It is reported that an offer has been made to
the Duke of Devon- shire to resume the office of Lord Cbamberlain.—Morning Paper. It is generally circulated that her Majesty intends to create six new English Peerages after her first Drawing-room.-3forniny Chronicle.
The Earl of Listowell and Lord Rossmore, it is reported, will be raised to the rank of Peers of the United Kingdom at the next crea- tion of P cers.-21forning Chronicle.
Forty bills, public and private, received her Majesty's royal assent, by commission, on Friday ; it was the first batch to which her Majesty had to give her consent. This ceremonial also led to some trifling mistakes, in consequence of official parties having been so long accus- tomed to say " his Majesty," and " /c /Li le vent." The Yeoman Usher, on summoning the Commons, said it was for the purpose of hearing " his" Majesty's commission read; and the Clerk in the Lords, who has to repeat the " badges of Norman slavery," once said " It Rui," but immediately corrected himself, and proclaimed " /a Reine le vent."
:1 1 r. O'Connell left town for Dublin on Tuesday, to lend his power- ful aid to the organization of the Liberal streugth in the coming general election.
It is reported at the clubs that the Marquis of Westminster it is to be made a Duke.
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