The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-03 00:00:00

POLITICAL MISCELLANY.

There is no truth in the report of an intention to send
Lord Beaumont to Malta-

Mr. Seljeant Byles will, at the proper time, come for-
ward as the Conservative candidate for the borough of
Aylesbury, vacant by the death of Lord Nugent.
The Earl of Shaftesbury, it is understood, intends re-
signing the Chairmanship of the House of Lords next
session. Lord Redesdale has intimated his consent to
succeed the noble earl. _ _

Great indignation is expressed in the columns of the
leading journals relative to General Radowitz' visit to her
Majesty at Windsor. Prince Albert is warned to steer
clear of all interposition in favour of Prussia.
The Earl of Shrewsbury is at present in Rome, busily
engaged in setting all matters to rights about the Queen's
Irish Colleges, to the establishment of which he is quite
favourable.

The Cabinet has already instructed the Attorney-Gene-
ral, it is said, to prepare a bill for the consideration of
Parliament, to inhibit the assumption by Romish ecclesi-
astics, under the authority of a foreign prince, of episcopal
titles derived from the towns or soil of their sovereign's
dominions ; and by such a measure the Government will
vindicate the prerogatives of the Crown and the indepen-
dence of the country.—Daily News.
The Morning Advertiser states that the Government
intends to brine in a bill next session for the abolition of
the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Ireland, being the only
practicable mode of getting rid of the anomaly of refusing
to recognise Papist prelates in England, whilst they are
recognised in Ireland.
MR. HUME AND THE PAPAL CONTROVERSY.—The
hon. member for Montrose has written a letter in the
Hull Advertiser, in which he finds great fault with the
letter of Lord John Russell in reference to the Popish
hierarchy. Mr. Hume thinks that the ministry are en-
deavouring to acquire a little popularity and a free lease
of office, on the ground of their Protestantism, instead of
securing the sufferage of the people by their political
merit. Consequently Mr. Hume thinks the Premier's
letter bo'es Ili for the cause of parliamentary and finan-
cial reform.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

The will of the late King of the French has been proved
in Doctor's Commons. The personal estate is sworn to
be under £lOO,OOO.

IN RE DICKSON.—Miss Mary Eleanor Dickson, daugh-
ter of the late Major-General Dickson, has forfeited
£lO,OOO left her by her father, in consequence of her hav-
ing entered a nunnery at Hammersmith as a nun. A co-
dicil to her father's will, and bearing the game date. made
a declaration to the effect that if she became a nun, or as-
sociated herself permanently with any Roman Catholic
Establishment, she should forfeit all claim to the £lO,OOO,
and in that case he revokes the bequest and excludes her
from all reversionary advantages under his will.
LIBEL.—On Friday, in the Court of Queen's Bench, a
verdict for £2OO damages and costs was obtained against
Viscount Clements, at the suit of the Rev. T. Townsend
Little, for libel.' The plaintiff is a clergyman of the
Established Church, and the defendant a magistrate of
the county of Leitrim ; and the ground of the action was
that one Anne Thompson made a certain criminal charge
against the plaintiff before Lord Clements ; and that the
latter malicioutly, and not in the discharge of his duty,
published the declaration which had been so taken before
him. The damages were laid at £lOOO. Several clergy-
men were produced as witnesses to prove that the sub-
stance of the charge against the plaintiff had been com-
municated to them. There were no witnesses examined
for the defence, the ground relied on being simply that the
communication was a privileged one.

COURT AND FASHION.

Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the royal children
remain at W
indsor, in the enjoyment of good health.
Amongst the company entertained by the Queen during
the week, have been the Duke of Wellington, Lord John
Russell, and the Earl and Countess Grey.
The dramatic representations before the Queen, Prince
Albert, the Royal Family, and a circle of distinguished
visitors, at Windsor Castle, commenced on Monday. The
opening piece was the first part of " Henry the Fourth."
The appointment of Deputy Ranger of Windsor Park,
vacant by the death of the late Sir William Fremantle,
has been conferred on Captain F. H. Seymour, oneof the
Equerries in Waiting to Prince Albert.
The Marquis of Blandford and the Rev. Joseph Baylee
were last week on a visit to the Duke of Marlborough at
Renheim Palace.