Last night's Gazette notifies the order in Council proroguing Parliament
from the 21st September to the 12th of October next.
It announces that the Queen has appointed Admiral Sir Thomas Byam Martin, G.C.B., to be Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Lieutenant of the Admiralty thereof, in the room of Admiral Sir George Martin, deceased. The Queen has also appointed Ad- miral the Right Honourable Sir George Cockburn, G.C.B., to be Bear- Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Admiralty thereof, in the room of Admiral Sir Byam Martin. Dr. Cunningham is to succeed Dr. Chalmers as Principal of the New College, Edinburgh; and Dr. Candlish is to take his place as Professor of Divinity.—Daily News. A Royal Charter of Incorporation has been obtained for a Mail Steam Packet Company to India and Australia, on the petition of Sir George Larpent, Lieutenant Waghorn, and numerous wealthy and enterprising men interested in the prosperity of the Colonies.—Globe.
The Times announces another failure in the corn-trade—that of Messrs. Giles, Son, and Co.; adding that the liabilities are said to be very consi- derable. The Waterford Chronicle contains this paragraph, absurdly cha- racteristic in its commencement-
" The English merchants have been deceiving the Waterford corn-merchants into large investments of money; and sad is, we fear, the consequence. Some of our highest merchants are either prostrated or sadly pressed. The losses on In- dian corn are dreadful. We cannot speak further at present."
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