The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-04 00:00:00

TX EATILICAL.

Vauxhall Gardens, celebrated for more than a center/
and a half, closed its doors last evening for ever. The
sale, by order of the Court of Review, takes place oil
Thursday next.
At the Theatre Royal Dublin, Grisi and ,Lablache
played in Norma on Tuesday. The audience Was veil
brilliant, and among the distinguished visitors were
Moore, the poet, and Prince George'd Cambridge.

COURT—FASHIONABLE.
The Archbishop of York has arrived at Bishopthorraf
his seat in Yorkshire, and gives public dinners there
the 14th; 21st, and 28th instant. •
The Earl of Harewood has quite recovered from his
recent indisposition, and leaves Hanover-square nett
week for his seat at Leeds.

The Countess of Jersey and Lady Villiers leave town
on Monday for the seat of. Viscount and Viscountess
Dungannon, in Denbighshire, where' a large- circle will
assemble during the festivities at Wynnstay.
Lord and Lady John Russell leave town this day for
Woburn Abbey.
Sir Robert Tier Porter sailed last Wednesday in the
Jupiter steamer, to pass the winter at St. Petersburg.
Lady Seymour and her infant son are going on veil
favourably.
The Queen Dowager goes to Belton House, Lincolir.
shire, for a week on the 17th instant. The Duchess of
Gloucester is also expected there on the same day.

MISCELLANEOUS.
From Leucate, the Lover's Leap, now known- as St"
Mauro, there have leaped to cure themselveS of the pra
sion oilove, with Sappho at their head, 124 males aa,
126 females. Of these 51 males and 61 females wet'
cured, and 110 drowned.
Mr. Cockburn, of the *Western Circuit, has just bee
appointed Queen's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.
Upwards of 100 workmen are now engaged in malti*
the alterations in the Home Park, 'Windsor ; a la
portion of the park, to the extent of several hundred ya
in length, has been severed in two by s deep cutting'
which will divert the old foot-path, leading fra°
Windsor to Datchet. Three thousand pounds are to ha
expended on these alterations.
A meteoric stone lately fell in Tennessee, the Orin4ll
weight of which was 2,0001b5. From a brilliant step
polish on some parts of the mass, it was supposed at firs'
to be silver. It has since been divided into fragments,'
and one man asks 1,500 dollars for a piece, which
more than it would be worth at pure silver.
At a meeting of the Zoological Society, held yester;
day afternoon in Pall-mall, the Report stated that th
number of visitors to the Gardens in July was 21,619
from whom 8421. I Is. had been received,- and in Alr
gust, 17,333, from whom 665/. ls.. had been receirei
Among the presents made to the Society were sever
rare species of monkeys from the Duke of Northurnber,
land and other donors. The valuable possession of Ore"
chimpanzees was also referred to. cir
The Times gives the following striking instance of
Robert Peel's magnanimity on his return from Wincls„,
on Tuesday?-" As the Right Hon. Baronet quitted o."s
town he became more thoughtful, until aroused froth
reflections by observing, as he came within view of t');
Slough station, that the train by which he was desirot,
of returning was in motion. It is said that great Inn
are often affected by trifling circumstances, but, Wis.-
ever Sir Robert may have felt at the disappointment' hae,
betrayed not the slightest irritation, but, coolly descen
itig from his carriage, supplied himself with tickets f°
the next train, and walked about."—Who can fail to
recognise in this impressive incident the magnalic,b
mous intellect born to regenerate an empire? Thog't
he was too late for the 'Windsor train, and knew well thl'e
the safety of Great Britain depended on his immediate
return to London, yet Sir Robert Peel was so far fro,o
being overwhelmed by his sense of such an awful r;
sponsibility, that he coolly descended from his carriaFth;
bought a ticket for the next train, and then cool}'
walked about until it was time to start ! What log
equanimity is here ! What a truly philosophic resigli
tion to circumstances ! Little minds would have storla of
and stamped with vexation ; but the majestic intellect be
the Right Hon. Baronet at once convinced him of the
expediency of taking things coolly ! He yielded to
circumstances which he could not controul, just as !ti;
Bishop of Exeter did, when he resigned—though
a broken-heart--the fat Rectory of Stanhope ! tolla
To-day is the anniversary of the death of '-,10,1
Home, author of the tragedy of Douglas, who
in 1808. A short time previous to his death he had `",-,e
pleasure of seeing Mrs. Siddons perform 'hiS 'Lady
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dolph. His grey hair and venerable appearance, as
sat in one of tha stage-boxes, was very noticeable.

Rumour's Or THE DAY.
It is stated that Miss Stopford, daughter of Sir 11;
bert Stopford, will be united, on the 19t14 instant±,d.
Lord Henry Russell, late of the 74 gun-ship Vangoi"