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By the death of Lord Lyttleton, which occurred on Monday, the Lord-Lieutenancy of the county of Worcester becomes vacant. The new Lord will not be of age till next March. It is said that Lord Foley will be the Lord Lieutenant.
The illness of the Duke of Buckingham increases ; so another vacant Lord- Lieutenancy may fall into Lord Melbourne's hands.
The Marquis of Hertford arrived at Dorchester House, from the Cantinent, on Saturday.
Mr. Girdlestone, of Sedgeley, in Staffordshire, has been appointed to the %iglu:chic rectory of Alderley, vacant by the promotion of Mr. Stanley to the see of Norwich. Mr. T. F. Kennedy has been appointed chief of the Irish Financial department, with a salary of 1,0001. per annum.
Baron Parke was thrown off his horse on Thursday, when riding to Westminster; but not seriously hurt. The Baron used to be consi- dered a capital horseman.
Mr. Wagon has received a letter from Mr. O'Malley, calling upon him to apologize for a very unseemly attack upon that gentleman, made at a public meeting at Ipswich. Mr. Wason said that " Mr. O'Malley had forfeited his right to be treated as a gentleman." Air. Wason re- fused to receive Mr. O'Malley's letter ; in consequence of which, Mr. O'Malley has written and published a letter to Mr. Wason, in which the following sentence occurs ; "As you refuse acccepting any commu- nication from me, Isbell feel bound to publish my letter, und to declare that I consider you must hereafter be treated with the tenderness due to an acknowledged coward."—Bury Herald. [The less Messrs. Kelly and O'Malley say and do with reference to the Ipswich Election Committee, the better. They cannot injure Mr. Wason by acting the braggart, and only revive recollections discreditable to themselves.]
A separation is talked of in high life between an Earl and Countess, and this is not the only one; but separate inuintenance requires money. —Post.
An old maiden lady, named Cummings, who has resided for many years out of her native country, and who lately died in the Rue de Provence, Paris, has bequeathed a box sealed up, which she stated to Contain jewels, &c. to Joseph Hume, Esq., M. P., believing him to be not only " an excellent arithmetician," but the only honest man in the House of Commons. It is rumoured that proceedings are about to be instituted, impugning the validity of the testamentary docuinent, on the ground of insanity, and the want of some technicality.—Morn- lay Post.
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