The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-06 00:00:00

POLITICAL MISCELLANY.

Sir Patrick Bellew has been appointed an Irish peer,
with the title of Lood Bellew.
Sir W. Jones has been unseated for Cheltenham, lcr
reasons stated in our Parliamentary summary.
LEICESTER.-Sir J. \Valmsley and Mr. Gardner 1)1
been unseated for bribery, committed by their ag"
without their sanction.

Mr. Russell, the ex-member for Reading, and chairwall
of the Great Western, is announced as a Conservative co'
didate for Cheltenham.
On Tuesday the Earl of Lucan carried the appointment
of a select committee on the Irish Poor Law,against
rasters, by a majority of 33 to 27.
It is said that the chartists are organising extensivel/
throughoutEigland and Scot land, forthe purpose of holding
great meetings simultaneously throughout the country ell
Monday next (Whit Monday.)
MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR'S LAND SCHEME.-11,13
committee met on Friday last, and selected Sir Geer,'"
Hayter as chairman. They meet again to-day at twelve,
when Mr. Feargus O'Connor and two of the officers °f
the company will be examined.
Mr. Grantley Berkeley has returned an answer to the
usual ministerial circular sent him, that the ministry al
not to consider him one of their supporters in the ust
sense of the term. By th's step Mr. Berkeley gives "`
his right to patronage and nominations.
Lord John Russell has given notice for leave to bring
in a bill to alter the oath taken by members of
parlia-
ment, the object of the measure being tantainount to teat
for which the Jew Bill was brought forward. Will hi?
o
lordship be permitted to obtain his object by a side-wind
We should think not.
THE PUBLIC REVENUE.—In the majority for Dr. 130-
ring's motion for a full specification of the taxes paid "g.
the Exchequer, there were A. Henry, J. Brothertom
Cobden, H. Drummond, G. Hudson, Colonel Sibleirrr4Y
and T. Thornely. The minority was composed ea'
of government members, and yet they were deleateeimil
The London correspondent of the Dnblin EvenW lives
states that a very numerous meeting of the Conservaowi.
was held on Saturday, at Lord Stanley's house; t°
,crsc to
der the subject of the Navigation-laws, and the 01,7„,g by
be taken, when, after a statement made to the ine,'"op.
Lord Stanley, it was unanimously resolved that eve
Bt of,
position which the torms of the house wouldsures pro.
should be resorted to, in order to defeat the in
ea
posed by the Government.
committee
THE SUGAR DUTIES.—The parliamereary - ,
has decided, by a major ity of 7 to 5, in favour of Sir Ti!
Birch's resolution, recommending that the duties 03 it).
reign sugars shall for the next six years he 20s. per 0114
and on British 10s. per cwt., the duty on foreign to be
gradually reduced after that period until they are both
the same footing. The majority consisted of Sir Thomas
Birch, Sir E. Buxton, Messrs. Matheson, Hope, Niles,
Lord George Manners, and Sir J. Pakington ; the inia°-
rity being 11Iessrs. Labouchere, 'Wilson, Milner Gi„,hs°l"
Moffatt, and C. Villiers. Messrs. Goulburn and Uar"
well did not vote, and Lord G. Bentiuck was in the chain
:,
FEMALE CHARTIST MEETING.—A meeting of woale7.
Chartists was convened by a bellman, in the Pasture, a;
Leicester, on Thursday week. About 4,000 persons W!' „re
present, about half of whom were women. After singliii;
a Chartist hymn, Mrs. Cully, daughter of the late 1:•41,o
Smart, one of the earliest Chartist leaders occupied
le
chair. Two resolutions, one for the formation of a lens`,
Chartist Association, with a "Defence Fund," for pro-
secuting those special constables who were said to hat'
been guilty of brutal and unwarrantable attacks on ion();
cent persons last week; the other to the effect that of
dealings should be had with persons who acted as spec:
constables, were moved and seconded by women,
carried unanimously. 0
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OFFICIAL SALARIES.—CHEAP (?) POSTAGE.- -F►'o "'et
return recently obtained, it appears that the actual
,11 I'fit
increase of the number of appointments, and the ael°ll-e
of salaries in all public offices and departments, since,
passing of the Act 4th and sth William IV., c.
6,863 as regards the number of persons, £184,368 as
gards the salaries, and £17,586 as regards the et',,
meats; 7,060 persons at salaries amounting to £260,t;
have been added to the establishment of the Post-ow%
within the period of this account, for the purpose of To
fording 'increased facilities and accommodation to t'
public in the receipt and delivery of letters, &a. The,
count, exclusive of the Post-office, would exhibit a °ln
nution of 197 persons, and about £58,600 per annum
salaries and emoluments.
NORTH CHESHIRE ELECTION.—The nomination f r 9
knight of the shire for North Cheshire, to serve in Par(r-,1
ment in the room of the Hoo. E. J. Stanley, now
Eddisbury, took place on Wednesday at Knutsford.
T. W. Tatton, of Withenshard, proposed Mr. Ge°r,
Cornwall Lcgh ; Mr. W. Sidebottom, of Mottraw, 9,,
1,
conded the nomination. Mr. John Cheetharn, of Sl,"1.,0)0
bridge, nominated Mr. F. D. P. Astley; the nomiaa; of
was seconded by Mr. Hindley, M.P. On a sh°"tee
hands being taken, Mr. Astley was declared to have „b.
majority, and a poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. tie?„if
Mr. Legh, in nis address to his electors, declares hial--to
a decided opponent to vote by ballot; but promisesw
give his attention to any reasonable proposition as t°ivo
tension of the suffrage. Mr. Astley favours progresiiing
reform, but declares himself strongly averse to any
like revolutionary movements.
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ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN IN FAVOUR OF 112--, It„30,
The address of congratulation on the birth of a Prabitier
presented by the Lord Mayor of Dublin and several
members of the Corporation, to the Queen, on Th?gro/4
contained, among others, the following passage :---- 'oce
Gracious Majesty, we humbly and with all due defer', of
venture to suggest that the main cause of the inis„,er,"iia•
Ireland is that her laws are not made by an Irish Par is-
ment • that, instead of a sister nation, she has otid
laced 'for as a mere province ; and that the certain the
effectual course to restore her prosperity, to preset e
eoPle
integrity of tile empire, and to attach most of the Peer
of Ireland, is by the restoration to Ireland of the ace/
to make her own laws and to manage her own reTegi4o'
by the repeal, as speedy as possible, of the act of ,
tive union, and the assembling of your MajestY Is„ de:
Parliament." The following is her Majesty's re,?...;
felt
livered in a distinct and emphatic tone :—"'
I to
deep sympathy for the suffering of many of mY sto the
in Ireland. I have given my cordial sanctionczatiun
various Acts passed by the Legislature for the 101 I Acilf,
of that suffering, and I trust that by means of theseo.,
aided by private charity and local efforts, the prey` ; fully
severe distress has been MI terially relieved. In'iptef't
persuaded that measures calculated to advance tliervitel'
ests and promote the welfare of that portion of teLi
har-
Kingdom will continue to receive from the Imperil is
liament the most careful and attentive considera__lt
" SANITARY CONDITION" OF TILE
our painful duty this week to publish the fi,l:ilisetins.
knows but it may be the last !—of a series of ",..joet,.;
respecting the health of her Majesty's geve.„%eelc
which, we grieve to say, has, within the lastr,l'e trs
fortnight, become alarmingly precarious.
~,,ve-eet
serious symptoms of disorder appeared on Tharslloa7l
when its constitution received a smart shock in t'atttaete,
of Lords. Its manifest sickness bad, however, o. e°,9
previous notice, and a celebrated quack clocteL fee
former occasion, refused to prescribe till tivirietttc;
forthcoming,. was actually sent for to the Isle ?_ pre
give his opinion as to the general state of the itlvor
health. To add to the misfortune, a very ale
from a vicious Spanish mule, put into ha" „, luck„l,
months ago, caused one of the patient's limbsTqc of sec
would have it the most active—to fall into 3 sr_".. spaC3
deep mortification that amputation seemed f9ri!tration"s,
twenty-four hours inevitable. By tile ailml!irs, fororT
copious palliatives, however, this calamit,Y, Lat acco
present, been averted. The following tosiatlSl3e„
however, will indicate the progress of t."e,„, in clog-
Tuesday : Great prostration. Severe gril."''t it' et ._;
quence of a pill administered by Dr. Bowroig•
_ailed
t',*l.
day: Still very weak. A Jesuit copferaw..7 stoo l
becomes weak in consequence. Thul;? sgropton'sitn
relapse, attended with high fever; 'Rau g
delirium, and great peevishness of temper-so] ~r0.41110`1,0
effort osrtrtotoogrtahl.ly,Afsollo,owgeod btoy
einperaetrrni4a/eO7l.
more tranquil, but is hopelessly sinking- v"