The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-13 00:00:00

[PRICI, SEVENPENCtE.

THE GRAND, DUKE 1'1C..1.1014A.i.

. .
His Imperial Hibbuess irrived at the Star
.oxfordi, .oui-Faidar•eVenink,i, %here tire Vice
Chancellor and two other.lleads of the University
(lined with him. Saturday moruH, tt li Ile be-
fore ten.o'clA, the Grind left th'e Star
Inn for Blenheim, the noble mathinn ot the Doke
'of Marlborough ; and after viewing that d the
gronnds, hv tetio,,ctil to Oxford; Iris :141 tie
Cirolp proceeacti oTi to LO.Oloo. The Grand Duke
and rire:retnainder of his suite proceeded, hi: a
short timc'after, to the Theatre, where the degree
of- Doctor Of •Laws,was conferred upon hi* Imp°.
rid Highness,' and afterwards upon those in at-
tendance. npon'lllm. The Grand Duke aud suite
then went to the residence of die Vice Chancellor,
where he'partoolt of a sumptitous repast. At t‘i:o
n'elnek his Imperial Highness left Oxford, for
London, in
,his trivelling cal Ash, followed by bis
suite, in two carriages). The Grand Duk{ had
only 'proceeded ahoi.eissO miles, when los tykittall
broke down, one the wheels breaking ; fortu-
nately
,his Imperial Ilighness received no injury;
but it retarded his
,journey to Londmi for smile
time. He arrived at Stratford-place,at a quarter,
,past nine o'clock on Saturday night ;. soon after,
Coma Lieven, the'llussian 'Ambassador, waited
upon his Imperlat.Highness to pay his respects,
and congratillateliim upon his arrival
Yesterday morning his Imperial Highness at.
tended Divine Service 'at the Russian Chapel in
Welbeck-street. The (4rand Duke tifirrards
went in his carriage to visit the Duke and Ditcher;
of Ctimberland. At two o'clock his Imperial
Highness rode NI horseback, attended by
littrtstl
Nicholity, in 1-IYde Park, and returned to Sr.
Album's House soon ratter four to dinner, when's
he had a select' party to dine with him. '
Prince Esterhaity, the Duke of Montroset and
a number of distsnguished characters paid Ihtle
respects to,his Iniperial Highness:
The Grand Duke will go to Brighton on Wed•
nesday on a visit to the Prince Regent, 'where he
will remain, for a few days. On 'Thursday the
Regent will give, a grand ball and supper in honey
of the visit of the Grand Duke.

• [From a Morning Paper.)
On his Imperial Highness leaving Chester fur
Montgomeryshire, tee perceived one of the out-
riders to be mounted' on a good horse; being a
floc awning, his Iligliness felt disposed to talks
,-a ride, and rept, steel to &huge place with
Courier; it was a fomteen mile stage, ,'and,
an de.cending a very liMg hitti steep hill, his
Highoess ctitl iiut, like to cra,4l down, so 'slont
a 3 the ,otiters sod told his Suite that he *wild
ride on, and order some mit estanint and hotses
for them. On his ,Highness arriving at the
inn, he desired the lamilady to prepare shine
beef steaks and mutton chops for the Grand Mika
and • suite. The landlady observed, dm( they
should be immediately got,ready, unit, takink' his
Highness fOr the Courier, 'naked him to accept of
a glass of something, *bich he politely de.
dined, observing, that he would wait until the
company arrived. She then took him to sliewbitu
the room she bad repared for the Grand Duke,
and asked hint if Ike thought it would do ? Adis
Highness told her that it would do extremely
The carriages shortly after arrived; at this did.
ment the hostess begged his Highness would hails
'the goOdness to point out to her the. Grand Duke;
his Highness smiled,
,and said that she Would be
sure titi-see hiM.---On Generals Kutusoft and Mane
selgelting out of their carriage they saluted his
Highness, and asked him how he liked his
ride ? He 'Said, that he had' never rode a' Mote
pleasant horse, and asked General Kutusilti to
examine his Mouth, in order to ascertain his
age ; which, when done, his Highwess asked the
Pest boys it their master would sell the hor4e,
whea would be the price of him ? The boys said,
l that their master had, uo -objection to sell the
horse, and that the prieeWas sixty guineas ; whieb
sum his Higlinesi illAntliadyligteed to giVe. During
the interval; the homns lost notime in asking 014
servants which of 'the (ientlemen was the Grand
biike ? When they pointed him out to her, she
said that was the' Courier, nor would she believe
theta Until Genoa! Mansel introduced his High-
ness to her. '

A A N
• •
TO PREVENT :*iiALT., VESSELS, SUCH AS SL/7(4%
• SPIONOINO Al LgAri. AND THEREBY SiNKINO.

In small decked,Yeasels, such as sloops,: theta
are seldom more than three or four Men to navi•
gate them, so that -.11 they spring a leak the fa-
tigue becomes so great at the pumps that the met,'
are soon eNlianstaii. When a Sloop or small yes-
sal is building, and before' planking the bottwo
and sides, l'r the outside of the timbers be rubbed
over witty a mixture of pitch, tar, cow-hair and

powdered. charcoal made hot, and which when
cold is 14 the consistency of cobbler's wax
atter robbing the timbers on the outside 'with
this compositifm, plonk the bottom and Weir.;
when the plaulis are elialked, fill all the splices
up betwee►► the timbers 'with this mixture,
and also over the inside of the timhets, then nail

n tife ceiling or lining planks. It is inipossatlee,
thelettins of the'onter planks arc ever so open,
,)r the vessel to lesk nut coo eiiher rats nr nilto

penetrate between thv timbers; because they will
mot touch this composition. Two tourtll brawj
rollers or friction wheels fixed on the opposifit
sides of the pomp sow, ut the valve, wit keep
the pump speHi uptight, iiittrimike the.putuil work
essier.-11 the It}l;torSol,,the different Newspapers
will give publicity to thii paragraph, it runy be
the Ilkettlli of saving the lives Qin ntuubtr of bra
seamen.