The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-05 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

BRIGHTON, FEB. 4.—His MAJESTY continues
to enjoy good health, and with spirits evidently im-
proved.
The Royal Band was again employed last night in
the Palace Concert Room, in the presence of the KING
and Royal Suite, but without additional company.

The. Duchess of Gloucester, attended by-Lady J.
Thynne, left us on Friday, about half an hour past
mid-day, to return to Bagshot. Her Royal Highness'
departure is a theme of common regret.
Divine Service was performed at the Palace this
morning, in the presence of his MAJESTY and suite,
by the Dean of Salisbury.

Mr. Canning continues to improve in health, but
the Right Hon. Secretary is yet confined to his man-
sion, attended by Sir Matthew Tierney.

There has been no arrival at the Palace since that
of Lord and Lady Strathaven on Monday last. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Stanhope left the Pavilion, for town,
on Friday. -
The Portuguese Ambassador, the Marquis Pal-
mella, returned to Devonshire House, on Friday, his
Excellency, soon after, left his name at the Palace.
The Annual Dinner among the Sportsmen of the
Brighton Union Hunt, took place, on Friday, at the
Old Ship, and proved, as usually, attractive. Lord
Lake was of the party. The Chair was filled by T.
It. Kemp, Esq. M.P. His MAJESTY is an annual
subscriber of 501., to the above Hunt.

The Duke of .Stissex bas, we are sorry to say, been
confined to his apartment, and dangerously ill of en inflammation in
the chest; but by the measures adopted by his Royal Highness's
Physician and Surgeon, Dr. Maton and Mr. Pettigrew, we are
glad tosannounce his Royal Highness as being considered eon-,
valescent.

The Princess Amelia, consort of Prince John of
Saxony, was delivered of a Princess, oh" the 22d ult.
The Duke of Devonshire will return to town in the
middle of the week, for the purpose of giving u few splendid din-.
ners, previously to his departure for Paris, where the Noble Duke
is going to visit his sister, Lady Granville, and there his Grace
will remain until Easter; after which the usual annual fetes will
be given at Chiswick' and at Devonshire House.

Saturday the Earl and'Countesa Bathurst and family
Left Brighton for their resideneo in town.

On Friday the Earl of Harrowby arrived in town
from his seat in Staffordshire. On Saturday the Noble Earl as
Lord President of the Council gave his annual entertainment to
what is called the Great Cabinet, When the Roll of Sheriffs for
the present year (as nominated on the morrow of St. Martin in
November last at the Court of Exchequer) was arranged pre-
viously to its being submitted to the King in Council. Among the
Cabinet Ministers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of
Wellington, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, the Chancellor of
tha. Exchequer, and Mr. Wynn. Mr. Buller and Mr. Greville,
Clerks to the Privy Council, were also of the party.
A Noble Earl, who has contrived to hold a seat in
the Cabinet under various Administrations, is said to be about to
retire from office in dudgeon, because a certain Right Honourable
Secretary has refused to advance the Noble Earl's nearest relative
to the highest rank in diplomacy;--Morning Chronicle.

It is said that when the recent arrangements and
removes in the Army, occasioned by the death of the late Duke of
York, were submitted to the Highest Personage for his approba-
tion, the name of a gallant Marquis was erased, and that of a
Royal Duke placed in his stead, by the Great Personage him-
self.--Morning Chronicle

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Usborne have arrived at their
house in Manchester=square, from their seat, Branches-park, Suf.
folk.

[ORIGINAL.]
THE ASSIGNATION.
The dews are falling fast, and the day is off the sky,
And the Western clouds like shadows have assumed a raven dye;
'The flocks have sought the fold, there is silence on the lea—
Then Alice, dearest Alice, why come you not to me?
I look around o'er heath and hill, but no one is in sight;
I hear the village clock announce the coming hour of night;
Gloom gathers fast on earth, and, save the tinklinga of the rill,
And the whisper of the drowsy leaves, all, all around is still.
You know, you feel, how well I love, you see it in my eyes,
You hear it in my faultering voice, you breathe it in my sighs,
You tell it by my nightly stroll along this silent lea—
Then Alice, dearest Alice, why come you not to me ?
Doth Sorrow—that despotic Lord of all beneath the sky—
Hang out his raven banner in thy dim and darkened eye?
Doth illness weigh thy gentle heart ? then come not o'er this lea,
Or creep into my bosom, love, its warmth shall shelter thee.
If I thought I e'er must see the hour when we were doomed to part,
When death should blench that pretty face, and still that beating

heart,
The world, the laughing world, that now is sunniness and glee,
When thou wert gone, sweet Alice, would be all a blank to me.
For dearer than her first-horn to its gentle mother's breast,
When with looks of perfect happiness she watches o'er its rest ;
And dearer than their native home to exiles on the sea,
'Mid the uproar of the mighty waves, art thou, sweet girl, to me.
Then come, my love, beneath yon elms, your presence I await;
Already, hark ! the village clock has struck the hour of eight ;
Already—but methinks I hear light footsteps o'er the lea,
And yonder gleams a fairy form ; she comes—she comes to me.
A SMALL POET.

THE LATE DUKE OF YORK.—WO have received
a likeness of the Duke of York (in the medallion form), executed
by a Mr. Moseley, in a very creditable manner. We trust it will
be successful. Another, by Mr. Clerc Smith, bookseller to his
late Royal highness, has equal claims on onr attention.

Lord Sidmouth, during his administration, procured
the late Charles Dibdin a pension of 2001. per annum, as a re-
ward for his " spirit-stirring" sea songs, which were published
in the early period of the war. The popular ballad of " Poor
Jack," the copyright of 'which was sold by Dibdin for five guineas,
in the course of three years yielded a profit of 2,0001. to the
purchaser.
COMMON PLEADER OF LONDON.-In conse-
quence of the severe indisposition of one of the gentlemen holding
the office of Common Pleader in the Corporation of London, and
who is expected shortly to resign, a new election is expected.
Amongst the candidates is Archer Ryland, Esq. Barrister, of
Gray's Inn.

Mrs. Fry left town on Friday last, upon a tour, for
the purpose of visiting the gaols of Ireland. The extraordinary
and successful exertions of this benevolent woman in the prison of
Newgate are well known--she has entirely reformed the female
departments--turning the most vicious and dissipated habits to in-
dustrious results. Her influence and regulations even extend to
the transports for the conveyance abroad of the convicts. She
had an interview with the Secretary of State on Monday, and she
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proceeds on her perilous undertaking under his especial care and
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sanction.
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manner in which it is executed, as well as the matter it contains.
It is entitled, " Chronological Records of the British Royal and
Commercial Navy, from the earliest period (A.D. 827) to the
Moreau,
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whichrench i s Vice-Consulremarkable
in Lunoti oldf°. the
manner has just publishedaccount
present time (1827) ;" and is printed lithographically. The
labour of colleeting the materials, digesting them, and transferring
them to stone, must have been immense. There are in the work
85 folio pages, closely written, in a character as small as the
limits of legibility will permit, and almost every page is inter-
spersed with intricate tables. But besides being curious as an
impression from MS., this singular publication may be recom-
mended as a useful work of reference.

AN ECCENTRIC.—Seven physicians and a surgeon,
a year or two ago, were sent by a wag to a gentleman in rude
health, and an undertaker, who arrived to take directions, was
met by the affected deceased in the hall, and desired to walk into
the library. The man, although astonished, obeyed. " You see
that old chest," said the old General, for he was a General Officer.
" Sir, I do." " Well, measure it." The undertaker obeyed.
" Can you snake my coffin of that ?" " I can, Sir." " Then
send for it, and proceed with it without delay." The coffin was
made, and placed in the library bookcase, where it remained till
the demise of its owner, who has recently been deposited in it.—.
Berwick Advertiser.