The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-11 00:00:00

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61.7 N OFFICE, HALF•?AST Two o'Cr.ocx.
We aro sorry to 'weaken any pacific inference

that may be drawn from the fact of the depar-
ture of the Viscount MAncEtAus from Paris.—
We have just learned, however, on indubitable
authority, that the departure of the Viscount
has been arranged for above fourteen clays,
during the whole of which time it has been
intended and understood' that he should return
to France as soon as the Ambassador (the
Prince tae POLIGNAC), should have the honour of
an audience of his ALLIESTY. •

DOTER, AUGIUST 10.—This port has, during
the last few days, been honoured by some distin-
guished visitors. On Friday his Royal Highness
the Duke of GLOUCESTER landed here under a
salute from the Redoubt, from on board the Mo-
narch steam packet from Boulogne. lie remained
about an hour at WRIORTIS Hotel, and proceed-
ed on his road to London.—On Saturday morn-
ing the arrival of his Excellency Prince ESTER*
lIAZY was 'announced by the usual salute of ar-
tillery. lie alighted at the York Hotel, where
he was immediately informed that he had been
followed from town by a person of the name of
Bettera, who is well known at some of the Police
OMces in London, having been apprehended for
insulting the Prince ESTERUAZT. The Prince
was very anxious to avoid meeting him, which he
effected by embarking in a boat from the Bay ut
the moment that ids attendants were going on
board the Sovereign steam packet in the harbour,
which instantly proceeded to sea, and took the
Prince on board, a short distance from the Pier.
Mr. Bettera was much enraged at discovering the
manteuvre, and leaped into the packet going to
Calais. The Sovereign packet went to Bou-
logne, and is this instant returned, bringing no
news later than the French Papers of the Bth
inst.—French Renter, f. 55 d.

A respectable mercantile house in the City has
received letters from Corunna, which state that
in the battle of the 15th one i'rench regimen)
was entirely destroyed. The writers entertuiti
no apprehensions for the security of Corunna.

WINDSOR, AUGUST 10.—On Friday Mr. Se-
cretary CANNING introduced Prince POLIGNAC,
the new French Ambassador, to his MAJESTY,
at the King's Lodge in the Park. At the same
time the Duke and Duchess of SAxE WEIMAR
were introduced to the KING by the Duke and
Duchess of CLARENCE. These distinguished
personages, with Count LIEVEN, the ltussian
Ambassador, with several other individuals, had
the honour of being invited to dine with his MA.
JESTY, to meet the Duke of CUMBERLAND and
the Prince of Somes.—Soon after twelve o'clock,
the Duke of CUMBERLAND and the Prince of
SOLMS took leave of the KING, on their return to
the Continent, and left Windsor Park for Lon..
don. Mr. Secretary CANNING and the French
Ambassador were accommodated with beds.—
Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, the Right
Hon. Secretary and the Ambassador left the
Lodge for London, accompanied by Lord
FRANCIS CONYNGIIAMe

FASHIONABLE JURIES.

On Saturday the Duke of Sussex dined with the Duke of
Cumberland.

• On*Saturday Mr. Canning gave a grand dinner at, Glouces.
ler'Lodge, to Prince Polignac and several other foreigners of
distinction.. ,
His Royal Highness the Duke. of Cumberland gave a Grand
Entertainment to the Mike of Sussex and a select Party, at
his residence in St. Jame's Palace, on Saturday last.
The Earl of Breadalbane gave an elegant Dinner yesterday,
at Breathlbane House, irk Park-lane.
Grand Dinners were also
_given on Friday and Saturday, by
the Duke of Sussex, Lord Templeton, the Countess of. Guild-
ford, the Marchioness of Exeter, and Sir R. 'loam
Mr. and 411rii. Marryat intend ;to throw open their elegant
Mansion arid Grounds at Wimbledon to the Fashionable
World, on Thursday next, with a Publia Brealtfast

DEMISE OF TILE MAIII/lIIS COitNWAE,LIS.-011
Saturday morning, at his bowie in Old Burling-
ton-street, died the Mostilonourable Marquis.
CoaNw4LIAS, in the 40th year of his age. His
Lordship has been in a declining state of health
for several months. The funeral will take place
at Culford-hall, Bury St. Edmunds, where the
family vault is situated. The deceased was a
Nobleman of the most amiable character, posses-
sing both privatt and, public virtue ; and his loss
is consequently very extensively deplored. He
succeeded to the title on the death of his gallant
and excellent father in India In the year 1805.

Mit. DAVY THE COIIPOSErt.—The admirers of
musical genius will hear, with regret, that this
gentleman has been reduced, by long continued
indisposition, to such a -state us renders him an
object, of benevolent friendship. It is to be hoped

that a man of his talents, the victim of severe ill.
ness, wil I not be suffered tqsistic uin his distresses,
but that a liberal subscription will take place for
his relief, and perhaps. by such timely assistance,
his abilities tnay be restored and exerted for his
own support:, tis 'a duty of 'humanity, as well
as reoact for talents,
,Which. induces, us to sub.
mit this suggestion to persons of taste and feeling,
and to add', that we understand his residence is
in May's Buildings, St. Martin's.lane.

On their arrival in London, from Windsor, on
Saturday, Mr. Secretary CANNING and Lord
FRANCIS CONY'N()IIAM were busily engaged at
the Foreign Office.
Saturday, about twelve o'clock, Prince Wm-
t.t tm of Soots left the residence of the Duke of
CustuEnt.rNo for Dover, there to wait for the
Duke of CUMBERLAND.

Saturday night, at a quarter before eleven
o'clock, the Duke of CtatncaLA:so left town in
his travelling carriage for 'Dover, on his Royal
Highness's return to Berlin. Ills Royal Highness
was expected to go on board the packet soon
after ten o'clock yesterday morning, at Dover, to
sail for Calais.

•
The Princess Aun 'LI ST* Of England returned to
Frankfort on Thursday se'nnight, from-n visit to
r .
the Queen Dowager of Vt' umainutto, her sister.
The Duke of (..,AMBRinat: had likewise paid her
MAJ ESTY n 'Oil t. The Prince will go to berth)
A
te'lle present at the granu automat reviews.
The following are amongst the passengers who
landed from the Royal George
Aide-de-Cap
, Mr. Rainey;. Colonel Colegnedo ; Colonel Ilus-
G sendelier ; t—General Quirogs, and his
eneral Ramon Romany, anti two Aides.de-Camp ;
Col. Jansaiens; General Pamplona, and two Aides-de-Camp ;
and about rutty other Officers—Captains and Lieutenants.
Mr. SINCLAIIt, who is engaged at Covent Gar.
den, has arrived et Paris from Italy, and is
shortly expected in London.
M ELLNCIIOLY esitakTANcE.--T w o respectable
families at the east end of the metropolis have been plunged into
the greatest grief within the last tew days ofiing to the fol-
lowing affecting occurrence :--Two tine girl's one aged ten, and
the other nine, the daughters of Mr. Taylor andi Mr. AI tick intosh,
both of Featherstone-buildings, Limehouse-Selds, who were in-
separable companions, and in the habitof playing together eN'ery
day after school hours, were missed by their parents on Friday
evening last. The circumstance, after some time had elapsed,
of course excited a more than ordinary degree of alarm, and ap-
prehension for their safety, and persons went in quest of them
different directions. It was, at length learned from the child
of a neighbour that both the girls were playing, about half-past
eight o'clock, near a pond in a held close by. The father of
one of them, accompanied by a watchman with his lantern, pro-
ceeded to the pond about ten o'clock the same night, when a
bonnet was discovered floating on the water. The feelings of
the poor father may be easier conceived than depicted, when,
after searching In the water fob some time, he succeeded (by
means of a clothes pole, to which was attached an iron hook)
in dragging out of the pond first the lifeless body of his
own child, and then that of his neighbour's child. There
were between six and seven feet depth of water in the pond,
which was originally formed by digging clay out to make bricks.
A plank had been 'stretched across it, and it is presumed the
children were walking on it when they tumbled in.

EXECUTION Or WILLIAM DONALLAN.--Wa.
Beim Dunallan was executed at Maidstone, on Friday, pnrint-
ant to his sentence, for the wilful murder of Bridget Donal-
lan, his wire, at Chatham, in the year 1111 g, by drowning
her in a well. During the short interval, between conviction
and execution, the wretched culprit betook himself to earnest
prayer and repentanre. Being of the notnan Catholic per-
suasion, a rriest of that religion Very huinanely attended him
in his devotions. At his trial, and even after the verdict, the
wretched man solemnly declared that he WRO innocent of the
murder, but on returning to prison his tone and manner
kecame altered, though nothing escaped him indicating a
disposhion to confess the atrocious crier°. At eleven, o'clock
the melancholy procession left the gaol for the 1
!Late of, exe-
cntion on Pennenden Heath, i%liere it arrived in about
the space of half an hour. The culprit Was accompanied in
the waggon by the Catholic Clergyman and the gaol as-
sistants. In his passage to the Heath he etnployed him-
self in earnest supplications to Heaven for mercy and his'
'prayers' were distinctly audible. On arrivineat the drop he
remirined a considerable time in deVotion. Up to this mament
he had made no ,confession,' and it was supposed that he would
leave the world with protestations of innocence ; but on as-
cending the scaffold, he add-rested the crowd for several
minutes in a distinct and firm voice, declaring the justice of
his sentence, and the merited punishment which awaited bid
guilty , conscience. The dreadful
crime. 'So heartily resigned was he to his fate, and so tittle in:
dined ta life, that even list that awful moment his sentence were
remitted, he would reject a boon, which would only pro-
long the miseries of his
he urgeo the spectators to take
crime for which he was to suffer, was committed in a
mo.
ment of passion, anti without any preMeditation but he
religious ad-
was no less sensible of the justice o‘r Ilia fate. lie heartily
forgave his prosecidoti, but declared that one of the female
witnesses who appeared !Taild him, had not adhered to truth
in her testimony. Final y,
warning from his dreadful example, Which Was the conifecitience
a short prayer the
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etootnalduddiserdegard of
platform gave way, and he was launched into eterntty.
ikfter
hanging the usual time, the body was taken down and deliver-
ed over to the surgeons to be dissected and anatomised. During
the awful ceremony, it was raining IncetiantlY, and, in cense•
quence of the unfavourable state of tne weather, there WAS a
very inconsiderable attendance of spectators, but of the„ the
women formed a large proportion.

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