The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-28 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

There is an announcement in the Morning Post
that her Majesty has conferred a peerage upon Mrs.
Disraeli, who will henceforward be known by the title of
Viscountess Beaconsfield of Beaconsfield. in the county of
Bucks. The reasons why Mr. Disraeli should not accept
the honour for himself are obvious. Like Lord Palmer-
ston, he finds his proper place in the Lower House, and
would look upon a peerage as political extinction. He has
no children, and would not, therefore, be the founder of a
family. Readers of his novels will be inclined to think
that he is fond enough of what he calls "Arabian
descent" not to care to lose his identity amongst Norman
nobles. In the year 1839 the right hon. gentleman
married the widow of Mr. Wyndham Lewis, M.P., of
Pantgwynlas Castle, Glamorganshire, and the niece of
General Sir James Viney, K.C.B. It is generally under-
stood that this lady has been a companion as well as wife.
He has on one occasion alluded to " the support of her
counsel, and the sweetness of her mind and disposition."
During the fierce debate upon the Danish war; Mrs.
Disraeli might have been seen accompanying her husband
daily as he drove down to the House ; and when illness or
a stress of business has prevented him from personally
attending business, Mrs. Disraeli has been trusted by the
Premier to share his labours. At the beginning of last
session Mrs. Disraeli was dangerously ill, and the worn
and anxious looks of her husband elicited general sympathy
from all parts of the House. It was owing to this circum-
stance that Mr. Gladstone refrained from making a severe
attack upon the leader of the House by way of answer to
his celebrated " education" speech at Edinburgh a few
weeks before. It will be remembered that Viscountess
Palmerston was offered a peerage upon the death of the
veteran statesman, and that she refused the honour. Lady
Palmerston was proud of the name her husband bad made
famous ; Lady Beaconsfield is proud to accept the coronet
her knight has won. By the way, Mr. Disraeli, in selecting
this title, could hardly have been ignorant of the fact that
Beaconsfield has associations with a famous statesman, the
great Edmund Burke, who lived and died there.

AFTER THE BATTLE.
Lord Royston and Mr. Young have shaken hands,
His lordship is very sorry that his opponent should
have been defeated, and is pleased to learn that he
was not called a liar by that gentleman, but by an
excited youth in the rear of him. Mr. Brand has
shed a parting tear over his late colleague, and
assures the constituency that he never meant to
dis-
place Mr. Young. He was properly reminded
by an elector : 'C You ought to do it ; we
sent you there." Both the Liberals hoped for the
Ballot at the next election, and spoke of 1,000 broken
promises. Lord Royston will now be the greatest
dandy in the House, without any fear of rivalry from
Mr. Young, who, though threescore years of age, was
ambitious enough to endeavour to out-Brummel his
lordship. Mr. Young must now retire to that private
life he is so much fitted to adorn, and from which he
would never have emerged had he not by a masterly
coup taken advantage of the unpopularity of the
Wkig son-in-law of the Earl of Hardwick°.