Great interest is being evinced in the sale of the plate, miniatures, and other relies of the late Duke of Cambridge which commenced: last Tuesday at Cris-tie's and will continue for the next few days. Tiere seems to be a very general opinion that as the Duke was so near the throne some of the articles at least should have been bought in, either by the Government or the Trustees of the Victoria aid Albert Museum, and have become national property. One cannot help feeling very strongly that such items as "a silver salver, engraved on its back Augusta Duchess of Cambridge to her beloved husband Adolphus Frederick Duke of Cambridge'—birthday gift 24th February 1826" should never have appeared in an auction catalogue. On the whole so far, I believe, the silver gilo collection which is very fine has fetched the highest prices. The canteen set used by the Duke in the Crimean War, which fetched £120, is said to have been bought in for the Princess of Wales, and it is believed that his Majesty the King, who was present in the rooms for a short time on Tuesday, has likewise been among the purchasers. As for the sale of the household effects which took place at Gloucester House last one sees articles in prominent positions in numbers of second-hand furniture-shops marked "From the Gloucester House sale, the property of the late Duke of Cambridge." From someone who attended the sale I heard that most of the furniture was very old and shabby and many of the things wore almost given away, so I expect the dealers will reap rich profits.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.