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London, England, 1824-06-26 00:00:00

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The Fortieth Anniversary of that excellent Institution, the Kent
Dispensary, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Patroness,
was celebrated at the Green Man, Blackheath, on Thursday last.
Upwards of one hundred Gentlemen, supporters of the Charity, sat
down to an excellent dinner, provided for the occasion. W. P.
Ilonywood, Esq. one of the Membens of the County, in the Chair.
The Artillery Band, front Woolwich, was in attendance, and very
much delighted the Company with many excellent pieces of music,
songs, and glees, given in a superior style. The day was spent with
the greatest hilarity, and the company departed much gratified with
the accommodation and attention afforded by the proprietor of that
well known and respectable establishment.

Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD had a numerous Grand
Dinner Party at Marlborough House.
The Duke of CLARENCE honoured Lord and Lady
Muria) with his company to dinner on Thursday, at their resi-
dence at Kensington.
Yesterday afternoon, at a quarter past three o'clock,
the Cabinet Ministers assembled at the Foreign Office, in Downing-
sheet, and sat in deliberation till half-past five o'clock. The Cabi-
net Ministers present were—The Loan Cnaucticoa, the Duke el
WELLINGTON, the Earls of LIVERPOOL, WESTMORLAND, HARROWS'',
and BATNIURET, Mr. Secretary CANNING, Mr. Secretary PEEL, the
Cuarcru.oa of the EXCHEQUER, Lord BELLE?, Viscount Stouotrus,
Yesterday morning the remains of Lord MACDONALD,
were removed from his late residence, in Welbeck-street, Cavendish.
square, for interment in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. The'
hearse was followed by a long train of private carriages, including
that of Lord and Lady DUDLEY and WARD. The deceased Noble.
man was in the 51st year of his age, and unmarried. The title of
Lord 11Lteniumus devolves upon his eldest brother.
Wednesday last Sir GEORGE JERNI NCH AM, now
Viscount STAPPOID, received the summons usually issued to those
newly advanced to the Peerage, to attend and sit in Parliament.
His Lordship, being a Roman Catholic, will be unable to comply
with the summons, as, of course, he could not take the eaths and
declaration.
The Lady of Lord STAFFORD Was at the Meuse
of Lords yesterday, amongst the fashionables that were admitted to
be'present at the Prorogation. She was announced as Lady STAFFORD.
COWES, JUNE 25.—Lord YARBOROUGH, in his yacht
Falcon, and Sir (insane Lem, in the Ruby, sailed for Plymouth
on the 25d ihst. Mr. Powscx, in the Briton, is at Cork, sailing in
concert with the yachts of the Cork Club. Sir WILLIAM CVIITIY,
who was at Rome the latter part of May, is on his return to Eng-
land, in his yacht Emma, the Baronet having given expectations of
his being present at the Isle of Wight Regatta.
The interest of money, which has fallen over the
whole of Europe since the peace, has been lowered more remark-
ably in the East Indies. During the war, the Government Secu-
rities of the East India Company paid at the rate of 12 per cent.
interest; two years ago they tad fallen to six, and new only pay five.
Letters from Demerara of the 7th of May state, that
the Rev. Mr, AUIWN is greatly annoyed by the colonists : his house'
had, it is said, been surrounded by a mob, who threatened him
with personal violence. It waisuppuseti clip the Rev. Gentleman
would, in consequence of th'c permeations raised up against him,
be obliged to quit the colony.
Lord POULETT has in his- poss6siria,. at Hinton St.
George, two very beautiful and remarkably small ponies, which are
ridden by his Lordship's infant scri, taard Hrs.ron and his brother.
They were sent over from France by. Mr. KNIGHT. as presents to
Lord Pelham, and are each of the singularly diminutive stature of
forty inches only ! Their colour is a jet black, and when mounted
by their youthful riders, have a curious and interesting appearance.
A. letter received from Havannali, of the 9.h of May,
expresses considerable alarm of being invaded from Colombia; that
Government having threatened to destroy all the defenceless towns
on the coast of the island of Cuba, unless it ceased to fit out expe-
ditions against the Republic. It was even rumoured that the Co-
lombian fleet was approaching the South side of the island.
A most erroneous statement has appearcsi in several
of the Daily Papers. It is asserted that the charger
which carried the Duke of Wvi.LiNorori at the battle
of Waterloo bad been put into a taxed cart; on the con-
trary, this chariger has never been out of his Grace's
possession, and he is now at Strathfieldsaye, where the
greatest care is taken of him.