The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-08 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

Lord Holland had a dinner party yesterday in Old Burling.
ton-street.

The Countess of Harrington entertained a select circle of
Fashionables yesterday evening at her house in the Stable-yard,
St. James's.

The Earl of Liverpool gives4grand dinner this day, at Fife
House.
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Mr. Secretary Canning givei grand dinner this day to %. At
count and Viscountess Granville, and a distinguished party, tits
Gloucester Lodge. . .
Lord Deerhurst entertained a party of friends during the last
or
tc week, at his beautiful seat, Severn Bank, wh . the sports of
v the field proved most eellent. Among the . Tents in the
art of destruction to the feathered race, Lon" Oley and the
Noble Viscount stood unrivalled. -

P 0 E T Y.

TO PEACE.
For this didst thou leave me, dearest, i 1
The sport of sorrow and pain,
To be told the•smilc thou wearest
Has dimpled thy check in vain.

Why droopest thou, sweetest and fairest ?
Why droopest thou, darling mine?
Remember the wrongs thou bearest,'
Nor willow but myrtle twine.

In sooth, thou seeiuest to languish,
And thickest to take his part;
Ah! born of trouble and anguish,
flow like a woman thou art!

Then go ! with thy song deadness,
Truth, valour, and love commend,
And chase from his brow its sadness,
• And tarry his bosom friend.

And if of its former beating
One lingering throb remain,
Why ! give it from me this greeting,
I trust we shall meet again.

SPORTING.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE,
MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING 'WEEK.

Mr. Dewing's Hounds, on Monday, at line Common ; on
Wednesday, at Kipton Heath, to run a buck ; Friday, at
Foulsharn iyill and on Saturday, at Fulmodestone. _
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The Earl of Scarborough's FOX-hounds, on Monday, a,
Sandbeck Park; Tuesday, at Connisbrol; and on Friday,
Grove.

The Badsworth Pox-hounds, on Monday, at Campsall Park
Tuesday, at Brodsworth ; Thursday, at Brierley Village ; an,
on Saturday, at the Red House.

Sinn. Stition's Hounds, on Monday, at Saxilby ; Tuesday,
at the Halfway house on the Newark-road; ThUrsday, at
Fiskerton bong Wood ; .and on Saturday, at Hung:am Gorse.
H. Jollifre, Esq.'s Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Smitham
Bottom ; Wednesday, at Chariwood Village ; and on Satur-
day, at Handcross.
The Surrey Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Keston ; Thurs-
day, at Prates Bottom ; and on Saturday, at Oxted:
"The Sanderstead Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Sa-
turday; at the Kennel.

The folloiving are the names of the Gentlemen
who are to compose the new Board of. Customs in Ireland :
Mr. Boothley, anti the Hon. J. Keith Stuart, from the English
Board ; the Hon. A. A. H. Hutchinson, H. S. King, Esq.,
and C. Boyd, Esq., who lately .held the office of Surveyor.
General in London. The Excise Board is to be managed by
five Commissioners, Vix.. Mr. Mortlock and Mr. Trefusis, from
the English Excise .Board; '3lr. Hewitt and Mr. Plunkett,
who were members of the old Board, and Mr. Cotto who lately
held the office of Surveyor-Upend.
CLOUGH AND SHEVrelt.,---Mr. CLOUGH, the
actor, had a very peculiar idea of amusement.—
The most diverting thing in the world to him was
a public execution ; and he would sooner fail
in being at the play-house on the night he was
to act, than omit attending the unfortunate
culprits to Tyburn, and be a spectator of the
horrors of death in their last moments. lie
was one night at a coffee-house, when hear-
ing the clock strike eleven, he abruptly rose
and paid his reckoning : an acquaintance of his,
sitting by him, asked " What is the. matter,
Clough, your hour is not come yet ; you never
stir till one " - replied Clough, " but
do not you know there is business to be done to-
morrow, and Ned Shuter and I are to attend ?"
Ned, who had been up all night in a joyous party,
was only in this first sleep when Clough called
upon him, and could not be prevailed upon
to rise : Clough set off for the scene of plea-
sure by himself, vociferating loudly,- " was
there ever suck a fellow ? He has no more
taste than a Hottentot !"—Clough's taste after
all, was not singular; those who write
Melodrames, and those who flock to see them,
belong to the same class. Lord Byron, with his
fondness for Newgate-calendar heroes, is an exact
counterpart of Clough.

The remainder of the 24th Regiment of Foot
is daily expected to arrive at Ports:nouth from
Calcutta.

The Ist Division of the above Corps, which arrived at Ply-
mouth on board the Susan transport fropt India, is proceeding
Portimouth, for the purpose of joining the remainder of the
Reghnentton.its arrival at that station.

Detachments belonging to the undermentioned regiments of
infantry, viz.--the 55th and 49th, have received orders to em-
bark at Cowes, in order to proceed to join their respective corps
at the Cape of Good Hope.
Dete.clrtents of the lbtli Lancers and of the 11th Light Dra-
goons are ordered from Chatham to Gravesuid, for the purpose
of embarkation for Bengal.
Detachments belonging to the following Regiments of In-
fantry--the 44th, 38th, 14th, 87th, and 59th--have received
orders to proceed from Chatham to Gravesend, to embark for
India. •

EAST INDIA COXPANY'S Tnooys.—A large dctachment
belonging to' the East India Company's Service are under or-
ders to march from Chatham to Gravesend; for the, purpose of
embarking for India. •