The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-15 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

E. Steward, Esq., Mrs. Steward, and the Misses Steward
from Berners Hotel, Berners•street, for Blunstone, Norfolk;
Captain Trower, from ditto, for Brighton ; the Earl and
Countess of Caledon, from Hanover Hotel, Hanover-spuare,
for Leamington ; Captain and Mrs. Jekyll, from ditto, for
Home Park, Devonshire; Captain and Mrs. Balston, from
ditto, for Leamington ; Mrs. Surtees, from ditto, for Bristol ;
Captain Humphries, from ditto for Paris.

THE CORONATION.—The galleries in West-
minster Abbey have been all erected. They are covered with crimson
cloth, fringed with gold ; the hangings are not yet put up; they arc
lying at Mr. Hunter's, waiting the completion of such work in the
Abbey as might not injurr them. The Earl of Albemarle, as Master of
the Horse, assisted by his intimate personal friend the Duke of Norfolk,
the Earl Marshall, will have the arrangement of the grand procession
from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey, and it is expected an official
notice will be published of the route the procession will take.

Carlton Gardens were quite a scene of bustle yes-
terday afternoon, owing to the number of distinguished personages who
left their names at the mansion of Lord Caledon, for Count and Countess
StrogonofE Count Pozzo di Borgo called at thsee o'clock on Isis Excel.
leney,and they drove off together to call on the Cabinet Ministers.

The Ambassador Extraordinary from the Court of
Berlin, Prince Von Pretbus, has been some time preparing a splendid
outfit for our Queen's coronation. In London and Berlin numerous
first-rate artists have been, and are, employed on magnificent decora-
tions ; the lace and embroidery are made principally in the latter capital.
The state coach will next week be shown to the public, at the manufac-
tory in Crawford-street.

The Earl and Countess of Manvers entertained a
distinguished party at dinner on Wednesday evening, at their mansion,
in Portman.square. Mrs. George 11. Smith gave a soiree mus.'cale on
Wednesday evening, at her mansion, in Great Cumberland street. It
was attended by upwards of 200 of the cli!e of the fashionable world.
Sir Stratford and Lady Canning had a dinner party on Wednesday
evening, in Grosvenor-square.

Lord Haddo (eldest son of the Earl of Aberdeen)
rctnrned to Argyle House on Wednesday evening, from a grand Conti-
nental tour, during which his Lordship has travelled over Europe, and
visited the most interesting portion of the East. His Lordship is in ex-
cellent health, and report speaks highly of his acquirements.

The New Groom in Waiting on her Majesty, in
the room of the Hon. Charl,s Augustus Murray, appointed Master of
the Household, is the Hon. Major Keppell, second son of the Master of
the Horse, and distinguished in the fashionable circles by his literary
attainments

Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and their Royal
Highnesses the Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester visited
the Hanover. square Rooms yesterday.

The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the
Princess Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, too:: an airing to Kew yes-
terday.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset entertained
at dinner, on Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex, Lady Cecilia Under.
wood, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess of Carlisle and Lady
Elizabeth Howard, the Earl and Countess of Rosebcrry, and Mr.
Stewart. The Duchess had a seieet party in the evening.

THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.--This work, by the
Author of " Glances at Life" (Cornelius Webbe), has as length made its
appearance, and promises to afford abundant entertainment to the lovers
of light readir g. The remarks made by the Quarterly Review on this
author's former work, apply with even more force to the present produc-
tion :--" The writer has walked the streets and lanes of this great town
and its suburbs, with an observant eye and a benevolent heart; and he
has recorded his impressions in a style of picturesque liveliness which re-
minds us (and this is no slensier praise) of Charles Lamb. The persons
and places described by him, are, for the most part, as new to us as if we
had never lived in London ; and so they will be to the great majority of
our London readers. There is the inimitable stamp of truth On his de-
lineations, and the good humour and contentedness of disposition which
he carries with him wherever he goes, give them a charm which recalls
the effect of some of Goldsmith's early essays in the " Citizen of the
♦World. "—Quarterly Review.

The catch of inackarel along the coast of the south-
ern channel, last week, was very great ; many cart-loads, particularly
on Saturday last, having reached our market in excellent and brilliant
condition. The smaller mackerel were retailed from 16 to 21 for a
shilling, r‘nd the larger and full-sized from 2s. to 3s. a dozen.—Taun-
ton Courier.

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AN AGED COUPLE.—There arc now living at
Dalton, near Ttlxford, Noltingharmhire, a man and.his wife, of the
name of Brett, each above 93 years of age, who have been married 70
years. The man is by trade a weaver, and a short time since, his trade
bring bad, he actually started on a tramp seeking work, and he is so
active, that he can be backed to walk 30 miles a-day. lie generally
walks with both his hands in his pockets, at a quick pace, and appears
as active as a young lad. He is a very clever angler, which he fre-
quently practises. On being lately asked how his wife was ? he replied,
" Oh, I left her washing."
The Misses Smith, from Braham's Theatre, Lon-
don, made their first appearance here on Monday. They are very
charming vocalists, and display
a good deal of spirit in their acting.—
Scotsman.

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11IE LATE CHIEF BARON JOY.—A Meeting of
the friends of this distinguished and lamented individual has been
convened for Friday next, at Merrilson's Hotel, for the purpose of
devising some suitable method of testifying the public veneration for
the character of the illustrious deceased, and raising some lasting me.
morial of his virtues and integrity.—Dublin Evening Mail.
The men employed on the Great Western Railway
near Reading, have all returned peaceably to:their work, on bein,, pro-
mised payment of the fortnight's wages, of which the defalcation of a
sub-contractor had deprived then