The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-26 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, DEC. 24.

Mr. Secretary CANNING arrived at the Pavilion at about half
past four o'clock, and had the honour of dining with his MA-
JESTY yesterday. Besides the Royal suite, his Majesty's din-
ner party also included the Earl and Countess of Warwick,
Lord John Townshend, Mr. Greenwood, and the Marquis and
Marchioness of Bath. In the evening the company was in-
creased ; there were then present Colonel Lygon, Colonel Ca-
vendish, the Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Bingham, Mr. De Roos,
and the Hon. Mr. Upton, of the Life Guards; Colonel Sir Ed-
ward Blakeney, LOrd Wm. Thynne, and Lord Wm. Paulett,
of the Royal Fusileers ; Mrs. Cavendish, Sir Edward and Lady
Kerrison, and Lady Louisa Thynne.
His Majesty appeared in excellent health and spirits. Mr.
Secretary Canning took leave, and departed to return to London
this morning.
The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, and Lord and Lady
Gwydyr, are also in the departure list.
There has been neither dinner nor evening party .at the pa-
lace to-day, nor are any invitations issued for to-morrow.
The King has been graciously pleased to direct that 501.
should be given to improve the fund of- the National Schools
here, and that a similar amount should be sent to the widow of
the unfortunate seaman, Moore, whose distressed condition has
excited such general commiseration.

BLACKHEATH ASSEMBLIES.—The second Blackheath
Subscription Assembly, held at the Green Man, on Monday
last, was fully and brilliantly attended. The ease anti elegance
of upwards of 200 fashionables of that genteel neighbourhood
joining in the merry dance, we trust will render the Blackheath
Assemblies to be unrivalled.

The following whimsical and humorous pro-
posal, which was suggested by a Gentleman well
known and highly respected in legal and literary
circles, may properly rank among Christmas
Gambols :
ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY !
INTERESTING TO COUNTRY GENTLEMEN.

A Gentleman having witnessed, with regret, Country Gen-
tlemen of the 'utmost respectability reduced in their country
houses to 'the dulness of a domestic circle, and thereby fre-
quently induced to attempt suicide in the fall of the year—or
what is still more melancholy, driven to invite\ to their tables
those ancient and well-known families of the Tags, the Rags,
and the Bobtails ; and having observed the facility with which
the public is supplied with job horses from London, and books
from circulating libraries, has opened an Office in London, for
the purpose of furnishing Country Houses with a regular suc-
cession of Guests, on the most moderate terms. An annual
Subscriber of 30 guineas will be supplied with four Guests a
week, to be changed at the will of the,Country Gentleman.
An annual Subscriber of 15 guineas will be supplied with two
Guests, to be changed once a fortnight. Non-Subscribers
within 25 miles of London may be furnished with Guests by
the day or week, on being answerable for breakages on the road.
The Advertiser's Catalogue, contains an elegant assortment of
617 Guests, among whom may be found three Irish Peers„
seven Scotch ditto, thirteen Poor Baronets six Yellow Admi-
rals, nineteen Major-Generals on half-pay, who narrate the en-
tire Spanish war : seventeen Dowagers, 31-1 Old Maids on an-
nuities, Deaf and Dumb People, Sportsmen, anti Gentlemen
who describe Paris and Fonthill, may be had at half-price.
They can all play at cards, and generally with success if part-
nerS ; and they have no objection to play in a morning, if dur-
' ing rain. The Guests to be fed by the Country Gentlemen, as
lin the case of jobs ; and claret to be produced if Scotch or Irish
Peers are required. If joy Guest is disapproved of, the Adver-
tiser desires the Country Gentleman Subscriber will mark
" Bore" against his name in the Catalogue, or chalk it on his
back when he leaves the house, and his place shall be supplied
by the retutn of the stage coach.

. Rural. BON MoT.—A man in a public office in Sparta was
guilty of many peculations and frauds, and being called openly
a rogue and scoundrel, he complained to..Anecilaus, his master,
of these indignities. ." Sir," says the King, "my subjects are
plain men in their speech, and call all things by their names."
- Louis the Fourteenth gave thiS advice to an Ambassador :
" Sir, pursue a conduct totally the reverse of your predecessor."
Sire," replied the Gentleman, " I will so demean myself
that you shall not give the same advice to my successor."
A Pun.; c E.—When the Prince of-- had gon'e through his
course of education, a favourite servant of his Highness was
asked in what part of education the Prince most excelled ?
" In horsemanship (replied the domestic), for his horses never
flattered him." '

It was said of a man who married a very great beauty, but
whose character was much blown upon, that in this match,
when he opened his eyes, he had shut his ears.
Count TRACEY, complaining to FOOTE that a man had
ruined his character, " So much the better (replied the wit),
for it was a d—d bad one, and the sooner destroyed,. the more
to your advantage."
A person entering the House of Commons, when the Rump
Parliament was sitting, exclaimed, " These are goodly gen-
tlemen ; I could work for them all my life for nothing."
What trade are you, my good friend ? said one of the Mem-
bers. "lam a rope-maker" replied the other.
A tall Minister said, scoffingly, to a short one, " When in
the pulpit, you look like a collar of brawn in a dish."—" And
you (replied the other) like a pestle in a mortar."
A regular physician having been sent for by a maker of uni-
versal specifics, grand salutariums, &c. expressed his surprise
at being called in on an occasion apparently so trifling. Not
so trifling neither," replied the quack, " for, to tell . you the
truth, I have by mistake taken some of my own pills."
CROMWELL'S BOND.—Colonel BOND, who had been one of
King CirAuLEs the First's Judges, died a day or two before
CROMWELL, and it was strongly reported every where that the
Protector was dead. " No (said a gentleman who knew better);
he has only given bond to the devil, for his future appearance."
" Your sword, Sir,
_is very troublesome," said a man, very
surlily, to a young officer ma crowd. "All my enemies are
of the same opinion," replied the young man.
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE LORD MANSFIELD.—
About the year 1781, his Lordship, then presid-
ing in his MAJESTY'S Court of King's Bench,
signified his intention of sitting to try causes on
Monday; upon which Mr. DUNNING, afterwards
Lord ASIIRURTON, in the name of the Counsel,
declared their resolution not to attend on that day.
Lord MANSFIELD, however, persevered, and went
to Westminster-hall as usual, but there was not a
single barrister present ; on which his. Lord-
ship called on the attorneys, and, in some in-
stances, on the parties themselves, to open the
cases, which they did with various abilities, and
his Lordship actually tried nearly 20 causes,
observing, on leaving the Court, that, if there had
not been so much talking, he believed full as
much justice had been done, as if the gentlemen
of the long robe had been present.
DRYDEN'S Translation of VIRGIL being com-
mended by a Right Rev. Bishop, a witty Earl
said—" The original is, indeed, excellent, but
every thing suffers by translation—except a
Bishop."

RUSTIC WIT.—As two would-be Wits (who
reside not 100 miles from East Hothly) we're
44 pushing along" in their gig on the road to
Brighton, on Sunday morning, elated with the
expectation of obtaining a peep at Majesty and a
sight of the Palace Chapel, under the guidance
of a " gentle Shepherd," they overtook a clod-
pate on the road, blowing on his fingers, which
were benumbed by the cold. " Well, John,"
said one of our Wits, " have you met a swarm of
bees on the road this morning ?" " Why, no,"
replies John, with the archest look imaginable,
" but I saw two confounded great DRONES
though."—(Lewes Express.)

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