The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-23 00:00:00

THE KING'S BIRTH-DAY.

This being St. George's Day, and the anniversary of
his Majesty's nativity, the morning was ushered in by the
ringing of bells, flags flying fi ono the different churches,
and other demonstrations of joy. At an early hour the
Mall in St. James's Park presented a very animated spec-
tacle, by an assemblage of elegantly dressed ladies to wit-
ness the detachments from the flank companies belonging
to the brigade of Foot Guards, who were mustered in mili-
tary order on the parade, accompanied by their respec-
tive officers. At ten o'clock the line was formed by Col.
Clitheroe, when several distinguished officers also arrived
on the ground, among whom we noticed Col. Townsend,
of the Grenadiers, the senior in command, Col. Wood-
ford, Colonel Macdonald, 8,4. &c. After the soldiers had
gone through their military movements, they proceeded
from the parade te St." James's Palace, where the bands
played airyh
Inthe general postmen and
theseveral course delightfulofthe da
poet-
boys wore their new dresses, the latter of whom went in
procession on horseback through the metropolis, as did also
the mail-coaches.

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

The Duchess of Glocester visited his MA-
JEsTY at his palace in St. James's, on Saturday.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Count Mun-
ster, the Hanoverian Minister, Sir John Copley,
and Sir Herbert Taylor, had audier.ces of the
KING 011 Saturday.
Count Munster had an audience of his MA
JEATY yesterday.
Viscount Granville, Lord Seaford, Mr. Hus-
kisson, and Mr. Littleton, visited Mr. Canning
yesterday.
The Marquis of Sligo transacted business at
the Foreign-office on Saturday.
The Marquis of Londonderry visited Sir John

Beckett on Saturday.
Mr. Planta returned to town, yesterday, after
his election for Hastings;
Mr. Canning received visits on Saturday from
the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Harrowby,
the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Granville, Lord
Dudley, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Huskisson, Sir
John Copley, and the Right Hon. C. Grant.
Mr. Canning was also in frequent communica-
tion with the Hon. J. Abercrombie. Mr. Can-

ning afterwards went at four o'clock to the King's
Palace, St. James's to visit the KING, where
Mr. Canning remained some time.
The Duke of Devonshire and the Earl of
Carlisle were occupied for a considerable time on
Saturday with the Hon J. Abercrombie.
About five o'clock on Saturday afternoon the
Duke of Devonshire left town unexpectedly in

his carriage and four, on a visit to the Marquis
of Lansdown.

Earl Bathurst still retains the Seals as Secre-
tary of State for the Colonial Department, as
does Mr. Peel those of the Secretay of State for
the Home Department.
Mrs. Canning is confined to her apartments
by indisposition. The Princess Lieven and
Madame Falck called yesterday to see Mrs.
Canning.
LEAMINGTON, APRIL 21.—His Grace the
Duke of Wellington and suite arrived at the
Regent Hotel, on Tuesday evening. The Duke
and his sister-in-law, the Marchioness of Welles-
ley, are in daily expectation of receiving a visit
from the Marquis, who, it is confidently reported
here, will hold a place in the new Administration,
and be succeeded in the Vice-Royalty of Ireland
by the Marquis of Hertford.
, MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.----. 011 Wednes-
day, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the
Right Hon. and Rev. Lord William Somerset,
W. H. Cooper, Esq. only son of the Rev. Sir
William Cooper, Bart. to Anne, eldest daughter
of Charles K. Kemys Tynte, Esq. M.P. of Hals-
well House, Somersetshire.

A vacancy, we hear, is about to take place in
the office of Sitting Alderman in the Borough,
to which d salary of 8001. a year is attached, and
that. Sir John Perring and Mr. Alderman Ansley
are candidates to succeed to it.

The late falling off in the Stamp Duties, espe-
cially under the head of advertisements, may in
no inconsiderable degree be attributed to the abo-

,tion of the State Lottery.

Upon the 14th instant, Sir Walter Scott of
Abbotsford, Baronet, Sheriff-depute of Selkirk-
shire, appointed Mr. Peter Rodger, writer in
Selkirk, Procurator Fiscal of the Sheriff Courts
and County of Selkirk, in the place of Mr. Geo.
Rodger, resigned.—Caledonian Mercury.
PRESENTS TO THE KING !—His
,Ma-
jesty's sloop of war Slaney, Captain Thornton,
arrived at Woolwich on Thursday last, having
on board a most beautiful Zebra and two Gnus,
from the Cape of Good Hope, presents to his
Majesty. They were landed yesterday by Mr.
Cross, of the Menagerie, Exeter Change, and
will be conveyed by him in a few days to Windsor.
A friend met Goulburn and Holmes walking
arm in arm down Parliament-street the other
day, and said " Why, Goulburn, I hear you are
out." " Yes," was the reply. " And are you
out too, Holmes ?" " Yes," said Holmes.
" Then," said their friend, " you are an out and
out pair."

GERMAN LITERATURE. —ln Germany,
among the unaccountable number of non-political
journals, there appear at this time, a morning_
a mid-day—an evening—and a midnight Gazette.
The latter, so far from being sleepy, is the most
lively and spirited of them all ; being edited by
the celebrated poet 'gunner.
COUNTY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.—The cha-
racteristic enthusiasm of Irish feeling is always
most intense, when they witness the triumph
of justice over falsehood and slander. Yester-
day evening, when the news arrived in this
town, that the representatives of the County of
Dublin were to retain their seats in Parliament,
in despite of the efforts of an Orange faction,
almost with the rapidity of lightning, it was com-
municated to the different parts of the country,
and immediately bonfires appeared in every di-
rection, so as literally to illuminate the atmos-
phere, and the shoutings and other demonstra-
tions of joy manifested by the people, conveyed
dismay to the enemies of liberality.—Dublin
Morning Register.
IRISH ECCENTRICITIES.—A few nights
since, the house of Francis Doonan, a farmer, in
the parish of Fenagh, near Ballinamore, was
broken into by a number of men with their faces
blackened,who demanded his money; the poor man
denied having any ; upon which these monsters
placed him on the fire ; this induced his wife to
produce 12 sovereigns, which she declared were
all the house contained ; but the villains were
too well informed, and, to extort the remainder
of what they were well aware he possessed, they
brought a quantity of straw, in the midst of
which they placed the unfortunate man, and
having set it on fire, soon compelled him to ac-
knowledge a further sum of 501. which they
carried off; but Doonan was so dreadfully
burned that little hopes are entertained of his
The kingdom of
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co very.—Boyle
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Tit.
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Chu, founded by Litouchin, or Lieou-pei, hay-
ing been invaded by the 'enemy, Koung Ming
ordered a stone statue of a man, of the ordinary
size, to be set up on the high road by which the
hostile army must advance. This statue held in
one hand a sword, and in the other a book, the
leaves of which were impregnated with poison.
The General of the enemy's army coining to this
spot, and seeing the book open, began to read it,
and found it interesting. As he frequently put
his fingers to his mouth in order to moisten them,
to turn over the leaves more easily, he soon felt
the effects of the poison. He attempted to retire,
but could not, his coat of mail being attracted by
the pedestal, which was composed of loadstone.
Enraged at this, he seized the sword which the
statue held in the ether hand and struck it. This
action proved still more fatal to him. The stroke
having caused sparks to fly, they kindled the
combustibles enclosed in the interior of the statue,
the explosion of which killed him. His army
terrified t the sudden death of its general, was
*pa to retreat.--Travels to China.