On Tuesday afternoon, the...
The Times, 1824-12-09T00:00:00

On Tuesday afternoon, the King left his Palace in Pall- mall, for the Lodge, Windsor. The Duke of York seturned to town yesterday afternoon. Yesterday the Duchess of Glocester took an airing, and received visits in the course of the day from the Duake of York, Princess Sophia, the Princess Vittoria, and the Prin- cess Feodore. Yesterday afternoon, at {wvo o'clock, the whole of tlhe Cabinet Ministers in towvn assenbled at the Secretary of State's office for Foreign Affairs, and sat in deliberation for three hours. Oni Tuesday night the Duke and Duchess of Clarence gave a grand entertainment. A mischievous erratum occurred in our leading article of yesterday, where the design of our recent disclussions on the Catholic proceedings in Irelad(l was represented, by a misprint, to be the recalling the claimants and partisans of liberty to the only *faithe by which they can arrive at it. The word path ought to have stood instead offaith. A correspondent (an anonymous one) informs us, that " M. Dros, the sucecessful candidlate for the vacant seat in thu French Academy, is not so unknown in France as is supposed :" in proof of wvhich he asserts that "athir(l elitioni of hiis work, entitled ' De la Philosophie Morale, ou des differens Systemes sur la Science de la Vie,' has just appear- ed" Headds, i' that it was to this wark that the French Aca- demy lately awarded the prize of 6,000 francs, which was to be bestowed on the work most favourable to public morals." That we have no personal feeling against M. Droz, our in- sertion of this anonymous notice in his favour will probably convince all vrho have read our paragraph: but we must say, that though we are by no means unaequainted with the French literature of the day, we never heard of the name of M. Droz: and what is much more important, the Journal des Debata, and the Constitutionnel, two journals conducdte by meii of acknowledged talent and unidisputed reputation, speak of M. Droz a5 of a man whose name they have heard of for the first time, since his election to be a Member of the French Academy. A correspondent, signing himself " Alpha," lias, in a disguised lhand, and in a particular manner, callei upon us to protect Miss F. H. Kelly. We have no wislh nor mo- tive to say one word of that lady which she does not de- serve. l'e apprehend our great offence has been, that we in the first instance spoke of her too favourably. We saw some gleams of what we inistook for genlus, but on fiurther observation, we are convincedI the light was not " from Heaven." We are sorry to see that Miss F. 11. Kelly has still sucl injudiciousfriands as the writer of the letter on which we are now re%arking. She will never be good for any thing unless she pays attention to the voice of censure: all her conceit must be taken from her; and she must to- talli re-model 'herself before she can become a great actress. 'We would notexpress ourselves with this severity unless we felt that MIiss Kelly, though without genius, has consider- able talent, and might irnprove under sensible managemnent. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the commandof their re5pective shipW, namely-Captain Henry Cobb, Kent, CapXain Da?dR NewaU, ScakIey C'ftle for Bengal and China; and Captain Edward Lambert Adams, }ellic Castle, Born. bavand China. The purehase of a picture left by the late Mr. Muss, for no less a sum than l,6901., was a splendid instance of the Royal benevolence, and we venture to relate a more recent one. While Earl Whitworth was Liord-Lieutenant of Ireland, the Duchess of Dorset requeited Jiis Majesty (then Prince Regent) would graci. onaly favour her with hi% pottrait, which the KEing acceded to, and Air. Owen (the artist) was sumboned to Carlton-house ; but it being iflconvenient for the King at that tiude to sit for his picture, a capital one, by Sir William Beechey, we believe, was given to Alr. Owen, with directiops to copy it carefully. Air. Owen imme. diately sot another artist about the preparatory part of it, and had already paid him 401. or o01. os account when the Dachess of Dorset arrived in town from Ireliand, and cailed tosee what progress -was made in the ,cortrait. On learning that it was to be-only a-copy her Grace declined' it altogetler, and the picture remained upon fr. Owen's hapds. For somne time past Owen has been incapable of following his professibn from severe illness: his finances have in consequeHce been much reduced. Speaking one day lately to a friend on tne aubja t hementioned his loss by tlhe pictureubove alluded to. Is the Kiu, aware of it?" asked his friend. "No," said Owen, "it was ne4er finisbed," : iFo matter- contrive to inform His Majeaty of the circumstance, and rely upon it you will be traeunerated." Oweb followed his friend's advice, -and respect. fully acquninted the Kidg by letter of the particulars we have just detailed. Om the next lay but one he received a reply from Sir Wm. Knighton, by command of His Majesty, expressive of the King's segret at havinglirgotten the matter, anid at thedistress of .lr. Owven, desiring thai the picture might be sent in its present state to Carlton flouse and enclosig a check for 200 guineas.-Star. c This I one of the eitrms mtrusted to Fauntleroy for investment, but whIeh he fraudulentlyappropriated, and thus the widow and famIly of poortuss hre beendeprived of thawhole sum eanmuifi- cent Iy betstowed upon themsby the SIng,