lifitstellatuous.
The messengers of the Home Office are said to be in attendance day and night, to be in readiness to convey communications 6n the subject of the Queen's health to the Cabinet Ministers.
The Gazette of Tuesday announces that the Queen's birthday will be celebrated on Tuesday the 9th of Jane next.
The same Gazette states that the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Barney to be Lieutenant-Governor of North Australia has not yet been carried into effect.
It is reported that the riband and badge of the Order of the Thistle worn by the late Earl of Erroll will be conferred on the Duke of Argyll.
The Corn Bill, which, as is usual with all bills that have passed the Commons and are " in waiting" to be carried up to the Lords, was lying on Monday af- ternoon on the Speaker's table, apparently not attracting any notice either by its bulk or importance. The arrival of Mr. Greene, (the Chairman of the Committees of Ways and Means and Supply,) however, and his advance to the table to re- move the important measure, at once changed the scene around it. Mr. Greene had scarcely moved from the table towards the bar, when a vast number of Mem- bers arose from all quarters of the House, save that of the Protectionists, appa- rently glad of the opportunity. of doing honour to the result of their own long labours, and to the great principle which it involved. Such a rush towards the door, and by so many Members at once, we do not recollect to have seen since the memorable going up " of the Reform Bill after it had passed the Commons.— Times.
The Standard of Thursday says—" The number of Peers actually pledged against the Corn Bill is said to be 170; these, it is confidently expected, will be reinforced to about 210. The number believed to be committed to the Minister is stated at 156; ten of the Bishops, we regret to say, are included in this num- ber. A greater number of the right reverend Lords, however, will certainly op- pose the bill: the opinions, or rather, the probable votes, of five or six Prelates are still unknown."
The Duke of Wellington was placed in some danger on Wednesday, by the recklessness of the driver of a private " brougham. His Grace was crossing Piccadilly, near Hyde Park Corner, when the carriage dashed past at a very rapid rate, and so close to the Duke, that in all probability he would have been knocked down, had not a gentleman pulled him back; the shaft of the carriage appeared to touch his chest.
The Grand Seignior has just promulgated an order that the bodies of female slaves who die in the markets shall be given up by the owners to the students in medicine, for dissection.—Globe.
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