The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-31 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, DEC.
.29.

The Royal Party at the Palace received an important increase
by the arrival of the Dukes of Wellington and Dorset, on Fri-
day. The Earl and Countess of Warwick, Le Conde de Fun-
chal, the Ambassador of the King of the Netherlands, Marquis
Graham and Colonel Lygon, of the Life Guards, had also the
honour of being guests at his Majesty's table. After dinner, in
addition, the Royal Circle included—
The Marquis of Bath, his Lordship's Sort and Daughter,
Lord William and Lady Louisa Thynne, the Earl of Uxbridge,
Lord and Lady F. Levison Gower, Col. and Mrs. Cavendish,
the lion. Mr. Upton, Mr. De Roos, and Mr. Locke.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, Sir Charles
Paget, Lord Henry Cholmondely, and Lord St. Helens, ar-
rived before dinner, and had the honour of being included in the
Royal Suite yesterday. The additional company in the even-
ing were—
The N arquis of Graham, the Marquis of Bath, Lady L.
WT. Warwick,
Lord Lord
Thynne, the Earl and Countess of
Lord and Lady F. L. GoWer, the Conde do Funchal, Lord
Wm. Paulett, Sir Edw. Blakeney, Sir W. and Lady Duff Gor-
don, Mr. Curzons, Mr. Locke, Mr. de Roos, Mr. Upton, Col.
and Mrs. Cavendish, Lady Ellenborough, Mr. H. and the
Misses Law, Count and Countess St. Antonio, Mr. Mrs. and
Misses Beauclerk, Sir C. and Lady Doyle, Sir John Doyle,
Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison, Col. Lygon, and the Earl of
Uxbridge.
His Majesty, suite, and family, were present at Divine Ser-
vice, in the Palace Chapel to-day. In the Royal Closet with
the King were—
The Duke of Wellington, Lord St. Helen's, the Lord Stew-
ard, and the. Master of the Horse. In the compartment to the
right were the Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeleyi the
Earl and Countess of Warwick, and Earl Clanwilliani ; in that
to the left the Royal Equerries, and Sir Charles Paget and Lord
H. Cholmondeley. The King was habited in blue, with a
small star, and seemed in perfect health. The Windsor uni-
form with stars, was the costume of the Sovereign's Noble at-
tendants, with the exception of the Duke of Wellington, the
Marquis, and Lord H. Cholmondeley. The body of the Cha-
pel was without a vacant seat. Many families of Nobility,
and the Bishop of Derry, were included in the congregation.
The sermon was preached by Doctor Pearson. The Dean of
Hereford and he Sub-Dean of the King's Chapel, St. James's,
were the
,other officiating Ministers. The King's Band, as
usual, were on duty. Mr. Gutteridge, in the absence of Mr.
Atwood, was seated at the organ. The King entered the
Chapel precisqy at mid-day. The service was closed at two
o'clock.
Beyond the recent arrivals, as making part of the Royal
suite, his Majesty has received no company at the Palace
to-day.
The Duke of Wellington, it gives us pleasure to state, is
considered as having completely recovered his health.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
Mrs. Dowdeswell, from Malvern, in Upper Berkeley-street ;
Prince Cariati, at Mivart's Hotel, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs.
Burton, at the Pulteney Hotel, from the Continent; Mr,
M"l'aggart, at his house, Piccadilly, from his seat in War-
wickshire.

CUANGES.—Lady Trollope, in Regency square, Brighton ;
the Earl of Abergavenny, at Bridge Castle, Sussex, from a
tour ; Lord Howard Molyneux, for his seat in Sussex ; Lord
Ellenborough, at Roehampton, from a tour ; Viscountess
Bulkeley, for Englefield Green, Berks ; Lady 'Sophia Heath-
cote, for Ham House, Surrey ; Sir Henry Rowley, Bart. for
Layburne, Kent; Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart., for Roehamp-
ton ; Mr. and Lady Caroline Lamb, for Brocket Hall ; Mr.
and Mrs. Egerton, at Tatton Park, Cheshire, from Yorkshire;
Cholmeley Dearing, Esq. for Ayott St. Lawrence, Herts.

FASHIONAI3LE PARTIES.
The Duke of Grafton is entertaining a distinguished party
of friends at his seat, Wakefield Lodge, Stoney Stratford.
Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth are entertaining a large
party of their friends at their seat, Tregothan, Cornwall.
Sir W. Houston, Bart. has a select circle at his seat, Avis-
ford, Sussex.
The Earl of Dartmouth has a distinguished party at his seat,
Sandwell Hall, Staffordshire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Camden are entertaining a
distinguished party of fashionables at their seat, the Wilder-
ness. Bent.
The Countess of Stamford entertained a small party yester-
day evening, at her house, Charles-street, Berkeley-square.
Lord Grenville is entertaining a distinguished party of visi-
tors at his seat, Dropmore Lodge, Bucks.

THE SERPENTINE RIVER.
Skaiters innumerable appeared yesterday on the ice (which
was of immense thickness); but the surface was greatly in-
jured by the vast clouds of dust driven from the eastward by
an uncommonly strong and piercing,wind. The line of car-
riages extended along the northern banks of the river. As to
female belles, among the pedestrians, we saw not one. We
saw nothing new in the evolutions on the ice. The quadrangles
were performed with an ease and grace quite delightful, and
equalled only by the quadrilles. One party of eight executed
the mazy round with surprising velocity and, correctness.

After the grand Court days at Hanover, two very brillian
Balls were given in honour of the Princess Augusta, which
her Royal Highness attended ' • the one was by his Excellency
the Imperial Russian General Von Benningsen, and the other
by his Excellency the Minister Von Meding. Her Serene
Highness the Landgravine of Hesse, mother to the Duchess of
Cambridge, had been indisposed for a' few days.--(Hanover,
Dec. 18.)
The annual festivities at Combe Abbey, the magnificent
seat of the Earl of Craven, in Warwickshire, were last week
suddenly put an end to by. an express from Ilempstead Mar-
' shall, in Berkshire, bringing the melancholy intelligence of the
dangerous illness of Mr. Brunton, father of Lady Craven.—
Lord and Lady Craven, accompanied by their eldest son Lord
Uffington, and Dr. Eden, instantly set off for Berkshire ; but
Mr. Brunton, we understand, had expired before their arrival.
SUBTERRANEOI79 FESTIVITIES.-011 Saturday last Mrs.
Astley, of Dukinfield Lodge, gave an elegant dejeune at the
bottom of Messrs. Bateman and Sheratt's engine pit, upon the
Black Mine, in Newton. The object of this subterraneous
visit was to view the wonderful machinery erected 450 feet be-
low the surface of the earth, for the purpose of winding up
coal from a still deeper level, of more than 500 feet. A number
of ladies were invited, but when the muster was made at the
top of the pit, only one (Miss Taylor, of Moston), could be
found sufficiently adventurous to accompany the fair hostess
to her appointed. breakfast-room. Mr. James 'Vylde, who,
as agent to Messrs. Bateman and Sheratt, has superintend-
ed the excavations below for the reception of an engine of
28 horse-power, and the inclined plane into the lower levels, and
whose skill and perseverance cannot be too highly appreciated,
received the party, consisting of twelve, and had so disposed
of a number of torches, as to render the high vaults and deep
recesses of the works clearly discernible. The party return-
, ed, after an excellent collation of cold viands and wine,
having !drank "To the memory of the late Mr. Sheratt,
whose great mechanical abilities first brought the mine into
consideration," followed by the song of" Should auld acquaint-
ance be forgot highly gratified by the boldness which had
L planned the undertaking, and with the success which appears
to attend it.—(Mcinehester Guardhin.)

DEEP PLAY.-The late General Ogle was a
noble-minded man, a pleasant companion, a sincere friend, and .
a most indulgent parent. His only failing—which in these
fashionable dissipated times the fashionable will not call a
fault—was his unconquerable attachment to play. A few weeks
before he was to sail for India, he constantly attended Pain's,
in Charles-street, St. James's-square, where lie alternately won
and lost large sums. One evezuing there were before him
two wooden bowls full of gold, which held fifteen hundred
guineas each : and also four thousand guineas in roulccna, which
he had won. When the box came to him, he shook the dice,
and, with great coolness and pleasantry, said—" Come, I'll
either win or lose seven thousand upon this hand : will any
Gentleman set me the whole ? Seven thousand is the
main." Then rattling the dice once more, cast the box from
him, and quitted it, the dice remaining covered. Though
the General did not consider this too large a sum for one man to
risk at a single throw, the rest of the Gentlemen did, and for
some time he remained unset. He then said—" Well, Gentle-
men, will you make it up amongst you ?" One set him 5001.
another 5001.—" Come," says he, " whilst you are making up
this money-7,000/..---I'll 'tell you a story." Here he began
to relate a story that was pertinent to the moment ; but perceiv-
ing that he was completely set, stopped short—laid his hand
upon the box, saying, " I believe I am set, gentlemen ?"
" Yes, Sir : seven is the main." He threw out ! then, with
astonishing coolness, took up his snuff-box, and smiling, ex-
claimed,—" Now, gentlemen, I'll finish my story,. if you
.please."