PARLIAMENT. The more important changes in both Houses of Parliament since the publication of the American Almanac for 1848, are noted below. With these alterations, the list published in that volume is substantially correct at the present time. House of Lords. Northumberland (Duke), for Hugh Percy, b. 1785, read Algernon Percy, b. 1792. Dele Thomond (Marquis). Winchester (Marquis), for b. 1805, read 1801. Ellenborough (Earl), transpose dates of birth and creation. Granville (Earl), for b. 1773, read b. 1815. Strange (Earl), for J. Murray, b. 1778, read G. A. F. Murray, b. 1814. b. 1788. Yarborough (Earl), for b. 1781, read b. 1809. Dele Viscount Arbuthnott. Hood (Viscount), for Samuel, b. 1808, read F. W., b. 1838. O'Neill (Viscount), prefix *. Campbell (Baron), for b. 1781, read b. 1779. Dele Carberry (Baron). Cowley (Baron), for H. Wellesley, b. 1773, read H. R. C. Wellesley, b. 1804. Kilmarnock (Baron), for W. G. Hay, b. 1801, read Wm. Harry Hay, b. 1823. Dele Metcalfe (Baron). Dele Prudhoe (Baron. Dele Reay (Baron). Rodney (Baron), for Spencer Rodney, b. 1785, read R. D. Rodney, b. 1820. Saye and Sele (Baron), for W. T. E. Twistleton-Fiennes, b. 1798, read Fred. Twistleton-Fiennes, b. 1799. Sinclair (Baron), prefix †. Stourton (Baron), for Wm. Stourton, b. 1776, read Charles Stourton, b. 1802. Sundridge and Hamilton (Baron), for J. D. E. H. Campbell, b. 1777, read Dele Tadcaster. Wodehouse (Baron), for b. 1771, read b. 1826. Add to List of Barons. † Gray, John Gray, cr. 1445, b. 1798. + Elphinstone, John Elphinstone, cr. 1509, b. 1807. Add to List of Earls. * Erne, John Creighton, cr. 1789, b. 1802. *Desart, J. O. O'C. Cuffe, cr. 1793, b. 1818. Peers Deceased since Oct. 1, 1847. Marquis of Bute, succeeded by his son John James Crichton Stuart, b. 1847. Earl Harrowby, succeeded by his son, Dudley Ryder, b. 1798. Earl Carlisle, succeeded by his son, Lord Morpeth, b. 1802. Baron Ashburton, succeeded by his son, Wm. Bingham Baring, b. 1799. Earls. New Peers, not noted in American Almanac for 1848. Ellesmere, F. Egerton, cr. 1846, b. 1800. Strafford, John Byng, cr. 1847, b. 1768. Viscount Hardinge, Henry Hardinge, cr. 1846, b. 1785. Milford, R. B. P. Philipps, cr. 1847, b. 1801. Aylesbury, Bewdley, Bolton, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Eddisbury, Edward John Stanley, cr. 1848, b. 1802. House of Commons. Changes in the House of Commons since the Election in 1847. Cheshire, North, Cirencester, Derby, Devizes, Harwich, Horsham, Lancashire, South, Lancaster, Leicester, Lincoln, Viscount Mandeville, vice Ireland, void election. P. H. Howard, elected on petition, vice Dixon, void election. Mr. Legh. Mr. Mullings, vice Cripps, deceased. Mr. Bass and Mr. Heyworth, vice Strutt and Gower, void election. J. B. B. Estcourt, vice Bruges, Chilt. Hund. Right Hon. Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bart., vice Attwood, void election. A. Henry, vice Villiers, who sits for Wolverhampton. R. B. Armstrong, vice Gregson, void election. Messrs. Harris & Ellis, vice Walmsley & Gardner, unseated for bribery. T. B. Hobhouse, vice Seeley, void election. E. A. Somerset, vice Lord G. Somerset, deceased. David Pugh, Cholmondely having declined to defend his seat. H. M. Curteis, vice H. B. Curteis, deceased. J. W. Dod, vice Viscount Clive, now Earl of Powis. Jas. Kershaw, vice Cobden, who sits for Yorkshire West. Sir Hedworth Williamson, vice Barclay, Chilt. Hund. J. Townshend, vice Peel, Chilt. Hund. Hon. F. W. C. Villiers, vice Christie, Chilt. Hund. Mr. Sandars and Mr. Rumbold. Mr. Milner, vice Yorke, deceased. Jos. Napier, vice Shaw, Chilt. Hund. W. T. M'Cullagh, elected on petition, vice M'Tavish, void election. Charles Townely, Esq., vice Somers, void election. Waterford City, Sir H. W. Barron, Bart., vice O'Connell, Chilt. Hund. J. P. Westhead (not Lawson) is member for Knaresborough, and A. Anderson for Orkney and Shetland. In the House of Commons, elected in 1847, of 654 members returned, 202 were (according to the Royal Calendar) connected with members of the House of Lords, as follows:eldest sons, 53; sons, 27; sons-in-law, 23; brothers, 50; brothers-in-law, 24; fathers-inlaw, 2; uncles, 4; cousins, 10; nephews, 8; grandson, 1. Of the members not connected with noble families, there were baronets, 47; lawyers, 60; bankers, 14; surgeon, 1; engineers, 3; merchants and manufacturers, 22; army officers, 10; naval officers, 4; gentlemen with no occupation stated, 291; total, 452. Of the members elected, 153 have been members of 1 former Parliament; 84 of 2; 55 of 3; 71 of 4; 21 of 5; 28 of 6; 18 of 7; 13 of 8; 10 of 9; 7 of 10; 4 of 11; 3 of 12; 1 of 14; and 186 are new members. AMERICAN OBITUARY. 1847. Oct. 18.-In St. Albans, Vt., Hon. Asa Aldis, aged 77, a graduate of Brown University, an eminent lawyer, and in the years 1815 and 1816 chief justice of the Supreme Court of Vermont. Dec. 10. At Philadelphia, Samuel Brashears, Esq., an accomplished lawyer and scholar. Dec. 8. At his residence in Greensburg, Ky., Hon. Richard A. Buckner, formerly member of Congress, aged 84. Sept. 26. At Norfolk, Va., Captain Landon N. Carter, late of Virginia, of the United States Marine Corps, a gentleman of accomplished manners, of fine education, amiable temper, and highly respected by an extensive acquaintance. Nov. 30.-At Easthampton, Mass., Mrs. Phebe Clapp, aged 97 years and 7 days. She was married eighty-two years since to Mr. Benjamin Clapp, and was the mother of fifteen children, thirteen of whom lived to become heads of families. One daughter, now at the age of seventy-nine years, followed her to the grave. She had about seventy grandchildren, and about the same number of great-grandchildren. She was one of the seventy-three original members by whom the church in Easthampton was constituted, sixty-two years since, and is supposed to have been the last surviving of them all. Dec. 23. — At Dorchester, Mass., Rev. John Codman, D. D., aged 65. Dr. Codman was extensively known and highly respected in Boston and its vicinity, not only as a faithful pastor of his flock, over which he ministered for a period of thirty-nine years, but as an eminent preacher and earnest defender of what he held to be the orthodox faith. He was also highly esteemed in private life for his liberal feelings, and his faithful discharge of the duties of a good citizen. Oct. 11. At his residence at Mount Pleasant, Monroe County, Alabama, Lorman Crawford, Esq., a native and prominent citizen of Georgetown, District of Columbia. June 28. At Canton, China, Hon. Alexander Hill Everett, aged 57. Mr. Everett was the son of a clergyman of Dorchester, Mass., and was graduated with very distinguished reputation at Harvard College in 1806. After leaving college, he was an usher at Phillips Academy, Exeter; and in 1809 accompanied Mr. Adams to St. Petersburg, as Secretary of Legation. In 1818 he was appointed by Mr. Monroe Chargé d'Affaires at Brussels, and in 1825, by Mr. Adams, Minister to Spain. He remained at Madrid until the year 1829, when he was recalled by General Jackson. Mr. Everett returned to America by the way of Paris, in which city he held an interesting interview with Charles X., a short time previous to the breaking out of the Revolution of the Three Days. A few months after his return to the United States, Mr. Everett became the editor and principal proprietor of the North American Review. He had long been a leading contributor to this journal, which, under his charge, was materially improved. About the year 1832 he engaged actively in politics; and soon after connected himself with the Democratic party. On the accession of Mr. Polk to the Presidency, he gave to Mr. Everett the appointment of Commissioner to China. Mr. Everett sailed for Canton about two years ago, but proceeded no farther than Rio Janeiro, in consequence of ill-health. From Rio Janeiro he returned to the United States, and after an interval of several months again sailed for Canton, but had hardly become settled in his new residence, when his mortal career was arrested by the hand of death. Mr. Everett was among the most eminent literary men this country has produced. He was a proficient in the languages and literature of modern Europe, in philosophy, in diplomacy, the law of nations, and all the learning requisite for the statesman. His writings, with the exception of his "Europe" and "America," are almost exclusively of a miscellaneous character, consisting chiefly of popular lectures and contributions to periodicals. In his death the country incurs the loss of one of her most eminent sons; of one who had served her ably and faithfully abroad, and contributed essentially to elevate among European scholars the character of American literature. Sept. 24. At Dorksville, Col. David Folsom, a councilman, captain, and chief of the Choctaws. Oct. 16. — At Holderness, N. H., Rev. Robert Fowle, Rector of Trinity Church, in that town, aged 82. Mr. Fowle was among the earliest settlers in Holderness, and officiated as lay reader to the parish prior to his ordination. He was admitted to the ministry by Bishop Seabury, Dec. 13, 1789. Dec. 20. — Hon. R. S. Gamble, formerly a member of Congress from Georgia, and more recently judge of the Superior Court of that State. Dec. 1. At his residence, "Hills and Dales," Montgomery County, Md., Major Thomas Gittings, aged 62, for ten years a representative of that county in the Legislature of Maryland. Sept. 8. Near the city of Mexico, Lieut.-Col. William Montrose Graham, aged 47, of the 11th regiment U. S. infantry. He entered the West Point Military Academy in 1813, and graduated in 1817 as lieutenant of artillery. He was son of William Graham, of Prince William County, Va. Colonel Graham was, soon after he graduated at West Point, selected by his commander, General Jackson, to perform some arduous duties among the Southwestern Indians, which he did so satisfactorily, that he was highly complimented by the General. Having been transferred to the 4th regiment of infantry, which was in Florida, he was placed in command of Fort King, in the very heart of the troublesome Miccosakies. He was in Florida in 1835, when the Seminole war broke out, and bore the brunt of the first battle at the Withlacoochee, where his gallant final charge upon the Indians with the bayonet dispersed the savages, and aided greatly in securing the victory. General Clinch, in his official report, spoke in the highest terms of the conduct of Colonel (then Captain) Graham. He fell in that charge with two severe wounds from the Indian rifles. Colonel Graham was in every battle of much note on the peninsula, and at Okechubbee he led one wing of his regiment, and was complimented in the despatches of his colonel. He was distinguished at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, where he was with the 4th regiment of infantry. At Monterey he was selected by General Taylor to lead his regiment to the assault, and it was for his gallantry on those occasions, and especially that so signally displayed at Monterey, that he was selected as lieutenant-colonel of the 11th, one of the new regiments, by the President and Senate. He was not at Buena Vista, having been ordered to join General Scott; but at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, and Churubusco, he bore a prominent part. He fell, at the head of his regiment, at the battle of El Molino del Rey. Sept. 2. At Cotts Neck, Monmouth Co., N. J., Thomas G. Haight, aged 52, formerly Speaker of the House of Assembly and a member of the convention to form a constitution in 1844. Oct. 10. At his residence, in Fairfield District, S. C., Hon. William Harper, one of the chancellors of the State. Chancellor Harper was appointed in 1835, and continued in office till the time of his decease. He has always been considered one of the most eminent jurists in the State. In private as well as public life he was universally beloved. He retained through life the simplicity of youth, and all who knew him will bear witness to his kindness and generosity. Dec. 24. - At Boston, Hon. Samuel Hubbard, aged 62, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. He was born in Boston in 1785, and was graduated at Yale College in 1802. He studied law for two years in the office of Judge Chauncy at New Haven, and afterwards at Boston, with Hon. Charles Jackson. In 1806 he was admitted to practice, and commenced his career in Biddeford, Maine, where he continued until 1811, when he became connected with his former instructor, Judge Jackson. In 1842 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. "He was remarkable among his contemporaries for his power of patient and thorough investigation.... His mind was thoroughly imbued with a knowledge of mercantile law, not merely the municipal law which governs one state or one country, but that qualified international law, which, for general convenience, and almost by general consent, governs the commercial world." He was a learned and upright judge, prudent, acute, and judicious in his decisions, and expert in the despatch of business. Nov. 1. At Norwich, Conn., Hon. Jabez W. Huntington, aged 59, a Senator of the United States. Mr. Huntington was born at Norwich, Nov. 8, 1788, and was graduated at Yale College in 1806. He studied law in Litchfield, and commenced practice in that town. He represented the town of Litchfield in the General Assembly in 1828. In April, 1829, he was elected a Representative in Congress, and continued a member of that body until 1834, when he removed to Norwich, and became a judge of the Superior Court, and of the Supreme Court of Errors. In May, 1840, he was appointed a Senator in Congress, to fill an unexpired term; and in 1845 he was elected to that office for a term which had not expired at the time of his death. A statesman of more unbending integrity, or more unwavering fidelity to what he deemed the highest interests of the Union, never occupied a seat in the Senate of the United States; and the records of that body during the last eight years bear ample testimony to the untiring industry, energy, and distinguished ability with which he discharged the responsible duties assigned him by his native State. Oct. 19. - Kellogg Hurlburt, Esq., aged 64, a distinguished citizen of Oneida County, N. Y., and a native of Richmond, Mass. Aug. 27. At Salmadina, in the Gulf of Mexico, Dr. James A. Kearney, late |