Thomas Campbell left England about six weeks ago, and proceeded
to Paris. By a letter received from him, dated the 1st of September, addressed to a gentleman in London, we learn that he has set out for Algiers. " I am goiog," says he, "to Algiers. To-morrow I set out for Lyons, and from thence shall proceed to Toulon, and shall embark on board the same packet with M. Lawrence, the distinguished Deputy of the Lower Chamber, who is sent out a second time by Government as inspector of the new colony."— The Parterre.
Lieutenant M'Cleverty, late of the Castor, has been appointed by Lord Vernon to the command of his Lordship's yacht. The gun-room officers of the Castor have ordered a handsome gold snuff-box to be made, which they mean to present to him as a mark of their high respect and esteem for him as a brother officer and messmate. —United Serrice Gazette.
The business of the Exchequer is now being transferred partly to the Treasury, and partly to the Bank of England. No business will henceforth be transacted at the old Exchequer Office, Palace Yard, after the 8th instant. —Courier.
Mr. Evans and Mr. Merivale are the only two out of six of the Com- misioners of Bankrupts at present in town ; and there is, we under- stand, a superabundance of business. The Lord Chancellor should require at least five of these gentlemen to be in attendance.--Morning Post.
So depressed has been the literary market for some time, that we understand Mr. E. L. Bulwer, notwithstanding his great reputation, so deservedly earned and now at its zenith, has obtained for his last two novels only about the sum he formerly procured for one. The dif- ference is a mere fraction, and shows a fall in the market of nearly one-half.—Courier.
Mrs. Bohem, who a quarter of a century ago took the lead in fashion- able life, is now an inmate of apartments in the Palace of Hampton Court, given her by George the Fourth. Her dinners in St. James's Square to Royalty are still remembered.
The Dublin Evening Post says—" The Archbishop of Tuam family, and suite, have arrived at Kingstown from Cheltenham, where they have been for the last three months for the benefit of sea-bathing t" The account in a Belfast Paper of the Lord Chancellor intending to confer a legal situation of 2500/. a year on Counsellor Charles Phil- lips, arose out of the circumstance it is said, of his Lordship having offered to appoint the learned gentleman to a legal situation with a salary to that amount in India, which the latter declined. —Morning Post:
Though 50,000/. or 60,0001. have been expended in the great will Cause Tatham versus Wright, a new trial is to be moved for in the Court of King's Bench, upon the ground that the verdict is contrary to evi- dence, as well as on the alleged partiality of the Judge.
A great oversight has been committed in the last Newspaper Act, in not providing for the transmission, as before, to foreign countries of various unstamped publications of a commercial nature, which cannot now be sent at all through the Post-office except as letters, involving a charge, of course, altogether out of the question. It is hoped some power will be found in the Postmaster-General to remedy this, or the inconvenience will be very great.— Times.
Though Lord William Bentinck is looked upon as a man of simple habits and manners, his baggage, when moving on a progress as Governor-General of India, is described as being carried by 103 elephants, 1300 camels, and 800 waggons drawn by bullocks, and these escorted by two regiments, one of cavalry, the other of infantry. The brig Ranger, from Gambia river, arrived at Milford a few days ago, and brought an account of another gross outrage committed against the British flag by the Commander of the French brig, who on the 19th of July seized the cutter Industry, belonging to Mr. Harrison, a merchant of London, whilst at anchor in the roadstead, made prisoners of his supercargo and crew, and sent them to Goree: he also sent an officer and eight men to take tie Industry into Goree.—Standard.
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