The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-23 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Sir Henry Halford, and Sir J. INllGregor, attended
the Duke of York as usual yesterday morning. Sir
Henry stated that " His Royal Highness had passed
a good night, and was better to-day." Thee Royal
Duke was engaged for some time yesterday morning
transacting business with Sir,Herbert Taylor, his milt-
tary secretary. The Princess Augusta, the Princess
Sophia, and .the Duchess of. Gloucester, visited their
Royal brother in the course of the day.
Despatches were 'received yeqerday at the Sicretary
of State's Office for Foreign Affairs, from Lord Gran-
ville, our Ambassador at Paris.

Karamsin, the Russian Historiographer, died on
the 3d in the Tauric Palace, at the age of 59 years,
consequence of an abscess in the chest.
In the University of Oxford there are 2,220 Mem-
bers of Convocation, and 4,792 Members on the
books. In the University of Cambridge, there are
1,854 Members of the Senate, and 4,866 Members
on the boards, making a total of 9,658 students on
the boards at both Universities.

In 1748, there were 1500 Members on the Cam-
bridge boards ; in 1813, there were 2,805 ; in 1825,
they had increased to 4,700 ; and in 1826, to 4,866,
as above stated.

The Abbey of St. Lambert, near Liege, is being
converted into a great glass-manufactory, in which
about 1,000 workmen will be employed.

The family of a Nobleman were surprised yesterday
morning, by the unexpected marriage of one of his
daughters, who is very beautiful.

A young lady in a Northern Borough observing a
Mr. Dean, a medical student, remarkable for the swift-
ness of his movements, rushing past a window, at
which she was standing, exclaimed,.." there goes
Dean Swift."

A gentleman having an appointment with another
who very seldom kept his time, to his great surprise
found him waiting, and thus addressed him :—" Why I
see you are here first at last, you were always behind
Wore, but I am happy to find that you have become
ear% of late. 7
Theodore Hook being told of the marriage of a
politic'al opponent a few weeks since, exclaimed, " I
and very glad indeed to hear it." Then suddenly
added, with a feeling of compassionate forgiveness,
" and yet I don't see why I should, poor f,llow, for
be never did me much harm."
A brother Officer asked Sir :E—"--d N---e when
he last saw their old shipmate Tom?—" Ali ! poor
Tom," said the gallant. Admiral, 4, I called on him
yesterday at his lodgings, and there I found him
,sit-
ting all round a table by himself."

Ofttot NA I. Sli KsPZARE.—It is said that the
master of the National School at Great Ealiog, has in
his possession an original painting of the immortal
Shakspeare. This long sought for Gem has been in
his family nearly fifty years.

A gentleman showing a friend hi hot-house, com-
plained that his vines produced but few grapes. " Per-
haps". said his friend, " your vines are not pruned."
Indeed, Sir, 1 assure you they, are," said he," for
" 1 do it 2nySelf, " " Then, replied his friend,
" that is the tieiy, cause of your vines not, bearing :
let your gardener do it in future, and you will have
plenty of grapes."
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BREACH OF COWERACT.—AR inside passenger
.
in a .stage.coach,, offered to pay for a lady who was,
travelling outside during an Intense frost, provided
that she would dkeontinue her phraseology to a child
on her knee ; but her nisternai.affeetion soon got the
better of her an.cr ivas immediately
ejected 011'rellevdttg 11:0:einlearinetit.H in the followin::
ex:preicsivo aild pathetic .rhynit.
Geurgee, porgee
Shall ride in coachee.pnaehe4.''—,— •

FAUX PAS.-Tilli feelings of the inhabitants in the
southern district of the town have been much excited
this week, in consequence of the. elopement of a mar-
ried woman with a married man. Each of the parties
have left five children to deplore this scandaloui out-
rage. . ,
upon society'. It nas created the more surprise,
as the woman is only in her 32d year, while the hoary
seducer is .55. The husband thinks she must have

taken « love powders," or she never could have run
awa' sic a poor feckless body.—Paisley Advefr-•

`iser.

The consolotary advice of Plutarch to the wretched,
is certainly ingenious. " Consider," says the philoso-
pher, " you quit the happiest in one half of your
life at least, that half I mean which you spend in
sleep?!
On Tuesday, the Gth instant, a woman, named
Reith, at the advanced age of 82 years, travelled, " on
her sin fit," from Udny via Kintore and Echt, to the
borders of Hanthory Tertian, a distance of 24 mile„
and although the day was sultry, she finished her trip
with great ease, having only stopped twice for a little
refreshment.