25 MAY 1844, page 9

These Are The Ministerial Arrangements Consequent On Sir...

appointment to be Governor-General of ladia. Lord Gran- ville Somerset has a seat in the Cabinet, retaining his preseut appoint- ment of Chancellor of !he Dutchy of Lancaster;......

Jortign Anb Eolonfal.

FRANCE.—The pamphlet of the Prince de Joinville continues to be the foremost topic in the French papers ; but the Patric has a new story of the Prince's independent opposition......

Zbe Larobinces.

At Launceston, on Monday, Admiral Bowles was elected Member for that borough, without opposition. Mr. John King Lethbridge was proposed ; but he declined to stand, other duties......

Scotland.

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland began its annual session on Thursday the 16th. Before the opening, her Majesty's Com- missioner, the Marquis of Bute, held a levee......