The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-06 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE DUCHESS OF CLARENCE.

We have the honour and happiness to announce
the arrival, this afternoon, of her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Clarence, accompanied by her cou-
sin, the Princes Carlotti, of Saxe Meinengen, and
Miss Fitzclarence. Her Roya] Highness left Bath
yesterday morning, breakfasted at Longleet, the seat
of the Marquis of Bath, visited Wilton Park, the
'Seat of the Earl of Pembroke, and then proceeded
on to dine with Admiral Sir Harry Neale, at
hampton, near Lytnington: The Lord High Ad-
miral despatched Sir Byam Martin, and his Flag-
Lieutenant, the Hon. F. F. De Roos, yesterday, in
his Majesty's steam-vessel the Comet, attended by
revenue cutters, to convey her Royal Highness by
water to this place. The weather being rather un-
favourable, it was subsequently arranged that her
Royal Highness should embark from Lord Cavan's
seat, at Englehurst. Her Royal Highness, how-
ever, deterred by the weather from a water passage,
set off by land, and arrived at the George Inn with-
put it being known for some time. Sir J. Lyon
had made the most extensive military arrangements
Far her Royal Highness's reception, and which
would have given opportunity for a prodigious mul-
titude of persons to welcome to our town an illus-
trious Princes, of transcendent worth, and the affec-
tionate consort of a Member of a Family, whose
happiness and welfare are identified with the
best feelings of English bosoms. The troops,
which had been drawn up round the ramparts, and
were intended to fire three faux de joie, had her
Royal Highness landed at the Sally-port, were with
the troops which had lined the streets, thrown into
columns, and marched to the front of. the George
Inn. Here the whole line presented arms, and the
ships and batteries fired a royal salute. The coloinn
then, with Sir James Lyon and Staff at the head of
it, marched past her Royal Highness in open order,
and in ordinary time saluting, and returned to their
quarters. Their Royal Highnesses partook this
evening of a private dinner with the Hon. Sir Ro-
bert and Lady Stopford; and about nine o'clock
were joined by an assemblage of Officers and their
Ladies, who partook of tea, coffee, and refreshMents.
The Lord High Admiral will attend Divine Set-
vice, to-morrow morning, on board the flag ship,
and at two o'clock will hold a levee of Naval Offi-
cers, at the Admiralty House. On Monday his
Royal Highness will inspect . the Royal Hospital at
Haslar, and dine with the Admirals, Captains, and
Commanders, at the Green-row Rooms. The din-
ner to be provided by Mr. Billett, of the George Inn.
One hundred and tan officers will be present; Ad-
Miral Griffith Colpoys in the Chair. On Tuesday
the Lord High Admiral will dine with our Lieuten-
ant Governor, Sir James Lyon. '•On 'Wednesday
the .50th Regiment will be presented by his Royal
Highness, with: .their new colours, on which occo-
iion the troops of the *garrison •will be brigs led on
Southsea Common. His Royal Highness will after-
ivards partalse of a dejeyne, with. the Officers of the
Regiment at the. Green-row Rooms: Ir is hoped
that her Royal Highness and., a,,cortese of ladies
Till honour the Officers with.their cowpony. On
hursday his Royal Highness the ord High Ad-
viral and his Royal Consort will return to Bushy.
His Royal Highness will dine with the King on the
12th instant, being the Anniversary of our beloved
Sovereign's natal day. . •

THE BETTER CHOICE.—A gentleman was
who presented their compliments to
lust, who
mind of their new year's gifts, which
waited upon by four workmen, usually employed by him,
put off to the term, as they would then
them. - " Well, my lads," raid the gen-
tleman,the gifts, choose one guinea or a bible !''
a wed," said the first, " Must take
read weel eneuch, and has a bible at
second, "but my rent's to pay," and he
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ook the guinea. The third also made the same choke.—
He now came to the fourth, a young lad of 13 or 14 years
►ld. The gentleman looked at him with an air of goodness,
nd said, " Johnny, will you take the Biller, a thing which
ou can get at any time by your industry?" " Wee), sir,
s you say it's a good book, I'll take it Nunn an' read it to
y inither, for sire's blip, tin' I (buns think-we have a hook
' that name at hame." He took. the bible, opened it, and
and between the leaves four one pound notes. The
titers hung down their heads, and the gentleman baid La
vas curry they had tiOt wade 4 betted -choice.