The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The French Ambassadar h an interview yesterday
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street.
His Excellency also transacted business at the Foreign
Office.
The Right Hon. Frankland Lewis, Mr. Mallett, Messrs.
Perceval and Sitwell (Baremoor Castle), had interviews
yesterday with Viscount Melbourne, in Downing-street.
The Swedish Minister and the Master-General of the
Ordnance had interviews yesterday with Lord Glenelg, at
the Colonial Office.
The Belgic Minister transacted business yesterday at
the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Messrs. Irving, Colvile, and a Deputation; had an inter-
view yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir
John Newport visited the Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday.
Lord Holland entertained a small party, including Lor&
Melbourne and Stanley, at dinner.on Tuesday evening.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Colonel and Lady C. Lyster, at 'Brvant's Hotel, Conduit-
street, Bond-street, from Brussels; Sir Gilbert Stirling, at
ditto, from Scotland; John F. Schroder, Esq., Mrs. Schroder,
and Miss Schroder, at Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Caven-
dish-square; R. Pulsford, Esq., at ditto ; J. A. Slack, Esq.,
at ditto ; Lord Lilford, from his seat, Oundle, Northampton ;
Earl Stanhope, from his seat, Chevening, Seven Oaks, Kent;
Charles Lyne Stephens, Esq., in Portman-square, from
Melton Mowbray ; Lord Colcliester, from his scat, Kidbrooke,
Sussex ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs: Whitefoord and family, at
Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, froM Kent; Madame Strickland
and the two Masters Strickland, :at Symmons's Hotel, St.
James's-street, from Seizery Castle, Westmoreland; Mr. and
Lady Charlotte Guest, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street,
from Wales ; Lord Crewe, at ditto, from his seat, Crewe
Hall, Cheshire; S. S. Prime, Esq., at ditto, from a tour;
Sir Robert Wilson, Bart., at ditto, from Brighton; Mr. and
Mrs. John Lewis, in Brook-street, from the Continent.

DEPARTURES.
The Earl of -Portarlington, from Bryant's Hotel, Conduit-
street, Bond street, for Brettenhaua Park, Suffolk ; the
Viscount Itabayana, from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Ca-
vendish-square, 'for France; W. Sawbridge, Esq., from
ditto ; Captain ^L. Fyler, to join his regiment at Liverpool ;
Lord and Lady Avliter, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street,
for Sir William Call, Bart.'s' scat. Whiteford, Cornwall ;
Mr. and Mrs. H. Sykes, from ditto, for Bath; C. H. Tynte,
Esq., for Bridgewater; Sir F. Goorlricke, from Sudley Castle,
for Selby Wellsford ; Captain and Mrs. Ravenshaw, from
Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Brighton.

MARRIAGE IN HIGII LIFE.-7--The Hon. John
Dutton, the second son of Lord Sherborne, will• lead to the
hymeneal altar, early in the next month, the beautiful and
highly accomplished Miss Lavinia Parker, youngest daughter
of the Hon. Cbloiale Parker, brother:of the Earl of Mac-
clesfield.

RashtOn Hall, near Kettering, the magnificent-seal
of the Hope family, was nearly destroyed by fire on Wed,
neslay night.
The Polish Princes have, last week, been visiting
Earl Grey, at Howick, accompanied by Sir T. Dick
Lauder.
THE LATE LADY FANNY PoNsoNsy.—The
interment of the remains of this lady took place on Thurs-
day morning, at a very early hour, in the church-yard of
Fiddown, the burial place of the Pousonby family. It was
intended that the ceremony should be conducted as pri-
vately as possible ; but no arrangement could prevent hun-
dred 4 of ,an attached tenantry, including many of the most
respectable in the neighbourhood, from paying the last tes-
timonial of respect to one who, for the brief period of her
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sojourn at Besborougb, won the esteem and affection of all.
Among the :mourners on the melancholy occasion, were
Lord Dlincannon, the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, her Ladyship's
liosband, and the Hon. Mr. Lambton, her Ladyship's uncle
who arrived.aC,Besborough a few days before her lamented
demise.—Tipperary Free Press. •
Baron de. Sampayo, the late Consul-General of Don
died'yesterday morning.
',Mr.. Braliam is now sole proprietor of the Collos-
scum, 'Mr. Yates having accepted of 1,0001. to withdraw.
The purchase money of the Colosseum was 30,0001., paya-
ble in seven years.
Serle's drama of the Ghost: Story at the Adelphi
inereasr.- in attraction.. Yrs. Stirling has deservedly re-
ceived' the most enthusiastic' and signal marks Of applause
for her spirited and,ehaste,PerfOrtuance of Catherine Graham
in that piece.
ad • nrov4ilow's scat, Belton . House, near
Grantham, is now full of company, who enjoy the sports of
the field with the three hunts of .Belvoir,,Meiton, and Cot-
tesmore. Among the visitants are his Royal Highness
Prince George of Cambridge and Prince Ernest of Hesse
PhilipPsthal (who arrived late on Tuesday evening), the
Duke of Wellington, Lord Forester, Lord Begot, Lord
Alford, &c.
Hilary 'Term begins on Monday next, during which
the Nobility and Gentry generally return from their seats
in the country for the winter to town, which is expected to
be remarkably full previous to the meeting of Parliament,
on the 4th of next mouth.
The Polish Prince Adam Czartoski, and his nephew
Count Tamowski, arc visiting at Sandon Hall, the
hoSpitable seat of the Earl of
_Harrowby. The Count is
the son of the Prince's youngest sister, the Countess So-
phia Tamowski. The Prince's other sister is marrried to
Prince Louis of Wurternberg, from whom, however, she
has been separated since 1792.
The Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal will
receive the Judges, King's Counsel, &c. on Monday nest,
the first day of Hilary Term, in Lincoln's Inn Hall.
We understand that a special envoy from Nepaul,
who is one of the ablest men in the Cabinet, is shOrtly
expected in this country, to make his own personal obser-
vations on the people, the Government, the manners, and
resources of England, for the information of his Court.
The Nepaulese are in frequent communication with the
Government of Pekin.
We understand that Lieut.:General John Vincent
will get the 69th Regiment, now vacant. He is - also
Lieut.-Governor of Duncannon Fort. Lieut.-General
Vincent served in the 66th and 49th regiments, was at the
taking of St. Domingo, served in the expedition to Copen-
hagen,' and commanded the 49th in Canada during the last
American war.
A few days since, a very fine sporting dog, value
20 guineas, the property of Captain Thompson, of Ed=
monsbury, was stuffed with -a quantity of hay, by some
cowardly wretches, from the effects of which the poor ani-
mal died. —Leinster Express.
INAUGURATION OF COL. JERVOIS, THE NEW
M.C.—A grand: ball, the fullest of the season, and which,
by ancient usage.on this particular ceremonial, is always
open to the general body of tl:e citizens, took place on Fri-
day evening. At nine the band. struck up ". God save the
King," and the Committee, accompanied by the Gallant
Colonel, and headed by the lessee, Mr. Bellamy, carrying
the jewel of office on a superb cushion of crimson and gold
satin damask, entered the great room and proceeded to the
state chair at the upper end of the ball-room, in which was
seated the Countess of Belmour, surrounded by several
ladies also connected with the noble families of the three
kingdoms. Her Ladyship had been attended to this seat
a few minutes before by two gentlemen of distinction. At
this moment there could not have been less than 600 indi
viduals in the ball-room, amongst whom we Observed most
of the distinguished fashionable:, of both sexes, and many
superb orders on the breasts of officers of rank,' belonging
to both the services. After a short pause, Lord James
O'Brien, having introduced Colonel Jervois to the Noble
Countess, who welcomed him very graciously, proceeded on
the part of her Ladyship to address the Gallant Colonel,
and, in congratulating him and the city at large on his ap-
pointment, to point out to him that Bath, the theme of
praise for an entire century, both in prose and verse, owed
her high station in the scale of cities and of fitshion to the
observance of that propriety and decorum which hest be-
came exalted rank ; and that lie trusted the Gallant Colo-
nel would strenuously continue to uphold those honourable
and distinguished characteristics of this elegant and refined
city. Colonel Jervois having acknowledged the addreswiths in
a few words, was then invested by the Noble Countess
the insignia of office, amidst the most enthusiastic and gra-
tifying.applause. The ball was attended by
nearly
—a more splendid assemblage than has been known for .0
years.—Bath Journal. ,9-00
Mr. Feargus O'Connor was in Manchester on
Friday, in the course of his mission for the establishment
of Radical Associations. He addressed a number of people
from a cart in Stephenson's-square, and enforced the abso-
lute necessity of annual parliaments, universal suffrage,
by ballot, and no qualification. A dinner was to be given
to liim in the evening. vote