The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-27 00:00:00

PASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

BRIGHTON, DEC. 24.—There is no arrival nor
important change at the Pavilion; but a strong hope is again
cherished, though it ii impossible to say-from what direct and im-
mediate source, that his Majesty purposes honouring the town
with his presence sometime about Now Year's Day.
Mrs. Rothschild, and six or seven of her children,
arrived at the Royal York Hotel on Friday evening, where ,they
were joined by Mr. Rothschild and Mr. and Mrs. R. Cohen last,
night. They purpose remaining with us during the 'holidays.
They entertained a select dinner party to-day. .
Mrs. Courts took leave of us on Friday, with the
intention of returning in about a week or ten days. „,

The KING has addressed a letter to the Arch-

bishop of Canterbury, directing. his Grace to communicate to the
Bishop!, in his diocese, that it is the wish of his NAJILSTY that
charity sermons be preached in all the parish churches, for the aid
of the manufacturing districts, which are represented to his 31.1:.
JESTY as still suffering the most severe distresses.
The Duke of York enjoyed a good night's repose
on Monday night.
The Duchess of Gloucester came to town yester-.
day morning from her. reeidenee in Bagehot Park. Her Royal
Lliglutess vieit44l the Duke of-York and remained with her Royal'
troche for some time. The Royal Duchess left Gloucester
House, Park-lane, in the afternoon, on her return to Bagshot.
Mr. Secretary Peel and the: Speaker of the House
of Commons visited the Duke of York on Monday.
Mr. Secretary Peel arrived in town, on Saturday
from the seat of his father, Sir R. Peel, at Drayton Park, Stafford-
shire. The health of Sir Robert is considerably better.
Mr. Secretary Canning entertained the Marquis
.and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Lord Howard . dirWalden, Mr.
Planta, and a select party, at dinner, on Christmas Day, at his
residence in Downing-street.
Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, transact-
ed business on Monday, at the office of the .Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Wynn transacted business yesterday with Mr.
Secretary Canning.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, we are sorry to
hear, is confined to his room by a severe cold.
'Tint KING or PRUSSIA.—The third Bulletin
of the health of the king of. Prussia, dated the IMb, announces
that his Majesty had passed a good night, and that the fever had
ceased towards the morning. His Majesty passed the day almost
without pain ; in the evening the fever was less than the day be-
fore, and the leg was doing es well as could be wished.
ST. ANDREVS.--The Duke of Buckingham has
sent a handsome present of books to the University Library. One
of the ancestors of this Nobleman, then Duke of Chandos, was
Chancellor of the University, and founded and endowed the Me-
dical Professorship.

DAVID WILKIE, R.A.--We are much grattfied in
being enabled to state, on the authority of a gentleman recently
arrived from Italy, that this distinguished artist anti excellent man,
in whose welfare the country is so deeply interested, has recovered
so much from his late illness as to give a well-grounded hope of
his being soon able to resume entirely hie professional occupation.
—Edinburgh Evening Courant. _

It is rumoured ilia a:serious misunderstanding has
arisen between Lord Westmorland and Mr. Canning. We know
not what truth there is in the rumour, and *eau only say that it
was current in very respectable quarters.

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We have great pleasure in announcing, that the

16th of January is fixed upon for a meeting of the Commissioners
under the Bankruptcy of Messrs. Criekitt, Ruffen, and Co. to de-
clare a second dividend. Neither the exact sum, nor the day for
payment, is yet filially, fixed ; but we have reason, however, to
believe, the dividend will be 4s. in the pound.--. Essex Herald.
We are informed that the green tops of whirs, or
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furze, boiled, makes an excellent substitute, as food for horses,

in place of hay, and is beginning to be used as such, to remedy
the scarcity of that article this season. This was lately disco-
vered by accident---a servant having put a quantity into a boiler,
instead of under it, as directed.— York Paper.
THE SUBLIME AND BEAUTIFUL.--A SPECIMEN
OP latatt EcoguttNcx.—Portugal, old decrepit], debauched, viti-
ated, exhausted, worn•out, unavailing, and palsied Portugal, is to
be free ; and Ireland, young, beautiful, devoted, glowing, ardent,
impassioned, enthusiastic, patriotic.---Ireland is to be-a slave.—
Extract from Mr. Shea's Speech.
For the information of our readers, we are requested
to state that the SUN PAPER, is regularly received at the under-

mentioned Establishment. We are also regueeted by a great
number of gentlemen visiting the house, to state, that the charges
are extremely moderate. A gentleman may breakfast comfortably
for ninepence, and dine for, from fifteen to eighteen-pence. Not-
withstanding these low charges, there is not in London, a hotel
or tavern more respectably frequented, nor in which greater atten-
tion is bestowed upon the comfort and accommodation of the
guests. All the monthly periodicals are regularly laid upon the
tables. Parties returning from the theatre will always find
warm, comfortable, and cheap suppers, served up at the Somerset
Coffee-house and Public Ileading-rooms, 333, Strand.
EARTHQUAKL—On the 16th of this, month a
remarkable shock of an earthquake was felt at Augsburgh : the
motion was undulatory from east to west, and continued several
minutes.

ALAMING F/RE.—A fire broke out about ten
o'clock this morning in the stables of Mr. Pickford, Castle Inn,
Wood-street, Cheapside ; luckily it was soim got under.
In a private memorandum, found among other
obituary papers anti relics of 'Mr. Jefferson, is a suggestiou, in
case a memorial over. him should ever he thought of, that a gra-
nite ohelisk, of small dimensions, should be erected, with the
following inscription

" Here lies buried 'Minas Jefferson, Author 'of the Declara-
tion of Independence,. of the Statutes of Virginia, for Religious
Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." • .
NEW WHEELED undersumil
Mr. Law, of Kirkcudbright, the ingenious mechanist of our Dom-

fries clocks, has contrived a vehicle upon an extraordinary and
entirely new principle, and that he made the first trial of it a
few days ago, in presence of the Magistrates and a number of the
most respectable inhabitants of Kirkcudbright, when it met with
the decided and marked approbation of every person present.
' The body of the carriage was similar to a gig, with a third wheel
in front, and though propelled neither by horses, steam, air, nor
water, it went, even in its imperfect and unfinished state, at the
rate of upwards of six miles an hotir. Mr. Law having now full
confidence is this principle of motion, intends, we understand, to
take out a patent, and, in the mean time, has entered a caveat iu
the proper office against any surreptitious attempt% at imitation,
until he completes his improvements, and enters his specifications
in the Office of Patents.—Dunifries Journal.
A BURMAN Roscurs.---A performer on the Ran-
goon boards, for the Burmese, it seems, are a very thelstrical
people, being a star of the first magnitude, was, in due timt,
transferred, as it customary in these cases, to the Theatre Royal
of Amerapura. A still more brilliant success attended his metro-
politan than his provincial career, and from being a popular fa-
vourite on the stage, he became the friend and companion of the
Golden Feet. He was admitted to the Court, and took his seat
amongst the Woondock and
.Woonghees of the most exalted rank.
This actor had always been the inveterate enemy of the English,
anti he repeatedly endeavoured, indirectly, to Instigate the Ma-
jesty of Ava to put his European prisoners to death. The King,
however, who is naturally of a humane .disposition, not only re-
fused to listen to such an insinuations, but expressed his displea-
sure at their' repetition,- The Actor did not venture to urge the
treasure immediately to the King, but on one occasion, whilst sit-
ting in Court, he asked his neighbour, a Ministei of State, loud
enough for the King to overhear, what had become of the treach-
emus Europeans. The other replied, that, through his Majesty's
clemency, they were all alive. The actor received this infor-
mnatiou with affected sarprise, and in something like Her-
cules's vein, observed, that if he were King, he would have them
demolished without delay. The King, who had heard the con
verution, looked his displeasure at the presumption of the sot
Of Thespis and rose and retired from Court. The Actor reed

his fate-in his master's countenance, and thought it prudent
to retire also. A few days after this, be made his appearance
again before the King, and by the h milky of his entreaties,
obtained forgiveness, on condition of joining-a hotly f
°- troops, then
about to take the field. Ile accompanied them on their ape-
dition, but, on the first occasion of exposure, found that the field
of battle was not his proper sphere, and, in_his hurry to retreat,
fell upon some stakes, by which he was lamed, and unable for
some time to move. On his recovery, he ventured to return to
Avaould ou his way back found a native in confinement wb6had
a beautiful daughter. Her charms inspired the itern4u.Ro,6"
to assume aothority to liberate the father, and carrying. his prize
with him, the only result of his campaign, he reached the capital.
'Here, apprehending that the last transaction would be known,
and involve hiM in further disgrace, he deserted his partner, but
Ida inhumanity was unavailing—his conduct was known at court,
'andseaiin hec wa•ars.oethir;Avnno.
,11 order of the King, into close confinement.