The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-02 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

Grand dinners were yesterday given by the Duke of Grafton
(the Duke of York of the party); the Earl of Harrowby, in
Grosvenor-square; Lord Melville, 'at the Admiralty; the
Right Hon. W. Huskisson, in Somerset-place ; Col. Hughes,
in South Audley-street.

FEMALE FASHIONS 'FOR JULY, 1825
( From the Lady's Magazine,-.IITo. 30—New Seriei. )
D SUMMER PROMENADE DRESS.—Tunique pelisse robe nnd
petticoat of gros de Naples • the colour terre d'Egypte, trimmed
with three rouleaux, set close together, and entwined round
with another rouleau ala Thyrsus. The body made plain, and
.only partially high. Sleeves en gigot, as to their form, but
less full than heretofore. Rose-coloured bonnet of grey de
Naples, over a lace cornette. A large convent cross of gold,
dependent from a braid of hair. Sea-green parasol.
EVENING DnESS.—Dress of tulle over pale pink satin, with
two rows of crape, bouillannis set on en fers de throat, in the
interstices of which appear full-blown roses, and in the front
are two bouquets of roses with their foliage. Corsage is la Se-
rigne of pink satin, the bouflbnt drapery across the bust of tulle.
Full sleeve, confined across the middle of the arm by a rouleau
of white satin. Armlet of pearls, and pearl necklace, with a
braid of hair. Regal toque of white-satin, pearls.and gold.

CONVERSA ZIONE.—The conclusion of these in-
tellectual entertainments for the present season, given by 11r.
PETTIGREW at his house in Saville-row, took place last night.
As usual, the rooms were attended by a numerous body of the
most. distinguished scientific, medical, legal, and literary cha-
racters of the metropolis, all of whom could not but feel regret
that so agreeable a meeting was then to terminate. The most
curious of thearticles submitted to the inspection of the com-
pany where a number of skulls of different Indian and African
tribes, the shapeA of which had been moulded aceording to the
barbarous customs of the respective countries. The spectacle
was interesting to the ordinary observer as.well as to the intel-
ligent professors, and excited particular attention. The tables
were covered with valuable books, and several beautiful draw-
ings and prints added to the general-gratification. The Duke
of Sussex, with his usual good humour, remained till a late
hour, and the company soon followed the Royal Visitor, highly
gratified with the mental enjoyment which the liberal host had
afforded them.

-111 a antED, on Thursday, June 30, by special licence, at
Saling Gros.e, in the county of Essex, the seat of the late
Bartlet Goodriah, Esq., Thomas Barrett Lennart', Esq.. 111.11.,
eldest son of Sir Thomas Barrett Lermard, Bart.,• of Belhtis,
in the same county, to Mary, only daughter of the late Bartlet
Bridger Shedden, Esq., of Gower-street, London, and of Ald-
ham, Suffolk, and grand-daughter of the lateliartlet Good-
rich, Esq. • -The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Bartlet
Goodrich, A. M., Vicar of Great Saling.

VAUXIIALL.-The company were gratified last
night with a new and. extraordinary spectacle.
Mr. C. LEEMAN, who lately arrived from Rus-
sia, appeared for the first time in this country,
and exhibited such. feats on the tight rope, as
justly excited the warmest applause. His firm-
ness, strength, and agility, were indeed sur-
prising. He is a native of Norway, and in ad,
dition to these singular powers, he. is, we under-
stand a good portrait painter. •
. . .

THE THAMES TUNNEL.-011 ThUTSIlay lit-St,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by
an officer of rank, visited those interesting works at Rotherhithe.
His Royal Highness, attended by Admiral Sir E. Cothington,
one of the Directors, and by Mr. Brunel, the :engineer, went
down the' great 'shaft, which :is, we understand, now 52 feet
deep, or 13 feet lower than the deepest pait of the Ritter.. His
Royal Highness wit nessed the manner in which the viork is car-
ried on, and expressed his admiration of the progress which has
been able in this undertaking. It is expected that in about
three weeks or a'month the double archway will be commenced
towards the River. The ground on the River side-in particular
is found to be so dry and hard that the engineer feels no appre-
hension at leaving in the wall of the shaft, on that side, an open.
ing of 40 feet.by-17, which in his original plan was to have
been built solid, and cut through: afterwards. This work was
visited on the preceding day by the Vice-Chancellor, and a nu-
merous party of persons of distinctiOn. • •
ROME, JUNE 10.--The murderer Tardini has
been at length discovered, and arrested in his villa before the
Porta Postese. The Pope had already given permission to
take him even from the altar should he succeed in taking re-
ftige in a church. The person last wounded by him is, how-
ever, still alive, and there is some prospect of saving his life.'
Some persons are therefore of opinion that Tardini may this
time also escape the punishment of death. It is, however, false
that it is contrary to custom in Rome to pass sentence of death
during the Anno Santo. Executions indeed are avoided, and if
it is not thought fit to defer them till the end of the year, the
criminali are conveyed to some other town in the Papal domi
nions, and there suffer their punishment. Nevertheless, there
are instances of executions in Rome itself when a great and
prompt example has been judged necesf.ary.—(Allgetneiue
Zeitung, June 25- )

MENAI littlDGE.—The fifteenth chain of this
stupendous undertaking was safely got up to its situation on
Tuesday. This is the last chain but one; whence.the road-way
will he suspended. At six o'clock in the morning, the pontoon
carrying part of the chain began to move ; and somewhat un-
der two hours it was safely secured in its situation without the
least accident. We understand the road over will be com-
pleted early in this autumn for passengers and carriages. The
Suspension Bridge over the Conway is in a forward state.—
(Shrewsbury Chronicle, July 1.)
The Rev. SAMUEL DAVIES, jun. B.A. Domestic
Chaplain to the Marquis of Waterford, has been collated by
the Right Rev: the Lord Bishop of St. David's, to the Rectory.
of Bringwyn, in the county of Radnor, void by the death of
the Rev. S. Powell.

On the 2,lst ult. the Clergy of the Deanery of
Melenith, in the county of Radnor, held a clerical meeting at
Llangunllo, in the said county, at which the Rev. W. R.
Rees, Rector of Cascob, presided, when, among other proceed-
ings, an address was unanimously, voted to their late learned
and much respected Diocesan.
Mr. Husitissort has wisely determined to put
a stop to the admission of four-inch planks at a less duty than
is paid on timber in the bulk. He had intended to go further
and prevent Russian and Prussian three-inch deals from-com-
ing at a less duty than timber, as appears by an equitable scale
of duties, printed in the votes of the I-louse of Commons; hut
the measure, although. only an act of justice to the sawyers and
proprietors of saw-mills in this country, is abandoned, because
it was disagreeable to a great Northern Power. We yet hope
Government will be induced to lower the chity.on timber, and
give our own sawyers a fair chance with the proprietors of saw-
mills on the Continent, who charge (because they are favoured
in duty) nearly four times as much, for sawing as they ought
to do.—(Bull Packet. )