Dr. Shuldham Henry, who has discharged for many years the
duty of Com- missioner of the National Board of Education in Ireland, and is, we believe, a Member of the Charitable Bequests Board, has received, and accepted, the ap- pointment as President of the new Ulster College, which is to be established at Belfast. Dr. Henry is a Presbyterian.
Last night's Gazette announces that the Queen has appointed the Reverend John Peel, M.A., to the Deanery of Worcester. The latest accounts of the Lord Chancellor represent him as daily gaining strength, though not yet able to resume his usual avocations.
The Paris papers of Thursday mention a serious accident to Lord Cowley, on the previous day: while he was descending the steps of the Foreign Office, his foot slipped, he fell, and both his shoulders were dislocated. The dislocations were promptly reduced; and although the patient suffered much during the night, he was doing well on Thursday morning.
Miss Mary Flaherty has made Lord Brougham residuary legatee; which, says the Post, is tantamount to leaving him 20,000/.
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