The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-04 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE

The Duke of York took his daily drive, as usual,
on Sunday afternoon, in his carriage to Hampstead
and its neighbourhood. His Royal Highness was
visited yesterday by the Duke of Sussex, the Duchess
of Gloucester, and the Princess Augusta.
On Sunday night, Captain R. P. Gilbert, Military
Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian. Islands, left town, with despatches from the
Secretary of State's Office for Colonial Afrairslor the
Honourable General Ponsonby. Capt G. also took
with him brief answers to the despatches brought to
the Colonial Office on Friday night, from the lonian
Islands, by a Messenger.
Mr. Secretary Peel returned to town on Friday
night from Windsor, after dining with the King.
Mr. Under Secretary Planta transacted business at
the Treasury on Saturday.
Mr. Latchford was sent off on Saturday evening
from the Foreign Office, with despatches for the Right
Hon. Henry Wellesley, our Ambassador at Vienna.
The Chancellor of the 'Exchequer came to town on
Saturday morning from the seat of Lady Bucking-
hamshire, at Charlton, Kent.
Mr. Hobhouse, M.P. for Westminster, is going to
join his friend, the Duke of Devonshire, at St. Peters-
burg'', to be present at the coronation of the Emperor
Nicholas.
The Duke of Montrose, in the exercise of his dis-
cretion as Lord Chamberlain, has again changed the
period for continuing open the two Winter Theatres
and the Summer Theatre in the Haymarket. In future
the Winter Theatres are to be closed three entire
months; and Morris, of the Haymarket, is bound to
restrict his performances to four, instead of seven
months, during the season.
Dr. Southey was elected for the borough of Down-
ton without any previous consultation between the
Laureat and the ?previous
Patron of the Borough, Lord
Radnor. When the election took place Southey was
at Leyden, on a visit to a learned Lady who has re-
cently translated the poem of Don .Roderick into
Dutch.

Moreton, the dramatic writer, is employed on a
comedy, which is to be produced as one of the early
novelties at Covent Garden Theatre next season.
It is said to be in contemplation to_ appoint, a Cor-
responding Librarian to the British Museum, whose
sole business shall be to answer all correspondence from
periens resident in the country, on any subjects that
can be elucidated by the treasures . contained in that
National Repository. We should hail such an ap-
pointment with real pleasure, as we know many persons,
are obliged to take long journeys to make a few re-.
ferences to various works or MSS., which could as
•
easily be done in an hour by a Librarian on the. spot.
The contest for Wells was so sharp and determined
that Admiral Holloway was taken from a sick bed on
a litter, to vote for Messrs. Taylor and Tidway--next
clay the Admiral died.
Yesterday the annual meeting of the Proprietors of
Drury-lane Theatre was held in the Saloon, to receive
the report of the Stib-committee. It was announced
that Mr. Bish had become the lessee of thetheatie
for 14 years, at a rent of 11,.`,250/. Mr.Calcraft stated,
in the course of the meeting, that the whole debt due
by Mr. Elliston to the Theatre was 5,7001., of which
3,0001. was actual loss ,during the last season. Mr.
Elliston, who was present, addressed the Proprietors,
.and expressed his intention of- visiting America, for
which he had received a moat liberal offer. lie de.
dared, that he felt no anxiety
.respecting himself, but he
was desirous that his son, who lad expended a part of
his private fortune on the Theatre, and above all, that
his creditors, who were deprived rhyhis ceasing to he
lessee of ail prospect of being paid in full, shouldsre.
ceive the, consideration of the proprietors. Mr. G.
Lamb, has retired from the sub-committee. The
Marquis of Hertford, Sir Thomas Turton, Mr. Cal-
craft, Mr. G. Robins and Mr. Church, were then
elected as the Sub"dommittee for the year ensuing.
The following are said to be Mr. Bish's arrangements
Superintendant, Mr. Price (the Ameri-
can Manager); Stage Manager' Mr. Wallack. The
scenic department, &c. to be as, heretofore, under. the
direction of,Mr. Winston.
A RUNNING Fr ag.—On Sunday evening, about 8
o'clock, an accident .of rather a ludicrous, description
happened to a small cart full of male and female little
Cockney's, who had been having 44. a bit v.:pleasure"
r the day, the greater portion of which, in all pro-
bability, was passed exposed to the broiling sun in
the balcony. of some public-house on : the road-aide in
the neighbourhood of town, enjoying themselves with
a pipe and " sunantat to eat and drink," declaring
that therm 'ere country excursions are wastly whole-
,some. In, returning home, however, they were likely
to have been broiled in real earnest, for the men, con-
tinuing to enjoy their pipes, some sparks fell amongst a
pantity of hay which they had in the cart to keep
theirfeet comfortable and warm in this
piping weather,
,and which was soon a blaze. , The party scrambled
out without much injury or damage, except the loss
of sundry shawls, handkerchiefs, and umbrellas,. and,
by the exertions of a Life-Guardsman, the horse was
unharnessed before the fire reached his if it
had,
,my vig, how pony
,vould have run The car'
was nearly consumed.

A coach proprietor lately complained to Sir W.
Curtis that lie suspected his guard of robbing him,
and asked what he should do ? " Prem.:. garde,' said
Sir William.

:The noted gambler, we hear, has confidentially told
his friends that he should put up for Poole at the next
election. He will be among his friends in St. Stephen's.
There's a Legge (leg) in the house already.

ANECDOTES OF WEBEIR.--Neither our manners
nor our climate suited the Baron, who " should have
died hereafter." When he was so loudly called for
after the first performance of Oberon, he said to Mr.
Charles Kemble, " Mr. Kemble, for why you make
de people cry so fiv me ?" and it was with great dif
ficulty that he was induced to make his appeantnre at
the side scenes; and not then till he had frequently
exclaimed, No, no—where is de Pawcett ?* wish.
ing him to go on and receive all the honours of the
day. If he had continued to compose for our Theatre,
O'nwaosnethecea'resni°lnv:
he would probably have succeeded in chastening and
the style of our singers.
at a rehearsal, he said—" am ver sorry you tak so
mach troblc." "Oh ! not at all !"
improving
Yes, he added, " but I say, A/
al s, for woy
you tak ele. troble to sing SO many notes dat are tno in
de book."

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