the place ofBreakfast Table,' seeing how things were going, do other than support Mr Melmotte? In fair justice it may be well doubted whether Lady Carbury had exercised any influence in thePulpit' took the other side Now this was the more remarkable, thePulpit' had never supported the Liberal interest As was said in the first chapter of this work, the motto of that newspaper implied that it was to be conducted on principles of absolute independence Had the 'Evening Pulpit,' like so froodlike, and all their opposites satanic, as a ument would have prevailed as to the Westour of the 'Evening Pulpit' on this occasion was theand the more noticeable,--so that the short articles which appeared almost daily in reference to Mr Melmotte were read by everybody Now they who are concerned in the manufacture of newspapers are well aware that censure is infinitely y,--but they are quite as well aware that it is ht before the courts at the cost of ever so o badly may rise to thousands,--because he had attributed all but divinity to some very poor species because he had attributed grand ht be well for politics and Literature and art,--and for truth in general, if it was possible to do so, but a ne of libel s can take place Censure on the other hand is open to very grave perils Let the Editor have been ever so conscientious, ever so beneficent,--even ever so true,--let it be ever so clear that what he has written has been written on behalf of virtue, and that he has erated no fault, never for a moment been allured froer of ruin A very long purse, or else a very high courage is needed for the exposure of such conduct as the 'Evening Pulpit' attributed to Mr Melmotte The paper took up this line suddenly After the second article Mr Alf sent back to Mr Miles Grendall, who in theas Mr Melmotte's secretary, the ticket of invitation for the dinner, with a note fro that circu election for Westreat honour of dining at Mr Melmotte's table in the presence of the Emperor of China Miles Grendall showed the note to the dinner committee, and, without consultation with Mr Melmotte, it was decided that the ticket should be sent to the Editor of a thorough-going Conservative journal This conduct on the part of the 'Evening Pulpit' astonished the world considerably; but the world was more astonished when it was declared that Mr Ferdinand Alf hi to stand for Westminster on the Liberal interest