ffifstellantous.

Cabinet Councils, fully attended, were held at the Foreign Office on Saturday and Monday.

A veteran of the Liberal Conservative school has departed from the scene: Lord Granville Somerset died on Wednesday last, at his house in Harley Street. Lord Granville was second son of the sixth Duke of Beaufort; he was born in 1792; married, in 1822, the Honourable Emily Smith, sister of the present Lord Carrington; and has left five children. Lord Granville Somerset sat in the House of Commons, for the County of Monmouth, since 1818; and had acquired much influence with his party_by his habits of business and Parliamentary know- ledge. He had filled various posts as a Miuister. At one time he opposed Sir Robert Peel's Corn-law measures, but afterwards supported them; which pro- voked a bitter though fruitless resistance, from his own family, at his last election.

A conga d'elire and letters-missive have issued to the Dean and Chapter of the Metropolitan Church of Canterbury, to elect as Archbishop, Dr. John Bird Sum- ner, Bishop of Chester.

It is said that three other Bishoprics will shortly be formed, by the division of as many sees now deemed too extensive for efficient episcopal superintendence. Two of these are already named as being intended to be bestowed: one on the Reverend Dr. Dale, Rector of St. Pancras; and the other on the Reverend Dr. Villiers, Rector of Bloomsbury, and brother to the Earl of Clarendon.—Hants Independent.

Sir Giffin Wilson, one of the Masters in the Court of Chancery, has resigned. The salary is 2,5001.

Mr. Dillon Browne, ALP., has been appointed Treasurer of Ceylon, and not Colonial Secretary, as was some time since stated. Sir Emerson Tennant con- tinues to hold the latter office.—Dublin Weekly Register.

Major-General Sir Dudley Hill, C.B., and Major-General Bolt, C.B., are ap- pointed by the Queen Knights-Commanders of the Bath.

Don Miguel de Braganza lately visited the Roman Catholic Chapel in Grove Road, St. John's Wood; and was shown a rich embroidered votive, which his sister Dona Isabel, the former Regent of Portugal, had personally worked. Some moralizing remarks were made, which produced this reply from the Prince- " Nor did I think, fifteen years ago, in Portugal, that I should now be in England as I am, and should have recognized, as I lately have, in some London jewellers' shop-windows, the plate of Portuguese churches, and even some pieces of my own private plate."

The French Ambassador at Madrid has formally announced to Queen Isabella that the Duchess de Montpensier is pregnant.

The King of Bavaria goes every day to the late house of Lola Montez, and superintends a body of workmen, whom he has set to put it in repair.

The Metropolitan Sanatory Commission issued a second report on Wednesday. They declare that their inquiries respecting cholera leave them without doubt of its noncontagionsness. They also say that cholera is never the sudden disease which it is popularly thought. The violent symptoms are always secondary, and come after the premonitory symptom of diarrtices, which is generally overlooked or disregarded. Regimen and medicine cope successfully with the malady when resorted to in the first stage.

A subscription has been opened for the widows and orphans of the crew of the Avenger, and 1,0001. has already been received. The officers and crew of the

French frigate Psyche, now at Lisbon, have generously subscribed three days' pay to the fund.

From a return presented to Parliament it appears that during 1847 there were 860 cases of flogging in the Royal Navy. The lashes inflicted amounted to 26,288; the maximum in any instance being 48, and the minimum 6.

The Ranker's Magazine publishes a list of 270 failures from August to Decem- ber last. Of these, 78 were at London, 49 at Liverpool, 33 at Manchester, 26 at Glasgow, and the remainder chiefly foreign firms connected with the &Ionia! markets.

The average quantity of coal used at the Dowlais iron-works is estimated at 1,500 tons per day.—Hereford Times.

Among the patents lately obtained in France, is one by M. Lafond, for the ap- plication of chloroform as a motive power, instead of steam.

Mr. Robert Coates, better know as " Romeo Coates," has lost his life, through an unfortunate occurrence in leaving Drury Lane Theatre. While be was looking for his carriage, a cab, driven at a great rate, knocked him down, the wheels passing over him. Several ribs on both sides were broken, and he died a few days after. The driver of the cab escaped undiscovered. A Coroner's Jury has returned a verdict of "Manslaughter' against some person unknown.

By a recent decision in the Court of. Chancery, Barker, a porter at the Cam- bridge station, has succeeded to a fortune of 30,0001. When informed of this by the lawyers, Barker refused to resign his place till he was actually put in posses- sion of the property; bat he had 1001. left in the hands of a publican that he and his mates might make merry in the mean time.

Michael Fitzpatrick, a sea-apprentice, has been committed to Newgate for trial on a charge of murder on the high seas. The prisoner had some words with another mariner, Walter Jenkins, while on board a brig in the Mediterranean; Jenkins attempted to strike him; on which Fitzpatrick produced a knife and stabbed his companion.

While fourteen workmen were on the Tyne in a boat, proceeding to a cofferdam of the high-level bridge now constructing, the vessel struck a pile; the men, who were standing, staggered, and the boat was upset. Ten of the people got ashore or were rescued, but the other four perished.

Results of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last— xymotte Diseases

Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Erato, Spinal Marrow, Nerves, and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .

Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, dic.

Childbirth, diseases of the Uterus, St. Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, SC. Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, Se. 3 1

Malformations 8 15

Premature Birth 23 al Atrophy 24 1 Old Age II 70

Sudden (I is Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperoine 32 3/

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Total (Including unspecified causes) 1131 1107

The temperature of the thermometer ranged from 62.3° in the sun to 20.0° in the shade; the mean temperature by day being warmer than the average mean temperature by 3.3°. The general direction of the wind for the week was South- south-west.

Number of Winter deaths. In mtge.

302 . 1111 47 .... 69 143 198 120 ... 138 28 .... 39 213 225 3d 61 IS 9 7 1 11