21 DECEMBER 1850, Page 6

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The columns of the dallyjournals are lightly burdened with newolliin morning. Of foreign events there is an absolute dearth, and of home only the most sneagresu,pply.

The Queen has heen pleasedlo _appoint a-Commission for inquiring into the process, practice, and system of -pleading, in the Court of Chancery : it ennsiSts of Sir John Itomilly,, Attorney-Gederal, Mr. George James Turner, Q.C., Mr. Richard Bethel', Q.C., Mr. James Parker' Q.C, Mr: William Page Wood, -Q,.C., all members of the Chaneerybar, with lift: Charles Crompton and Mr. William Milbourne James, of the Common- law bar.

The "rumour in legal circles of the Government intention to ennoble Baron 'Parke lies become' specific, and it is now said that he will be' called to the House of Peers by the title of Baron Ampthill of -Ampthill :Park, in the county of Bedford.

The resignation by the Earl -of-Guildford of the riCh living of St. Mary has been accepted by the Bishop of Winchester ; and the living has been given to Archdeacon Wigrani, on an understanding that the parish shall be divided into independent districts.—.Daily News.

We deeply regret to hear from undoubted authority that the illness, (consumption,) of Viscount Alford,.M.P., has assumed such a shape as to preclude all hopes of his recovery ; indeed we are sorry to say that, pro- bably, are this year .expiiea we shall hare to announce his death.— Lincohsehive Chronicle.

The Glawgoio Mull-quotes from an American paper the statement that a person in New York has engaged to build a yacht of 150 to 180 tons, to be ready to sail during the World's Fair in London next year, and beat any vessel brought against her r if she win, the builder to win '30,000 dollars ; if she lose, the vesael to go to the winner: The Glasgow paper offers the quotation as a fair Chsllenge to the Clyde builders or to the celebrated Messrs. Hall of Aberdeen, whose vessels are said to beat all others in the, world .for eombined speed and stowage capacity.