The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-22 00:00:00

POLITICAL VARIETIES,

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Sir Thomas B. Birch and Mr. Rushton had an inter-
view with Sir G. Grey, on Friday, at the Home Office.
Mr. Ludlow Bruges intends to resign the representation
of Devizes, on the ground of his continued ill health.
Mr. Daniel O'Connell, son of " old Dan," has been
appointed English consul at Boulogne. This " patriot"
gets £BOO a year for this !
WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—On Wednesday last, the
select committee terminated its inquiry, and declared Mr.
Grantley Berkeley duly elected.
Mr. Meagher, the Young Irelander, has addressed the
electors of the city of Waterford. His father, the Old
Irelander:was returned jointly with Mr. Daniel O'Connell
at the last election.
NORTH SHROPSHIRE.—The election took place on
Wednesday. Mr. J. Whitehall Dod was proposed by Sir
A. V. Corbett, seconded by Mr. Robert Burton, and re-
turned without opposition.
A RADICAL COUNCIL. The radical council of the
city of Durham has agreed to petition parliament—though
not without a protest from the more respectable members
—in favour of. the Jewish disabilities, bill.
Several distinguished members of the House of Com-
mons have signed an Address to Lord George Bentinck
expressing their approval of the high sense of honour which
induced him to resign the leadership of the Country Party,
and their gratification that on general grounds that party
will continue to receive his most strenuous support.
The Hon. W. F. Campbell has addressed his consti-
tuents at Cambridge, in consequence of having voted
against the Jewish Disabilities Bill, contrary to his pro-
mise. He intends giving his reasons at length on the
third reading, but in his address relies principally on the
dictum of the late Dr. Arnold on this question, whom he
eulogises as the " never-to-be-forgotten liberal."
THE MINT.—The Queen has been pleased to constitute
and appoint the Right Hon, Richard Lalor Sheil, the
Master of the Mint, William Cotton, Esq., Commissary-
General Sir Edward Pine Coffin, and Colonel William
Nairne Forbes, 11.E.1.C. Bengal Engineers, to be com-
missioners to conduct an inquiry into the Royal Mint, and
has empowered them to report upon the constitution and
expense of the Royal Mint, and to suggest such alterations
as may appear to them to be required.
The Liberal party in Abingdon, who believed them-
selves on the eve of a " glorious triumph," have just been
thrown into consternation by the unexpected and some-.
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what mysterious announcement of their champion, Gen.
Caulfeild, that the petition against the sitting member,
Thesi Queen's Counsel, has been withdrawn,
owing to certain " unlooked for events," of which the
constituency at present remain in total ignorance, although
numerous conjectures are afloat upon the subject.
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THE BANK CHARTER ACT. Among the members
who voted on Thursday, for going into committee on this
act, on the motion of Mr. Henries, were :—W. Brown,
J. Tollemache, J. Bailey, J. Bailey, jun., Lord G. Ben-
tinck, B. Disraeli, G. Hudson, and G. Sandars. Amongst
those who voted against the motion we find the names of
E. Cardwell, Sir T. B. Birch, A. Henry, J. Brotherton,
R. Cobden, Sir. J. Graham, J. Heywood, C. Hindley,
W. Jackson, Sir J. Jervis, T. Thorneley, and Sir J.
Walmsley.
SIR ROBERT PEEL AND HIS FOLLOWERS.—The Daily
News asserts that a meeting of the friends and followers
of Sir Robert Peel was held on Saturday, for the purpose
of considering the policy which they should henceforth
adopt towards the present ministry, and that it was una-
nimously resolved that their present indeterminate posi-
tion between the liberals and protectionists was no longer
tenable. According to that journal, Sir Robert Peel de-'
dined to head them in any course which might place him,
in such a position as to
render it possible that he should
be called again to take office; and recommended them to
choose the Earl of Lincoln as their leader, whom he
would willingly serve with his advice and vote. This pro-
posal is said to have been adopted without opposition.
SIR ROBT. PEEL AND THE JEWS.—Sir Robert Peel
seems to be undergoing a singular process of mental
transformation. Should he live a few years more, he will
have become a complete double man—nothing of the Sir.
Robert Peel of 1828 will be Left; and we shall find it ne-
cessary. when quoting any opinion of his, to state in what
year it was order to avoid confusion. His mind
is a thorough sliding scale. It may, to be sure, be said,
that he is daily becoming wiser, which is the metaphorical
interpretation of daily thrusting out old opinions to make
room for new ones. The right hon. baronet commenced
his speech in the House of Commons on Friday week, in
favour of the Jew Bill in the following words :—" Sir, it
was with great reluctance that I gave a silent vote on the
first occasion when this matter was brought under our
consideration, but the peculiar circumstances under which
'the debate closed, so immediately before the Christmas
recess, and my unwillingness to incur the risk of prevent-
ing the house coming to some practical conclusion on the
question, induced me on that occasion to remain silent.
I now wish to state the grounds upon which I have come
to a conclusion at variance, certainly, with my first to'
pressions—(load cries of " Hear")—and which places U.rn
paitifill collision with those with whom I have almos§
invariably acted." Possibly the right hon. haronet:s
memory is failing him, for he said, in the course of his,
speech, "it is so long since I represented the University'
of Oxford, that I have almost forgotten the fact !" It !„'"
not very surprising, therefore, that he should forget hag
principles, which he lost at the same time he lost his see',, for the University.