The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

street 'ast w ek. The Hon E. and Mrs. Kenyon It.
been among the fashionable visiLors at Matlock, 'Dem
shire.
Hugh H. Campbell, Bart., M.P., and Lady Cs°
be', hav •a, rkved at Marchmout Hotel, Berwick, fr°
town. Lady FiCer and Lady Floyd shortly procev
tn,lt ,e.it.
The Earl and Countess of fiarrington and fs°l2l
have lefi, Whitehall-gar2ens fur Elyarton Hall,
shire.
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The Earl and Countess of Bective have arrive..
Underley mil, Westmorland, the seat of the Coulln
father, Alderman Thompson, from the Marquis of Pell'
fort's family seat in Ireland.
The Earl and Countess of Manvers and the 1,111
Pierrepont have arrived at Mr. and Lady Frances :0e
phens's seat, in Devon, from Thoresby, Hall, Not
hamshire.
Count Pollon, the Sardinian resident Ministerw.
left Grosvenor-street for the Continent, on leave °'
sence, leaving Count Revel as Chargt d'Affaires.
Colonel arid Lady Alice Peel are passing the sum
at Dover, where they have taken a marine residense:A,
The Earl and Countess of Wicklow and the Ore,
Howard, who are residing at their mansion at Stang'
shortly go to Brighton.
The Earl of Uxbridge and the Ladies Paget iil3s
within the last week, left the family residence in 110
for Scotland, and intend visiting the Duke and Due
of Richmond, at Gordon Castle.
The Earl of Burlington and family, who have,b!d
staying with the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, aid'?
Howard, Yorkshire, have arrived at Holkar
Milnethorpe.
The Earl of Mansfield left town last week for 5641
Palace, Perthshire.
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The Dowager Lady Holland returned to town on
turday, from visiting Earl and Countess Cowper, at
tti
Sanger, Herts, and in the course of the week will
Norman Court, Hants, on a visit to Mr. B. Wall, °4%01
Lady Elizabeth Fielding and Miss Fielding have
town for Laycock Abbey, Wilts, for the season. of
Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere and Miss Hope Veil
left Park lane for Brighton.
Lord William Lennox arrived in town on ?ride
to attend the entertainment given by the Prusslgl°4l
nister to the Prince William of Prussia. His Lor''
has since left town on a tour.
The Duke of Wellington gave a magnifi elcent
inopter
tainruent to the Prince of Prussia, on Saturday eye

at Apsley House.
Chirl°
The Duke of Wellington, and Lord and Lady -I,6elif
Wellesley, left Apsley House on SUnday for Strati
stye, Hants, where the Noble Duke received hip grast
Highness the Prince of Prussia as a visitor yest 74
The domestic establishment left town early on

morning for Hants.
On Saturday the Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son efiY,
Marquis of Normanby, was married to Miss Laura So
sell, niece of the Duchess Dowager of Cleveland• 00$
marriage took place at Burneston Church, near rte •1
House, Bedale, the seat of her Grace. The IDa
ceremony was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Ange 9.
Phipps, and the bridemaids were Miss Millballicepi
Miss Anderson. The whole party having reture.
Newton House partook of a most sumptuous del
after which the happy couple set out in a beautif'
carriage and four post horses, for Mulgrave Castle.
DEIESCILLMANIIOI7III. ,s 014:
On Saturday a Parliamentary return, which was we
for by Mr. Gladstone was printed, showing the d.eeAol
value of furniture exported from the United
in the years 1840, 1841, 1842,1843, and 1844, t°bisil
last. In 1840 the declared amount of British cs,,,p/
and upholstery wares exported from the United Ply
was 78,1241. ; in 1841, 76,5481 ; 1842, 75,3441 ;
80,5251 ; and in 1844, to July last, the swoon
35,1591. tri4lJ
On Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, the es ifor
sentence of the law was carried into effect at the tll,id
county gaol on William Beards, who was convic:4,o
the last assizes of the murder of Elizabeth GOP—
the village of Wednesbury, in March last.
Madame Balfe is engaged by Mr. Bunn for the;
suing season at Drury-lane, and will, it is said'
11*
her debut in Anna Bulena.
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Madame Cinti Daworeau and M. Artot have
i/10`"
at Havre from their professional tour in America,
was highly successful. off
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It appears that the accounts, which have .ee cuO,
in several of the journals, of the death of tbeede
Merino, is erroneous ; he is at present in e/(-
health at Alencon. aaor
Mr. Sheil has purchased a house in Ecelestoll'"
for his future town residence. 4 itsm
The river, on Saturday and Sunday, presented''olv,
remarkable and unusal appearance, in consequencs,
op
tide, which was so low at one period as to cl ora
greatest difficulty among the steamboats
vessels in navigating the river, particularly riocl
London-bridge and Chelsea. At Waterloo and $1,:4
friars, the river had more the appearance of a caheioir,
might have been easily waded through. The "06
at Blackfriars pier NN as considerably impeded ia es,
ing. and landing the passengers who were cell
arriving by the various boats. be
The comet discovered by M. Mauvais
with the naked eye in the direction of the east- re 4
appears to be about one foot long, ar,d its light iliolo,
dim. Round the comet is a circle similar to ths off
surrounds the moon when the weather is about to eeriKi
We understand that Mr. Dyce Sombre, whose bed
markable case was only a few days back the • au '40,14
discussion in the Court of Chancery, has a seriph
offooted eaeape from the persons appointal '-
after him.

BANQUET TO HIS ROYAL niaFTNESs THE V ftr
'
OF PRUSSIA AT APSLEY HOUSE.—On Saturday :st,;l'
ing the Duke of Wellington gave a magnitlee,,°„te-0';
tainment at Apsley House to his Royal Higrve,
Prince of Prussia. Their Royal Highnesses n'teturro.,
ess of Gloucester (attended by Lady Caroline lien,
and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by tir bo6;
ditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meek;e:4lr,,
Strelitz, and attended by Baron Knesebeck, nrr%,viirecl,',,"
Kew at six o'clock, the Royal visitors being rect' eefie`?
the Noble and Gallant host and Lord Charles l'eed in .'l.
The band of the Grenadier Guards was station se I'.,'.
vestibule, and welcomed the Royal party with,,,bri`l';
nours. His Royal Highness the Duke of 1-''Weiii3,.
and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe est i'::
came shortly afterwards. His Royal WO: g ,a
Prince of Prussia and suite, in r/lier,o
the Queen's carriages, arrived at Oihottrri'v
past six, the Duke welcoming the ', '
Prince as he alighted from his earring e.
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royal party and the guests invited to the enterat'oit '.
assembled ill the Waterloo Gallery, and at bil""tero')::,
the distinguished circle passed from the gallery 10 :ri
the range of saloons to the grand dining-rooto• 0, tl',4
dition to the Noble Duke and his august o.,,i'edice ,;:il
were present their Royal Highnesses the '-'°Viel ','v
Duchess of Cambridge, Duchene of cilottoesP'f !Pio
Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand DuPhe, °. ddb'
lenburgh Strelitz, his Serene Highness Pfalg-frefi, doi
of Saxe Weimar, his Excellency Chevalier 10-17,00T,1
Excellency M. Dedel, his Excellency Baron Brlrpsitit
Lord Chancellor, the Earl and Countess 01 ot,iff.:p
land, Sir Robert and Lady Sale and Mrs. Sir Bunt'
George Murray, Sir Willoughby Gordon', „ CO.
Macdonald, Lord and Lady Charles. WellesleAleillla 0.
Konigsmark, Count Herrman Puckler. Baron 13110-I,oe
Baron de Thile, Lieutenant Thile, Mr. &ins:ool.'l ,i
Captain Meynell, R.N., Baron Knesebeck, La
~ holi 'I
Murray, &c. Shortly after eight o'clock the fl'ot l"
the party proceeded to witnee;3 -, , aocei
--c., MP rprior ,
MaPst'Y'S ThPatod, AP,
APTION,—The public must be on theirterre ',;.l'
against a gang of scamps, who, under the Pre i oil,' ,;,
being tradesmen, advertise for the loan of smell 5n3,
money for short periods, offering at the same, 11-4 to P-ret
rity to double the value. It is almost useleg-f, per;;
that whenever they meet with success, they 'ic",,ri1,,,,-
afterwards heard of, and that the supposed se d 11" it
nomparatively worthless. The gang consistsbelrbOro,
members, with a well known man of capital at tej to r
We understand that measures are being acluo tOl
secute the lot for conspiracy. iii no iv
ROYAL MATRIMONIAL INTRIGUES. —" 1! 0 01, wi
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daughter of the King of Saxony, as we stated. e jot r/
Revue de Paris, "but the daughter of Prillervi:ooor
Saxony, brother to King Frederick Augustus,t foal the
Duke of Bordeaux had asked in marriage ; buL that Ig'
private information, we have reason to suPP?:, coe`, •
Legitimatist party will again be deceived la 't yart);lr
for thst
tion. The marriage of the Duke is, re'ectef
source of considerable anxiety and a Lonsta.nbt Peool/0,
pation. A few months ago they were on ' eof Pal tiO
marrying the Pretender to a sister of the Ningoa 0 iold
They artfully profited by a temporary irriT hies, 0,
Neapolitan Majesty. The King of the Tw° iceellii io
jso her
had hitherto refused to recognise Queen dos t° "i 4
suddenly determined on sending an ambass°- etesrlas'i
consequence of being flattered with the hOPf °seer:, at
Count Trapani with the young Queen. Tnel. aPP-,1
r paE
Ambassador is still at Madrid, and Count .i Igii •,:,
Naples. King Ferdinand also hoped tha,,t 411rggie
sister would espouse a French Prince. .17 pout op
hi 4 way to Africa? touched at the Gulf c '
e` ii.oir de.
the young Princess to whom he Was to PP PI ciPindaeoev
departod, It was then the I.4itimatist Par_ IV ',ping
the hand of' tho Princess for the Mk° near nin
which was assented to. The alliance Yili'. _eeeferr.e,o
concluded, when the Duke de Montebello o)`_evoti.,„l
Tee D ,0%,
the name of the French Government. has",.,e
was broken off, and M. de Montebello, wilobt, pee%),,'
At Naples for the purpose of espousiqn,44perllrote
Queen's sieter, was illvited to take DO 1111141tiarli ati
THE STRIKE IN TUE ComsgiEol.-- ettarle li,'
boo r ue t
Newcastle that a number of the pitmen 1 coati° Oil
their employment. But thousands sstil,..._rin.g. sefeht ig
" strike," and the entire district is Ile
u that ougii•
through the withdrawal of the mere waft of woe 0700,
be earned and spent bY this 14rge r4l°l en out °I eta
calculated that more than 80,000 have ea „bout tvi, 1110
The earnings of these men have averaientages,
.19,.ea•
shillings in money, and their general 0,"7,9,. oolitUl_ftot
way of cottages, gardens, and other atMl. The gre:oe
eies, have amounted to as much Wore'% metteri (Pb'
alarm prevails through the whole district.
re—maiee in
almost worse than if all the workmen 1) “
between tare ia.
stinate, fur the quarrels and fighting „ke it,
employment and the men who will not LP
death
descant and unmanageable, t of tbe 03
We are sorry to see an announcement sceola% tioti
of Mr. Cary. Ile was a most accomplispe „ Tralo'li'
wer and " V"
oafmDoasnt amiablete,,
is
executedk in d hearted
with
sustainedni a
n IPic,lso of theote
city. It is the Silva in the languag, un" holy 10'00
It wiii pro. alt the g ,
translations in any guage.
as long 8' st 115'
his name with our English literature ,
.., oolong
Florentine's works have honour and pun; 3'3
Examiner. day for 111.0118;00
,
BIRKENHEAD Docics.--The s fiod for tiio, ,
foundation-stone of the above worksri.u_ny
no, yit
September, instead of the 11, as 0 1 3 iy
the birth of the Emperor Napoleon, 8 ,
t which au
NAPOLEON.-Yesterday bolag thinesses.it,.s,...iiin-
speeyrone,
in the Church of the Invalided, a ~,,sys
of his army attended.—Galignani of x Ea%