On Penenden Heath, yesterday,—High SheriffSirlidoses Montefiore presiding,— • Colonel Thomas
Austen was elected Member for East Kent, in the No-Popery and • 'cultural-Protection interests. 'There was no opposition.
tds Of Blandford has written a letter to the Morning 'Chronicle, con- hallicting the statement respecting the resignation of his seat for Woodstoelc. It is dated from Blenheim Palace today, is and sent to the Standard for publication. -Addressing the-Chronicle, the Marquis says—"1 feel it my duty at once to refute the unfounded and caltimnions insinuations therein set forth, that the Duke of 'Marlborough used either menace or intimidation of any sort or kind to me on the 'occasion ofinyvote in favour of the grant tollaynooth. 'As I stated in my address to my eonstittients, that resignation was -an aet'of my own, induced by privete • considerations; with which I conceive neither you or the public has the slightest right to interfere."
Last night's Gazette announces that the honour of Knighthood had been con- ferred on Mr. Justice William Erie and Mr. Baron Thomas Joshua Platt.
The 'Gazette also announces that the Queen has constituted the province of New Brunswick and the island of Ceylon Tpiseopal sees, to be called respectively the Biahopries of Fredericton and Colombo. The Reverend John Medley, Di)., 'appointed Bishop of Fredericton; the Reverend James Chapman, Bishop of Colombo.
The Reverend'W. 'Dealtry, D.D.,•Chancellor of the diocese of Winchester, has been appointed to the Archdeaconry of Surrey, in the room of Dr. Samuel Wilber- force, now Dean of Westminster.--Times. Lord 'Melbourne is greatly improved it health within the last few days : the accident he met with was not so Serious as it was represented to be, his in- disposition arising from the attack of gout.
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