We have authority to say, that there is no truth
whatever in a nimonr which has been put in circulation, that Lord William Bentinck was ex- pected to take the place of Lord Howard de Walden at Lisbon.— Evening Paper. [The rumour was a very absurd one : to send Lord William Bentinck on a second-rate embassy, would indeed be putting a candle under a bushel. If Lord William takes office, it must be at a leading Cabinet Minister.]
LIABILITIES. ASSETS.
Circulation £17,321,000 Securities £31,048,000 Deposits 17,729,000 Bullion 6,626,000
.C35,050,000
£37,674,000
The Bishop of Chichester (the Liberal Dr. Maltby) has signified to to the Commissioners for Inquiring into Ecclesiastical Revenues, that it is not his intention to present to the Prebend of Waltham, now va- cant in his Cathedral by the death of Dr. Cballen, or to any other sine- cure preferment which may fall to him, but that be shall leave the same to be dealt with as Parliament may direct. Dr. Carwithen, the new Rector of Bovey Tracey, was promised St. Bride's by Lord Melbourne; who, however, was unable to fulfil his promise, as be found that Lord Chancellor Brougham had the right of presenting to St. Bride's : Brougham gave it to Rowlett. Dr. Car- withen, supposing that he was to go to London, bad an interview with his diocesan, the restless Phillpotts, with whom he had quarrelled, but had become again on decent terms. According to a correspondent of the Courier, " Henry Exeter" congratulated the Doctor on his prefer. ment, but added significantly—" if he had any inclination for the Bride, he had better take her at once, or somebody else might shortly forbid the bans." At this time Croker was visiting Phillpotts; and shortly after, " somebody " did forbid the bans ! for Wellington came into office, and Carwithen lost the living. Of course Croker had no idea that;there would be a change of Ministry, because everybody knows the dismissal of Lord Melbourne last year was not effected by a precon- certed intrigue ! Phillpotts has since refused to allow Dr. Carwithen to place his son as a curate on a family living of the Doctor : he recalled his " dismis- soty letters" in the most unhandsome manner, and plainly with the' view of taking revenge for the loss of Bovey Tracey, which had been intended for a Tory. Dr. Carwithen has published a correspondence .relative to this matter, in which the Bishop cuts a most shabby figure We learn with pleasure, that the Queen Regent of Spain has, in consideration of his eminent services during the Peninsular war, con- ferred the dignity of a Knight Commander of the Royal Spanish Order of Charles the Third upon Colonel Leith Hay, M.P., and Clerk of the Ordnance.—Courier.
The following is the account given by the Bank of England of its average liabilities and assets from September 22d to December 15th.
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