The Sun. — 1837-06-17 (London, England)

TILE KING, THE DUKE, AND THE FRENCII CAVAI.ItY.—I heard an anecdote the other day of this sovereign (George IV.) which shows he can at least bear contradiction, and that on a point on which the nation itself is rather sensitive. The Duke of Wellington made one of his guests at dinner, and the conversation is said to have turned on the different armies of Europe. " I think it must be generally conceded," observed the King, " that the British cavalry is the best in Europe: is it not Arthur ?" for he is slid to have the affectation of calling the great man by h:s Christian name, by way of illustrating himself, it is to be supposed. " The French is very good, Sir," was the answer of the man who had sects a service very different from that which figures in histories, novels, and gazettes. " I allow that the French cavalry is good, but I say that our own is better."—" The French cavalry is very good, Sir."—" I do not deny it ; but is not ours better ?"—" The French is very good. 4, well, I suppose I must knock under, since Arthur will have it so." You are to remember practical men say that the French cavalry is the best of modern times. Had this anecdote come from a laquais de place, I should not have mentioned it. Couper'.s England; with Sketches of Society in the Metropolis. SUICIDE AND DEATHS PROM DROWNING IN Urns. PA RK. —On Thursday afternoon and evening no less than three deaths occurred by drowning in the Serpentine River, Hyde-park. Between four and five o'clock, a man having the appearance of being a porter at one of the coach-Ofliees, was observed ascending the bridge over the Serpentine, dividing the Park from Kenstegton Gardens, and, before the persons who witnessed the affair could prevent him, h e threw himself into the water and instantly sank. Information of the occur. rence was forwarded to the receiving-house of the Royal Humane Society, when the boat was immediately manned, but, notwithstanding that every exertion was made for the recovery of the body, it had not been found up to a late hour yesterday evening. Shortly after eight o'clock, while a number of persons were bathing, a man of remarkably stout and athletic aprearance, who had been much noticed by the bystanders for his excellent swimming, was suddenly observed to struggle in the water and scream out for assistance, when two of the bathers instantly swam towards him, and endeavoured to support him towards the shore, but before the boat could reach the spot to their assistance, they were, for the safety of their own lives, .forced to loose their hold, when the unfortunate man immediately sank. The drags were then brought into operation, and in a few minutes the body was recovered and conveyed to the receiving-house, where several surgeons were promptly in attendance, but their united exertions failed in restoring animation. The deceased has since been ascertained to have been clerk to eri eminent tailor in Prince's-street, Hanover. square. About a quartor of an hour afterwards another of the bathers, a young man of twenty years of age, was suddenly seized with the cramp, and, before asiistanee could be rendered him, he sunk and was not got out of the water for threequarters of an hour. The bodies were removed to St. George's workhouao, where they await a Coroner's inquest.