The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-08 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

The Dowager Countess Poulett's quadrille ball on Tuesday
evening, Hyde Park corner, was very fashionably attended.
Count Lieven has issued cards of invitation for a grand en-
tertainment on the 28th instant, at his new residence, Ashburn-
ham House.

The Earl of Aberdeen had a large party to dinner yesterday,
at his house in Argyll-street.
Earl Gower entertained Viscount and Viscountess Granville
and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his houie in
Hamilton-place.
The :Marquis of Lansdown had a dinner party yesterday at
Lansdown House, Berkley-square.
Viscount Hampden entertained a large party to dinner yes-
terday, at his house in Green-street, Grosvenor-sqUire.
Lord Saltoun had a grand dinner party yesterday, st his
house, Hyde Park-corner.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARiiiCE,' Prince
LEOPOLD, the Duchess of KENT, and 'Princess FEonoitE,
honoured the Italian Opera House with their presence on Tues-
day night.
CHARLES BANNISTER, coining into a coffee-
house one stormy night, said he never saw such a wind " Saw
a wind I" replied a friend, " What was it like ?"—" Like,"
answered Old UV, " like to have blown my bat off:"

BIBLE SOCIETY.

Yesterday the great Anniversary Meeting of
the Bible Society was held at the great haU of the ,Free.
masons' Tavern, which was filled in every part, even to the
galleries, soon after the doors were opened, and great numbers
were unable to obtain admission. Lord TEinxatotran took
the Chair.
The report, which was extremely voluminous, was read by
the Secretary. It announced the death of their late secretary,
the Rev. John Owen, to whose memory it paid a tribute, in
which the Meeting expressed their concurrence by the manner
in which they received the intelligence. The number of
the copies of the Scriptures circulated this year exceeded that
of any former year, and made the total circulated by this
Society alone, since its commencement, more than three mil°
lions of copies. It also represented the Society to be sail
ifitsouargeislnfitsnganid d its supporters n
increased
ropof the world.
in India,world.an Rmas,
and had spread
and
America.
Lord BEXLEY seconded the motion that the report should
be received. He said that he could not help congratulating the
Meeting on the beneficial effects which they had already pro'
duced, and the extent to which they had spread the Scriptures,
as exemplified in their distribution of them for the comfort of
the inhabitants of the frozen regions of Iceland and a large por-
tion of South America. His Lordship concluded by express'
in his ardent wishes for their prosperity.
Lord BARROWRY was received with much applause. He
moved the thanks of the Meeting to their President. To those
who had witnessed the amazing progress of the Institution no
words could be necessary to induce them to give their thanks to
him who had persevered in his exertions up to the present time.
His was a rare felicity, such as was only received in an
century by Sir C. Wren, who, having laid the first stone of the
great Metropolitan Temple to God. had the felicity to see its
top ascend to the clouds, and crowned by the cross of Christ.
able
The Bishop of GLOCESTER seconded the motion in an
eulogium on the exertions and conduct of the Noble Chairman.
His Lordship said, there was one statement in the Report It
which be was particularly gratitied—namely, the statement
tulifterdd
of the progress which the society had made in Ireland ; t..s
he was convinced that the only permanent remedy for the evil.
which afflicted that unhappy country was religious and moral
education.
and
the
i:ed
increase of correspondence in the most remote and unciv
countries.
thTeEmrortminoguuTpounrostheciarnpdroregtruersnseadbtrhoaadnk, s, and confraet-
returned
The Secretary from the Russian Bible Society
thanks in the name of their fellow labourers in Russia.tu Ires
0
informed the meeting that they had circulated the Scrip
amongst Cossacks and Tartars of various nations; a llagste„
even the Chinese and to the confines of the vast empire.
at
had printed in the last year 160,000 copies of the Scriptures
guSt.ifYtheedterspberusorgnhz:
adanddrteshs
.eais year
the iwnoueetl:wp,nwnhtichloo,sooo 11Prraistin.
dons were unanimously agreed to, separated.
Lord CALTHORPE, Sir C. GRANT, and several Otser
after the re. le