The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-29 00:00:00

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THE ROYAL FAMILY.
The RING returned to town from Windsor on Monday

evening.

Yesterday the Duchess r: Gloucester visited his 'Majesty.
The Alarquis of Hastings had an audience of the King yes-
terday,_

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince LeoPold,
honoured the Duke and Duchess of. \Veiling-ton with their com-
pany to dinner on Monday.
Yesterday thg. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Augusta attended the Review at Hounslow. • The
Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta, accompanied
by Prince George of Cambridge, went in one of the King's
carriages drawn by Six horses. Miss Wynyard and Miss
Ablefeldt, their Royal Pighnesses Ladies in Waiting, followed
in the Princess Augusta's carriage.
Prince Leopold honoured Sir George Warrender with his
company at dinner yesterday, at his house in NVhitehall-place,
where there was a numerous party to meet his Royal Highness.

FASHIONABLE CHANGES.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastiimp, from the Pulte-
ney Hotel, Albemario-street; rot their seat in Leicestershire;
Lord and Lady F. L. Gower, for their seat in -the Isle of
Wight; the Bishop' of Winchester and family, for Farnham
Castle, Surrey; General Onslow,.for his seat in Hunting-
donshire Mr. and Mrs. Watkins and family, at their house
in Great Cumberland-place. •

FASITIONABLE. p-ARTIES. •
The Marchioness of Qholinondeley gave a grand concert, on
l‘lnnday evening, in Piccadilly, which was attended by nearly
ZOO of the hautton.

Lady Melville's ball on Monday evening was numerous!
and fashionably. attended. -
The Archbishop of Canterbury entertained a' distinguishes
-partyatdinner yesterday,at the Palace,

- Sir George N'Varrender, Bart. had a large. party
.to dinner.
yesterday, at his house, i\rhitehall-place.
The Countess of Arran entertained a 'select party of fashion.
ables yesterday evening, at her house, Dover-street.

Mr..ELLlsToN'has had very advantageous pro-
posals to accept an engagement -for America, As a general
actor he ranks with the first of his. time, and he was formerly
much admired as a tragedian ; he doubtless would have
retained that reputation if he had not given way to a senseless
tide of popularity in favour of one whose talents are much in-
ferior to his-own. , But in the airy parts of comedy. Mr. Elliston
is really an excellent actor, and would most.probably be as great
a favourite in America as any who have ever crossed the
Atlantic. • .

SmNon PL Acct.—The freqnenters of the King's
Theatre, and every friend to humanity, will hear with regret
that this performer, who for the last six or seven years had been
engaged at that place, was suddenly seized with insanity, and
is. now -confined in a private mad-house .without • any hope of
recovery. Signor de Begnis has exerted himself with great
zeal in support of the unfortunate gentleman, and the rest of
the Performers connected with that Theatre have kindly offered
their assistance in order to have a benefit for the unhappy suf-
ferer. It is to take place early next month at the Argyll Rooms,
and we doubt not that the liberal spirit of the British public
will be manifested on the melancholy occasion.
The late Rev. 0. MANNING was twice laid out
for:interment, and afterwards revived. lathe second instance
a poor old woman, watching, heard a slight noise, a 0 to her
horror and astonishment saw the head of the supposed corpse
raised and looking at her ; she immediately rushed down stairs
in her fright, fell, and broke her leg,. and a mortification en.
suing, died in a few days.
. The Rev. EnwAnn WILLIAM=, A.M. is pre:.
seated by the Dean of Carlisle' Rector of St.,George's, Hano-
ver-square, to Hanover Chapel, Regent-street, in that Parish,
which was consecrated on Monday last, by the Lord Bishop
of London. This appointment gives great satisfaction to
the Parishioners, who have so long witnessed and been bene-
fired by his zealous exertions, as their Parish Priest, and reflects
equal credit on the Dean and Mr. Williams, who have acted
cordially together, as Rector and Curate for nine years.
t7SRq. CHAMIIERSA NE; her Meetinz
of creditors has been held at the King's Theatre, but no de-
finite arrangement took place. Mr. DENEW said he would un-
dertake to pay twenty shillings in the pound,•if a commission
were issued ; ten shillings before a year and a half, and the
other lOs. when the Chancery suit, respecting the Opera-house,
should be decided. Mr. CUAMIIER3 himself, who was present,
begged !file Committee had any charge to make againSt him,
that they would come forward, and.state it in a candid and
manly manner, .His heart and soul would be with them if they
would release his son ; but whatever would be the conseqtrence,
he would not sacrifice the stake which he held for his brother.
SLAvc account from Ilavannah
of the 16th ult., received at Charlestown, states, that a fleet of
Guineamen sailed from thence a few days before, under French
convoy.

A NECDOTE.--THOMAS...FULLER, celebrated for
his extraordinary memory, was once attending a Committee of
sequestration at Waltham, in Essex. In the course of conversa-
tion, he was complimented upon his powers of memory. " It is
true, Gentlemen," observed Mr. Fuller, " that fame has given
me thereportof being amemorist; and if you please I will giveyou
a specimen of it." This prOposal Was gladly acceded to by the
gentlemen, who forgetting for a while the object for which they
were assembled, requested Mr. Fuller to' favour them with the
promised specimen of his singular talent. " Gentlemen," said
he, "you want a specimen of my memory, and you shall have
a good one. Your Worships have thought fit to sequestrate a
poor but honest parson, who is my near neighbour, and commit
him to prison. The unfortunate man has a large family of
children ; and as his circumstances are but indifferent, if you
will have the goodness to release him out of prison, I pledge
myielf never to
.forget the kindness while I live. This jest had
such an influence upon the Committee, that they immediately
restored the poor clergyman.

SrAnnow.--=This common bird is generally
considered by the farmer as one of his greatest foes,. whilst he
is, on the contrary, one of his very best friends. This and other
small birds contains not less than forty different kinds, none of
which feed upon'cOrn : whilst in the course
.of the spring and.
the summer they devour myriads of insects, which would do
more real mischief to the fanner than ten times as many spar-
roWs as may visit his fields. Tt is no doubt true that the com-
mon sparrow is, in some measure, injurious to the crops; but
ere he seeks its destruction, let the farmer learn and remember
that it has been proyed by experiment, that while tending their
yOung ones in their nest; a single pair of sparrows has been
known to destroy, upon an average, above 3000 caterpillars each
week ! Titmice arc also persecuted by gardeners, from an idea
that they destroy the bloom bud of fruit trees. It-is true that
they do pick off Ale buds of fruit trees, but only such as are
defective. If the fragments of the buds be carefully examin-
ed, each will be found to hare been pierced, by an insect which
alone was sought for- by the bird. These insects would not
only have destroyed the buds 'in' which they were found, but
would have brought forth others not 'leis pernicious than them-
selves. The titmice should be therefore considered more as the
preservers than as the destroyers of fruit.
A short time since five carp, weighing nearly
four pounds each, were found dead, floating upon the surface of
a .pond at llailsham, belonging to Air. Gooch, brewer, and
upon taking them from the water, a large marsh frog was found
attached to the head' of each fish, with its hinder clawi firmly
fixed in either eye. A person, to satisfy himself that. the carp
had been attacked while yet alive, by the frogs, took his station
near the margin of the pond, and. presently observed a fine fish
rise to the surface, when a frog instantly darted at it, and fixed
itself as above described.

FEMALE CONVICTS.-I'his morning thirty fe-
male convicts, mostly young, were removed from
Newgate to Woolwich on their destination to

Botany Bay.

They went in general with great

cheerfulness, and acknowledged the kind treat-

ment which they had experienced during their
residence in Newgate.

Fig.—On Wednesday evening, between the
hours of six and seven o'clock, a very destruc7
tive fire broke out in the factory of Mr. LEEDS,

near Gee Cross, which, h the course of little
more than an hour, was a perfect heap of ruins.
The cause of the fire is attributed to friction on

the shaft for want of proper oiling.—(Manchester
Volunteer.)