THE KING.—We stated yesterday that a severe calamity had occurred

to a very Illustrious Personage, in the loss of the sight of an eye, under circumstances similar to those which attended the partial loss of sight to the Princess Sophia. We are now much gratified at learning that confident hopes are entertained that the sight of the remaining eye will be preserved.— Globe of Tuesday. We regret to say, that the statements relative to the partial blindness of the King, are but too true. His Majesty is afflicted with cataract, and, we are ena- bled to add, will be operated upon shortly.—Brighton Gazette. His Majesty paid another visit to the Castle yesterday afternoon, for the pur- pose of inspecting the collection of bronze figures and vases which have arrived during the week, and giving instructions for their erection in tile newly-formed ground within the pentagon bastion-wall on the east side of 'the Castle.—Court Circular of Friday.

The King has at length signified to his coterie at the Royal Cottage his ins tention to visit Brighton before the close of the present year—probably early in November. The site on which the Lodge in the Great Park stands, notwithstand- ing every effort in the way of draining and trenching made by the most experi- enced builders, is far from healthy in a wet winter. The Pavilion, at Brighton, is always ready for the King's reception, by merely uncovering the furniture, and putting up the curtains. A certain portion of that Chinese Temple is composed of such fragile materials as to require constant renovation to prevent its crumbling into ruins. These repairs the Brightouians annually convert into " note of pre-

' to return of the King—in the present instance they are right.—

Sir R. Gardiner, Equerry to Prince Leopold,, has contradicted the statement inserted in most of the London journals, that his Royal Highness had withdrawn a pension granted by the late Princess Charlotte to the fatuity of Smith, as " en- tirely without foundation."

The King has presented the Philological School with a donation of 601. and an annual subscription of 301; and has also condescended to become the patron of the institution.

The Margrave of Baden embarked on Saturday last, in the steam-boat, fur Ostend.

The Earl of Harrington died at Brighton on Tuesday morning. His Lordship wasjin the eighty-seventh year of his age ; Master of the Gold Stick, Colonel of the First Regiment of Life Guards, and Governor of Windsor Castle.

Lord Cochrane is returned from the Continent. He has visited the Zoological Gardens, accompanied by Lord Auckland.

We regret to hear that a lady of high rank, whose disappearance from the cir- cles of fashion, was the source of much conversation during the early part of the season, has left England with a view of establishing herself permanently at Vienna.—Court Journal.

The Chancery suit in which Mr. Wellesley has cut such a figure is now likely to terminate. The daughter of that gentleman by his deceased wife is to be under the care of the Duchess of Wellington, and his two sons under the care of Mr. Courtenay, once a Master in Chancery, and now Clerk to the House of Lords. The Duke of Wellington and Mr. Wellesley have, it is said, adjusted their differ. ences, and shaken hands.—Sun.

BANK OF ENGLAND.--AH ordinary quarterly meeting of the Bank proprietors was held on Wednesday, for the purpose of declaring a dividend of 4 per cent.; which was done. Some discussion arose out of a motion of M r. Young, that the

Directors should declare to the meeting the amount of the deposits in their hands, as well as of the notes in circulation. This motion was refused, on precedent; but the minority on the division was rather more formidable than it has hitherto been. The motion is a favourite with the Country Bankers, and we should not be surprised if they carry it in another meeting or two.

Another failure in the wool-trade has occurred, not of much extent in itself, but it has created some uneasiness, because it was hoped that all the mischief is that line had already been experienced. This house was of old standing awl great respectability, but is said to have been ruined by its bill connexions with some of those which gave way at first.

The Britannia, 120 guns, went out of harbour into the Sound on Tuesday, fully manned and ready for sea. Thousands of spectators lined the shores, and among.

the visitors on board, were Admiral Earl Northesk and family, Lords Valletort and Elliot, General Sir Willoughby Gordon, Mr. Bowes and family, and a number of ladies.

The Radical Reform Society have voted that Mr. Cobbett, in his last week's Register, stated " a deliberate falsehood " to the prejudice of Mr. French.

No symptoms of an extraordinary desire to get into Parliament have yet ma- nifested themselves among the Roman Catholics in Ireland. Lord Stopford, one of the present members for the county of Wexford, in which there is a strong Catholic interest, having announced his intention to retire after the present ses- sion, three new candidates, viz., Mr. Ram, Mr. Arthur Chichester, and Mr. Cad-

wallader Waddy, have declared themselves candidates in the event of a general election. These gentlemen are all Protestants. Sir Thomas Esmonde, who is the head of the leading Catholic family in that county, has declined standing, and there is no idea of any other member of the Catholic body offering himself.— Morning Chronicle.

The Synod of Ulster have at length agreed upon the terms of a separation. This body has been composed of Calvinists and Unitarians; but the former were the great majority, and for a considerable time past there has been a struggle for

the predominance of Calvinistic principles in the Synod, the congregations of which include the great body of the Dissenters in the North of Ireland. A Con-

ference was held in Belfast last week, between a Committee nominated by the General Synod of Ulster, and a Committee chosen by the remonstrants (Unita. Mans) against certain overtures enacted by the Synod in 1828. These Com- mittees were appointed in order to arrange the terms of an amicable separation between their respective constituents, which had been considered absolutely neces- sary, owing to the distractions and disagreeable bickerings which have prevailed

for a considerable time past at the meetings of the Synod. The conditions of the agreement secure to the Unitarians the principal rights which they formerly en- joyed, so far as the Synodical Funds are concerned ; and with regard to the Royal bounty, or regiuns donian, which was the chief topic of discussion, the Ministers of the existing remonstrant congregations are to obtain it in the usual manner; but their successors, and the Ministers of new congregations, are tot provided for in the conditions,—an omission which drew forth art expression of discontent from the Unitarians, and may hereafter be the cause of litigation.— Correspondent of the Globe.

Mr. Gurney is expected in Dublin to establish steam-coaches on the Limerick, Cork, and Belfast roads.—Dublin Register.