THE KiNo.—The weather having been more favourable during the week '

his Majesty has taken his excursions daily in the Great Park, accompanied by his suite. On Wednesday, the King passed the afternoon at Virginia Water, enjoyed several hours' excursion on the Lake, partook of refreshments in the fishinz. temple, and afterwards visited the Belvidere. Yesterday afternoon, his 5Iaje4y

drove to the Castle, accompanied by the Lord Steward, and was met in the clUa.

drangle by Sir Jeffery Wyatville. The King drove about the grounds in his posit, phaeton ; and inspected another collection of bronze figures and vases, brow,-6t to the Castle since his Majesty's last visit. This splendid collection has been re. moved from the Gardens at Hampton Cohrt, to decorate the grounds of Winded to the Castle since his Majesty's last visit. This splendid collection has been re. moved from the Gardens at Hampton Cohrt, to decorate the grounds of Winded

Castle. His Majesty, after visiting the Orangery, alighted from his phaeton anti proceeded to the private apartments, conducted by Sir Jeffery, who had thel,, flour of laying before the King several drawings of the progressive improvemenh,

and reporting the general state of the Castle. His Majesty returned to the Rotel Lodge after an absence of nearly three hours. Last evening his Majesty enfor.

tained the following distinguished individuals with his suite at dinner,—Lord and Lady Maryborough, Sir W. and Lady Fremantle, Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanhope, The Private Band of his Majesty occupied the Conservatory during the evening.

His Majesty's visit to Brighton is postponed from the 10th of October, and in, other period fixed. Should we have a continuation of fine weather the inhabitants of Brighton must not be too sanguine in expecting the honour of the King's visit, —Windsor Letter in the Morning Post to-day, dated Friday, 25th Sept. The Duke of Clarence laid the first stone on Monday on the Surrey side of the new bridge now building at Staines, to be called the " Royal Clarence Bridge," The Duchess and Princess Augusta attended the ceremony.

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence left their residence in Bushy-park yester- day morning, for Brighton, where it was expected their Royal Highnessess would

pass the night, and this morning embark in a steam-packet for Dieppe; at whirl' town it is expected their Royal Highnesses will be joined by the Duke of Meningeo, the brother of the royal Duchess.—Morning Post, Saturday. The Gazette of last night announces the appointment of the Marquis Coayug. ham to the office of Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle, in the room of the late Earl of Harrington. It had just been reported that this lucrative sine. cure was to be abolished.

The Gazette announces that the Speaker of the House of Commons will order a writ to be made out by the Clerk of the Crown, at the end of fourteen days after the 22d instant, for electing a member to serve in Parliament for the borough of Eye in Suffolk, in room of Sir Miles Nightingall, deceased. The Colonelcy of the First Regiment of Life Guards, vacant by the death of the Earl of Harrington, has been given to Viscount Combermere.

Sir George Murray has been appointed Governor of Fort George in the rosin of the late Sir David Baird.

Monsieur Manuel Gorostizo has arrived in town from Mexico, as Minister Plenipotentiary to this Court.

Mr. Washington Irving arrived at Southampton last week, in his newcharacter of Secretary to the American Legation. On Sunday last, the Dean of York read himself into the Vicarage of Weaver. thorpe, in the East Riding, vacant by the decease of the Rev. R. Forrest ; and on Monday Dr. Cockburn left York for Devonshire. It is denied, from what appears to be good authority, that Mr. Justice Bo- rough has resigned ; and it is added, that since the conclusion of the labours of

the Circuit, his health has considerably improved.—Morning Paper. [Has the Judge's age also improved ? We understand that it considerably exceeds eighty years 1] The remains of the late Earl of Harrington were brought to the town mansion from Brighton, at an early hour on Sunday morning ; and again removed for in. torment in the family vault in Derbyshire. His Lordship died in his 77th year, not the 87th, as stated in our last number.

The Duke of Wellington left London on Tuesday, for Walmer Castle. Lord Holland on Tuesday entertained a select party to dinner at Holland House. Most of his Majesty's Ministers were present. The mansion of the Baron and Baroness Bulow, in Great Cumberland-place, was thrown open on Wednesday evening for the reception of the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, and all the principal nobility at present in town, who honoured with their presence the baptismal ceremonial of the infant of the Baroness. The infant received the names of Therese Freidericke Wilhelmine Elizabethe; the ceremony being solemnized by the Rev. Dr. Schwabe, Chaplain to the Prussian Embassy. Mrs. Smith (now Mrs. Hixon, of the Crown Inn, at Morden, Surrey), the widow of Princess Charlotte's coachman, has denied in the most positive terms the " un-

qualified contradiction " of Sir R. Gardiner (Prince Leopold's Private Secretary) to the pension of 241. per annum having been discontinued. Mrs. Nixon says, she has not received any portion of the pension for the last nine years, and that " it was discontinued without any reasonable or assignable cause, save his Royal Highness's plea of poverty 1" TILE NEW POST Oeeice.—This splendid edifice was opened, for the commence• meet of business, a short time before five o'clock on Wednesday morning. During the whole of the previous night workmen were employed in making all complete in those offices more immediately required, and all the principal officers of the department were at their posts. By the arrival of the mails every thing was ready. The Holyhead mail was the first to enter the court-yard or the New Post-office, and came in at about a quarter past five o'clock. The other mails followed at intervals of ten minutes to half an hour. A serious accident befel the Brighton mail, which was conning to town with great speed, and when it arrived one mile on the London side of Crawley it upset; and the coachman was seriously IO,a, With the exception of this no other accident 'occurred. The improved gam adopted in the new office under the judicious arrangement of Sir F. Free- ling, enabled the inland officers to sort and arrange the letters by about eight o'clock, and at half-past eight they were ready fdr delivery. In the course of the

morning,

four vehicles were stationed within the railing at the back of the Post- dice, built after the manner of the Omnibus : in these the letter-carriers to the West iund North-western parts of the metropolis, took their scats about half-past eight o'clock, two of the carriages proceeding up the Strand, aud the other two up woes The Branch Offices were also inactive operation on Wednesday morn- ing. The letters at the remote ends of the town will be delivered at least an hour earier by the new regulations. A large concourse of people assembled in the evening to witness the first departure of the mails.

11111.1TARY COURT-MARTIAL.—A Military Court-Martial, which, from the pe- culiar circumstances under which it was held, excited as much observation in that branch of service more immediately interested, as the one recently terminated at Portsmouth did in its peculiar department, has just terminated at Limerick. The finding of the Court is not yet promulgated. Colauel Bayley, (late of the 98th Regiment) against tvhont the charges have been preferred, is an officer of old sailing, and had latterly commanded the Reserve-Companies, oriarhat is pro- fessionZly called the depot of his regiment. At she last half-yearly inspection, these Companies were reported deficient in the improved manceuvres recently adopted, and an intimation was given to the Commanding Officer that he would be permitted to retire by the sale of his Commission. This intimation was osten- sibly grounded on the deficiency already mentioned. Colonel Bayley at once declined the proposed retirement, and demanded a Court-Martial ; his demand was complied with, but accompanied by a very uncommon departure from pre- cedent, as a set of charges were framed having reference principally to imputed acts of undue severity, which in the previous stages of the proceeding, had never been hinted at ; while the original accusation of neglect in promoting an efficient field discipline was altogether abandoned. This is the peculiarity of the case to which we alluded, and of which we are assured by the very best military authori- ties, there has been hitherto no example. Until the finding of the Court shall have been confirmed and promulgated, we shah hazard no observation bearing on the charges ; but we may mention, that we know the affair has caused much embarrassment at head-quarters; and that the most confidential Employe' at the Horse Guards has declared, that it will be a lesson to him never to attempt an act of kindness toward an unwilling subject, since the alternative proposed and rejected was resorted to from motives of good feeling, which proved entirely thrown away --Morning Chronicle.

THE LATE COURT-MARTIAL—It is reported that Sir E. Codrington will publish a statement of his own case, together with his correspondence with the Admi- ralty. Captain Dickinson's friends intended to give him a dinner on the occa- sion of his ,.honourable acquittal; but the idea has been very prudently relin- quished. INDIA SUTTEESL—At a Quarterly General Court of East India Proprietors, held on Wednesday, in reply to a question put by Mr. Lush, whether the Directors had received any information from Bengal, relative to the aleslitiim of the abomi- nable practice of suttees ?—the Chairman said, that the Directors had not received any inf,irmation on the subject since the last General Court ; but he was happy to say. they had an opportunity of knowing thatthe number of suttees had decreased Very considerably, and the Government were most anxiously inquiring into the practice, and making themselves masters of every point connected with it.

V.:NM WARD.—The long-protracted contest (two years and a halt') for the Aldernianic gown in Vintry Ward is at length settled. Thearbitrator has decided in favour of 1-')Ir. Winchester, by the same majority of legal votes over Mr. Wilde m at the first election. Mr. kVinchester was sworn into office on Tuesday. It is said the contest has cost Mr. Alderman Winchester 10,0001.

PERQUISITES OF THE SURIEvAurr.—A windfall of 280/. has conic to the Sheriffs- of London, found on Maynard when apprehended for the Customhouse forgery ; conviction of felony being a forfeiture of all goods and chattels.

The Sheriffs elect will be sworn in on Monday the 28th. Their carriages are now finished : Mr. Ward's is painted a full dark blue, with gilt mouldings; Mr. Richardson's is a maroon, with gilt mouldings.

COVENT GARDEN TIVEATRE.---4 is understood that Covent Garden Theatre will open on Monday week. Mr. Fawcett resigns the management to Mr. Bartley. Kenible has received liberal offers from Miss Paton and from Madame Mali- bran. to perform one night gratuitously in aid of the fund. The shareholders of the theatre have agreed to relinquish all right to their dividends for the ensuing season, and also to allow the arrears of their annuities to remain as a debt on the theatre for three years.

The Gloucester Musical Festival commenced on Wednesday.

An enormous block of stutuary marble, valued at 2.0001. and intended fur the grand staircase of the Pimlico Palace, was on Thursday conveyed thither, drawn by seventeen horses, from a wharf in Millbank. The last Gazette contains the singular announcement of a bookseller at Calcutta among the list of bankrupts.