The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-15 00:00:00

PAARIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

WINDSOR, AUG. 14.—Divine service was ye,ster-
day performed at the New Chapel Royal, by the Bishop
of Landati, and not by the Dean of Salisbury, as re-
presented. Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two
o'clock, his MAJESTY, with part of his august visitors
and attendants, left the Royal Lodge in three phaetons
and an open carriage. His MAJESTY, in his phaeton,
with the Duke of Wellington, took the lead ; and after
taking some drives in the Great Park, proceeded by the
private drive to Frogmore Lodge, and into the Home
Park, and to the Castle. His MAJESTY drove through
the New Grand Entrance into the Quadrangle, which
he drove round, but did'not alight. On leaving the
Castle, he drove round the New Terrace, and along
the top of the declivity of the New Plantations, as far
as Mr. Ingall's Lodge, and again by Frogmore Lodge
entered the Great Park ; where, after taking some
drives, his MAJESTY returned to the Royal Lodge at
seven o'clock, and at half-past seven honoured his
guests and distinguished attendants with his company
to dinner. After dinner, the Duke of Wellington took
leave, and left the Royal Lodge for his seat in Hamp-
shire. Lord Graves also took leave, and left for town.
The other distinguished personages still continue on
their visit to his MAJESTY.

Yesterday, about half-past twelve o'clock, the Duke
of York left Mr. Greenwood's villa, at, Brompton, at-
tended by Sir Henry Halford, in his travelling carriage
and four, for the King's Pavilion, Brighton, where his
Royal Highness has gone by the advice of his physi-
cians, for the benefit of his health. Sir Herbert
Taylor transacted military business with his Royal
Highness yesterday morning, previous to his departure.
Part of his Royal Highness s household left at an
early hour for Brighton. The Royal Duke rode out
twice on Sunday in his cabriolet, for upwards of an
hour each time, in the neighbourhood of Brompton.
The Princess Sophia visited his Royal Highness on
Sunday, to take leave of her Royal brother.

The Princess Augusta left her residence at Frog-
more yesterday, attended by Miss Wynyard, for Bog-
nor, Sussex. The Duchess of Gloucester proceeded
from Frogmore, where her Royal Highness had been
staying on a visit to the Princess Augusta, to her seat
at Bagshot.

The Countess of Eldon, we are happy to say, was
better yesterday.
Mr. Dawson, Under Secretary of State for the
Home Department, arrived in town yesterday from
Ireland, and transacted business at the Home Office.

Despatches were yesterday received at the Foreign
Office, from the Bight lion. Frederick Lamb, our
Ambassador at Madrid, and also from Lord Granville,
our Ambassador at Paris.

Lord Deerhurst's yacht, the Mary, of Cowes,
owing to the prevalence of a heavy wind from the
S.W., ran into the port of Newhaven, on Friday af-
ternoon, and on making her way up to a proper moor-
ing-birth, by some accident, she ran foul of the stairs
attached to his Majesty's ship Hyperion, partly carried
them away, and stove three of the frigate's boats, the
yacht receiving partial damage from the shock.

LYMINGTON, AUG. 12.—0 n Monday morning
last, two young gentlemen, sons of Charles Dodd, Esq.
of Pennington, near this place, proceeded in their
boat on an excursion to Cowes. On their return in
the afternoon, and when arrived somewhere between
Hurst Castle and Yarmouth, they encountered a squall
of wind, which. capsized the boat, and sent it with the
youths.to the bottom. Their hats, and the
oars of the'boat 'were taken up the same afternoon, but
all endeavours witch haVe been since made to recover.
the bodies hive proved unsuccessful.
" Hal long have you been in this nutshell of a
room ?" said T. Hooke to a young ensign last week.
" Not long enough to be a kernel,' (colonel) was the
reply.

Captain Clias's gymnastic tuition proceeds in the
following order sitting, standing. This our
M.P.'s reverse in the following order :—standing for a
borough—sitting in Parliament—and lying when
there.

YATES ,AND TIIE BLIND FIDDLER.—At New-
castle-upon-Tyne there resides an old tiddler, a cha-
racter well known there by the name of " Blind Willie,"
with whom the great imitator (Matthews) was always
so much amused-, that on his visits to Newcastle he
invariably has him sent for. One day, at a party, a
wag (a friend of Yates), during his stay in that town,
being delighted with his close imitation of Matthews,
was determined to put his mimic powers to a further
test, and had the old man sent for, carefully concealing
from him who it was that wanted him, and mentioned
it was an old friend. On his entering the room,
Yates, in imitation of Matthews, accosted him—
" AC! Willie, my boy, how d'ye do ?—Glad to see
you !—Hope you re well !—You look very well !
Sit down, my old boy !" The sightless veteran im-
mediately exclaimed, " What, is it Mr. Matthews ?
How do you do ?—I have not seen you for some
time ; why, they never told me you was here." The
illusion was complete—the conversation was kept up
for a length of time, and interspersed with several
songs, when the old man departed, taking a grateful
leave of the supposed Mr. Matthews, and as highly
delighted with his reception as the company were with
the unparalleled excellence of Yates's mimic powers.

We insert the following communication which we
hive received, without any knowledge of the Writer,
and without• pretending to understand his plan :