The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-03 00:00:00

rASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

BRIGHTON, FEB. 2.—His MAJESTY has not been
out of the Pavilion since his arrival, nor has he yet
received any strange visitors. His MAJESTY'S health
is daily improving. He rises every morning at eight
o'clock, and breakfasts at nine. The major part of
the day he devotes to public 'business, and messengers
continue to arrive and depart frequently.
Yesterday afternoon his Majesty's private band at-
tended in the Saloon, and played during the evening.
This forenoon, her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester, attended by Lady Isabella Thynne, her
Lady in waiting, left the Pavilion, on her way to Bag-
shot Lodge, in order to meet his Royal Highness the
Duke of Gloucester, who will also arrive there, from
Lulworth Castle, his seat in Dorsetshire.

The only fresh arrivals here, are the Dowager
Marchioness of Downshire, Lady Mary Hill, Lord
Marcus Hill, and Colonel Hill.

The Marchioness of Conyngham has been here; it
seems after all, for nearly a week, though no one has
known it. Her Ladyship was present with her
daughter, Lady Strathallan, on Monday and Tuesday
night, when the band played before His MAJESTY.
There will be a Cabinet Council in the course of a
day or two, as might be expected, from there being so
many of the Cabinet Ministers in Brighton and the
neighbourhood. Lord Melville was here about a
week or ten days ago, but is not returned.
Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, re-
turned yesterday from Sir John Shelley's seat at
Maresfield.

The Princess Augusta is expected to arrive at the
Pavilion to-morrow.

Mr. Secretary Peel-and the Speaker of the House
of Commons arrived in London on Thursday night, from Clare-
mont.

The Duke of Devonshire left Chatsworth on Wed-
nesday; And, in his way to town, his Grace will pay several
visits. The Duke is expected at Devonshire House, on Tuesday
next, for the season.

Viscount Melville set out yesterday for the Erirl of
Darnley's, Cobham, Kent, from whence his Lordship proceeds to
Chatham and Sheerness, to inspect the new works of the Dock-
yards.

Yesterday, the Lords of His MAJESTY'S Most
Honourable Privy Council met at the Privy-Council Office,
Whitehall, to hear and determine Plantation Appeals. The Lords
present were, the Judges of the Arches' Court, the Master of the
Rolls, the Lord Chief Baron, the Judge of the High Court of Ad-
miralty, and the Right Hon. J. Elliot.

Dispatches were received yesterday morning at the
Colonial Office, from Colonel Arthur, at Van Diemen's Land.

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and China,
by the ship Buckinghamshire, Captain Richard Glasspoole, were
closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser of that
ship.

The last Dispatches received at the Colonial De-
partment, from the Gold Coast, announce, that Major-General
Sir Neil Campbell was engaged in negotiating a peace with the
Ashautees, with hopes of success.
It is now rumoured that the new residence intended
for the late lamented Duke of York, will be converted into the
proposed National Gallery.

An instance of the Duke of York's patronage of
literature lies immediately connected with this county, in send-
ing Robert Bloomfield, the Suffolk poet, a present of 101. in con-
sideration of 'the pleasure derived in the perusal" of one of his
works.-73ury Gazette.

The Victualling Board Contract for 100,000 Gal-
lons of Rum was taken yesterday at 2s. bid. per gallon.

On Thursday last Sir Wm. Curtis, Bart. attained
the 75th year of his age, on which occasion a ball and supper were
given at Cliff House, Ramsgate, to a numerous party of rank and
faslaiosk.—.Kentish Gazette.

There was an extraordinary bustle at Fife House on
Wednesday afternoon. Messengers were sent off to the Earl of
Liverpool,'at Bath, and Mr. Canning, at Brighton.

A Letter from Bayonne, dated January 25, says—
" I have left Spain without much regret; it is something to say,
I have left it with safety. The Swiss Staff, twenty-one Officers,
&c., leaving Madrid, were robbed by Spanish brigands of 17,000
hard dollars. Last Monday, the Courier from Irun was robbed of
every thing except his letters."

Great despatch is using at Fife House among
tradespeople, in getting the apartments ready for the family.

We regret to learn that William Wilson Carus
Wilson, Esq., of Casterton, and Member for Cockermouth; finds
himself compelled, by continued indisposition, to vacate his seat
and accept the Children Hundreds.—Leeds Intelligencer.

We understand that several gentlemen of the bar
aspire to the In.naur of filling the office of Counsel to the City of
London upon the next vacancy. Mr. Robert Scarlett, son of the
King's Counsel, and Mr. Jardine, are amongst the number.

In rummaging amongst the archives of Old Drury,
the other day, a letter was found, written by his late Royal High-
ness the Duke of York, and which enclosed three hundred pounds,
as a gift to the Theatrical Fund of that Theatre.

YOULSTON PARK, NEAR BARNSTAPLE, DE-
vow.—Sir Arthur Chichester, on the 12th ult. bagged, from his
own gun, on that day, 23 woodcocks. Up to the 12th ult. cocks
were never known so scarce in Devon.

Mr. Braham is to sing at the ensuing Choral Fuitd
Concert.

Miss Paton's benefit last Saturday at the Dublin
Theatre was crowded in every part. Upper boxes and slips filled
with fashionables ; the greatest house ever known ; 4001. taken
at the doors, independent of tickets; songs all encored ; " rye
been roaming," sing four times ; the announcement of her being
re-engaged received with acclamation ; Oberon to be produced
on Thursday, &e. Etc.

We understand that the very humorous poem, en-
titled " A Song," in the last number of the Monthly Magazine,
is from the pen of Mr. Thomas Hood, author of " Whims and
Oddities." If so, it is among his most successful attempts at wit.

VOLTAIRE.-When Voltaire was writing his tragedy
of Aferope, he exiled up his servant one morning at three o'clock,
and gave him some verses to carry immediately to the Sieur
Paulin, who was to perform the tyrant. His man alleged that it
was the hour of sleep, and that the actor might not like to be dis-
turbed, " Go, I say," replied Voltaire, " Tyrants never sleep."—_
Mirror of Literature.

BINDING THEBINDER.—On Monday, Mr. Sheriff
Yates arrived from England, by the Holyhead packet, and made
his return of non cat invehtus for Mr. Mansfield ; shortly after
the Sheriff was arrested, not on one of his own writs, but on a
Magistrate's warrant ; he was then brought to the Head-office,
and bound over to keep the peace, which he was already pledged
to preserve. Mr. Mansfield is expected to arrive to- lay, when,
we suppose, a similar favour will be conferred upon him. We
think a writ ne e.reat regno should at the same time be issued ' •
for, according to the old adage, "fast bind, fast find."—Freeman's
Journal.

SHARP REPLY.—The following little incident oc-
curred at one of the principal inns in the city of Chester :—A
blustering " gentleman of the road" came into the traveller's-
room, one evening during the late extremely cold weather, and,
while the rest of the gentlemen were sitting at a respectful dis-
tance from the fire, in order that every one might have an equal
share, he, very unceremoniously, walked up to the fire, and turn-
ing his back to it, called out lustily for the waiter. At length she
came, (a remarkably modest young girl), and be instantly in-
quired what there was for supper. She told him the bill of fare,
consisting of, among other good things of this life, sonic roasted
fowls. " Oh, roasted fowls," exclaimed the gentleman,
" I can't bear them. Pray, can von get ine a roasted monkey,
stuffed with hair."—(Query, air.)—To which she smartly re-
plied, although much stunned at the demand of our hero, " Yes,
Sir : it is at the fire now, and merely wants turning, when it will
be ready to serve up." This completely put the traveller to the
rout, and he retreated, amidst the jeers and laughter of the whole
company, to another room, where he spent the remainder of the
evening by hitnself.-31-anchcster Herald.