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The Gazette of Tuesday contained the following announcements— The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Bntam and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Lord Francis Egerton, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount Brickley, of Brackley, in the county of Northampton, and Earl of Ellesmere, of Ellesmere, in the county of Salop. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the following gentlemen, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz.—

The Right Honourable Thomas Frankland Lewis, of Harpton Court, in the county ofRadnor;

John Somerset Pakington, of Westwood Park, in the county of Worcester, Esq.; John Gladstone, of Fasque and Balfour, in the county of Kincardine, Esq.' - James Weir Hogg, of Upper Grosvenor Street, in the county of Middlesex, Esq.; William Feilden, of Feniscowles, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esq:; William Verner, of Verner's Bridge, in the county of Armagh, and of Inismagh,

in the county of Tyrone, Esq.; and

Sir Moses Montefiore, of East Cliffs Lodge, in the Isle of Thanet, and county of Kent, Knight. The Queen has been graciously pleased to grant unto William Alexander An- thony Archibald Hamilton Douglas, Esq., (commonly called Marquis of Douglas and Clydesdale,) the office of Knight Mansard of Scotland, in the room of William. George Earl of Erroll, deceased.

The following appointments are also notified- Major-General Sir Patrick Ross to be Governor of St. Helena. William Thomas Denison, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen'a Land.

The Honourable Frederick William Adolphus Brace to be Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland.

Murrell Robinson Robinson, Esq., to be Second Assistant Surveyor for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope.

Daniel H. 0. Gordon, Esq., to be Chief Justice for the Virgin Islands. Sinclair Bryan, Esq., to be Treasurer for the said Islands.

Mr. Sergeant Talfourd was sworn in on Thursday, as Queen's Sergeant, before

Lord Lyndhurst. This honour is deemed his Lordship's spontaneous act.

One of the last Ministerial acts of Sir Robert Peel was the recommendation of Mr. M'Culloch to her Majesty for a pension of 200L for the services he has ren- dered by his writings on political economy. We have reason to believe that this act of kindness was entirely spontaneous; and it is the more creditable to Sir Robert Peel, as on various occasions Mr. M‘Culloch has openly censured some of the measures brought forward by the right honourable Baronet.—Times.

Ibrahim Pacha continues actively engaged in gratifying his curiosity, and ex- tending his acquaintance with English arts and institutions.

On Saturday he visited the Colosseum; on Sunday afternoon, repaired to St. Paul's Cathedral; and in the evening went to the Zoological Society's Gardens in the Regent's Park. On Monday morning he witnessed the review of the Household troops at Hyde Park; and proceeded in the afternoon to Cremorne Gardens, where, amidst the jostlings of an over-curious crowd, he saw Mr. Green ascend in his balloon, accompanied by seven adventurous com- panions. The evening was to be devoted to Countess Poulett's ball; but just as the Pacha was leaving his hotel, a note was received intimating that the ball was unavoidably postponed,—the note was subsequently discovered to be a hoax! On Tuesday, the Pacha witnessed the Thames Regatta from the Lord Mayor's barge, and .partook of the City fare appropriate to such occasions. In the after- noon he arrived at Sion House, and participated in the fete given by the Dutchess of Northumberland. On Wednesday, visits were paid to the Chelsea Water- works and the Botanical Gardens in Regent's Park. On Thursday, the Pacha visited Woolwich, inspected the Arsenal, and witnessed the evolutions of the Horse and Foot Artillery. Yesterday, he visited the East India, West India, ' and London Docks; and dined at the Reform Club in the evening, as the Ron of agrand party—seated between Sir Charles Napier and Lord Palmerston, Lis old friends of the Syrian war.

The passing of the Corn Bill and the new Tariff has excited much re- joicing in the manufacturing districts, in England and Scotland. On the receipt of the news, bells were rung; flags and banners bearing appropriate inscriptions were displayed from factories, or carried in procession about the streets; cannons were fired, and all the usual modes of giving vent to popular feeling resorted to. In many places arrangements are made by employers to give their workmen a holyday and an entertainment. Bir- mingham, Manchester, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stockport, Oldham, Royton, Leigh, Rochdale, Middleton, Glasgow, Dundee, Airdrie, Caspar Fife, Kirk- aldy, Dunfermline, are among the places where rejoicings have taken place

The practical effect of the new Corn-law which came into operation on the 27th of June, has been chiefly exhibited in the large quantities of grain released from bond, at London, Liverpool, and other ports. As regards prices, a reduction took place in Monday at Mark Lane, and also in the principal markets throughout the country; but symptoms of a reaction are begin- ning to appear, the impression being that the stocks of English wheat and of Foreign are together not more than will be required for consumption tall the new crop come into market. We subjoin some particulars.

On Monday, the arrivals of English wheat at Mark Lane were not large; but, in consequence of many of the millers being holders of some of the bonded wheat, the demand was not extensive. The accounts of the growing crops improved, in consequence of the showers of last week: the wheat crop promises to be very large. The accounts of the dull state of the wheat and flour markets in the United States, and the low prices ruling in those markets, all combined to make a heavy market; and a reduction of the price of wheat, equal to about 4s. the upon the price of the previous Monday, was the consequence. This re- duction, however, is not more than the rise which took place on that day.

On Wednesday, the market assumed a more steady appearance; and although higher prices were not obtained, excepting for fine samples, a considerable clear- ance of stock was taking place, by sending off quantities to the outports; a proof that the stock of English grain was dimintAbing. At Liverpool, on Tuesday, a considerable business was transacted in both sack and barrel flour, at a decline of 2s. to 3s. per sack on the former, and ls. to 2s. per barrel on the latter article. At Birmingham, on Wednesday, the holders of forei wheat would not submit to the decline which had taken place at London and Liverpool. At Norwich, on Saturday, notwithstanding a large supply, the fall was only a shilling a quarter. At Newcastle, on Tuesday, the reduction was 8s. a quarter.

The journals continue to report the prevalence of thunder-storms, which in many instances have been attended with serious results.

A number of people were struck by the lightning at Gloucester and the neigh- bourhood; but no one was killed. The most serious disaster occurred on the Stroud road. Some fifteen persons sought refuge in a toll-house; the lightning struck a tree, and then glanced off to the toll-house, which was terribly shattered; many of the inmates were stunned and knocked down by the shock, and the ruins of the building also fell upon them. Several were very much hurt. A carpenter was walking along a road with a pitchfork on his shoulder; the lightning struck the fork and passed over the man's body, scorching and rendering him senseless; his clothes were torn to pieces. At Rugby, a tree under which three men were standing was struck; one of the men who was leaning against the trunk was killed; the others escaped with slight injuries. A card-making establishment at Leeds was struck by the lightning, and the whole of thirty-six girls who were at work were more or less scorched, some

usly. The wheat crops in the neighbourhood of Monmouth have been laid flat by the very heavy rain. Seventy-four sheep have been killed by one flash on Mendip Hill; they were standing in a row under a wall. There have been a suc- cession of violent storms at Durham. At Sawrey, in Westmoreland, the air seemed one electric flame for an hour and a half; people who went out of doors felt as if they had received a shock from a powerful electric machine; and six young men who were standing close together were knocked down, but were not nrt.

The storms appear to have been wide-spread in Scotland. Around Inverness, the rain has poured down in torrents, flooding a good deal of the country. The Dalvey burn rose fifteen feet, and became a torrent, carrying earth, stones, and trees into the Spey; and a one-arched bridge, thirty feet in span, has been swept away, the very materials having disappeared.

Ireland also has experienced some violent storms. At Armagh, two women and a boy who were working in a field were struck down; but they were only stunned. A torrent of rain descended on the mountain of Ballymaculad, between Ravensdale and Dundalk, committing great havock : two cottages, cows, sheep, and other property, were carried away by swollen streams. Two children were swept into a river, and were hurrying to destruction, when four men courageously finked themselves together, entered the stream, and succeeded in saving the children. This flood of rain was very partial.

A subscription, amounting to upwards of 1,0001. has been made to the Council of King's College, for the purpose of endowing a Chinese Professorship. Among the promoters of this ob,eet are the Duke of Portland, the Archbishop of Canter- bury, Lord Bexley, Lora Ashley, and Earl Ellesmere.

The House of Lords Committee appointed to inquire into the progress of the Wilding of the Parliament Palace, have reported, that the only obstruction to the early completion of their new House is Dr. Reid's ventilating scheme.

It is proposed to establish in the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, a normal school in which masters may be trained for the Army, and to connect with it model schools, in which the best methods of teaching and school management may be practically learned. The head master of the normal school, who is likewise to be chaplain, will receive a salary of 3501., with a house and other advantages, making the whole remuneration equal to about 5001. a year. An assistant master of the normal school and an upper master of the model school are to have salaries nominally of 2001. a year, but really of about 3001. each. Three other masters, one being a master for an infant school, are to have salaries made up in the same way to about 2001. each. For all these situations competent persons are invited to send in proposals and testimonials to the Secretary-at-War, and a selection being made of such candidates as seem most likely to be efficient, the ultimate appointment will be given after an examination by a Government Inspector.

A circumstance connected with the North Staffordshire Railway Company has created much excitement on the Stock Exchange. For some time an amalgama- tion of this Company with the London and Birmingham has been the subject of negotiation, and the result has been looked forward to with considerable eager- nets. On Wednesday morning an advertisement appeared, signed with the name of the secretary of the North Staffordshire Company, and stating that this Company had agreed to amalgamate with the Derby and Crewe Railway, and to accept an offer by the London and Birmingham to lease the combined undertak- ing on terms mutually advantageous. The advertisement had so much the ap- pearance of authenticity, and so completely. corresponded with the general ex- pectations on the subject, that it caused a rise of about 15s. per share. About the middle of the day, a notice came down from the North Staffordshire Direc- tors, which declared the advertisement to be a forgery, and offered 2501. for the apprehension of the party from whom it proceeded. This notice, posted in the Stock Exchange, caused the North Staffordshire shares to fall back to their former price. No steps have as yet been taken by the Stock Exchange Com- mittee with respect to the bargains that have been made in the shares; and it is said they are waiting for some further elucidation before they proceed to take any in the matter.—Times, Thursday.

By intelligence from Valparaiso of the 14th March, we learn that Santiago, the capital of Chili, had been the scene of a disturbance which at one time threatened a revolution. The approach of the quinquennial elections bad caused political feeling to effervesce more strongly than the authorities approved of; and, with the view of suppressing it, several persons were arrested, on the 7th March. The lower orders took offence at the imprisonment of their friends; began para- ding the streets, carrying with them seditious placards, bearing inscriptions and devices of a revolutionary character, and proceeded to wreak vengeance on the printing-offices of the Ministerial newspapers. The interposition of an armed force, however, restored order, without the loss of life. Upwards of two hundred of the rioters were taken into custody; among them, twelve or fourteen persons of some standing in society. As a precautionary measure, the authorities resolved to place the city under martial law for a period of eighty-five days.

The murderers of Sir Lawrence Jones have been tried at Constantinople. There could be no doubt of their guilt, as the Greek escort of the victim bore witness distinctly against them, and part of the stolen property was found on their per sons and in their possession; but as Christian evidence is not received in Moslem courts of law, the murderers were acquitted. It is said that, out of compliment to England, the men will be imprisoned for three years.

It is stated that Heki, the New Zealand chief who has given such opposition to the British authority in that colony, is a native of the county of Tipperary. His real name is Hickey. He emigrated from Ireland some years ago, and was shipwrecked on the coast of New Zealand; he was taken into the interior of the island by a hunting-party of the Natives, and sold as a slave to one of the chiefs; who adopted him as his son, got him tattooed, and gave him his daughter in marriage. On the death of the old chief, his Irish son-in-law was chosen as his successor, on account of his skill in war. Previous to the elevation to the high rank he now holds, he changed his name from Hickey to Heki; the latter har- monizing better with the language of the Aborigines.—Tipperary Free Press.

Mount Heels was in a state of eruption at the date of the latest accounts, of the 15th Apnl. The pillars of fire rose from three new craters to the height of 14,000 English feet, and were broader than the largest river in the island, the Pierraen. The lava has already formed several high hills. Pieces of pummiee- stone or scoriae, weighing two hundredweight, were thrown to a distance of a

league and a half. ice ce and snow which covered the mountain for many een- tunes are wholly melted; and the river Raugen has, in consequence, frequently overflowed its banks.

• Results of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last—

30 ... 60 ... 67

59 ... 25 ... 28

Total (including unspecified causes) 890 . 992 ... 968

The temperature of the thermometer ranged from 95.2° in the sun to 47.2° in the shade; the mean temperature by day being warmer than the average mean temperature by 0.8°. The mean direction of the wind for the week was South- west, with the exception of Sunday and Monday.

BANE. OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending

Notes tuned

£29,273,106 Government Debt ...... .... 411,815,100

Other Securities 2,984.900

Gold Coin and Bullion 12,849,579

Sliver Bullion

2,423,526

£29,273,105

*29,006,160

BANNING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' Capital £14,553,000

Government Securities, (in-

Rest 3,405,354 eluding Dead WeightAnnuity)*12,987,946

Public Deposits*

7,807.802

Other Securities 11,257,149

Other Deposits 15,034,361 Notes 9,684.090 Seven Day and other Bills ... . 851,222 Gold and Silver Coin 742,564

£41,611,739

£41,651,739

• Including Exchequer, Savings Banks,Oommisal oners of NatIonalDebt& Dividend Accounts.

on Saturday the 27th day of June 1846. 1/18135 DEPARTMENT. Number of Spring Annual deaths. average. average.

Zymotic (or Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious) Diseases 150 ... 162 ... 188 Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat 112 ... 98 ... 104 Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marrow, Nerves, and Senses 160 ... 155 ... 167 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration 230 ... 271 ... 294 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 28 ... 26 ... 27 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 91 ... 65 ... 72 Diseases of the Kidneys, Re

Childbirth, diseases of the Uterus, Ac 14 ... 9 ... 10

Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, fie 10 ... 6 ... Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, Ac.

Old Age Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance