The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-18 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

the KING dined au hour sooner than his usual
time on his Birth-day, that his pages and others
of his attendants might be disengaged as soon as
possible, to enable them to enjoy the entertain-
ments which hisiVlAlErrt was graciously pleased
to give them upon occasion. The ball and
supper was given at Cumberland Lodge.

On Tuesday last his Royal highness the
Duke of CUMBERLAND arrived in Parisi where
he passed the evening with Viscount de Cut-
TEAUAILIANb.

Stittirday was the Duke of Yonx's birth-day,
when his Royal Highness completed his sixtieth
year.. In the evening the Haymarket Theatre,
the English Opera notise, and the Adelphi Thea-
tre were illuminated ; 'us were the houses of his
Royal Highness's tradesmen.
Yesterday was the Duchess of KENT'S birth-
day, when kei Royal Highness . completed her
thirty-seventh year.
The Duke of CuititEttiAth, we regret to hear,
is nearly deprived of sight. His Royal Highness
is entirely blind of his left eye; and the vision of
the right eye is so effective, as to oblige him to
use a large glass to discern objects, and occa-
sionally a stick. •
The Duke of SiAxr. Wr.E.stitt left London on
Saturday morning; on his return to his native
country. Ills 114111165 s embarked On board a
Steam Yacht at the Tower, to proceed to Os-
tend, arid from thence the Duke will proCeed to
Ghent. His Dtiches6 remains in England on a
visit to her sister-the Duchess of CLARENCE.

By the Liberatdr, arrived in the Channel; ad-
vides from La Guayra to the Sat of July have
been received. An offiCial account had been pub-
lished at Caraceas of the capture of the city' of
Maracaibo by the Colombians on the 17th of
June; bin as the Libdrator was leaving the har-
bour of La Guayra, further dispatches reached
the port with intelligence of their having again
evacuated it. The Spanish frigate Constitution,
which was at Ptiertb Cabello, and lately cap-
tured two sloops of war from the Colombians,
had gone to ' the flavanitah, in consequence of
having learned that the naval force of the IL!.
public had been strengthened by the accession of
a .frigate and: was preparing to attack the
Spanish fleet.
A party of Preach Officers; reconnoitering
Santona on the side of the sea, experienced a se-
rious disaster on the 4th. A bomb from thy gar-
rison struck one of the vesselion board of which
Some of the staff had embarked. The cohse-

litience was, the loss of Captain LAcaorx4 one of
the Mike d'ArrootmEssc's aides-de-camp; Capt.
MEZEItAii of the 2d Huizars ; and Lieutenant
BEAUDREVIiLE, of the 6th regiment of Artillery.
Several domestics and some seamen are also said
to have been victims of the expidsion. It is also
admitted that a number was wounded, and it it
probable that the mischief done was much greater
than it is represented in the Prench account.‘

The British Monitor has inserted extracts from
a history of a beautiful young Grecian Lady, u ho
is stated to have been seduced by the present
reigning Duke of SAXE COBOURG, and, after un-
fpeling neglect, was left with her offspring in
most huhentable penury. It is said that she has
been offered a considerable sum to suppreig the
work, which, if well founded, is highly disgrace-
ful tb the Prince ; and, if not, it is surely ineum-
betit on the Duke to come forward and vin-
dicate hithself from ti 'publication so injurious to
his character.

FIiENCII Bounsk.—lt is now generally under-
stdod, says a letter froth Paris, that there will
shortly appear a Royal Ordinance respecting the
traffic in rentes, according to which sales and
purchases for time will be legally recognised,
but that no judgment shall be had upon arrests,
in Case of tian-payMent. The brokers. (agents
de change) will he declared competent to cover;
themselves by collateral security, for the risk of
the transaction. -The number of brokers to be
limited to 60; none to be admissible who' have
Mit been teh years on the Exchange.
A great improvenient, with regard to the de-
parttire of the post from Paris has recently been
tarried into effect. Instead of dispatching the
posts by half-past three o'clock, which was at
too early an hoUr to transmit the news on
'Change, they are not now dispatched till six
o'elock in the evening, which is obviously a great
accommodation to the mercantile classes and
others.
It appears by a letter, dated Hanover the 2d
instaht, that the Emperor of RussiA hits made a
present to the KING of four horses, distinguished
for their great beauty and syMmetry. They
were landed at Lubeck on the '29th ult. and
would reach Hanover in a fe* days, being con-
ducted thithei by officers of the Royal Mews.
The post diligence of Lyons was attacked in
the night of the 25th ult. in the forest of Senart
by six armed, robbers. From some information
which had pretiOtisly transpired,a body of police
officers accompanied the carriage. As soon as
the banditti Made the attack they were so vigo-
rously encountered by the officers that they took
to flight; the latter were left in pursuit.

A letter frdm Angers says, some days ago our
Bens d'armerie repaired to Oesiris to look after a
marauding band that is going about the country,
levying meat and drinks and otherwise preying
upon the country people. They have their haunt
In a particular wood, which is known. It is in-
tended to surround the wood, and to make a I
complete baths. A large party of country people
on foot will assist lit the taking of this extraor-
dinary gumd:
The Spanish Committee have the pleasure of
announcing to the public the munificent donation
or 1,0001. from Earl Fliwir.Lam, in addition to
his former subscription.
The Commissioners for Public Records, we
underttand, have *ell handsomely agreed to
present a set of the very valuable volumes,
printed under the commission, to the Literary
and Philosophical Society at Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.
MERIONETHSHIRE ASSIER'Si—No prisoners for
trial at Dolgelly, nor a single cause. entered. This is the second
maiden assize for Merionethshire in the same year i—a fact
which is highly honourable to the inhabitants at Urge, as well
as to the Magistracy and the resident gentry of that country.

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