The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-16 00:00:00

ARRIVALS IN TOWN.

Mr. Lushington, in Downing-street, from a visit to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, inKent ;‘ the Earl and'Countess
of ListoWell, at their house in Knightsbridge, from the Isle of
Wight; the Earl and Countess of Jersey, from Middleton
Park, Oxfordshire; Mr. and Mrs. Buller and family, 'at Kirk.
ham's Hotel, .Lower Brook-street, from the Continent.

DOVER, AUG. 14.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, with their young Prince and Princess,
arrived last night at Wright's Ship. Hotel, accompanied by
Colonels l'rott and Keate, and Major Sir William Davidson,
and this morning embarked on board his Majesty's packet Spit-
fire, Captain Hamilton, for Cala:-. The Royal Standard
waved proudly on the Castle turrets And on the Battery on the
Heights, and a Royal salute was-iired this morning at day-
' break, and repeated on their Royal Highnesses' embarkation.
The following are a few of the distinguished and Fashionable
Personages we have noticed during the week at the same hotel :
—His Royal Highness the Duke of Brunswick and suite, on
their way to Brighton ; their Graces the Duke and Duchess of
Hamilton, family, and suite; Prince Schaenburgh and suite,
the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of Liverpool and suite,
Lord Viscount Lorton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Wynd-
ham, Col. Cope, Mr. and Mrs. Herries and family, and Lady
E. Forbes and family, on their way. to, the Continent; and their
Highnesses the Prince and Princess Narischkine, family and
suite; his Excellency the Hon. Hugh Nelson and suite; Sir C.
Smith and family ; Lady, Sir James, and the Hon. Miss Fitz..
gerald ; Capt. IlesVoetlx, Sir Astley goer, Bart.; Mr. Rick-
ford; M.P., and Capt. Erns, from Fiance.
130 u-LoGNE.sultwill Ea, AUG. 13.—The expected sojourn
of the Duchess de Berri amongst us (who will arrive on the
24th) occasions extensive preparations, for her reception, A
splendid ball, given by her Royal Highness on the evening
after her arrival, will unite the whole of the French and Eng-
lish inhabitants of respectability. A grand billiard match was
played here yesterday between the, marker of the Bedford
Coffee-house, Pall-mall, and the marker at Holt's Rooms, in
this town, stakes amounting to 12,000 francs (480!.); the game
was ably contested, and won by. the latter.

The Duchess of Coburg, attended by two of her Ladies in
Waiting, visited Prince Leopold yesterday morning, about half-
past twelve o'clock, at Marlborough House. Soon afterwards
the Prince of Leiningen, attended by Capt. Conroy, arrived at
Marlborough House. Prince Leopold accompanied his Illus-
trious Relations through the different apartments in Marlboi.
rough House ; after which his Royal Highness accompanied his
mother, on her return to the apartments of the Duchess of Kent,
at the King's 'Palace, Kensington.
Yesterday the Duke of Sussex gave a dinner to a select party,
at his apartments at the King's Palace, Kensington.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange,
returning from St. Petersburgh, will arrive on the 14th at
Konigsburgh ; the 20th, at Frankfort on the Oder ; the 27th, at
Frankfort on the Maine r• and the 31st, at Brussels. Their
Royal Highnesses"' tavel under the strictest incognito, by the
name of the Count and Countess of Flanders. •

The houses in Tavistock-sqUare begin to assume an uniform
character of completeness. The Duke of Bedford has mate-
rially added to his immense income, by the disposal of all the
waste ground upon building leases, and obliging the contractors
to erect houses upon an uniform plan, and of the first class, in
all the prominent situations in that quarter. Tavistock House,
late the residence of Mr. Perry, is greatly improved by large
additions and alterations. Three excellent houses now occupy
the site of the old residence; they have each an excellent gar-
den, and are in all respects suited to the comfort, convenience,
and even luxUry of large families.
The plan for erecting at that delightful spot, Lee Grove, on
the borders of Blackheath, a certaitvndmber of villas, is not
yet completed. Should the ideas of the proprietor, and Mr.
Gwilt, the Architect, be realized, few places in the neighbour-
hood of the metropolis will he adorned with`so much pic-
turesque beauty. The Duke of Devonshire intends to surround
his house at Chiswick by villas of a similar description.

We extract the following from a .Berlin Journal,
dated 27th July Within a very short period this city has
been the scene of two dotible murders. The son of an inferior
public officer, who was servin,T as a volunteer in one of the
reginlents of the Guards, had betrothed himself to a yoUng
woman, unknown to his parents; As , they, were strongly op-
posed to the union, the lovers took the rash -and criminal reso-
lution of terminating their lives; and they were, in fact, fo,und
one morning in the park shot. In likemanner, a young artisan
stabbed his inamorata with a knife, and immediately afterwards
swallowed a cup of vitriolic acid."
The South Bmerican States seem not to lose
sight of that grand bulwark, a Navy. At present twO.line of
battle ships, two frigates, and two sloops of war, are building at
New-York, for the Colombian and-Mexican Governments.
At no period within our recolleetion, adds the same account,
has the bustle of business been so great.as it now is at the ship-
yards at New-York. Exclusively of what has been already
mentioned, there . are twelve large merchantmen upon the
stocks, and eight steam packets. Two frigates and two sloops
of war are also of the stocks at the Navy-yards.
Lord SHREWSBURY is B(ldiiia to his green-
houses at Alton Abbey a magnificent conservatory, which
will cost about 20,000/.

TIFF. CIRCU LAT! ON OF TII E BIBLE:---The- Rev.
Mr. Singer, a.Protestant clergyman, in a long letter addressed
to the Rev. Mr. Clowry, of the Roman Catholic communion;
inserted in the Dublin Register, gives the folloWing challenge
to the latter gentleman :—" You appear, Sir, to regret that you
were not able to discuss the question with the friends of the
Bible Society. I take it upon myself, Sir, to say, that the,
advocates of the circUlation of the Scriptures will meet at any
place,, in Carlow, Dublin, or any other part of Ireland, any
number of Roman Catholic clergymen, to discuss for such a
time, and before such an audience, as shall he agreed upon, the
right of the laity to the Scriptures, the right of private jadg-
ment, the authority and infallibility of the Church of Rome,
or any other points in disptite between the two communions,
connected with those controversies. If you, Sir, and your
friends, accept this challenge, we will name a committee to
confer with you about preliminaries. If you decline it, the
public will again learn to appreciate your vaunted wish for free
discussion,"