The Sun.
London, England, 1828-02-01 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

A lively Farce, entitled " The Haunted Inn,"
from the pen, we understand, of Mr. Peake, teas
produced last night for the first time at this Theatre.
It was, on the whole, successful, but requires con-
siderable curtailment. iqatbews was its chief sup-
porter.

The Duke and DuchessofCLAnEscE visited
the Duchess of KENT and the Princ.eFs Sophia, at their
apartments in the King's Palace, Kensington, yesterday.

Prince LEOPOLD paid a visit to the Dukt.
and Duchen of CLARENCE yesterday; at their reiiidence iu
the Admiralty.

Viscount MELVILLE and Mr. Secretary PEEL
had interviews yesterday with the Duke of Wattaxame.
Mr. CHARLES GRANT has been confined to
his house in Abingdon-street for some days put, owing to
an affliction of the eyes.

Earl BATHURST, the Earl of ABERDEEN,
Lord ELLEilisogounif, and Viscount PALmEßstox,yisited
Earl DUDLEY yesterday, at the office of the Secretary- of
State for Foreign Affairs.

Viscount MELVILLE transacted business with
Mr. Secrettiiy PEEL yesterday at the Honie-office.
Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambas-
sador, Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, and M.
Row, the French Charge des Affaires, had conferences
with Earl DUDLEY, at the Foreign-office, Downing-street,
yesterday.

The LORD CHANCELLOR visited the Earl of
ELDON on Wednesday morning, at his residence in Hamil-
ton•place. The interview lasted near half an hour.

Mr. HERRIES left town on Wednesday night
for his seat at Montreal.

The Duke of VVELLINGTON transacted busi-
ness with Lord Firznov SOMERSET yesterday, at the office
of the Commander-in-Chief, in the Hork Guards.

The Rev. Wm. NI'DouALL, M.A. Vicar or
At,hby de la Zoucb, has been presented by the Marquis of
BUTE, to the rectory of Luton, Bedfordshire.— Cambridge
Journal.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—Lady Long.
in Montague-square, from her seat in Hauts ; Mr. and
Mrs. Littleton, at their house in Grosvenor-place, front their
seat, Teddesley, Staffordshire ; the Earl of Westmorland,
at his house in Grosvenor-square, from his scat in
Northamptonshire; Lord Nugent, in Pall-mall, from his
seat, Lilleys, Bucks; Lord and Lady Grenville, at their
house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square, from their seat,
Dropmore ; Lord Lilford, at his house in Grosvenor-place,
from his seat in Northamptonshire ; Lord Wallscourt, at
Gould's Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs.
Spencer Mackay, and Miss Murray, at Read's Hotel,
Lower Grosvenor-street, from their seat near Leather-
head ; Dr. Rcasey, at ditto, from Lincolnshire ; Mon-
sieur Steveking, Le Senateur Gildmeister, Messrs. Smith
and. Kaulkman, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street,
front the Brazils ; J. W. Stewart, Esq. at ditto, from Sun-
ning Dale.

D EPA It T URES.-Wadliam Wyndham, Esq•
M.P. from Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, for his sea
near Salisbury ; Sir William Rumbold, Bart. and son
from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Paris
Captain Austin, front the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, fot
Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Nichol', from Brook-street, fo►
their scat in Norfolk.

LITERARY iN OVELTIES.--Tll€ Latcrary
Gazette of Satutilay, Feb. 2, will contain several literary
novelties of considerable interest. Reviews of Irving's
Columbus (unpublished), with copious extracts ; Hook's
3d Series of Sayings and Doings, irith ample illustrations
of the first tale of " Cousin William ;" a further amusing
selection from Angelo's Anecdotes; the Slaughter-houses
in London considered ; Blaquiere's Greece ; INlontgomet y's
Omnipresence of the Deity, a grand sacred poem, with
quotations ; Carne's Tales of the Wiest; Cruikshank's Punch
and Judy ; and other new publications.—Letters from
Paris and Lisbon.—Scientific Intelligence.—The Fine
Arts ; general remarks on Lithography, and Notices of
Exhibitions, new Prints, &c.—Original Poetry.—Pro
ceedings of Learned Bodies, and Literary luformation col-
lected from a multitude of source:.—lmpartial Criticisms
on the Drama; Sketches of Society; and a long List of
Varieties.—Published every Saturday, by W. A. Scalers,
7, Wellington-street, Strand, and 7, South Moulton-
street, price Bd. ; or stamped (for Country Circulation bY
post), Is.

the public
THAMES TUNNEL.—A Meeting of, the
Board of Directors, accompanied by a number of the Share-
holders, took place yesterday afternoon, at the Works. It
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feeling has manifested itself in a degree that has exceeded
the must sanguine expectations:
drawn off about lb feet, and as it is not found to :
4ncreaz,s,
on the flowing of the tide, to any thing like that height,
there is just ground for assuming that the aperture is
partially closed. Two descents were yesterday made in the
diving.bell, and, as far as could be ascertained, the inspec-
tions proved highly satisfactory. Towards the evening ad-
ditional power was placed on the steam-engine, and the
water still further lowered. None of the bodies have yet
been discovered.