The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-03 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

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FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Mrs. Shipley entertained the Duke of Buckingham and a
select party to dinner yesterday, at her house in Dean-street,
Grosvenor-square. '
Lord King gave an elegant entertainment on Wednesday to
Earl Gower, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Lord and Lady
Morpeth, Sir William and Lady A'Court, Sir Humphrey
Davy, Bart. Mr. Ileathcote, Mr. George Fortescue, &c. at his
house in Dover-street.
ALMACK'S BALL on Wednesday evening was attended by
nearly four hundred and fifty persons of the first rank, distinc-
tion, and fashion. Dancing commenced at the usual hour,
eleven, and did not break up till past four.

PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY.--,The Anniversary Dinner of
this excellent Institution, which has for its object the reforma-
tion of criminal poor children and the admission of the offspring
of convicts, was held yesterday evening at the City of London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.—At six o'clock about 200 persons
sat down to a sumptuous dinner, among whom were several
persons of distinction, who addressed the meeting in able
speeches on behalf of the society, which appears to have effect-
ed great good.—. The Treasurer's report afforded much satisfac-
tion. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK was prevented
attending by illness.

POETRY.

FAREWELL.
[From " The Fate of Adelaide"'
I do not weep that thou art laid
Within the silent tomb ;
I weep not that the cold death shade
Hath marr'd thy youth's sweet bloom.
'Tis with no wish to wake thy sleep
Those tears thy grave bedew ;
Ah, no !—ah, no ! I only weep
I am not sleeping too.
'What is my life, but a vain show,
Of its last hope bereft ?
What spell can soothe the soul of woe,
That has but memory left ?
how dear, how very dear thou art,
These bitter drops may tell ;--
Sole treasure of my lonely heart,
A long and sad farewel !

We are happy to say the Duke of Yons was
so much better yesterday as to be able to ride
out in his gig. His Royal Highness proceeded
to attend the KING, and transacted the military
business with his MAJESTY for a considerable
time.

Last night, Mr. Avis, the King's Messenger,
left town with dispatches for Munich.
Yesterday morning, a Messenger arrived in
London, from Vienna, with dispatces for Prince
ESTERIIAZY, the Ambassador. The same mes-
senger also brought dispatches from Mr. GORDON,
our Charge d'Affaires at Vienna.
Sir GEORGE NAYLER, Clarenceux King at
Arms, has been appointed Garter King at Arms,-
in the room of Sir I. HEARD, deceased; and Mr.
BIGNALL, Norroy King at Arms, was promoted
to Sir GEORGE NAYLER'S vacant office of Claret'.
ceux. The successor to Mr. BIGNALL is riot yet
appointed.

- Yesterday the KING received a long visit from
.he Princess AUGUSTA.

A letter from Stockholm, dated April 19, says
—" Our Government has granted to all Spanish
ships in the ports of Sweden, the same immunities
and privileges enjoyed by the most favoured
nations."

It is rumoured that the Salt'Tax will be aban-
doned by Ministers, should the measure of com-
muting the half-pay allowances and pensions
succeed.—(Morning Paper.)
We understand upwards of 2,0001. of the bills
stolen from the East Lothian Bank have been
discounted in this town ; and it is supposed that
BORTOWICK, the Cashier of the Bank, sailed
from this port on Wednesday, the 17th inst., in
the Juno, Capt. Do axe for Havannah.—(Liver-
pool Advertiser.)

Candles are now retailing in Nottingham at
6d. per" lb. ! and good butter was sold in that
market, last Saturday, at from 7d. to 9d. per lb. !
These are " olden times."—(Shejfie(d Iris.)
REDUCTION OP TITHES.—The Reverend JOHN
TREFUSIS, Rector of St. Columb, threw back ten
per cent. on his tithes, at the last settling day
with his parishioners, and treated them at the
same time with a good dinner.—The Reverend
John Strode Foot, lately presented to the Vicar-
age of Liskeard, at his first tithe meeting held on
Thursday generously deducted twenty per cent.
from the payments then made.—(Exeter Flying
Post, April 2.)

The Visiting Magistrates appointed for Ilches-
ter Gaol at the Wells Sessions, are General
BArrituasT, of Wookey (son of the late Bishop
of Norwich), and WILLIAM MANNING, Esq. the
late Sheriff, and on their first visit they ordered
the high walls which surrounded Mr. HUNT'S
and the adjoining wards to be immediately
lowered.—(Morning Paper.)
PUNISHMENT FOIL PLUNDERING OF WRECKS.
—Thomas Moore, of Moreton, labourer, was
convicted at the Chestor Assizes of stealing ropes
from the wreck of the Mary and Betsey, stranded
on the Wallasey shore in Oct. 1820, and sentenced
to death. It is to be hoped that all those persons
who have hitherto looked upon wrecking as a law-
ful trade will learn from his sentence, that by the
law of the land, as well as the laws of humanity,
it is considered a most atrocious crime. By the
26th of Geo. 11. plunder;ng a vessel in distress
(whether wreck or no wreck) is felony without
benefit of clergy.

The Ladies Clement, in Grosvenor-square; Lady Mary
Stopford, at Montague House ; Major and Mrs. Fletcher, in
Clarges-street ; Lady Elizabeth Frances Drummond, in
anstone-square; Mr. and Mrs. Havard; in Gloucester-place;
Lady Bloomfield, at Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-street ; The
Count and Countess Flalialt, from Paris, at Nerot's Hotel ;
Mr. and Mrs. Colwell, at ditto ; Sir F. and Lady Sykes, at
ditto ; Captain and Mrs. Elphinstone, from Sidmouth, at
Hatchett's Hotel, Dover-street ; Sir M. Seymour, at ditto ;
George Saville Foljambe, Esq. from Worksop, at Marshal
Thompson's Hotel, Cavemlish•square ; Sir John Burke, Bart.
from Marble-hill, Galway, Ireland, at ditto.
DEPARTURES-Sir George Gibbs and family, to Bath,
from llatchett's Hotel, Dover-street, Piccadilly ; General Sir
H. Johnston, Bart. tQ ditto, from ditto ; Earl. of Gosforth, to
ditto, from ditto; General Lewes, to Windsor, from ditto;
Colonel Kenzie, to ditto, from ditto; Captain' Stephenson, to
Bath, from ditto; S. Rolleston, Esq. to Cheltenham, from
ditto; R. Cooper, Esq. M.P., James Balfour, Esq., Mrs. and
the Misses Salisbury, Colonel Burke, Colonel Cooke, and Mr.
Jenningham's family, from Nerot's Hotel.