There was a strong muster of Tory Lords at the-
residence of Sir Robert Peel, yesterday morning ; amongst whom were the Duke of Wellington, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Rosslyn, Lord Ellenborough, &c.
It is understood that Sir Robert Peel's abrupt return to town, where he was not expected for a day or two, has been occasioned by the urgent invocations to the rescue addressed to him on the part of the Duke of Wellington and the other sane members of the Tory party. It has. proved impossible, even in the brief interval which has elapsed since the late conciliabule held at Ansley House, to hold in hand the " spirited steeds " of the party.—Globe.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has directed an estimate to be prepared for carrying into effect Lord Spencer's engagement with re spect to the claims arising from book debts in the matter of the Danish claims ; but he is not prepared as yet to announce any decision on the claim of those parties who have been sufferers from the seizure of goods in warehouses. He cannot, lie says, entertain the proposition of giv- ing compensation to those parties who compose the third class of claimants, whose losses were goods at sea.
A circular has been issued by the Lords of the Treasury, intimating that certain clerks in one of the revenue departments having interfered in elections, such interference being in contravention of the 22d Geo. c. 41, s. 1, and injurious to the public service, it has been deemed incumbent to supersede the parties who have so offended ; hoping that the circumstance will operate as a caution to all officers in the several departments of the revenue. Any party who may in future presume to interfere, in any way, in the election of Members of Parliament, will be visited with the severest displeasure of their Lordships.
Lord Brougham has taken the house of Lady Honeywood, at Peter- sham. In the pleasure-grounds attached to this mansion, and over- looking the Thames, stands the summer. house in which the poet Gay is said to have written the greater number of his fables.
A fracas took place on Wednesday in the Commons Committee on Orange Lodges. A Member, not of the Committee, insulted a mili- tary witness. The gallant Captain passed the retort courteous ; and the Committee was cleared; when the offending M. P. was directed to apologize to the witness and Committee, and conformed accordingly.
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