The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-10 00:00:00

THE KING.

BRIGUTOII, FEE. 9.—We rejoice to state that his MAJESTY
is now regarded as free from indisposition. The appearance of
his Majesty at the Chapel yesterday, is mentioned as confirma-
tory of that happy event. The public anxiety, consequently,
is now perfectly dissipated. The only answer given to inquiries
at the Palace to-day, is, in effect, " That his Majesty is well."
His Majesty is expected to leave this place on Wednesday or
Thursday for Carlton-house ; from whence. report says, he
will in a few days remove to Windsor. For the first time since
his late regretted attack of the gout, his Majesty took dinner
with his attendant Suite yesterday.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS
The Earl and Countess of Darnley, at their house in Berke- j
ley-square, from their seat, Cobham Hall, Kent ; the Earl and
Countess of Arran, at their house in Dover-street, from their
seat, Arran Lodge, Sussex ; Sir John Perring, Bart. in Port-
land-place, from his seat near Plymouth ; Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Morris, and family, in Great Cumberland-place ; James Stuart
Wortley, Esq. M.P., and Lady Caroline, at their house in
Curzon-street, May-fair, from their seat, Wortley Hall, York-
shire; Hudson Gurney, Esq. M.P. Mrs. Gurney, and Family,
at their house in St. James's-square, from their seat, Res-
, wick Hall, near Norwich ; _the Marquis of Winchester, at
the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from his seat, Amport
House, near Andover, Hants ; Lord Hope, at ditto, from a
tour ; Sir H. Fane, Bart. at ditto, from his seat, Hants ; C.
Baird, Esq. at ditto, from Cheltenham ; Capt. Acheson, at
ditto, from a tour ; Earl Fife, at the Pultency Hotel, Albe-
marle-street ; Lord Belton, at ditto, from his seat in Hants ;
W. A. Maddocks, Esq. M.P. at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosve-
nor-street, from his seat in Herefordshire ; Robert Aberdeen,
Esq. at ditto, from Brighton ; John Morsheacl, Esq. at ditto,
from his seat in Derbyshire ; Lady Stewart, at Kirkham's
Hotel, Brook-street.
CLIANGES.—Lord Montague, for his scat, Long Ditton ;
Lord Wm. Russell, for oburn Abbey ; Major and Mrs.
Ramsey, for Brighton ; Joseph Ilayne, Esq. from Stratford-
place, for Cheltenham.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Countess of Listowell has issued cards of invitation for
an early party on Friday evening, at Kingston House, Knights-
bridge.
Lord and Lady Holland entertained Viscount and Vis-
countess Granville and a distinguished party at dinner yester-
day, at Holland House.
Lord Melville had a grand dinner party on Saturday at the
Admiralty.
Dowager Lady Neave had a select party yesterday evening,
at her house in Albemarle-street.

MONUMENT to the MEMORY of the Late CHARLES

pecu-
liar department in which his distinguished talents were Tlmre is certainly no individual, in the
dis-
played, to whose memory the British public owe so much as to
the late Charles Dibdin, who may with truth be styled the
Shakspeare of song. The subscription set on foot to erect a
national monument, that may embalm the remembrance of his
genius, and testify the grateful sense which his countrymen
entertain of the important services derived from it, is honour-
able to our national character. It has hem, till now, a reproach
to us that an individual, whose whole lire was spent in promot-
ing the rational delight and moral festivity of his country, and
who drew forth, from the full resources of his fancy and his
feeling, the
volumes of national music and of national song,
which he has bequeathed to his country, should have received
no public testimonial that might put its gratitude on record.—
No language but our own contains such specimens of charac-
teristic sea-songs; no music but our own has melodies cf
the same peculiar and appropriate cast. It is impossible
to appreciate their value too highly. It is not too much to
say that they exalted the character, while they refined the
courage of the BRITISII NAVY. They did this by super-
adding a tone of sentiment to the bravery of British tars. His
ballads seem written with in express view to this end ; they
have all of them a to to soften thc coarseness of their
uneducated feelings by imperceptibly training them to an ele-
vation of sentiment—to the recollections of home—to the hopes
and fears of absence—to the remembrance of female tenderness
and of female attachment. A leaning towards all this is to be
found in all his songs ; they indeed derive their celebrity from
the interest, in. this way, which they excite. Several of his
lyric compositions, marked out to be sung at the approaching
public festival, are in this respect unrivalled, " Tom Bawling,',
The Lan that loves a Sailor," " Ben Baeksta y," " True
courage," " The s'oldier's adieu ;" all these, and many, many
others, have been sung and listened to on hoard our ships of
war, with a delight of which we landsmen can have no concep-
tion. They are strung to the manliest and most generous feel-
ings of our common nature, and linked with all the associations
which give an interest and a value to life. It would be difficult
to point to any instance in which the human intellect has pro-
duced such an infinite variety of excellence in ballad poetry ;
every single effusion of Dibdin's genius bears not only the
Y, but that distinguishing character
ht stamp
fitsitor to ig
reflect the spirit and sentiments of the class to
dwihretoc
whose feelings it is addressed. His dialect and phraseology are
always appropriate, whatever be the subject. Ile gives to sea-
faring simplicity, and his apt introduc-
tion of t o
amongst
the happiest efforts of his muse.
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of
It is greatly to the praise of Dibdin's songs that they never
were the vehicle of personal satyre; and great as this merit is,
they have one still greater—that they never pain the purest deli-
eticy, or offend the chastest ear. A national monument is well
bestowed on every individual who has contributed to raise the
fame of his country. The display of our gratitude is, in such
a case, connected with our best interests; for, in a nation,
fame and its rank has no firmer basis than the genius
The active and praiseworthy exertions of the
of its i
ps
oople. power,
Committee of Management will, we are sure, fully justify
their opinion that the intention of raising a subscription for the
above object, only required to be brought before the public to
insure a general anti liberal support; and we arc rejoiced to
learn that the nobility and gentry have come forward with ala-
crity to promote and extend the contributions.

The report of the "Merry Wives. of IVindsor"
being converted into an Opera is totally untrue,
and evidently the "weak invention of some
enemy." The play is about to be brought for-
ward at Drury-Lane, with the whole comic
strength of the Company, and with no other ad.
ditions than as Amiens, and Rosalind, and Lo-
renzo, and Jessica, have songs in As You Like It,
and the Merchant of Venice, so Fenton, Mrs.
Ford, and Mrs. Page, are to warble a few of
our Bards—" Native wood notes wild."
Mr. CONWAY THE AcTolt.—The New York
Statesman, of Jan. 13, gives the following account of Mr. Con-
way's first appearance in that city :—lt gave us great pleasure
to see the numerous and highly respectable audience that at-
tended the theatre on Monday evening, to witness the first ap-
pearance of this tragedian. Mr. Conway's figure is very pre-
possessing; his noble and majestic walk, and his easy and
distinct pronunciation enabled him to give a very true personi-
fication of hamlet. There was certainly no misconception,
but some want of energy in the earlier scenes; but before the
termination of the play we were fully convinced that he pos-
sessed extraordinary talents. The parting with his bosom-
friend Horatio, was very fine. There is nothing more touch-
ing in all Shakspeare than the following lines, which were
energetically recited by Conway :
" If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart,
Absent thee from felicity a while,
And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain

To tell my story."
The closet scene with the Queen was also well performed, and
from the many beauties he elicited towards the close of the piece,
we are convinced lie could still make more of hamlet.
The paragraph in a Sunday Paper, stating that
Miss STEPLIENS is shortly to be united to Mr. ROWLAND
STEVENSON, is without any foundation.
REV. ED W ARD I RYING.— It is reported in
Fife, that the Rev. Gentleman has been olfered the church of
Leslie, vacant by the translation of the Rev. William Greig, to
St Ninian's. We have also beard that it is probable Mr.
Irving will accept the living, which is in the gift of George
Leslie, Esq., of Leslie, and one of the best in Fife.—( Fife
Herald.)