Sir John C.." mpbell has been appointed Attorney-General, in the
room of Sir Home; who, however, has not been raised to the bench, but still prates at the bar, and still retains his seat for Marylebone—to the no snall annoyance of the worthy electors of that :
borough. Sir William, it seeh`s) after much entreaty, agreed to oblige .' Equity Judge, on the Ministers by taking the post of an understand- ing that he was not to preside at the trial of prisoners in London, or to go the circuit. But 3.Tinisters have promised more than they could perform : they find that ;; is impossible to procure for their late Attorney-General the dispensatice which be seeks from the per- : -
formance of the disagreeable duties of a Sir William, there fore, bolds back ; and would fain resume his 01ceof Attorneys( e-
1 acrid : but this is impossible, for Sir John Campbell has got the als. '
pointment, and is gone down to Dudley to canvass his cons-:.'twins for a new election. It is not surprising that poor Sir William I-1021e IPI.s got into so much trouble, when it is known that in this affair " rL guide, philosopher, and friend," has been the Lord Chief Baron. Lord Lyndhurst, it is hinted, would be glad to have the judgeship at his own disposal. Altogether, it is a pretty affair—much calculated to dignify the judgment-seat in ;he eyes of the people !
Mr. Pepys is to be the new Solicitor-General.
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