The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-03 00:00:00

THE LORD PRESIDENT.

The Earl Granville, as Lord President of the Coun-
cil, last evening entertained the fallowing members of
the House of Peers, supporters of the Government, at
his mansion in Brutou.street :—The Earl of Cork,
mover of the Address ; the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis Towns-
hood, the Earl Harrowby, the Earl of Yarborough,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl Spencer,
the Earl Airlie, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Earl of
Shelburne, the Earl of Abingdon, the Earl of Clarendon,
Lord Lilford, Lord Ward, Lord Byron, Viscount Falk-
land, Lord Brougham, Lord Gleuelg, Lord Stanley of
Alderley, Lord Panmure, Viscount Enfiel I, Lord Mont-
eagle, Viscount Sydney, the Earl of Beseborough, Lord
Overstone, Lord de Tebley, Viscount Torrington, and
Lord Camuys. The Countess Granville received a large
party of the aristocracy in the eveuing.

The Earl of Derby, as Leader of the Opposition, gave
a banquet last evening at his mansion in St. James's-
square to a party of peers, supporters of the noble earl's
policy. The guests included the Duke of Beaufort, the
Duke of Montrose, the Marquis of Salisbury, ths Mar•
quis of Bath, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Earl of Sand-
wich, the Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of Lucan, the Earl
of Malmesbury, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Win-
obliges, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Stradbroke,
the Earl Delawarr, the Earl Nelson, the Earl of Wilton,
Lord Colchester, and Lord Redesdale.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli received to dinner, at his
residence, Grosvenor-gate, a party of members of the
House of Commons. There were present—The Earl of
March, the Marquis of Chandos, Lord Burghley, 17i3.
count Barrington, 'recount Galway, Lord Stanley, Lord
Ossulston, Lord Lovaine, Lord Elmley, Lord R. Cecil,
Lord A. Tempest, Colonel the Hon. J. Lindsay, the
Hon. H. Cole, the Hon. H. Lowther, the Hon. H. Lid-
dell, the Right Hon. C. Forester, the Right Hon. Sir
J. Trollope, the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, the Right
Thn. S. Walpole, the Right Hon. C. N. Hamilton, the
Hon. 0. Duncombt., the Hon. C. Hanbury, Sir W. B.
Snaijth, Sir W. W. Wynn, Sir J. Ferguson, Sir J. Y.
Buller, Sir A. I. Campbell, Sir W. H. Jolliffe, Sir H.
Meux, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Mr. Palmer, of Berk-
shire, Mr. Miles, Mr. Neeld, /Ur. Bentinck, Mr. E.
Egerton, Culonel Somerset, Colonel Buck, Mr. LeFlie,
Mr. Gore Langton, Mr. Palk, Mr. George Alexander
Hamilton, Mr. Muady, Mr. Bailie Cochrane, Mr. Pea-
cocks.. and Mr. Hardy. The Marquis of Granby, and
the Right Hon. Lord John Manners were prevented
waiting on Mr. Disraeli by the lamented death of his
Grace the Duke 3f Rutland, K.G. The Hon. Eliot
Yorke, Sir John Walah, Mr. her Seymer, and Colonel
North were prevented by indisposition.

We have much pleasure in announcing tbst Rear-
Admiral Peter Richards, who has long been one of the
most efficient Loris of the Admiralty, has been appointed
Commissionerof Greenwich Hospital. Admiral Richards
was First Lieutenant of the Queen Charlotte at Algiers,
and has won his vay to his present high station solely
by his unweariedassiduity and his steadfast honesty of
purpose.
The Bishop of London has appointed the Rev. Hamp-
den Gurney, Rector of St. Mary's, Marylebone, to the
Honorary Canonry in St. Paul's Cathedral, vacated by
the death of the late Rev. Thomas Bowdler. In and
after the third week in February the Bishop of London
will hold his recaptions at L,ndon-house on Tuesdays,
instead of Frida:a, as heretofore.
CUSTOMS ST/TISTICS OF LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL,
Monday.—The All of entry of this morning publishes an
account showing tha approximate value of free goods
imported into Liverpool during the past year as follows ;
—Quarter endiig March 31, 9,335,1521. ; do. June 30,
14,358,320/. ; cb. Sept. 30, 7,969,3931. ; do. Dec. 31
6,022,5191. ; total, 37,685,4141.