Mn. STANLEY'S SEAT.—Mr. Stanley is to have the only Royal
Borough in England—Windsor. By the arrangement completed, Sir Hussey Vivian, who sits for 'Windsor, is to vacate, receiving the appointment of Commander of the Forces in Ireland, from which Sir John Byng is recalled.—Globe. [This arrangement may, we suppose, be considered as conclusive of the attempt to oust Mr.' Hunt] Tun DUKE OF RIC IIMOND—For the last ten days his Grace's second daughter, Lady Sarah, has been in a dangerous and almost hopeless condition at Goodwood; and the Duchess is so unwell that the Duke has been obliged to return to town.—Brighton Gazette.
THE Lrvism ov STANHOPE.—It is now certain that this valuable living has been filled up by the appointment of the Rev. W. N. Darnell, who resigns his Prebendal Stall at Durham, and the Vicarage of Norham, in consequence. Dr. Phillpotts, the Bishop of Exeter, will be restored to the College of Durham, and fill the stall vacated by Mr. Darnell.— Durham Advertiser.
BONS-BONS rott ALDERMAN Warrumax.—The cotton net made by machinery, which was sold some years ago at 4s. Gd. per yard, can now be bought at 2d.; and the quality which was at 71. per yard is now 2s. ad.—Western Luminary.
MRS. M4LEOD.—This lady has, it appears, been at length discovered residing in a house in Parliament Street. From the lady's state of mind, it is said no information touching her strange abstraction has been elicited from her.
, MYNIIEER vast DE WEven.—This gentleman, who acts at present so important a part in the affairs of Belgium, is said to be only twentyeight years of age. He was brought into notice by being appointed -counsel for De Potter. It is worth while, with all their inconveniences, to live in revolutionary times. In our empire of castes, the cleverest man that ever was created, unless his father should happen to be a boroughholding peer, or a minister of state, must be content at M. van
• de NVeyer's age to occupy an under-secretaryship at most, and think himself happy that he is so far forward.
MADAME DE GENLIS.—This celebrated woman is gone at length. For two days previous to her death she had as usual been occupied with her literary and other labours until a late hour. Up to twelve at night she was dictating to her attendant, after which she commenced arranging a letter to the King, in answer to one offering for her acceptance splendid apartments in the palace of the Tuileries. At three o'clock she was put, to bed, and at ten o'clock she was found a corpse.
NEW DESCRIPTION OF SP IRI T S.—Painters have commonly portrayed those beings, whether wicked or charitable, with wings. It is a mistake—the wicked spirits have fins only. We owe the discovery to a Dublin contemporary, who, speaking of the calling out of the yeomanry says—" The Government may call spirits from the vasty deep ;' but until the Protestant spirits of Ireland shall have had better evidence of pure intentions towards them than that which of late years has been manifested, we doubt very much if they will not be as indifferent to such a call as the finny tribe who inhabit the deep deep sea."
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.—" Prince Talieyrand is expected at the Albion Hotel in the course ,of a few days. A fine young bear, measuring nearly eight feet long, the property of Mr. Lipscombe, on the .Grand Parade here, was shot yesterday by Captain Mayer : the animal having become so infuriated as to render his destruction necessary, a rifle bullet passed through its head, by which it was instantaneously killed." —Brighton Correspondent of the Morning Herald.
QUEEN DONNA MARIA.—We have reason to believe, on very res.pectable authority, that a marriage will, at no distant period, be con-eluded between the Duke de Nemours, second son of the King of the French, and Donna Maria, of Brazil, the titular Queen of Portugal. It is added that this union is likely to be attended with results -that will be very favourable to the cause of rational liberty in Portugal. —Globe. [Such a marriage, by the existing laws of Portugal, would -deprive Donna Maria of all title to the throne.] ESCAPE FROM PRISOM.—The following story of an escape from the -prison at Calais has appeared in the Globe : the story is a good one, 'whether it be true or not. "The parties were a Mr. H. and Mrs. T. The gentleman had been incarcerated some time, the lady a few months only. About a week since, Mr. H. gave it out that it was his birth-day, to commemorate which the gaoler and his wife were invited, after all was locked up for the night,—that is, the outer doors,—to partake of a bowl of punch a Anglaise. The invitation was accepted ; the punch, it appears, was strongly impregnated with laudanum ; which had no sooner taken effect upon the guests, than he very quietly, accompanied by Mrs. T., after taking the keys from the gaoler's girdle, proceeded to pack up and remove all their luggage to the outer door. Even the lady's birds -and a cat were not forgot. Ile then returned to his room, and wrote upon 4 card, which was placed under the gaoler's nose, ildieu, mon anti, au -revoir :' they then not only let themselves out, but locked the doors -after them, and threw the keys over the ramparts. This was about eleven o clock at night, the time the Paris coaches generally arrive; consequently nothing could be more apropos for their going to an hotel as passengers just arrived ; which they did, ordered beds, and a coach for Belgium at six in the morning (the gates are not open sooner) ; and away they went very comfortably, and arrived -safe, for nothing was known until late the next day." LOCH LavEN.—Most of our readers will recollect that operations were commenced some years ago for lowering the surface of this classic and beautiful sheet of water, so as to increase the estates lying on its northern bank, and drain some other lands which have hitherto lain in a marshy state around it. These operations having at length been completed, the business of reducing the water was commenced on Saturday week, under the auspices of Mr. Brown of Kirkaltly, the acting superintendent of the works, and of Mr. Jardine of Edinburgh. Immense multitudes were assembled to behold the spectacle ; and at two o'clock the sluices were raised, and a prodigious volume of water was allowed to escape, which rolled down the channel amidst the crashing of the ice and the cheers of the spectators, amongst whom not a single accident occurred. By this improvement a thousand acres of land will be recovered from the lake, and several thousands of acres of marshy soil will be made perfectly dry, rendered capable of the highest cultivation, and will form one of the finest tracts of champaign country in Scotland. The lake, which after its partial drainage will still consist of six square miles, is now placed under the complete regulation of sluices; and the manufacturers on the Leven will be insured a constant regulated supply of water, and will thus be insured at all times from that stoppage of their works which in most years occurred during at least sixty days, occasioned partly by a want of water in summer, and partly by a superabundance in win.. ter.—Edinburyh Paper.
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