8 JANUARY 1848, Page 8

POSTSCRIPi.

SATURDAY.

A very unwelcome, but we hope name announcement, is made by a morning paper, in these words—" It is understood that, at times, the Prince Consort labours under an affection of the lungs." The statement appears as a kind of parenthesis between two others, announcing the appointment of a Physician and a Jager in the Prince's Household; and at present it lacks every trait of authenticity. The newly-appointed Physician is Dr. Meyer, a German.

Last night's Gazette directed Court mourning for the late Dutchess of Parma; to commence on the 9th instant; to change on the 13th; and ta cease on the 16th.