14 APRIL 1838, Page 5

Mr. Rothman, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, has beer elected

Registrar to the Senate of the London University. The aw- ',ointment is a good one, with a salary of 600/. a year.

At a Court of East India Director, held on Thursday, Sir James Law Lushitigton was appointed Chairman, and Mr. Jenkins, M.P., Deputy Chairman, for the ensuing year.

On Wednesday, the Committee appointed to take measures for erecting a monument to Nelson, assembled at the Thatched House avern ; Sir George Cockburn in the chair. There were also present the i 'mike of Wellington, the Marquis of Anglesea, Lord Byron, Mr. Cro!ier, Mr. Spline Rice, Lord Minter, Sir Thomas Hardy, and Sir Jolia Barrow. The Chairman announced that the Duke of BM.- clench had consented to act as chairman of the Committee. A letter from Mr. Spring Rice was read, approving of Trufalgar Square as the site of the monument, provided that the plans and designs were sub- mitted to Government The Duke of Wellington suggested that an advertisetnent for plans should be issued itntnediately, with an intioas • titan to artists that the sum to be expended would be about 25,000/s the Duke of York's column cost 23,000/. After some discussion, a resolution in ac:cordance with these suggestions was passed.

Ott Wednesday, the Camden sailed from Gravesend, with the Reve- rend John Williams and a party of Missionaries, with their wives and flotilies, fur " the unexplored islands in the South Sea," where Mr. Will:anis and his friends hope to convert the natives to Christianit.3. The Camden was purchased by Mr. Williams with a subscription, to which the Duke of Devonshire contributed 150/., the Earl Fitzwillitun: 300/ , and the Corporation of London, 500/.

" The City of Canterbury steam-vessel was engaged by the society to aCk vey the missionariev, and between four hundred and five hundred of that-

faimide, from London Bridge to Graveseud, off which p a.:,e the Camden, with doe Bethel flag flying, was moored. Immense crowds were collected on the yam* and on London Bridge, and at ten o'clock the steamer moved off amidst Ihe cheers and buzzes of the multitude. At half-past one the steamer reached die Camden, and Mr. Williams and his brother missionaries, and their wives and children, passed into the latter amidst the blessings and cheers of their hire& A Forayer for the missionaries was then delivered by the Reverend We- Reed, and a hymn was sung. The Camden then unfurhd her sails, and ed towards the Nore, the steamer keeping up with her for several miles. vessels spoke together until half-past three o'clock, when the steamer tensed round, and three cheers were given on their final separation."

At a meeting of rate-payers of Sc. Martin's parish, on Thursday, a poor- rate of fourteen pence in the pound was proposed. A long dis- mission ensued, in the course of which the Poor.law was vehemently assailed. Ultimately, a rate of tenpence in the pound on the sack-rental was carried. The parishioners can scarcely complain of the amount of the rate, which will only yield 9,550/. ; and which aevertbeless, as appears from the statements made at the meeting, will navy nearly be sufficient to defray all expenses for the poor.

The postage from Brompton to Loughton, fifteen miles, is 3d. ; to "Wing, two miles further on the same road, seventeen miles, 7d. A ktter directed to Epping, and posted at Louglaon after four o'clock p. a3., is delivered at Epping in forty-two hours, the distance two miles t ad a half, the postage 7d. This letter remuirs at Louglaon till the faBowing morning, is brought to London, remains there till eight the mere night, arrives at Epping at ten, and is delivered at half-past eight

n ext morning, and travels twenty-eight miles. The mail passes from Epping and through Loughtou whilst the letter is lying at Luughton, sides not less than four coaches ; but the Post-office prefers a costly Humphrey Clinker on a half-fed, lame, slow beast, to a cheap, speedy

easeb, for the carriage of letters !—Post Circular. [It is in these small bat annoying matters that our enormous postage establishment is provokingly deficient.]