The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-23 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Gloucester left his residence, Glou-
cester House, Park-lane, yesterday afternoon about
four o'clock, in his carriage and four, for his seat at
Bagsh ot.
Mr. Wilmot Horton, Under Secretary of State for
the Colonial Department, has arrived in town from
Worthing. Mr. Horton transacted business yester-
day with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his re-
sidence in Downing-street, for upwards of an hour.
The Commissioners appointed for building addi-
tional Churches held a meeting yesterday morning,
at their Office in Great George-street.
The health of the Countess of Eldon continues im-
proving daily.
Despatches were .sent off yesterday from the Fo-
reign Office to the Earl of Clanwilliam, our Minister
at Berlin.
That part of the late Queen's Palace, where the
books of the late King were bound, for which an esta-
blishment was kept up, is to be cased with stone, to
correspond with the new Palace, and it is stated will
be converted into a private Chapel attached to the

Palace.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge held
a Chapter of the Hanoverian Order on the 12th.

BRIGHTON, AUG. 21.—The Princess Augusta,
from Bognor, arrived at the Pavilion, on a visit to the
Duke of York, accompanied by Miss \Vinyard, at
half-past one o'clock this afternoon, and had the hap-
piness to find her illustrious brother in greatly im-
proved health and spirits. Her Royal Highness con-
tinued at the Pavilion until three o'clock, and then as-
cended her travelling carriage, and departed, to return
to Bognor.
The answer to inquiries at the Palace to-day is,
" His Royal Highness has passed an excellent night,
and is much better.'
The Royal ,Duke continues his airings with the
usual beneficial effect. His Royal Highness is evi-
dently and materially improved in health since the
time of his arrival this day se'nnight.
Mr. Canning returned to his Pavilion Parade resi-
dence last night, between eight and nine o'clock,,and
with numerous others of nobility, left his name at the
Palace this morning.
The Earl of Glengall dined at the Aids-de-Camp
table, at the Palace, yesterday, with Colonel Sir Henry
Cooke, Colonel Anson, &c.
Sir Godfrey Webster is prolonging his stay at the
Royal York Hotel. The Baronet is habited in the
true sailor-like trim, short blue jacket and trousers.
'Mr. Canning, it is said, has it in contemplation to
purchase a house here ; the common hope of the town
is, that the rumour may be true.
Miss Foote makes her first appearance of the season
at the
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Like

LONDON SMELTING COMPANY.---A meeting of
the London Smelting Company was held yesterday, at
Batson's, Mr. Clarke in the Chair. A good deal of
conversation took place respecting Mr. Hendricks, but
nothing definitive was resolved.
SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS—LORD LORTON.—HiS
Lordship, who is the very essence of Biblicism, was
sonic time since seized with a qualm of conscience, by
which he was so far enlightened as to the evil tendency
of reading Shakespeare's Plays, as to be induced, not
only to put them out of Ins Library, but absolutely to
drown the valuable work in his fish-pond—Oh, the
Goth ! ! !—Dublin Morning Register.
There has lately been dug up in a field in the neigh-
bourhood of Gravesend, a small brass coin of Crispin
Caesar, who reigned about • the year 325.—Kentish
Gazelle.