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A deputation from the French Benevolent Association, of which King Louis Philippe is patron, presented an address to his Majesty on Saturday ; when he expressed the warmest wishes for the success of the charity.

The Herald contains a fresh anecdote of Louis Philippe's visit to England- " On the occasion of his Majesty's late installation as a Knight of the Garter, when the Chancellor of the Order, the Bishop of Winchester, arrived at that part of the ceremony at which the Knight is called upon to declare that he will not make any unjust or unholy war upon the Sovereign of the Order, the King interrupted the Prelate, and emphatically exclaimed more than once, No, I never will.' His Majesty afterwards desired to be furnished with a copy of the oath, in order, as he remarked, that he might observe minutely its injunctions."

On Thursday, the birthday of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Meek- lenburg-Strelitz was celebrated at Kew. His Royal Highness received a congratulatory visit from the Dutchess of Gloucester.

We have authority to state, that a paragraph which has lately gone the round of the newspapers with respect to the Prince Leiningen, is totally void of foundation, so far as the Prince of Leiningen, the son of her Royal Highness the Dutchess of Kent, and his family, are concerned. At the period when the occurrence in question is reported to have taken place at Mayence, his Serene Highness was residing on his estates at Hohenburg, in Bavaria.—Court Circular.

Tuesday's Gazette announced Edward Lord Ellenborough's elevation to the rank of Viscount and Earl, by the titles of Viscount Southam, of Southani in Gloucestershire, and Earl of Ellenborough, in Cumberland; the titles to descend to the heirs male of his body.

The Gazette also notified these Colonial appointments-

" The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henry Draper, Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General far that part of the Province of Canada formerly called Upper Canada; William Morris, Esq., to be Receiver-General for Canada; Denis B. Papineau, Esq., to be Commissioner of Crown Lands for Canada ; James Smith, Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General for that part of the Province of Canada formerly called Lower Canada; Dominick Daly, Esq., to be Secretary for Canada: John Downie, Esq., to he First Puisne Judge for the Colony of British Guiana; and Francesco Dalmas, Esq., to be Cashier to the Government of Malta."

The Univers announces, that Mr. George Tickell, a member of the University of Oxford, was received into the Roman Catholic Church, at Bruges, on the Ith instant. This gentleman had passed some time in Belgium ; whither he had gone to study the principles of the Roman Catholic religion.

The Siècle announces, on the authority of private letters, that Prince Metternich is so dangerously indisposed that his recovery is de- spaired of.

Accounts have been received from Italy of a gradual improvement in the health of Sir William Follett.

Mrs. Nisbett, the popular actress, was married on Tuesday, to Sir William Boothby, Comptroller of the Customs. The bride is said to be in her thirtieth year, while Sir William is in his seventieth ; but be is "a remarkably fine-looking man, and appears much younger than he really is." What is more to the purpose, Sir William is the possessor of large estates in Derbyshire and elsewhere.

According to the Manchester Guardian, Mr. Pressly, Secretary to the Board of Stamps and Taxes, has been at Liverpool, with some members of the Board, inquiring into the operation of the Income-tax. It is rumoured that a change is contemplated ; and that while the tax on property is to be retained, the tax on income arising from trade or profession will probably be repealed. The Guardian doubts the repeal, but thinks some modification not unlikely.

A letter dated Brussels, 11th October, hails, as most agreeable to the commercial classes of Belgium, the intelligence that a postal treaty be- tween that country and England was signed in London on the 9th instant.

The Hanover Gazette announces that a treaty of commerce had been concluded between the Governments of Hanover and Denmark.

It seems that the reports of Dr. Wolff's safety were unauthentic, and at least premature. Letters from him, dated at Bukhara on the 27th Jane and the 1st August, are of a very different tenour. In the earlier letter he says-

" I have now been already two months in this place: and though five or six times the King has promised to send rue instantly to England with one of his Ambassadors, I am in the greatest danger. 1 cannot stir out of the house without a guard of three mem Dil Hassa Khan, the fellow sent with me by the Assoff Addoola, has shamefully robbed, deceived, and outraged me. The Persian Ambassador, Abbas Kooli Khan, is kind to me; but I think he will not have it in his power to rescue me. Nayeb Abdool Samet Khan has ex- torted from me a writing to pay him 5,000 tomans to effect my liberation. I suspect that he was the cause of Stoddart's and Conolly's death, in spite of his continual protestation of friendship. The Ameer is now at Samarcand, and I am here awaiting the most fatal orders from the King daily to reach me. It is true that poor Stoddart professed openly Christianity after be had made a forced profession of Mahomedanism. Do for me what you can, as far as the honour of England is not compromised. All the inhabitants wish that either Russia or England should take the country. Do not believe any former re- ports of my speedy departure, for I am in great danger."

The letter of August the let runs thus-

" Bokhara, Id Aug. 1844.

"TO ALL THE MONARCHS OF ETJROPE.

" Sires—I set out for Bokbara to ransom the lives of two officers, Stoddart and Conolly ; but both of them were murdered many months previous to my departure, and I do not know whether or not this blood of mine shall be spilt. I do not supplicate for my own safety : but, Monarchs, two hundred thousand Persian slaves, many of them people of high talent, sigh in the kingdom of Bokbara. Endeavour to effect their liberation, and I shall rejoice in the grave, that my blood has been the cause of the ransom of so many human beings. I em too much agitated, and watched besides, to be able to write more.

"JOSEPH Worzr."

The following sonnet and note by the Poet Laureate, "on the pro- jected Kendal and Winaudermere Railway," are published by the Morning Post-

- Is there no nook of English ground secure

From rash assault ? Schemes of retirement sown In youth, and mid the busy world kept pure As when their earliest flowers of hope were blown, Must perish; how can they this blight endure?

And must he too Isis old delights disown Who scorns a false Utilitarian lure Mid his paterual fields at random thrown?

Baffle the threat, bright scene, from Orrest.head Gi%en to the pausing traveller's rapturous glance! Plead for thy peace, thou beautiful romance Of nature ; and if human hearts be dead, Speak, passing winds I ye torrents, with your strong And constant voice, protest against the wrong!

Rydal Mount, 12th October 1894. WM. WORDBWOITH." "Let not the above be considered as merely a poetical effusion. The degree

and kind of attachment which many of the yeomanry feel to their small inheri- tances can scarcely be overrated. Near the house of one of them stands a mag- nificent tree, which a neighbour of the owner advised him to fell, for profit's

sake. Fell it ! ' exclaimed the yeoman, I had rather fall on my knees and worship it.' It happens, I believe, that the intended Railway will pass through this little property ; and I hope that an apology for the answer will not be

thought necessary by any one who enters into the strength of the feeling.

is W. W.rs The Glasgow Citizen describes an unwonted scene in the cold region of Scotland's commercial capital- " Professor Liebig arrived in Glasgow on Wednesday afternoon; and shortly after ten o'clock at night, several of his countrymen resident in this city pro- ceeded to hie residence, (Professor Thomson'a, St. Vincent Street,) and greeted him from under the windows, in a serenade, composed in German for the oc- casion. Previous to commencing, they requested the attendance of the watch- 3111M, both to protect them from annoyance, and in order that they might have the benefit of his lantern to enable them to read the words; of which they had copies printed. This cautious functionary, however, could not be made to understand a custom common only on the Continent, and, seemingly afraid to sanction the novelty by his presence, proceeded sulkily on his beat. Fortunately, a friend of some of the gentlemen happened to pass in his carriage, and politely caused one of the carriage-lamps to be taken out, and held during the perform- ance. Immediately on the voices being beard, the windows were thrown open, and the distinguished Professor presented himself, attended by his host and the ladies of his family. When the serenade was concluded, the illustrious visiter came to the door, and thanked his countrymen warmly for the compliment they had paid bim, shaking them all cordially by the hand, and requesting to know each of their names ; after which the party withdrew. The conversation was carried on, of course, in the German language."

Accounts of the 1st instant from Poland, in the Silesian Gazette, state, that about f:::eete students had recently been arrested '.'t...W";trsaw, on a charge of beinj members of a secret society. The younger of them, who were only from thirteen to fourteen years old, were, it is added, Sent into the interior of Russia ; but the others were sent to the army of Circassia, as common soldiers !