The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-05 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Earl Pomfret, at his house in North Audley-street, from the
Continent; the Earl and Countess of Ashburnham, and Lady
Elizabeth Ashburnham, at their house in Dover-street, from
their seat in Sussex ; Earl and Countess Morley and family, at
Kent-house, Knightsbridge, from their seat in Devonshire ;
G. Heathcote, Esq. at Coulson's Hotel, Lower Brook-street,
from a tour ; Sir Charles Long, Bart.
DEPART 17 ILES.—Lord •and Lady Holland, for Ampthill-
park, Bedfordshire; Col. Hallam, from the St. James's Hotel,
Jerulyn-street, for White Barnes, Herts ; Sir Edward and the
Misses Kynitston, from Mivart's Hotel, Lowerßrook-street,
for Suffolk ; Mrs. Foster, from the London Hotel, Albemarle--
street, for Ramsgate ; Sir Edward and Lady Elizabeth Baker,
and Mr. Baker, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street,
for Ranston, DorSetshire ; Mr. Burroughs and Mr. (Miley, from
ditto, for Hitcham, Herts; Rev. Mr. Morris and Edw. Morris,
Esq. from ditto, for Charleywood, Herts; Sir Philip Roach,
Bart. from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, for Windsor ; Sir

enry and Lady Georgina Wellesley, for Ilatfield.

CHANGES—The Earl and Countess of Jersey, and Viscount
and' Viscountess Granville, on a visit to,the Earl and Countess
Cowper, at their seat, Pansenger, Heats the Dowager Duchess
of Rutland, at her son's (the Duke of Rutland) seat, Cheveley-
park, Cambridgeshire.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 2.

On Thursday a party of Merchants and Tradesmen of this
town dined together at Mr. Guy's, the Star Inn, for the pur-
pose of presenting a Piece of Plate to E. L. Oke, Esq., and a
handsome silver Snuff' Box to Mr. J. Bell, for their active ex-
ertions in promoting the re-establishment of the Races in this
town. The dinner was of the first quality, the wines of the
choicest flavour, and served up in a stylerthat did infinite credit
to Mr. Guy, and gave the highest satisfaction to all present.
After the cloth was removed, and the King, the Royal Family,
and the Navy and Army were drank, Mr. Maxfield rose, de-
puted by the Gentlemen of the Committee who raised the sub-
scription, and addressed Mr. Oke in the following words
" Mr. OKE, Sin,—To me is allotted the most gratifying task
of requesting, in the name ofa most numerous and most respect-
able number of your fellow Merchants, Tradesmen, and Inha-
bitants of this town, your acceptance of this Piece of Plate; as
a trifling token of the high estimation they entertain of your
late able, active, and successful exertions, in promoting the re-
establislunent of the Southampton Races; a measure from which
the town has already experienced, and, no doubt, will in future
derive great advantage. And, Sir, 1 feel confident, that I fulfil
the will, not. only of the Subscribers in particular, but of the In-
habitants of the town in general, when I express a wish, that
you may live in the perfect enjoyment of health, happiness, and
prosperity."
On which Mr. OKE rose, under strong feelings, and return-
ed his thanks in a very. appropriate manner, assuring all pre-
sent aid his friends in general, that he entertained a very
grateful sense of their kindness ; at the same time assuring
them, that as in the present, so on all future occasions, his best
but humble exertions'should never be wanted in any cause in
which the interests of the town or the advantage of his fellow
townsmen should be in the least concerned.—Mr. M. next
presented the Box, with a neat address, to Mr. Bell, whnie-
ceived it in a manner that spoke most feelingly the sense he en-
tertained of the kindness bestowed upon his humble endeavours,
asserting that he should never open their favour, nor indulge
himself' with a pinch, but he should recollect with gratitude the
obligation his friends had conferred upon him.

ALTERATIONS IN THE MANSION HOUSE.—The Man-
sion House is in a state of magnificent preparation for the New
Mayoralty, which is to commence in a•brilliant manner. The
company are no longer to be received in the ball-room, to which
the Aldermen and their Ladies have often made objection, the
second pair of stairs •being excessively steep and lofty. The
Committee have come to the determination to make a drawing-
room on a level with the Egyptain Hall, and they have selected
the Sword-bearer's room and Wilkes' room for the reception of
visitors upon public occasions. Tose two fine rooms are to be
united by a pair of immense folding doors, and the heavy stucco
work on the cieling of the Sword bearers's room is to be cleared
away and substituted by ornaments in mordern taste. There
is an improvement now in a state of forwardness at one side of
the Justice Room. The Chief Magistrate has hitherto been
obliged, whenever any private busimss demanded his presence
in a private room, to push through a crowd of the friends and
associates of those who are accused of offences. A small room
has been already constructed to the left of the Chair in the
Justice Room, and to that room he can retire without being
subject to any annoyance whatever. The expellee of the altera-
tions will, it is supposed, amount to about 4,500/. -
nisi Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived on
Monday se'nnight at Henry: Baring's, Esq. Somerly Muse,
and who, with other distinguished sportsmen, form an extensive
shooting party. 'The uncommon quantity of game with which
this Gentleman's estate is stocked, affords them excellent sport.

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