of the Exhibition took the lead, and the Lord Mayor
and Corporation followed; then came the Queen and
Prince Albert, the two young Princes, the royal suite,
the Lord Lieutenant, Lady St. Germans, and the
principal members of the Viceregal household. The
procession was not one of strict state and ceremony, for
the Lords Chamberlain walked like ordinary human
beings instead of backwards; and her Majesty, instead
of a diadem, wove a very pretty pink bonnet. Prince
Albert was rather more formally arrayed in a field
marshal's uniform, but the Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred were simply and neatly dressed in white trousers
and waistcoats, with emerald green jackets. In this
manner the royal party went through the whole of the
building, examining all the objects of interest; after
which they resumed their former positions. The
Corporation of Dublin next presented an address, to
which her Majesty made suitable reply, and Prince
Albert went through the same ceremony. This
concluded the visit, and, still attended by bursts of cheering,
the royal party quitted the exhibition. In the afternoon,
the Queen and Prince Albert visited Mount Annville,
the seat of Mr. Dargan, where her Majesty remained an
hour, going over the mansion, which commands a fine
view of the Wicklow Mountains and Dublin Bay, and
holding long conversations with Mr. and Mrs. Dargan.
The Queen, Prince Albert, and the boy Princes, were
at the Exhibition as early as nine o'clock on the two
following mornings. In the afternoon of the 31st, there
was a grand review in Phoenix Park, but heavy rain fell
without ceasing. The Queen, however, did not abandon
the field, and the troops, of course, went through their
work in spite of the weather. Her Majesty left Dublin
on the 3rd inst., and proceeded straight to her highland
residence of Balmoral, where the royal party arrived on
the 6th.

The Bishop of St. David's has announced his intention
to devote £3000 towards Building Parsonage Houses in
Wales in the cases of livings under £150 a year. The
Bishop made this intimation at the ninth anniversary
meeting of the Church Union Society held at the
Episcopal Palace. This sum would be applied in
the first instance to livings in the gift of the Bishop
falling within the limits prescribed as to the amount of
income; and, this class of livings failing to exhaust it,
his Lordship reserved for himself the power of selection
as to particular cases to which the grants would be
made. The Bishop stated that he had intimated his
intention in his last charge to devote any surplus he
might have above the amount of income fixed for his
successor in the see to the promotion of church objects,
and it was in fulfilment of the promise he had then
made that he now allocated this sum for the purpose he
had stated. His Lordship did not feel himself to be
under any obligation, legal or moral, to dedicate the
sum he had mentioned to any other purpose than such
as he might choose, for it formed part of his income as
bishop without any limitation as to its use; but he did
feel very great pleasure in being able to dedicate it to
the purpose he had named, and he should be obliged to
the rural deans if they would furnish him with suggestions
as to the particular cases within their respective
deaneries which they thought most in want of assistance
to enable the incumbents to build houses of residence.
The meeting expressed the gratification they felt at the
Bishop's munificence and consideration for the wants of
poor benefices, and their approbation of the mode in
which his Lordship proposed to apply it. A vote of
thanks was warmly and unanimously voted to him for
his kindness and disinterestedness in dedicating so large
a sum to the promotion of the interests of the church.

Viscount Strathallan has been elected one of the
representative peers of Scotland, in the room of the late
Earl of Seafield.

Lord Elphinstone has been appointed Governor of
Bombay; and Mr. Thomason, late Governor of the
North-west Provinces, has been appointed to the
Government of Madras.

Mr. Robert Stephenson who has been in Canada on
railway business was lately entertained by several
gentlemen of local distinction at a public dinner in
Montreal. His presence there had reference to the
building of a great bridge over the river.

The remains of Sir Charles Napier were buried on
the 8th inst., in the garrison chapel at Portsmouth.
A noble procession escorted the hero's body to the
grave, through streets crowded with spectators. The
pall-bearers were Admiral Byng, Major Travers,
General Hunter, Mr. W. Grant, Sir Colin Campbell,
and Major General Simpson. Among the mourners
were the Earl of Ellenborough, Lord Hardinge,
Admiral Sir C. Napier, and Lieutenant General
Sir W. Napier. The coffin was simple, and the
inscription merely stated the name and the date of
birth and death. On the lid were the hat and plume,
and two swords—one the sabre used in the Indian
campaign with the guard torn by a ball, the other the
sword of honour presented by Lord Ellenborough to the
conqueror of Scinde. As the coffin was lowered and the
earth sprinkled upon it, some of the old soldiers could
not control their tears. When all was over, Sir William
Napier made an effort to address the soldiers, who
formed three sides of a square to hear him. "Soldiers,"
said he, "there lies one of the best men—the best
soldiers—the best Christians—that ever lived! He
served you faithfully, and you served him faithfully.
God is just."—Overcome by his feelings he was unable
to say more; and the soldiers slowly and sadly moved
away from the grave.

Sir Joseph Thackwell's return from India was celebrated
on the 7th, by a grand banquet in the Shire Hall
at Gloucester, of which city the gallant officer is a
native.

The Commissioners appointed to inquire into the
working of the County Courts are Sir John Romilly
(Chairman), Sir William Erle, Sir Charles Crompton,
Mr. Fitzroy, M.P., Mr. H. S. Keating, Mr. J. H. Roe,
Mr. A. S. Dowling, Mr. J. P. Taylor, and Mr. J. R.
Mullings.

Sir Henry Barkly has set out for Jamaica to assume
his duties as Governor of the Island.

The vacancies in the Order of the Thistle, occasioned
by the deaths of the Earl of Warwick and Lord Saltoun,
have been filled up with the names of the Duke of
Athol and Lord Panmure.

The Duchess of Hamilton has become a convert to the
Roman Catholic religion. She attended the chapel at
Hamilton on Sunday the 28th ult.; when the altar was
decorated with many costly gifts from her Grace.

Lord Londesborough has completed the purchase of
the Selby estate in Yorkshire, for £270,000, from the
Honourable Mrs. Petre, widow of the Honourable
E. Petre, of Selby. Mrs. Petre, who was left sole
executrix to her husband, with the whole property at
her own disposal, has taken the veil in France; and the
whole of her property will, of course, go to the funds of
the nunnery which she has entered.

The Spanish ex-Queen Christina, her husband the
Duke of Rianzares, and their two daughters, have
arrived in London.

The Princess Belgioso, who since the Milan
revolution has lived in a village of Asia Minor, has been
assassinated by an Italian. She received seven wounds,
from the effects of which she eventually died. The
assassin has been arrested and taken to
Constantinople.

Jenny Lind, now Madame Goldschmid, has become a
mother, having recently given birth to a son.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has returned from the
Continent much benefited in health by her quiet
residence in Switzerland. She has taken her departure for
the United States.

The Queen has granted a pension of £80 to the Rev.
William Hickey, a protestant clergyman, well known
to the world as a writer on agriculture under the name
of "Martin Doyle."

Policeman Dwyer, who was so severely Injured by the
Ruffian Cannon, the Sweep, attended at the Lambeth
Police-office on the 27th ult., to receive £10 sent by two
ladies, and other smaller contributions by benevolent
persons. Mr. Norton inquired into his circumstances,
as the ladies intended, if necessary, to assist him still
farther. Dwyer—who seemed exceedingly ill, and
complained of severe internal pain—said the commissioners
had kindly continued him in the force, and allowed him
his full pay: he still had a strong hope of recovering