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Miscellaneous

Her Majesty's second drawing room, Thursday, was thinly attended; but the third, on the 25th inst., in honour of the Queen's birth-day, it is expected will be thronged with the nobility and gentry.

We have observed with much pleasure that at her Majesty's drawing room on Thursday last, several members of distinguished Catholic families were presented to do that homage to our young Sovereign which she so well merits at their hands. Even in this slight circumstance we can discern an indication that the spirit of freedom is doing its work among the Catholics. They no longer hesitate to hold up their heads and take their proper places among the great and noble ones of the land, as if they felt that they were bred in a state of subjection; and they approach the throne, of which they were long accustomed to feel the power, but not the protection, with respectful and affectionate confidence. Amongst the list of presentations we observe the names of Mrs. Selby, Miss Selby, of Biddlestone, the hon. Miss C. Petre, Mrs. and Miss Weld (of Lulworth Castle), Mrs. Marmaduke Constable Maxwell, the hon. Charlotte Stonor, and others.

At the annual Meeting of the Protestant Association at Exeter Hall on Wednesday, the Rev. Dr. Fancourt, of St. Mary's, Leicester, suddenly fell dead on the platform.

NEW PATENT FOR TRINITY COLLEGE. The question of the celibacy of the fellows of the University of Dublin has been finally settled by the Queen. A royal patent has arrived, creating ten new fellowships, and entirely removing the restrictions upon marriage.

We learn that Charles Kean is engaged for twenty nights at the Haymarket Theatre, at a salary of 50l. per night. His engagement commences immediately on his arrival in England.

We understand that Madame Vestris cleared 400 l . by the benefit at Covent-garden on Monday evening. Among the fashionables who took boxes of the fair lessee were Count D'Orsay and Lady Blessington, Lord Chesterfield, Prince Napoleon, Lady Montefiore, Lady Charles Bentinck, &c.

The College of Surgeons are pulling to pieces the handsome railing before their house in Lincoln's-Inn Fields, which was only set up a few months ago. The reason is said to be that the gentlemen of this profession "can never let well alone."

The following notice has just been issued by the post-office authorities:- "In consequence of numerous complaints having lately been made respecting the exchange and loss of newspapers passing through the post, and which is mainly attributable to the insecure manner in which they are inclosed in the covers, parties forwarding papers are recommended to write the name and address on the printed part of the paper itself, as well as on the cover, which will, in a great measure, remedy the evil, and tend to insure their safe delivery. It must, however, be distinctly understood, that nothing more is allowed to be written on the paper than the address of the party for whom it is intended, as otherwise it will become subject to treble postage."

Last week a man employed upon the Shoreham railway received a compound fracture of the ancle, his foot having slipped under the wheels, while he unhooked the waggon train from the locomotive upon its arrival at New England - Brighton Guardian .

OXFORD, MAY 12. A deplorable and melancholy accident happened last night in Magdalen College, which has deprived of life the senior fellow but one of that society. The lifeless body of the Rev. George Grantham was discovered this morning early, lying on the grass under the window of his rooms, situate in the new buildings on the second story, having, it is supposed, fallen out when in the act of throwing up the sash window, as he was known to do this previous to his retiring to rest. He was obliged to stand on a chair to reach it, and as the window has been lately fresh varnished, it probably stuck so as to require considerable strength to move, and then gave way so suddenly as to overbalance him. The deceased was greatly respected, both in his college and in the town, having resided here for a number of years.

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