The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-27 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PAIITIVS.

The Duke of Gloucester has a grand dinner party this day, at
Gloucester House, Park-lane.

Earl Bathurst entertained a large party to dinner yesterday,
at his house in Great Stanhope-street, 11ay-fair.
The Counteks of Wemyss had an evening party in Stratford-
place, on Wedrizisiday-evening, which was attended by all the
leading Fashionables.
Lady Farquhar entertained a large party of Fashionables
yesterday evening at her house in St. James's-street.

CONSECRATION OF ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH,

CA MBE RWE

Yesterday a numerous and respectable congregation assem
bled at the new Church, in the parish of St. Giles, Camber-
well, to witness the ceremony of its Consecration by the Bishop
of Winchester. No person was admitted without a ticket;
and every necessary arrangement was made and observed to
prevent confusion. The interior of the Church is lightsome,
spacious, and commodious ; and is fitted up in a very taste-
ful style, combining elegance and simplicity. The tones of
the organ are peculiarly tine, and were done ample justice to
by the execution of Mr. Adams, who opened it. It afforded a
suitable accompaniment to the delightful singing of Mr.
Goulden, Mr. Hawes and the young gentlemen °this Majesty's
Chapel Royal. At about eleven o'clock the Bishop arrived,
attended by his chaplain, and was received at the church-door
by the surrogate, the yegistrar, the vicar, churchwardens, &e.:
and being conducted by them hito the vestry-room, his Lord-
CAI) having there put on his episcopal robes, proceeded from
thence to the communion table, where the vicar presented to
him the petition of the parishioners, praying his Lordship to
consecrate the church. The petition having been read by the
registrar, the Bishop, in compliance with its prayer, pro-
ceeded with the consecration, and walked in procession, at-
tended as before, down the middle aisle, and returned the same
way, repeating alternately with the clergy the 24th P3alm.—
The surrogate then presented the Bishop with the deed of con-
veyance, after which his Lordship pronounced an address to the
congregation, and offered up some prayers ; after which the
surrogate read the sentence of consecration ; which the Bishop
having signed and promul,.,,ved, his Lordship commanded it, to-
gether with the petition and deeds, to be registered among the
muniments of the office. The minister then commenced morn-
ing prayers; and when the service and sermon were over, all
who did not receive the holy communion left the church.

THE LATE SUICIDE.

TO THE EDITOR.

Snit—From the manner in which my name has
been mentioned upon a recent very melancholy occaion,
trust I may be allowed, through the channel of your respectable
columns, to submit to the public a few words in my own, behalf.
An account of the escape, C
March, 1815, of the o. ,tsnsitheon
American frigate from the three British ships Leanarr, err-
castle, and Acosta, in consequence of all three of the latter
having tacked away from the former, in pursuit of her prize,
whom she had directed to part company, appeared in my " ,
Ac-
count of the Naval Occurrences of the late American filar,"
published as long ago as June, 1817. In three or four months
afterwards, Mr. John Murray, of Albemarle-street, having met
me by appointment at his own house, told me that the Secre-
tary to the Board of Admiralty had deputed him to say, that
their Lordships approved of the manner in which I had drawn
up the statements in that work, and desired to take forty copies.
From that hour, nay, from the first publication of the work,
until yesterday morning, when the statement in the Morning
Chronicle met my eye, I never received a line, never heard a
word, impugning my account of the escape of the nstatution
from the Leander and her consorts, either as it is detailed in the
Co
" Naval Occurrences," or in the last volume of the " Naval
History." In the latter I stated what I had left to be implied in
the former—that the British ships tacked by signal from the Com-
modore. I also endeavoured to make it appear, that from the
Lesinder's leeward position, her gallant commander, in making
away from time American frigate,could not have
I encounter with her, as one or the other of his
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idse.manner ?" are the words I used.—
Perhaps I had better have stated boldly, what I then be-
lieved, and still believe, that, in not permitting the Acasta,
either with or without the aid of the Nezecastle, to continne
the pm suit of time Constitution, the British Commodore
did wrong. I most fervently wish that the unfortunate r;en-
tleinan, accompanied by some calm and rational friend, lead
honoured me with a call. I would have convinced one at least
that, though I considered Sir George to have erred in judo.-
meat, I never bad dreamt of questioning his gallantry. 1.117 t,
after all, how much better might this have been done
at the Admiralty by. Sir George Cockburn, Sir Edward
Hamilton, or Sir Richard King? Which of these Admi-
rals, according to the evidence on the inquest, took the proper
mode of appeasing the mind of their unhappy friend ? lied
any one of them assured the gallant officer that I meant no im-
putation upon his honour, and that (if necessary to say more)
a little obscurity was to be expected in an account drawn up by
one whom they all knew to be a landsman, it is my firm belief
the lamentable occurrence would not have happened.

WILLIAM JAMES,

12, Cli:zel-fields, South Lambeth, March 25.
P.S. The Editors of those newspapers in which the account
of the proceedings at the Coroner's Inquest has appeared, are
respectfully and earnestly requested to give ilsertion to this
letter.

We alluded lately to various new arrangements
and changes on the point of taking place in re-
gard to important Governments in India. Sir
THOMAS MONIIO is On his return to England from
Madras, and the Hon. MouNTsTuAtur ELPHIN-
STONE succeeds to that l'reidency. Mr. LUSH-
INCTON, Secretary to the Treasury, is appointed
Governor of Bombay, in the room of Mr. Lr.-
PHINSTONC. Accounts have l4cen received from
India, announcing tl►e extremely delicate state
of the health of the GovEnNott-GENERAL, and
that his return to England may b shortly ex-
pected.----(Morning Chronicle.)