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Colonel Cavendish was till lately in almost constant attendance on the Queen. Except Lord Melbourne's, no name appeared so regularly in the Court Circular, as the gallant Colonel's, but now "we never mention hint ;" Lord Durham's brother-in-law seems to have got his dismissal from the Palace notwithstanding his name and connexion with the Whig Lord of Chatsworth. How is this ? Can the Baroness Lezhen tell ?
By the death of the Duke of Buckingham, the Lord-Lieutenancy of Buckinghamshire, and a seat for the county, are vacated ; Richard Plantagenet, Marquis of Chandos, being now "Duke and Marquis of Buckingham and Chaudos, Earl Temple, Earl Temple of Stow, and Vis- count and Baron Cobham of Kent, in the Peerage of the United King- dom and Earl Nugent in Ireland."
The Honourable William Howard, the youngest son of the Earl of Effingham, and the Honourable Augustus Duncombe, youngest son of Lord Feversham, have taken holy orders, and were lust week ordained by the Archbishop of York.
Captain Matthew and Sir Harry Verney, who are wintering in Italy for the improvement of the health of their respective ladies, have paired off together till the 10th of March.
The office of Clareneieux King at Arms is vacant by the death of Mr. Lodge, whose Peerage Book has rendered his name familiar to the Dr. Ireland, Dean of 'Westminster, who is a native of Ashburton, in Devonshire, has intimated to the Vicar that he has bequeathed at his death the sum of 2,0901. to build a school, and he also has invested tIni sum of 1,000/., the proceeds to be annually given to six poor house- keepers of that place.—Exeter Flying Post. [The Doctor wishes to enjoy in his lifetime the credit of posthumous liberality.]
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