Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-05


OF the twenty-six P~relates sitting
in the Upper House of the British
Parliament eightowe their appoint
ment to Conservative and eighteen
to Liberal Premiers. Mere party
consideration is, however, often
neglected in the bestowal of this
kind of patronage. Thus the Pri-
mate was named Bishop of London
under the premiership Of Lord Pal
merston, and Archbishop Of Can
terbury under that of lord Bea-
cons6eld, then Mr.. Disraeli QS6S);
DIR. Jackson, who was selected by
the same Minister to replace DIR.
TAFT in the See of London, had been
made Bishop of Lincoln by Lord
Aberdeen. Similarly the late Bishop
Wilberforce owed his first mitre to
Sir Robert Peel, and his second to
Mr.. Gladstone, albeit the Bishop
was as staunch a Conservative in
1869 as in 1S45. No fewer than
nine of the lords spiritual date their
appointments from the time when
Mi. Gladstone was at the head of
affairs.
The Conservatives have been for
ty-two and the Liberals thirtv-6ye
years in Office during the seventy
seven years of the present century,
which happens to be also synohro-
mons with the existence of the
United Kingdom, politically and
parliamentary so-called. The House
of Lords contains five Dukes of the
United Kingdom, two of Tory and
three Of Wing creation. One of the
Tory D~ukedoms, however, is that of
Wellington, in no sense a party
creation. The Wing appetite for
strawberry leaves is therefore to the
Tory in the ratio of three to one.
The existing Marquisates of the
United Kingdom number eleven.
eight of Conservative and three of
Liberal creation. But here again
one must make a distinction. Lord
Anglesey's title, which is among the
former, having been won at Water
loo, and its first holder having been
an active member Of the Wing par
ty. The Earldoms Of the United
Kingdom number ifty-nine, thirty
three of Conservative and twenty
six of Liberal origin. But several
of the titles in both lists we're not
conferred as rewards for party SER
vices. The Viscounties of the
United Kingdom are eighteen in
number; twelve of Tory, six Of
Wing creation; the reservation
which has been made with respect
to earldoms applying equally or
rather more to the lower grades Of
the peerage. The Baronies of the
United Kingdom muster Us strong.
The grantors were-of 3, Mr.. Pitt;
of 5, Mr.. Addington; of 5, Lord
Granville; of 2, the Duke of Port
land; of p, Lord Liverpool; of 2,
Mr.. Canning; of 5, the Duke of
Wellington; Of 10, Lord Grey; of 3.
Sir Robert Peel; Of rs, Lord Mel
bourne; of 10, Lord Russell; of 16.
the late Lord Derby; of II, Lord
PalmerstOn; Of 81, Lord Beacons-
field Is dating from his first and 16
from his second Premiership; Of
%, Mr.. Gladstone. The Baronies
of Tory or Conservative creation
are thus sey%enty-nine those of
Wing, Liberal or Radical creation,
ninety-seyen. Either Tory families
die out quicker, or Wings or Radi-
Gals make a brisker use Of their
power while they have it. Consid-
they have been in office but
tiye-elevenths of the century, their
proportion Of Baronies ought to be
so to SO for the Tories. But we
see that the figures are more than
reversed. Moreover, it must be re-
membered that to the Tories fell
the lot OF rewardiRg the heroes of
the great war with France.
Sixteen Wing and nine Tory
peers are knights of the Garter.
Two Of the latter received the blue
ribbon flor eminent diplomatic SER
yices) from their political oppo-
nents. Of the members of the Su-
preme Court of Judicature, sixteen
owe their elevation to Liberal, and
fifteen Including the Chancellor)
to Conservative Governments. Ont
of 206 Priyy Councillors, Ill are Of
Liberal and 90 Of Conservative ap-
pointment. The number is made
up by the Queens sons and the
Duke of Cambridge.
From the HOre g LOndon Bridge.
Beginning at the seward ex-
tremity Of the Thames, and adj
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