News in Brief
Thc Earl of Liverpool left town about li o'clock on lTuesdlay morning fbr the Royal Lodge, WVin(dsor Park wvhere his Lortiship had an audience of the King, and re- turnedl to town in thc afternoon. rhe noble Earl transact_ ed business yesterday morning with Mr. Planta, the Under Secr.-tary of State to the Foreigni De,partnont, and left town in the afternoon on his return to 1T a'iner Castle. After the Gran(d Jury for the counity of Middlesex were tihscarged on Tuesdlay evening, 173 prisoners, against wh'm no! bills were found, werebrought tip antidischiargetd by proclamation. Yesterday a Court of Directors wvas lheld at the East India House, when the following slhips were thus titned_viz. the Ckarles Grant, Bombay; Lowuherw Castle, Warren lflastings, ann( Beckinghanuhire, for China direct, to be afloat (in the 17th of Fe- bruary, 1825, sail to Gravesen(I the 4th of Mlarch, stay there 30 days, and be inthe Downs on the 9th of Avril. The Scaleby Cnasi/j, for Aen,al and China, to be afloat on the 20th of December, 1824, sail to - avesend the 4th of January, 1825, stay there 30 days, and be in the Downs the 9th of February. Yesterday morning Ihigh mass was perforuned at the Roman Catholic Cbapel, George-street, Portmar-square, by thi French Amnbassador's Cihaplain, on the occasioni of the teath1 of the King of France The chapel was entirely hung with black, anti profusely lighted wivt wax -endles. The French Ambassador and suite, anti many of the French Nobility, were present. WVe are sorry to state that Major Cartwrighlt, though he stilt lingers, is not expected to recover. Simre Suntday he lias taken nodiing but a little rosemary tea. His mnental faculties are unim~ paired, but his power of speech has nearly left him * and he is inca. pable of rendering himself any assistance. His physician, Dr. IfarriseRs says he may continuc so this state for a few days; but lis Iflicted tamily fear that every moment may produce his dissolution. Should he survive until the 28th of tbe present month, he will coni- pletc his 83d vear. Mr. Ellis; M. P., has been bequeathed by Mrs. Strettell, If Alerrion-square, Dublin, lately deceased, property exceeding in uipount, we utderatsnd, 90,00OL~.APruiggapcr,