The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-09 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS—(Tms DAY:

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

WINDSOR, JAN. B.—Yesterday the Earl of Liver-
pool arrived at the Royal Lodge, and had a long au-
dience of his MAJESTY. After which the Noble
Earl partook of some refreshment, and left the Royal
Lodge, for his seat Coombe Wood.
Yesterday her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester arrived at the Royal Lodge, and had a long
interview with his MAJESTY. Her Royal Highness,
after partaking of some slight refreshment, left the
Royal Lodge on her return to Bagshot Lodge.

(COURT CIRCULAR.)
Yesterday the workmen employed in building the new Palace
for the King, in St. James's Park, were allowed to resume their
labours, as were those employed in building the house for the
Duke and Duchess of Clasence, but not so with those en-
gaged on the new house, intended fur the residence of the de-
parted Duke.

The King's Guard mounted and dismounted again yesterday,
without their band playing.
The British Museum as well as the National Gallery were
closed yesterday from the public, in consequence of the melan-
choly event.
On Saturday and yesterday, great numbers of the nobility and
gentry, as well as the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, and
their Ladies, called at the residences of the Princess Sophia, the
Duchess of Kent, and the Duke of Sussex, and left their names
and condolences, on the demise of the Duke of York.
The funeral of the lamented Duke, it is expected, will be con-
ducted as Heir Presumptive to the Throne, and Commander-in-
Chief, but not as a Field Marshal.

Yesterday morning, Mr. Mash, Mr. Bailey, and Mr. Hunt,
met at the King's Palace, St. James's, to make arrangements for
the laying in state of the remains of the Duke of York. The
apartment fixed upon for that purpose, is the great Chamber in
which the grand ball was given by the King.
The public at large are to be admitted, with no other restric-
tion than being respectably dressed (at least the arrangements are
suet' at present.)
To prevent confusion, the public are to enter by the door of the
entry to, and to return by, the new opening opposite Marlborough
House.

The face of the Royal Corpse has returned very nearly to the
came appearance that it exhibited when his Royal Highness was in
the enjoyment of good health, with the good natured smile which
was in general upon the Royal Duke's countenance.
Last evening, at half-past eight o'clock, the King's Sergeant
Surgeon; Mr. Nutsey, the King's Apothecary; and Mr. Browne,
Apothecary to the late Duke, assembled at Rutland House, and
commenced embalming the body of his late Royal Highness,with-
out embowelling, but simply wrapping the body in can cloth,
which occupied them about an hour and a half.
Mr. Bailey, the King's cabinet-maker and upholsterer, was in
attendance, with a number of assistants, and proceeded to place the
Royal Corpse in a coffin made of mahogany, lined with white
satin, which was enclosed in one of lead.

The Medical Gentlemen then resumed the process of embalm-
ing, and filled up the coffin with spices. Mr. Ihdroyd, the King's
plumber, then soldered up the leaden coffin.

The Earl and Countess of Liverpool left their resi-
derice at Coombe Wood yesterday for Bath.
Yesterday Lady Charlotte Bury left town for Wor-
thing, on account, we are concerned to state, of the very alarming
illness of her daughter, Lady Uxbridge.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town
yesterday morning from the seat of Lady Buckinghamshire, at
Charlton, and transacted official business for the first time since
his leave of absence from the King.
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We are happy to announce that the health of Lord
de Tabley is rapidly improving, and should it continue so to do,
it is the intention of his Lordship's tenantry and the officers and
members of the Cheshire volunteer legion, to celebrate the annual
military ball, at Knutsford, as a jubilee, in honour of the happy
event of his Lordship's recovery.—Chester Chronicle.
THE DUCHESS OF BUCKINGHAM'S FURTHER
BOUNTY.—During the winter months, there are also weekly dis-
tributions of soup from Avington House to every poor family in
the parish. The children belonging to the schools at Avington
have been completely clothed by direction of her Grace. A simi-
lar distribution was made to the poor in the neighbourhood of
StoWe by her Grace's orders. This, indeed, is an annual custom
of this amiable and exalted lady, whose charities are so numerous
and extensive, that it may be fairly inferred she delights in doing
good.
BRITISH GALLERY.—The admirable collection
of pictures exhibited at the British Gallery in Pall-mall, during
the last six months, closed on Satt4day. This exhibition con-
sisted entirely of his Majestv's pictures. It is said that the
British Institution have netted a clear gain of about 3,0001.
during the season. The annual exhibition of native modern art
will commence at the gallery in the course of the present, or early
in the next month.

A HARD HlT.—Whilst the regiment were in
India, a serjeant of theirs obtained an Ensign's commission in the
corps. Thinking that ease of manner was requisite to prove
him qualified for his new situation, on joining the Officers after
the first parade which he attended, he began to talk very loud,
and in such a manner as to provoke some unpleasant remark from
en old Brevet Major, who had known him long as a serjeant ;
upon which our hero observed, that he did not like such language,
and that he was as wood a gentleman as the Major. " You should
be better, Si,," said the Major, " for things spoil by keeping, and
you were last made."
EFFECTS OF TERROR, OR A SLIGHT MISTAKE.
—A baillie in ode of the towns on the coast of Fife had seen a
ship go to pieces during a violent gale of wind ; dead bodies,
casks, chests, &c. came floating in, but at length an object appeared
which he could make nothing of ; this was nothing more or less
than a poor turkey, whose plumage prevented it from sinking, and
which the waves were washing ashore. Whether it was that
turkies had never then been seen in Fifeshire, or that the terrific
scene had utterly confused all distinctions in his mind between
zoology and ornithology, certain it is, that with his hair on end,
and his mouth wide open, he rushed up to the town, vociferating
that he had seen a dreadful cretur—an awfte cretin '‘ But what
was it, Baillie ?" said the astonished citizens,' "what was the cre-
tur ?" " Well," said he, " I canna tell; but as I am a living
man, and as I hope for salvation, I tak' it to be an eelephant."
The Public Advertiser of Jamaica, of the 23d of
October, has the following paragraph :—" Among the passengers
in the packet is Joseph Hayne, Esq., whom the John Bull calls
Pea-green, when in fact he is nut brown. We think he has put
his best Foot foremost in coming to his native country, and sha-
dowing himself under its small-wood."
A lady, very much afflicted with nervous complaints,
went to consult the celebrated surgeon, Mr. Abernethy : the
rough and caustic manner in which he catechised her, so discom-
posed the fair one's weak Spirits, that she was thrown into a fit
Of hysterics. On parting she put the usual fee into his hand, in
the form of a sovereign and a shilling, Mr. Abernethy pocketed
the sovereign with one hand, and with the other presented the
shilling to her, saying gravely " Here, Madam, take this shil-
ling, go to the next toy-shop, buy a skipping-rope, and use it
every day ; it will do you more good than all my prescriptions;!"
—New Monthly Magazine.
This morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a
l ee o backwards,
most shocking accident occurred in Gracechurch-street. A de-
ls
cently dressed man, who appeared to be looking iu at the win-
adtmtvheofmaomenta print-shop,bre brewer's
-dray
twhaes passing,curli-stoiolendwflel kf
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passed over his head, and be was crushed so severely, as to occa-
sion instant death. The body, which was much disfigured, was
carried into a neighbouring chemist's. He was dressed iu drat)
gaiters, and was reported to reside near Bethnal Green,
A Gentleman at Addlestone, near Chertsey, well
known in that neighbourhood for his liberality and benevolence,
invited twelve of his immediate neighbours (men) to a dinner
on Christmas Day last, whose united ages amounted to nine
hundred and seventy-three years, all in tolerable good health.-,-
After the full enjoyment of the hospitality of their good friend,
they returned home in high glee and good humonr, wishing many •
happy returns of the season, to their pod and kind benefactok*
and friend.