The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-02 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

THE DUKE OF YORK.—At six o'clock this morn-
ing we made inquiries at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, re-
specting the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, and
were informed that not the slightest favourable change had taken
place ; but that, on the contrary, his Royal Highness is consider-
ably worse. The mortification which has taken place in his leg
has increased, and advanced towards the stomach. His Royal
Highness yesterday conversed with the Dukes of Clarence and
Sussex, and the Princess Sophia; but we are informed that after
twelve o'clock last night his Royal Highness was deprived of the
power of speech. His Royal Highness enjoyed but little sleep
during the night.—Morning Paper.
The KING has not visited the Duke of York since
Friday, when he is said to have taken an affectionate leave of him.
The only sustenance his Royal Highness has recently taken, in ad-
dition to the soothing medicines which have been administered,
has been a little mulled claret.

So intense is the public interest felt about the state
of the Royal Duke's health, by all classes, that yesterday afternoon
there could not have been less than 5,000 persons waiting in the
neighbourhood of Arlington-street, and expressing the utmost so-
licitude to learn the real state of his Royal Highness's health.

As we anticipated, and stated in our Journal months
back, his MaJzsTr has conferred the Order of the Garter on his
Grace the Duke of Devonshire. This gracious mark of condes-
cension and Royal favour was communicated to the Noble Duke,
in an autograph letter from the KING.

A report was yesterday current in the political cir-
cles, that the Duke of Sussex will succeed the Duke of Cambridge
in the government of Hanover.

Mrs. Canning left town yesterday for Brighton.
Mr. Secretary Canning .was expected at the.seat of
the Earl of Liverpool, at Coowb Wood, yesterday afternoon, to
dine with his Lordship.

Earl Bathurst transacted business yesterday with
Mr. Secretary Canning.

Mr. Under Secretary llay left town on Saturday,
on a visit to the Marquis of Stafford, at his residence, near
Wandsworth.

Mr. Wilmot Horton left town on Friday, for the
seat of his father, Sir Robert Horton, in Derbyshire.

Mr. Littlewood, the King's messenger, arrived at
the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs yesterday
morning, from Brussels, with despatches from Sir Charles Bagot,
our Ambassador at the Netherlands, to Mr. Secretary Canning.

Gieat preparations were made for a brilliant Ball,
given lut night, at the Town Hall, in Derby, to celebrate the An-
niversary of a new year. The Duke of Devonshire and all the
neighbouring Nobility and Gentry were present.

The Duke of Devonshire proceeds from Derby to
Hardwieke, and thence to Chatsworth, where he will keep Twelfth
Night.

The Marquis of Salisbury will have a party on
Twelfth Night in Hatfield House.

Captain Black, commander of the steam-boat George
the Fourth, arrived at the Foreign-office, in a post-chaise, at ten
o'clock yesterday morning, bringing despatches direct from Lisbon
from Sir William A'Court, our Minister at Lisbon.

Advices were received at
.the Admiralty yesterday,
of the arrival of another vessel from Lisbon.

Yesterday Count Lottum, Charge d'Affaires of his
Majesty the King of Prussia to his Britannic Majesty, jointly
with Mr. N. M. Rothschild, in the presence of Mr. Charles
Green, Notary Public, cancelled and deposited in the Bank of
England the sum of 20,9001. in Special Bonds of the Prussian
Loan of 1822, being one moiety of the sum fixed far the redemp-
tion of Bonds in the fourth year, and also the saving on the inte-
rest of the 132,3501. redeemed to the let July last inclusive.

M. Beaumont, who spoke so violently, yet not with-
out ability, on the question of the Address to the King of France,
was an unexpected ally to the Ultras : he is quite a new man.

We regret to hear that the health of the Bishop
of Oxford is such, as to occasion considerable uneasiness to his
family and friends.

By the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Heber, Bishop
of Calcutta, the valuable living of Hodnet, in Shropshire, worth
nearly two thousand pounds per annum, becomes vacant. It is in
the gift of Richard Heber, Esq. late M.P. for the University of
Oxford.

Miss Paton (or, as she is universally admitted to
be, Lady William Lennox) makes her debut on the Dublin Boards
this evening, as Polly, with Mr. Phillips (who performs through
out her engagement) in .211acheath. The house promises to be
very fashionable and productive.—Dublin Patriot.
SPI:RZHEIXI'S VISIT TO CAMBRIDGE.--This dis-
tinguished Craneologist has been received at Cambridge in a way
that every liberal thinker might have anticipated. His health
was drunk in bumpers by the heads of the Colleges, and a dis-
tinguished place was assigned to him in Golyolta.

SOLICITOR TO THE MlNT.—This important Si-
tuation which became vacant by the death of Mr. Chippendale,
has been filled by the appointment of Mr. Blunt, of Liverpool-
street, Bishopsgate. The emoluments of the office are estimated
at from 1,0001. to 1,500/.