The political admirers and private friends of General Minn, dined
to- gether at the Albion, on Saturday lust. Sir Francis Burdett presided : on his right sat General Mina, and the Spanish Ambassador on the left. Among the company, were Lord Lyriedoch, Sir Edward Cod. rington, Lord Patrick James Stuart, Mr. Hume, Mr. Shell, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Gaskell, Dr. Bowling, Mr. T. Att- wood, Mr. J. A. Murray, Count D'Arguelles, Colonel Hodges, and Mr. Charles Phillips. Several speeches were made by the Chairman, Mr. O'Connell, Count D'Arguelles, Dr. Bowling, Lord Lynedoell, and others. General Mina's reply, when his health was drunk by the company, was read in French by Colonel Hodges. Joseph Bonaparte intended to be present, but sent a note which was read by Sir Francis Burdett, in which he said that perImps it was better he should be away. The speeches are all very briefly reported ; but we learn from the courier, that those of Count_D'Arguelles, Mr. O'Connell, and Dr. Bowling, were the best.
At a vestry meeting in Christchurch parish, on Thursday week, op- position was offered to the granting of a church-rate, and after a divi- sion on the question, a poll was demanded. The polling commenced on Friday morning, continued until nearly five o'clock in the evening, and terminated in favour of granting the required rate, which was ac- cordingly ordered.
A correspondent of the Times says, that the Rector of the extensive parish of Rotherhithe is a non-resident and a pluralist ; and that even his Parish-clerk is allowed to perform much of his duty by deputy. This accords with the old saying, " Like master, like man ;" the Rector must pull the beam out of his own eye, before meddling with the mote in the Clerk's. But where is the Bishop of Winchester all this time? His Lordship has been applied to, but will not interfere.]
Notwithstanding the enormous and disreputable profit made by tickets for the late Musical Festival, it is quite notorious that half. guineas and guineas procured ready admission at the doors, and were taken every day.—Herald.
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