The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-02 00:00:00

THE SWEARING-KY OF THE NEW LORD

WARD-Y.

(From thilifailstoite Journal.)

At a meeting of the Dover Town Council the
other day, some discussion took place with reference to the
swearingm of Lord Palmerston as Lord Warden of the
Cinque Ports.
The Maros said it was necessary that the new Lord
Warden should be sworn in at one of the ports ; and it
would be very desirable if they could get the consent of
the other towns to the ceremonial taking place at Dover.
The Tows Using said that all Lewd Wardens in former
days used to be sworn somewhere in the neighbourhood of
Hytbe, but for the tut two or three oentunes it had been
customan for those who were appointed to this office to be
sworn in at a pines bearing the euphonious title of
" The Devil's Drop." That place was where the Drop
Redoubt now stands en the summit of the Western Heights,
and there was awe ea the spot an old kora plums,
similar to that which now occupies • prominent position
within the peecints of the castle. It seemed to have fallen
into a state of dilapidation. He had in his possession •
plate of the Devil's Drop in the reign of Queen Elisabeth,
showing what was its condition in those days ; and he bad
bees credibly informed that, when the Drop Redoubt was
in course of construetiou, the labourer, not knowing what
to do with this mum of concrete materials, buried it is
some of the embankments which were then being formed.
Probably some members of the council might have seen
the picture or plate of the procession that was formed
when the Duke of Dame was sworn in in 17130, or there-
about.. The paining hung up in the large hall at the
then Doke of Dorset's mansion of Knole, near Sevenoaks.
The artist had portrayed the procession in the act of
going up Castle-hill, after the duke had been sworn in,
and a very imposing cavalcade, and a greet deal of fuss
and show, were circumstances indicating that the event
was then regarded as one of great importance. Fer-
ber* the council would feel it expedient to revive the
old custom. They might not feel it that they
should appear in scarlet robes and cocked hate ( ughter.)—
[The Mayor—And mounted] -but they might deem it
desirable to take advantage of the present opportunity to
invite the goud co-operation of the Cinque Porte, with
the view of giving as air of solemnity to the inauguration
ceremony.
Ablenean ABTLLY—Do you recollect where the Duke of
Wellington's appointment as Lord Warden was inaugurated?
The Tows am not quite certain ; but I have
ea Ides that it was at the Admiralty.
Aldermen ABTLZT. —lt is clear Lord Delhouais was not
appointed at the Devil's Drop. (Laughter.)
Mr. Yawn said the Dover Harbour Commissioners would
bold • meeting at Dover in the coarse of a month, and
that it wee expected Lord Palmerston would be here
to take part is the business. (A laugh.) If so,
he thought that would be a very favourable oecaaion fur
celebrating his lordship's appointment.

DEATH OT LADY CHARLOTTE BURT.—We havo
to ennounce the death of Lady Charlotte Bury, who died,
at an advanced age, last evening, at her town residence.
Lady Charlotte Bury was well•known in the petits of lite-
rature from her numerous novels sad literary contributions
mono years heck. Her ladyship was the only snrviving
daughter of John, sth Duke of Argyll, and was born Jas.
28, 1775, so that she was is her 87th year. The lamented
lady ass twice married, drat in June, 17911, to Colonel John
Campbell, by whom she had Lady Arthur Lennox, and
other children : and secondly, is /Lerch, 1818, to the Bev.
Mean! John Bury, who dial in May, 1832.
CHANcrld.uniititr or ARERDEZE 1.7741VER31TY.
We understand on good authority that the Duke of Rich-
mood a to be put In nomination for the office of Chencellor
of the University of Aberdeen, and that, though his Grace
was one of the petitioners against the ordinances when they
were discussed last year under appeal to the Queen in
council, be has deehiseithis opinion to he now decidedly
nafavoureblo tow attempt to reverse the decision that
was then prunouticed. It may be remembered that the
main body of the appellants costemled for tho maintenance
of two colleges, or at least of duplicate professorships in
the faculty of arta ; but a section of them desired only the
transfer of theunited claws from the University buildings of
!Claim College to these et Henschel College, an object which
it appeared had been sifted at by others in • different way.
This question of site was revived some weeks ago, awl
beim the occasion and also the (airmen of a declaratica of
opiates on the go biloot, —Stvtammus.
MUSEUM OT PATENT% bona Kr:WM:MON.—
Number of rioters for the week aiding March JO, 2,114.
Total ember since the opening of the museum free daily
(12th May, 1850, 342,0da