The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-20 00:00:00

ARAI Y OF OCCUPATION.

.GHTON, AUG. IB.—The REGENT rose early
.his morning, and, before mid-dly, though the
weather was squally; was on horseback, accom-
panied by the Duke of Vottx..—Mr. WELLESLEY
POLE had his horses shipped at Newhaven to-day„
in the Pulse Of Wellington packet, Capt. COLE,
for Dieppe. This Gentleman will follow in the
Tiber frigate, which is now expected round to
receive him.
WINDSOR, Atf.l9.---17-esterday morning, HER
IgA.YTy, and the Princesses ELIZABETH dud
Aoi`HIA Of GLOUCESTERI left the Castle, with
tittentlants, in two coaches and four, and visited
ibe'Duke and Duchess of MARLBOROUGH, at their
hOuse, White Knights, near Reading. The Royal
Visitors arrived there about twelve o'clock, and
soon -afterwards the Duke and Duchess of
GLOUCESTER arrived from Bagshot. The QUEEN
and the Duchess of MARLBOROUGH rode out in a
garden-chair, and the PRINCESSES followed them
in another, through the pleasure-grounds. When
the Royal Party returned to the house, there was
sumptuous dinner prepared for them. /ha
MAJESTY and the rest of the visitors left at six
o'clock, and arrived at the Castle about eight.

WATERLOO BEILIGE.—A General Assembly of
the Proprietors and Annuitants of this magnifi-
cent and useful Work•was.held on Thursday last,
ar the Clown and Anchor, for the purpose of
raising a sum of money to complete the grand
rpmd to the Obelisk, and the smaller ones through
Oakley-Street and toi-Stamford-street. Although
much regret was expressed on account of the unne-
cessary expence incurred with • a view to elegance
and stability, the Company received some agree-
able information from the Chairman, Mr. SwANN.
He assured them, • that after the road should be
made, if the revenue from the tolls amounted to
23,0004 a year, the 500,000/. borrowed on an-
nuities, should be paid off. By this measure the
Aundertaking will be entirely in the hatids of the
Proprietors of the 1001. shares. Anti as, according
toA moderate calculation, an income may be ex,
;fleeted of 4,000/. normally, or treble the present
Amount, the Owners will he well remunerated.—
The Assembly almost unanimously accepted the
pr.Oposalof a loan of 60,0004 from Government,
on,snortgage of the present toll. It ,is expected
that the., t*iad& in question will be completed itz
se4eln nor. eight months, if not sooner.

fA,fpRocEMENT ON SHooTER'S HILL.—The
culty xillia-carriages have continually_experien—
ced in ascending this great elevation has long ,
been complained of. It may be asatisfacgion to
some of our Readers to learn, that efforts are no ,v
making to obviate the inconvenience we spe tk
of; numbers of workmen arc employed in lower-
ing the most elevated part of the road, which is Co
be cut away so as to make it 14 or 15 feet lower than'
it is at present ; and the rubbish thus taken away
will be thrown on the road towards the declivity
of the hill, giving it a corresponding height. The
work is going forward on the eastern side of the-
hill, and is expected to befinished hi a few weeks.
The -workmen take one half of the road longitu-
dinally, leaving the other half for passengers, until.
the new half-shall-be convicted, after which the
-completion of the next will follow. This part has-
been separated _by a railing, which has been put
up for the protection' of travellers.

The sailing and proceeding to Brighton, of the-
Oyal, Sovereign ,yacht bas been countermanded.
Only a small portion of the stores had been put
on board,,..aud th.e..:Capfain wro:e to London, say-
ing every thiug Was in..readiness to sail, atrcl that
he was in ,expectation ...4 the 'attendants- and the
remainder 'of the stores, ,When- he received orders
that the sailing was to he pristponed: It is ex-
pected that the Pniacr REGENT 'gill sail in the
RoyaL George yacht, from :Brighton, and that be
wabe accompanied by,the Duke of YORK. They
will, it is supposed,ATview sohte•of the troops ort
the Coast. The .Kirio's Watermen, who are to
littend.the jiriG,E,lya-, arc to have new dresses, with
Freß.s4PEctlEasbdwi
jeli:illitegii ;
'A1.14. Plume,,Sce. -awl ow t,hvit-eaps C 7 G. P. R. . r
The Friends-aileron-la, in*Dublin, held a Meet..'
ing on Thursday, in D'ARcEY's Tavern. It was
rather thin, and coaSisted of seven rnemlyers'nnly.'
The object was to ascertain Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S
intentions in regard to the proffered dinner to bet
given to hint by this Association. We understand,
that Sir FEANcts did not give any direct answer to
the invitation, but he authorised a Gentleman to
express his 'sentiment's, Which -amounted to a re-.
ftts4l of the intendedhonoitr., We have also learned
that a list is makintup.af•those who are considered
mitt! for a dinneeparty, to'Vtlich Sir
,be itivitcd.'—=(Dublin Journal.)
Glatgow, and Leith Shipping-
CotOPArt zfill l'lriew.sram-boat 'Tug arrived at
Leiililetiterdaf it#iriting• from 'Glasgow. From.
the 10'0 ((Intentions
;;i.Blntio)ortilllgh,
she vof 'this vessel sic could Doc
pits Vr
ihrollie,“iriirtly: and-Clyde Canal, but
alititil.,lltrimgb' the. Pentland Frith,
caiz
'encountered titost- boisterous
..weather off Cape: Wtath'rind in the Moray Frith,
figj Orivedinletfe-ct tiifely. '
This is to be awl-
-4910-•tw.th-e -,'-v.ei... sapt4ibr construction of the
vtesel, an to the exeelleitee of her steam-engines,
Whi*Were fitted 'up-by NIT..IIIAcAkt-rnoll of lihiS-
go:W.' In the hard .gale- of yecterd y, the came
,up the Frith against Wind and tide with a degr,ee
ot vel.ccity list aStOOlSheti the OgilllerOUS specta-
'tOts;—Edinburgh Courant, August IG.

[EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN ENGLISH' GEN-

TLEIVIAN IN PARIS.]
" A short time back the Allied Ministers here
were called together to consider another applica-
tion from the French Government for a further
reduction of the Army of Occupation. The re-
presentation was so strong as to cause consider-
able difference of opinion among the Ministers
-present. The Duke of WELLINGToN did not at-
tend ; but, after the meeting terminated, he was
consulted as to the propriety of acceding to the
request. The answer of his Grace was, I am
assured, in substance this :—That he wont(' not be
responsible for
.the withdrawing any of the troops
then in France ; but that if a reduction was in-
tended, it would be better to withdra w the whole at
once, than leave a force Which wonld cease to he
imposing if further diminished. This answer was
considered decisive, and the application of the
French Government was for the present refused.--
'The Day and New•7'imes )
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