Dr. Grey, Bishop of Hereford, ditd suddenly at his palace
in Here- ford, on Monday !miming. Ile only arrived from London on Satur- day, and outride I the Cathedral on Sunday lust. The Duke of Sussex has been appointed Captain-General of the Artillery Company ; an office of equal rank, the Morning Chronicle informs us, to that of Field-Marshal, but without emolument. It has always been held by the Sovereign, or person nearest in rank to the Throne- " Thus (says the Chronicle) it was held by the two last Kings of the Stuart family in succession, and after them by King William the Third. It was be- stowed by Queen Anne on her husband, George Prince of Denmark ; by George the First on his son, who retained it after he became George the Second ; in like manner it was conferred by George the Third on his son the Prince of Wales, who retained it as George the Fourth ; and his late Ma- jesty, William the Fourth, assumed the office in his own person."
Captain Berkeley, the late Member and defeated candidate for Glou- cester, has been appointed to succeed Admiral Elliot as Lord of the Admiralty.
Mr. Davis, the Dowager Queen's physician, and Mr. Westmacott the artist, have been knighted.
Sir George Gipps has been appointed Governor of New South Wales and Vast Diemen's land.
The exhibition of the Royal Academy closed on Saturday. The receipts exceeded 7,000/.
Count Sebastiani has left London for Paris, with the intention of going afterwards to one of the French bathing-places.
A general election causes generally an increase of 100,000/. to the Post-office revenues, and also a very great increase of the post-horse duty and mileage toll. The printers also come in for a large addition to their usual business, in printing placards, addresses, and cards soli- citing votes. We should also think that the surgeons benefit by the number of heads and limbs broken during election affrays.
At the commencement of the election, there were 736 candidates for the representation of England; of .whom 269 were Liberals, and 367 Tories.
The Chronicle says that the King of Hanover has subscribed largely towards paying the expenses of Sir George Murray in Westminster. Is this true, or is it an electioneering invention? The Tories should contradict it, if they can.
A letter from London, in the National, acquaints the French public that the Duke of Wellington is about to occupy theipost of Foreign Minister under Viscount Melbourne !
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