The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-28 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE IN'l'ELtiGicsi'ee.

The account of the state of the Doke of York yes-
terday was, His Royal Highness continued hetter.
The Royal Duke walked a considerable time on Sid*
day, on the lawn attached to Mr. Greenwood's house
tt Brompton. His Royal Highness was visited yes-
terday by the Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia,
mid the Duchess of Gloucester.

Letters have been received in town within these few
days from the Duke and Duchess of Clareneo, and the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. All their Royal
Highnesses were in the enjoyment of good health
when the letters left. The Duke and Duchess of Cla-
rence continued at Ems. •
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Sir Francis Burdett has joined his family at Paris.
The opening of the Royal College of Physicians is
to be celebrated annually. The firstanniversary, which
is the 25th instant, falling on a Sunday, the celebra-
tion took place yesterday. in the College, at which Sir
Henry HaWord presided in his full robes, attended by
the mace-bearer, and the other officers of the College;
the doctors who have certain honours wearing their
scarlet robes, &c. Dr. Warren delivered an oration
in Latin on the rise and progress of medicine in this
country, which commenced at twenty minutes past
four o'clock, and continued near an hour and half.—
Among the doctors present were Doctors Maton,
Mackinnon, Latham, Heberden, Bree, Paris, M'Gre-
gor, Babington, Granville ; also Sir Astley Cooper,
the Vice-President of the Royal College of Sun eons;
Sir Thomas Lawrence, the President of the -Royal
Academy; the Bishops of Chester and St. Asaph, the
Earl of 'Westmoreland, Lord Carrington, &c.
ALDERSGATE WARD.—Yesterday being the day
appointed for the election of an Alderman for the
'Ward of Aldersgate, in the room of the late Mr.
Alderman Cox, a special Court was held at the Dis-
pensary, Aldersgate-street ; and Sir Peter Laurie having
been proposed by Mr. Peto, and seconded by Mr.
John Rolls, was declared unanimously elected.
FUNERAL OF MR. ALDERMAN Cox.—The re-
mains of the late Mr. Alderman Cox were yesterday
consigned to the family vault in St. Botolph's church,
Aldersgate-street. The funeral was perfectly neat,
'and conducted throughout without any ostentation.

The leave-taking address to his. Constituents of a
Worthy Baronet of Civic Fame, which has generally
been attributed to the pen of a florid Irish Barrister,
has been discovered to be the production of an Actress
of Covent-garden, celebrated as Mistress Malaprop.
It certainly has few RIVALS in electioneering
productions.
A gentleman in the wine trade, who is in the ha-
bit of boasting of his house, garden, and every thing
which he possesses, was enlarging a few days ago on
the superlative excellence of his cellars t after dwelling
on this subject until the company were quite annoyed
with it, a gentleman present said—" Well, Sir, you
without doubt have very fine Sellers—you seem only
now to want good Buyers."
Except thou desire to hasten thine end, take this
for a general rule—that thou never add any artificial
heat to thy body by wine or spice, until thou find that
time bath decayed thy natural heat ; and the sooner
thou beginnest to help nature, the sooner she will for-
sake thee.—Sir Walter Raleigh.
SCOTCH BULL.—Blackwood's Magazine in allu-
Wton to an article in the Westminster Review, " on
the last (lays of Lord Byron," says, " the article is
curious, as it contains some particulars of his Lord-
ship's death, extracted from his own correspondence."
" Dick," said a miserly,meehapic to his apprentice
at an ordinary, t0...y0u must .eat now for to-day and to-
morrow."—" Oh yes," rejoined the half-starved boy,
" but I have not ate for to-day and yesterday yet,
master."
A Dutchman having frequently heard the word
press made use of to imply persuade ; as " press that
gentleman to dance,": &c. thought he would adopt a
synonymous term, and accordingly exclaimed one even-
ing in company, " Pray squeeze that lady to sing."
A certain Alderman of Norwich, (as much gifted
as such gentlemen are usually apt to be) requested an
author to write a speech for him, to deliver at the
Guildhall, " I must first dine with you," replied the
scribe, arid see how you open your. mouth, that I may
know what sort of words will fit it."
COUNS.EL'S Or! N iori.—An eminent Barrister had,
some years ago, a case sent to him for an opinion.
The case stated was the most preposterous and im-
probable that ever occurred to the mind of man, and
concluded by asking, whether, under such circum-
stances an action would lie ? He took his pen and
wrote, yes, Vibe witnesses' will lie too ; but not other-
wise.

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THE SEDATE COMMONER.—There was a Mem-
ber of Parliament who never spoke in the house but
once, which was on the following occasion ; in the
midst of an animated debate, a certain noisy member,
looking accidentally at him, vociferated " Hear! hear!"
To which he calmly replied, " I never do any thing
else, Sir." The answer immediately got the applause
of the whole house.

IRISH ELECTION REPORTING.--A report of the
Dublin County Election, exceeding two columns of
the small letter, is wound up with, " Throughout the
entire day, one could scarcely hear a word.'---A re-
port of this kind must be worth hearing. The Scots
take credit for being gifted with the second sight, but
their brethren over the water, judging by the length of
this report, seem to be blessed with longer ears.—
Query,' which is bes V—seeing invisible things, or hear-
ing an unutterable speech ?
As two Templar, were walking up Ludgate Hill
the other day, their conversation turned on the illiberal
attacks which Joseph Flume and some others, equally
well qualified, had been making on (what they called)
the Lord Chancellor's infirmity of doubting. " Aye,
said one to the other as they passed a tea-shop in
which Chinese figures are constantly bowing to passers
by, " they'may say what they will of my Lord Chan-
cellor, but that mandarin there reminds me of him ; if
you attempt to move him he only shakes his head."—
Morning paper.
The following anecdote of the attachment of a
thrush to 'a cuckoo is too extraordinary to pass unno-
tieed.—About a month since a young cuckoo was
taken from the nest of a hedge-sparrow, and a few
'days afterwards a thrush, scarcelkfleded, was put into
the- same cage. The latter could feed itself, but the.
cuckoo,.its companion, was obliged to be fed with a
quill
and c Pou
iti-
. in a short time, however, the thrush t
ls so o d
itselfe the task
with of feedingthe u its
tuo
lfes
utmost
careO w ;
t ow
- pr oe sner-, g
on
the
cuckoo, which is nearly twice as large as its foster pa-
rent, every possible attention, and manifesting the
anxiety to. satisfy its continual mrvings for
food.
The, birds are in the possession of Gideon
Manta , Esq. of Castle-
piece, in Lewes; the correct-
neatest
ness of this Statement is therefore unquestionable.