The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

July 7, 1846

POLITICAL NOTABILIA

Amongst Sir Robert Peel's new batch of baronets is a
Radical, a Jew, and an Orangeman.
One of the last ministerial acts of Sir Robert Peel was
to confer an appointment of £lOOO a•year as Commis-
sioner of Stamps and Taxes on Mr. Allred Montgomery,
a Whig.
It appears that Lord Stanley's son is not twenty years
of age, and cannot therefore be a candidate, as stated, for
the representation of Preston.
The Manchester Advertiser says that it is proposed to
invite Sir Robert Peel to allow himself to be put in nomi-
nation for the southern division of Lancashire.

A Whig correspondent of the Morning Herald expresses
his sorrow in being obliged to state that the Vt, hig govern-
ment promises to be of very snort duration. Ttie Tories,
he says, will be wanted again before February.

At a public meeting of the League, on Thursday, it
was resolved to present Mr. George Wilson. the late
chairman, with a sum not less than £lO,OOO for• his
services. The amount is to be paid out of the league fund.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was sworn in on Thursday,- as
Queen's Sergeant, before Lord Lyndhurst. The honour
was unsolicited, and was the last judicial act of the retired
chancellor.

The League newspaper has announced that is next
number, which was to be published on Monday, (yester-
day,) will be its last. Even its office, it is said, is announced
to be let.

Mr. Macaulay, the new Paymaster of the Forces, will
meet with a very formidable opposition on presenting
himself to his constituents at Edinburgh for re-election,
on account of his votes in favour of the Mavnoot h Bill.

A public dinner in commemoration of the repeal of the
Corn-laws was held at Birmingham. Amongst the toasts
were the Duke of Wellington, Mr. Cobden. Sir Robert
Peel, &c. The toast of Mr. Spooner and Mr. Muntz,
the members for the borough, was excluded from the list.
It is expected that the Whigs, not liking at first to
try their hands with the Irish Church, will endeavour to
make themselves popular by passing a modified ten hours'
bill, and by doing something to amend the present state of
the beershops. •

The
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fact that Sir James Graham is not to be called to
mfr Howe. is. considered symptomatic of Sir Ro-

ihri. reels not intending to retire trcm public life; pat as
Lord Stanley's premature elevation is now understood to-
have been preparatory of the repeal of the Corn-laws.
It is an amusing fact, that whilst the negociations were
pending relative to Lord Lincoln's acceptance of office
under Lord John Russell, a party of his friends met to-
gether at a Richmond dinner, to congratulate him on be-
coming Irish secretary under an administration now
defunct.

CREATION OF PEERS.—The Conservatives have been
five years in power, and during that time there have been
no more than five creations, and two promotions, in the
reerage. The list is a somewhat remarkable one !-1842.
Lord Hill advanced to a Viscounty. 1844. Lord Ellen--
borough advanced to an Earldom. 1845. Sir Charles
Metcalf, created Lord Metcalfe. 1545. Mr. Daly, created
Lord Dunsendle and Clanconal, in the peerage of Ireland.
1546. Sir Henry Hardinge. created Viscount Hardinge.
1846. Sir Hugh Gough, created Lord Gough. 1846.
Lord Francis Egerton, created Earl of Ellesmere. Of
these seven creations, only two can be said to have been
t on urgent grounds of public service.

made exe
A subs

ption has been set on foot for a testimonial to
nearly
since been increased

At the first meeti

g, on Thuruj

I:15,000 were st

e of £5OO each ; four of £400;
£2OO. Amongst the subscribers
Irown, Shipley and Co., £1000;
00; Mr. John Brooks, £5OO ;,

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