fitiscclIanto us.
It is not true, as stated in the Tory pipers, that the Honourable Cap. lain Berkeley was obliged to resign his appointment at the Admiralty. It was quite a voluntary act on the part of the honourable gentleman.- GM/ie.
The Marquis of Norntanby has fixed Mondays and Thursdays, front twelve till four, as public days at the Colonial-office.—Courier.
Ilenry Lytton Bawer, Esq., has arrived at Paris on his way to Si, Petersburg, to assume his otliciol ditties. Ile purposes to remain in the French capital a short time.—.1/orniou Pose [It is gratifying to per- ceive that it silent residence in London has been sufficient to recruit the health of this distiusatished diplomatist.]
Mr. Crampton, son of Mr. Justice Crampton, of the Irish Bench, has been appointed first attaele": of Sir Hamilton Seymour's embassy at the Court of Belgium.
Mr. Aliercromby and Lady Mary, co route for Frankfort-on-the- Maine, made a brief sojourn at Pori:, The Honourable Henry Fox made an exchange with Mr. Abercreathy, in consequence of the clinutte of Italy agreeing with lkis lady.—Giolos [How very convenient! Foreign embassies are regulated mit with attention to the public service, but the health of ladies sy hose husbands are ambassadors.] A matrimonial alliance is announced in the ffishionable circles of the Metropolis as about to take place between Lord Fitzalon and the at- cemplished and youngest daughter of Sir Edmund Lyons, our Minister to King Otho at Athens. Lord Fitzalan is returned to London front the Continent, to attend his Parliamentary duties.—Drighten Guardian.
Sir William Follett is convalescent.
Exam crated rehiorts respeeting the Delte of Wellington's health were current at the beghlning of the week : it was said that his Grace had Eldrered a savers meeCi; of palsy, end that feta physiehms were attend- ing hint. The Duke gave the most satisfactory refutation of these ru- mours, by taking his seat in. the House of Lords again, on Tuesday,
Captain Alsager was prevented dining with Mr. Paymer, the 1Iigh
Sheriff elect, t.i Richmond, on ta.,.ot;nt of indisi [This
annuttneenteLt will relieve the country from a load of' anxiety. It was, doubtless, very unpleasaut to el.:serve a vacuum at Mr. lets uter's thast, where Alsager should have been. Suspicion must have immediately arisen of slime ditIhrence between the houses of Poynter and A longer, the comequences of which it would not have been easy to foretell.]
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