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The Lord Chancellor has honoured the Earl of Lonsdale with his
company to dinner, and the utmost cordiality now prevails between the two Peers ; the Westmoreland contests being buried in oblivion. Of course, no one will imagine that the Lord Chancellor has succumbed to the Lurd-Lieutenant, even though he refused to appoint a magistrate without the concurrence of the latter—though a quondam friend and zealous supporter.—Carlisle Journal.
On Monday last, the corporation of Scarborough gave a grand din-
ner to the Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton, Speaker of the House of Coinmons, on his retirement from the representation of that ancient borough, after discharging the important office of representa- tive of Scarborough for twenty-six years, in a manner alike creditable to himself and his constituents.—Yorkshire Gazette.
The officers of the Fusilier Guards gave a splendid ball and supper on Tuesday night, at the Infantry Barracks, Sheet Street, Windsor, to upwards of three hundred of the nobility and people of fashion in the neighbourhood. The ball-room was fitted up in a novel and tasteful manner ; there were eight pillars formed of muskets, encircled with wax-lights, by way of capitals, and the whole illuminated by splendid cut-glass chandeliers. At eleven o'clock, dancing commenced to Weip_ pert's music, and continued without interruption until two o'clock, when the company partook of a repast consisting of every delicacy. His Majesty sent as a present a superb collection of the rarest fruit from the Royal gardens. The exterior of the barracks was brilliantly illuminated, and the band of the regiment played many beautiful pieces dining thefae. The Duke of Gloucester was the only member of the Royal Family present.
A grandfgte and review of the East Kent Yeomanry will take place at Eastwell Park, the seat of the Earl of Winchilsea, in the beginning of next month. We understand it will commence on the 2d, and lait several days. The Duke of Wellington will be present and review the troops, of which the Earl of Winchilsea is Commander. " The Duke has been sojourning for some days at Walmer Castle.—.Kent Paper.
Lord and Lady. Howick, the Newcastle Chronicle says, were expected to arrive at Alnwick on. Monday last. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Althorp,. Lord John Russell, and other distinguished characters, were also shortly expected at Howick.
On Friday list week, the election of a Mayor for the city of Canter- bury came on. The object of the People's choice was Mr. S. King.
ford ; the object of the Tory Corporation, Mr. E. Kingford. The proposal of the latter was quite unexpected ; but it was met, neverthe- less, most sturdily, and the consequence of a twelve bums' poll was an exact equality of votes for each—for Tory Kingford, 1; for Liberal Kingford, 92. On Saturday, in consequence of this extraordinary coincidence, a second poll took place, at the close of which a somewhat different result was observable ; the numbers standing for—Liberal Kingford, 607; for Tory Kingford, 15. The film has dropped from the eyes of the good folks of Canterbury at last.
Mr. Sandys, we are informed, has declined proceeding any further in the prosecution of the persons implicated in the riots which took place on the Archbishop's recent visit to Canterbury, on the ground that the case has been taken out of his hands, with a view of placing it in the hands of his Majesty's Attorney-General.—Kentish Gazette.
On Thursday sennight, a public meeting, convened by requisition to the Mayor, of the ley-payers and inhabitants of the town of Maccles- field, was held at the Guildhall, for the purpose of taking into consi- deration the propriety of adopting some practicable measures, whereby the losses which the town is sustaining by the withdrawal of silk- weaving to other places may be remedied. .After much discussion, it was resolved, " that a deputation be appointed by the meeting, to use every conciliator' means in their power to induce the manufacturers to cause the weaving of their fabrics to be kept in Macclesfield."— Staffirdshire Advertiser.
The lights on the Nash Point, which were exhibited on the 1st in- stant, will be invaluable to the trade of the higher ports in the Bristol Channel; for, previous to their exhibition, every ship-master and his crew, no matter how experienced they might have been, were required to be on deck nearly the whole of a dark winter's night, to navigate that narrow part of the channel, having strong tides and dangerous sand-banks to contend with; whereas a single bearing of the present lights will enable masters to ascertain their exact position, and thus allay the anxiety of those on board, and often, no doubt, save from de- struction valuable life and property.—Falmouth Packet.
Active steps are said to be taken to carry the projected railway from Brighton to London into effect. It is intended to apply to Parliament, as soon as it meets, for a bill. A calculation has been made that the railway will cost 180,000/. Passengers, should the project succeed, will be conveyed to London in two hours.
Captain Popham Hill, who commands the Marines on board the Donna Maria, raised above two hundred men for the service of the young Queen, principally from his own tenantry, in the Isle of Wight.
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