liftiztellantous.

Sir Robert and Lady Peel have been entertaining a select circle visiting at Drayton Manor. The Duke of Cambridge has been on a visit to the Baronet ; and Viscount and Viscountess Villiers, Sir Alexander Grant, M.P., Mr. J. W. Croker, were among the guests. Sir Robert came to town on Tuesday, on his way to Windsor. He returned to Whitehall on Thursday. The Earl of Aberdeen, in consequence of the press of business in his department of the state, will remain in town during the winter.—Morning Post. Lord Stanley and Sir James Graham went down to Stowe on Tuesday, on a visit to the Duke of Buckingham ; and Lord Fitzgerald on Wednesday. They returned to town yesterday.

Lord Ashburton is expected to arrive at Bath House, Piccadilly, on Monday next, from his seat, the Grange, Hants to make his final arrangements for departing on his mission to the United States.

Mr. Everett, the American Minister, has been paying a short visit to Lord Ashburton, at the Grange.

It is understood that Sir Charles and Lady Grey, with their suite, will sail for Barbados, Sir Charles's new Government, on the 20th instant.

We understand that the grand dinner to be got up for the purpose of presenting the Chandos testimonial is postponed until May next, when the conduct of the Tory Government towards the agricultural interest will be more known and better understood than at present. Notwithstanding that the Duke is one of the Cabinet, the Pro-Corn-law farmers

feel by no means comfortable as to the intentions of Government. The cry of "No surrender" seems generally abandoned.—Aylesbury News. The Duke of Cleveland, who is in town, has suffered a relapse laiit4;

his speedy recovery is not considered likely. „al, 287; f

ILord Ingestre got a severe fall on Saturday, hunting with the Marquis of Waterford's hounds, and broke the small bone of his leg. Fortunately the injury is but of a trifling character.—Standard. We understand that Mr. Thesiger has been prevailed on to take the place of Mr. Sergeant Talfonrd, as leading advocate of the rights of literature and science in the House of Commons, and that he has for some time been preparing a new bill for the further extension of copy

right ; which, however, will be found extremely different in detail from

the Sergeant's.—John Bull.

Mr. Charles Dickens sailed in the Britannia, from Liverpool, on Wednesday, on his way to the United States.

Miss A. Kemble's present salary at Covent Garden Theatre is 100 guineas per week ; a larger sum than there was ever yet statedly paid to any vocalist. Singers have been paid more per night, but never so much per week. Reckoning the expenses of Covent Garden when Miss A. Kemble _plays at 210/. per night, which is beyond the amount,

from 150/. to 190/. profit per night will remain for the lessee.—Observer.

The papers of the week announce the sudden death, by apoplexy, of Mr. Edward Howard, the author of " Rattlin the Reefer,' the "Old Commodore," "Outward Bound," "Jack Ashore," "The Life of Sir Sydney Smith," and many other popular works.

Mr. Peel, an uncle of Sir Robert Peel, died very suddenly at Exmouth, in Devonshire, on Wednesday ; having fallen from his chair in a fit of apoplexy while sitting at table with his son. He died intestate. It is =mowed that he has left upwards of two millions of money.

The 1,000/. deodand lately found by the Coroner's Jury against the Directors of the Great Western Railway, comes by right to Robert

Palmer Esq., M.P. for Berkshire, the lord of the manor ; who, we can positively assert, intends to apply it in the following charitable manner. To each of the deceased person's friends he intends giving 1001.; the surplus he intends to divide equally among the poor sufferers who were wounded in the late accident. Consequently the honourable gentleman will not appropriate one farthing to his own use.—Standard.