The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

MARCHIONESS OF SALISBURY'S COKVERZ ASIONE.—This
Lady had her first converzasione for the season on Sunday even-
ing, at her house in Arlington-street : the spacious and elegant
suite of apartments on the ground floor were thrown open,
which were most • brilliantly illuminated. There were present
nearly 300 persons of the first distinction and fashion.
The Duke of Beaufort entertained a dislinguished party to
dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-square.
The Duke of Grafton had a dinner party yesterday at his
house in Clarges-street, Piccadilly.
Sir Edward Codrington, Bart. entertained a party of his dis.
tinguished friends to dinner yesterday, at his house in. Charles-
street, Berkeley-square.
Lady Mary Petre entertained a distinguished party to dinner
yesterday at her house in Grosvenor-square.
Saturday evening the Officers of the London Light Horse
Volunteers gave a splendid entertainment to Lord SIDMouTIi,
at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, when nearly
three hundred individuals of the highest distinction partook of
a sumptuous dinner. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK
in the Chair. Lord Sinstou Tx, the Duke of WEL LI xo'ros,
the Marquess of ANGLESEA, Mr. PEEL, and a great number
of Military Officers were also present.
Sir Henry and Lady Georgina Wellesley had a dinner party
yesterday at their house in Bolton-row.
The Earl and Countess Darnley gave an elegant entertain-
ment on Saturday, to the Duke of Sussex, the Earl and Coun-
tess of Albemarle, the Earl of Blesinton, the Earl of Caernar-
von, Mr. and Lady Mary Kepple, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brougham,
Mr. Macdonald, &c. at their house in Berkeley-square.
Viscount and Viscountess Granville entertained a distin-
guished party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Bruton-
street, Berkeley-square. In the evening his Lordship had a
fashionably party.

ARGYLL Rooms.—The eighth and concluding
Concert of the PHILHARMONIC SOC IE T Y, for the present sea-
son, took place last night in these Rooms, and, as usual, was
attended by a very numerous audience. This Concert, which
was obviously founded more for the honour of the Art than
for views of pecuniary advantage, has been always supported
by the very best musical professors, native and toreign, that
the country could supply. It was last night led by SPAGNIO-
LE T TI, a first-rate musician, and a very respectable individual,
and was conducted by our countryman, Brsuor. The orchestra
was filled by th e ablest performers on their respective instruments,
and the selections were taken from the most eminent composers.
The performers on this occasion were Sig. ZuCHELLI, Signora
CARADORI, and Miss H. ASHE. ZUCIIELLI possesses a fine
bass voice, and sings with feeling ; and when his manner
has been somewhat softened by practice, he will assume a very
superior rank. His first song was taken from The Creation of
HAYDN, and he joined in a duet of PaEit's with CAnanour.
They both exerted themselves with great effect, and were much
applauded. CARADORI is a very pleasing singer, but as she
is well-known and much admired at the King's theatre, there
is the less necessity to comment on her merits, and we need
only add, that in tile second act she displayed taste and science
in Dove Sono, from Le Nozze de ligaro. A strong interest
was obviously excited by the expectation of Miss 11. ASHE,
as the daughter of a performer of high and merited distinction.
This young Lady was to have sung the first air in the se-
cond act, but as CARADORI was obliged to attend ano-
ther Concert, the first air, that last mentioned, was allotted to
her, and the reason was explained by BISHOP, in an address
to the company, which, of course, was well received. The air
sung by Miss H.ASIIE immediately preceded the last perform-
ance of the night, CHEituniNes overture to Anacreon: All
the company, however, remained; and we may venture to say,
they never witnessed a more interesting appearance. Miss
ASHE possesses a very agreeable person, and is very young—
but her taste, science, and voice, are of the first order. She
sung a new Scena eeavatina of RosslNl, in a manner that
demonstrated the admirable school in which she had been edu-
cated, and her own talents and sensibility. Her voice is clear,
full, and sweet, and her intonation the most perfect we
ever heard. She received, as she deserved, the warmest
applause ; and we may venture to predict that she will prove
one of the brightest ornaments of our musical circles. The in-
dividual instrumental pieces of the Concert were a new Concer-
to MS. on the Piano-forte by MoscHELLEs, one of the most
distinguished performers of the day, and whose "flying fingers"
might remind us of TIMOTHEUS, and a Concerto on the
violin by KIESEWE T TER, of first-rate excellence. We have
dwelt the longer on this last Concert of the PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY, because its merits are of the highest order, and have
no doubt essentially contributed to improve the musical taste
of the country. •

WANSTEAD Houst.—Yesterday began the sale of furni-
ture at this princely mansion, a sale which, for the length of its
continuance, and the splendid magnificence of the articles to
be sold, is altogether unrivalled. It has been stated that the
carpets and hangings alone have cost, within the last ten years,
the astonishing sum of sixty thousand pounds, and every thing
else is in a similar style of sumptuousness. The crowd of vi-
sitors, to contemplate this scene of taste and grandeur, in the
course of last week, was incessant ; the multitude of carriages
of every description, continually coming and going, filled the
park with life and bustle, while the company within the house
were moving in one continued stream through the apartments
from morning till evening. To give the slightest possible de-
tail of the articles would very far exceed our limits. Suffice
it to say, that the hangings of Genoa velvet, trimmed with
solid gold lace, the silk embroidered carpets, with couches,
sofas, and chairs to correspond, the extraordinary profusion of
curious old china, rich-cut glass, and massive plate, the oriental
ebony chairs, the exquisite carvings in ivory, the fine paint-
ings; sculptures, bronzes, and casts from the antique, the fresh
and glowing Gobelin tapestry, the beautiful French clocks;
elegant chandeliers, superb pier glasses, magnificent state beds,
and splendid furniture of every description, form a tout-
ensemble, such as perhaps was never before collected in the
mansion of any subject, and has not frequently been equalled
in the Palaces of crowned heads. The Catalogue is in three
quarto parts of ItIO pages each, and the sale, which includes
not only the furniture but the books and wines, will reach to
the unprecedented length.of two and thirty days !

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, JuNt

It was settling day; and thi
The cash was all forthcoming.

[O.—STATE OF THE ODDS.
re was not a solitary mistake.—

DONCASTEv
5 to 1 agst Swap
7 to 1 agst Ajax
13 to 1 agst Newbyth.

ST. LEGER.
13 to 1 agst Mandane
20 to 1 agst Marcellus
20 to 1 agst Euphrosyne.

;NEWMARKET ST. LEGER.
Even on Moses.
OXSORD CUP.

Even on Spores.
This horse was sold for 400 `guineas, after losing at Ascot ;
had he won, 600 was to have been the price.

BOXERS.—To-morrow will be a great day of fistic 'sport.
The first battle will he between Oliver and Abbot, the second
between Acton and Ward, and the third' between Young Gas
and Burke. Oliver, Acton, and Burke are the favourites for
choice.—There was a meeting of first-rate amateurs of the
fist yesterday at the Council-room in Bond-street, for Gas
to face some Gentlemen of high sporting celebrity, whom
he had spoken of publicly as having given him a very con-
siderable sum of money not to try to win his late fight with
Neate. He not only made the assertion publicly, but he
staked 101. that he would go before a Magistrate and swear it.
The council was called by the commander of the forces, and
Gas had no other excuse to make for traducing the character of
those who had patronized his pugilistic talent than that he was
drunk, and that there was not a sentence of truth in that which
he had uttered. The affair had caused much suspicion and
dissension in the sporting world, although the manner in which
the battle was fought belied the story.