Mr. Evelyn Shirley, Member of Parliament for South Warwickshire, has
announced his acceptance of the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. Leigh, eldest son of Lord Leigh, is spoken of as a Liberal candidate; and Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford, is mentioned as the probable Conservative candidate.
The Morning Chronicle "has reason to believe that the following ar- rangement will be carried into effect regarding the Colonelcies of the vacant regiments—Major-General Brotherton, C.B., will be appointed to the Fif- teenth Hussars, vice Sir Robert Wilson; Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.B., to the Fifth Fusiliers, vice Sir Jasper Nicolls; Major-General Duffy, CB., to the Twenty-eighth Regiment, vice Sir Edward Paget; Major-General Hare Clarges, C.B., to the Seventy-third Regiment, vice Sir John Grey. The following promotions in the Order of the Bath will also, it is understood, take place—Sir Joseph Thackwell and Sir Walter Gilbert to be Knights Grand Cross; _Generals Whish, Campbell, and Dun- dee, to be Knights Commanders." A numerous meeting of merchants and others was held at Liverpool, yesterday evening, to petition the House of Lords against the Government bill for-the repeal of the Navigation-laws; the Mayor presiding. A petition was unanimously agreed' to, which prayed that the bill might be with- drawn, or, if passed, that it might be modified so as to " revise and adapt" the present laws, and "retain intact" their " vital principle.*
Previous page
