ifitiscellaneous.

Sunday was the Dutchess of Kent's birthday, and was marked by the usual observances in the neighbourhood of London and the Royal resi- dences.

The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Dutchess Ida, the Princess Anna, and the Princess Amelie of Saxe-Weimar, left Bushy Park on Saturday; and, travelling by the Great Western Railway, proceeded to Clifton; taking up her abode at Long's Hotel. The party returned to Bushy on Thursday.

The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on Saturday, from a visit at the Dutchess of Gloucester's residence in Richmond Park. His Royal Highness returned to Richmond Park on Wednesday.

Tuesday's Gazette, and a Supplement to it published on Wednesday, contained several important notices.

The Speaker of the House of C011111101113 notifies, that in fourteen days after the date of the notice (the 16th instant) he shall issue his warrant for electing a Member for Southwark.

By an Order in Council, the Queen approves of the recommendation of the Ec- clesiastical Commissioners for founding eighteen additional Fellowships in the Uni- versity of Durham, of the value of 1201. a year. By other Orders in Council, her Majesty approves of divers other recommenda- tions of the Commissioners respecting the endowment and building of churches, division of districts, and other local plans of church-extension. An Order in Council, dated the 30th June 1845, carries intoexecution that part of the County Coroners Act which relates to the division of Counties into dis- tricts, within which the office of Coroner is to be exercised: by the act certain conditions are prescribed before this division can be made; and the County of Oxford having complied with these conditions, that County is accordingly divided into Central, Northern, Western, and Southern districts. An Order in Council, of the 8th instant, declares what are the Foreign Powers with which treaties of commerce are now subsisting, and revokes all former Or- ders in Council which have been issued for that purpose. The Foreign Powers with which such treaties now subsist are—the Empires of Austria, Russia, and Turkey; the Kingdoms of France, Sweden and Norway, the of Netherlands, Prussia, Hanover, Portugal, Sardinia, Naples, and Greece; the Free Cities Lubeck, Bremen, Hamburg, and Frankfort; the Grand Dutchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Oldenburg; the United States of America, the United States of Mexico, the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata; the Republics of Texas, Uruguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, New Grenada, and the Equator. An Order in Council, of the 8th instant, exempts vessels belonging to the King- dom of the Two Sicilies, under sixty tons burden, from the necessity of taking pilots in all cases where it is not required of British vessels of the same tonnage. Notice is given of a series of arrangements and regulations for the examination of masters and mates in the merchant-service.

Major Lawrence Grzeme has been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Tobago.

A return to the House of Commons, obtained by Lord John Russell, shows the quantity of wheat in bond on the 1st July during the last eight years. In 1838, there were of wheat and wheat-flour in bond, 618,590 quar- ters; 1839,51,217; 1840,569,952; 1841,579,872; 1842,1,253,436; 1843, 297,416; 1844, 604,122; and in 1845, 430,394.

The accounts of the harvest received from the various parts of the country do not materially differ from those at which we glanced last Satur- day; and it is scarcely time yet to have received any report of the effect produced by the favourable change in the weather which happened in the middle of the week. Perhaps no better summary of the whole could be given than in the following sentences from the Morning Post- " Whatever may be the result of the present harvest, it is, we believe, unques- tionable, that so far as human exertions can go, much more has been done in the last year to obtain a good produce from the land than was ever done before. We are not without strong hope that even yet a fair crop will be obtained this season; certainly inferior in quality to that of last year, but probably considerably more in quantity. This we say, though we suspect that most of the accounts from the country which tell us that as yet no damage has been done are more flattering than true. Some districts have indeed been wonderfully fortunate compared with others; but we rather think it must be admitted that in all more or less damage has been done to the grain crops. On the other hand, it should be observed that the crops were heavier on the ground at the end of July than they were almost ever known to be before; and if four-fifths of the corn should come to maturity and be safely harvested, the crop will still be an average one. It is also to be observed, that while last year was almost a failure in respect to green crops and roots, this year promises the greatest abundance in that description of farming. Last year the difficulty was to find food for cattle; this year it is to find stock to eat the food. Upon the whole, notwithstanding the scarcity of sunshine this year and the abundance of wet, we may hope that, taking all things together, there will be a fair average of general produce; and though the toil and anxiety of the farmer will be great, the ultimate results will be better than they some- times are in seasons which lead to very low prices."

Our accounts of the crops in France differ in different districts. The Southern departments are in a wretched state. In Poitou, for example, all hope being at an end, the produce of large districts is abandoned, and will rot of course. In the neighbourhood of Paris things are better. The reports received in Paris from Belgium are said to be "heart-rend- ing": the grain crop is injured, and the potato crop a failure. The last advices from Canada complain of protracted rain, wheat laid, and smut.

From the United States the reports are still favourable.

The German papers state that a dreadful famine at this moment prevails in Lithuania and several other provinces of Poland. The weather has been changeable and blustering in this country, though now tranquil and bright; but the West of France was visited on Tuesday by a tremendous hurricane. At Paris, the wind broke or tore up by the roots trees of large dimensions, and did other extensive damage. At Rouen, a large factory was blown down by the hurricane, and two hundred per- sons are said to have been killed and wounded.

M. Arago, it is said, attributes the cold and rain of this season to some immense block of ice detached from the mass in the Northern seas.

A correspondence has been going on for some time between Mr. John Bright, the Member for Durham, and Mr. Grantley Berkeley, the Member for Gloucestershire, and has found its way, bit by bit, into the papers. It is not very important. The Select Committee on Gaming decided not to report the evidence this session. Mr. Bright moved in the House, that the evidence be produced; and he sent Mr. Berkeley notice of his intention to do so. Mr. Berkeley was out of town; and he accused Mr. Bright of intentionally sending the notice in his absence, with other imputations on his fairness; and he objected to the production of the evidence, at partial, he not having had an opportunity to produce some on his side. The only informing part of the correspondence lies in some passages in one of Mr. Bright letters—'Whatever charges were brought against them, [the Magistracy,] or against any other parties, there was ample time to answer them, had you had the means. When you bad called six witnesses, you refused to proceed further, although there remained open to you at least twelve clear days on which we might have sat durin gthe last month of the session. We had examined 33 witnesses whenyou began your case, of whom a lair majority were farmers. There were examined up to that time, 21 farmers, 3 solicitors, 1 reporter, 1 chief of police, 1 governor of a prison, 1 game-salesman, 1 poacher, 1 inspector of prisons, 1 Under-Secretary of State, 1 Baronet, and 1 Duke. All these witnesses were subjected to a most rigid and hostile cross-examination; during which about 10,000 questions were asked and answered, of which, if I am not mistaken, more than half were put by yourself. Their testimony, therefore, was thoroughly sifted; and the truth was not likely to be concealed. Your own evidence occupies ninety-four pages of the minutes; and I assure you I regret the nonpublication of this quite as much as of any other portion. Of the six witnesses called on your side, not one came up to refute any charges made by any preceding witness: and yet you refused to report the evi- dence, on the ground that charges had been made which you had not time to refute! I' • • I do, however, most particularly regret that your voluminous testimony is withheld: those parts of it where you wish the law to be made more stringent, and where you express an opinion that the tenant-farmer should in no case be allowed to carry a gun, or to keep a dog, or to have any power over the game, under the plea that the possession of these privileges would interfere with the good cultivation of his farm, are so calculated to inform the public of your peculiar views, and to recommend them to the consideration of the tenantry, that 1 deeply regret they should be kept back even for a session." The King of Denmark has just ordered the teaching of the French language and singing in all the colleges of the kingdom. All scholars will be obliged to learn these; and there will be an annual examination. We have been assured on the best authority, that the absence of the sun is at- tributed solely to the fact that, since he has acquired so much fame by his photo- genic pictures, he has been keeping out of the way for fear he should be made President of the Royal Academy.—Punch.

Last week the papers reported that Mr. Aldridge, "the African Roseius," bad been killed by the fall of his carriage down a precipice: the only foundation for this story was the fact that his horses were restive.

We are requested to state that the Reverend Charles Wetherell has not for nearly two years been residing, in his parish of Byfield, or perfortning any of the duty there; for his living having been put under sequestration, the Bishop of the diocese, by virtue of the power given him under the Pluralities Act, placed a resident Curate in the parish. Papers are laid before counsel to advise as to the course to be pursued by the Bishop.—Timer.