fitistellantous.
The Standard is "able to contradict, in the most distinct and positive terms," the report which found its way into some of the Whig papers, that the Cabinet has resolved upon the recall of Earl De Grey from the Viceroyalty of Ireland : " there is not one word of truth in the story, or even a shadow of foundation for it."
It is generally believed, in quarters likely to be well informed, although the appointment has not yet actually taken place, that Sir Jahleel Brenton will succeed the late Sir Edward Brace as Commander- in-chief at the Nore.—Morning Herald.
The order in Council for demolishing the depreciated gold coinage came into operation on Monday. The applications at the Bank of Ragland for new sovereigns, in the making of which the Mint has been busily engaged, in lien of old ones, were very numerous.
The latest accounts from Howick represent Lord Grey to be im- pr911:4; in Health and strength daily.
"Captain Rolls is recovering from the effect of an accident which he recently experienced in shooting : his gun went off while he was loading it ; the ramrod wounded his finger, lacerated his eyebrow, and passed through the rim of his hat. The finger has been amputated, Some fear was entertained that the sight of the eye would be injured ; but that is now out of danger.
The week's obituary records the death of William Allen, the well- known philanthropist, at Lindfield, in Sussex, on the 30th December, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, after a gradual decay. Mr. Allen was of the Society of Friends. He was the head of the respectable firm of Allen and Co., chemists ; he was also for many years lecturer on che- mistry and natural philosophy at Guy's Hospital, and at the Royal Institution, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. But it was as an active moralist that he was best known : in 1808 he associated himself with the friends of Lancaster ; subsequently, he took a prominent part in establishing the British and Foreign School Society, of which he was Treasurer until his death ; at the place of his residence, Lindfield, he established schools of industry and a colony of labourers ; and he was persevering as an abolitionist of Negro slavery.
A general conference of those who are decidedly opposed to the union of Church and State has been determined on. The proposal originated in the Midland Counties, and has been acceded to at a meeting of lead- ing Dissenters in the Metropolis.— Wesleyan Chronicle.
Mr. Cobden has written a letter to the Times in answer to Mr. Fer- nand's revival of the story that Mr. Cobden kept cows and sold milk to his workpeople. Mr. Ferraud said, that when the statement was made by a witness before the Select Committee on the Payment of Wages, Mr. Cobden looked confused. To show how little need he had for confusion, Mr. Cobden quotes extracts from the evidence of " Mr. Ferrand's own witness, Mr. Oldfield, who was brought from Chorley to substantiate his (Mr. Ferrand's) charge against me, of being implicated sin the truck system." The gist of this evidence is, that Mr. Cobden was obliged to keep cows for certain purposes in dying ; that he allowed one of his people to have the milk of four cows for forty weeks for 121. ; and that it was a mutual benefit to master and man. This witness said that Mr. Cobden was considered one of the best masters in that part of the country—" The only thing I have heard against Mr. Cobden is, that he employs too many Scotchmen ; that is the chief complaint in our neighbourhood : but I am certain of one thing, that Mr. Cobden is greatly praised, for he does not keep a truck-shop, nor does he tie his men to any thing, from what I have understood."
Mr. Feargus O'Connor has accepted a challenge thrown out by Mr. Cobden, to discuss the position that " the Corn-law is unjust, and ought to be repealed "; and he names some town near the centre of West Yorkshire as the place.
The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Hanover, of the 26th December, stating that the King of Hanover had sent a special invi- tation to the Duke of Bordeaux to visit his Court.
The Liverpool Times states, on the authority of advices from Rio de Janeiro to the 31st October, that the Government of Brazil has evaded the treaty with this country, which limits the duty on goods imported from Great Britain to 20 per cent ad valorem, by raising the valuation of goods from 20 to 50 per cent ; of course, proportionately raising the duty.
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