10 JANUARY 1846, Page 9

The Gazette of last evening announces the appointment of Edward

Earl of Ellenborough, G.C.B., to be one of the Lords of the Admiralty. The Gazette of last evening announces the appointment of Edward Earl of Ellenborough, G.C.B., to be one of the Lords of the Admiralty.

A notice of the payment of prize-money to the officers and company of her Majesty's brig Fawn, for the capture of the slave-vessel Dols de Fevereiro, is con- tained in the same Gazette.

The Registrar of Seamen has been directed by the Lords of the Privy Council for Trade to superintend the operation of the Act 8 and 9 Victoria, cap. 116, passed last session for the protection of seamen on board merchant-vessels, and

to exercise a control over the persons licensed under the provisions of the afore- said act.—Times.

We understand that circulars have been issued requesting the early attendance of the Ministerial Members on the meeting of Parliament.—iforning Herald. It is understood that this year the Parliamentary dinners on the eve of the assembling of both Houses of Parliament will be confined to those Ministerial meetings at the Duke of Wellington's and Sir Robert Peel's.—Idea.

Loud Dungannon has come forward on the Wyuyard interest for the represents. tion of the City of Durham.

Viscount Melbourne is expected to leave Brockett Hall, Herta, on the 19th instant for town, accompanied by Lord and Lady Beauvale, in order to be present at the meeting of the Legislature.—Morning Chronicle.

The first sod of the Midland Great Western (Irish) Railway was raised at Dub- lin on Thursday, by the Lord-Lieutenant, in the presence of a large assemblage of influential persons.

The opinion of the Law-officers of the Crown and Sir Thomas Wilde has been obtained on the question of Prince Albert's liability to pay poor-rates for the Flemish farm. It is adverse to the claim of the parish authorities of Windsor. The fact having been communicated to them, a meeting of the Vestry was held yesterday, and a resolution, expressing regret at the hostile resolutions previously passed, was carried by a majority of two.