The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-27 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Hon. George Petre, from Cottesmore, Rutlandshire ;
the Hon. Mr. Murray, from Scotland.; James 31‘Night, Esq.
at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell, at Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street, frorn. Oxfordshire;
Sir St. Vincent Cotton, Bart., at Kirkham's Hotel, LoWer
Brook-stract, from a tour; Anthony Wright, Esq., at ditto,
from Brighton.

DEPART U RES.—The Earl of Chichester, for Stamner, near
Lewis ; Sir Frederick and Mr. Vane, from the St -James's
Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Cumberland ; F. F. Vane, Esq.,
from ditto, for Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, from Blake's
Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Wilts ; Sir Henry Fape, Bart., from
the Royal Hotel, St. James's, for Lincolnshire ; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Blake, from Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street, for Kent;
Mr. and Mrs. Crawley, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-
street, for Brighton ; J. T. Maine, Esq., from Upper Grosver-
nor-street, for Paris.

CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.
On Christmas Day the Duke of Wellington and a numerous
party dined with the Earl of Liverpool, at Coombe 'Wood.
Lord and Lady Morpeth have arrived, to Pass the holidays
with their young family, in town.
The next week the Oaks will be rendered gay, by the pre-
sence of much company.
Lord. Sydney and the Misses Townshend are now entertain-
in a party, at Foot's Cray.
The Duke of St: Alban's 'entertains a party next week, at
Gamin, in Surrey.
The Marquis of Exeter is enliVening Burleigh.Hall.
Mrs. Dampier had a small party, on Christmas Day, in
Chandos-street.
Also, in town, the followirg Fashionables are entertaining
eleir triends, viz. :—Lady Sheffield, in Wimpole-street ; Lady
Clark, in Hanover-square ; Lady Stourton, and Mrs. Vaughan,
in Berkeley-street ; and Lady E. Tufton, in Cumberland-
place.

' Mr. DASHWOOD, eldest son to. Sir JOHN DASHWOOD KING,
Bart., of West Wycombe, will shortly lead to the Hymeneal
Altar the beautiful Miss Bit oAritEAD, eldest daughter to the
late T. H. BROADHEAD, Esq. of the noble Gentian family of
BIttNCKMAN.

Letters received yesterday morning from Ply-
mouth, announce the sailing of the Expedition for
the West Indies, consisting of the following ships:
--Gloucester, 74 ; Plicuton 46 ; VaZorons, 20 ;
Eden, 20 ; and Batelle, 18 guns.
We last week intimated to our readers, that
Rear Admiral Sir JohN BERESFORD, Bart. in-
tended to offer himself as a candidate for the va-
cancy in the representation of this borough in Par-
liament, occasioned by the succession to the
Peerage of our late Member, Lord OSSULSTON.
Sir JOHN arrived here on Saturday last, and im-
mediately commenced an active and successful
canvas. His reception by all classes of the Bur-
gesses was highly flattering, and his election to
the distinguished situation is considered to be
perfectly secure. No competitor has yet ap-
peared.—(Berwick Advertiser.)
The piece of plate intended to be presented
to Mr. Secretary CANNING by a portion of his
Constituents, is now finished in London, and will
shortly be sent down to Liverpool for the in-
spection of the subscribers. It consists of a
superb candelabra of silver gilt, and forms a
splendid ornament for the centre of a dinner
table. It is supposed the cost will exceed 1,0001.
A tablet has been left for an inscription, for the
selection and preparation of which a Committee
of six was appointed on Wednesday, last. Be-
fore its final adoption, it is to be submitted to the
inspection of Mr. HusKissoN and Mr. HEBER,
two of Mr. CANNING'S principal friends.—(Liver-
pool Advertiser.)

- • The Emperor of RossA has been most gra-
ciously pleased to present Lieutenant THOMAS
Coors, (13) R.N. with a most superb ring, con-
taining the Imperial cipher and crown, both of
which are set in and surrounded by diamonds, in
testimony of his Imperial MAJESTY'S entire ap-
probation of Lieutenant COOK'S invention of the
" Night Life Buoy," which is now adopted into
the Imperial service.

II AMBURGII, DEC. 17.—The frost, which has
continued for some days, has filled the Elbe with
drift ice, so that to-day no ships have sailed.—
Some vessels lower down the river, bound to this
city, have been stopped by the ice. The com-
munication with Ilamburgh is open.
On Christmas Day a smart lad called at the
house of Mrs. RIELEY, in Regent-street ; no per-
son was at home but herself, and he told her that
one of her neighbours, whose name he mentioned,
desired her to call at his house—that he had some
particular business with her. She accordingly
went, and was informed it was a hoax. Suspect-
inc, it was a plan to rob her, she hastened home,
andz' found her room plundered of several articles
of dress, six silver table spoons, a table-cloth, and
a copper tea-kettle. The street. door was left
quite open ; and, although an alarm was instantly
made, the thief escaped.

P 0 E T It Y.

A PERSIAN FABLE.

(FROM THE LATIN OF Sill WM. JONES.)

Once, from a cloud, which Iran's plain
With a rich shower of fatness water'd—
One little particle of rain
On Ocean's vast expanse was scatter'd.

When kindling shame would speech permit,—
" Ah ! what," it cried, " is this strange place ?
" Where drops like .me for nought are fit!
" What unexpected deep disgrace !"

While thus it blush'd, a shell comprest
The liquid wand'rer, self-despis'd,

In union to its gernmy breast,
14There It at length was crystalliz'd.

Now sparkling in a Monarch's crown;
This moral, smiling, it supplies us—
" Not to repine, where'er we're thrown,
" Nor sigh for whatkiiid heav'n denies us."