The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-03 00:00:00

THE DUCHESS DE BERRI.

Her Royal Highness arrived at St. Omer's yesterday, the
29th August. •All the inhabitants, nearlt 20,000, went out to
meet her. It would be difficult to describe the enthusiasm
which her presence excited. She received the EceleSiastical.
Civil, and Military Authorities, and condescended to Show
herself several times to the inhabitants, who hailed her with
shouts of Vive le Rol ! Vive Muiante ! Y weal les Bourbons !
In the evening she rode out in an open carriage, accompanied
with a guard of honour. The town was illuminated. This
day her Royal HighnesS will visit the valley of Eeu to see the
woollen manufactory of M. V. Pley. She will attend mass at
the Cathedral, and go thence to . the Ursulines and the hospi-
tals. After dinner a fete will be prepared for her upon the
water, whither she will go to seethe floatin!, islands, and after-
wards to the play. To unirroar her Royal rghness leaves us
for Amiens.

LORD ,CocmtANE.-=—Yesterday afterntan, -about 4 o'clock,
Lord COCHRANE, accompanied by his Lady, arrived here in
travelling carriage and four. Ills Lordship immediately pro-
ceeded to the British llotel, Queen-street, where apartments
were providbd for hint. After viewing the Castle, Palace, &c.
his Lordship sets of this forenoon for Valley&ld, the seat of
Sir Robert Preston, Bart.—( Ediuburgli Courant, Sept.

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The Marquis of Waterfbrd teas entertnioed at a Public Din-
ner at the Devonshire Arms' Dungarvon, on Monday, by se-
veral of the most respectable Electors of the County of Water-
ford. Indisposition prevented the attendance, of Lord George
Beresford, Representative of the County, and brother of the
31arquis.
There is at present a large assemblage of distinguished fa-
shionables at Westport House, County -of Mayo; amongst
whom are—The Earl and Countess of Clanricarde, Mr. Can-
ning, jun., Lord llowth, Lord Frankfbrt de Montmorency,
Major Kirwan, Castlebacket • Dom. Browne, M. P., Colonel
Cliff, M. P. ; st. George Cuff, and W. Gunn Bell, Esqrs.

WILL OF THE LATE EARL OF CRAVEN.—The
Will of the late Right Hon. William, Earl of Craven, Viscount
Uflington, and Baron of Hampstead Marshall, Berks, was
proved in the Prerogative Office, in Doctori' Commons, on the
..29th ult., grant of Probate being made to the Right Hon.
William Philip, Earl of Sefton, his Lordship's brother-in-law,
as one of the executors, power being reserved for the like pur-
pose to the Hon. Henry Augustus Berkeley Craven, and the
Hon. Richard Keppel Craven, the brothers, the other executors,
when they apply for the same. The estates in the counties of
Berks and Wilts are made subject to debts and legacies, but
not so as to exonerate the personal property. The testator con-
firms the settlement of 2,0001. per annum made to the Countess
subsequently to their marriage, And bequeaths to her besides
an additional 2,000/. per annum for life. Also a principal sum
of 4,0001. and the house, furniture, and grounds, at Hamp-
stead Park, for life, the wine, &c. there, and all her jewels.
—The real estates in Berkshire and Wiltshire are devised
to the. testator's eldest SON Lord Uf6ngton ; those in Middle-
sex to his second son ; and to his third son' (charged on the
Middlesex estates) 1,5001. per annuli:, and a separate sum of
10,0001. The pictures, plate, and foniture at Coombe Abbey,
•in the county of Warwick, apd at Ashdown Park and Hamp-
stead Lodge, are directed to be coriidered as heir. looms, and
to accompany the devise of those estates accordingly. To Lady
Georgians Craven, his Lordship's Sister, he has left 5001. per
annum while she continues unmarried : and to Dr. Eden " for
his attention and kindness timing his residence in my family,'.'
3001. pet annum for life. The Countess is . appointed sole
guardian of the children during \their minority, and Lord
Uflington residuary legatee. The will is dated the 26th July,
1825. The personal estate is sworn under 70,0001.
A MEETING of LTNENDRAPots
.took place
'yesterday evening at the London Coffee-houSe. Mr. WI LLIAM
Waren MAN having taken the chair, stated, that the object of
the meeting was to receive a report from a number of gentlemen
who, at a former meeting, were appointed to form a Committee
to ascertain the feelings of the trade with respect to the pro-
posed early shutting up of the shops. The Committee had re-
ported that the general feeling of the trade was against the shut-
ting up of the shops at so early an hour as 7 in the evening.—
The opinion of the majority of the trade was, that 8 o'clock in
the winter, and 9 in the summer were the most fit hours for shut-
ting up. A desultory conversation, in which Mr. Itedmayne, Mr.
Schoolbred, Mr. Manning, and others took part, gpsued. The
object was to ascertain whether the winter season should com-
mence on the Ist or 29th of September : those who opposed the
former arrangement urging that March, which was the busiest
month in the year, would then be included in the winter
season, and the shops consequently would he shut up at eight
o'clock. It was, however,. at length decided, that the winter
season should commence on the Ist of September. It was then
proposed, that on Saturdays the shops shoUld close two hours
earlier titan on the other days during the year. A division took
place on this question, which was carried by a large majority.
After passing a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting
broke up.
EXTRAORDINARY METEOR.--On the 22d of
August, at eleven o'clock at night, a meteor, in the 'form of a'
globe or ball of fire, ,was.seen at Utrecht, moving in a direction
froth south to north. Its brilliancy was very great, surpassing
that of the brightest moonlight. Its disappearance was at-
tended by a sound 'resembling the distant noise of vannon.
There are three sisters living in the vicinity of
Wells, in good health, whose united ages make 263 years, viz.
Mrs. Sheppard, of Berryl Farm, 92 in October next : Mrs.
Sheppard, of Slade, 86 last July ; Mrs. Carpenter, of the Vi-
cars Close, Wells, 85,