THE KiNo.—The Duke of Cumberland and Prince George paid their
respects to the King on Friday. His Majesty is entirely without visitors ; and continues in the best health and spirits, entertaining his distinguished suite every evening at dinner.—Morning Post.
His Majesty has given one hundred guineas for the relief of the poor of Windsor.
There is an amusing person, who, under the signature of P. P. P. corresponds from Windsor with one of the morning papers on courtly matters. A few days back this writer gravely announced to the world that his Majesty, so far from hav- ing any cataract in either eye, was actually in the habit of reading the papers by the aid of a single candle. If the thing were not untrue, no stronger proof could be afforded of the distress of the country than the fact that the Sovereign of Great Britain was reduced to the use of a solitary candle. Jesting apart, we can assure our readers that the only discussion at this moment among the medical advisers of 'his Majesty is who shall perform the operation for the cataract. One of them, an eminent oculist, has offered to do it ; but although a man of first-rate skill, it is scarcely probable that he will be chosen, since he has not performed an operation during the last fifteen years. We are happy to say that the sight of one eye only is affected.—Brighton Gazelle.
Lady Mary Taylor left town on Thursday morning for Worthing, to enter on the duties of Lady-in-Waiting to the Princess Augusta, in the room of Miss Wynyard. Prince Leopold was lately at the Marquis of Salisbury's, but he is now at Claremont, The Duke of Wellington is at the Earl of 'Westmoreland's seat in Northamp- tonshire.
Mr. Coke has a large party at Holkham. The.Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst are at Brighton.
The Duke and Duchess a St. Albans were in town in the early part of the week, but they have returoed to Brighton.
The Duke of Devonshire is at Brighton. The Earl of Chesterfield is on a visit to the Marquis of Anglesea at Beaudesert. The Lord Chief Baron of Scotland is confined by severe indisposition at his house in Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square.
Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald is indisposed. • The Duke of Sussex is seriously indisposed at Newstead Abbey. There is a revival of the rumour that Mr. Peel is to be made a Peer.
The Earl of Harrington's will was proved on Monday, and the personalty sworn nailer 90,0004, A statue of the Duke of York has just been finished for the United Service Club, and placed in a niche in the staircase.
Last week, the Marquis of Hastings had a grand butte at Donington Park, when his Lordship and friends killed upwards of three hundred head of game, in three hours and a half. The shooting was excellent, The accounts of the Duke of Devonshire's Christmas festivities at Chatsworth are totally devoid of truth. His Grace is now in London, and intends, according to annual custom, shortly to visit his pleasant residence at Kemp Town, in Brigh- ton. Notwithstanding the absence of the Duke from Chatsworth, the poor ill the parishes contiguous to the chateau are, during the holydays, feasting upon his bounty. Two let oxen are killed every week for six weeks, cut up, and distributed to the indigent, together with a fair proportion of bread.—Globe.
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