Letters from Altona, to the 13th instant, state that the
King of Denmark has been to Malmoe, and, with the Swedish King, reviewed 16,000 troops there; that 4,000 Swedes have landed in Fiinen, from Gottenburg; and that a groat Russian fleet was anchored between Moen and Eidsee. Last night's Gazette announces the promotion, by Royal letters patent, of James Pulman, Esq., Norroy King of Arms,to be Clarenceux King of Arms; and of Edward Howard Howard Gibbon, Esq., York Herald, to be Clarenceux King of Arms. We are glad to give any benefit derivable from our recommendation to the Governesses' Benevolent Institution—a charitable foundation to procure for governesses temporary assistance, annuities, a home in the intervals of engagements, a system of gratuitious registration, a college for education and certification of capacity, and an asylum in old age. A fancy fair in aid of the funds opens on Tuesday, in the grounds of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea.
The obituary announces the death of Mr. Thomas Steele, after a lingering illness, at Peele's Coffeehouse. Mr. Steele was an accomplished gentleman and a faithful friend : he was always esteemed for:his personal qualities, while his politi- cal extravagances were regarded as symptoms of a morbid condition.
Father Kenyon has been reinstated in the administration of Templederry, on writing to Dr. Kennedy his acknowledgment that his public speaking, as reported in the papers, was at variance with sound morality, and with his real sentiments.
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