'  Mr.  Speaker,  I  come  from  a  country  where  no  one  can  speak  the
truth  ; ' — (great  laughter).  '  I  repate  it :  I  come  from,'  &c. — (greater
laughter).  '  Oh,  Sir  !  I  persave.  I  should  have  said,  I  come  from  a
country  where  no  man  dare  spake  the  truth.'  And  thus  he  turned
the  House  quite  round  with  him.
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244      LIFE  OF  BISHOP  WILBERFORCR

Aptil  28. — To  Lavington.  Planted  Finns  austriacd  on  hill.
To  Burton  Park  to  dinner — the  Denmans' — who  are  the  only  people
who  are  good  without  looking  for  any  benefits  from  it.  First
nightingale  on  our  common.
April  29  (Sunday). — Up  early.  Frost  of  two  degrees  last  night.
Walked  half-way  to  Petworth,  saw  first  swallows  near  the  Coulter-
shaw  Mill,  heard  first  cuckoo  in  woods  at  Burton  Park.  Preached
at  Petworth  on  '  whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,'  then  to  Burton  and
in  the  afternoon  to  Duncton,  where  preached  on  '  quicken  me  for
Thy  name's  sake.'  To  Lavington,  and  back  to  Burton  to  dinner.
May  8. — To  Oxford  for  Diocesan  meetings.  Then  laid  first
stone  of  St.  Giles'.  Up  and  to  House  with  J.  Goring  ;  debate  on
Ebury's  address.  He  spoke  miserably.  Archbishop  of  Canterbury
well.  Bishop  of  London  fluently,  but  not  eloquently.  I  spoke — they
all  said  best  I  had  ever  spoken.  Very  full.  Dear  good  Bishop  of
Chichester  most  kind.
May  12. — Off  by  train  for  London.  At  Reading  saw  that  York
is  offered  to  Longley.  A  good  appointment.
