The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-12 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Count Lieven entertained a distinguished party at dinner
yesterday at Ashburnham House.
Lord illelbourn had a dinner party yesterday at Illelbourn
House, NlThitehall.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has issued cards of invita-
tion for a dinner party on Saturday next, at his house in Down-
ing-street.

GRAND FANCY BALL.—On Friday night last Lady Hon-
HOUSE, at her seat, Whitton Park, gave a grand Fancy Ball
and Supper to the Fashionable World. Nothing could equal
the magnificence and splendour of the dresses, which included
the costumes of every country. By about ten o'clock, Spaniards,
Turks, Albanians, Chinese, Grecians, Algerines, Russians,
Hungarians, Persians, Danes, Poles, Saxons,Scots, Swiss
peasants, Indians, Egyptians, to the number of nearly 400,
were assembled. The Band of the King's Own Dragoons re-
lieved Mr. ParNE's excellent orchestra, by playing lively airs
between the quadrilles and waltzei. At eleven o'clock the
Alilitary Band struck up the national anthem of " God save
the King."—The dancing was kept up with the greatest spirit
and liveliness until between six and seven in the morning, when
the rising sun gave notice that it was time to break up the
festive scene.

WALTZING.
1 As many of the retired matrons of this city, unskilled in
"gestic lore," are' doubtless, ignorant of the movements and
figures of this modest exhibition, I will endeavour to give some
account of it, in order that they may learn what odd capers
their daughters sometimes cut, when from under their guar-
dian's wings. On a signal being given by the music, the gen-
tleman seizes the lady round her waist ; the lady, scorning to
be out-done in courtesy, very politely takes the. gentleman
round the neck, with one arm resting against his shoulder, to
'
Prevent encroachments. Away then they go, about, and
about, and about. 4 About what, Sir ?'--.4 About the room,
Madam, to be sure.' ' The whole economy of this dance con-
sis
tits in turning round and round the room, in a certain mea_
rPd step;
and it is truly astonishing that this continued
revolution does not set all their heads swimming like a top;
but I have been positively assured, that it only occasions a
gentle sensation which is marvellously agreeable. In the
course of this circumvolution, the dancers, in order to give the
charm. of novelty, are continually changing their relative Kittle-
tons. Now the gentleman, meaning no harm in the world, I
assure You, Madam, carelessly flings his arm about the lady's
neck, with an air of celestial impudence; and anon the lady,
meaning; as little harm as the gentleman, takes him round the
waist, with most ingenuous modest languishment. to the great
delight of numerous spectators and amateurs, who generally
form a ring, as the mob does about a pair of Amazons
pulling caps, or a couple of fighting mastiff's. After con-
tinuing this divine interchange of hands, arms, &c., for
half an hour or so, the
lady begins to tire, and with " eyes
uprauled," in most bewitching languor, petitions her partner
for a little more support. This is always given without hesita-
tion. The lady leans gently on his shoulder; their arms en-
twine in a thousand seducing
alarmed, Matlam and ,—closer mischievous curves—don't be
closer they approach each other,
and, in conclusion, the
parties being "overcome with ecstatic
fatigue, the lady seems almost sinking into the gentleman's
arms. ---- ' Well Sir ! what then ?" Lord,
Madam,
ma,ndhotwheislihould. I kn011,.,' ( Balt net from the Works of
Gcofrey
Crayon in tat Somerset house Miscellany.)i;cellany.)
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His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARRNcE
has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM BURNErT,
M. D. (a Medical Commissioner of the Navy,
and one of the Physicians of his MAJESTY'S
Fleet) to be one of his Royal Highness's- Physi-
cians in Ordinary.
The parish of St. Clement Danes held a vestry
on Friday, pursuant to notice, to consider of the
immoral state of Great Shire-lane, Ship-yard, and
the neighbourhood. After the subject had un-
dergone considerable discussion, it was re,olved
that the conduct of some of the inhabitants, and
many of the frequenters of their houses, was no-
toriously infamous, and a Committee of the
churchwardens, overseers, and several inhabitants,
was chosen, to consider of the best means to abate
the evil. It seems that several recent robberies,
and the had character of two or three low
disorderly houses, have led to the measures in
question.

A Yorkshirennan, named Jack Phillips, was
apprehended at Bolton, by the constable of 13urnley, for steal-
ing twelve horses, in concert with another fellow who is now in
prison. The horses were killed for carrion-meat, and their
hides sold to the tanners. The manner in which he was de-
tected is rather singular. The constable was on the look-out
for another person, and taking some refreshment in the bar of
the Man and Scithe public-house, when he heard a person
singing in an adjoining room, which he recognised to be the
voice of the notorious thief Phillips ; he went and patted him
on the shoulder, saying, Jack, I want you, my good fellow."
" Do you ?" replied the thief : " Then here's an end to all my
acquaintance in this world," and immediately gave himself
up.—(Doncaster paper.)
SILK EAvErts.—On Saturday evening a very
numerous Meeting of Silk Weavers took place at
the Red Lion, in Phoenix-street, Spitalfields.—
The object of the Meeting was to consider of the
propriety of placing the Liberty of the Tower on
the same footing as the other silk-weaving districts,
with regard to the wages of journeymen weavers.
1795, 1805, and 1810, were the three last periods
in which the prices of wages were regulated be-
tween the master and manufacturers and their
journeymen, and the former year was the
last in which there were any masters residing
in the Tower District ; so that when the prices
were fixed in 1805 and 1810, no regulation
took place regarding that liberty ; the con-
sequence is that the arrangement of 1795 con-
tinues there, which puts the master-manufacturers
now residinf there on a better footing than
those of the other districts connected with the
silk weaving. There were nearly 400 weavers
present at this meeting. Mr. BENSON, manufac-
turer, was called to the Chair. After a good
deal of discussion several resolutions were passed
unanimously. The meeting, about eleven o'clock,
quietly separated.

The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, at her house in
St. James's-square, from North Cray, Kent; the Marquis of
Chandos, at Buckingham House, Pall-mall, from his father's
(the Duke of Buckingham) seat, Avington, Hants; Mrs.
Henry Chambers and Daughter, in Stratford-place, from a
tour ; Lady Carrington and the Hon. Misses Smith, at their
seat, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks, from Bath ; Colonel and Mrs.
Austin, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, from the Earl of
Plymouth's seat, Hewell Broomsgrove, Worcestershire; Major
and Mrs. Steuart, at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from their
seat, near Warwick.

CHAYGES.—The Marquis of Exeter, from Thomas's Hotel,
Berkely-square, for his seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire; Viscount
and Viscountess Granville, for their seat, Worstead Lodge,
Suffolk; Lord Carrington, for his seat, Wycombe Abbey,
Bucks; Lord Molyneux, for Croxteth, Hall, near Liverpool ;
Colonel Cooke, for Brighton ; Captain and Mrs. Dalrymple,
for Bath ; Lady Middleton and N. L. Acton, Esq. from Greil-
lon's Hotel. Albemarle-street. for their seat in Suffolk ; W. C.
Floyer, Esq., from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for his
seat in Staffordshire.