The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-12 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

WINDSOR, JULY IL—Yesterday his MAJESTY,
with his attendants, dined as usual at Virginia Water,
and after dinner his Majesty enjoyed his aquatic
amusements.

This day, the weather being cool and pleasant, with
a fine westerly breeze, his MAJESTY, With his attend-
ants, left the Royal Lodge at half-past, two o'clock,
and took various drives in the Great Park. At five
o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at the Royal Marquee
at Virginia Water, and dined, and after dinner his
MAJESTY took some pleasant aquatic excursions, iu
which he enjoyed the amusement of fishing.

To-morrow his MAJESTY «ill hold a Council at
the Castle, which is expected to be attended by the
major part of the Cabinet Ministers.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the Duke of
Gloucester left town in his travelling carriage and
four, attended by Colonel Higgins, his Royal High-
ness's principal Equerry, for Cheltenham, where the
Royal Duke is expected to remain about three or
four weeks. His Royal Highness was expected to
dine on the road, and to reach Cheltenham at a late
hour, at a house in the Crescent, leading to the King's
Old Well. The domestics -of the Royal Duke left
town, on Monday for Cheltenham, to be in readiness
to receive his Royal Highness.
The Duke of York continued to go on well yester-
day. His Royal Highness received visits from his
three Royal Sisters. Ile saddle horses of his Royal
Highness were ordered to be in readiness in the
morning for the Royal Duke to ride out when his
Royal Highness had finished attending to official
letters and military business with Sir Herbert Taylor.
The Royal' Duke afterwards rode out, on horseback
for about two hours. On Sunday afternoon, the
Royal Duke rode out in his open carriage in the
neighbourhood of Hampsteaal and Highgate.
Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester visited Lady
Normanton in Seyinour-place.
The Princess Augusta visited the Princess Sophia
Matilda yesterday.
On Saturday letters were received in London from
the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, at Ens ; at the
date of the letters their Royal Highnesses were in the
enjoyment of gopd health.
J. W. Croker, Esq. arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing from the Continent.
A scaffolding is erecting round the walls of the new
building, for the residence of the Duke of Clarence,
fsr the purpose of covering them with cement.
Prince Gustavus, the son of Gustavus the Fourth,
Ex-King of Sweden, is at present at the baths of
Baden. The Queen Dowager of Bavaria is also
there, and the Kings of Bavaria and Wurtemberg are
shortly expected.
It is mentioned, in a letter from-Hobart Town, that
Mr. Savery, who was sentenced to die for forgery
about a year and a half ago, had been made Editor of
the Official Gazette published there.
Monday night as the Richmond Steam-boat was
returning to town, a four-oared boat came in contact
with it near Putney-bridge. The boat of course was
shattered, but the rowers were luckily saved.
The singular beauty of the Hungarian women is the
theme of every traveller's admiration. The town of
Pest is peculiarly remarkable in this respect, the pro-
portion of handsome females being greater than in any
part of the empire, and the elegance and taste or their
dress superior even to those of Vienna.
General Paez is said to be a negro—he is a white.
He is said to be ferocious and predatory—he is the
most prudent of the revolutionary Generals, and the
favourite of Bolivar himself, Ile is by far the most
talented chief, and in him do the people of Venezuela
and the Caraccas repose the greatest confidence.

It is said that the improvement in steam navigation
introduced by Mr. Perkins, has attracted the serious
attention of the Ministers, and that the Comet steam
vessel has been placed at his disposal for the purpose of
the experiment. Mr. Perkins s plan consists in giving
to steam engines the same propelling power by a com-
paratively small portion of fuel, so small indeed, that
steam navigation to the remotest part of the world
would become practicable, and vessels of war might be
fitted up with steam engines without inconvenience.
Should the experiments made by order of Government
succeed, we may expect to see the whole system of
naval warfare materially altered.

A vessel called the Young Ferdinand, from France
for Brussels, was run down by a schooner off the
Lizard, on the 28th of last month. Soon after the
accident, the Young Ferdinand fell on her beain-
ends, when the master was unfortunately drowned.
The remainder of the crew took to their boats, and
shortly after landed at Cudgwith. On learning the
disaster, Lieut. Hooper, of the coast guard, stationed
there, went off, with some boats, and took the wreck
in tow. By great exertions they succeeded in bringing
her in ; and with the assistance of Capt. Head, R.N.
Jame* Trevenen, Esq. collector of the Customs at
Helston &c., the whole of the cargo, consisting of
300 casks of wine, was safely landed. The next day
the vessel was towed round to Falmouth, in order to
her being repaired,— West Briton.
On Sunday last our bay presented a very unusual
Spectacle, from the appearance of a shoal of whales, of
the fiuner species, to the 'number' seemingly of 20 to
30. The sight was both attractive and amusing, as
they sported for some hours in every direction, fre-
quently very near the shore, exhibiting often their
enormous bulk,' some of them being, to appearance,
30 to 40 feet long above water, and on occasion of
their blowing as they rose to the suiface, sending the
water/in columns, at times about 20 feet high. From
the impiovements in . the salmon fishing during this
week, some are inclined to think that the salmon may
have been driven near the shore by these monsters of
the deep.—Aberdeen Chronicle.
Acountry preaching a very dull set.,
mom,
set
aih Clergymanscongregation asleep, except one poor
fellow, who was generally deficient in intellect. At
length the, Reverend Orator, looking round, ex-
claimed,
with great indignation" what, asleep
but this 'poor idiot !"---." Aye," quoth the fellow,
" and if .1 had not been an idiot, I should have gone
to sleep too."
A curious trial took place at Agen, in France, a
few days ago. A Mr. Inks Bazelle, a respectable
merchant, being at the Circus of that place during the
performance of a piece hi which a young Greek was
heroically defending a standard, lit the enthusiasm of
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