The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-25 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

The Dowager Marchioness oiExeterga;e7a grand dinner
on Wednesday, at her house in Privy-gardens, to a distin-
guished party ; among whom were the Earl and Countess of
Pembroke, Earl Clare, Lord Lovaine, *Lord St. Helens,
Countess of Ashburnham. Baron Page, Lady, Susan Percy,
Colonel J. Woodford, Miss Percy, Mr. I'. Asliburnharn; Mrs.
Bennett, &c. In the evening her Ladyship entertained an
elegant circle of fashionables.
The Duke of Grafton had a grand dinner party yesterday at
his house in Clarges-street.
The Duke of Beaufort entertained a large'partY to dinner
yesterday, at his house in GrOsvenor-squate. •
The Earl of Mansfield had a grand dinner party yesterday
at his house in Grosvenor-square.
Sir Charles-Coope, Bart. had a dinner party yesterday at his
house in Connaught-place..
Montague Burgoyne, Dig. entertained a distinguished party
of friends to dinner yesterday, at his .12011 CC in Gloucester-
place.
Mrs. Courts gave a sumptuons dinner on Monday last to
his Royal Highness the Duke of York. There were asked to
meet his Royal Highness the Duke of Wellington, the
Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Marquis and Marchioness
of Huntley, Marchioness of Bute and Lansdown, Lord
and Lady Harrowbv, the two Ladies Ryder, Countess
of Guildford, and Lady Susan North, Lord Lauderdale,
Mr. Jekyll, • Captain Cook, &c. The dinner was sump-
tuous in the extreme, and the wines are proverbially good
at this hospitable mansion. In the evening a musical
treat was unexpectedly provided. Sir George Smart and
Attwood alternately at the piano; and Miss Stephens, Miss
Tree, and Miss Goodhall exerted their great talents to the
great pleasure of the party. Miss Stephens sang in her usual
exquisite style, and rendered it a subject of congratulation that
no foreign aid was required to complete the evening's grati-
fication.

AL MA C ES. These elegant rooms on Wednesday evening
were nearly as brilliantly attended as any preceding ball this
season ; there were present between four and live hundred of
the haat ton.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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BETTING-110031, JUNE 24.-STATE OF THE ODDS.

)oNcAsTEIt ST. LEGER.

19 to 4 agst Brutandorff
17 to 2 agst Swiss
10 to 2 agst Altisidora filly
13 to 1 agst Osmond

14 to 1 agst Canteen
16. to 1 agst Caceiapiatti
25 to 1 agst Elelenus.

STOCKBRIDGE RACES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23.
A Plate of 501. given by Earl Grosvenor, for Maiden Horses.
Two-mile Heats.
Lord Palmerston's b. c. by Williamson's Ditto, 4 yrs 1 1
Mr. R. Warner's Runiple-Stilts.kin, 3 yrs - - 3 2
Lord Ailesbury's ch. c. by Friday, 3 yrs - - 4 3
Two whers started.

The Coronation Stakes of 25 soy, each, h. ft. New Course.
Mr. H. Jones's Longwaist, by Whalebone - - 1
Lord Grosvenor's f. Aigrette - - - - 2
Mr. Fleming's c. by his son of Haphazard - - 3
Swcepstakcs of 25 sov. h. ft. for two-yrs old. Half-a-mile.
Mr. Shard's b. c. by Waterloo, out of Legacy - - 1
MT. H. Jones's Sentiment - - - _ 2
Mr. Fleming's br. f. by Buffalo - - - 3

GUILDFORD RACES, JUNE 23.
The King's Plate of 100 gs for four•-yr olds, 10st. 71b. ; five,
I Ist. 71b. ; six, list. 121 b.; and aged, 12st. FoUr-mile

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beats.
Mr. Smith's ch. c. Blunder, by Come's, 4 yrs -
Mr. Wyndham's b. f. Elfrid, 4 yrs -
Maiden Plate of 50/. Two-mile heats.
Mr. D. Page's gr. f. by President, 3 yrs old
Mr. Brown's b. f. by Soothsayer, 4 yra old
Mr. Farrall's ch. in. Peggy, 6 yrs old
Three others started.

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1 2 dr

SPARRING.

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5 2
2 3

The benefit at the Fives' Court yesterday, was for Tom
Oliver. The setting-to was very good. Langan challenged
any man in the world for three hundred. guineas. lie said he
was fairly beat, and would like to have a second relish.—Oliver
and Bitton closed the sport.