ROYAL JAUNTS.—It is reported that the King will be at
Portsmouth'. in about three weeks, to inspect the fleet, which is to return for that pur- pose. His Majesty will afterwards honour his Grace the Duke of Rich- mond with a visit during the Goodwood Races. It is expected the Queen will remain at the Pavilion during the King's visit at Portsmouth.— Brighton Gazette. THE EARL or MUNSTER.—This young nobleman has been appointed Lieutenant of the Tower, in the room of General Loftus, just deceased.
CLAIMS OF PEERAGE.—In the Lords' Committee of Privileges, on Wednesday, the Lovat peerage case, in consequence of the wish of the Lord Chancellor to examine the matter more fully, was postponed with- out a day being named. The Committee decided that Earl Mulgrave had made out his right to vote for Irish representative Peers. The claim of Major Bryan to the barony of Slane was also considered, but no de- cision come to. The Lovat case, as we understand the reports, is thus— The honours were conferred on one branch of the first Baron's heirs, subject, on the failure of that branch, to the claims of another branch. Where property has been settled, by entail, in such a way, the doctrine is, that the claims of the heir in remainder are not affected by the con- duct of the heir in possession. The question, on which Lord Brougham wished the opinion of the Judges, is whether a title is subject to the same law as an estate.
WARD OUT OF Citateceity.—Mr. Long Wellesley has contrived to effect the conveyance of his daughter to Calais, where she at present resides with a female attendant. This information we have derived from a gentleman who crossed yesterday from France.—Moraing Post. Ton RING OF ENGLAND AND THE KING Or THE FIDDLERS.—His Ma- jesty has presented to Signor Paganini, by the hands of Sir Andrew Barnard, a valuable diamond ring, in testimony of his admiration of his extraordinary talent. FUNERAL or Mn. NORTIXOTE.—The funeral of this venerable artist took place on Wednesday. Agreeably to the injunctions of his will, confirmed orally near the close of life, his remains were deposited in the vault under the New Church of St. Narylebone, for the purpose of being near to those of his long departed friend Mr. Cosway.
RAPIDITY T RATELLING.—As an illustration of the increased facility of travelling in England, compared with other countries, or even com- pared with England itself at any former period, we may mention, that during the week before last Mr. Buckingham delivered six lectures de- scriptive of the Oriental world, on six successive evenings, in six diffe- rent counties of England,—namely, on Monday, in Staffordshire ; Tues- day, in Worcestershire ; Wednesday, in Warwickshire ; Thursday, in Leicestershire; Friday, in Nottinghamshire ; and on Saturday, in York- shire : and be retraces his route to deliver a regular course in each of these counties, occupying the six successive evenings of every week at each of the following places—Hull, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Wolverhampton, and Kidderminster, and from thence into the Potteries of Staffordshire ; leaving not .a single day of interval, Sundays alone excepted, between them.—Hull Packet. FAMINE.—In a few years there will be no such thing known on the earth. One sage has discovered a plan by which bones can be converted into meat ; and another has proved that saw-dust makes the nicest. brown loaves imaginable. The brown loaves which we are compelled to masticate.are very like saw-(first.. Have the rogues found out the secret ? Bread has been called a staff, but we may henceforth call a staff bread without a metaphor. ALL RIGHT.—A barrister on Circuit lately received a brief from a solicitor, to defend a prisoner charged with felony: upon examining tho document, it was found to contain only these words—" There can be no doubt of the prisoner's guilt ; you are requested to take care that, if con. victed, he is convicted according to law." The prisoner was found guilty, and the counsel returned the brief, marking upon it " Convicted ac- cording to law."—Rueter Gazette.
THE GAME SEASON.—We hear from all quarters that it has hitherto been an admirable breeding-season for game of every kind ; litters of foxes innumerable ripening to maturity, and hares and rabbits swarm- ing. Partridges and pheasants have hatched in greater numbers than has been known for the last twenty years; and those great nurseries Norfolk and Suffolk, in particular, promise an abundant harvest. Many are already strong on the wing. The moors of Scotland, the mountains of Wales, and the moorlands of Yorkshire, are alike well stocked. Three weeks ago, grouse-pouts were observed running about, the broods large, and to all appearance healthy and vigorous. The black cock and his consort the grey hen are not only maintaining but extending their ground. In fine, from John O'Groat's to the Laud's Einl, all bears a smiling, plenteous aspect. —Sheffield Iris.
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