The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-14 00:00:00

DEATH of the MARCHIONESS OF WORCESTER.

It is with infinite regret we announce this melan-
choly event. Her Lady Ship was present at the
KING'S Drawing-room, and also at the Ball, on
the night of the same day, given by his. Majesty
to celebrate his birth-day, at which the Mar-
chioness danced.,On the following day (Friday)
she found herself unwell ; and, in consequence,
went into a cold bath, which had an effect con-
trary to what was expected. The Marchioness
was oa a visit to her Noble relatives the Duke
and Duchess of Wellington, at whose house 'in
Piccadilly she was confined. On Friday morn-
ing her case became extremely alarming, and at
ten minutes before five o'clock she breathed her
last. The Noble Marquis scarcely quitted the
chamber for a moment during her Ladyship's
illness ; and, we believe, she expired in his arms.
The afflicting hvent has thrown a gloom_over a
large portion of the fashionable world. Mr. and
Mrs. Wellesley Pole, and Sir Henry Wellesley,
who were related to the Marchioness, sent apo-
logies to Prince Leopold to excuse themselves
from dining with his Royal Highness, to meet
the Duchess of Kent. Her Ladyship was Geor-
giana• Frederica Fitzroy, eldest daughter of the
late Hon. Henry Fitzroy, son of Charles, first
Lord Southampton, brother of the Duke of
Grafton, by L-tdy Anne Wellesley, sister of the
Duke of Wellington and Marquis Wellesley ;
and was married to the Marquis of 'Worcester on
the 25th of July, 1814. Her Ladyship was one
of the most intimate and favourite friends of the
late ever-to-be-lamented Princess Charlotte.

AFFAIR OF ITONOUR.-At one of the bonding
houses in Albany, in America, a rat and a pigeon
both went to the same wheat barrel on the same
errand. After satisfying hunger with the utmost
harmony, they began to think of retreat ; but the
rogues found it much easier to get into a corn
barrel than to get out again. Mutual disap-
pointment probably produced mutual irritation,
and a furius duel ensued. Master rat came off
victorious, and mangled his antagonist in a m )st
unfeeling manner; but the, death of his fellow-
plunderer and fellow-prisoner did not better his
own condition. The servant found him on the
bloody arena in the morning, and without the
formalities of Judge and Jury, executed him for

he double crime of theft and murder.—(Sun(lv
?vet .)

INTREPIDITY OF A FEM ILE.—A. few days
since, some workmen being employed in rem )v-
-ing several stones, considered dangerous, from
the top of Ethelbert's tower, near the Old Palace
BowlingzaTeen; Canterbury, a young woman
named Mary Prebble, laundry-maid at the Kent
and Canterbury Hospital, fearlessly mounted a
70 stale ladder, and on arriving at the top, she
crawled on her hands and knees through a small
aperture in the side wall, that led to a narrow flight
of steps, which she boldly ascended, although in a
-dangerous condition, and, after some little diffi-
culty, appeared on the top of the tower, to the
astonishment of every one who witnessed her. It
is s apposed to be some centuries back since any
female had the courage to venture on so dangerous
an experiment.

An elopement took place in the neighbourhood
of Exeter, on Monday last (the 7th i►ist.), 1$ hich
is likely to prove a subject of discussion for the
gentlemen of the long robe. The parties area
Lieutenamt in the navy, and a Lady residing
within a few miles of Exeter ; though yoUng in
years both are married, and both have children.
A love attachment, we understand, was early
formed between them ; but parental authority
prevented the wished for union—the'hand of
each was shortly after differently bestowed, but
with which, it seems, the heart did not bear
company. The• husband of the lady set off on
Monday, in,a post-chaise and four, accompanied
by a Police-officer, in pursuit of the fugitives,
but no intelligence has yet been received of their
having been overtaken.—(Bath Herald.)

A Court of Com Mon Council was held on
Thursday last, when the refusal of M. Browx,
keeper of Newgate, to admit the Grand Jury of
London, as a matter of right, into the gaol, being
taken into consideration, the Court resolved to
recommend to the Board of Aldermen to issue
their order to the keeper to admit the Grand
Jury in future,