The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-22 00:00:00


Lytton, Penrbyn, and Strathnairn. The average
age of the peers whohave died is 61 years, as against
67 years during the Parliament of 1859-65. In the
six years of Lord Palmerston's rule, during the
last Parliament, ten peerages were created, as against
18 in the two years' existence of the present. The
House of Commons has lost only 12 members by
death—a number far below the average. The pro-
portion of deaths has been nine Liberals to three
Conservatives:—Mr. G. R. Barry, 41 ; Mr. J. B.
Dillon, 52 ; Hon. J. C. Dundas, 57 ; Mr. R. C.
Hanbury, 43 ; Right Hon. Col. llcrbert, 50 ; Mr. F.
G olds niid, 53 ; Lord Palmerston, 81; Mr. Schole
58 ; Col. L. Watkin, 63. Conservatives —Sir NI.
Farquhar, 57 ; Mr. Lort Phillips, 55 ; Mr. Morgen
Treherne, 64. Fourteen have become peers—nine by
succession and five by creation. The M.P.'s who
have gone to the Upper House by succession are the
Hon. T. G. Baring, the Earl of Brccknock, Lord
Burghley, llon. A. W. Cust, Hon. W. E. Dun-
combo, Hon. F. Lygon, Lord Stanhope, Hon. C.
Trefusis, and the Earl of Tyrone. The five who
have been called to the Upper house by patent are
Col. Douglas-Pennant, Lord Henniker, SirlV. Jol-
liffe, Sir E. B. Lytton, and Sir C. Wood. Eleven
are Conservatives and three are Liberals. Ten
M.P.'s who were returned at the general election
have resigned their seats. Seven are Conservatives—
Major Cust, Mr. her, Sir E. Kerrison, Mr. llum-
phery, Mr. Leslie, Gen. Lindsay, and Mr. Miller.
Three are Liberals—Sir D. Dundas, Capt. Gridley,
and Mr. P. Scrope. Two Conservative members—
Mr. Dowdeswell and Sir S. Northcote—have gone
to other constituencies. Eleven members have va-
cated their seats on being appointed to office. Of
these ten are Conservatives, and they have been
raised to the Judicial Bench. Thus--Sir W. Bovill
is Chief Justic of the Common Pleas, Sir H. Cairns
Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery, Mr. George
Puisne Judge of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench,
Sir F. Kelly Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Mr.
Miller Judge in the Irish Court of Bankruptcy, Mr.
Morris Puisne Judge in the Irish Court of Common
Pleas, Mr. G. Patton Lord Justice Clerk of Scot-
land, Sir J. Rolt Lord Justice of Appeal, Mr. Walsh
Master of the Rolls in Ireland, Mr. Whiteside Lord
Chief Justice of Ireland. Only one Liberal ap-
pointment has been made, and that was when Lord
Clarence Paget obtained the command of the Medi-
terranean fleet in May, 1866. Seventeen mem-
bers were unseated in the first session of this Par-
liament, in the proportion of 12 Liberals to five
Conservatives. The Liberals were Sir J. Acton,
Mr. a. Campbell, Sir R. Clifton, Mr. E. M. Fen-
wick, Sir H. Hoare, Mr. G. W. Leveson Gower,
Mr. Labouchere (since returned for Middlesex),
Mr. Morley, Mr. Parry (since re-elected for Bos-
ton), Mr. Pender, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. A. W.
Young. Conservatives :—Mr. Ferrand, Mr. Flem-
ing, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Mills, and Mr. Westropp. Of
the 56 new members of the House of Commons 32
are Conservatives, and 24 are Liberals. Besides
these 48 re-elections have taken place on the accept-
ance of office-39 Conservatives and nine Liberals.
The Conservative party has lost seven seats—viz.,
Aberdeenshire, Davenport (two), Bridgewater,
Petersfield, Waterford, and Coventry. The Liberals
have lost four—Brecon, Bridgnorth, Helston, and
Sandwich. Twenty-five contested elections have
taken place in the two years-19 in boroughs and
six in counties.