The Sun. — 1825-08-16 (London, England)

AUG. 13.—The expected sojourn of the Duchess de Berri amongst us (who will arrive on the 24th) occasions extensive preparations, for her reception, A splendid ball, given by her Royal Highness on the evening after her arrival, will unite the whole of the French and English inhabitants of respectability. A grand billiard match was played here yesterday between the, marker of the Bedford Coffee-house, Pall-mall, and the marker at Holt's Rooms, in this town, stakes amounting to 12,000 francs (480!.); the game was ably contested, and won by. the latter.  The Duchess of Coburg, attended by two of her Ladies in Waiting, visited Prince Leopold yesterday morning, about halfpast twelve o'clock, at Marlborough House. Soon afterwards the Prince of Leiningen, attended by Capt. Conroy, arrived at Marlborough House. Prince Leopold accompanied his Illustrious Relations through the different apartments in Marlboi. rough House ; after which his Royal Highness accompanied his mother, on her return to the apartments of the Duchess of Kent, at the King's 'Palace, Kensington. Yesterday the Duke of Sussex gave a dinner to a select party, at his apartments at the King's Palace, Kensington. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange, returning from St. Petersburgh, will arrive on the 14th at Konigsburgh ; the 20th, at Frankfort on the Oder ; the 27th, at Frankfort on the Maine r• and the 31st, at Brussels. Their Royal Highnesses"' tavel under the strictest incognito, by the name of the Count and Countess of Flanders. •  The houses in Tavistock-sqUare begin to assume an uniform character of completeness. The Duke of Bedford has materially added to his immense income, by the disposal of all the waste ground upon building leases, and obliging the contractors to erect houses upon an uniform plan, and of the first class, in all the prominent situations in that quarter. Tavistock House, late the residence of Mr. Perry, is greatly improved by large additions and alterations. Three excellent houses now occupy the site of the old residence; they have each an excellent garden, and are in all respects suited to the comfort, convenience, and even luxUry of large families. The plan for erecting at that delightful spot, Lee Grove, on the borders of Blackheath, a certaitvndmber of villas, is not yet completed. Should the ideas of the proprietor, and Mr. Gwilt, the Architect, be realized, few places in the neighbourhood of the metropolis will he adorned with`so much picturesque beauty. The Duke of Devonshire intends to surround his house at Chiswick by villas of a similar description.  We extract the following from a .Berlin Journal, dated 27th July Within a very short period this city has been the scene of two dotible murders. The son of an inferior public officer, who was servin,T as a volunteer in one of the reginlents of the Guards, had betrothed himself to a yoUng woman, unknown to his parents; As , they, were strongly opposed to the union, the lovers took the rash -and criminal resolution of terminating their lives; and they were, in fact, fo,und one morning in the park shot. In likemanner, a young artisan stabbed his inamorata with a knife, and immediately afterwards swallowed a cup of vitriolic acid." The South Bmerican States seem not to lose sight of that grand bulwark, a Navy. At present twO.line of battle ships, two frigates, and two sloops of war, are building at New-York, for the Colombian and-Mexican Governments. At no period within our recolleetion, adds the same account, has the bustle of business been so great.as it now is at the shipyards at New-York. Exclusively of what has been already mentioned, there . are twelve large merchantmen upon the stocks, and eight steam packets. Two frigates and two sloops of war are also of the stocks at the Navy-yards. Lord SHREWSBURY is B(ldiiia to his greenhouses at Alton Abbey a magnificent conservatory, which will cost about 20,000/.