The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-24 00:00:00

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p't son of Solomon Cleaner, the Poet, died at Zurich, on the
of Kay, at-the igo'of 62 years.

MUNICH, MAY 12.
Her Mijeety:-ite'queen Dowager is gone to Tegernsee.
Ills Majo47,. considering the important services which the late
F. Frederick Schiller rendered to German literature, by his im-
lortal works, has granted to hie family, an exclusive licence for
Ile printing and publishing of his works for 20 years.

New York Papers have been received .per the
Panther; HATHAWAY, to the. 30th of April, bringing
no news of any prominent importance. According to
vo}view fioni Colombia, they were, preparing to defend
the coast of the Republic against a menaced attack
horn :Cuba.: The fear of the Colombians appears
groundless, for we cannot believe the Govrnor of
Cuba would be so 'mad as to expect to make •a suc-
cessful descent on the Coast of Colombia. Colonel
AmiLToN having failed to fulfill the Decree of,
Con-
gress in his favour, for placing swam-boats on the Oro-
n°o3, the exclusive privileges which were grantkitO him.
have been annulled, and he is declared to have incurred

the penalty of 20,000 dollars. The Bill of appropriation
for the Panama Mission, has been read athird time in
the House of. Representatives, and passed by ayote
"1.13), to 60 or 62. Trade was lively at New York,
Mid freights were advancing.

A e have been favoured with the perusal of .a pri-
vtae letter from Madras, dated the sth of . January,
Containing some interesting particulars of the war then
going on against the Burmese. As that war, how-
ever, is happily at an end, we shall content ourselves
"ith.giving only the following Extract
" We have had a most healthy season, and great cause to be
thanldud," The Burmese wir is now going on favourably, ond,l
huge may terminate this season. It has been very ruinous,
in the loss of- money and men ; the latter has been dreadful,
Ilse been very badly managed from beginning to end.
Majesty's 54th regiment of foot, has just returned
",(411 Arraean 250 strong, . and I never saw a more metmoholy
i'ght.than their landing. Starvation, misery, and disease, written
'tithe faers.of all : and I much fear that lialf of the remains, if so
114" Y, will never be.fit fOr any grins. .They are seven montbein
arrevof pay, and have been long unable to purchase vczetable,e,
fowl's, tad little essential articles, from 'want of funds. They see
under the Supreme Government. Our troop at Rangoon !tre
abundantly,. supplied : and nothing can be more energetic' and IN,
rrl .
than 141 s -Government. It will incur any eicpenerio forward
service, awl contribute to the comfort of men and officers,"

.
DUKE OF' Yonx's LEVEF..—Yesterday afternoon,
41,(31t half.past four o'clock, the Duke of' York, as
‘-•olamander-in-Chief, held a Levee at. his Office in
the Horse' Gnards, which was attended by Sir Frecle-
riek Adam . (on his. return from Corfu)', General
:net' (on his return from India), Generals Lord
91, Loftus and .-Giscoigne ;. Lieutenant-Generals •
?It' Henry Weril, Stevenson, Walker,. and Hyde;
'tiler-Generals: Sir Henry Askew' and Hill ;Sir
kas HUssey, Vice-Admiral. Marten, Sir. kJ'. K.-.
Wnis, and about forty other Officers.`'
Mr. Peel,' it is said, has called upon the
.Magis-,
traces to state to him, in writing, previous to. the 'next
.e4ion.of Parliament, whether.. any and what alters-
ti ought to . take , place: in -the present system of
i!c'
'ceasing public-hoiises.
Yesterday despatches - were received from Sir Wil-
i,Htm A'COurt, our Ambassador at Lisbon, to Mr.
oeeretary Canning'
okespatches were received yesterday at the Foreign
• Downing-street, from Lord Bloomfield, our
"nnliter at, Stockholm.
SONS OF Tin.: Cijcnoy.--:--Yesterday the rehearsal
of
the music to be performed. on Thursday next took
Place in St. Paul's Cathedral,•.itv the presence of a
most crowded and fashionable assembly..
..Sir:Thomis Brisbane, with 'his Lady. and family,
armed on Thursday morning at Greenock, from his
14te government in New South Wales.
E. W. H'. Schedley, Esq., Consul to the Federa-
tn's Governinnent of Central America, ,accompanied
by his. Secretary, &c.; and bearing despatches for his
• day
Government, arrived at Greenock Ori MOn-.
aY in- the brig James Dnniap,
Am from liion
Lord Holland and family are daily expected in
Inyin- from Paris. His Lordship's health is consider:
ably unproved. •
Air. Secretary Canning gave a grand dinner yester-,
day, •at his residence in Downing-street, to a nu-
merous party; consisting of some of the•Cabinet:Mi-
n'tersi Members of the- House of.COmmons,• &C.. •
The watering of St. James'S Park is still, it seems,
Prohibited. If the thing be intended merely " to
throy
.dust in people's. eyes," we may venture. to
assure certain fine folka that their scheme, in the figu%
14,4%1e:sense at least, has miscarried very•ladicronily,
in another sense more successful---that is,.. by,
feaKing delicate persons avoid. the. neighbourhood; for
414_1:
it
encountering a nuisance-7—we can only sax
that tis a dirty vietory. " Non sine puiverf, palms.
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