Lord Mulgrave has left town in time to reach Dublin
to celebrate his Majesty's birth-day at the Castle, with due ceremony.
Admiral Fleming is to succeed Sir Frederick Ponsonby as Governor of Malts. Sir Frederick's bad state of health is the cause of his retirement.
There was a grand review at Woolwich on Saturday, for the amuse- ment of the Prince of Orange.
The Grand Cross of the Or ler of San Fernando, the highest Spa- nish military honour, ha b_en c ferret' upon General Evans.
The Prince of Capra was married on Monday, at St. George's Church, according to the rites of the Protestant Church, to Miss Pe- ',clops Smyth. The ceremony was performed by the Dean of Car- lie , the Rector of the parish. The congregation of St. George's Church were asked on.Sunday, for the third time, whether any of them knew any just cause or impediment why a marriage should nut be so- lemnized between Charles Ferdinand de Bourbon and Penelope Smyth ? The inaudible response was" No ;" but the bans on the Sun- day preceding were actually forbid by the Neapolitan Minister, Coma Ludolf, attended by his Secretary, who ads-sliced to the pulpit and said
Yes." A communication took place in the vestry room be. tween the Count and the Dean, at which the former said it was the will of the King ef Naples that the man iage should not take place. 1:w the Dsati refused to cri:eitain the objection. The parties have
HOW been m irried lour times—at Rome, Madrid, Gretna, and Lon- don. Wha7 a well-wedded pair !
The cent outdated naval promotion and army brevet we are assured Is for this ye it set aside, unless Mr. Bannerman's 'notion in the House of Common i to take into consideration the hardships under which the old officers of both services labour has the same effect cm the Ministers which the motion fur granting prize-money to the seamen who fought at Navarin produced, namely, to do that which they are willing, but fearful to do. more particularly when mooted by a Member of the Litter il pat ty.—Ilanipshire Telegraph.
Recruitins has commenced for a large number of young men into the Foot Guard.; but in consequence of the difficulty experienced in ob- taining men of the height of five feet eight inches, the Commander-in- Chief has issued nut order authorizing the recruiting sergeants in the country to enlist men of the height of five feet seven inches.
The settling fur the Derby and Oaks took place on Tuesday at Tattersall's, and %%usher from being so conclusive as those interested in it could have desired. Independent of the anxieties inseparable from the anangement of so many large and complicated accounts, it derived." a melancholy interest heel a lecetit event, which has materially affected several parties, and thrown a gloom over the sporting world. The balances on the Derby were huge, many persons having been led, either by the smullness of the odds, or a prejudice against him, to bet heavily against the favourite. The %vilifiers are chiefly amongst the higher classes ; the betting men (with the exception of two or three, who, in. stead of making books on the nice. confined their operations to backing Lord Jersey) are heavy losers. The York and Alancliester divisions have had to disgorge the winnings of' last year ; and Newmarket, beaten so signally by Alundig and Queen of Trumps, is again at a premium. From the indefinite nature of the settling, it is impossible to say more than that two or three are at present unable to meet their engagements, and that litany gentlemen who thought themselves win- ners acre out of pocket at the close of the afternoon. The HonotirdIde Berkeley Craven's deficiencies are between 7,0001. and 8,0001. Nothing was heard ova Tuesday in authentication of a report that his relatives intend to make them good.— Times.
The state of the match for fifty guineas between the rival Chess Clubs of Paris and Westminster being now much in favour of the former, the Parisians have given an intimation of a second challenge to be decided over the board—three of their leading players to meet three of the Westminster Club, either at Dover, Calais, or Boulogne. Messrs. St. Amend, Rancour, and Mouret, are likely to be deputed by the French Club ; and the Westminster Club would not be at a loss to furnish a double set to meet this array of force, provided their players can find leisure for the jaunt. There is little doubt of the match being played in June or July.
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