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CONFIRMATION OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—The confirmation of the Princess Royal ía announced to take place in her Majesty's private chapel at Windsor Castle on Thursday the 20th instant. The King of the Belgians, who is godfather to the young lady, the members of the Royal Family, and a select circle, have been invited to be present at the cere- mony, which will be performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

MILITARY EXAMINATION.—On the 21st January and subsequent days,

Andidates for appektmeatS ,nrevizi93* Plnnussiens itoyal Artillery, end for admission to the practical elms at Woolwich, were examined id tilrlifigteti nellite. Mr. Monsell has published the names of the successful candidates. Seventeen young gentlemen have obtained provisional commissions : of these, seven were educated at Trinity College Dublin, four were educated at Cambridge, three at Oxford, one at the Edinburgh University, one at the London University, and one is a civil engineer. Fourteen were admitted to the practical class : of these four were educated at Dublin, one at Queen's College Cork, one at the College of St. Barbe in Paris, three privately, and the remainder at various schools.

THE RAGLAN MEMORIAL.—The committee appointed to raise some tribute to the late Lord Raglan's memory decided, it may be remembered, to purchase an estate for his son. The transaction was finally concluded on Thursday ; when the committee met at the United Service Institution, Whitehall, the Duke of Richmond in the chair, and presented the title- deeds to the present Lord Raglan. In giving a brief description of the property, he said that the estate had been formerly known as the Fairfax Farm, having been the head-quarters of General Fairfax during the siege of Raglan Castle in the great civil wars, and had been purchased of Mr. C. Bailey for 5500/. Lord Raglan, having received the title- deeds from the chairman, with much emotion expressed his gratitude, and said he deeply regretted that his dearly-beloved father could not enjoy the estate he had so much wished to possess, and which was now so nobly given to his descendants.

THE UNSOUND MORTARS.—MeSSTS. Grissell have written to the Times respecting the statements made in Parliament that they had supplied mortars to the Government with concealed defects. They declare that Lord Panmure has been " misinformed " ; they ask the public to sus- pend judgment ; and they pledge themselves to state publicly "the whole and true particulars of the case."

Mr. B. Albano has published a statement respecting Covent Garden Theatre, which he is certainly warranted in making. It has been said that the theatre had been " remodelled " and "converted into an opera- house" ; but Mr. Albano shows in detail, that he had in fact entirely re- moved the whole of the interior, and had rebuilt it in a manner which so- cured an immense increase of sitting-room for the audience without en- croaching upon the space for the stage ; that he had rendered the edifice stronger than it was before, and less open to the attack of fire ; and that

this work had been effected not at the cost of 40,000/. or 75,000/. as it has been rePeited, but of 23,000/., besides 4000/. expended in ilictures, fittings, &e. •

An appeal has been made to us which it is impossible to refuse. Among the sufferers by the destruction of Covent Garden Theatre, are the daughters of the late Mr. Brandon, who was box book-keeper of the theatre for nearly half a century. In right of his wife, Mr. Brandon came into possession of 6000/. Consols. The Consols were sold out in 1801, at 56; and the proceeds were lent to Mr. Harris, the largest proprie- tor of the theatre ; the only security for the loan being a mortgage upon Mr. Harris's share. It was, however, a kind of property that may gene- rally be regarded as secure. It descended to his three daughters, un- married ladies, who have depended upon it for subsistence. It is swept away by the fire, and they are reduced to absolute destitution. It is im- possible such a case can exist without a general effort amongst the friends and neighbours of the Misses Brandon to rescue them from misery in the decline of life. Mr. James Robins, of the Piazza, Covent ; has offered to receive subscriptions.

Earl Granville rapidly recovered from his severe fit of gout last week : he was able to attend a Cabinet Council on Saturday.

A solemn service and requiem for the late Duke of Norfolk were performed in the chapel of the Bavarian Embassy, in Warwick Street, on Monday. The ceremony was very grand, and was attended by numbers of the Roman Catholic nobility and many distinguished foreigners.

Mr. Panizzi has been appointed Chief Librarian and Secretary of the British Museum, in the place of Sir Henry Ellis, resigned.

M. d'Epinay, Attorney-General of the Mauritius—the first lawyer of the island, who was beloved by his fellow French colonists and honoured and appointed to office by the English Government—died recently at Paris, where he was on a visit. Sir William Molesivorth had intended to advise the Queen to confer a baronetcy on M. d'Epinay ; and Mr. Labouehere was only waiting M. d'Epinay's arrival in London to carry his predecessor's in- tentions into effect.

Prince Paskiewitch left property valued at 70,000,000 Polish gulden : he bequeathed 30,000,000 to his son Prince Theodore, and 20,000,000 each to his two daughters. His widow will receive nothing; but she has a fortune of her own, and is entitled to a pension of 30,000 silver roubles as widow ef a stadtholder of Poland.

A Court-martial, assembled at Portsmouth to try Commander Warren for the loss of the steam-sloop Polyphemus, has adjudged that officer to be re- primanded for neglecting to take accurate soundings, and to slacken speed, when running in thick weather and among irregular currents. - The present price fixed by the Austrian Government for a substitute un- der the conscription is 1500 forms: the legal price will be declared yearly during peace ; when the army is on a war footing no substitutes will, be permitted.

Staatsrath jakowleff, a Russian millionaire, proprietor of mining and smelting works, has given 4,000,000 pounds of gun-metal to make ettunon for the army and navy.

The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia have voted 150 guineas for the purchase of a sword, made of native steel, to be presented to General Wil- liams, who was born in the province.

In a recent debate in the House of Commons, Colonel Dunne said that Sergeant Brodie "was not fit to be trusted as inspector of saddlery at Weedon Barracks." Brodie felt so much hurt by thui statement, that be hurried to London, sought an interview with the Colonel, and begged him to say on what ground he made his assertion : according to Brodie, who has sent a letter to the daily journals, the only answer Colonel Dunne made was—" You had no business to interfere with officers in a duel."