The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

OCCURRENCES IN POLITICAL CIRCLES.

SALISBURY.—Lord Ashley is spoken of as likely to be
a candidate for the representation of this city, whenever a
vacancy occurs.—Sherborhe Journal.
BuincouTo—Mr. John Romilly, an old free trader, op-
posed Mr. B. Cochrane, the new government free trader.
Mr. Cochrane was returned by a majority of one.
At a meeting in Manchester, last week, Lord Ashley
stated that " he hoped be would only continue in a pri-
vate station for a short time."
Lord Melbourne has written to the repealers to say that
in his opinion the Irish coercion bill at present before the
Lords has " been too long delayed, and cannot now be
passed with fob much celerity.
Lord Lincoln's defeat for North Nottingham is attri-
buted by well informed persons quite as much to his ap-
proval of the Maynooth Bill as to his advocacy of free
trade.

On Thursday, Lord H. Bentinck was returned for North
Nottiaghamshire by a majority of 1741 over 218 for Lord
Lincoln, who has written to say that he was nominated
without his sanction, and that he could have easily beaten
his opponent if he chose.
The Dublin Mail announces the resignation by Lord
Granville Somerset of his office of Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster, and his seat in the Cabinet, and
justly characterises his retirement as the severest blow
Sir Robert's government has yet received.
THE NEW IRISH SECRETARY.—It is reported that Mr.
Boyd, the member for Coleraine, and one of the eleven
Irish Conservatives who swelled the Ministerial majority,
is about to vacate his seat for the purpose of giving the
Earl of Lincoln a chance of being returned for the
borough.
SIR R. PEEL'S MEASHRE.—On Saturday afternoon,
as soon as the news arrived in Bury that Sir. R. Peel had,
on the division, a majority of 97, the peal of bells of the
Parish Church were rang and continued until midnight,
in honour of his success.—Sir Robert was born in Bolton-
street, Bury, in February, 1788.
A meeting of persons favourable to the Ten Hours
Bill was held at Manchester on Monday. The Rev. Mr.
Wray, Canon of Manchester, presided. Lord Ashley
was present, and delivered a long address, as did the ex-
cellent Mr. Oastler. On the following evening, Lord
Ashley attended a similar meeting at Preston, when
his lordship was specially thanked for his attendance.

MR. VILLIERS'S MOTION.

The folk wing members voted in the majority of 262
against the immediate repeal of the corn lays :—H. A.
Aglionby, F. T. Baring, Wm. Beckett, Matthew Bell,
Ralph Bernal, John Bowes, C. Buller, E. Cardwell,
Hon. G. Cavendish, John T. Clifton, C. T. D'Eyncourt,
Sir H. Douglas, I'. S. Duncombe, Sir P. Egerton, Lord
F. Egerton, Right Hen. E. Ellice, William Entwisle,
W. Feilden, Sir P. Fleetwood, Sir S. Glynne, Sir George
Grey, Sir J. Hobhouse, John Hornby, E. Horsman,
Joseph Hume, W. James, H. Labouchere, H. Larnbton,
George C. Legh, James Loch, T. B. Macaulay, Hon. F.
Maule, Sir C. Napkr, Lord Palmerston, J. W. Patten,
Sir Robert Peel, Lord J. Russell, Lord Sandon, W. 0.
Stanley, Henry Tufoell, T. Wakley.
The following voted in the minority of seventy-eight in
favour of the motion, which only included one Tory,
namely, Mr. B. Escott:—Dr. Bowring, J. Bright, J.
Brotherton, Wm. Bubfield, R. Cobden, W. S. Crawford,
Lord Ebrington, H. Elphinstone, B. Escott, W. Ewart,
John Fielden, T. M. Gibson, Charles Hindley, Viscount
Marpeth, D. O'Connell, M. Philips, Lord E. Russell,
T. Thorneley, Hon. C. Villiers, Rd. Walker, 11. G.
Ward, .and Charles Wood.