The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-03 00:00:00

SIR R. STEELE AND CAPT. G4RTH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
•Sir,—ln your report. of the judgment passed on Sir
Robert Steele, for writing a clialledge,to Captain Garth
to fight a duel, all the affidavits on the part of Captain
Garth were given, but that of Lieut. Steele, in corrobora-
tion of Sir Robert Steele's affidavit, was entirely suppressed.
Your sense of justice, therefore, as an eminent public jour-
nalist, will, I am persuaded, give insertion to an abstract of
Mr. Steele's affidavit, as well as to the letter written by Mr.
Howard (Captain Garth's attorney), on his returning Sir
Robert Steele's draft, which was given to cover the money
paid by Howard, on Captain Garth's account; to Sir Ro-
bert Steele, but which was deManded and returned en its
appearing by the accounts that the money was due from
Captain Garth to Sir Robert Steele,—they were both read
in open Court.
t' Jonathan Steele, of Hawthorn Dean Place, in the
county of Middlesex, maketh oath and saith, that he met
Sir Robert Steele, Lady Astley, and Captain Garth, on
their arrival in London, on the 17th day of December,
1826 : that they came to the St. James's Hotel, Jerniyn-
street, in Sir Robert Steele's carriage : that he was fre-
quently in their company there, and elsewhere : that the
conduct of Lady Astley to Sir Robert Steele was unitOrm,
friendly, and confidential : that on the day subsequent to
, that of Captain Garth's departure. for Dorsetshire, deponent
I (]rank tea and spent the evening with Sir Robert Steele, and
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or displeasure in her demeanour towards him, indeed Lady
Astley expressed herself to deponent as being obliged to
Sir Robert Steele : that on the evening of•Captahr Garth's
return to town, that is to say, on the evening of Friday, the
29th of December, this deponent accompanied Sir Robert
Steele, Lady Astley, and Captain Garth, .to the theatre.
and afterwards drank tea with them at the St. James's
Hotel, and that on the following evening, he also accom-
panied them to the theatre, and again drank tea with them
after their return, 'at the said Hotel, and that on both
these evenings, the same uni'eserved intimacy existed as
before Captain Garth's departure for Dorsetshire: that on
the following morning (Sunday, Dec. 31), Sir Robert
Steele left town for Brighton,,,Captain Garth taking leave
of him in the most cordial manner, and urging his early
return. Deponent further states, that he afterwards saw
Lady Astley alone, who asked deponent how soon Sir
Robert Steele might be expected in town, and expressed
an anxious wish for his return."
(Copy )
37, Sackville-street, Feb. 12, 1827.
"Sir,--If I had not been from tiwn, the request con-
tained in your letter should have been earlier attended to.
I beg to enclose you the draft. I am, Sir, -
" Your obedient Servant,
"E. T. HOWARD."

" Sir Robert Steele, &c.,
[We have to apologise to Sir Robert Steele for omitting
an earlier insertion of his letter and affidavit, but the
oMission was'uot intentional: the articles were mislaid.—
We insert the above, with pleasure, to render him all the
justice in our power.—Editortl

The Duke of CLARENCE, took an airing , fo,
about two hours in his carriage yesterday, for the first time
since his recovery from his indisposition. His Royal High-
ness paid visits to the Duchess of KENT and the Princess
Sornia, at their apartments in the King's Palliee at Ken-
sington; to the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, at Gloucester-
house, Park-lane; the Princess AUGUSTA, at her residence
in the King's Palace, St. James's ; and to the Earl and
Countess of CASSIUS, at their residence in Privy-01%1 ms.
WINDSOR, APRIL' I,—Yesterday forenoon
JEFFREY WYATVILLE, Esq. had an.audience of his MA-
JESTY at the Royal Lodge by appointment ; and at
o'clock the pony phaetons having been ordered, the Kinc,
accompanied by Mr. WYATVILLE, drove to Cumberland
Lodge, and surveyed some improvements lately made in the
out-buildings attached to that edifice. From thence his
MAJESTY proceeded to Virginia Water, where several alte-
rations have beea in progress for the last three months,
particularly. in the Fishing Pavilion. This little building,
originally scarcely snore than a summer retreat on the
smallest scale, has now, under the tasteful superintendence
of-his MAJESTY, become one of the most light and elegant
pavilions that ever graced the pleasure grounds of any
Monarch. The KING expressed himself greatly pleased,
with the improvements that have .been made, and directed
several minor plans, which were submitted to his 'apprhval,
to be immediately carried into effect. His MAJESTY next
viewed the ornamental ruin formed from the granite, por-
phyry,-and marble columns brought from the shores of the
Levant. These are disposed on each side of one of the
principal rides through the plantations, care having been
sedulously taken that their arrangement should not merely
be tasteful, hut classed as nearly as possible according to
the arrangement they. foirnecl when, " the (oast of other
ages, wondering thousands viewed." After a ride of five
hours, his MAJESTY returned to the Royal Lodge to dinner.
Sir ANDREW BARNARD, who arrived there in the course.
of the day, was the only addition to the Royal Party. The
Bishop of BAT!! and WELLS paid a visit to the Castle yes-
terday, and was conducted over the interior by Mr. ARM-
S 1101,9, in the absence of Mr. WYATVILLE.
• FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.--The Earl of
Mount Norris, in Albemarle-street, from Bewdley, in
Worcestershire ; Captin Sydney, in Pall-mall, from Paris ;
Mr. and Airs. Howard, in Park-street, from Paris ; Cap-
tain Fergusson, in Bruton-street, from Plymouth ; Major
Colquhoun, in Grafton-street, from the Netherlands; Mrs.
wind Misi Chadwick, in Piccadilly, from Bath; Mr. and
Mrs. Carpenter, in Grosvenor.pslace ; Captain and Mrs.'
Stave!ey, in Regent-street, from Paris; Captain
,and'
Mrs. ilughvis,, in Russellssquare, from Bath ; Major and
Mrs. Edwars,,in Somerset-street, from Paris; Monsieur
Saulier and Family, at Nerot's llote!e, Clifford and Cork
streets; Mrs. Bloomfield and Ladies, at ditto; Rev, Mr.
,Smith and Family, at ditto ; the Hon. Mr. Moncton, at
Kirkman's Hotel, Lower' crook-street, from his seat in
Yorkshire.; Henry Hunt, Esq. at ditto, irons A tour; John
Campbell, Esq, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street,
from the North ; J. Bailey, Esq. 'at ditto, &on% Kent ;
William Osborne; Esq. at ditto, front the Continent ; Mr.
and Mrs. Hobart, in Brook-street, from Paris ; Major and
-.Mrs. Campbell, in. Clarges_street, from Dublin ; Captain
:fle C. Broke, from Madrid; Captain Fraser, in Clifford-
etieet, from Chatham ; Mr. and Mrs. Steele, in Hertford-
street, May-fair; Major Robert Prescott, in Sackville-
sit eet, from Lisbon ; Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, in Piccadilly,
from Bath; -Marquis. of Worcester, at his house in Park-
place, from, the Duke of Rutland's seat, Belvoir Castle ;
the Rey. Dr. Long Fox, Mrs. Fox, and family, at the Ba-
tters Had, Berners-street, from Bath ; Lord and Lad)
Petre, at the Burlington Hotel, phi Burlington and Cork,.
streets, from their. seat, Thorndon Hall, near Brentwood;
Essex ; J. PandelandS, Eq. at. ditto, from a tour ; Sim
Charles Chad,. Bart. 'Edward Chad, Esq. and the Hon.
Capt4in Tumour, at Fladoag's Hotel, Oxford=street, fro,
Southampton ; Thomas
,Swinnerton, Esq. at ditto,
Butterton Hall ; J.' Eyve, Dig. at ditto, from a tour;
Coulson, Esq. at ditto, from the Continent;
lonel Jackson, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street,
from Ramsgate; • the Hon. Captain Wyndham, at the St.
George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, front the Earl of Egre
count's seat, Petvtforth, Sussex ; William Campion, Esq. at
Symmonds's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-street, from
a tour.

DEPARTURES.—Prince Lieven, the Russian
Ambassador, and Princess Lie Ten, from their residence,
Ashburnhaiu ,House, Dover-street, for Bright,m; Emily
Marchioness of Londonderry, for her seat, North Cray,
Kent; Lord and Lady King, from' their seat, Ockham,
Surrey; Lord Bexley, for his sea; Foot's Cray• Place,
Kent ; Mrs. August Elliot Fuller end Family,- from Clif,
ford street, for Paris; the Bei. Archdeacon Prosser and
Family from their house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-
squarefor their seat, Easington, Dirrhb.rn; Sir Hussey and
Lady l'ivian,•for theiseat in Hants; the Hon. Mr. It-vtrig
and Friends, frnm-Nerot'a Hotel; J. Gordon, .Esq. and
Family, from ditto ; J. Forbes, Esq. and Ladies, from ditto;
Hon. Colonel and Mrs Mtiac Adams Cathcart and Lady'
Mary Cathcart,.from Mivart's Sella/old ; Lord
and Lady Clietwytid, and FaMily; from ditty, for Suffolk;
E. L. Balwer; Esq. from ditto, for Herts ; Captain Hart,
R. N. from ditto, for Lord Leveson Gower,
for his seat near Chertsey; the Marquis and Marchionesr,
of Salisbury, fur Laneasliire ; Colonel Sir John, the Hon.
Lady-Harvey, and family, in Portugal-street,G
rou rosve
forsquare,
nor-
square, far Dublin ; Lord and LadyFarnbogh,
their seat, Bromley Hill, in Kent; the Earl and Countess
of Darnley, from Berkeley-square, for their seat, Cobham
Hall, Kent; Visconta Mandeville, for the Grove, Beacons..
field; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Halford, front Charles-street,
Berkeley-square, for Brighton ; Captain and the Misties.
MiLend, from the Berners Hotel, for the East Inditys ; Tho-
mas Blayney, Esq. Mrs. Blayney, and family, from ditto,
for Oxford ; the Rev. William Trocke, fromditto ; G.
Williams, Esq. from ditto, for Oxford; Thomas Taylor
Esq. from ditto, for Bath ; William Mmu • F.
front Esq.
Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, for 'Brighton; Sr Jvhi,
APMalion, from Fenton 's Hotel, St. j
arum -street, to;
Brighton.; the Rev. G. Cooke, from Flad ' ong s Hotel, for
Yorkshire; J. Chambers, Esq. from ditto, on a tour; E
Odell, Ell.. from ditto, on a. tour ; Captain and Mrs.
Hobbies, from BeykeleSfrsquire, for Brighton.