Earl Bruce, the eldest son of the Marquis of Aylesbury,
has been created Baron Bruce, of Tottenham, in the county of Wilts. [ [low now? has Earl Bruce, as well as the Marquis of Carmarthen, been se. duced from Toryism to Whiggcry by a Peerage?]
It ma s announced with great pomp in the Times of Wednesday, that the Marquis of Queensberry had " worthily illustrated the indepen- dence of his station told character by resigning the Lord-Lieutenancy of Dumfriesshire, from feeling it incompatible with his sense of ho- nour to continue to the Melbourne Ministry the benefit of his sup. port." This is certainly " a heavy blow and great discouragement " to the Liberal cause, and must produce a great sensation all over Eurok. The true version of the story, we understand, is, that his Lordship in a pet resigned his Lieutenancy because he wars not made a British Peer ! The noble Marquis will now look to the Tories for promo- tion. He holds, we believe, a pension of 6001. or 800/. a year—no doubt for some great services performed in one of the revenue depart. aunts; and when he attains his Peerage, our contemporary, we hope, will agree with its in recommending to his Lordship worthily to con- those to illustrate the independence of his station and character by re- signing his pension ; particularly so, as we are happy to learn that his Lordship lately succeeded to a good fortune in Dumfriesshire. It is reported, and we hope truly, that General Sharpe, a consistent and steady supporter of the Queen's Government, is likely to be appointed Lord. Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire. — Chronicle. [ The Globe last night contradicted the story of Lord Queensberry's resignation ; and added, that his Lordship had no intention of resigning. Then, per- haps, the threat of ratting has obtained the promise of a Peerage from the virtuous Whigs.] Sir John Shelley's claim to the barony of Sudeley, created by wait of summons in the 28th of Edward the First, is not barred by the assumption of this ancient title by Mr. Tracy, whose family claims to be descended from a younger son of an ancestor of John Lord Sudeley, whose sister is represented by Sir John Shelley.—Correspondent tf the
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