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We bear, from pretty good authority, that negotiations are actually proceeding, on behalf of her Majesty, for a mansion in the neighbourhood of Cowes, Isle of Wight ; which it is intended to convert into a marine residence for her Majesty and the Royal Family.—Hampshire Independent.
A paragraph in the German papers, dated from Dresden on the 20th January, says—" Queen Victoria will visit Germany in the spring ; first, the Prussian Court. She will come to Dresden in the beginning of May, and then go to Gotha to visit her father-in-law. So much is now decided ; but it is possible that her journey may be further extended."— [Or contracted in consequence of the death of her father-in-law since the above was written.] The Lord Chancellor resumed his place in court on Monday, conva- lescent.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel gave full-dress Parlia- mentary dinners on Wednesday to the Ministerial Members of their respective Houses.
Lord John Russell gave an Opposition dinner in Wilton Crescent.
Letters have been received from Dr. Wolff, to the 19th December, from Erzernm, in Armenia ; the Pasha of which had supplied him with a guard and paid his expenses to the frontier. Intelligence from Constantinople, dated the 7th January, states that some people bad arrived who left Bokhara within three months. Stoddart was alive, in high favour, and no public execution of a Frank had been heard of.
Sir Baldwin Walker had been dismissed from his post as Admiral in the Turkish service, without reason assigned; though the measure is imputed to parsimony.
The Duke of Wellington and Dr. Wynter, Chancellor and Vice-Chan- cellor of Oxford University, have given an answer to the great "lay protest" against the prevalence of" Tractarian" principles in the Uni- versity: they consider the subscription of the Thirty-nine Articles a sufficient safeguard against erroneous opinions, and they have not lost sight of their duty in enforcing a strict compliance with the statute.
Several " Anti-League" meetings have been held in Scotland.
A meeting, useful in promoting a good work, was held at Glasgow, on the 24th January, the Lord Provost presiding, to hear Mr. Rennie, the Lucas of the Scotch New Zealand color), called "New Edin- burgh," explain the nature and objects of the enterprise; which he did in a clear and popular manner. Resolutions in favour of colonization generally, as a relief to national distress, and of colonizing New Zealand In particular, were passed unanimously ; and thanks were voted to Air, Rennie.
Mr. O'Connell has written a letter to Mr. Joseph Sturge, promising support to "Mr. Sharman Crawford's plan," [of stopping the Supplies.] if a sufficient number of Scotch and English Members can be obtained to make a "respectable" force ; which he thinks improbable. How- ever, "it is a glorious battle, and if well fought, must be successful."
A woman was publicly beheaded at Heidelberg, on the 22d January, for the murder of her husband. One man seized her hair and held it up at arm's length, while another struck off her head at a blow, with a sword. The head was held up to the people, as the body sank through a trap-door.
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