The Duke of Sussex has !wen very unwell at Southwick
Park, but is now better ; his Royal Highness has been proressionally attended by his physician from London.—lbonpshire Trlegraph.
Count Sebastiani, the French Ambassa,lor, bas arrived at the resi- dence of the Embassy in Manchester Square, from Paris.
The sale of the materials of Bridgwater House commenced on Thursday ; when the building was disposed of' in lots, to builders, brokers, and others. The interior has been entirely pulled down, and only presents a heap of ruins. Sir Robert Smirke is the architect em- ployed by Lord Francis Egerton to rebuild the mansion.
The Speaker of the !louse of Commons has bought a house in Eaton Square, for his town residence. A number of mea are employed in erecting a (lining-room sufficiently large for Parliamentary dinners.
Sir Wathen Waller has sold Pope's Villa to Mr. Raphael, of Great Stanhope Street, the Ex-Member for Carlow.
The Lords of the Treasury have offered a reward of 200/. for the proposal which they may consider to be the best suited for carrying into effect the new plan of the Penny Postage, and Mi. for the next best proposal. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will continue in town for some time, for the purpose of making the necessary preliminary arrange- 'aeons for carrying into effect the Act for the establishment of the Uniform Penny Postage.
Miss Newton, daughter of the Reverend It. Newton, the celebrated 1Vesleyan Methodist minister, is stated to have embraced the Roman Catholic faith.
By the death of' General Douglas Wemyss, at Upper Gore House, Kensington, on Thursday last, the Governorship of Tynemouth and Cliff Port has become vacant. It is believed, in military circles, that the appointment will not be filled up. General Weitlyss was a very old officer, having been more than half a centi1orywit.m He is the fourth
service ; commission as General bore date 12th August 8 General Officer who lets died within a few weeks.
We learn that Army officers of thirty years' full pay service will be allowed to retire on the full pay of their regimental rank.
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