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London, England, 1825-04-23 00:00:00

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Mrs. Hope entertained as elegant circle of fashionable, on Thurs-
day evening, at her house in Mansfield-street. .
Lord and Lady King gave an elegant entertainment ott Thurs-
day, at their house in Dover-street, to a distinguished party ;
aiming whom were--the Earl of Ilehester, Lord and Lady.Alor-
pith, Lord and Lady Ellenborough, Mrs. Alexander Raring,
1111 r. Grenville, Mr. Heathcnie, Mr. Sneyti, &e.
Lord Holland gave a grand dinner 0.1 Thursday, in St. James's-
square, to the Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis of Tavistock, Earl
Fitswilliani, Earl Beaborongh, Lord Dundas, Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
George Lamb, Mr. Fortescue, &c. In the evening her Ladysnip
entertained a party of fashionables.
Sir George IVarrender, Cart. had a grand dinner party yesteeday,
at his house, Whitelsail-place.
Hon. Henry Windsor ho.l a large party at dinner yesterday, at
his house in Upper Harley-street.
The Countess of Claremont m.ertained a large party of fashion-
able' yesterday evening.
G. L. N. Cullingwond, Esq. had a grand dinner party yesterday,
at his ileum, St. George's-place, Hyde Park-corner.
The Rev. Sir C. Jervoi-e, Bart. had a dinner party yesterday,
at his house in Hanover-square.
General Sir H. Tarleton, Bart. gave a dinner yesterday to a large
party, at his house in Gro•venor-place.
The Earl and Countess of Abingdon have arrived at their house
in Saville-row, from their seat in Oxfordshire.
Lord Exmouth has arrived in Regent-street, from his seat In
Devonshire.

Sir M. Tierney, Bart and family, have arrived at their house in
Dnver.street, frnm Brighton.
Hon. Lady Smith has arrived at her house, Piccadilly, from
Surrey.

Lord and Lady Sherhorne have arrived at their house, Lower
Grosvenor-street, fmm their seat in Gloucestershire.
Arrivals at Gould's Hovel, Jermyn-street :—Mr. Wyndham and
Mr. Elton. from Pari.. Departures :—Nlr. and Mrs. Carew and
family, for Paris; szd .Mr. Etr.pson and Miss Johnson, for Lin.
colnshire.

Prince de Reup Greite arrived yesterday at the London Hold,
Albernarle.atreet. from the Continent. Departuret—T. T. Duke,
Esq. M.P. for his seat in 11..icks.
Mrs. Garden and her son, Mr. Garden, have arrived at the Bur-
lln:Tton Hotel, Old Burlingum-street, from their seat in Suffolk.
Departures:—Lord and Lady Kinnaird, and the Hon. Mr. Eyre.
for Pads; Neville Reid, Esq. end the lion. 31has Napier, for
ditto; Mr. Mrs. and the two Misses Marsh, for ditto; and H.
Masterman, Esq. fur his seat in Hants.
Baron d'Elmar hu arrived at Blake's Hotel, Jermya-street, from
Brighton.
Arrivals at Kirkham's lintel, Lower Brook street :--General
Walpole, from Norfolk; Ge end Slade, from his seat, Salisbury ;
Mr. and Mrs. Mier, from a tour; Mr. Bounquet, from his seat,
Trent Park; Mr. Cumming, from ditto; Mr. Eyre, from a tour;
and Mr. Cholmondeley. from Lancashire.
Arrivals at Flaclong's Hotel, Oxford-street :—Mrs. Patterson
and family; Mr. and Mrs. Shawe, from a tour; Lalor. Esq.
and Miss Lalsr, from Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Power, and family,
from ditto; Colonel Edwards, from Wales; George Lueey, Esq.
M.P. from a tour; Admiral ;:arkham ; M.P. from Sussex;
Groves., Esq. from a tour. Departures P. Creamer, Esq. on
a tour; Lawson. Esq. on a tour; Quick. Esq. ditto;
es.r Charles Chad, for Tunbridge {Yells; Cooper, Esq. on a
tour; Lawson, Esq. ditto.
Arrivals at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Smith
Wright, Esq.; Lady Sitwell and Miss Stavin, from Rempton
Hall, near Loughborough ; Hawkesworth Fawkes. Esq
_and Mrs.
H. Fawkes. from Hampshire; Earl Kenmore, from Killarney;
Henry Winston Barron, Esq. from Ireland ; J. Cuppage, Esq.
from Kent; Lord Dorchester, from Hants; R. Jenner, Esq., and
Mrs. Jenner and family, from Cardiff, Glamorganshire.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester gave a grand din-
ner yesterday, at their residence in Park-lane.
The Duke of Dorset had an audience of the King yes-
terday.
The book which the Archbishop of York presented to the
King at the Levee, on Wednesday, was the full description
of the last York Musical Festival, which his Majesty most
graciously received, and was pleased to express his com-
mands to be Patron of the ensuing Festival.
Monday the Duke and Duchess of Bedford left Ply-
month, after a short stay at Whiddon's Royal Hotel.

The Earl and Countess Morley are aboui to leave Lon-
don to pass a short time on the Continent.
Mr. Canning, we regret to learn, had a violent access of
gout upon him, during the time he was addressing the
House on Thursday night, which obliged him to leave it
before the division ; and we are sorry to add that, in con-
sequence of this exertion, the Right Honourable Gentle-
man was yesterday confined to his room at Gloucester
Lodge. We take this opportunity of correcting a mis-
statement in some of the Morning Papers, that Mr. Can-
ning left the House of Commons on Tuesday night early.
Although he was then labouring under indisposition, he
remained till the debate had nearly terminated.
A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yesterday
at the Treasury Chambers.
Doves, Amt. 21.—Soon after four o'clock this morn-
ing his Majesty's steam-packet, the Fury, Captain Rutter,
came into the harbour from Calais, having on board his
Royal Highness the Prince of Saxe Coburg and suite.
His Royal Highness went to Wright's Hotel, and retired
to rest fora few hours, when he set off for London, under
a salute from the guns at the heights. His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge is hourly expected.
The freedom of the City of Dublin has been voted to
Mr. Frankland Lewis.

TUE APOLLONICON.—On Thursday the first even-
ing performance for the season of the grand Apollonicon
instrument took place at Messrs. Flight and Robson's
Rooms, in St. Martin's-lane, which was conducted by five
eminent perforn:ers, at the head of which was Mr. Thos.
Adams, who was ably supported by Messrs. Guichartle,
Lorde, Cooper, and Moseley, in his performance on this
extensive and powerful instrument. The selection was
very judiciously arranged. Many of the pieces were en-
cored ; among these were the Huntsman's Chorus in Ber
Frieshutz—the slow movement in Haydn's Grand Sytn-
phony in I), and " If a youth should meet a maiden," from
Der. Frieveheitz. The whole concluded with " God save
the King," which was given with the greatest variety of
taste and execution.

A Dorset County Institution, in conjunction with the
Royal National Society fur the Preservation of Life from
Shipwreck, was formed on Thursday last at Dorchester, of
which the Earl of l)igby was appointed Patron, and the
Earlof lichester President.

The Stackpoole cause was to have come on on Saturday
for further hearing before the Royal Court of Paris, when
M. Dupin was to have concluded his pleading for the plain-
tiffs, Messrs. Driver, Cooper, and others; but in the morn-
ing of that day the son of the late Count George Stack-
poole, defendant, signed with the plaintiff a deed, by which
he consents to pay the full amount of their claims, forming
the sum of 3,200,000 f. He is moreover obliged to pay to
the heirs by blood 1,000,000/., in order that the demand.
of the plaintiffs for quashing the will may be declared null
and void.—French Paper.
TIM Dues OT NORTHUMBERI AND! STATE CAA-
AIA6E.—We have been favoured with a sight of this ele-
gant carriage, which will do equal credit to his Grace's
taste, and the splendid Embassy in which he is shortly to
be engaged. The body is painted yellow, with the family
arms most splendidly emblazoned in a crimson and ermine
mantle; the collar and badge of the Order of the Garter,
encircling the Percy badge, arc displayed on the alternate
pannels. The mouldings are of silver richly chased, and
the top is finished by a massive cornice of the same metal,
in which the Crescent is introduced. The upper pannels
are entirely of plate glass; the lamps circular, and richly
ornamented. The inside is lined with blue silk of the
richest fabric. The carriage part is painted a beautiful
lake, elaborately carved and gilt. The hammercloth is a
rich dark blue, trimmed with elegant silk fringe, and the
arms most superbly embroidered on each side. State har-
ness for eight horses has been made, coirespontling in ele-
gance with the carriage; the whole forming an equipage at
once chaste in design and elegant in effect. Much credit
is due to the builders, Messrs. !leech and Howard, of Long-
acre, for the style in which the order has been executed ;
both as regard!, the workmanship and completicn by the
time requited. We tintlerF•a id that it is imperative that it
should be on board the vessel to-day.
New LOCOMOTIVE CARRIAGE.—A patent has been
obtained in Cermany, for one year, for a new inven-
tion, of which the following is the literal specifica-
tion :—" A carriage, with a moving straight, and endless
iron rail-way, fur the conveyance as well of burdens, how-
ever heavy, as of travellers, with very little friction and
shaking, as easily, quickly, and without noise, as with
carriages on fixed iron rail-roads, without any greater ex-
pence of propelling power, up or down hill, and in any
optional lateral direction, over paved or unpaved roads,
whether passing over meadow, clay, or sandy ground ;
lastly, without causing dust or dirt in the roads, and with-
out iujuring them."

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