21 NOVEMBER 1846, Page 8

In the Court of Queen's Bench, yesterday, Lord John Russell

and several of the Cabinet Ministers took the usual oath of allegiance and supremacy.

The Liberal electors of Weymouth held a meeting on Thursday evening, to receive Colonel Freestu as the new candidate for the representation of

the borough, in the n room of Sir Denis Le Merchant. - Mr. Christie, the- other Member, introduced Colonel Freestun. In the course of his speech, Mr. Christie observed;thaf although he was a friend to -the principle of the New Poor-law, he thought the administration of it by the Commissioners was as bad as it could be. Colonel Freestun avowed himself a stanch supporter of the present Government. He was, he also said, an advocate for a searching inquiry into and revision of the Poor-laws. The meeting pledged itself to support Mr. Christie and Colonel Freestun at the next election.

It is reported that Major-General Pasley has ceased to be the Govern- ment Inspector-General of Railways; and that Captain Coddington, the present Deputy Inspector, will probably be his successor.

Dr. Nugent has been appointed to the vacant office of Inspector of Lunatic Asylums in Ireland, of which the salary is 7001. or 8001. a year. Another candidate for the office was Dr. Mellen, brother-in-law to Lord Chancellor Brady, by whom his claims were favoured: Dr. Nugent is Mr. O'Connell's domestic physician.

The office of Divisional Magistrate, worth 6001. or 7001. a year, has been- conferred on Mr. O'Dowd, a prominent orator in Conciliation Hall.

The Morning Herald states that Mr. John O'Connell is to have a Com- missionership of Stamps or Excise; and that " Captain " Broderick will re- ceive a Colonial appointment.

There has been some mystification about the health of Thomas Moore the poet. It was stated in some of the French journals that Mr. Moore was "dying" in Ireland: a Limerick paper thereupon announced that the poet was "much recovered "; and now the Devizes Gazette states that Mr. Moore "was in Devizes on Wednesday, apparently in good bodily hetdth."