The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-30 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF MR. CANNING.

Duntax, SEPT. 27.—0 n yesterday morning Mr. CAX.
Na proceeded to Howth, accompanied by the Lord Mayor,
Colonel Ileyrick Shawe, Sir Colin Campbell, Dr. Hunter, ,Scc.
The party partook of an elegant &Jenne, provided by Sir E.
and Lady Lees, at their Lodge at Howth. !lir. Canning, after
breakfast, ascended the hill at the rear of the Lodge, attonded
by the Lord Mayor, to view the beauties of the surrounding
scenery, with which he appeared much gratified. At eight
o'clock the Right Hon. Gentleman took his leave of the distin-
guished characters who had accompanied him, and embarked
on board his Majesty's steam-packet Harlequin, under a salute
of twenty...one guns. From the very favourable state of the
weather, it was conjectured that the packet would make the
trip to Holyhead in about six hours.—Upon Mr. Canning's
taking leave of the Lord Mayor, he exressed his acknow-
ledgments most particularly to his Lordship for the atten-
tions he had experienced front him during Ins visit to Dub-
lin.—Mr. Canning, we are informed, on Friday night last,
in the course of a conversation with the Lord Mayor,
alluded to the splendid and prosperous appearance of the City
of Dublin. Our worthy Chief Magistrate, it seems, took this
occasion to suggest to the Hon. Secretary that he had, up to
that time, only seen the bright side of the picture, and that the
splendour of Dublin was merely external. His Lordship, in
continuation, observed, that he had hitherto abstained from
bringing to his view those gloomy scenes which might prove
offensive to his feelings. Mr. Canning, upon this, expressed a
desire to be informed of every circumstance connected with the
present state of the metropolis of Ireland, and the result was,
the visits to the Mendicity establishment and the Liberty,
which we have already detailed.—( Dublin Star, Sept. 27.)

Letter* have been received in town from Tamworth, in Std.
ford,hire, which state that Sir Robert Peel is much better.
Sir William J. Hope leaves town in a few days on a visit to
Scotland, where it is expected he will remain some weeks.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor
gave a grand dinner to the Lord
;Mayor Elea, the new Sheriff's, several of the Aldermen, Re.
corder, Common Sergeant, and a very numerous party, at the
Mansion-house.

-'i'he•Members of the Royal Yacht Club having terminated
their aquatic excursions for the season, Lord Yarborough gave
a splendid ball upon the occasion on Monday night, on board
the Falcon, which was attended by about 900 of the visiters of
Cowes and other part...of the Isle of Wight. The company
quitted the Falcon about four o'clock in the morning ; and
many of the boats fitted up as gondolas with lamps had a novel
and pleasing effect.

GAINSBOROUGII had dined one day at A int.'s,
the musician and celebrated lutanist, where the
company drank very freely. Although much in-
toxicated, GAINSBOROUGH insisted on going
home alone. It being late and dark, he fell on
the pavement, and being unable to rise he lay
until he fell asleep. A. woman of the town see-
ing a gentleman in this situation, placed him in a
coach, and having taken him to her lodgings, put
him to bed in a state of insensibility. In the
morning GAINSBOItOUGH awoke, amazed to find
himself in so strange a room, with a woman of
whom he knew nothing, and ignorant of the man-
ner in which he got there. He now began to
reflect on his situation ; and getting silently out
of bed to examine his pocket, found his pocket-
book with its contents gone, and also his
gold watch. Alarmed for the loss of these, and
doubtful how to act, lie got again into bed. In a
short time after the woman awoke, and finding
her guest restless and apparently uneasy, inquir-
ed the cause. lie told her of his loss, and that
in the book were bills to the amount of 4301.
which he had received the day before. She told
him the book and watch were in her• possession ;
and then informed him of the, manner in which
she had discovered' him and the following cir-
cumstances: " It was her misfortune," she said,
46 to be connected with a young mall of bad
habits and disposition, who, had he visited her
the preceeding night, as she expected, would
have robbed him of every thing valuable." After
pressing him to breakfast with her, she returned
him his property. GAINSBOROUGII gave her the
odd 30!. and, having thanked her, departed. lie
continued a friend to her until his death.

A HIGH COMPLIMENT.-Sir
an Irish knight, was married to the daughter of
Lord C--, a connection of which the knight
was somewhat proud. Boasting of this union
once to a friend, he observed that his Lordship
had paid him the highest compliment in his
power. He had seven daughters, said he, and
he gave me the wildest ; and he totddme too, that
if he had an oulder I should have her.--(News
of Literature and Fashion.)

- PARTY SPIRIT.—Party spirit is so high in
Edinburgh (an Edinburghian was lately telling
in London), that Whigs and Tories are not in-
vited to meet at the same tables. "We are still
worse in London," observed one of the company,
" for we give dinners for the sake of making par-
ties, and include pelican of every way of think-
ing."