The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-03 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE CHANGES.

The Count and Countess de Vaude, for Hastings, in Sussex ;
Mr. and Mrs. Etherington, from the Caitle at Ryde, in the
Isle of Wicht, for liamsgate • Mr. C. !Milner, for Preston
Mall, near :Maidstone; lion. dharles Clifford, for the Wells
Road, near Bath ; General Campbell, for Lochnell House, in
Argyleshire; Captain and Mrs. Saint Leger, from Thames
Ditton, for Ramsgate ; Mr. .1. Hawkins, for Berkeley Hall,
near Litchfield ; Mr. J. Fontblanque, for Ratnsgate ; Hon. Mr.
Cliffonl, for Lincolnshire; Mr. C. Moore, for North Britain ;
Mr. J. Mills, from Winchester, for Capel.place, South Audley.
street; Colonel and Mrs. Beauchamp, from Southampton, for
Havre de Grace; Capt. Bowles, for Hanover-buildings, South—
ampton; Sir.T. and Lady Hamilton, from Tunbridge Airells, for
Ramsgate ; Captain Selby, of the Royal Navy, for Ramagatei
Captain Jackson, for Hastings ; Lord Spencer Chichester,
from Stevens's Hotel, Bond-street, for his father's (the Marquis
of Donegal) seat, Onnean, Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs Wallace,
from their house in York-street, Portman-square, for Worth.
log Mr. and Mrs. Wrench, at Batts' Hotel, Dover-street,
from Paris; Mr. and Miss Douglass, at ditto, from Belfast;
G. Douglass, Esq. at ditto, from Belfast ; H. Thompsont'Esq.
at ditto, from Belfast; H. Morris, Esq. at ditto, from Hort* ;
Mr. alit Mrs. Thorold, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Capt. AO
Airs. Mansfield, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs:
Hamilton, from ditto, for ycombe.

WEYstouTH, SEPT. I.—This watering place has within
the last fortnight filled with a rapidity beyond all precedent.
The llotels, inns, and boarding houses, are well occupie4/ And
the libraries were never more frequented, or more liberally suP4"
ported. The first ball took place last evening, 6
at ItUSX4II
Royal Assembly Rooms, and the Theatre opens this evening
with a well chosen company of Comedians from the. Theatre
Royal, Exeter. All is anxiety for the commencement of our
Races, which take place on Thursday and Friday, the 11th and
10th of Sept. The Race Course, under the direction of Capt.
Andrews, 'Treasurer to the Fund, is in the best order possible.
The run for the G old Cup, will be warmly con tested. Many horses
are already arrived.—Yesterday Vice-Admiral Sir T. Bertie,
Bart., gave his first grand dinner to Gen. Sir H. Johnson, Gen.
Molynenx, Col. Westenra, Captains Whittaker and Campbell,
(Bth Hussars) and several other Gentlemen, at his house, in
Cobourg-place. Norton served it in his best style. Among the
latest arrivals are—Lord and Lady Win. Russell, the Lord
Bishop of Bristol, Col. John Eustace, Bart., Sir William and
Lady liargood, C. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., M.P., and his Lady,
Robert Williams, Esq., M.P., and Lady, Lieut.-Colonel and
Mrs. Fisher, Mr. and Airs. James, Mr..l. Hampden, Mr. and
Mrs. Hereford, Mr. and Mrs. Best, Lieut.-Colonel Sir John
Dyer, the Itev. Wyndham, Mr. and Mrs. Ward, Rev. Mr.
flambleton, &c. &c. &c.

According to the fashionable gossip of Saint Petersburgh,
the Consort of the Grand Duke Michael, the Grand Duchess
Helena, is in that happy state which Ladies like to be who leVe
their Lords.

Friday, Mix. Coutts, accompanied by some Ladies, the Lord
Provost of Edinburgh, and other Gentlemen, visited the Council
Chamber, the High Church, the Castle and Crown-mom,
Heriot's Hospital, &c., and in the afternnoon this Lady en-
tertained the Lord Provost, the Earl of Lauderdale, and se-
veral other persons of distinction, with an elegant dinner, in
the British Hotel, Queen-street.

Mr. Secretary CANNING came to town yester-
day, and transacted business at tho Foreign
Office.

Demerara Papers to the 13th July have been
received, at which time the Colony was tranquil.
The Rev. F. W. MILLER had been appointed to
officiate as Minister of the Established Church in
George Town, in the room of Mr. AusTIN ; and
the Rev. J. Lur:Au, to that of Essequibo. Ills
Excellency Major-General Sir B. D'Urt BAN left
George Town on the 12th July for Berbice, to
to make the regular half-yearly inspection of the
troops under his command there. These Papers
contain no news of interest in addition to the
above.

EXPLOSION or GAS.--A very alarming and
destructive explosion of gas took place at the shop of Mr.
Evens, haberdasher, Oxford-street. The gas by some means
obtained a vent through the leaden-pipe and also the tube, and
when lighted at about 8 o'clock in the evening, 'the flame being
caught by the air passing through the shop from the street door,
the gas suddenly blazed out in a terrific manner, with a most
tremendous noise : the power of the explosion was such, that
it forced out the window, and the shop appeared in several parts
in flames. Fortunately, although the street was thronged with
passengers, no person was injured. The damage done is esti-
mated at about bOl. Within a very short time past similar ac-
cidents have occurred, and shopkeepers cannot be too cautious
in cleansing and examining the gas pipes anti tubes : explosions
of gas very often prove destructive to extensive premises, and
frequently are attended with fatal consequences.
An Irish Paper says," one of the lightfingered
gentry was taken into custody coming from Donnybrook Fair,
on whose person was found a smith's sledge."