The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-06 00:00:00

CO 13-RT-FASSIONA.23LE.

The Duke of Wellington's party during the holidays
is expected to be very limited, their Royal Highnesses
the Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess of Gloucester,
who usually honour the Noble and Gallant Duke
with their company during the Easter recess, being
indisposed. The Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot,
Mr. Algernon Greville, the Duke's Secretary, have ar-
rived, and with the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro
and Lord Charles Wellesley, form his Grace's circle.
The Noble Duke, who continues in the enjoyment of
excellent health, will complete his 75th year on the Ist
of the ensuing month.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have been
detained at Alnwick Castle, in consequence of the Noble
Duke having been attacked by gout, or they would
have left the Castle for town this week. The greater
portion of the ducal establishment has reached the me-
tropolis from Northumberland.
The Duke of Cleveland left town early in the week,
on a visit to Mr. Corbett, at Sundorne Castle, Shrop-
shire, whence his Grace proceeds on a tour of visits
during the parliamentary recess.
The Duke of Buccleuch left Montagu House on Thurs-
day for Broughton House, near Kettering, where the
Duchess and family had previously arrived. Sir Henry
and Lady Emily Hardinge and family left the same day
for the seat of Sir Henry, in Kent.
The Marquis of Northampton and Mr. C. S. and Lady
Elizabeth Dickens have arrived at Castle Ashby, from
town. Viscount and Lady Marianne Alford are passing
the recess with the Noble Marquis. Mr. Holford has
taken the Marquis's residence in Piccadily, for the season.
Sir Robert Peel returns to town, on Thursday or
Friday next, from Drayton Manor. Mr. Frederick Peel
came from Cambridge, and Mr. William Peel, R.N.,
arrived from Portsmouth, on Wednesday evening, to ac-
company Sir Robert to Staffordshire. Viscount and
Viscountess Villiers have arrived at Drayton Manor on
a visit to the Right Hon. Baronet and Lady Peel, from
Upton House, near Banbury.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, left Carlton-
House-terrace, on Thursday, for Viscount Melbourne's
seat is Herts. '

Sir John and Lady Shelley leave their villa, at Fulham,
to day, for the Duke of Wellington's, Strathfield-
saye, for the holidays.
The Earl and Countess of Albemarle are expected to
leave Middenham Hall, on Monday, for Newmarket,
where the first spring meeting commences on that day.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton and family are ex-
pected in Belgrave• square, early in the week after next,
from Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina
Villiers, Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady Jane
Grimston, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Norman, Earl Ba-
thurst, &c., have been staying, during the week, at
Belvoir Castle, on visits to the Duke of 14utland.

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Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Mary Sack-
ville West left Tipper Grosvenor-street yesterday, after
the usual Maundy Thursday ceremonies at the Chapel
Royal, St. James's, for Buckhurst Park, Sussex. Loi d
Caritilupe, who is recovering from the accident to his eye,
and the Bon. Mortimer West, Grenadier Guards, remain
in town during the holidays.
The Earl of Glasgow has arrived at the Clarendon
Hotel, from Kelburne House, Ayrshire, to attend the
approaching Newmarket Spring meeting.
DICISCEI.I.ATTEOUS.
Electors in cities and boroughs should ascertain what
poor-rates and window-taxes are now due, as those pay-
able on or before this day (to entitle the party to be on
the next year's register) must be paid on or before the
20th of July. It should be noted whether the poor-
rate last made has been demanded, as some barristers
have held that a rate is not payable until a demand for
payment has been made; but as the Court of Common
Pleas has not yet decided that point, it is better that all
the poor-rates now due should be paid.
There landed from the steamers on Sunday at the
Red-house 1,640, at Chelsea 3,872, rutney, 2,128. The
Vauxhall-bridge Company are going to erect a pier simi-
lar to the one at the Southwark-bridge. This will be a
great accommodation for South Lambeth.
On Thursday evening a vestry meeting of the inha-
bitants of Greenwich was held for the purpose of taking
into consideration the expediency of erecting a Town
Hall and Police Court for this town. Some discussion
took place, and on the question being put, five held up
their hands, while more than three hundred voted
against it.
In pursuance of Treasury warrants, dated the 30th
ult., the Commissioners of the Customs have, by their
order of the 2d instant, directed the license of Mr. Wm
Christey, Custom-house agent, to be cancelled.
M. Guizot's eldest and favourite daughter, a fine young
girl of 16 years of age, is dangerously ill from the effects
of a cold having settled on her chest. Great apprehen-
sions are entertained for her life.

On Thursday evening the ninth annual meeting of the
Master-Mariners' Benevolent Society was held at the
Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, to receive the Re-
port of the Committee, and upon general business. Mr.
Bates, the Secretary, read the Report, from which it
appeared there were upwards of 1,200 master-mariners
members of the Society, that the funds in hand exceeded
4,0001., and the annual increase of the contributions over
the expenditure was 300/. per annum.