„Miscellaneous.

After visiting the Duke of Cleveland at Baby, the Duke of Northumberland at Alnwick, and the town of Newcastle, the Duke of Bordeaux arrived at his house in Belgrave Square, on Monday evening. On Tuesday he held a "levee." The Duke was attended by the Due de Levis, the Due Descars, Admiral Villaret de Joyeuse, bd. de Ba- rande, and others. A numerous circle of French noblemen and gentle- men was presented : M. de Chateaubriand first introduced all the French en masse; Prince Gaston de Montmorency and the Doc de Levis then presented each gentleman in person. A numerous circle has assembled daily at the Duke's mansion. The Morning Post repeats a statement, that "no less than two thousand passports, of persons in France distinguished by their social position, have been taken oat in Paris for London."

An address of respect and approval for his Legitimist sentiments and conduct was presented to M. de Chateaubriand, on Wednesday, by the Due de Fitzjames and three hundred French noblemen.

Among the guests at a dinner-party invited by the Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst, to meet M. de Berryer, on Friday, were the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Haddington, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Den- man, Lord Abinger, the Baron de Maltzahn, the Hanoverian Minister, and the Reverend Sydney Smith.

The Morning Post yesterday put forth, "on the best authority," a statement respecting the mission of Prince Oettingen Wallerstein to the Courts of St. James's and Paris-

" The Prince's mission had no other object in view than to convince and assure the Protective Powers that it had been the anxious wish of King Louis of Bavaria, as well of his son Otho, to introduce a sound, moderate, and fair representative form of government into Greece—a constitution similar, as far as circumstances will admit, to those of France and England—a government of the people founded upon that high feeling for the safety and dignity of the throne, without which anarchy must always prevail instead of tranquillity and good order. To effect this, to restore peace to the country, and security at the same time to its Sovereign, it was the Prince's highly honourable task to solicit the cooperation of England and France. We have it further in our power to state, that, after having twice been received by her Majesty with the greatest distinction, during visits of several days at Windsor—after having had frequent and long conferences with Lord Aberdeen, and daily consultations with the representatives of the other Great Powers—the Prince leaves England today, with the proud consciousness that his important mission has not been a fruitless one."

The Duke of Palmella left Mivart's Hotel on Thursday, for South- ampton, to embark for Portugal.

The Board of Trade has communicated to a deputation of New- foundland merchants, the following particulars respecting the state of our relations with Portugal-

" Tbat the negotiations with Portugal, which were interrupted in April lag, have, strictly speaking, not been revived. That since the arrival of the Duke of Palmella in this country, his Excellency has tendered to her Majesty's Go- vernment statements intended to show that the British propositions had been, previously to the breaking off of the communications in April last, accepted in their substance by the Portuguese Government. That her Majesty's Govern- ment are clearly of opinion, upon an examination of these statements, that the Duke of Palmella is in error in that supposition and that this conviction has been officially communicated to the Duke of Pal:tulle."

There has been a rumour in the City, which seems pretty well accre- dited, that the varied disputes with Mexico, both on commercial points and in reference to the affair of the flag, have been settled by our Go- vernment and the representative of the Republic in London.—Morning Chronicle.

The Times reports, that the Postmaster-General contemplates sending morning mails daily to Ipswich, and to other places ; with further faci- lities for the morning delivery of letters. Fifteen sub-sorters have been engaged. The additional cost to the department will be 1,0141.

The clerks of the Post-office have taken steps to establish among themselves a fund for the relief of their widows and orphans.

It is announced at the General.Post-office, that letters for the India closed mail vid Marseilles will be in time on the 6th instant.

Winter Assizes for the delivery of gaols have been officially an. nounced. The Oxford Circuit is to commence, at Oxford, on the 9th instant the Western, at Winchester, on the 20th; the Midland, a: Warwick, on the 1 lth ; the Home, at Chelmsford, on the 9th. The Nisi Price business, however, will remain to be disposed of at the usual Spring and Summer Assizes.

A notification has been posted at the Bank, the latter part of which will give general satisfaction—

Bank of England, Nov. 30, 1843.

"The Governor and Company of the Bank of England do hereby give no- tice, that, in obedience to her Majesty's proclamation dated the 2d of October last, they will, from and after the 1st of January next, cut, break, and deface such gold coin below the legal current weight as may from time to time be ten- dered to them. And further, and in pursuance of 'directions from the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, they will, up to the above-mentioned period, namely the 1st of January,' continue to receive on account of the Go- vernment, at the price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce, gold coin below the legal current weight."

Among the recent losses of the theatrical world, is that of Mr. Wrench, one of the heartiest of light comedians, whose memory is associated with the pleasures of so many. Mr. Wrench was the son of a gentleman in a Government-office ; his grandfather was a physician and a knight. He was intended for the church; but, preferring the stage, he appeared at the Lyceum on the 7th September 1809, as Belcour, in the West Indian. His last original character was that of Captain Dudley Smooth, in the comedy of Money; performed at the Haymarket under the management of Mr. Webster. We saw him a few weeks before his death, and were struck with his comparatively youthful appearance. An asthmatic affection carried him off, after a severe illness, on Friday night, stills lodging in Pickett Place, Strand; in the sixty-seventh year of his age. Among his sincerest mourners was a dog-

" During the few days he was confined to his bed," says a correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, "a large Newfoundland dog, that had been his constant companion for the last ten years, never quitted his room, but watched every movement of his master with the utmost anxiety. When Mr. Wrench expired, the faithful animal was fully aware of his loss, the consciousness of which he evinced by the most pitiable cries ; and its grief was at length so severe, that it was seized with convulsions, which continued upwards of two hours. The poor brute is still inconsolable, and will, it is supposed, fall a victim to its attachment."

A new comet has been observed, from Paris and London. It is de- scribed by Sir James South-

" This comet was observed here with the five-feet equatorial, whose object- glass is 44 inches aperture, about eight o'clock last evening [30th November]; with the large achromatic, of 11 inches 9-10the diameter, its nucleus, with powers of 150 and 300, seemed not round, tut elongated in the direction of the tail ; which latter, after moonset, extended about 11 minutes. It does not bear much illumination of the field, although it was easily found with an achromatic telescope of 24 inches aperture. At 48 minutes 37 seconds after midnight, its right ascension was about 5 hours 21 minutes and 37 seconds, and its Northern declination was about 5 degrees 34 minutes and 32 seconds; and it is very near the star a Orionis."

Active efforts are at work in the aerial travelling line. Mr. Charles Green has so far succeeded as to modify the course of a balloon; Mr. Monk Mason has actually propelled—a working model ; and the anal steam-carriage is to be seen, if not doomed to travel. Mr. Mason's contrivance was exhibited at Willis's Rooms on Thursday ; and an account of his experiment is given by the Morning Chronicle-

" He has constructed a balloon somewhat in the shape of an egg. Be- neath this egg-shaped balloon he has placed a slender wooden frame, of the form of a canoe, to the centre of which he suspends an oblong-shaped car. Out of that end of the car which is to go first he has placed an iron rod or axle, at the end of which is a short portion of an Arehimedean screw, the surface of the spiral being made of very light material and proportionally very large. At the stern of the car is a large oval-shaped redder, which can be placed verti- cally, and moved to the right hand or the left, to guide the balloon on either side, or horizontally, and then, by depressing or raising it, influence the balloon to rise or descend. How this Archimedean screw is to be set in motion, and kept in motion for any length of time, is an important problem not yet found out. Mr. Mason employed to exhibit the effects of the screw a piece of clock- work, acting by a spnag, which being wound up in the room, and placed in the car, set the screw in motion.; and unquestionably the screw propelled the bal- loon round the room. It is certainly proved by this experiment, that, while floating in a tolerably calm atmosphere, like that of a room, a balloon may be propelled with considerable velocity, and probably guided." It is added, that the rudder was not used ; which is most likely an over- sight, as the balloon went "round the TOM." From the account, the experiment seems to prove that sufficient power to propel a balloon can be floated; and that, having steerage-way on it, a balloon may be guided by the ordinary contrivance. Mr. Charles Green was present, and, it is said, approving.

The militia-law of Rhode Island, it is said, does not exempt females from performing military duty ; and several have been arrested and confined for disobeying.the said law.