The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-23 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE A RRIVAI,S:

Viscount Bernard, at his house in Connaught-place ; Mr.
Alexander Robarts, in Hill-street, from Fitroy Farm ; Mrs.
and Miss Davenport, in Lower Brook-street 1 Colonel and
Mrs. Protheroe, in Grosvenor-street; Lady Juliana Annesley,
at the Dowager Countess of Nlount Norris's, Orchard-street,
from Lord Carrington's, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks ; Robert
Buxton, Bart. from Shadwell Lodge, Norfolk-; Lord and Lady
Berwick and family, from Hattingham Hall, near Shrewshtiry,
Salop ; R. Boyle, Esq. from Cheltenham.
DEPARTURES.—Dowager Duchess of Buccleugh, for Long
Ditton, Bucks ; Countess de Grey, for Putney Heath ; Mar-
chioness of Exeter, for Roehampton ; Sir Robert and Lady
Liston, for Brighton : Hon. Mrs. De Blaquiere, for Bath ;
Colonel and Mrs. Caldwell, for ditto; Earl of Clanricarde, for
Oxford. •

CHANGE,—The Earl and Countess of Coventry, from their
house in Piccadilly, to Streatham.

Lord and Lady Holland entertained .the Earl and Countess
Cowper, Mr. George Lamb, and a distinguished party, to dinner
yesterday, at their house in Old Burlington-street.
The Right Hon. John Trevor gave an elegant entertainment
yesterday to Viscount and Viscountess Hampden, Count Pahlin,
Mr. Wynn, M. Trench, and several other fashionables, at his
house in Berkeley-square.
The Marquis of Cholmondeley gave an elegant dinner yes-
terday, at Egremont House.
The Hon. General Grenville gave an elegant di4neryesterday,
at his house in Hill-street.

Charles William Bigge, Esq., of Linden House, Northum-
berland (Partner in the Banking firm of Sir 111atthew White
Ridley, Bart. and Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne), has given 501.
towards the new building for the Literary and Philosophical
Society in that town.

The Fr,s-rtyAL which is to take place on the
twenty-ninth of this month, in the City of Lon-
don, in order to celebrate the ANNIVERSARY of
Ills MAJESTY'S ACCESSION to the Throne, is
highly honourable to the promoters of it, and
will most probably he followed by every other
great town throughout the British Dominions.---
It is likely, from all that we have heard, to prove
one of the most splendid festivals of the kind
which has ever been witnessed in this country.—
The venerable Sir \VILLIAM Cuans, who, as the
phrase is, is loyal to the back-bone, is, it seems,
to take the Chair ; and no one is better qualified
than the worthy Baronet to discharge the duties
of it, by convivial spirit and manly firmness.—
None of the GREAT FOLKS at the Court end of the
town have, we understand, been specially invited,
but are left to the impulse of their own feelings,
if they chuse to provide themselves with tickets
in due time. The reason why those customary
courtesies are omitted on the present occasion is,
we find, to prevent the pure expression of per-
sonal respect, attachment, and veneration for
THE CROWN, from being supposed to be at all a
Ministerial measure, rather than to give full scope
to that genuine effusion of national loyalty which
comes with peculiar propriety from the Metro-
polis of the British Empire. On such an inte-
resting occasion we hope that the company will be
animated solely by feelings, of patriotic festivity,
and zeal for that glorious Constitution which
renders us the freest and the happiest People on
the face of the Globe.

KING'S THEATRE.—The attraction of last
night at this place was a new Opera, composed
by PACINI, who has some reputation abroad,
though this, we understand, is the first of his
works that has appeared in this country. The
title is Il Barone di Dolsheint. The subject
hears a strong resemblance to the Drama of
The Two Pages of Frederick the Great, which
was recently brought forward at Covent Gar-
den Theatre : we have no room to detail the
plot which, however, excites attention and inte-
rest. The music is pleasing rather than excel-
lent ; several of the airs were encored. The piece
was ably supported by AMBROGETTI, CARTON!,
CURIONI, Signora CAMPORESE, and Signora CA.
RADORI, and received the decided approbation
of a numerous audience.

BUONAPARTE'S WI LL.—Our Paris Correspond-
ent (says the Times of this morning), in a letter
which we published on Monday last, stated that
a pamphlet, purporting to be a copy of BUONA-
PA ItTE'S will, was in circulation at Paris, and was
believed to be in most points correct. We trans-
lated the pamphlet, and it appeared in our Mon-
day's paper. Count MoyrnoLoN, it appears by
Saturday's Moniteur, has seen the pamphlet
question, and charges it with being full of errors:.
he does not, however, point out the errors, nor
state how much of the pretended will is really
authentic. We can state, on the best authority,
that the published will is essentially correct.
The following is MONTHOLON'S letter :
" TO THE EDITOR OF THE MONITEUR.
" Paris, Jan. 18, 1822.
" Stn„—Chance has brought to my bands a pamphlet, pub-
lished by P. Dupont, and now on sale at several booksellers,
entitled, The Testament of Napoleon.'
" It is my, duty to declare that this pamphlet is an incorrect
fabrication, and full of errors.
" I beg you will make this dechration public in one of your
earliest nunibers.

" Receive, Sir, the assurance of my perfect consideration,
(Signed) " The Counc de iIIONTHOLON."`

ROYAL ALLIANCE.--rUTGARD, JAN. .712.;---On
the Sib instant the King gave an audience-"to
General de l3eckendorf, the Russi jVlinister
Plenipotentiary. His Excellency ac itted him-
self of a mission which he had recei d from his
Court, tq demand, for his Imperial' Highness the
Grand Duke Michael, the hand; of her Royal
Highness the Princess Charlotte, eldest daughter of
his Royal Highness Prince Paul, and niece of his
Majesty. The General at the iame time presented.
to the King the letters from the Imperial Family
relative to, this demand. His M-ajesty, mire of the
paternal consent,gave, with paitticular satisfaction,
in quality of Chief of his family, his adhesion to
an alliance which unites mor closely the ties of
relationship which so happil exist between his
family and the Imperial family of Russia.—
Agreeably to this consent, the Russian Minister
had the honour of presenting,: on the 10th inst.
(the natal anniversary of the illustrious be-
trothed), to his Majesty, the Queen Dowager,
and to her Royal Highness the Princess Char-
lotte, the letters of demand from his Majesty the
Emperor of Russia, her Majesty the Empress
Dowager, and his Imperial Highness the Grand
Duke Michael,

iiOETR Y.

THE MINSTREL.—A BALLAD:
By the late Doctor Wot oT.
• (Not printed in his Works.)
RECITATIVE. .
Beside the ruins of an ancient.pile,
That once with hospitable pleasures rung;
A IVlnisTnEt, long a stranger to a smile,
Thus to his harp of sorrows, lonely sung

AIR.
How sweet was the harp and the song ;
How rei.er'd was the MINSTREL of yore,
His praiSei.were heard on each tongue,
And WELCOME would, open each door.
He knew not the finger of Scorn,
lie felt not pale I/inerty's stings;
His harp the old halls could adorn ;
And he slept in the chamber of Kings.