The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-09 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Earl and Countess Morley, from their seat, Saltham, Devon-
shire; Viscount and Viscountess Granville, at their house in
Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, front Edward John Littleton,
Esq., M.P.'s seat, Teddesley Park, Staffordshire ; Lord 'and
Lady Anson, in Curzon-street,May-fair, from their seat in Staf-
fordshire; F. A. Barnard, Esq. and Family, at their house in
the Stable-yard, St. James's, from Pulteney ; the Hon. Colonel
Murray, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from a tour;
J. W. Stewart, Esq., at Blake's Hotel., Jermyn.street, from
his seat, Sunning Dale, Berks.

CJlAXOES.—Countess Spencer, for her seat, Althorpe,
Northamptonshire; Count and Countess St. Antonio, for their
seat at Wimbledon; Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, for
Hatfield ; Sir Charles Colville, Bart. from the Brunswick
House Hotel, Hanover-square, on a tour; the Earl of Car.
lisrupton, on a tour; Gen. Dalrymple, for Brighton.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

The Count and Countess Lanskerouski,Count Limn, M.
de Neumann, Lord and Lady Morley, and Sir George War-
render, dined with Mr. and Mrs. Canning at Gloucester Lodge
yesterday.
The Prince de Polignac yesterday entertained a party of dis-
tinguished foreigners at his house in Portland-place.
The Marquis of Salisbury is entertaining a distinguished
party of friends at his seat, Hatfield.
Mr. Coke has still a large party of Noblemen on a shooting
excursion at his seat in Norfolk.

Ragley, in Warwickshire, the seat of a wealthy and noble.
spirited .Marquis, will soon resume its former gaiety. A fete
upon a scale of magnificence, to which many persons of wealth
and consideration are invited, is likely to take place about
Christmas.
FAUX PAS I Mummy lart.—A discovery, attended by
circumstances of a very distressing nature, has lately thrown
two families, in the middle class of life, into the greatest
afflic-
tion. A young lady, who was a parlour-boarder, at a school in
the neighbourhood of Hackney, has fallen into snares of an un.
principled married man, whose daughter, at the same school,
although much younger than the unfortunate victim, was in
her confidence, and was prevailed upon to become the channel
of the epistolary correspondence of the criminal parties. The
wife of the seducer was induced, by unfounded representations,
to go on a visit into the country, for two or three weeks, and her
absence from home was taken advantage of to accomplish his
infamous design—to mature which months had been devoted.

MADAME CAT AL t.—This distinguished singer gave her
first Concert last night, in the Assembly Rooms, to a genteel
but mot a numerous audience. She was received on her en-
trance with great applause. She Was in excellent voice, and
sung the various songs in her usual melodious and mas.
terly manner. The airs of 4‘ Cease your funning," and
" Robin Adair," were much applauded. At the conclu.
sion of the evening's entertainment " Rule .Britannia"
was called for, on which Madame Catalan' cheerfully came
forward, and sung the song with a spirit, grace, and
animation peculiarly her own. Indeed, she seems to have
nothing in common with any other singer; she surprises,
agitates, and enchants, by turns—her dignity, her tenderness,
and her enthusiasm, defy description, and the majesty of her
voice is equalled only by the beauty of her form and counte-
nance. A Mr. and Mrs. Bedford and Mr. Swift sung several
songs and glees in very good style, and with taste and judg-
ment.—(Edinburgh Courant, Dec. 11.)

ANECDOTES OF Tiff AUTHOR OF lIERVErS

MEDITAIIONS.
" On receiving a visit from a gentleman, Mr.
HERVEY, whilst walking with him in the garden attached to
the old parsonage, " 'plucked that emblem of beauties transient
bloom,' a rose, and desired him to present it to his wife, to put
her in mind of the Rose of Sharon. She paid that regard to the
gift and the giver, as to put it Into a frame with a glass, The
following observations respecting the transaction occur in
a letter from Mr. Hervey to his Mend : ' Your lady has shewn
the most welcome complaisance to me, and to the rose; to Ins
in accepting what Is less than a trifle ; to the rose, in putting
It to such a use. Could that poor vegetable be sensible,'lt would
rejoice to be a rementbrancer of its most amiable Creator.'"
The gentleman above mentioned was 'the Rev. Henry Venn,
who, in 1759, held the living of Huddersfield, Yorkshire,
which he resigned for that of Yelling, in Huntingdonshire.—
He wrote the work entitled ' The Complete Duty of Man.'—
The observation he made in reference to Mr. Hervey, upon
this visit and conference, displays in its short sentence, a
volume; it shows his heavenly disposition, temper, and mind,
in more forcible language than all the powers of oratory could
attempt to set forth. He said, ' break the shell and you have
an angel!"
We are informed at p. 72, of the above work, that Messrs.
Hervey was the first person rson in the village of Hardingston who
displayed the tea equipage; and to use the elegant phrase of
her son, steeped the delicately flavoured Chinese leaf,' a cir-
cumstance, probably not generally know.
There are likewise added to this work several original letters
of Hervey ; and a very affectionate one from Dr. Cotton
to him.
The Pulpit Bible of this great man, and the Easy Chair (a
cut of which is given in the above work), in which he is sup-
posed to have died, and in which
" The last accents faultered on his tongue,"
in those heavenly wordy—precious salvation; are preserved at
the Rectory House, Weston Favell.

DEATH OF Mn, RAYNSFORD.—We regret to
announce the melancholy death of RODZILT itATNEIFORD,
Esq., the Chief Alagistrate of the Police Office, Queen-square.
This event took place at his house in Queen-square, about six
o'clock on Sunday night. Mr. Raynsford had been in a de-
clining state of health for some time past, but he was not inca-
pable of attending his Magisterial duties till within the lust
fortnight, since which he has been entirely confined to his bed,
in consequence of a confirmed stricture, which baffled the skill
of the faculty. Mr. Itaynaford had acted for many years at
Shadwell Office, and from thence was removed to Hatton-
garden, and lastly
to Queen-square, where his valuable labours
terminated. lie was related to some noble families, and
highly respected by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
lie was between sixty and seventy years of age, and has left a
widow, but no family.
A Gentleman just arrived from Germany
states, that lie saw the young NAPOLEON at Ow
Vienna Theatre. Ho describes him as a must
interesting boy, full of vivacity, and restless.
From the manner of the boy in his box, he MIS
strongly reminded of his father. When this
Gentleman asked the box-keeper t if that was
he answered, " No, it
the young NAror,cos,"
is the Duke of ItAsuir," and he found upon
inquiring afterwards that orders were strictly
given to all persons iu office never to mention the
name of NAPOLEON.

POETRY.

THE WEDDING.

Oh ! there is music in the bells

Front yonder noisy steeple pealing,
That sweetly o'er the spirit swells,
And wakes the deepest chords of feeling.

There's an oterflowing tide of gladness
To-night in all we hear or see ;
A moment's passing dream of madness,
The heart's delirious jubilee.

Who reeks, amid a scene like this,
0, future grief, or toil, or pain ?
To-morrow shall dissolve the bliss,
And Care and Reason wake again.

And it may be that yonder chime,
'Which spoke to-day of hearts delighted,
May sadly tell, in after-time,
That death those hearts had disunited.

It may be-but away, away
Forebodings dark, and dreams of sorrow !
Let Mirth and Music reign to-day,
And Reason's voice he heard to-morrow.

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