Major George Duffey, of Alexandria, has been commissioned by Gov. Letcher as Lieutenant Colonel of the 21 regiment of Virginia Artillery.
Mr. Layard, the famous traveler and explorer, has been re-elected a member of the British Parliament against great opposition.
When a man wants money or assistance, the world, as a rule, is very obliging and indolent, and lets him want it.
Gov. Ellis, of North Carolina, was inaugurated on Tuesday last, for the term of two years, to which he was elected.
M. S. Crockett, formerly editor of the Richmond (Va.) Morning News, died in Wythe county, on the 23d ult.
Ex-Judge Wm. Kent, son of the late Chancellor Kent, of New York, died there on Saturday last.
Jos. G. Brown, a well known merchant of Nashville, Tenn., died on the 1st inst.
Another of the editors of the New Orleans Picayune, L. L. Latham, is dead.
