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

GRAND DINNER BY THE KING.

BRIGHTON, DEC 30.—The Russian Ambassador, the Earl
and Countess Cowper, Count Villa Real, Count and Countess
Munster, Count Funchal, and Mr. Luttrell, had the ho-
nour of dining with the KING to-day. After dinner the
• splendid Party received the following increase, viz. :—The
Earl and Countess of Chichester, the Dowager Lady Clan-
' mell, and the Earl and Countess Beauchamp, the Dowager
Lady Browniow and the Misses Cast, the Dowager Lady
Sheffield and Lady Anne Holroyd, Lord and Lady Ravens-
worth and the Misses Liddell, Lord Viscount and Lady Ber-
nar, Lord A. Beauclerk, the Dowager LsdyGosford, Lord
Gosford, and Lady M. Acheson, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lady
Caroline and Miss Dundas, Lord Arden and Miss Perceval,
Lord and Lady G. Seymour, Lady B. and Miss Bouverie,
Lady Katharine Stewart, the Countess of Sandwich, Lord
Viscount and Lady Gage, the Dowager Lady.Guildford and
the Ladies Susan and Georgiana North, Sir John and Lady
Shelley, Sir M. and Lady Tierney, Sir E. and Lady Kerrison,
Sir David and Lady Scott, Sir R. and Lady Borough, Mr. and
Miss Borough, Sir John anti Lady and Miss Paul, Sir A.
Hume, Sir John and Lady Copley, Sir H. and Lady Black-
;:a/aod, Sir R. and Lady Strahan, Sir Charles an:. Lady Bur-
' -rellS:r H. and Lady Lowe, Lady Faulkener, Sir John Doyle,
Sir Charles Doyle, Sir.R. Coutis Trotter, Sir R. and Lady
and the Misses Milne, Sir George and Lady Shitfaer, the Rev.
G. and Mrs. Shiffner, the Misses Shiffner, Sir Thomas and
Lady Farquhar, the Count and Countess St. Antonio, the
Count Vandramin, the Baron and Baroness Strulenheim, M.
Potemkin, Colonel and Mrs. Fitzclarence, the Lord Bishop of
Dromore, Mrs. and the Misses Saurin, the Dean of Hereford,
Mrs. and the Misses Carr, the Dean of Sarum, the Rev.
AV. Holmes; General and Mrs. Thomas, Colonel Disbrowe, Mr.
Disbrowe, Mr. anti Mrs. T. R. Kemp, Mr. Vernon, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Craven, Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs. Hope,
Mr. Far, Capt. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. H. Baring, Mr. Leslie,
Mrs. and the Misses Lloyd, Miss Seymour, Mr., Mrs., and
Miss Ramsden, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Grattan, Mr. and Mrs.
Trevor, Colonel John (58th) and Colonel Thornhill, Lord
Hopetoun, Majors Frasers and Kean, and Captains Strang.
Kays, Cathcart, and Molyneux, of the 7th Royal Hussars.—
The grand suite of state apartments were all most brilliantly
illuminated. _
THE KING'S GRAND • MUSIC PARTY.

On Monday night his MAJESTY had a grand Concert at the
yavilion, to which the celebrated Italian composer Rossini had
an invitation ; he was introduced into the Royal presence by
Count Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, and was received by
our August Monarch in a manner that must have been highly
gratifying to his feelings. His Majesty, with that discrimina-
tion and fine taste which so fr-:',2ently characterise all his actions,
in introducing Rossini Lao the music room and to the principal
professional Gentlemen thereitommande.d his inimitable band
to play the Overture to the Opera of La Gaya Ludra,
and also the beautiful concerted piece, Bouna Sera, from his
popular Opera, .11 BarNera di Seriglia. Both those pieces were
performed in such a style of superior excellence as to obtain the
mos:unqualified approbation of the composer, who express.
ed to his Majesty his astonishment that such powerful ef-
fects. could have been produced by wind instruments alone,—
At the concluson, he went to Mr. C. Kramer, the Conduc-
tor and Master of the Royal Band, and bestowed upon
him the highest encomiums for the masterly manner in
which he arranged his music, and declared that he never on
any occasion felt more gratified. Rossini was seated at the
piano-forte, and accompanied himself in two songs, one of which
an Aria Buffa, he gave with true comic spirit and humour ;
the other, De:dew:one's beautiful Romance, from his own
OSlzello, he sung most divinely, with exquisite pathos and
eip:cssiop of voice and countenance ; his voice is a good
clear tenor. His Majesty honoured him several times with
marks of his Royal approbation.—The celebrated and just-
ly popular piano-forte player, Mr. John Cramer, played a
Concerto of his own composition, in the most finished stile
of excellence ; nothing could surpass the brilliancy of his
fingering and execution, or the admirable ease to which
he makes his instrument so completely subservient to his
Powerful genius. He received most marked applause from the
Ling, who did him the honour to sit by the side of the piano-
forte while he was playing. The same flattering attention was
Paid by his Majesty to Mr. Lindley, who played a Concerto of
his own composition on the violoncello in the highest style
of perfection. His dulcet tones were delightful, and listened
to with rapture ; and he also received the full meed of
Royal approbation. Handel's two grand Chorusses, the Hal.
lelujah and the Coronation Anthem, were given with su-
blime effect by the Royal Choristers, under the direction
of Mr. Hawes. Mr. T. Welsh gave the aid of his fine bass
voice, Mr. Atwood, his Majesty's Maestro di Capella, pre-
sided With his accustomed excellence at the Organ ; its fine
tones completely filled the spacious room. A Signor Escudor,
a Young Spaniard, played on the violin with great sweet-
nes!, and was much admired. This delightful harmonic
"eat concluded with God Save the King. His Majesty
wifs in high health and spirits, and looked remarkably well.
—His Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke
and Duchess of Clarence, Duke of Dorset, Count Lieven,
Lord and Lady Cowper, Lord and Lady Maryborough, Lord
and Lady Erroll, Lady Granville, and other distinguished
Personages; were of the Royal Party.—Mr. Michael Kelly, of
the Opera House, had the honour of being present at the Con-
cert, by his Majesty's most gracious command.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
. .The Earlof Fife, in town, from a tour ; J. Dupre, Esq. at
hit house in Portland-place, from his seat, Wilton Park,
Buckinghamshire ; General and Mrs. Forbes, in Grosvenor-
%,blace ; Mr. Gage Rookwood, in Piccadilly ; Mrs. Deere, in ottingham-place; Mr. and Mrs. Lovibond , in Gloucester-
Pittae ; Mr. Maule, in Great George-street ; Mrs. Doveton,
mar;Wimpole-erreet ; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corbett, in Albe-
e-nreet ; Mrs. Reed, in Dorset-square ; Captain How-
ard, in Grosvenor-place; Mrs. Hardwicke, in Montague.-
~c:3luare ; Major and Mrs. Gordon, in North Audley-street ;
.01. Hamilton, in Lower Grosvenor-street; Mr. and Mrs.
Aearle Fitzgerald, at their house in Dover-street, from Brighton;
tlieHon. Mr. Edwards, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street,
from Ireland.
CHANCIES.—EarI Derby, from Knowsley
Pair, to Epsom ; Lord
Grenville, from Droprnoro, to town : Sir Charles Paget, from
Oak,- to Worcester ; the Marquis of Graham, for Mel-
ton illowbray, Leicestershire ; Earl Cranky, for his seat in
elm; -Earl „Rivers, for his seat, Hare Park, Newmarket ;
tliLaid Colchester. for his seat, Redbrook, Sussex; Sir Davidge
71:elould,, Bart. for his seat in Harts • James Maxse, Esq. fOr
ton Mowbray, Leicestershire; Colonel and Mrs. Harvey,
Cheltenham ;- colonel Hamilton, for Brighton ; Colonel
'l`!,tt Mrs. Parker, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, fin
jvt mclieste: ; Colonel Bagwell, M. P. from the Royal Hotel,
jaea's-srcet, for Chelenham ; George aulfield, Esq.
'tort Alimvart'st Hotel, Lower Brook-street, forC Paris ; Major

and Mrs. Clinton, from ditto, for Bath; Captain Grant, from
ditto, for Brighton.

FASHIONS FOP. JANUARY, 1824.
(From Ackermann's Repository of Arts, lc.)
MORNING DRESS.—Twilled sarsnet or levantine high
dress, of a deep green colour, called by the French eau de Nil:
the corsage fastens behind with hooks and eyes; is made to fit
the shape, and ornamented with perpendicular wadded satin
rouleaux of the same colour and equidis:ant : broad satin cein-
tare, with a uniform rosette behind. Long tight sleeve, edged
with satin at the wrist, and fastened with a satin band, the
titer part formed into a diamond, with a wadded knot in the
centre. Short full upper sleeve, confined by satin rouleaux
placed logitudinally, and supported with satin knots, The
bottom of the dress has six wadded satin rouleaux, each headed
with a narrow piping formed into waves or festoons, and sup-
ported with wadded satin knots ; beneath is a broad satin hem:
richly worked collerettc and ruffles. Bonnet de jolie femme of
British Mechlin lace; long stri.igs of the same, trimmed with
lace like the borders, which are drawn very full at the sides,
where a bow of pink gauze ribbon is introduced beneath the
cap, being of one piece of lace. The head-piece is formed by
two drawings, and ties behind with pink sattin ribbon : three
separate bows or puffings of broad shaded pink gauze ribbon
are placed in front. Embossed gold ear-rings, chain, and
cross. Buff colour Morocco shoes, tied with ribbon of the same
colour.

PROMENADE DaEss.—Pelisse of• laventine silk, or Terry
velvet, of a a rich brown colour (couleur d'oreille d'ours,) made
plain and high to fasten in front, with a neat standing collar,
edged with satin of the same colour. The velvet (welaurs
ipingk), which promises to be very fashionable this winter, has
not been worn for many years : it looks like very narrow cords,
and forms elegant trimmings for silk pelisses : the ceinture,
which fastens with a gold buckle in front, and the leaves and
knots of the trimming, are made of it. The trimming is scol-
loped, and edged with satin, having a pair of leaflets introduced
at each point through a slit, which is bound with satin, and re-
united with a velvet knot behind the leaves. The corsage is or-
namented from the shoulder to the waist, where the trimming
approximates, and widens again in descending, till it reaches
the ermine which goes round the bottom e the pelisse, and is a
quarter..of a yard in depth. The long sleeve has a full epau-
/ate, ornamented with leaves, and the wrist is trimmed to cor-
respond. Bonnet of the same material as the pelisse, lined
with the same, and the inside edged with shaded velvet, rather
more than an inch broad : the front a la Marie Stuart ; the
crown round, and rather low, ornamented with velvet flowers
and bows of shaded velvet. Bonnet cap of Honiton, with very
full borders fastened under the chitr. Full lace ruff and ruffles.
Terry velvet boots, the colour of the pelisse. Pale yellow
gloves, and a shell reticule, with silver chain.

CLUB OF TRUE HIGHLANDERS.
A number of young Gentlemen from the Highlands of Scot-
land have for some time back established a Club or Society at
the British Coffee-house, in Cockspur-street. The object of
which is to afford assistance to their countrymen who are dis-
tressed. The meetings are held weekly, and the company are
in general dressed in their national costume. On Friday last
a ball was given, which was numerously and most respectablyattended. The Ladies were dressed in a style of great ele-
gance, which reflected credit to the honour conferred to the
Highlanders by their display of tartan. The Gentlemen wore
universally their native costume, each abiding strictly to their
own respective clan. Strathspeys and Highland reels, accom-
panied by the bagpipe, commenced the evening's enjoyments,
while a most excellent military band of music, presented by the
Proprietor of the Panorama of ‘Vaterloo, at Spring-gardens,
for the occasion, was in attendance for country dances. The
refreshments were of the first order ; and the company did not
separate till sunrise the following morning, highly pleased with
their evening's amusements.