The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-26 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

WINDSOR, AUG. 25.—Yesterday, afternoon, at
half-past two o'clock, his MAJESTY, accompanied by
the Lord Steward, entered his phaeton, and left the
Royal Lodge, followed by his attendants in two other
phaetons. His MAJESTY drove by Sandpit Gate, to
Cranbourn Lodge, and after taking various drives in
the Great Park, returned to the Royal Lodge at five
o'clock.

There are no arrivals at the Royal Lodge.
This day it is expected that his MAJESTY will dine
at Virginia Water.

The Duke of York is expected to arrive at the
Duke of Rutland's town-house, Arlington-street, to-
day, from Brighton.
The Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Canning, and -most of
the Cabinet Ministers, are expected to arrive in town
on Monday next.
The Cabinet Council, which was fixed for the sth
of next month, it is now understood, will assemble on
the 29th instant.

A Messenger was sent off yesterday from the Secre-
tary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs, %Fhb Des-
patches to the Right Honourable Frederick Lamb,
our Athbassador at Madrid.

BRIGHTON, AUG. 24.---The health of the Duke of
York -combines Most satisfactorily to improve. Again
the report at the Palace is, c, his Royal Highness has
had a good night and is better," The Duke has taken
his airings as usual. It appears certain that his Royal
Highness will leave, us for London on Sunday, with
the intent of returning on Tuesday.
Mr.. Secretary Canning, owing to the arrival of
messengers from town, instead of ten or eleven o'clock
in the morning, could not commence his usual ride
on horseback to-day until half-past three in the after-
noon. The Right Hon. Secretary now appears in the
happiest enjoyment of health. Mrs. Canning, with
the most desired effect, continues ber morning visit to
the pump-room of the Spa.
The Prince- Gortchakoff joined the Count and,
Countess Lieven at the Royal York Hotel, yesterday.
The former have Count George and Count Alexander
with them.

The Hon. Mr. Irby, Colonel Trench; M.P., and
Mr: and Lady Charlotte Calthorpe, are arrived at the
above hotel. Lady Calthorpe came in yesterday. Sir
Godfrey Webster, with his yacht, the Scorpion, is in
the departure list.
• Miss Jessop has left us for France. ,Our beautiful
•
packet the Eclipse, which. owing to some trifling defect
in her machinery, has been inactive ~for the last few
days, resumes her employment on Monday. The
George the Fourth,, a splendid steam vessel, of • 720
tons burthen„ will be here on Tuesday, belonging to
the General Steam Navigation • Company, to take in
passengers for Gibraltar, Vigo, Lisbon, and Oporto.
General St. Clair and family are booked for the former
place.
TUE THEATRE.—Miss Foote performed, and
charmingly, Letitia Hardy, in The Belle's Strata-
gem, and Maria Darlington, in A Roland for an
()liven:last night ; and this evening the boxes are ele-
gantly engaged to behold her in
~..fullana, in The
Honeymoon, &c.

During the puritanical reign of Cromwell, women
were in so much disgrace, that they were denied all
kinds of ornament ; and even the beauties bestowed by
nature were considered as criminal disadvantages to the
fair possessors, and sufficient motives to every christian
to shun their company, because it was impossible,
ac-
cording to their ascetic notions, to be in it without
danger.--,Cork Southern Reporter. .
NATURAL Cuitiosmv.—There is now lying in
Messrs. Slater and Co.'s saw-mill, in Seel-street,
Liverpool, •a log of non-descript foreign wood, which,
when worked up, has all the• appearance of a beauti-
ful marble. To gentlemen skilled in natural researches,
it may be worth their while to inspect it, and very pro-
bably some one will be able to give a description it,
as to what name it bears, and where such wood is
grown. Such a specimen has never before been seen
in this kingdom.—Stockport Advertiser.
FATAL DUEL—We are sorry to learn, that a
meeting took place yesterday mornmg to the north of
Kiikaldy, between George Morgan, junior, Esq., and
David Landale, Esq., both of Kirkaldy, when at the
first exchange of shots, Mr.. M. received his adver-
sary's bill in the chest, and unfortunately died 'on the
spot. As the cause of this meeting must undergo
judicial investigation, we refrain from giving particulars
connected therewith.—Edinburgh Evening Courant.