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Her Majesty and Prince Albert, during their tour in Belgium last year, in passing through Bruges, visited the St. Sebastian Society in that city, and inscribed their names on the register of the establishment. The Society has recently been ho- noured by receiving a most superb vase as a present from the Queen.—Globe. The Grand Dutchess Stephanie of Baden, before her departure from England, sent a handsome donation to the funds for the Polish ball, with a request that her ame should be placed on the list of Lady-Patronesses. The Leeds Mercury states a fact very honourable to the Duke of Devonshire. He has lately sold his estates at Balderaby, Marton-le-Moor, and Rainton, to Mr. George Hudson, of York, and Earl De Grey. Before the sale, he was informed by Ins agents that the tenantry had so much unproved the land by their spirited cul- tivation of it as greatly to enhance its value, and he resolved that the capital they had expended should be returned to them. This has been done; no less than a whole years rent having been distributed to the tenants. The Court of Directors of the East India Company have granted to Lady Nott, widow of the late Major-General Sir. William Nott, G.C.B., an annuity, during widowhood, of 2001; and to the daughters of the deceased, Letitia and Charlotte Nott, whilst unmarried, annuities of 100L each.—Allen's Indian Mail.

The Globe had a rumour on Tuesday, that the Archbishop of Canterbury died suddenly that afternoon; a rumour which the Post contradicted next morning, "in the most positive manner."

The will of the Marquis of Westminster has recently been proved. The personal estate in England, and within the province of Canterbury, is sworn under 350,0001. The testator bequeaths to his wife an annuity of 6,5001. in addition to her property under settlement His estates at Westminster and the manor of Ebury are bequeathed to his eldest son, the present Marquis, who is residuary legatee. The estates in Chester, Flint, and Denbigh, as well as the presentation to the rectory of Prestwich, Lancaster, are left to his son Thomas Earl of Wilton; his Moor Park estate, and a legacy of 170,0001., to his son Lord Robert Gros- venor. Some valuable articles, such as his pictures and great jewels, are left as- heirlooms.

The late Earl of Abergavenny's will (dated on the 23d October 1848) has been proved by his executors, Mr. R. Morgan of Lincoln's Inn, and Mr. A. Elswo

of Bungay. The Earl devises in fee to his brother the Honourable William Nevill (the present Earl, and who inherits Eridge Castle and all the other old extensive entailed estates) all the estates which he held under his father's will; but sub- jects them to the payment of 7,0001. to each of the three daughters of his brother. The mansion in Berkeley Square, his favourite house at Brighton, and all his per- sonal estate, (sworn under 60,000L,) he gives to his executors in trust for sale; but with a right of preemption to the present Earl as to the Berkeley Square house and furniture, the furniture and effects of Eridge Castle, and the park, &c. Af- ter payment of his debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, legacies to his exe- cutors and servants, he directs the residue to be equally divided between his nephew and niece, Mr. Thomas Myers and Miss Mary Myers, the issue of the Earl's eldest sister, the late Lady Mary Catherine Myers.

We are pleased to see that the subscription for Mr. Hood's family makes way. It is not surprising that the merits of the writer and the claims of his family should be strongly reco,cnized. The very nature of his genius, with its startling "union of remote ideas ' —the most ludicrous with the most solemn and touch- ing—not only fastened attention on his works as compositions, but was ielt to stimulate that attention in an UneOlinnon degree for the vital questions of help- less humanity which he treated. Men pricked up their ears at the jest, and were fain to hear stern lessons earnestly, but kindly enforced. His "Song of the Shirt" was an endowment for those of whom it told. On the other hand, the cutting short of a blameless life by disease, as that life was employed to the last in urging not mooted theories but acknowledged duties, is a calamity readily appreciated. No dogmatic jealousies hinder the help needed by the depsrted philanthropist's family, and the appeal to the public promises well ace

Among others, Sir Robert Peel has contributed the handsome gift of 501.

The Scotch papers are publishing what they call the late Mr. Thomas Hood's last note, which was addressed to Dr. Moir of Musselburg.

Tuesday's Gazette contained one of Sir Charles Napier's despatches, dated "Camp, Truckee, 9th March 1845," announcing the termination of the war against the mountain and desert tribes; the results of which, he says, are the total de- struction of the robber tribes, and the spreading a wholesome respect for our arms among the neighbouring nations.

The supposed absence of Mr. Pringle from the third reading of the Maynooth, College Bill has been the subject of remark: it appears, however, he paired oft with Mr. Bolton Clive on the night of the division.

In the tables in the Spectator, last week, it was erroneously stated that Ad- miral J. W. D. Dundas voted for the second reading of the Maynooth Bill, though in the minority on the third: the Admiral divided in favour of the first read- ing, and voted for Mr. Ward's motion, but was absent from the second reading.

On Saturday last, eighteen additional clerks were taken into the Money order service of the General Post-office; making a total of eighty-six extra officers for this department within this last quarter. Twelve messengers have also been appointed.

A vessel has just arrived with a cargo of planks from New Zealand, and some gossip: Among the gossip we have extracts of a letter from the wife of one of the principal settlers, mentioning "our first concert at Wellington," with a pro. gramme. The music included pieces by Rossini, Weber, Cherubini, CHM* Donizetti, Tleyerbeer, Schubert, and others—songs and concerted pieces, vocal and instrumental; the instruments being, violin, pianoforte, flute, and cornet-1- piston. We are told that "the instrumental part equalled anything you could have heard in England." "We anticipate being able to get up several more con- certs. The amateurs having kindly promised to play at our Hutt ball, I think it will be the best we have yet had." "We have in contemplation some capital sport in a month's time. A wheat-mill, the first on the Hutt, is being built: it is to be finished to allow of there being a ball to commemorate it on the last day of the year. It is Mr. —'s; and his barn will be the ball-room, the mill the supper-room. We are to dance the old year out and the new year in; and it's good fun we'll have, sure, hinny.'" In our last number, and in several other papers in town and country, was an ac- count of the alleged murder of one "Peacock," at Stourton, and the supposed abduction of his wife: from a correspondent, to whom we are obliged for the cor- rection' we learn that the story is a silly joke—the murdered creature being a bird of the species peacock, which was shot, last autumn, by a clergyman,

in the story a shoemaker; and the wife was a pea-hen.

"13th March.

"Dear Moir—God bless you and yours, and good-by. I drop these few last lines, au in a bottle from a ship water-logged, and on the brink of foundering—being in the last stage of dropsical debility ; I ut, though suffering in body, serene in mind. So, without reversing my union-jack, I await my last lurch. Till which, believe me, dear Moir,

" Your's most truly, THOMAS HOOD:"

An Italian paper mentions that the widow of Attilio Bandiera died recently at Venice.

Madame Ida Sainte Elms, better known to the world as La Contemporaine, died on Thursday week, at Brussels, aged seventy-eight; terminating her career in a hospital.

Lisbon letters, of the 20th instant, mention the arrival of Mr. Sheridan Knowles,, and his intention to give a course of lectures on the drama.