The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-12 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE AND M/SaLLANEOUSI

The Lord Chancellor had an audience of the
King yesterday morning.
Earl Bathurst, Mr. Huskisson, and Viscount
Granville had interviews with Mr. Secretary Canning
yesterday morning, at his residence in Downing-street.
Soon after two o'clock Mr. Canning went to the King.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester enter-
tained the Duke and Duchess of Clarence and a select party
to dinner, on Tuesday, at Gloucester House. _

The Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia,
and the Duchess of Gloucester, took an airing together yes-
terday morning, and visited the Dowager Viscountess Mel-
ville, at her residence in Portman-square.
Mr. Wynn entertained the Cabinet Ministers
to dinner yesterday, at his residence in Whitehall-place.
The Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese
Minister, transacted business at the Foreign-effice yesterday.
Mr. Wynn had an interview yesterday with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Earl of Westmorland transacted business
at the Colonial-office yesterday.
Mr. Wynn visited Mr. Canning yesterday.
The Earl of Harrowby transacted business
yesterday afternoon at the office of the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.

The Earl of Sefton had a grand dinner party
on Tuesday, at his house in Arlington-street,
were—Lord A. Hill, General Fergusson, Captain Fergus-
son, Colonel Fraser, Colonel Fremantle, Captain Hill,
Captain 1n.., Mr.Creerey, &c.
among whom
The Marquis of Lansdowne entertained Lord
and Lady King, and a distinguished Party to Dinner yes-
terday, at Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square.
The Marquis of Clanricarde had a grand din-
ner Party yesterday, at his I:,r,use in St. James's-square.
Lady Gresley entertained a large circle at
Dinner, on Sunday, at her house in Conduit-street, con-
sisting of Lord T.tynharn's Family, Lady Mountfort, and
Colonel anti Mrs. Talbot, of Malahide Castle, &c.
The Right Hon. Charles Grant has trans-
mitted ten guineas, and Mr. Robert Grant, M.P. five
guineas, for the use of the soup kitchen in Inverness.—
Edinburgh Observer.

The Lord Bishop of Ferns has challenged the
Right Rev. Dr. Keating to a religious discussion.—Frce-
man's Journal.

The Catholics are in activity all over the
country. An Aggregate Meeting is called in Cork for
Wednesday next. A Meeting will be held in Tipperary on
Sunday.--Freeman's Journal.

The death of General Douglass causes General
M'Leod, the Deputy Adjutant-General, to become senior
officer of Artillery, and therefore removes him from the
Deputy Adjutant-Generalship, in which he is succeeded by
Sir A. Dixon.

Yesterday were removed from Sloane-street to
the family vault in Norham, county of Durham, the re-
mains of the Ladies Blake, the mother and the wife of Sir
Francis Blake, Bart. M.P.

Yesterday, a ballot was taken at the East
ruse, for the election of six Directors, in the room
of Sir to verge Abercrombie Robinson, Bart. ; Richard
Chicheley Plowden, Esq. ; William Stanley Clarke, Esq. ;
John Thornhill, Esq. ; George Raikes, Esq. ; and Henry
Alexander, Esq. ; who go out by rotation. At six o'clock
the glasses were closed, and delivered to the scrutineers,
who reported that the election had fallen on Wm. Astell,
Esq. ; Campbell Maijoribanks, Esq. ; John Masterruan.
Esq. ; Charles Elton Prescott, Esq. ; Geo. Smith, Esq. ;
and Sweny Toone, Esq.
Yesterday a Court of Directtrs was held at
the East India-house, when the thanks of the Court were
voted unanimously to Sir George Abercrombie Robinson,
Bart., Chairman, and to the Honourable Hugh Lindsay,
Deputy-Chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Com-
pany's interest, during the last year. Captain Walter Hor•-
rocks Whitehead, of the ship Duke of Sussex, took leave
of the Court previous to departing for China direct.
DUEL PREVENTED.—Yesterday evening, in
consequence of information received of an intended duel to
be fought in the neighbourhood of Phippsborough, the
Police of Henry-street division were on the alert ; on corn •
iug near the place, about six o'clock, they perceived two or
three carriages and some horsemen at a little distance.
The parties, on observing the police, immediately made off,
and have not been since heard of. The principals are said
to be a Mr. O'G—y and a Mr. D—y. The spot chosen
for the rencontre was the field at the rear of the Bishop's
dairy, where Mr. Brie met his untimely end.—Freeman's
Journal.

IRISH LIEUTENANCY.—A rumour is be-
coming very prevalent, that it is the intention of Govern-
ment to abolish the Office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ;
anil that Lord Wellesley has been suffered to remain
here, the better to withdraw the minds of the people from
those expectations they had hitherto been accustomed to
indulge. Mr. Goulburn, it is said, does not return to
Ireland as Chief Secretary. —Dublin Evening Mail.
MISS FOOTE'S PORTRAIT.—At the side of
Mr. Hayne's property, by Mr. Phillips, yesterday, the ce-
lebrated miniature portrait of Miss Foote in the character of
Maria Darlington, in the farce of A Roland for ass Oli-
ver, painted by Stump, expressly for Mr. Hayne, was pur-
chased by Captain Mortimer at 35 guineas. Mr. Phillips
stated, that it cost Mr. Rayne from 150 to 200 guineas.
It is mounted in a splendid solid gold frame, chased, and
enriched with emeralds and rubies. It bad been inspected
by a great number of persons, and excited considerable in-
terest in yesterday's sale. Mr. Phillips proposed to put it
up at 100 guineas, but only 25 were named, after much
hesitation. The sale of Mr: Hayne's property has been
well attended. Among the company in the rooms yester-
day, we noticed the Marquis of Hertford, the Earl of Cas-
silis, Lord Hartland, Lord Howden, &c.

Serious apprehensions are now entertained fo:.
the safety of the Tweed. One individual has opened poli-
cies to a very large amount, which are termed Gambling
Policies, as he has no interest whatever in the cargo of the
Tweed, and should any accident have happened to her,
will realize a considerable sum of money.
The Chain Pier is again, as the fine weather
approaches, becoming a favourite promenade. We trust
that preparations are (also making to conduct the Royal
Gardens with spirit and vigour during the ensuing season.
—Brighton Paper.

BASK COIN.---During the last week, Mr.
Batty, superintendent of Police, observed a well-known
personage in this city, anxiously watching the arrival of
the Manchester roach for several nights ; and thinking
there was something in the wind, Mr. Batty also watched.
Nothing, however had arrived to ezeite suspicion; but on
looking amongst the luggage on Wednesday night, Mr. B.
discovered a travelling trunk, directed to Miss Ann John-
ston, to lay till called for at the Coach-office, Carlisle.
This trunk was opened, and found to contain 660 base
shillings, and 72 half-crowns, ready for circulation.....
Carlisle Patriot.

POISONING BY OPIUM.—On Sunday last,
destroyad erherself.re t
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beautiful and interesting young female, procured a very
considerable quantity of laudanum, by purchasing small
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the painful fact. Mr. Hastings, a surgeon, in the Vaux-
hall-bridge-road, was immediately Bentfnur;allitfl disclosed
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ebbing fast, but through the prompt application of the
stomach-pump, the poison was completely withdrawn, and
she is now in a convalescent state.
SUICIDE.---A day or two ago Mr. Pagden,
of the King's Head, St. John's Common, was found hang-
ing by halter from a peg in the stable, quite dead. The
peg was not more than four feet from the ground, and the
halter was two feet long. When found, his head was not
more than two feet from the ground.—A Coroner's Inquest
has been held on the body; verdict—Lunacy.—Brighton
Paper.
MELANCHOLY CIRCUNISTANCE.—A very
fine and fast-sailing fishing-smack, named the Blucher, be_
longing to Newlyn, and manned by six men and a boy, left
Mount's-Bay for Bristol, with about 9,000 mackard which
they had taken, on Wednesday last, with intent of disposing
of tt, fish. When off Padstow, in the evening of that
day, blew very hard, and the unfortunate crew thought
it best to make for that harbour, in doing which they run
on the Dunbar-sands, at the entrance, and in a short time,
the smack became a total wreck, and all on board perished.
Five widows and eighteen children are left to lament the
disastrous event that has deprived them of their natural
protectors ; the unfortunate deceased were all men of ex-
cellent character.—Exeter Alfred.
A scythe, bent in the form of a ring, and a
large iron hook, were last week discovered in the middle of
an oak tree by John Wyatt, of Taunton, who was em-
ployed in sawing the same.
A DEFINITION.--.A Scotch political econo-
mist being asked the meaning of metaphysics, explained it
as follows :—" When the party who listens dinna ken what
the party who speaks means, and the party who speaks
dinna ken what he means himself--that is metaphysics."

ginPPINCI INTELLIGEN,

FROM LLOYD'S.

:THIS DAT.)

DEAL, APRlLndfrom Lou-
don, the Africa, Hooper, for Jamaico. Aleo arrived, the
C. Hamilton, from New York.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.--Wind S. to S.E.—.Arrived,
the Caroline, Kitson, from Calcutta--sailed from Calcutta
Nov. 5, the Cape Feb. 2, and Ascension Island Feb. 20,
with lost of top-mast, head and main-top-mast. Sailed
last June, and was dirnasted in the Bay of Bengal, hove
up to Calcutta to repair, and sailed as above again ; received
damage, and put into the Cape to repair. On the l lith of
March spoke the Sov,erby, from Liverpool to Vera Cruz.
Sailed, the Homburg] Castle, Denny, for Madras and Cal-
cutta ; and the Han ,et, Williams, for Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, API-IL 10.—Wind N.—Sailed, the Bo-
livar, Henzill, for St. John's ; and Kitty, Orswell,
for Copenhagen.
FALMOUTH, AP :'IL 10.—Wind S. to N.—The Tyrian
packet, from the Leeward Islands, is working in.
The Pero, Ruter, from St. Helena, and the James
Daly, —, fron Jamaica, have arrived off Brighton.

NORTH and SO`3TH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSIL
MAURITIUS, Pic. 30.—Arrived on the 16th inst. the
Shaw in Shaw, Robertson, from Calcutta, Nov. 16.
18th.—Freneli ship L'Edonard, Mallet, from Marseilles,
Aug. B.
£oth.--The flip Orpheus, Duff, from Sydney, Oct. 11.
M.—Robert Qnayle, Roper, from Liverpool, Sept 22..
24th.—City of Bordeaux, Alexander, from Cape cf Good
Hope, Nov. 2a., sailed the 24th ; the Flamingo, Sinclair,
for Cape of Good Hope ; the French ship L'Aituabla
Creole, Drouet, for Bourbon.
26th.--French brig Le Francois, Mogens, for Bordeaur.