The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-27 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Mr. and airs. Carrington, at Hakes's Hotel, from the Ab-
bey, Great Messenden ; Leonard Lee, Esq. at ditto, from
Yorkshire. •

DEPARTURES.—Mrs. Hicks and family, and Miss Field-
ing, from Somerset-street, for Camelford COttage, Hampstead ;
Mri. and the Misses Morris, and Master Morris, from Baker_
street, for Eastbourne, Sussex ; Mrs. Horton, from Ilakes's
Hotel, for Hadleigh, near Barnet.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

TILE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S PARTY.—His Grace gave
a Grand Dinner at Apsley-house, on .Tuesday evening, .when
the military band was stationed on ,the Lawn, in full cos-
tume-. The banquet was given in the new dining-room. At
half-past seven the Portuguese service of plate was displayed
on the table and four sideboards. The number of covers
was twenty-eight. At ten, o'clock the drawing-rooms were
illuminated.

THE COUNTESS OF DERBY'S CONCERT.—On Monday
evening seven apartments were thrown open to the Fashionable
World. The Music was wholly Italian. The performers the
Leaders from the Opera House. The Grand Saloon was ap-
propriated for that purpose. The Concert commenced at half-
past ten, and concluded at half-past twelve. ..
The Earl and COuntess of Jersey entertained the Duke of
Grafton, the Marquis 'and Marchioness of Lansdown, Viscount
and Viscountess Granville, and a distinguished party yesterday
at their house in Berkeley-square.
Viscount 'and Viscountess Hampden entertained a distin-
guished party at dinner yesterday at their house in Green-
street, Grosvenor-square. In the evening her Ladyship had a
select fashionable party;
The Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a select party of
fashibnablea yesterday evening at her house in Arlington-street.
On Saturday Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Glou-
, eett6r `droVe across Hampstead Heath in a post-chariot and
fisiiYand paid a visit to Mrs. Hicks and Miss Fielding, grand-
, daughters,to their former respected Governess, Lady Charlotte
Finch, to every member of whose descendants the Royal F,a-
inily all -Pay Inifariiihle attention. The Viscountess Cremorne
1.13, half.sistee to the above Lady.

POETRY.

THE PRESENT .DISTRESS.
" Whence this despair, Old England—say
These woes, increasing every day.
From Eighteen hundred twenty—
Is War or Famine now thy curse ?"
" 0 neither! Times are so much worse,
We die of Peace and Plenty."

THE Tit Evrax.—The benefit of Mr. B ttA NOON,
an old, attentive and faithful servant of the
theatre and the public, took place last night at
Covent Garden Theatre,' and we feel much
gratified in reportinP;that the house was attended
by a very numerous and elegant audience. Mr.
BaAsinolsr has been involved in pecuniary
culties, not owing to any improvidence but to
the benevolence of his disposition, in having be-
come legally responsible' in behalf of an un-
fortunate relation. The play, on this occasion,
was The Iron Chest, a play of powerful interest,
and the interest of which was powerfully sup-
ported by the. acting of Mr. YOUNG in Sir Ed-
ward Mortimer, the hero of the piece. Mr.
ABBOTT also gave,a very affecting support to the
part of Milord, and the rest of the characters
were properly assigned. The play was followed
by a concert, in which the whole musical strength
of the company readily came forward to support
the benefit of the veteran officer of the house. In
the course of the night the two daughters of
Mr. BRANDON displayed their musical talents
with great success, and if they are not destined
for the stage, their voices, their taste, and their
science, amply qualify them to hold a very re-
spectable station as Performers in a Concert
IRoom. The admired quadrille from the ballet
of Cindrellon was introduced and well performed,
and the afterpiece of. The Libertine concluded a
series of entertainments, in which public patron-
age found a recompense in rational and diver-
sifted pleasure.

THE Ai.alox.—Mr. NELSON'S Benefit Concert
took place at the Albion, Aldersgate-street, laSt
night, and we were glad to see it attended in a
manner suitable to the host of talent collected
on the occasion. Mrs. SALMON gage " Cease
your 'funning," with 'variations by BOCHSA, in
her usual exquisite style, and her singing of
" Villima" called forth the applause
.of the
audience. -Mr. BnAn,ot sang " Deeper and
deeper still" admirably, and was never heard
to greater advantage, the room being pe-
culiarly well calculated for music. Miss .TREE
sang the favourite air, " Bid' me discourse," in
a most charming style, so as to produce an en-
thusiastic encore. Miss GoonAL sang a Persian
air in a very chaste style. Messrs. SAPID, BE-
GREZ, ANGRISANI, ROVEDINO, and NELSON, COD-
tributed largely to the amusement :of the au-
dience in several very fine compositions, which
were charmingly executed. A young lady, a
Miss BETTS, sung Itossixi's favourite Cavatina
" Una Voce" in a superior manner ; she promises
_to be an excellent singer. Mr. NEATE played a
Fantasia on the grand piano-forte in his usual
neat and chaste style, did BOCHSA on the
harp. The whole was very
,judiciously arranged
and ably conducted by Sir GEORGE SMART.

Dr. BL AM, Dr. JOHNSON, AND CADELL.—When
Dr. BLAIR had finished the sermons, the excellence of which
afterwards reflected so much honour on his name and on his
country, he was so greatly in want of money, as to find it ne-
cessary to bring the manuscripts to London, for the pur-
pose of procuring a purchaser. The bookseller to whom he
applied was CADELL, and the price he asked for the copy-
right, one hundred pounds. Sermons were not attieles of the
greatest promise, CADELL informed him ; but added, that if
they were left with him for a few days he would shew them to
some friend, on whose judgMent he could rely ; and when he
called again, he should have his answer. . The sermons were
accordingly. left, and Dr. JOHNSON happening to drop in that
very morning, undertook their perusal. On returning the manu-
scripts two days after, CADELL asked the Doctor's judgment of
the compositions. Instead of giving him a direct reply, " What,'
said he, " does the author ask for these productions ?" " One
hundred pounds," replied the bookseller.
." Psha., psha !"
grumbled out JOHNSON, "give him two, man, give him two."
CAD'Eur. not only-followed the Doctor's liberal advice, but
finding himself afterwards an immenseffainer by discourses,
the argunients and elOquence of which forced them into the
han6 of every body, he voluntarily presented the learned and
' ingenious writg with an additional gratuity of MI.