iiii5rr amusing. The Duke of Sussex is about to honour
the city of Bath with his presence at a grand Masonic festival. The Duke of Wellington is also about to pay us a visit. —Bath Herald. The Earl of Durham is to wear the decoration of the Order of the Sauveur, conferred on him by the young King of Greece. He has also been invested with one of the most distinguished Russian Orders, which the Emperor contemplate& conferring on him on the occasion of his first mission to St. Petersburg, when he was a member of the Cabinet.
Lord Lyndhurst has returned to George Street, Hanover Square, from a visit to the Duke of Wellington at Widmer.
Lord Holland left Holland House on Saturday, to visit Lord Mel.. bourne at Brockett hall. Ile returned to Holland House on Wed- nesday.
Some of the London journals have sent Lord Ebrington to the Hague; whilst his Lordship during the last week has been quietly per- ambulating the streets at the AVest end of London, both on foot and on horseback.
The Marquis of Sligo and his family are daily expected to arrive from Jamaica ; his Lordship having resigned the government of that colony, in which he is succeeded by Major-General Sir Lionel Smith. Major-General Ellice, it is confidently asserted, will succeed Sir W. Cotton in the Lieutenant Government of Plymouth.— United Ser- vice Gazette.
Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton is appointed to the Indian Staff.
It is said that Lord George Bentinck is a winner of nearly 1.5,0001. on the St. Leger.
Colonel Thomas, the gallant Member for Kinsale, is, we understand, about forming a matrimonial alliance in England. The lady, Miss
Taylor, is descended from an ancient and respectable family in Staf-
fordshire, and possesses, it is said, a fortune of .50,0001.—Dublin Post. Rumour is current that there is likely to be a vacancy on the Bench in the Courts of Law before November Term, which will be filled by
the present Solicitor-General, who will be succeeded by Sergeant Wilde. —Morning Post.
Sir Robert Graham, formerly a Baron of the Exchequer, died at Kingstou on the 28th ultimo, in his ninety-third year. Sir Robert was a great favourite of George the Fourth, who made him his At- torney-General when Prince of Wales.
Dr. Otter will be confirmed to-morrow in Bow Church, and Con- secrated Bishop of Chichester at Lambeth Palace on the follow:Ing Sunday.
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