Sniscellaneous.
The Marquis of Normanby left London on Wednesday, for Brighton Viscount Palmerston has left town for his seat, Broadlands, Hants.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer returned to town on Thursday, from Stratton Park, the seat of Sir Thomas Baring.
Sir Robert Peel, with Lady Peel and Miss Peel, returned to Drayton on Thursday, from a visit to the Queen Dowager at Sudbury Hall.
Lord Francis Egerton has .presented a donation of 500/. for the for- mation of the intended Collegiate Institution at Liverpool. Lord Stanley has also contributed 1001., and the Earl of Wilton 50/.
With the loss of her Majesty's brig Fairy, the ten years' scientific labours of the late Captain Hewett are sacrificed ; draught-copies of his charts, drawings, and marine observations, never having been secured by the Lords of the Admiralty, although it is said this service has cost the country 40,0001., and to the completion of which the trading marine were looking forward with every hope of advantage.—Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.
There have been several additional letters in the papers relative to the Useful Knowledge Society and Mr. William Tooke. First Lord Nugent came forth, to say that the motion for the previous question was not negatived by a double vote from him, but only by his casting-vote ; that he had attended the Committee frequently, and had met Mr. Tooke there more titan once ; that he had always subscribed when called upon ; and that the subsequent resolution, on the supposed use of influence, which was to have been set aside by the vote on the pre- vious question, was passed by a majority of several votes. Then Mr. Tooke produced a note front Mr. Coates, the Secretary, containing a minute of the proceedings of the Committee on the 9th of December, by which it appears that eight persons voted fur the previous question, and seven besides the chairman against it ; and that the motion irua negatived by Lord Nugents voting twice. Mr..laates says that he cannot find that Lord Nugent has paid any subscription. Mr. Lei:Alton, and some anonymous correspondents, have also engaged in the discus- sion—which is getting very tiresome as well as nauseous.
Lord Cardigan made his appearance at Drury Lane Theatre on Tuesday evening, during the performance of the concert. Ile was in a private box, but was soon recognized; when a cry of " The black bottle!" was raised. This was succeeded by a general hiss, which in- terrupted the performance. His Lordship for some time appeared not to regard the uproar ; but at length he advanced very deliberately to the front of the box, put on his greatcoat, and after making a how to the audience, retired—saluted, on his retreat, by shouts of no flatter- ing import.—Abridgedfrom the Times. The Morning Post gives a very different version of the affair, " on the authority of eye-witnesses—men who lied cards to give, and gave them to us." It appears from this account, that the exclamation of "Black bottle!" proceeded from only two persons in the pit ; and that the general uproar was produced by calls to turn them out, and not his Lordship. I. is further stated that Lord Cardigm sat out the perform- ance, and at the close of it " quitted his box amidst cheers and waving of hats from a part of the audience fully as numerous, and, if persount appearance he any criterion, quite as respectable, as the gentlemen of of the Black 'Bottle faction."
It is stated in a letter from Brighton, front which an extract is given in the Morning Chronicle, that Captain Reynolds (of the black bottle) three weeks ago tendered his resignation, and asked leave to sell out of the service; but no answer had keen received by him front the I lorse
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