The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-29 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
The Marchioness of Breadalbane and the Hon. Miss Baillie,
in Park-lane, from Brighton; the Countess of Bridgewater,
in Grosvenor-square, from her seat, Ashridge, near Hemel
Hempstead, Herts; Viscount Ossulston, M. P., in Grosvenor-
square, from the family seat, ChiHingham Castle, Northum-
berland ; the Dowager Lady Brownlow and the Hon. Miss
Cust, in Hill-street, from Brighton.

DEPARTURES.
Baron Lowenberg, Grand Equerry to his Royal Highness
the Duke of Lucca, from Mivart's Hotel, Brook-street, for
Badminton, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort;
the Marquis of Bristol. from St. James's-square, for his scat,
Ickworth Park, near Bury St. Edmund's ; Lord and Lady
Marcus Hill, from the seat of the Marquis and Marchioness
of Downshire, Easthampstead Park, Berks; the Hon. Mrs.
Leslie Cuming and the Misses Miller, and Lady Cuningham
and Miss Cuningham. from Warne's Hotel, Albemarle-street,
for!Bath ; Sir Wm. Elliot, from ditto, for Surrey.

CHANGES.
Lord Granville Somerset, M. P.. at Badminton, on a visit
to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, from his scat in Wales ;
Mr. P. St. John Mildmay, at Dogmersfield Park, on a visit to
Lady Mildmay, from his seat Eastgate House, Winchester;
the Earl and Countess of Hillsborough, on a visit to Viscount
and Viscountess Combermere, at their seat, Combermere
Abbey, Cheshire; the Earl Fitzailliam, accompanied by
Viscount and Viscountess Milton and family, at Milton, his
seat,;near Peterborough, from Wentworth House, the family
seat in Yorkshire; the Countess of Kintore, at Bazterley
Hall, near Atherstone, from the family seat in Aberdeenshire.

Mr. E. Wootton, of Tile Lodge Farm, Sturry, as
has been his usual custom at this season of the year, distri-
buted thirteen score of beef to his poorer neighbours and
workmen. Mrs. H. Plumptre, of St. Stephen's, Canter-
bury, distributed on Monday, to many poor families,
meat and bread to the amount of ten guineas. In addi-
tion to Mr. Hyder's usual gift of ten score of meat to the
poor of his neighbourhood, he has given directions to distri-
bute twenty tons of coals to the poor of the village of Whit-
stable.—Kent Herald.
Sir T. B. Lethbridge, Batt., distributed two fat
bullocks among other supplies for the labourers and poor of
Bishop's Lydiard and its neighbourhood on Monday. Sir
P. 13. Acland, Bart., of Fairfield, and Sir J. Slade, of
Mansell, gave away large supplies of meat, bread, and po-
tatoes, to surrounding poor on Monday. Sir F. G. Cooper,
Bart., of Barton Grange, gave a whole bullock and a pro-
portionate quantity of bread to the poor of his vicinity on
Monday. Mr. E. A. Sanford, M.P., Mr. W. Adair, Mr.
C. K. K. Tynte, and Mr. E. J. Esdaile, largely supplied
the poor of their respective neighbourhoods with acceptable
benefactions on Monday. Mr. R. F. Beauchamp, of Wal-
ford-house, gave away to the poor of West Monkton, on
Monday last, a fat ox, with a quantity of bread, according to
the number of their families.—Taunton Courier.
NUMIsmATic SOCIETY.—At the ordinary meeting
held on Thursday evening in the rooms of the Royal Astro-
nomical Society,at Somerset-house ; Dr. Lee, the President,
in the chair ; amongst various specimens exhibited were ex-
amples of the Coronation medal of the Emperor of Austria,
in gold, silver, and bronze, as well as a larger medal struck at
Milan on the same occasion, from H. W. Diamond, Esq. A
letter was read from Mr. Wansley on some Roman moulds
Lingwell-gate, in Yorkshire, which were often cast
rains from a small rivulet, and supposed to
have
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afternd
beenat
ealy
used' in forging coins, similar ones having been
described by Camden as found near the same spot in his day.
A paper was read from Mr. Sharp on the appearance of the
symbol of the Eagle and Thunderbolt on the coins of Rome
and Syria. The author satisfactorily proved that this was
derived by the Romans from Egypt, and that they made use
of it as an instance of their sway over that country, after
which they carried it with them in their conquests in Syria.
The next communication read was from Mr. Tudor, on the
light afforded by coins in tracing the civilization of nations.
After which the meeting adjourned.
WAR,—The expense of a single campaign would
be sufficient to endow a school in every parish in England
and Ireland for ever.