A very numerous meeting of Conservative Peers took place yesterday
afternoon at the residence of Lord Stanley, in Si. James's Square. Sixty members of the House of Lords were present, and it was unanimously resolved by them to use every constitational means whereby the bill for the repeal of the Navigation.laws may be defeated. . . . The Address responding to the Speech from the Throne at the commencement of the present session was carried in the House of Lords by a majority of only fifty-two against fifty votes.—Morning Herald.
The Sheffield election took place yesterday, and Mr. John Arthur Roebuck was returned Member without opposition; Mr. Ironside the Cluu-tist concurring in the nomination, but putting certain questions to Mr. Roebuck on "social reform," which he gave him "twelve months to consider." Mr. Roebuck declared that he thought he was indebted for his election to the fact that he had educated himself for the business of legislating. It was his firm belief that a man could not Ise a good legislator without education, and that amateur legislation led to the, evils Which they saw around them. He would be their representative, but not their delegate.
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