The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-01 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

WINDSOR) JUNE 30. Hi§ MAJESTY left the
Royal Lodge yesterday afternoon,.shortly before three
o'clock,' accompanied by the Lord Steward, its his
Pony Phaeton, and drove to Virginia Water. On his
arrival at the Lake he embarked on board the Royal
Boat, and continued the delightful excursion until
nearly six o'clock, after which his Majesty took an
airing in the Park, and returnedto the Royal Lodge.
. . Last evening his Grace the Duke of Wellington,
Prince Polignac, Lord Farnborough, Secretary
Canning, Mr. Secretary Peel, and Mr. Arbuthnot,
arrived at the Royal Lodge.—The above distinguish-
ed personages had the honour of dining and passing
the evening with his Majesty, and departed this
morning for their respective residences.
This Morning his Majesty went to Brompton, on a
visit to the Duke of York.

The Duke of York took his usual airing on Thurs.
day afternoon. His Royal Highness was a great
deal better yesterdayi Sir Henry Halford and Sir
Janies'M'Gregor Visited the Royal Duke yesterday.
Mr. Secretary Canning arrived in to vii yesterday
from Salt-hill.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has also: arrived
in town from-a visit to the King, at Windsor.
The appointment of Lord Ponsonhy, as Minister
Plenipotentiary from Great Britain to the Govern-
ment of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, is
announced in the Meu.cagero as a high honour to the
country, being the first individual of his rank ever
destined to the States of South America.
Despatches, dated the 9th May, were received yes-
terday at the Colonial Department, from the Duke of
Manchester, at Jamaica.
This morning, about half-past 10 o'clock, the
Members of his Majesty's Moat , Honourable Privy
Council assembled at the ,Council Office, Whitehall-
place. There were present,—Lord Gifford, Lord Col-
chester, and the Right Hon. Sir George Rose. Their
Lordships were occupied all day in hearing cases of
appeal from decisions of the Colonial Foreign Planta-.
Lion Courts.

GREAT WESTMINSTER DAIRY COMPANY.—A
Meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held
yesterday, at which it was unanimously resolved to
take into consideration the most effectual mode' of
winding up `the affairs, and dissolving the Association.
Wolves are very frequently seen at Ecommoy and
Marjet, in the department of the Sarthe. A short
time since a she-wolf seized a child by its frock, and
dragged it away in the presence of its mother, who
followed it to its den, where she found her child in the
midst of nine cubs, without injury. The cubs were
instantly killed by the neighbours, but the dam
escaped.—French Paper.
The title-of Fevershatn is a revived one in the
Duncombe family. It became extinct in the year
1763, by the death, without male isspe, of Anthony
Duncombe, Lord Fevershtun, who was first Cousin of
Thomas Duncombe, .Esq., grandfather to the present
nobleman. Their early ancestors resided at Barley-
end, Bucks, in the parish of Ivingho, or Ivanhoe (a
well...known name at the present day), and became al
numerous family, which was divided into several
branches in the reigns of King Henry VIII. and King
Edward VI. The name of Duncombe is supposed, in
Collins's Peerage, to be derived from the Saxon words
Dunn' and c Combe'—the first signifying a hill or
hilly plain ; the latter a valley between hills, or a val-
ley encompassed with trees. This (it is added) ex-
actly answered to the situation of the ancient family
place of Barley-end ; and now, by a remarkable coin-
cidence, it describeel, with equal exactness, that of the
residence of the present Lord Feversham, at Dun-
cmnbe Park.
On Fridalt the 16th ult., an elegant dinner was
given at Stamfordham, in Northumberland, to a large
party of the friends of the much-respected family of
Milboume Hall, in consequence of Nathaniel Bates,
Esq. attaining that day his 21st year. The young
Gentleman joined in the dancing and festivities of the
evening. - The gay favours (crimson and white) of
the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell were very conspi-
cuous on the occasion.

The picturesque ruins of Brambletye House, stand-
ing upon the borders of Ashdown Forest, Sussex,
have become an abject of public curiosity, and have
attracted many visitors since the publication of Mr.
Horace Smith s Novel, in which are developed many
extraordinary scenes which took place in that mansion
during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. At that
time -Brambletye House was the residence of the
Comptons, and it was within its walls that many of the
plots of the cavaliers against the Commonwealth, were
hatched.

THE CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.--When the rumour
prevailed in this country of a French invasion, two
chimney sweepers fell into a conversation on the
times. " Jack, said one of the sable politicians "what
is it to us ? our trade has, nothing either to hope or
fear from any change in government what need we
care ? we shall be chimney sweepers still." " That is a
mistake," replied Jack, "for when the French come
they will bring Vrench chimney sweepers along wit]
them, and we shall be out of employ.'
STA VS.—A curious edict was passed by the Eni
peror Joseph the Second, to restrain the use ant
fashion of stays ; in the preamble it set forth, that
they impaired the health, and impeded the growth o:
the fair sex ; in all orphan houses, nunneries, am]
other places of public education, they were strictly for.
bidden, and young ladies still persisting in the fashion
Were threatened with the loss of the customary ilia'.
gencies and " countenance" which were bestowed on
their class ; thus they were made a sort of immorali-
ty. The College of Physicians also was enjoined to
draw up a dissertation in support of the Itoyal
which was distributed gratis. But what can a No.
narch do against fashion ? The liberty of the corset
was soon established in Austria in its full severity.

CHESTER ELECTION.--After the election had
continued several days, two gentlemen in ttie Gros-
venor interest, culled upon a poor woman, living in
Bridge-street, and purchased from her, after certain
inquiries, a 'canary bird, for the sinall sum of ten so-
vereigns. The husband of, the woman Was not at
home, but he was sent.ibr, and, on arti% ink, his wife
told him that site bad sold the canary, And had'ob.
he had just poui for
d
tabled la for it, and that she hoped he would go
with the gentlemen anti vote. The husband said that
4 have gone, but
he would,sla
The consternation or the canary.mouge,s
maybe easily conceived, and their vexation was not a
little increased by the wife saying, that they should
hat, a brown linnet for half the pollee they bad given
for the canal,. " Oh.! d—n the 'linnet," said the
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