The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-14 00:00:00

neat prefatory remarks; and one or.two gentlemen contributed
much to the hilarity and enjoyment or the evening by the great
effectiveness of their vocal powers. It being the night of the
first Corporation Ball (Michaelmas-Guild), under che new
Mayor (HENRY CHAMLIkGTON, D4q.), the worthy Chair-
man vacated soon after ten o'clock for the Assembly Rooms—
a movement which was followed by several other gentlemen.
Major CAMPBELL, however, took the President's sent, and,
'mid toast and song, "the rosy wine" was kept in brisk circu-
lation till a late hour:—
" For who to-morrow can insure, ,
Should we neglect the passing day ?
' Or future happiness secure,
When life itself may pass away?"
The attendance of the fine Band of the Tyne Hussars, in an
ante-room, where they played several choice pieces of music,
added much to the entertainment of the company.

The Princess Augusta left Frogmore, on Tuesday, for the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's, at Bagshot.
The late Norwich Musical Festival produced it clear profit of
2,500/., for the benefit of the County Hospital. •
Mrs. M-1, who eloped from her family of three children,
from her husband's cottage, opposite Kensington private wall,
Bayswater, with Mr. F--n, a wealthy citizen, on the wrong
side of forty, on,Saturday last, was traced from the Bear Inn,'
at Reading, where they changed horses, to a snug recluse spot,
near Marlborough, on Monday night. The lady is twenty-
two years of age only. • The husband returned without his pre-
ciou 3 object.
The late Major Cartwright's Will was dated the 9th June,
1824. He bequeathed the whole of his property (enumerating
as a part of it his half-pay as an Officer of the Navy, and an
annuity from the Duke of Somerset) to his wife, whom, with
his niece, Frances Dorothy Cartwright, spinster, he appointed
his executrix ; and in case of his wife's previous demtse, sub-
stituted the latter as his sole legatee. They both survived
him, but his niece only took a probate of his will, power having
been reserved to the other executrix. The effects were sworn
under 8001. The grant passed the Prerogative seal on the 7th
instant.

Mr. Hughes, the Charge d'Affaires for the United States of
America at the Swedish Court, save an elegant soiree on Sa-
turday, the 1 lth ult., at his hotel in Stockholm, which, bediles
all the members of the Corp, Diplomatique, was graced by the
presence of her Majesty the Queen, and several distinguished
individuals belonging to the Court.
Sir Robert Shafto Hawks gave an elegant dinner at his house,
Clavering-place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Thursday last, to
the Chevalier De Valabreque, Madame Cetalani, anti a select
party.
PARTSIAW ossir.—Count Simeon will shortly be married
to the Baroness Du Tremhlai; and the Count De Biencourt
to Mademoiselle Aurelie de Montmorency.
Several of the Continental Journals state, that the Princess
Catharine of Wirtemberg ( Ex-Queen of Westphalia), has made
a direct application to her brother, the King, to cause the disso-
lution of her marriage with Jerome Buonaparte.
The building of the grand ornamental gate, opposite the
Imperial " Burg," says a recent letter from Vienna, 13 nearly
completed. It is intended to be opened with great ceremony
on the day appointed for the solemnization of the nuptials of
the Archduke Francis Charles. The fete that will be given at
Court on that occasion will be one of the most superb ever seen
in Vienna.

ANECDOTE OF BRITISH SAILORS.

When his late Majesty Louis XVIII., under

the title of Count de Lille, sought the protection of the British
shores, he landed at Yarmouth, from the Freya, Swedish
frigate. The British sailors of the Majestic rowed him ashore ;
and the Count, grateful for the attention shewn to him, left a
purse of 13 guineas for the tars to drink his health. When the
officer announced the present to the men, they would not touch
a farthing of it, but humediatcly held " a talk" on the subject,
when they resolved to send a letter to Admiral Russell, ex-
pressive of their sentiments on the occasion. The following is
a literal copy of this singular relic of naval literature and
magnanimity :

" Majestic, 6th day of Nov. 1807.
" PLEASE YOUR HONOUR—We holded a talk about that
mere 15/. that was sent to us, and hope no offence, your
Honour. We don't like to take it, because as how we knows
fast enuff that it was the true King of France that went with
your Honour in the boat, and that he and our own noble King,
God bless 'em both, and give every one his right, is good friends
now; and, besides that, your Honour gived an order, long
ago, not to take no money from nobody, and we never did take
none ; and Mr. Leneve, that steered your Honour and that
there King, says
he won't have no hand in it, and so does
Andrew Young, the proper Cozen ; and we hope no offence,
so we all, one and all,
Honour's
,nsodtuttio
servants.dutiful
lke it at I !LI Here no f
oml oreow
at present from your
the signatures of 10 sea uell.l