Bilistellantous.

The Earl of Erroll died at Portman Square on Sunday, after a protracted ill- ness. William George Hay was Baron Hay of Stains, in the Peerage of Scotland, Baron Kilmarnock of Kilmarnock, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Lord High Constable and Knight Henschel of Scotland, K.T., G.C.H., and 1°.C., Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, &c. He was born in 1801; succeeded to the titles, on the decease of his father, in 1819; and married in 1820, Elizabeth Fitzelarence, daughter of King William the Fourth; by whom be had issue William Harry, Lord Kilmarnock, and three daughters. His son succeeds to the titles and estates.

The Gazette of Tuesday repeats the notification of Sir Henry Hardinge's eleva- tion to the Peerage, but with the addition of the words printed in Italics. The title now stands thus—" Viscount Hardinge, of Lahore, and of King's Newton, in the county of Derby." The same Gazette notifies that letters patent have been passed for the following appointments—Francis Martin, Esq., Norroy King of Arms, to the office of CLe- Tencieux King of Arms, and Principal Herald of the South, East, and West parts of England, vacant by the decease of Joseph Hawker, Esq., late Clarencieux. James Pulmsui, Esq., Richmond Herald, to the office of Norroy King of Arms, and Principal Herald of the North parts of England, vacant by the promotion of Francis Martin, Esq., to the office of Clarenceux King of Arms.

The appointment of Mr. Hawes, M.P., and Mr. J. H. Green, of Hodley, to be two of the Commissioners for the Government of the Pentonville Prison, in the room of the late Lord Whamcliffe and the Duke of Richmond, is also notified.

When the meeting of the House of Commons wits prevented on Monday,—only thirty-nine Members, including the Speaker, being present at four o'clock,—the fortieth was on his way; but the blocking up of thoroughfares delayed his arrival. 'Dr. Bowring wrote thus to the Times—" It is high tune that public attention should be called to the great and growing difficulties of communication between London and Westminster. I allowed myself yesterday three-quarters of an hour for reaching the House of Commons from the Bank. I entered an omnibus, as on the whole the least uncertain mode of conveyance, and reached Palace Yard just as the clock had struck. The consequences of the absence of one Member are but too well known."

Sir William Boothby, Receiver-General of Customs, died on Tuesday morning. He was the husband of Mrs. Nisbett, the popular actress; who is now for the second time a widow.---Sun.

By the death of Vice-Admiral Garrett, a Good Service Pension of 3001. per annum is placed at the disposal of the Admiralty.—Devonport Telegraph.

It is understood that Sir John Ross has been reinstated in his office as Consul at Stockholm; for which place be left England on Thursday. A short time ago, Mr. Buchanan, his solicitor, applied to the Court of Bankruptcy that a sword pre- sented to the bankrupt by the King of Sweden might be given up to him. The Court could not make any order on the point,"but left it to the discretion of the assignees; who have acceded to the request—Morning Post.

The Lord Bishop of Lichfield has acknowledged the receipt of 1001. as a thank-offering from an unknown donor, who has "been relieved from much anxiety on account of a dear relative engaged in the late campaign in India." The Bishop has intimated that he will dispose of the money according to the desire expressed in an anonymous letter received by him at the same time.—Birmino- ham Gazette.

Mr. Jones, carver and gilder, of Bath, has in his possession a canary-bird gifted with the power of articulating clearly severakwords. Mr. Jones had the honour of presenting the bird to the Queen at Windsor Castle, on Wednesday week; when her Majesty expressed herself much pleased with the feathered curiosity.—Bath Chronicle.

Prince Albert's prize heifer and steer, shown at the Roy-al Dublin Society's cattle-show, were sold by auction at the close, and brought thirty guineas each.

It is said that Mr. John Ashton, of Hyde, a man of large property and of some- what eccentric character, who died on Saturday, has left .in his will a very con- siderable sum to be applied towards the liquidation of the National Debt.

The movements of Lord Palmerston in Paris continue to be chronicled with some exactness. The attempt to assassinate King Louis Philippe has not been allowed to pass unimproved. On hearing of the occurrence, a congratulatory letter was instantly despatched by the alert Viscount; and, according to the Globe, whose Pans correspondent seems quite an Asmodens in the way of learn- ing secrets, the letter " gave very great satisfaction indeed to the King; which he instantly expressed to his Lordship n the most gracious and friendly terms." "This reciprocity," adds the Asmodew3, "of good feeling between the Ring of the French and Lord Palmerston must be wormwood to a certain class here; but our respect for their feelings is not sufficient to induce us to hide the fact." His Lord- ship was also in request to preside at the meeting of the British residents con- vened to vote a congratulatory address: but this was too much; the act might be i

misinterpreted, not certainly n Paris' but in London, into a party Move; and the honour was accordingly declined. As to the dinners, his Lordship dined on Sunday with M. Thiers, and on Monday with the Duke de Broglie; and, so nu- merous and empresaif are the invitations to other tables, that, according to the Times correspondent, Lord Palmerston has been "compelled" to postpone his departure till Monday.

The long and anxiously-expected steeple-chase came off on Monday at the Croix de Berney. It was more numerously and fashionably attended than any similar meeting since the introduction of horse-racing into France. The sport was excellent; and the horsemanship of the jockies, particularly that of Captain Peel, the winner of the Great Stakes, value nearly 1,0001. sterling, commanded the admiration and elicited the applause of all beholders. Twelve horses started; and after a well-contested race, Captain Peel, who rode Cnlverthorpe, the pro- perty of Mr. Tilbury, was declared the winner; having beaten Mr. Vevers's Little Tommy, who ran an excellent second, by more than a length. It was calculated that there were more than 4,000 carriages on the ground; and among the elite of the sporting world were observed his Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours, Lords Exmouth, Canterbury, Cantilupe, &c. The amateur spectators were esti- mated at 100,000.—Morning Chronicle.

Tamburini has written to say that his engagements on the Continent will pre- clude his paying London a visit this season.—Morning Post.

Whilst Valentia slate from Kerry is used in the Houses of Parliament for roofing, the projectors of the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Killarney, within forty miles of Valentia, are importing slate from Wales, a distance of six hun- dred Upwards of 7,000 tons of white gravel have been shipped from New York to London since the 15th of September last. It is taken from the beach at Long Island, and used to beautify the parks and gardens of London—New York Paper.

The Reverend F. A. Glover has submitted to the Lords of the Admiralty a model of a sea-wall, which, if brought into use in the case of the work proposed for Dover Bay, would reduce the cost of it from five millions sterling to something less than five hundred thousand pounds, and be found to combine at the same time, facility of construction with economy and usefulness.—Cantereury JournaL An entire horse and two mares of the Mecklenburg blood were brought from Hamburg, last week, by the steam-ship Hamburg Captain Brown, intended, it is said, for improving the stock in this country.—litilr Pocket.

An amusing scene occurred in the Sheriff's Court at Hull on Wednesday evening. The second cause for adjudication having occupied till nearly nine o'clock in hearing, the Coroner clearly summed up the evidence, and explained to the Jury his view of the law of the case. He stated, however, that he did not wish them to be at all biassed by what he had said, and therefore he handed them in a copy of the act of Parliament to guide them in their decision. The Jury having expressed a wish to retire, the usual oath was administered to the Biff, that he should keep them without "meat, fire, or candle," until they came to a decision. One of the jurors, naturally enough, said, "How, then, are we to read the act of Parliament ? " This was a poser: Judges, Jury, and coun- sellors, seemed eqiially at a nonplus. The Bailiff; however, soon got over the difficulty, by saying, Come along, gentlemen : 111 take you to a room -where there's a gas-light."—Hull Packet.

Some time ago, a frugal matron, who resides in a neighbouring village, washed a portion of lace, some nbands, and a cap, and afterwards laid them upon a grass plot near the house for the purpose of drying them. Shortly after the finery had been laid down, the whole of the articles—lace, rftand, and cap—were missing: no tidings could be obtained of them, until one day last week, when a thrush's nest was discovered in an adjacent brake; in which the whole of the lost articles were found, converted into building-materials, along with a quantity of MOW and cow's dung.— Whitehaven Paper.

A correspondent of the Times mentions as an instance of Sir Henry Smith's endurance of fatigue, that at the outbreak of the Kafir war he rode from Cape Town to Graham's Town, a distance of 608 miles, in two hours under the six days.

The mother of the Prince Waldemar who accompanied the British troops in their recent campaigns in India died on Tuesday week, at Berlin. The deceased Princess was the fifth daughter of the late Landgrave of Hesse Homburg, and was born in 1785. She married, in 1804, his Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia, uncle to the King of Prussia.

A person living at Munich calculates, that when the railways now in progress are terminated, a traveller can go from that city in the following time to the un- dermentioned places—To St. Petersburg, in 66 hours; Naples,. 47; Rome 38; Hamburg, 85; Paris 82; Berlin, 25; Geneva, 24; Milan, 23; Venice, 22; Dresden, 21; Vienna, 18; Frankfort, 17; Strasburg, 15; Stntgard, 9.

The Courrier de Nantes states, that in consequence of the success which has attended the cultivation of the sugar-cane in Egypt, according to the system adopted in France, Mehemet All has deteimined to establish two refineries; and that some workmen who had been employed in erecting one at .Nantes, have been engaged by the Pacha for the same purpose, and are on their way to Egypt.

The number of German emigrants constantly arriving in the port of London and sailing for the United States is beyond all former precedent. Every New York packet-ship has taken from 200 to 800 emigrants to America during the present year. The regular liners leave the St. Catharine's Dock three times every month: the last three carried out 800 emigrants, principally from Prussia. —The Times.

Results of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last-

Zymotic (or Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagions) Diseases 155

162 ' Dropsy, Cancer,and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat 84

104 Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marrow, Nerves, and Senses 161 • • • 155 ... 157 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 318

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271 ...

26 294 27 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 93

72 Diseases of the Kidneys, 4110. 12

7 Childbirth, diseases of the r..9nss, ac 11

10 Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, to 11

7 Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, Sc. 4

2 Old Age Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 55 30

25 67

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Total (including unspecified causes) 967

892 ... 9418

The temperature of the thermometer ranged from 70.3° in the sun to 39.7° in the shade; the mean temperature by day being warmer than the average mean temperature by 4.2°. The direction of the wind for the week has been very variable.

- Number of Spring Annual deaths. average. average.