Sir Lionel Smith will succeed the Marquis of Sligo at
Jamaica.
Mr. John Power, of Kilftine, Mr. John Kennedy, of Mount Ken- nedy, and Mr. Francis Workman M'Naughten, have been created Baronets.
Mr. Leonard Horner has been appointed to the office of Factory Inspector, in the room of Mr. Rickards, who retires on account of ill- health.
The pension of Dr. Dalton has been raised from 150/. to 300/. per annum.— Globe.
It appears from the following letter, that thought Mr. Roebuck dis- dained that species of heroic exhibition in the House of Commons which is so often and so cheaply indulged in, he took prompt measures for calling upon Mr. Kearsley, the Tory Member for Wigan, (who is nicknamed the " Beer-barrel" in Lancashire,) for an explanation or retractation of some of his abusive language on Monday night. The re. suit of the application is precisely what might have been expected-
" TO THE EDITOR OF THE. MORNING CHRONICLE.
" Sir—During this evening's debate, Mr. Kearsley chose, as I believed, to accuse me of having stated a falsehood. I hereupon requested Sir W. Molesworth to inquire of him whether his intention was as I beliesed. or whether I had misunderstood him in the hurry of the debate. Sir William did as I requested, and wrote a note to the effect I mention, and put it into Mr. Kearsley's hands. Hereupon Mr. Kearsley took Sir William Molesworth's note into the Smoking-room, and read it before some twenty Members, asking afterwards of Sir William what he meant by writing him such a note? and furthermore declaring. that had no answer to give. Ibis conduct on the oc- cason was such. that Sir W. Molesworth declared to me that nothing more could be done with Mr. Kearsley, on account of the peculiar state which he was in. Nothing further remains for me to do than to forget the drunken antics of this Member
for I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
"Monday Night, June 20. J. A. ROEBUCK."
Meetings have been held by the Reformers of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, York, Newcastle, Blackburn, Worcester, and Cheltenham, and committees organized, to collect a subscription worthy the acceptance of Mr. O'Connell. Active committees for the same purpose have been already formed at Evesham, Carlisle, Leeds, Ken- dal, and Beverley.
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