The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-18 00:00:00

ARRIVALS IN TOWN.

Lord Nugent, from Lilleys, Bucks. At Jordan's Hotel,
St. James's-street—Colonel and Mrs. Forel and family, from
Cheltenham. At Thomas's Hotel—Lord MOuntsandford and
C. Ramsden, Esq. from 'Yorkshire. At the London Hotel,
Albemarle-street—Mr. and Mrs. Partridge, from Hereford-
shire. At the Waterloo Hotel,; Jermyn-street—Madame
Dn-
chemin and family, from Paris. At the Pulteney Hotel—Cap-
tain Erabin, R.N. from a tour.

BRIGHTON, OcT. 17.—The arrivals this last week are nu.
merous and fashionable, and the season promises to be a very
full one. The weather continuing most delightful, the chain
pier is as usual the gay attraction of all those who seek for
health on that most delightful Marine Promenade. General
Sir W. Cockburn, Lady and Miss Cockburn, are on our depar-
ture list, after a residence of more than three months. The
Worthy Baronet and his amiable family left us early this
morning, and we are most happy to add much benefitted in
health by their residence at this their favourite watering place.
We look forward with much pleasure to the hope of seeing
them again next summer.
The Duke of York left town on Sundsy for Cheveley Hall,
the residence of the Duke of Rutland, on a visit to his Grace.

Mr. Secretary Canning arrived at his residence in Downing-
street, yesterday afternoon, from the seat of Mr. Ellis, at Seaforth.
Mr. Lushington left his house in Downing-street on Satur-
day, for the seat of the Duke of Rutland, near Newmarket.
Mr. Coke is entertaining a large Party at Holkham—the
Duke of Sussex, Prince Leopold, Marquis and Marchioness of
Hastings, Lord and Lady Stafford, the Bishop of Norwich,
Dr. Lushington, &c. &c.
The Hon. Agar and Lady Georgina Ellis have arrived at Roe-
hampton, from the Duke of Beaufort's seat in Gloucestershire.
The marriage of the Princess Stephanie de Croi with the
young Prince of Rohan was celebrated with great splendour,
at the Church of Saint Wasnon of Conde, on the 3d instant, in
the presence of a great number of august persons, members of
these two illustrious houses. The marriage fete took place in
the fine Castle of the Hermitage. Nothing more brilliant or
imposing has been witnessed for a long time. some hundreds
of the Nobility from all parts of the Netherlands were present,
besides several strangers of high rank.
On Wednesday last his Grace the Duke of Northumberland
embarked at Alemouth on board his Majesty's fast-sailing
revenue cruizer Mermaid, Lieutenant Jones, commander, and
proceeded to an excursion to the Fern Islands. His Grace re-
turned in the evening, after surveying the newly-erected Light-
house, towards Alemouth, but the wind blowing strong from,
the south-east, he was under the necessity of landing at Dun-
stanburgh, where a carriage was in waiting; his Grace then
drove off for Alnwick Castle. _

The continuance of fine weather gave to Kensington Gardens
and the Parks, on Sunday, more of the appearance of May
than of October.

We learn that a respectable yeoman of the South Hams, a
Mr. Mordaunt, is very likely to succeed to the title and estates
of the Earldom of Peterborough, and that his claims thereto
will he brought before the House of Lords the next meeting of
Parliament.—(Plymouth Paper.)

ORIGINAL LETTERS of SHAKSPEARE

"CITAIILTON, near Cheltenham, Friday, Oct. 14

" Sir,—Having lately read an article, stating that in 1603
two original letters of Shakspeare were found among the Dor-
set papers, which the late' Duchess of Dorset signified her in-
tention of depositing at the British Museum, and shortly after,
a third letter was die.:overed in the same archives,' I am induc-
ad to give you a few lines on the subject
" Being on a visit at Knowle, in the summer of 1797, I was
requested by the Duke of Dorset to review his family papers,
preserved in the Evidence Room,' at that noble and ancient
seat; which, after having remained ever since the reign of Eli-
zabeth in the Sackville line, is now, as it appears, about to be
transferred to the Winelmors and the West:. In consequence of
the Duke'a request, I went through the whole collection betwera
1797 and 1800; but no Letter of Shakspeare was there discover-
ed. I found, indeed, two petitions, presented by a female of
the name of Shakspeare, in 1662 or 1623, to the Lord Trea-
surer Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex : idle does not, however,
appear to have had any affinity or connexion whatever with our
immortal Bard.
" It may be proper here to observe, that the papers pre-
served at Knowle ought, properly, to be denominated, not so
much the Dorset as the Middlesex Papers. Nine-tenths of
that large collection are documents which relate, and be-
langed, to Lionel Cranfield, Lord High Treasurer, of Eng-
land under James 1., and created by that Prince Earl of
Middlesex. One of his daughters married Richard, fifth
Earl of Dorset, by whom she became mother of Charles,
the celebrated Earl of Middlesex and Dorset. The Lord
Treasurer Cranfield remained in office only about three
years, from 1621 to 1624. Now, Shakspeare died in 1616, at
which time Cranfield had not attained to any Court honour or
dignities.
" I certainly cannot venture to deny that letters of Shak-
speare may, nevertheless, have bean discovered among the
Dorset Papers in 1803, or subsequent to that time; but I am
persuaded, that if the late Duchess, and Lord Whitworth, had
made so interesting a discovery, they possessed minds too ex-
panded, as well as liberal, and were too well aware of the great
interest which such letters would excite among all classes in
this enlightened country, to have delayed giving them the most
prompt publication in some shape. Should the event, never-
theless, deceive my conjecture, I shall rejoice at any elucida-
tion that can be thrown on the life, or on the memory, of that
illustrious dramatist.

4, N. WILLIAM WRAXALL."

COMBINATION OF COLLIERS.—It gives us plea-
sure to mention, that the new hands taken in at
the Calder Coal Works, in the room of the com-
bined colliers discarded, are succeeding even
beyond expectation. Owing to the judicious
arrangements made by the proprietors, they have
proceeded without the least molestation. So
little difficulty was there in getting the new
hands, that one hundred more than enough offer-
ed themselves on Monday, and numbers, from
various parts of the country, have since applied
for work. There is little doubt that a few
weeks' experience will make the new hands as
dexterous workmen as those who foolishly lost
the employment.—(Glasgow Chronicle.)