The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-25 00:00:00

OBl'rliAltY.

On the 10th inst., at the Rectory-house, Ackworth,
aged 78, the Rev. William Robert Hay, M.A., Rector
of Ackworth, and Vicar of Rochdale.

Aged 75, at his residence, in Henry street, Bath, tLo
,ev. John Genev.

Suddenly, at Liverpool, the Rev. Richard Cadeprell,
it the' 62d year of his age. -
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At his reSideeee, Fort Elizabeth, near Groom, the
Rcv. John- Croker, one of the Minor Canons of the
Cathedral, and Vicar of Clonelty and Clouneagh.
At Newport Glebe House, county 'Tipperary, the
PA,. John Pennefather, LL.D., Rector of the 'Union
(,!. St. Jonn's, aged 83 years.
lii communio❑ with the Established Church, the
v. Laurence J. Nolan, Curate of Atliboy, formerly
:,ornan Catholic priest.

filer Majesty's Christmas bounty to poor and
•1 men and women will be distributed by Mr. Hanby,
War office, Secretary to the Lord Almoner, the
rehbishop of York. Her Majesty's gate-alms to the
I and afflicted are also in course of payment.
.'ortraits of her Majesty the Queen and Prince
ert in the lids of gold snuff boxes, will, we under-
:l, be presented to all the Foreign Ambassadors on
3ccasion of the Royal nuptials, and the jewellers
already received orders to prepare them.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
anbridge and Prince George are expected to ho-
the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham with a visit
Stowe, the second week in January. The principal
o apartments are undergoing re-embellishment, pre-
% .3 to the arrival of the Royal visitors. His Grace
t. refurnished the mansion in a state of great splen-
tl e.• since his accession to the Dukedom, and many im-
I • vements are in progress on the splendid domain, un-
;- the superintendence of the Noble Duke. The
ornamental gardens alone, laid out by Lord Cobham,
cost half a million.
A numerous party of the Bentinek family will
asaernble at Welbeck Priory, the scat of the Duke of
Portland, to-day.
The Earl of Ilchester and Lady Caroline Fox
Strangways, Lord Stavordale, and Mr. and Lady
Theresa Digby, are passing the holydays at Melbury
Castle, in Dorsetshire. The Dowager Countess of
Ilchester will join the circle from Abbotsbury Castle.
The Earl of Clare, the Dowager Countess of
Clare, and Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon will pass the
Christmas at Mount Shannon, his Lordship's seat, near
Liinorick.
TIT Marquis of Titchfield has been enjoying the
sports of the field at Andover.
Lord George Loftus has left the Cavendish
Hatch Jermyn-street, for Lord Ely's, Ely Lodge, En-
niskillen, for the holidays.
Lord Berwick has removed from his house, Red
Rice, Andover, to Attingham House, Shrewsbury.
• IiACKLEY, DEC. 24.=--Much company is ex-
pected in this neighbourhood for the Christmas festivi-
ties, at Earl jerrnyn'a, Middleton Park ; Sir Robert
Fit zwygrana's, Tusmore Park ;and our county member,
Mr, Cartwright's, at Aytous. We are sorry to add
that these families leave us next month, for the meeting
of Parliament,
The Lord Bishop of Ripon commenced his
annual distribution of clothes, coals, &c., on Friday last,
to the poor of Ripon, Budgell, &c.
Mr. dames Haynes's new tragedy, founded on
the story of Mary Queen of Spots, which was to have
been brought out last season at Covent-garden, by Mr.
Maaready, has been, we are told, accepted by the lessee
of Druly-fang.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Among the
nnmerous fashionables present at the last performance
pf hq.tr, Po Monday evening, were Count and Countess
liatbiany, popi,o. of Euston, and Lady Louisa
Fitzroy, Mr. ant; MU? Wmubwell, and Miss Womb-
well, Lord Howden, Illajor,General Sir George and
Toady Whitmore, Hon. Captain Macdonald, Lord
Masfort, &c,
Lord ;n4 43.41, William Russell have arrived at
the Duke of Bedford7a, in Eelgrave-square, from Berlin.
His Lordship's eldest son, Mr. Francis Hastings Rus-
entered the Coldstream Guards as Ensign and
Lionteca4-
Mr. St. John Mildinny has left town for Hast-
ings in but indifferent health,
Mits. Tom SHERIDAN.—Mrs, T. Sheridan is
also 4e-,-e at present ; very pretty, very sensible, amiss.
ble, and gentle y indeed, so gentle, that Tom insists
upon it that her extreme quietness and tranquillity is a
deCept in her character. Above all, by accuses her of
such as eii.trerne apprehension of giving tremble Om
says), it amounts to algolute affectation. He affirms
that when the cook has forptten her duty, and no
djeaer is prepared, Mrs. Sheridan says, 0 Olt, pray
eintrt •c,t 444; pn purpose for me ; I'll take a dish tit
tea instead:?Anti Ito drttlares himself certain, that if
she were to set her Clpther, re, she would step to
the bell very quietly, and say to the pc,,FFOt? with
--a‘t gentleness and composure, " Pray, WillaTp, 4
.4;;,.-,.4er in the!ruse ?"—" No, Madam ; 'hut
.soep get
, Oh? dear no ; it does not sig-
I cat.
.' “7 the fire will • t -If!"—Life and
• I dare P-0 • • •g"
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