The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-19 00:00:00

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Yesterday at twenty minutes before twelve
o'clock his MAJESTY left his Palace in Pall-
mall, in his carriage and four, for his Palace at

Brighton.

hum KNIGIITI.—An extraordinary discovery
has recently occurred on account of the honour
of Knighthood having been conferred on Captain
PHILLIMORE, of the British Navy, by the new
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. It appears that
before the Ustos the Viceroys of Ireland enjoyed
the privilege of conferring this honour, but that
it was not reserved to them on that occasion, and

then devolved wholly on the Sovereign ; so that
all the Knighthood bestowed by Earl TALBOT, as
well as by the Marquis WELLESLE v,are found to be
null and void.—The Board of Admiralty we
understand has the merit of making this disco-
very, which had escaped the observation of our
ablest Lawyers and Statesmen, and it is highly
creditable to that Board, inasmuch as it shows
that they are vigilantly attentive to whatever
relates to the Department over which they have
so ably presided.

JOSEPH JEKYLL, Eso.—We are extremely
sorry to learn that this Gentleman, on returning
to his house in Spring-Gardens from his office as
Master in Chancery, was found yesterday after-
noon, in a senseless state, at the bottom of his
carriage. He left the office about three o'clock,
and was then apparently in excellent health.—
lie was immediately attended by Dr. Asir, and
Mr. FREEMAN, his Surgeon, and received all
the aid that medical skill and experience could
SUggeSt, but he remained, we understand, in a
state of insensibility at a late hour last night.—
As his respiration was free, his medical attendants
were not without hope—a hope in which all who
know the high merits of Mr. JEKYLL, intellectual
and moral, must warmly sympathize.—We have
the pleasure to learn that Mr. JEKYLL. has passed
a good night, and is somewhat better this morning.

DUCHESS OF ST. ALB INS.—It is with regret we
have to announce the death of the Duchess of
ST. ALBANS, who departed this life at a quarter
past nine o'clock on Thursday evening, at his
Grace's house in St. James's-square. der Grace
has left twelve children to lament their loss.

Yesterday forenoon the Right lion. ROBERT
PEEL had a long interview with the Marquis of
LONDONDERRY, at the Foreign Office ; after
which he transacted business, for the first time,

at the Horne Department.
Yesterday the Right lion. C. WYNN trans.
acted business) for the first time) at the Board o
Controul.

The Hon. W. LENNOX BkIIICIRST has been ap-
pointed a Commissioner of Bankrupts in the room
of the Hon. WM. 11. J. SCOTT, who has resigned.
Accounts from Corfu, in the French papers,
state, that Sir THOMAS MAITLAND embarked on
the morning of the Ist of December on board the
Rochfort, for Malta. lie was accompanied by
Sir FREDERICK /I ANKEY, his Secretary, and
Vice-Admiral MooRE. It is not known bow
long the Lord High Commissioner will be absent.
Sir F. ADAMS is invested with the government

during his absence. The Gazette of the lonian
Islands of the Ist of December contains the ordi-
nance conferring those powers on Sir F. ADAMS,
and appointing Sir Thomas LINE to the office of
Secretary, pro tenpore.
The average amount of all promissory notes
and bills of the Bank of Ireland, which have
been in circulation during the quarter, ending the
sth day of Jan. 1822, is 5,301,877/. 14s. 7d. Irish
currency.
We have been much impressed by the great
improvements in the interior of Westminster
Abbey ; the whole of the monuments are under-
goino. a thorough cleaning, and the public are
much indebted to Mr. BENJAMIN WYATT, the
Architect to the Abbey, for the removal of the
iron railing from before the monuments, and
which formerly skreened them from public view,
many of which are very interesting both as to
subject and execution, and are now, by taking
away the railing, brought into view with an
effect that is very impressive.
A French widow has lately been disappointed
by the principal tribunal of Toulouse, in a clever
expedient which she, had adopted to satisfy at
once her husband's will and her own. The whole
of her husband's property was left her on condi-
tion of not marrying again ; she took the property,
and did not marry ; but she was unlucky enough
to have several children. The question was,
whether this notorious breach of the spirit of the

husband's will was not sufficient to defeat her
right to the property ; and after a long argu-
ment the Court decided that it was.

Part of the roof of Major lionToN's house, at
Tettenhall, near Wolverhampton, fell into the
lodging-room where the children were in bed,
during one of the late stormy nights. Mrs. Hon.-
TON had just left the room; and, although a
great part of the rubbish fell over the bed, yet
the children miraculously escaped without in-

jury.
MIRACULOUS rigCAVE—Wednesday morning,
about four o'clock' thejnhabiants 'of Cleaver-street, Kenning-
ton Cross, were roused fromi,their beds, and thrown into the
greatest confusion and alarm,..-in consequence of a tremendous
crash,l followed by an incessant', breaking of glass' being heard.
watchmen sprung their rattles, and the whole neigh-
bourhood was in consternation .and terror for a considerable
time. At length it was discovered, that a huge stack of chim-
neys had fallen down on the roof of Mr. Timothy Osborn, No. 3,
in that street. The weight of the chimneys broke in the
roof, and the whole of the rubbish fell into a garret where a
young female, named Berwick, was sleeping ; fortunately a
large beam" had only given wag at one'end, and the head of
the bedstead happened to be !under the end that had not
fallen, or the female would inevitably have perished. Imme-
diate assistance was rendered by the neighbours, and in a short
time she was extricated from her perilous situation. Mr. Pratt,
a surgeon, was sent for, and cabs was taken to the adjoin-
ing house, where she now lies. She is materially injured, but
we are happy to say she is in a fair way of recovery.
AN EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCE OF LONGEVITY.

—Within the last year (1821) twelve persons
have died in Swaffhatn, whose united ages amount
to 1,026 years, being nearly 60 years more than
the same number of any preceding year in the
memory of man ; there being, in 1799, eleven
persons died whose ages united were 890, which
was then consickred a striking proof of the salu-
brity of the air in Swafrhana.