We have just heard an amusing incident connected with the
Belfast Election petition. Mr. Emerson Tennent, it seems, was summoned by Lord Belfast to attend the Committee, and produced hie title. deeds, in order to disqualify himself. He did so; but the documents
rinfortunutely proved the opposite way ; but, having appeared as his Lord. ship's witness, he, on Tuesday last, applied for his expenses, and handed
to the agent an account for fifty guineas. The matter was referred by
the taxing-officer; who declared Mr. Emerson Tennent well entitled, to his expenses, only be deducted ten guineas for his travelling charge, home again, as the honourable gentleman was not likely to return till the end of the session ! The consequence was, that Mr. Tennent vne actually paid forty guineas for his attendance.— Ulster Times.
Count de Chabot, second secretary to the French Embassy, nephew to the Duke of Leinster, arrived at Manchester House on Monday from Paris. It is rumoured that the French Ambassador will, at sb; close of the season, retire from public life, and that his successor et be M. de Barante, late Ambassador at St. Petersburg.—Globe.
A large quantity of barrack stores have been sent from the Dem garrison for service in Canada. Upwards of 1,200 sets of heddisi have been shipped for the Tower.—Dover Paper.
Her Majesty's schooner Pincher went down in a heavy gale of Ower's Light in the English Channel on Tuesday night. It is sup. posed that all on board perished.
The subject of Balfe's new Italian opera, to be brought out at her Majesty's Theatre this season, is taken from Shakspeare's Mary Wives of Windsor. " Fat Jack" will be represented by Lablarie, who will require no stuffing.—Post.
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