The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-10 00:00:00

THE KING.

The Drawing Room which was to have been on Thursday
next, is not the only postponement to which the fashionable
world will be subjected ;---,there was to have been a grand dinner
party to-day at Carlton Palace; but that has been rather sud-
denly put off. The cause of these postponements is slight in-
disposition., His AI AJFSTY is afflicted with another attack of
gout ; the attack is in the feet—but we are happy to learn that
in other respects his ;Majesty enjoys his usual health.

• • •• FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Dowager Duchess of Rutland, from Belvoir Castle,
Rutlandshire ; Lord and Lady • Chetwynd, from their seat in
Oxfordshire; Gen. and Lady Matilda Wynyard, in Orchard-
street from Hampshire.; Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley, and
Family, in Montagu-square, from their seat in Staffordshire;
Mrs. Wat. Smythe and Family, at her house in Great
Cumberland-place, from Brighton; Lloyd Vaughan' Wat-
kins, Esq. in Graat Cumberland-place, from Pennoyre, Breck;
nockshire; Lient.-General Charles and Mrs. Grant, at the St.
Petersburglt Hotel, Dover-street, from Nerot's Hotel; Lieut.-
Gen. Sir Geo. and I ,ady Brown, at ditto ; the Hon. Mrs. M `Ken-
sey and family, at ditto ; Captain Berkeley, at ditto ; Captain
Hill Beresford, at ditto ; Captain and Mrs. Johnson, at ditto,
from F:-.ince ; Sir Edward, Lady, and Miss Knatchbull, at
the Cleveland Hotel, St. James's-street, from a tour; Sir
Edward Price, Bart. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place,
from Wales ; Colonel Aubrey, at ditto, from Newmarket : It.
Plumptree, Esq. at ditto, from Norwich ; R. Hoare, Esq. at
ditto, from Bath ; John Taylor, Esq. at Jordan's Hotel, St.
James's-street, from his seat, Spring Grove, Worcestershire ;
Lord Dunally, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris
G. A. Askew, Esq. at ditto, from Northumberland; Lord
and Lady Ongley, at _Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street,
from a, tour ; Sir Charles and Lady Rich, at ditto ; Ge-
neral and Mrs. Rioll, at ditto ; HonourableJ. Coventry and the
Misses Coventry, at ditto, from Northamptonshire; Countess
of Mansfield and the Ladies Greville, at Mivart's Hotel, in
Lower Brook-street, from Richmond-hill; Sir Francis and
Lady Wood, and family, the Rev. Sir Edward Kynaston, and
the Misses Kynaston, at ditto, from Hastings ; J. Dauncey,
Esq., at ditto, from Buckinghamshire; Smith Wright, Esq.,
Lady Sitwell, and Miss Stovin, at ditto.

The Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia, and the Duchess
of Gloucester, were of the Duchess of Kent's party on Sunday
evening, at her apartments in the King's Palace, Kensington.
The Princess Sophia, the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by
her infant daughter, the Princess Victoria and the Princess
reodore, visited the Princess Augusta yesterday.
On Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Secretary Peel, and
family, left town for Brighton, in consequence of Mrs. Peel and
children being slightly indisposed.
Mr. Secretary Canning's health continues improving ; the
!tight Hon. Gentleman remains at Coombe Wood, and takes
an airing every day in his carriage or on horseback, and fre-
quently pays a visit to the Earl of Bristol, at his seat at Putney
Heath.
Sir Charles Plower gave an elegant dinner on Saturday last
to his Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke of Welling-
ton, Earl IVestmorland, Mr. liuskisson, the Lord Mayor, the
Governor of the Bank, and a select Party.
Luke Leaks, Esq., entertained his friends with a splendid
Ball and Supper at his Villa, near Stamford Hill, on 'Thurs-
day last.

American Papers to the 16th ult. reached us,
the contents of which are unimportant. The
following appointment by the President of the
United States has been officially announced,viz.—

" Rufus King, of New York, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain, in place of
Richard Rush, appointed Secretary to the Treasury."
(From a New York Paper of the 12th April.)
FROM CALCUTTA.,After confirming our late victories in
• India, it states as follows :—A treat• of friendship and,alliance
has been concluded between the British Government in India
and the Sultan Mahomed Shah of Johone, and Datto Tom-
mongong and Chief of Singapore and its dependencies, which
account was announced by 19 guns from- Fort William on the
23d December.

There is no intelligence of the slightest inte-
rest from South America. There has been a
great fire at Boston, by which sixty houses and
public stores have been destroyed, as well as
enormous quantities of merchandise.

It is now confidently reported in the upper
circles that Prince LEOPOLD is soon to lead to the
altar the widowed Duchess de BERRI.
The rumour that the wealthy widow of a de-
parted Banker is about to be married to a young
Nobleman, is wholly discountenanced by the
friends of the Lady. The real truth is, that the
young Nobleman does not abound in riches, and
is of a very amiable character, and the liberality
of•the Lady is extended to him rather in the light
of an adopted .son than as an intended partner in
the firm of wedlock.
We cannot Help agreeing with the animadver-
sions of a Morning Paper on the introduction of
a certaiii Italian Singer at the Duke of DEVON.
SHIRE'S Concert on Friday last. We were in
hopes that no singers of that description wouLl
ever find their way into this country again, arid,
hoWever they may be received in private parties,
we are persuaded that, if they come before the
public at large, the manly spirit of the British
character will .break forth on the occasion. How
they could be tolerated in former times.would be
inconceivable if vocal musical excellence. were
not then rather low in this country. But we-have'
now a race of public singers so excellent that
we can export vocal performers even to the
boasted regions of Music, Italy,—witness
LINGTON, DI OWNS, and at the present moment
Mrs. GLOSSOP and Miss WILSON. Let our feel-
ings then no longer be revolted by performers to
whom it was thought that the revolutionary dis-
orders which the French carried into Italy had
put an end, and let the pitiable individual in
question take warning by the fate which was
prepared for KEAN in Edinburgh, and confine his
talents, whatever they may be, to the private
Concerts of those Persons of Fashion who are
superior
of o
to the vulgarliffeet:lings and borne-bred
prejudices
NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY. 'MS
morning the Annual Meeting of this Institution was held at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields,
when the large room presented a most lively appearance
Up-
wards of 600,persons being present, the majority consisting lfting 'of
ladies, who were elegantly attired. At twelve o'clock,Adniiral
Lord Gambier, Lord Bexley, the Hon. Mr. Shore, with a large
of
hf other
ro o m Noblemen,
fannidE Naval,l o andas
proposedAl i t aryt
offi
thee Officers,
Chair,
said a short prayer, when the Secretary's report was
stated, that during the last year Bibles anti Testaments had
bodytere d
been widely circulated amongst soldiers and sailors en
the
most beneficial effects was the result of the Society's' exertions.
Eloquent speeches were delivered before the meeting broke
and a handsome collection was made. up,
The Marquess WELLEsLEY, who IS every day
expected in England, will, on his arrival, have an immediate
audience of his MAJESTY, on matters of deep interest to the
empire. The 'Noble Marquess will deliver his sentiments on
the Catholic Question in the House of P
-eel's, and afterwards
re-
turn to his Government in Ireland.—(Morning
Chronicle.)
s The elevation of Lord VALmEnsTot„, will oc-
casion a vacancy in the -Univerisity of Cam-
bridge? which Mr. SCAIILETT is likely to fin.

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