Lord and Lady Brougham and their daughter are staying at
Dover for the benefit of sea.bathing. His Lordship is constantly the com- panion of the Duke of Wellington in his perambulations about the docks and the harbour.—Morning Chronicle.
Sir Francis Chantrey has been on a visit at Widmer Castle, to take a sketch of the Duke of Wellington, preparatory to modelling for the City statue.
Mr. Poulett Thomson, President of the Board of Trade, (it is right to remind our readers that the right honourable gentleman has an office, with a round salary attached to it,) has lately—been to France or Germany, on some mission referring to the commerce of the coun- try ?—to Manchester, where he has constituents, not all delighted with their dilettanti Member ?—no, but Mr. Poulett Thomson has been visiting Lord Tankerville, at Chillingliam Castle, and "shot with his rifle one of the far-famed wild cattle of the park attached to this seat. He took an excellent aim, [at what distance ?] for the beast fell at the first shot." Wonderful President of the Board of Trade ! after this feat, you have wily one of equal daring to achieve, against another spe- cies of " wild cattle," reared and preserved in aristocratic " parks :" level the moral " rifle "—take " an excellent aim "—and bring down the brutal Corn.laws Prince Napoleon Louis spent a part of Saturday in looking at some villas in the neighhourhood of the Metropolis, intending to select one as mu residence. The Prince intends, it seems, to leave a part of his suite at his new residence, and to go himself to Leamington, to spend a few weeks there.—Morning I'aper.
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