The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-19 00:00:00

BRIGHTON-FRIDAY.

Their Majesties did not leave the. Pavilion to-day.
The Duchess of Gloucester, accompanied by the Coun-
tess of Brownlow, and the Princess Augusta, accompanied
by Miss Wynyard, were in public this morning.
Prince Ernest, accompanied by Earl Brownlow, took a
carriage airing this morning.
The dinner party yesterday comprised Rear-Admiral
Thompson, and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.
Vandenhoff appeared at the theatre last night for his
daughter's benefit ; the house was not full, but the manner
in which the performances went off must have been most
flattering both to father and daughter.

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ARRIVALS.

The Bishop of Lincoln, at the Bishop of London's, Fulham,
from the Palace, Buckden, Huntingdon ; Lady Dover, at
Whitehall, from Ireland ; Earl Spencer, at his seat, Althorp
Park, Northamptonshire, from a visit to Mr. Coke, at his
seat, Holkham, Norfolk ; Mrs. and the Misses Potts, at Sym-
mons's Hotel, St. James's.street, from a tour ; Lord Glan-
dine, at ditto, from Scotland ; Captain and Mrs. Mellish, in
Brook-street, from Chatham; Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, at Rag-
gett's Hotel, Dover-street, from their seat, in Berks ; Wm.
Selwin, Esq., at ditto, from the Continent ; the Countess of
Rothes, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Dork-
ing ; Colonel and Mrs. Armstrong, at ditto, from Hastings ;
Mrs. Erskine, at ditto, from Bromley, Kent ; Thomas Wat-
son, Esq., Mrs. Watson, and family, at the Blenheim Hotel,
Bond-street, from their seat, Yorkshire ; James Thornton,
Esq.' ;at ditto, from Brighton Edwin Waller, Esq., at ditto,
from ditto ; Thomas Tebbitt, Esq., at ditto, from Bath.
DEPARTURES.-

Sir Francis Stapleton, Bart., from the St. George's Hotel,
Albemarle-street, on a tour ; J. Straham, Esq., from ditto,
for Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Williams Freman and Miss Birch,
from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, to their seat, near Hen-
ley ; Governor and Mrs. Cap and suite, from Fenton's Hotel,
St. James's-street, for Paris ' - Mrs. White, from ditto, for
ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. William Lloyd, for their scat in Berks ;
Captain Vivian, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for
Brighton ; William Coleman, Esq., from ditto, for Paris ;
Rev. Mr. Belgrave, Mrs. Belgrave, and two Misses Belgrave,
from the Blenheim Hotel, Bond-street, for Dover ; Sir Thos.
Pelham Hayes, Bart., from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Charles
Torkington, Esq., from ditto, on a tour ; Walter Faulkland,
Esq., and Mrs. Faulkland, from ditto, for their seat, near
Hastings ; Thomas Hookham, Esq., and Miss Hookham,
from ditto, for St. Leonard's ; Captain Halloway, R.N.,
from ditto,for Portsmouth ; Montagu Scott, Esq., from ditto,
for Brighton.

Her Majesty bas been graciously pleased to patro-
nize a subscription theatre at Kingston, which will greatly
enliven that town. The large ball-room at the Castle Inn
is to be converted into a theatre.

The Earl of Minister has conferred his patronage on
the Hampstead Literary and Scientific Institution, and has
requested his name to be enrolled among its members.

The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, accompanied by
the Countess of Mulgrave, are gone to visit the Duke and
Duchess of Leinster at Carton. They afterwards intend
to pay a few visits in the country, previous to taking up
their residence at the Castle for the winter, about the first
week in December.

The Earl of Aberdeen, on his way to town from his
seat at Haddo, N. 8., is expected to visit the Earl of
Morton, at Dalmaboy, near Edinburgh ; the Duke of
Northumberland, at Alnwick Castle ; and the Earl of
Harewood, at Harewood House.

- The Countess of Bridgewater returned to Gros-
venor-square yesterday, from a visit to Bromley Park, the
seat of Lord Farnborough, in Kent.

Lord Arbuthnot is elected Lord Rector of King's
College, Aberdeen.
The French Ambassador transacted business yester-
day at the Board of Trade.

Lord Minto visited Lord Palmerston yesterday at
the Foreign Department.
. Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell visited
Lord Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street.
The Duke of Grafton returned to Grafton-house,
Piccadilly, on Wednesday last ; and this day his Grace
leaves town for Euston-hall, in Norfolk.
The Duke of Rutland will leave Belvoir Castle on
Monday next for
-town.. _

The Duke of Wellington arrived at Apsley House
yesterday afternoon from Widmer Castle.
The Earl and Countess de Grey arrived in St.
James's-square early in the week, from their seat in Bed-
fordshire.

The Earl of Minto entertained a small party at din-
ner on Tuesday at the Admiralty. His Lordship's
official dinners will commence, it is understood; in about a
fortnight.
The Earl of Buckinghamshire has arrived at his
scat, Hampden House, the magnificent domai n inherited
by his Lordship from his distant relative, Viscount Hamp-
den, where his Lordship has been entertaining a party of
friends.

The Duke of Hamilton's Palace at Lanark, since
it has been rebuilt, presents one of the must spilendid and
magnifiaent mansions to public view in the north Of England.
" Daniel in the Lion's Den," a chef d'cevre from the pencil
of Rubens, is, perhaps, the principal ornament in the pic-
ture gallery.

The Dowager Countess of Guilford is -now able,
after a long illness, to take airings in her carrie.ge.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford Lnd Lady
Georgiana Russell, on their way, via Portpatria., from the
Doune of Rothiemurchus to Baron's Court, the seat of the
Marquis of Abercorn, at Newtown Stewart, Tyrone.
The Duke and Duchess of SoMerset are making a
tour in Renfrewshire, where they remained some time on
a visit to Sir Michael and Lady Shaw Stewart, at Ard-
gowan House.
Despatches were received yesterday morning at the
Colonial Department from Sir James Carmichael Smyth,
the Governor of British Guiana.
Despatches, dated May 22, were received yesterday
morning at the India Board from Lord Auckland, the Go-
vernor-General of India.

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Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the
Foreign Department for Lord Pousonby, at Constantinople ;
for Lord Durham, at St. Petersburgh ; and for the Charge
d'Affaires at •the Court of Persia.

Major Davis, of the Pension Establishment,- termi-
nated his existence on Saturday last, by taking, as we have
been told, prussic acid. It is reported the unhappy man
had been long labouring under mental derangement, and it
should appear had the deadly poison some time in his pos-
session before making the fatal use of it which led to bis
death.—East India Paper.
The Duke of Newcastle has subscribed 1,0001. to-
wards-the erection of a pier at the harbour of Aberystwith ;
and has, besides, become guarantee for a further sum of
2,000/. in case the subscription, now in progress, should
prove insufficient for its object.
The Countess Sebastiani's soiree on Wednesday, at
Hertford House, was attended by Prince Esterb.azy, Count
Bjernstjetfa, Countess of Jersey, &c.
We understand that Sir John Cam Robhouse is
in treaty-1.-o,r- the renting of Erlesteke Park, near Devizes.
A. rumour is also prevalent that a marriage is on the tapis
between the Hon. Baronet and the accomplished (laughter
of one or the Members for Wilts.

The General Steam Navigation Company's packet
the illtwood arrived on Thursday afternoon from Rotterdam,
and brought the Dutch papers of Wednesday. The intel-
ligence was unimportant.
Lord Ashley has been mai:it-14; a lengthened inquiry
as to the management of the cotton manufactories at Man-
chester, &C., preparatory to renewing his humane exertions
in Parliament for ameliorating the condition of the poor
children employed.
Viscount Melbourne was to have returned to
Brocket-hall this week, but has been detained in town, and
is expected daily to join a shooting party at the seat of his
sister, the Countess Cowper, at Pansanger, Herts.
There are ctiltivated at present in the gardens of the
Duke of Bedford, at Woburn, 6,000 ornamental plants.
Although unable to give the particulars, we fear the
report is too well founded that a travelling clock-cleaner of
the name of Miller, and said to belong to this town, perished
in the snow in the end of last week not far from Lead-
hills. The wanderer, we believe, was in delicate health,
and in seeking temporary rest had been overwhelmed alike
by the impassable nature of the roads, and the inclemency
of the weather,—Dioqjiie; Courier.