The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-28 00:00:00

Marshal Soult has just received from Spvin the
order of the Golden Fleece. This Royal gilt at. first
gave great joy to the old warrior, who at all times had
a taste for all fine things that come from Spain. But
the statutes of the order are very rigorous—every new
.knight must pay for the profit of the institution a sum
of =15,000 francs. Marshal Souit, more accustomed to
raise contributions in Spain than to pay them, would
have refused such ruinous honours, had he not been told
that it would not be at all diplomatic not to accept so
well.deservetl an honour; and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs bearing the expense of this new title, the Minis-
ter has assumed it without repugnance.—Constitutionuel
ELOPEMENT EXT RAORPINA 11Y.—On Tues
se'nnight, a gentleman named Cox, arrived from Can-
terbury, at the Packet Board Inn, Dover, with a lady ;
and after partaking of supper. retired to rest. About 3
in the morning the landlord, Mr. Hoad, was roused by a
violent knocking at the door, and on rising to ascertain the
cause found a lady and two gentlemen, accompanied by
two policemen, who demanded admittance. The par-
ties proved to be Mrs. Cox, accompanied by her brother
and son. On ascertaining that the parties were in the
house, she insisted on being shown their room, and
stated that the female in company with her hus-
band was the wife of a person residing at Whitsta-
ble, and had robbed her of gold rings, &c. On
reaching the room, Mrs. Cox immediately burst open
the
door ; and after seizing a gold watch and some
rings lying on the table, commenced a furious attack
on the lady, whom she discovered in bed with her faith-
less spouse, and had it not been for the immediate interfe-
rence of the police she would no doubt have inflicted sum-
mary vengeance on her rival, whom she gave into the
custody of the police, charging her with having stolen
the articles she discovered on the table ; but on reach-
ing the station-house, not being able to make out
her charge, the superintendent refused to take her
into custody. The following morning the parties
waited on a solicitor, when
an amicable arrangement
having been duly signed, and a settlement made on
the injured wife, the aged Lothario, with his guilty
paramour, started for the Continent.—Kentish Times.
The Leipszc Universal Gazette publishes a
a letter from Berlin of the 16th instancornetaei
inviengfrtohme
following very significant passage :—.. \VO c
the north-east intelligence of so extraordinary a nature
that we dare not publish it. Time will tell how far our
information is correct. The return of the Grand Duke
has given rise to many conjectures. Be this as it may,
elements of discord have made their way into the colos-
sal empire of Russia." " The matter so mysteriously
alluded to here," says a private letter, " is the reported
mental indisposition of the Czar, and of a conspiracy to
remove him by means similar to those practised on his
father and grandfather. There is not, however, a word
of truth in the statement."
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.--,The following
is a list of the fashionable visitors to the above theatre
during last week :—Lord Tenterden, Earl and Countess
of Harrington, Lord Normanby, Duchess of Cambridge,
Earl of Pembroke, Lord and Lady Holland, Lord and
Lady Lyndhurst, Hon. F. Stanhope, Lady Langford,
Baron Parisonnien, Lord Kilmain, Sir George Talbot,
Earl Craven, Lady Howard, Mrs. Adnem Hope, Hon.
Mr. Methuen.