The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-06 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

WINDSOR, JUNE s.—On Saturday night the King
arrived at his Royal Lodge in the Park, from London.
The Duke of York also arrived on Saturday evening
at Froginore Lodge, where his Royal Highness will
remain during Ascot Races.
His Majesty took an airing yesterday afternoon, in
his little phaeton, down the Great Park, through the
inclosures by Frogmore, into Windsor Little Park.
The King then drove to the Castle, throu&h the new
grand entrance, where his Majesty was received by the
Duke of York, who had arrived from ,Frogmore. Mr.
Wyattville, the architect, was in waiting, and attended
his ftfajes7 during hie inspection of the Castle. Soon
after five o clock, the King, attended by his suite, re•
turned to the Royal Lodge.
The Duke of York, accompanied by Mr. Greville,
attended divine service yesterday morning, at St.
George's Chapel. Divine service was performed by
the Canon in residence. The Royal Duke sat in the
Royal Family Pew.
• This morning was ushered in with the ringing of
bells and firing of cannon, in honour of the birth-day
of the Duke of Cumberland, wheit his Royal High-
ness completed his fifty-fifth year.
The young gentlemen of Eton College have their
annual grand gala on the water this evening,- from
Windsor Bridge to Staley Hall, where an elegant sup-
per will be given them on the lawn, after which they
will return in their boats, in.procession, to Windsor.
A'grand display of fireworks on the Thames will con-
clude the evening's entertainment.
The 63d Regiment marched from the Foot Bar-
racks yesterday moniing to the' Cavalry Barracks,
where divine 'service was performed in the Riding
School, .to both Regiments, by the Chaplain-in
waiting.

The— band of the 63d Regiment attended, and
played on the Terrace in the afternoon, to a very
numerous assemblage ofpromenaders.

The Duke of York left his residence in Smith
Audley-street on Saturday_ afternoon for the seat of
the Princess Augusta, at Frogmore.
The Princess Augusta honoured the Italian Opera
House with her presence on Saturday evening,
Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, a meeting of
some of the Cabinet 'Ministers and official Gentlemen
was held at, the Earl of Liverpool's house, in White-
hall. Among those present were the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secre-
tary Canning, Mr. Huskissim, Earl Bathurst, Sir
Charles Long, Mr. Arbuthnot, &c. The meeting
continued in deliberation till About one

Yesterday the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Ifuskis.
son transacted business at the Foreign-Office.

The Marquis of Lansdown, we are sorry to state,
is confined with a severe fit of the gout, at Lansdown
House, Berkeley-square.
The Right lion. William Huskisson leaves town
on Friday next, for Liverpool; at which place the
election is expected to commence on Monday.
The late Lady Charlotte Lemon, wife of Sir Charles
Lemon, Bart., was sister of the Earl of Ilchester. The
accumulated afflictions of this most amiable lady in the
loss of a daughter on the Continent, and more recently
of a son at Harrow, while bathing, no doubt tended to
produce this melancholy event.

The Poem on Greece, written by Mr. Secretary
Canning while at Eton School, has been translated
into German, and is sold for the benefit of the Greeks.

Mr. Elliston, retires from the management of Drury
Lane, and we understand that a long list of compete
tors are likely to enter the field to rent it for a term 01
seven or fourteen years.

FRENCH THREE PER CENT. STOCK.—The Half
Yearly Dividend Warrants of the French 3 per cent.
Certificates falling due on the 22d June, will, be paid
on that and every imeteeding day, at the etilAßt-
ing-house of Mr. N. M. fiwritscmf.n, free of. all
charges.
FRANKING.—We arc authorised to state, that the
franking privilege of Peers of Parliament, for' sending
and receiving letters free from postage, will recom-
mence on and from the 15th instant, and that of Mem-
bers of the House of Commons from the date of their
Election, subsequent to that period.

VOTING AT ELECTIONS.—W 6 understand that
a legal decision has been given, that officers of the
Royal Navy, employed in the Preventive Service of
the Customs, are disqualified from voting for the dee-
tion of persons to serve in Parliament.—Cinque Ports
Herald.
The Russian sloop of war Enterprise, Captain
Kotzebue, has been spoke►► with in the Indian Seas,
all well, after being out two yearn anti nine months, on
a voyage of discovery.
Never in the same space of time has the population
of the West end of town been so much lessened as
since Friday last. The departure of Candidates,
agents, &c. for all parts of the United Kingdom, on
Saturday and yesterday, was incessant. The trans-
port of electors has not, of course, yet begun, but
already all the horses anti vehicles throughout the
country are said to he engaged for that purpose.

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ORIGIN OF THROWING THE STOCKING.—There
is au old rhyme still extant, which gives us the origin of this
curious custom, even still very prevalent in many places at
weddings : _

When Britons bold
Bedded of old,
Sandals were backWartl thrown;
The pair to tell,
That ill or well,

'll,. art was all their own.

The Whitehaven Paper. gives a few further partieu.
lars respecting the elopement of filitts L—y-11, of the Isle of Man.
with Lieutenant and Adjutant Etlwerds,.of the fifth Foot; The
lady's papa, it seems, was very hostile, to the union, and had
spared no pains to prevent the elopement, yet, notwithstanding
his vigilance, the son of Mars out.manaiuvred hint, and having
obtained the attire of a Manx peasant, he coinpletely meta-
morphosed his intended bride, at a cottage near the shore, end
succeeded in getting her safe on board an open boat, in which,
after encountering a stormy easterly breeze, they bottled at
Fleswick, near Whitehaven, very_ much fatigued with the pas-
sage. After they had partaken of soma refivalonent, at Mr.
Cilia's, at Tarnflat, they were conveyed to the Black Lion Inn,
at Whitehaven, where they dined, and suitable apparel for the
lady having been procured, they immediately set off for Amtin.
Yesterday the London Western Literary- and Seien-
Vhce So
at: i4ietyl7.itseneral half-yearly meeting at the King's
Henryy Drumniond (the Chairman), after milting
the duties of the Chair, directed the Secretary to read therminutes
of ell former meetings of the Society up to the present time. Tie-
Secretary then read the report, which stated the commencement.
progress, and transactions of the Society. It appeared from the
report, that a prospectus bad been issued for the purposes of es-
tablishing a Literary Society in the western parts of the metropo.
BS, and that each member should pay 2/. annually. The room,
a the society of British Artists in Suffolk street had bean let tt
the Literary. Society, and within the five months that it had been
established, Pilo members had entered. The womb+ of the Si.
ciety worovqry favourable, for after an expeittliture of 6471 lOs 811.
there still remaiutsl in the banker's bands a balance of 50S/ n 8 .14,
Tht, stwettiry,- after reading a list of donations of money teal
!woke, int down. The report was agreed to unanimously. Mr.
ilitthaaw thee moved several amendments in the ruivs of the So
ciety, which were agreed to,