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The Gazette of last night contains the Royal cony &dire to the Dean and Chapter of Chichester to elect for their Bishop the Reverend William Otter, in the room of Dr. Maltby, now Bishop of Durham.
The Gazette also announces, that the Lord Chancellor has ap- pointed the following persons Metropolitan Commissioners of 'Lunacy for one year,—Lord Seymour, Lord Ashley, Mr. Robert Gordon, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Sohn Abel Smith, Colonel Clitheroe, Colonel Sykes, Colonel Clive, Mr. Ilalswell, Mr. Acklom, Dr. Shepherd, Mr. James Mybe, Mr. Bryan Procter, Dr. Turner, Dr. Bright, Dr. Southey, Dr. Hume, and Dr. Seymour.
The Lord Chancellor has displayed, since his elevation to the high office which he holds, very eminent judicial qualities. Patieht, careful, quick in his cornprehension!of the points in a cause, yet generally slow in forming an opinion on them, having considerable harming, completely free from undue bias from counsel, looking at each muter in all its bearings. These are some of his Lmdship's distinguishieg merits as a judge ; and we are only echoing the general professional opinion when we say that Lord Cuttenharn most adequately tills his present situation.—Leged Observer. LIVe are glad to hear that Lord Cotten- ham gives satisfitetion in his court ; for, as a political Chancellor, a poorer creature never sat upon the woolsack.) Lord Brougham intends shortly to visit the Bishop of Durham, at Auckland Castle. Has he got scent of some Cabinet4inkering which will be attempted in the North this autumn ?
Lord Palmerston has been twice to Windsor since the breaking-up of the session. The King is fond of directing the foreign policy of this country ! The splendid sherry presented with so much gallantry to George the Fourth, when Prince Regent, by the Spanish Government, after having been captured, is, we hear, so nearly gone that it is now only put on table at Windsor for the King's personal consumption. his .Majesty drinks no other wine but sherry, and very sparingly of' that.— Courier.
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