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The Duke of Sussex attained his sixtieth year on Sunday last. A grand Masonic festival was held at Freemasons' Tavern on Monday, in honour of the day; but his Royal Highness was prevented from at- tending by indisposition. It is understood that one of the first proceedings in the Upper House of Parliament contemplated by the Opposition Peers, will be a notice of motion on the foreign policy adopted by Government.-Herald.
Lord Hill held a levee on Thursday, at the Horse Guards; which was attended by eleven General and about forty other Officers.
The lucrative military appointments of Director-General of the Royal Artillery, and of Colonel-Commandant in the same corps, have just become vacant by the death of Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, G. C. H. The pay and emoluments of the first-named posts amount to nearly 3,0001. per annum, with residences at Woolwich and in St. James's Park, of which the gallant General was Master-Gunner.
ne Earl and Countess of Errol have been presented by the King with apartments in St. James's Palace, which will save his Lordship the expense of a town residence.
Arrangements are in contemplation for rendering the correspondence between France and England more easy and direct. It is proposed that a person wishing to send a letter to any part of France, may either pay the whole or none of the postage in this country; he may pay the inland postage in this country only, as at present, or leave it to be paid by the party to whom it is directed in France. The French arrange- ments, of course, would correspond with ours. The convenience of such a plan would be very great ; but as a proof of the cordiality and good feeling that subsist between us and our "natural enemies," it is of far greater importance. It has been suggested that the entire abolition of the odious and useless passport system ought to follow this arrange- ment.
The sum due from M. Ouvrard, in the city of Amsterdam alone, is said to amount to 7,000,000 florins. He has written from Cleves, to offer one third of the claim in ready money, on having a receipt in full. Some of the merchants, alarmed at the immensity of their demands upon him were inclined to accept his proposal; but Messrs. IVillinek, who are his principal creditors, have refused every species of compro- mise, and have declared that they will have the whole of their debt or nothing. The King of Holland will be his creditor to the amount of 850,000 florins, which will fall due on the 15th February.
Last night's Gazette contains the appointment of Sir Henry Thorn- borough, as a Vice-Admiral in the room of the late Viscount Ex- mouth.
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