Allaistellaneous.

Tuesday's Gazette announced that the Queen had appointed Lieu- tenant-General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.B., to be Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope, instead of Sir George Napier.

The Gazette also notified the transfer of certain Secretaries of Lega- tion,—namely, Mr. James Hudson, from Washington to the Hague ; Mr. John Kennedy, from Naples to Washington; Mr. George John Robert Gordon, First Attache at Rio de Janeiro, is appointed Secretary of Le- gation at Stockholm ; and Mr. Augustus Craven has the like promo- tion and removal, from Brussels to Stutgardt.

The Manchester Guardian states, that Government have complied with Sir Henry Pottinger's urgent request to be recalled, and have appointed his successor; who will leave this country in a few weeks. "We regret to add, that the cause of this resignation is a painful disease of long standing, which imperatively requires not only the best medical advice, but a season of relaxation from the arduous duties of foreign service ; in which Sir Henry has been engaged, we believe, for a period of nearly forty years."

Lieutenant-Colonel Outram returned to India by the last over-land mail, on his way to Sir Hugh Gough's head-quarters. He carries with him letters and despatches from the Duke of Wellington to Lord Ellenborough ; and it is supposed that he will again be appointed to some high post in the political department.

Mr. John Hullah has been appointed Professor of Vocal Music in King's College, London.

The Home Secretary, Sir James Graham, has been obliged to leave London for his residence at Netherby Hall, Cumberland, to recruit his health. His physicians have thought his indisposition has arisen from the laborious and anxious duties which have of late pressed so heavily on the Home Office, and that relaxation has become absolutely neces- sary.—Morning Herald.

The health of Earl Grey has recently been the source of very great solicitude to his family ; nearly all the members of which are assem- bled at Howick. The Newcastle Journal said—" The venerable Earl is confined to his room, and is said to be gradually sinking from ex- haustion, arising from decay of nature." On Tuesday, however, the Morning Chronicle announced that his condition had taken a favour- able turn.

The Cambridge Advertiser reports Earl Fitzwilliam to be labouring under severe indisposition.

The aged Lord Lynedoch, who is staying in Stratton Street, has been seriously indisposed.

The agricultural world has lost one of its most influential members, in the person of Mr. George Webb Hall; who died at Sneed Hall, his residence in Gloucestershire, on the 3d instant.

The Morning Post states that Lieutenant Munro will leave the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and remain abroad ; adding, that he intends to enter the Prussian service.

The Duke of Bordeaux left Belgrave Square on Monday, for Bad- minton, on a visit to the Duke of Beaufort ; and returned on Wednes- day. As the arrivals from France continued to be numerous, there have been more "levees." The Duke was to leave town yesterday for a tour in Wales, and to return on the 23d.

The Paris journals Quotidienne and France have published a curious correspondence which has passed between the Duke of Bordeaux and M. de Chateaubriand-

" London, 4th December.

"Monsieur le Vicomte de Chateaubriand—At the moment when I am about to experience the regret of being separated from you, I desire to express all the gratitude I feel for the visit which you have paid me in this foreign land, and to declare all the gratification that I have felt in seeing you again, and discus- sing the great interests of the future, in finding that my opinions and senti- ments are in a perfect community with yours. 1 am happy to see that the line of conduct which I have adopted in my exile, and the position that I have assumed, are in every point in conformity with the counsels which I have de- manded from your long experience and ability. In consequence, I shall proceed with still greater confidence and firmness in the path that I have traced out for myself. More fortunate than I, you are going to return to our dear country. Inform France of all the love that exists in my heart for her. I am well pleased in having for the interpreter of my sentiments a voice so dear to France, and which has so gloriously, on every occasion, defended monarchical principles and national liberty. I renew to you, Monsieur le Vicomte, the assurance of my sincere friendship. HENRY."

"London, 5th December.

"The marks of your esteem would console me for all kinds of misfortune ; but, expressed as they are, it is more than kindly feeling towards me—it is another world that they open to my view—another universe that unveils itself to France. I hail with tears of joy the future which you announce. Could it be possible that you, who are innocent of all—you to whom nothing can be objected but your being the descendant of the race of St. Louis—should alone be unhappy among all the youth that turn their eyes towards you ? You tell me that, happier than you, I shall behold France again. Happier than you !— it is the only reproach that you have found to address to your country. No, Prince, I can never be happy as long as felicity is absent from you. I have but a brief space to live, and that is my consolation. I venture to ask you to cast a thought, if remembered, on your old servant, when I am gone. "1 am, with the most profound respect, Monseigneur, your very humble and obedient servant, CHATEAUDRIAND." It will be observed that M. de Chateaubriand's letter begins with no word of address—no vocative ; though, of course, the original was not Without such a commencement : what then was the word ?—was it "Sire"?

The Manchester Guardian of Wednesday, reported that the sums subscribed to the new Anti-Corn-law Fund, already amounted, in Man- cheater, to 20,0001.; in Liverpool, to 5,3001.; Rochdale, 1,8001.; Hud- dersfield, 1,4001.; Glasgow, 2,6001.; total, 31,000/.: or, including in-

dividual subscriptions not lumped in the subsidies of those towns, 35,0001, _ _ _