14 JULY 1838, Page 8

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By the death of the Duke of Leeds, which took place on Tuesday morning, the appointments of a Lord. Lieutenant of 'North Yorkshire, a Knight of the Garter, a Ranger of Richmond Forest, Governor of the Scilly Islands, and Constable of Middleham Castle, fall into the hands of lucky Lord Melbourne. The Marquis of Carmarthen's Peerage, however, was thrown away. That nobleman is now Duke of Leeds.

According to the Hampshire Advertiser, the Honourable C. Elliot, who was last week promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, is about twenty years of age, and is a matter of six weeks' standing in the service, whilst there are many mates of many years' standing unpromoted. Has Mr. Elliot the unspeakable advantage of being a scion of the in- satiable Mintos ?—Morning Herald. It is worthy of especial notice, that only two officers of the Royal Marine Corps have come within the operation of the Brevet, and this in a body of 9,000 men, many of whose Captains have served from ithirty.six to tbirty.seven years.— United Service Gazette.

Last night's Gazette mentions the appointments of Mr. Patrick Francis Gallen to be Assistant Judge of the Bahama Islands; of Mr. James Laidlaw to be Secretary, Registrar, Clerk of the Council and Clerk of the Enrolments in Dominica ; and of Mr. Edward Drum. mood Hay to be Treasurer of the Island of Trinidad.

Mr. J. C. Symons, the hand.loom commissioner, has been recalled, and is, we hear, to proceed forthwith to the Continent, on a mission connected with the relative state of the British and foreign manufac- tures.—Glasmote Courier. Are the electors of Finsbury aware that their Member, Mr. Dun- combe, sailed this week for Canada, for the purpose of assisting by his advice and experience, the noble Governor- General ?—Herald.

Lord Ashley was to have moved a resolution on Thursday, to the effect that the factory system imperatively required amendment ; but the House was "counted out" a few minutes after the Speaker lied

taken the chair. The Times charges Mr. Hume, Mr. Gillon, Mr. Pease, Mr. Robert Steuart, and the Speaker, with trickery in this affair. Mr. Gillon moved that the House be counted ; and during the operation, Mr. Robert Steuart and Mr. Pease left the Huuse. There were then only 36 Members ; and the Times insinuates that the Speaker counted the Members very fast, lest more should enter and make a House.