The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-19 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE

The Duke of Gloucester arrived at his residence in
Bagshot Park on Saturday evening, from his seat, Lulworth Cas-
tle, where his Royal Highness had been staying for some weeks
past, on a shooting excursion.
The Princess Augusta arrived at her residence at
Frogmore on Saturday, from a visit to the Duchess of Glouces-
ter at Bagaliot.
Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, and the
Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese Ambassador, transacted bu-
siness yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning.
Earl Harrowby transacted business at the Foreign
Office yesterday.
Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Secretary to the Master-
General of the Ordnance transacted business yesterday, and on
Sunday, at the Office of thei Secretary of State for the War De-
partment.
The Duke of Wellington is to be Conitable of the
Tower, in the room of the late Marquis of Hastings, and his
Grace resigns the Government of Plymouth.
Sir William H. Clinton had an audience of the
Doke of York, 'as Commander-in-Chief, on the departure of Sir
William for Portugal, to take the chief command of our troops in
that country. Sir William also took leave yesterday of Earl Bat-
hurst, Secretary of State for the War Department.
Lieut... General Clinton, who has been appointed to
the conunand of the British Army, left town last night for Por-
tugal. A waggon, containing the gallant General's luggage, left
his house, Queen Ann-street, Cavendish-square, at four o'clock
yesterday, for Pottsmouth.
Mr. Wilmot Horton had a select party to dinner
on Sunday, at his residence on Richmond Terrace.
The health of the Earl of Liverpool is gradually
recovering.
Baroness Willougby de Emil leaves Cheltenham,
this day, for town.
The Earl and Countess of Clare will leave the Mar-
quis of Exeter's seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire, to-morrow, for
town. . .

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THE LORD CHANCELLOR.-1-ES Lordship's com-
plaint remains very much, in its former state, the pain being con-
fined to one of his Lordihip's knees, and one of his feet; hot,
although he was still suffering very severely, he was not consi-
dered worse.
A report reached the City late yesterday afternoon,
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his intention
to retire from office on account of the declining state of hi. health.
This report is supposed to have made some slight impression on
the funds, which are generally susceptible of any change in the
existing Finance Minister, whatever his course of policy may, have
been. At least, as the news from the Continent was not unfit-
' vourable, it appeared the only explanation of • the decline which
took place this morning.
The Lord Bishop of London has presented the
Rev. Thomas Atwood, M.A. of Trinity College, to the perpetual
cnraey of Hammersmith.
We are deeply concerned to state, that the Bishop
of Oxford has hail a relapse, 'and is very ill at this time.
The Rev. Wm. Fowler Holt, M.A., late Fellow
of the King's College, has been licensed Minister of Laura Chapel,
Rath, void by the cession of the Rev. E. W. Grinfield.
Matthew ,Esq. Bell the New Member for Nor-

:timberland, is fitting up a spacious mansion in Winipoie-street,
for his town residence.
The Burmese Imperial State Carriage was sold
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yesterday, at the Exhibition Room, Egyptian fa, Piccadilly,
for 1,000 guineas. It was disposed ef by Mr. (3: Robins, by. 10,
auction. 16;
An overland dispatch • arrived yesterday at the 18
India House. It is stated, that the Persians had been defeated'' j2O
by the Russians, with immense-lost, and the Prince Royal taken 200
prisoner.—New Times. I
The fear of press-warrants is so great among the .go
seamen in the river, that the crews of several coasting vessels 20
have eet off by land for their homes; but we understand there is 22
little fear on this point, at least for the prevent, as volunteer ;28
sailors go on board the tender off the Tower, and in such num- 38
bers, that only the best young able-bodied men are engaged.— 11
21forning Paper.
An order was issued from the Commander-in-1 12
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Chief's Office, on' Saturday last, to the Recruiting DepartMent, 4,
with instructions to lower the standard for.the passing of recruit's , Iti.
for the line, viz.—that growing boys under 18 years of age should
be received at five fective inches and half high, and from 18 to s !ci
25 year of age, at five feet six inches and a halt. This accords ,
jth-the reelation issued in the year 11423.
l'irrivei presents Berne' more then lstudly.
soli-
moot. The transports formerly in the Government service are
towed down by the steam-boats ; the vessels newly taken up • are
fitting out with the greatest espeditiou, nearly the whale for the
horses of the cavalry.
THE cusrom-tow4E.—This great and very un-
lucky
national edifice is again giving way. The centre is nearly
completed, and all the repairs Made, but is is now found out
that the ends have sunk down, and on the eastern extremity, par-
ticularly, there are large rents in the wall, which are very alarm-
ing to the individuals frequenting this place of business.
ST. PATRICK ASSURANCE CpmPANY.--,A Bill
has been filed in the Court of Chancery against the Directors, to
recover the amount of the shares subscrilid for by an individitel,
the capital having been lost by the default, as it is alleged, of the
Directors. It is hoped that this suit will be maintained with
success, and a salutary lesson given to the Directors of ell public
Companies by the result.. Freeman's DuUin. 4ournul.
The mail bag from London to Hereford is likely
to be detached at this place, instead
.of Worcester, and by making
an adequate alteration in the road to the Haw Bridge, the in-
habitants of Hereford will obtain their letters two hours earlier
than by the present delivery.— Gloucester Herald.
The-following account Of the arrivals at Bahia will
chew the vigorous manner in which the Brazilian slave-trade is
still prosecuted r—" Arrivals at Bahia, Ist October, liarraguttte
542 slaves ; 2d ditto. St. Jose Venudon, 133 ; St. Rrrullin,
408—total 1,075 slaves,"
iticnEttlON IN IRELAND.—thir accounts front
Westmeath (says the Dublin Evening Mail) are of a frightful
description. That country is in a state of open rebellion.
Rossini's opera of The Turk in ' Italy 17as been
" done into English," mud is now in rehearsal at Drury-line
Theatre.

Morton's new Comedy, at Covent Garden, is said
to be quite equal to the best of that successful author's works.
We understand it is
„called 41 School for Grown Children.
Mathews, the actor, at a recent visit to Stratford-
upon-Avon, by laboriously investigating the Parish Register dot-
ing the time of the Poet, has aseertained that in every instance
Shakspeare's name is there written Shakspeare, omitting the e in
the first syllable.
" What shall we witness in Leicester market
next?" (exclaimed a farmer on Saturday last). " I have just
seen a sucking pig, weighing ten ;anuls, sold for Se., a oatf for
eighteen pence, and a sheep for 1/. !"
Paris is at length to have an English troop (troupe)
of emnediaus. The Government have granted a licence to M.
Laurent for the establishment of an English thmtre there ;. but
the director wishes it to be kept a prufmind secret until he has
obtained recruits for his troop, lest the English artistes should
copy the Erench skippers, and demand, beside* large salaries, a
servants, and a dinner of three courses for eight
daily.lpek°trastlTilge'
Mr. Cooke has decidedly made English actors in
Paris fashionable : the ladies are all in love with the monster ;
Ind two or three are named as having meditated the abduction of
le mosstre. The actor who succeeded him has completely foiled
in obtaining a similar success.—/Aterary Gazette.
A Mr. Harwood had two daughters by his first
wife, the eldest of whom was married to a Mr. T. Closiek. This
Chosick bad a daughter by his first wife, whom old Harwood
married, and by her bad at ; therefore John Chosiek's second
wife mold say as follows :—" My father is my son, and I am my
mother's mother, my sister is my daughter, and I am grand-
mother to my brother."
Messrs. John Isay and IL Jackson, the over-
lookers of Cockerinouth market, seized a carcass which the owner
was selling for beef in the shambles of that town on Monday week
and was afterwards burnt, having been deemed entirely unfit for
human food. Such, in fart, was the putrid state of the carcass,
that on lifting it the carrion separated from the bone !-....Car.
lisle. Patriot.

• CURIOUS TITLE OF AN OLD MANUSCRIPT.--
a The earth generated and anatomized; wherein is shown Whit
the chaos was ; how and when the oyster-ehells, cockle-abasi
and all other marine productions, were brought upon and Moor-
prated in the rocks and mountains of the earth; proving tit ;1'
was not at or by the deluge, as is vulgarly auppooed.--M"I"
&trio*,