The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-18 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT.

His MAJESTY, attended by Lord STRATH-
AVEN as the Lord in Waiting, the Groom in Waiting, the
Master of the Robes, &c., left the Royal Lodge, in Wind-
sor Park, soon after two o'clock yesterday afternoon, in
two carriages and four, with outriders, escorted by a party
of the Life Guards. The Royal cavalcade proceeded up
the Long Walk to the private entrance to Windsor Castle
(the grand portico to the principal or State entrance not
being finished), where his MAJESTY alighted, and imme-
diately proceeded to the State apartments to hold his Court,
which was attended by—Viscount GODERICX, the new
Premier and First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Privy
Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign
Departments, the President of the Board of Controul, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Secretary at
War, the First Commissioner of the Woods und Forests, the
Master of the Mint, the Duke, of PORTLAND, the Lord
Steward of the Household, the Treasurer of the House-

iold, Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK, Mr. lIERRIEs, &c.

Viscount GODERICII was presented to the KING, and
kissed hinds on being appointed First Lord of the Treasury.
Mr. HARRIES was presented to his MAJESTY by Viscount
GODERICH, when he received the Seals of Office as Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, in the room of the late Right Hon.
GEORGE CANNING, from the KING, and had the honour to
kiss his MAJESTY'S hand.

Lord WILLIAM BZNTINCK was presented to the KING
by the sight Honourable CHARLES WYNN, the President
of the Board of Controul, and kissed hands on being sp..
pointed Governor-General of India, in the room of Lord
AMHERST.

Captain CONROY; Principal Equerry and Secretary to
her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT, was presented
to his MAJESTY by the Marquis of LANPOWNE, Principal
Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the
KING was graciously pleased to confer the honour of Knight-
hood upon him.
His MAJEsTv held a Privy Council at which Mr. GRE-•
viLLE attended as Clerk, when Parliament was further
prorogued from the 21st of August, to the 25th October.
Mr. HERRIES, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer
was introduced into the presence of the KING in Council,
and was sworn in a Privy Councillor, and took his seat at
the Board accordingly. _ . _

Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK was also introduced into the
presence of thaKtwa in Council, sworn in a Privy Coun-
cillor, and took his seat at the Board.

It was understood that the Duke of PORTLAND was de-
clared to be the Lord President of the Council.

The Court broke up about fire o'clock, when his MA-
JESTY and suite left the Castle and proceeded to Virginia
Water.

WINDSOR, AUG. 17.—The Queen of WUR-
TEMBERG, with the Princess AUGUSTA, take their recrea-

Lion daily, in the double-bodied phaeton. On Monday
next, the Queen of Wtruzintrucau and her Royal Highness
Princess AUGUSTA, with their principal attendants, will
leave Frogmore Lodge, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, at their seat, Bushy
Park, where a grand entertainment will be given on Tues-
day next, it being his Royal Highness's birth-day.

SCARBOROUGH, AUG. 15.—The Duke of
WELLINGTON, accompanied by the Marquis of Lownorr-
DERRY'and Lord liownsN, are to be here the week pre-
ceding the Doncaster Races, and are to be the guests of
Mrs. BEAusioNT, at her splendid mansion, on the Cliff.
Every arrangement will of course be made to secure the
presence of these distinguished visitors at the Regatta. A
Ball will be given one night at the Assembly Rooins, and
a grand Concert on the other, under the direction of Mr.
WILSON, the organist. Id the anticipation of all this
gaiety, not a lodging in the fashionable part of the town is
to be had, and beds are engaged in the New Borough at
extravagant prices.

Mr. and Mrs. WATSON TAYLOR, on Tues.
Lay last, gave a most splendid fete at Erie Stoke-park.
THE DUCHESS DE BERRI AT DIEPPE.—

The French Papers received last night state that on the
P2th inst. the Duchess DE BERRI, after Mass, passed in
review the troops at Dieppe, on which occasion a great
number of ladies were present. The band of the sth Re-
giment orGuards, quartered at Rouen, has been ordered
to Dieppe. This band, and that of the 4th Regiment of
the line, are to play alternately, during the residence of
her Royal Highness at that place.
THE HARVEST.—The wetness of the weather
since Monday evening, has been prejudicial to the progress
of the harvest, as very little corn had been previously car.
ried in this neighbourhood. But as no injury has yet been
sustained, and the grass lands will certaintly derive great
advantage from the rain, we trust that the return of flue
weather, for a week or two, will enable the farmers to se-
cure their corn in good condition.-.—Sheffield Courant.

We had a very heavy hail storm, accompanied
with rain, here (Chichester), on Saturday morning, about
ten o'clock, which threatened destruction to the windows ;
it lasted but a few minutes. The hail stones were very
large, and remained upon the ground some time before they
were dissolved. The weather has been much cooler ever
since the storm. The rain came very opportunely for the
turnips, as the late sown ones began to be much in want of
it. A large quantity of grain was got together last week
in this neighbourhood, in the best possible order. Some
laud is already ploughed that has been cleared of grain.—
The wheat is down a good deal near the sea; but inland it
stands, in general, very well, and the ears are remarkably
fine. We have not heard of any new wheat having been
offered in the market for sale, but we have no doubt there
will be some brought to market this week.--Brighton
Gazette.

FIRE BALE.—The storm of Thursday after-
noon visited the neighbourhood of Kensington, Fulham,
and Hammersmith, with peculiar severity, the roads lite-
rally assuming the appearance of rivers, in consequence of
the rapid 'fall of rain. The thunder claps, between five
and six o'clock, sounded as being alarmingly near the
earth, and• exceeded in loudness and extent any thing re-
membered by some of the oldest inhabitants ; to use the
language of many persons, they " shook the frame," and
occasioned the most powerful vibration in the air. One
of these thunder claps occasioned much conversation as
well as consternation, as it seemed to burst immediately
over the houses. It transpired that a fire-ball was the
result of such shock. An old waterman, standing under
shelter in an alley leading down to a dirty place, familiarly
known as the " Wapping of Hammersmith, near the
new bridge, at such place, had just successfully beckoned a
milkman to come and partake of the protection against the
storm, when he perceived what ha terms a " fire-ball,"
immediately succeeding the terrific commotion just men-
tioned, pass through this alley, or narrow opening between
houses, and shoot into the river. He describes the
ap-
pearance to have been a hall of fire, about the size of a
man's head ; or rather a solid but rough globe of flame of
such size. It sunk near the middle of the river. The
old waterman adds, that it is about nineteen years since he
saw any thing of the kind ; he then perceived a some-
what similar phenomenon, and near the same place—the
ball of fire then descending into the Thames.
CALAMITOUS ACCIDENT.--About one
o'clock this morning the inhabitants of Spicer-street, Spi-
talfields, were thrown into the utmost consternation by the
falling in of the White Horse k üblic-house, at the corner
of Spital-street, kept by Mrs. Sarah Wiltshire, with a most
and burying under the ruins the land-
lady and
crash,
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her aged brother. The house was a crazy fabric,
and had been condemned upwards of six months : posses-
sion, however, bad been imprudently kept, and even a
few hours before the fatal catastrophe, although the parti-
tions in the interior were cracking and giving way, such
was her attachment to the spot, that the neighbours (some
of whom foresaw the impending danger) could not prevail
upon her to quit the house, alleging that all she had in the
world was there. Both retired to rest, leaving word with
the watchman that if any thing particular occurred during
the night lie would give the alarm. A few minutes before
one her cries were heard from the bed-room window,
calling for assistance ; that the floor had given way ; and
while the watchman was in the act of knocking at a
neighbour's door, on the opposite side of the way,
the whole fabric fell, with a tremendous noise.—
By the active exertions of the multitude the body of the
unfortunate occupier was dug out of the shapeless mass,
where it was found under an immense beam, quite dead ;
aad the brother, who was shortly afterwards found, we
are happy to state, escaped comparatively uninjured, saving
a slight wound on the head. At break of day a cash-box,
containing 381. in money, was ales rescued. The gable
end of the adjoining house, in Spital-street, stands in a
perilous situation, and is expected to fall in the course of
gig day.