The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-04 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Earl, Countess, and the Ladies Coventry, at Coventry
House, Piccadilly, from Croome, in Worcestershire; Mrs R.
Benyon, in Grosvenor-square; Mrs. and Miss Douglas, in
Gloucester-place, from Brighton ; Major and Nils. D'Avcnant,
in Park-street, from Ramsgate; Lord John Thyme, from a
tour; John Dingwall, Esq. at his house in St. James's-street,
from his seat in Scotland ; Captain Charles White, at Read's
Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street, from Berkshire ; John Mors-
head, Esq. at ditto, from Lady Morshead's seat, at Richmond ;
Mrs. Townley and Son, at ditto, from Cambridgeshire ; Major
Gardiner, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Tunbridge
Wells ; J. B. S. Mnratt, Esq. at Kirkham's Hotel, -Lower
Brook-street, from Brighton; George Gray, Esq. at ditto, from
a sporting excursion; John Childers, Esq. and Mrs. Childers,
and Family, at M ivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from York-
shire ; St. George Cauldfield, Esq. at ditto, from the Festivities,
at the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
CHANGES.-Emily, Marchioness of Londonderry, from
North Cray, Kent, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness
of Camden, at their seat, the Wilderness, Kent ; the Duke and
Duchess of Rutland, at their seat, Relvoir-castle, from the
Marquis of Exeter's, Burleigh ; Marquis and Marchioness of
Chanties, at their father's (the Duke of Buckingham), Aving-
ton, Hants ; Earl Burford, from the Duke of St Alban's seat,
Gatton, Surrey, for Earl Harcourt's, St. Leonard's Hill, near
‘Vindsor ; the Earl and Countess Cowper, for their seat, I'au-
senger, Herts ; Marquis of Lothian, on a visit to Lord. Sydney,
at Frognall, Kent ; Colonel French, Andrew Drummond,
Esq., and Mrs. Lane Fox, to join the distinguished party at
the Duke of Rutland's, Belvoir Castle ; Lord Strangford, from
Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for the Earl of Egremont's seat,
Petworth, Sussex ; .Lord Viscount Bolingbroke, from Marshal
Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-scuare," for Lydiard Park,
Wilts; Captain and Mrs. St. George, from ditto, for Fiance;
Capt. Adam Cumine and the Masters Cumine, from ditto ;
Lady Jane Montgomery, from the London Hotel, Albemarle-
street, for Richmond ; Henry Adeene, Esq. from ditto, for his
seat in Cambridgeshire; Benjamin Richardson, Esq. from
Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Bath ; Captain and Mrs.
Lambert, from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Brus-
sels; William Rawlinson and J. Turton, Esqm. from ditto,
for Brighton.

MRS. W. CA3IAC'S BALL.

The above Lady gave a splendid entertainment at her Marine
Residence, at Hastings, on Friday last, the 31st of Dec., which
consisted of a Ball and Supper. The drawing rooms were bril-
liantly illuminated, and filled with beauty and fashion at an early
hour. Dancing commenced at nine o'clock. The supper was
announced at twelve o'clock. Waltzes and quadrilles were re-
newed after supper, and kept up with the greatest spirit
until three o'clock in the morning. There were about one
hundred and fifty present ; amongst whom were, the
Dowager Marchioness of Hertford, Lord and Lady Robert
Fitzgerald and their lovely daughters, Lady Mary and
Miss Ross, Lady Maria Meade, Lady Mary Coates, Lady La-
vington, Theos. Jones, Sir lt Mimi) Ashburnham, Sir
William and Lady Welby and family, the Hon. Mr. and the
Misses Wellesley, &c.

Lord Stowell gave an elegant entertainment, on New Year's
Day, to the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Lady G. Graham,
Lord and Lady Sidmouth, and a large party. Yesterday his
Lordship entertained the Judges and a distinguished party at
his house in Grafton-street, Bond-street.
The Newbury Christmas Ball was unusually well attended,
and, with very few exceptions, by nearly all the families of dis-
tinction in the neighbourhood, to the amount of about 200 per-
sons; among whom were the Right Hon. Earl of Carnarvon,
Sir J. Fellowes, Messrs. Peere, Clinton, Iloublon, "%Telford,
Cherry, Denford, &c. Dancing was kept up with the utmost
vivacity, and every thing was so admirably well conducted by
the Stewards, that the company appeared highly gratified with
their polite attentions. W e anticipate that the next Ball will
be more numerously attended.

W. were misinformed in stating yesterday that
Miss STEPHENS, our admired Syren, was one of the friends
of the late M. WEwITZER, who adhered to him with the
kindest attention for many years, and to his latest moments.—
The lady who took so laudable an interest in his welfare, we
understand, was Miss STEVENSON, the daughter of Mr.
STEVENSON, of the English Opera House. To her perse-
vering solicitude was poor WEwyrz E kindebted for a mitiga-
tion of his sufferings. It may be proper, however, to add our
persuasion, that tss STEPHEN a, if she had been equally well
acquainted with his merits and his privations, would have been
ready to administer effectual consolation.

As it has been reported that Madame CATA-
LANI was in treaty for un engagement at the
King's Theatre, for this season, we are authorised
.by that Lady to state, that there is no foundation
whatever for such rumours. The fact is, that she
has absolutely renounced the Stage for ever.
NEW TRAGEDY.—We understand that a new
Tragedy has been received and approved of at
Covent-garden. The piece had a stage rehearsal
yesterday, and will, of course, be shortly pre-
sented to the public.—(Morning Paper.)

CAUTION TO MARINERS.—The at
Fresh water in the ISLE or WIGHT, having recently been
burnt down, and as this mill has been used as a land mark for
Tit r. WARDENT LEDGE, the attention of navigators is particu-
larly called to this circumstance; and information has been
received that the light vessel off THE Sat.TEr.s, near Water-
ford, on the coast of Ireland, has been driven off her station
during the late tempestuous weather.—(Hampshire Ciumiele.)
POPE!: We miderstand the inhabitants of
Bishop's Waltham intend petitioning Parliament against any
further concessions being granted to the Catholics.—(Rid.)
The Mayor and Corporation of Newcastle.
upon-Tyne, with a liberality that invariably distinguishes that
body, have subscribed Fifty Pounds towards the fund for pre-
liminary purposes, connected with the nail-way, or Canal, be-
tween Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle.
The benevolence of his Grace the Duke of
Nott'rnuatuEaLAND has been manifested in the usual liberal
manner, at Alnwick, this Christmas, by large donations of
provisions to the poor,besides articles of clothing, blankets, &c.
Sir Timm AS Buono:4,ot West Jesmond, New-
castle-upon-Tyne, with Isis accustomed benevolence, gave on
Christmas-day, the sum of twenty-live guineas to the poor, in
manner lidlowing, viz. ten guineas to the poor of \Vest Jes-
mond—ten guineas to the poor of St. Andrew's parish, New-
castle-upon-Tyne—and five guineas to the poor of the parish of
Felton, Northumberland.

'nip New York Gazett3 of the 25th November,
gives the following account of an extraordinary and ingenious
escape made from the State Prison at Charlestown a few days
prior to the date, by our of the convicts. He worked in a shop
as a cabinet-maker and upholsterer, and having orders for a
large sofa, he made it with a false bottom, and stated it with
some very light materials. In the space formed between the
top and lower bottom, he contrived to introduce his body, at the
time when the waggoner came to take away the piece of furni-
ture. Ile was a small man, and weight was not sufficient
to produce any suspicion iu the mind of the driver. The sofa,
thus loaded, was accordingly stowed away in the baggage wag-
gon, and our Hero effected his escape in a manner that for
some time eluded the detection of the officers.
CANOVA AND BUONAPARTE.-111 a Life of Ca-
nova, which has been recently published in Italy, there is a
long conversation which took place between Buonaparte 'and
Canova, while the former was sitting tv the latter for his bust.
It was written down by Canova immediately on their sepa.
ation.

Lord UXBRIDGE, the Lords JOHN, GEORGE,
WILLIAM, and SUSSEX LENNOX, Kith other
uisin characters, spent the Christmas at
Goodwood. On Monday an alarming accident oc-
curred to Captain and Lady CHARLOTTE BERKE-
LEY, on taking their departure thence in a gig
drawn by a spirited horse, which becoming impa-
tient, reared and plunged violently. The animal
at length fell, and precipitated the Captain and
Lady C. on the ground. The former escaped un-
hurt: her Ladyship received a severe contusion,
but the best hopes are entertained of her speedy
and perfect recovery. The animal was dreadfully
lacerated.