The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-31 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY CHANGES.

As a preliminary to the meeting of Parliament, which
may now be said to be in sight, some account of the
alterations which ita composition has undergone,
through deaths, resignations, promotions, or other
incidents in the career of a legislator, become inter-
esting. We reprint, accordingly, the following list
of such modifications during the year that is just
expiring, the credit of preparing which is due to our
contemporary the Guardian :

" Shim last Christmas we have recorded the deaths of
one duke—Beaufort; cue marquis—llutitly; Wu earls—
Beauchamp, llrownlow, Dartmouth, Duck, Kenmore,
Oxford, Portsmouth, Stair, Warwick, and Wentysii ; one
viocount—Melhottrue ; two bishops—Lincoln and I terry :
three barons--Cloneurry, Deere, and Suffield ;and two

Scotch representative peen—the Earl of Sciiiiehl and
Lord Saltoun. Uy these deaths the peensges of I sinorben,
Osford, and MeDemme have become extinct : and live
vacancies have been caused in the House of Commons by
the accession of the Marquis of Worcester to the duchy of
Beaufort; of tieneralLygon to the earldom of Iteauchamp;
and of Lath Lewisham, Mureton, and Brooke to the
earldoms of Dartmouth, 1 uncle, and Warwick. Two
members of the Lower House have likewise acceded to
courtesy titles—the Hon. John Dalrymple, member for
Wigtonshire, to be called Viscount Dalrymple, and the
Hon. F. Charteris to be called lord Eleho—by the deaths
of their respective grandfathers, the Earls of Stair and
Wetnyas. The Earls of Newburgh sued Tyrcumsell and
Lord Rolls have also died during this period, but they weir
not peens of the United Kingdom.
" the only addition to the peerage has been Viscount
EnAeld, the eldest son of the Earl of Stratford, who hes
been called to the Upper House as Baron Stnitfuril of
Harmendsworth.
" Since the general election there have been forty-seven
changes in the Houses of Conn* 1111 l os, three of which have
been consequent on vacancies caused by elevations to the
Upper House, three by elevations to the judicial bench,
twelve by death, four by retirement, three by acceptance of
(Ace, and twenty-two by the decisions of election coop
mittees.
" The three changes caused by elevation to the I 7pper
House were Viscount Elmley, vice his father, tletersl
Minns, now Earl of Beauchamp, for West IVoreester;
Mr. Holtman, vice Lord Moreton, now Earl of [leek, for
Stroud • and Mr. Shirley, vice Lord Brooke, now Earl of
Warwick. for South Warwickshire.
" Br ELITATIONS To THE JUDICTAL BENett.—Mr. li. P.
Oakes, vice Vint-Chanoellor Sir .1. Stuart, for Bury St.
Edmunds; the Right. Hots. K Cardwell, vice Vice•Clum-
culler Sir W. I'. Wood, for the city of Oxford ; and Mr. F.
B. Demists, vice Mr. Sergelild. Murphy, a Commissioner
of Insolvency, for the city of Cork.
"Br Intarsc—Alsingdoss : Lord Noneys, vice tieneral
'aultseld. Carlow County : Captain Ill'Clinteck Butsbury,
vice Colonel Itruen. t
the Hon. C. J. Lawless. Contwall, West: Mr. M. IVil•
llama, vice Mr. Pendarves. Durham City : lord Adolphus
Vane (subsequently unseated on petition), vice Mr.
Granger. Edinhurglethire : the Earl of Dalkeith, vice Sir
John Hope. Lisburne : Mr. J.. 1. Itichantsou, vice Mr. H.
.1. Smyth. Merthyr Tydvil : Mr. 11. A. Bruce, vice Sir .1.
.1. Intent. Ildham : Mr. W. .1. Fox, vice Mr. I Mneuft.
Peterborough: Mr. IL Whalley (subrequently unseated
on petition), vice Hon. It. Watsen. Salisbury : Captain
Buckley, vice Mr. C. It. Wall; and Tndee: Mr. Daniel
O'Connell, vice Mr. Maurice t s'eo 111 l ell.

" by Acct.:mm.4er. or Orrter..—Carlow Borough : Mr..l.
Alexander, vice Mr. John Sadleir, eppointed a foul of the
Treasury. Lisburne: Mr. H. J. Smith (since deceased 1,
vice Sir J. Einem!' Tennent, appointed to the Board of
'l'rade ; and South Stoffordehire : the Hon. E. It. Little-
ton., vice Mejor-lietiend Anson, who retired whoa appointed
to the command in Bengel.
" By Itk:TIREMENT.--Chiiihßllll: Admiral.l. Rterling, vice
Captain Vernon. North I ferli)shire : Mr. W. I'. Thorn.
hilt, vice Mt. W. Evans. : Sir ticorge limy, vice
Hon. E. Howard : and Stamford : Lord Robert Cecil, vice
the Right Hon. .1. C. Herries.
•• The following seats are vacant:—East tiloneestcrshife,
by the elevation of tln Marquis of Worcester to the peer-
age: and 'South Staffordshire, by that of Lord Lewisham.
' Viscount Goderieli ham changed Hull for Huddersfield
Mr. T. B. 'foretell, Herby for Liverpool; and Mr..lohu
Sadleir, the borough of Carlo* for that of Sligo."