The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-24 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—It is with great pleasure I am enabled to
announce to you and the numerous friends of the
noble duke, that the late report of his grace's
decease has no foundation. From a letter I have
received this morning from his grace, who is in the
north of Scotland, I am informed by him that
although he has of late been indisposed, he is now
much better, and in a fair way of recovery.—l have
the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
HENRY SMITH, Solicitor to the Duke.
33, Norfolk-street, Strand, Feb. 23.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will
leave his apartments at St. James's Palace, to occupy
Gloucester House, Piccadilly, bequeathed to his Royal
Highness by the late Duchess of Gloucester.

The Duke of Roxburghe has left the Clarendon
Hotel for Broxmouth Park, DUnbar, N.B.

The Marquis Grabielio has arrived at the Bruns.
wick Hotel.

The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam have Id
town for Milton Park, Northamptonshire.

Mr. and Lady Edith Hastings have arrived at
Claridge's Hotel, from Wellesley Hall, Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
Leicestershire.

Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and family have arrived
at Farrance's Hotel, from their seat, Netherseale Hall,
Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
" It is stated," says the Pah*, "that the day on which
the marriage of young M. de Rothschild took place with
Mdlle. d'Anspach, Baron James presented his daughter-in-
law with a small pocket-book covered with crimson velvet.
On the young lady opening it, she found inside an inscrip-
tion of rente of 50,000 fr. ' That sum,' said the Baron, 'is
quit e independent of the allowance which your husband
will give you each year for your toilette and private ex-
penses. This sum will serve for your charities, fancies, or
any use you choose to make of it."

CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP OF COLUMBIA.—
The consecration of the Bishop of Columbia took place this
day in Westminster Abbey. The service did not extend to
the same length when the Bishop of Calcutta was conse-
crated last year.
The death was announcedyesterday morning of Mr.
Abel Smith, the head of the large London Banking firm of
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siderable portion of the time sat for Hertfordshire, where
his loss will be greatly felt. His ago was 71, and he had
lately retired from public life.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale, Frances Countess of Waldegrave, and Lord and
Lady Clarendon, visited the Adelphi Theatre last evening.
NEW ADELPHI THEATRE.—Mr. Webster, with
his usual liberality, gave a dinner last evening at the Nell
Gwyne Tavern, to the ladies engaged as the box-keepers,
money and check takers. The large room of the above
tavern was tastefully decorated, and the dinner was placed
on the table in a most reeherche manner, gratifying to the
eye and to the palate, and highly creditable to Mr. Little,
the new landlord. After the usual toasts had been given,
the health of Mr. Webster was proposed, and responded to
by the ladies in a most enthusiastic manner. A high com-
pliinent was paid to Mr. Webster, as being the originator
of a new occupation for ladies, and which they have ful-
filled, in the above theatre, to the entire satisfaction of the
public. They have thus had the opportunity of being the
pioneers of a new system which must ere long be generally
adopted.