ENGLTSH NEWS.
Negotiations have been forsome time pending between her Majesty and the EarLof Aberdeen for a lease of Balmoral Castle, in the Abeideenshire Highlands, and having now been concluded, her Majesty has taken that beautiful and romantic place, together with the right of sporting over the circumjacent property, for the unexpired term of the lease held by the late Sir It. Gordon, under the Earl of Fife, a period of not less than twentyeigiit years. The furnilure in the Castle will also, it is understood, become her Majesty's property. The Queen will thus have a permanent residence in the Highlands of Scotland, Balmoral is about fifty-five miles from Aberdeen, where doubtless her Majesty and suite will land to take possession of her new acquisition. — Globe.
Gossip from Rome. — The journals of this morning, February 15, have come out with red printing ink, to glorify the three constitutional charters of Turin, Tuscany, and Naples. The Pope sent yesterday a circular note to every cardinal in Rome td attend at the Quirinal, and though the consistory was secret, its object is not doubted. Cardinal Patrizi, the Vicar-General of Rome, a retrograde and narrow-minded ascetic,' has resigned his office, and is succeeded by Cardinal Orioli, a man of large understanding, and conversant with human nature. . Cardinal Altieri attended the theatre, in the state box, on Saturd iy, and was warmly applauded : he is President of Rome and the Comerca, and as the cardinal legate of every province is expected to patronise the opera, he was ordered by Pio Nono to appear in his place. Aa account has come from, Constantinople of the reception of the Papal Nuncio Ferrieri by the grand vizier. That -sublime personage presented the i giaour with coffee and a' splendid jewelled pipe, and they sat on the same ottoman for an hour conversing, on .^things in general, and , puffing their chiboulcs in perfect amity. Tit-
marsh orEothen might have done justice to the scene. A- question arises here why a papal nuncio who can smoke with an infidel m3y not take share of-a-sirloin at Windsor Castle? If not, why not I—Daily N&cs Correspondent-/
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 311, 22 July 1848, Page 2
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355ENGLTSH NEWS. New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 311, 22 July 1848, Page 2
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