The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-11 00:00:00

THE KING.

WINDSOR, A tin 1. I MAJ EST Y was prevented from
taking his intended airing yesterday afternoon. At tbe time
his Majesty was about to leave the Royal Lodge the weather
became unfavourable, and he consequently declined "going out.
—The King's visitors and suite had thelionour of .dining with
his Majesty yesterday. The pony phaetons are ordered to be
in attendance at the Royal Lodge this afternoon at half.past
one o'clock, and should the weather permit, his Majesty is
expected to visit Virginia Water.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Earl of Fortesene had n dinner party on Sunday; at his
house in Grosvenor-square.

The Earl of Kingston entertained a distinguished party to
dinner on Sunday, at his house, Whitehall-place.
Lord Sziltonn had-a dinner party on Sunday, at his house in
Great Cumberland-street.

The Countess St. Antonio gave a concert on Sunday evening.
at her house in Hanover-square. Most of the principal per-
formers of the Opera-house attended. There were present nearly
300 of the hunt ton.

The Marquis of Lansdown had a grand dinner party yester-
day, at Lansdown-house, Berkeley-square.

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. •
The Martinis of Camden left town yesterday, for his seat, the
Wilderness, Kent.
The Earl of Plymouth has arrived at his house in Grosvenor-
square, from, his seat, Howell, Worcestershire.

_The Earl and Countess of Lansdale and fainily arrived yes.
orday at their house in Charles-street, Berkeley.square, from
their seat, Lowther,

-General Iteboe arrived yesteday at his house in King-street,
Portman-square, from his seat, Wivenhoe-park, Essex.

Lord and Lady blaryborough arrived yesterday at their house
in Saville street, from their seat, Fern-hill, Windsor.
Sir Thomas Ormsby, Bart., arrived in town yesterday, from
Wivenhoe-park, Essex.

, .
The Earl: and Countess of Sefton, and the ladies Illolyneux,
left town on Sunday, for Newmarket. •
Colonel and Lady Eleanor Lowther, arriye.d yesterday at
their house in Ilruton.street, Berkeley-square, frum Cottes.
more, Rutlandshire.

Lord A lthorpe has arrived in town, from a tour.
Mr. and Mrs; Walter Burrell arrived yesterday at their house
in Sr. James's-place, from their. seat, Knipp Castle, Sussex,
G. H. Eliot, Esq. left town yesterday, for his seat in Berks.
Lady Halford left town yesterday, for her seat, NireStow
Hall, Leicestershire.
Sir W. Rue, Bart. arrived yesterday at his house, in St.
Jarnes's.place, from Scotland.
Sir Roger and Lady George arrived yesterday at the Claren.
dou Hotel, Bond-street, from their seat in Derbyshire.
Sir Thos. Frankland, Bart. arrived in town yesterday, from
his seat, Tifirkleby, Yorkshire.
Henry Clive, Esq. • M.P. arrived yesterday at his house in
New street, Spring-gardens, from his seat, Barkham, Berks.
Lord Barnard arrived yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-
place, from Melton Mowbray.
Lord Anson has left his seat Litchfield, for Newmarket.
H. Beckford Esq. has arrived in town twin his seat, Misley-

The Hon. If. Gottlhurn has arrived at his house in Porctuan.
square, from Dublin Castle.

LUDICROUS DEBATE.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.-TAX ON LEECHES.

On the 7th instant, in the Chamber of Deputies,
M. de PUYMAURIN proposed the suppression of the duty on
the importation of Leecha.—(Bursts of laughter.)--.He said
that the marshes of France might be sufficient to supply this
branch of commerce. The collectors of leeches, he remarked,
have to apprehend, not only the French Custom House Officers,
but also the jealousy of the Spaniards who pursue the same
trade. About eight months ago these barbarians seized a French-
man who was seeking Leeches ; they stripped him naked, tied
him to a tree, and applied to him the leeches he had obtained.
--(Expression of horror throughout the Assembly.)
The unfortunate man, thus abandoned, would hatePerrnted
ben path the pangs of his own leeches, had not his comrades
the French, delivered hini.—(Renewed sensation.)-4 shall
perhaps be told that importation foreign leeches is injurious
to the industry of those, who, after having discovered the
species of food which suits them, studied their manneri, and
even their amours,--( Prolonged bursts of laughter)--devote
themselves to the education of, leeches ; l shall reply, that these
leeches so assembled, become the prey of their enemies, water
rats, and wild ducks.—(Still louder laughter.)—A farmer of
La Sologne, having gained 30,000 francs in four years, by the
leech trade, had multiplied them Wit little pond to the number
of 200,000 disposable ones per year. He considered his pond
as a new Pactolus—(Laughter),—wheti lo ! divers flocks of
wild-ducks, driven from the north of Europe by the rigours of
winter, pounced upon his pond, and in four and twenty hours
swallowed up at once his leeches and his hopes.—(Prolonged
expressions of mirth.)

While waiting until a new system against humours shall
have succeeded the present Bangui sous system—(irresistible
laughter)—until a martyrology of the victims of leeches be
dtawn up—we must not throw impediments in the way of an im-
portation not deemed necessary. Already do the Hippocrates of
Italy, recognizing only emetics, exclaim No! as to leeches,
while the French Galen% still say Yes.—thatighter.)—Discord
is introduced into the sanctuary of Thigeia, leeches may, per
haps, be banished from it; the tax would then become use-
less, and leeches no longer be a necessary evil, and, an obejct of

revenue.
M. DE SAINT CRICQ thought the tax could not be totally
suppressed.
M. DE PAYMAURIN proposed to reduce it to centimes
per 1000.—This amendment was rejected.