The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-16 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Marquis Graham, in Grosvenor-square, from Belvoir
Castle; Lord Westmoreland and Lady G. Fanc, from ditto ;
the Earl of Abergavenny, from his seat in Sussex ; Lord F.
Remind:, from his father's (the Duke of Portland), Welbeck,
Notts; Lord and Lady G. IL CaVendish, and family, from
their seat, Latimer's, Bucks; the Honourable -Mr. and
Mrs. -Robert Smith, at their new residence, New- Burling-
ton-street, from their seat, Gayhurst, Sussex ; Lord Bury, at
the Royal Hotel, Saint James's-street, from Boulogne ; H. D.
Ratcliff, Esq. at ditto, from a touri. Lord Thothas Cecil, at
Kirkham's Hotel, Lower lirook-street,.from Burleigh, Lin-
colnshire-; Sir Montague Cholmondeley, Bart. at ditto, from
his seat in Lincolnshire; Le Chevalier Lettelien, at ditto,
from Paris; Colonel Aubrey, at Read's Hotel, Lower •Brook-
street, from his seat, Hampton Lodge, Surrey; Lord Foley,
at Mivart's Hotel, Lower BroOkstieet, froth Worcester ; Mrs.
John Walker, at ditto, from Bognor; Mrs. Calcraft, at ditto,
from Tendridge Hall, Surrey; Sir Edward Mostyn, at ditto,
from his seat, Spring-Bank, near Worcester ; Alexander Gor-
don, Esq. and Mrs. Gordon, and Family, at ditto, froth Ter-
regles, Dumfries ; N. Kymer' 'Esq.-and Mrs. Rymer, at ditto,
from Hertfordshire. ;• Admiral and. Mrs. Edwards, at ditto,
from Bath; Mrs. Edwards, at ditto, from Bath.
Ctt ANC Es.—Lord Forester; from Belvoir Castle, for his seat,
Willey Park, Shropshire;- Major Bulkeley (Grenadier Guards)
and Colonel Russell, from ditto, for town -; Sir H. and Lady
and Mr. and Mrs. Martin, on a tour on the Continent ; Mr.
and Mrs. Sanderson, from Batts' Hotel, for York ; Mr. and
Mrs. Jones, from dittoi•for Paris.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Princess Augusta was of the evening party given by the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester on Thursday.
The Marchioness of Cholmondeley gave her first route for
the season, on Thursday evening, in Piccadilly. The three
spacious front drawing-rooms were most brilliantly illuininated
There were present nearly three hundred fashionablesl among
whom were—the Duke of Newcastle, . the Dowager Duchess or
Leeds, the Marquis .Graham, the Bishop of Lincoln, Countess
Saint Antonio, Earl. Burford, the Countess of Charleyille;
Countess Poulette, the Countess of Mingden, Lord Chichester,
Lord and Lady Ravensworth, the Marquis and 'Marchioness
of Londonderry, Lord and Lady Stamford, Dowager Lady
Anson, Lady Jane Houston, Lady Warburton, 'Lady Eliza_
beth and Miss Palk, the Dowager Marchioness of Hert.
ford, Lady Langford, Lady Stewart, Sir B. and Lady Codring-
ton, Lady Andover, Lady Mary Petre, Countess Leitrim and
the Ladies Clements,'Lord 'Dynevor. Lady Louisa and Miss,
Harvey, Lady-Sheffield, Lady .Torrens' Sir -Henry.and Lady
W. Wilson, Marchioness of Exeter, Sir John Drummond, Sir
Wm.. A bdy, Sir Henry and Lady Lambert, Mrs. IluskissOn,
Sir- G. Warrender. Misses A ddingdon,. Mr. and 31iSs L. Gower,
Mrs. J. Drummond, Mrs. Henry NVellesley, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Camac, Mrs. Napier, Mr. Methenur, &c. &c.
The Marquis of LansdoWn' had a grand dinner party yester-
day at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square.
•• Lord Holland had a dinner party yesterday in . St. James's-
square.
• Yesterday a dinner was' given at' the Clarendon Hotel to Co-
lonel-Thornton, by all the Field Officers now in town, who had
served under his command in the 85th Regiment. A number.of
Admirals, Generals,- and ',Other Officers of distinction, friends.-of
Colonel Thornton, were present on the occasion.
Mrs. Coates gave, a Tagnificent ball and, supper at her beau-
dila residence in Somerset-street, Portman-square, on Wednes-
day evening, which was kept up With great spina till a ho Lite ur.
,

. .
The Duchess of Olouccster, the Duchess of. Kent, the,Prin-
cess Sophia, the Princess Victoria, the Prince of Leincngen.
and the Princess Feodore, visited the Princess Augusta yes-
terday. •
Yesterday the Princess Augusta took an airing in an open
landau.
. .

FRENCH CORONATION.—Paris is so full at this
moment, in expectation of this event, that the
Hotel-keepers have deemed it necessary to in-
form the public that at the end of the present
month their charges for lodging and board would
be doubled. This is good warning for oar curious
countrymen.

IMPORT DUTIES IN COLOMBIA.—"The Bogota
Constitutional of the 27th of January, makes the
following observations on the. mode of collecting
pt
oh‘re‘taTtliohmne
sppoirleir9stsetnit) imperiouslytnu
ort ileesoifi'lcColclacicloFinfobrtihateh:tel—uitni et: r
foenr
enfocreeiogfnc iomn •
gress. The Arancel, according to which the Value of the goods
is estimated, is most erroneously- -draWn up. It is'quite impos-
sible to fix in any way by any number of permanent valuations,
however extensive these may be, the value of an infinite variety
of articles, froM their quantity and quality continually fluctuat-
ing in ilrice'
Commerce
is; of itself, so attended with risk, and in its
nature so hazardous, that it should be one of the principal cares
of a Government to increase the confidence rather than excite
the diffidence of merchants. •In Columbia. this argument is
doubly forcible. -- For. our revenue we depend principally on 1
the produce of the Customs; and this can only be rendered con-
siderable
by encouraging the foreign merchant to send his goods j
to our market. Blit to this the Arancel presents an almost in-
superable obstacle. By law, - the amount to be paid on cotton
goods, one of the principal articles of import, is l 7 per cent.,
whereas -vie are positively 'assured by persons- of undoubted-
authority, that from the valuations of the Arancel, the amount
actually paid often exceeds 27 and 28. No trade in the world
can possibly be carried on with duties at this rate. The temp-
tations to smuggling arc So increased, and the facilities in this
country are so great, the risk of detection is' almost next to _
nothing, that it actually becomeS rather a matter of surprise
that any duties should be colleeted at all, than that they
should. be to little compared with the goods imported into this
country."

, .
ARGYLL 11,00aS.—Itie vast overflow of vi.
1 sitors to the four Concerts for the benefit of the
great performer Madame CATALANI,.and the dis.
appointment which so many,suffered, induced her
to announce two more Concerts, the first of which
took place last night, and attracted a crowded
audience. Indeed, the room was crowded very
CATALAN]
soon after the doors were opened.
gave six of her inost admired songs, and received
the wannest applause. The power of her voice,
and the brilliancy of her execution, were indeed
astonishing. The other vocal performers were
Mrs. SALMON and SAPIC) both of whom acquitted
themselves very well. At the end of the first
act; Signor PtsTaucci came forward:, and gave a
the Second
eccotmopfany, was re-
long extempore Poem upon a subject suggested
by oce of the company. This impromPtu cornpo.
powers, and was much an-
as it tsioo. tsi.4
.ca
es
sstue,nigb;y butoii e
ethef stuhbej
.
second act Miss LOSACK, a pupvil
cited. This improvisotore effusion displayed ex.,-
sung With the most
it)riaaou'iddeidn.a riyn
the
eticl
of Mr. Dizi,displayed great bkill
on the Harp. The whole' concluded with two
stanzas of "
,impressive animation by:CITA:LAN,.
She was en-
Rule Britannia,"
Cored ; but, instead of repeating them, ,
sne gave
God save the King'.' with equal fervotir'and ef.'
fect. The audience testified warm aPPrebation
anti retired highly gratified by the w h,je. 2'