The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-10 00:00:00

THE PEERAGE.

Rumour whispers that Mr. Disraeli is about to
adopt the course which the " unjust steward " took
upon a certain occasion. He has certainly been
charged with having wasted his master's goods, John
Bull being that master. Being wiser in his genera-
tion than the children of light, he will perchance
make friends with the mammon of unrighteous-
ness. It is stated in a contemporary, that
the Premier will create a new batch of
peers. The rumour is by no means a new
one, but now the names are given. They are
Colonel Taylor, Sir John Pakington, Mr.
Baillie Cochrane, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, and the
venerable ex-Chief Justice Lefroy. We give the
rumour merely for what it is worth; but if Mr.
Disraeli intends doing such a thing, he is decimating
his party in the Lower House, sending some of his
leading supporters to the Upper, and transporting
some well-known party men beyond the seas. He
perhaps thinks that when he has resigned his steward-
ship it may be a long time before he again obtains
it. He may, at any rate, console himself upon
having made a duke, created bishops, peers, and
judges, and finally upon dosing the Primate of All
England.

MR. BRIGHT TO NONCONFORMISTS.

Yet another letter—this time from Mr. Bright.
Mr. Bright gives some advice to ithe Welsh
Dissenters. Says he : " I cannot understand
how any Nonconformist in Wales can have a doubt
on the Irish Church question. Welsh Dissenters, of
all men in Great Britain, should comprehend the
uselessness and insult of a Church supported by
national funds and property, and yet separate in
feeling and sympathy from the great body of the
people. Not one Dissenter in Wales should vote
for a Tory candidate at this election. His self-respect
and his religious interest should make him zealous
on behalf of the policy of the Liberal party. lam
sorry to disappoint you, but it is impossible foc me
to come to your intended meeting."

ANOTnhIL TESTIMONIAL.

" A. Bishop " has discovered a novel and ingenious
mode of giving a candidate a lift without incurring
any individual obloquy. He writes to the Standard
to give Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., an excellent character,
and to recommend him to the electors of Finsbury.
For twenty years has this ecclesiastic enjoyed the
friendship of the learned gentleman, watching his
career with increasing regard and admiration, and
his consistent course as a Christian man. The
cause of Protestant Christianity would receive
valuable assistance from him were he returned. The
bishop refers to the circumstances of the Ipswich
election committee of 1835, and remarks that he was
in the gallery of the House of Commons when ➢lr.
O'Malley was brought to the bar and formally
released from temporary arrest for his alleged breach
of privilege. A resolution of confidence in Mr.
O'Malley having been lately passed by his supporters
in Finsbury, the bishop endorses it, and says that
the impressions left on his mind in 1835 as to the
broad facts of the case are in accordance with the
reported explanation of the honourable gentleman at
the recent meeisg• He confides his name to the
editor, with whom .f.t remains a secret. There is
something very imposing L-rt this mysterious benedic-
tion given by a right reverend fgther in the columns
of a newspaper, and the task of icie2tifY,ing him will
be an interesting pursuit. We suspect nC will prove
a bishop in partibus.