The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-17 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES,

The Duchess of Kent entertained an elegant circle of distin.
guished personages yesterday evening at Kensington Palace.
Mr. Secretary Canning entertained the Marquis of Chandos
and a large party at dinner on Saturday at Gloucester Lodge.
Yesterday the Hon. Secretary had another large party.
The Marquis of Salisbury gave a grand dinner on Saturday
to the Portuguese Ambassador, the Dowager Marchioness of
Londonderry, the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord
and Lady G. Somerset, Lord A. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. George
Byng, &c. at his house in Park-place.
The Hon. W. Gosling entertained a distinguished party at
dinner on Saturday at his house in Portland-place.
Lord Alvanley had a musical party yesterday evening at his
house in Park.lane.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a dinner party
yesterday at her house in Arlington-street, and a select circle of
fashionable,, in the evening.
The Earl of Falmouth entertained a distinguished party at
dinner yesterday at his house in St. James's-square.
The Hon. J. Abercromby, M.P. entertained the Marquis
and Marchioness of Lansdown and a large party at dinner yes-
terday at his house in New-street, Spring-gardens.
Lord James Stuart entertained the Marquis and Marchioness
of Lansdown and a large party at (Eimer on Saturday, at his
house, Whitehall-puce.
Lorl and Lady King gave a grand dinner on Friday, at
their house in Dover-street; Earl Fortescue, Earl of Essex,
Ford and Lady Milton, Lord Acland, Lord .John Russell, Sir
M. W. Ridley, Bart., Miss Capell, Mr. Ileathcote, and Mr.
Fox: and on Saturday they had another distinguished party.
W. H. Fellowes, Esq. 31.1'., the Hon. Mr. Walpole, and
Montague Burgoyne, Esqs had grand dinner-parties yesterday
at their respective residences.
No HTHUDINEILLAND Hon sE.—Notwithstanding the un-
favourable state of the weather, the Second Assembly on Fri-
day night was more numerous than the First. The same forms
and ceremonies were observed. lii adition to the apart-
' ments we have already described, the Tapestry Room was
opened. This beautiful saloon becomes doubly interesting,
from its potirtraying the architecture and verdant scenery of
ancient Greece. To the dilettanti present this was a great treat.
—lnterspersed in several rooms
were glazed cabinets, con_
taining miniature portraits of the early branches of the illus-
trious House of Percy, and around a variety of precious gems.
Some incalculably droll representations of ancient mysteries,
sculptured in ivory, drew forth much wit, vivacity, and good
humour. The etiquette in dress was never more remarkably
preserved. Every one who knew in what good manners consist-
ed, paid attention to costume on this occasion ; for a greater
blaze of brilliants never appeared at a private house._
Refreshments were served up at midnight, on magnificent
plate, about which time the conversation became general.
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. •
This EVENING.—Lady Grantham's rout, St. James's_
square; Sir Wm. Abtly's, Batt concert, Hill-street, Berke-
ley-square ; Mrs. Henry Chambers's rout, Stratford-place;
Hon. Mrs. Bridgeman Simpson's assembly, Saville-row ; Sir
George Rose's party, Old Palace-yard.
TO-MORROW.—The Countess of Suffolk's quadrille party,
Park-place ; the Marquess of Anglesey's entertainment, Old
Burlington-street; Lord James Stuart's entertainment, AVhite-
hall-place ; Lord Chief Justice Best's entertainment, Bedford_
square ; Baroness de WilloughbY's party, Whitehall.
WEDNESDAY.—Mrs. Win. Camack's party, Mansfield-
street ' • Almack's grand ball, Willis's Rooms; Sir 'Thomas
and Lady Farquhar's party, St. James's-street.
THURSDAY.—The Marchioness of Lansdown's grand as-
sembly, Lansdown_house, Berkeley-square; Hon. Mrs. Wm.
Gosling's ball, Portland-place ; Mrs. Beville's rout, King-
street ; Lady Grantham's rout, St. James's-square ; Lady H.
Bagot's rout, Great Cumberland-street; the Marquess and
MarchiOnes.3 of Salisbury's party, Park-place.
FRIDAY.—The Duchess of Northumberland's grand as-
sembly, Northumberland-house.—Sir Win. Abdy's concert,
Hill-street; Lady Farquhar's concert, St. James's-street; the
Earl and Countess of Wicklow's party,
PPer Brock-street;
the Honourable Mrs. Barnard's party, Hill-street, Berkeley_
square.

SAT IT R D AY.—ViSeOUII t Carleton's Party, George-street,
Hanover-square.
SUNDAY.—Right, lion. W. Huskisson's entertainment,ver-
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merset-place ; Countess St. Antonio's assembly, Hano
square.

MARRIAGE IN lIIGII LlFE.—Yesterday afternoon were
married, by special licence, at St. George's, Hanover-square,
by the Dean of Durham, Sir Francis 1. intent, Bart. to the ac-
complished Aliss Herbert, daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Herbert,
of Grosvenor-street. Immediately, after the ceremony, the
happy pair set off for Lord Robert Spencer's meat, Woolbeding,
where they intend to remain some time.

HYDE PAnK.—Notwithstanding the very unfavourable pro-
mise of the early part of yesterday, the afternoon became so
far improved as to attract a vast number of equipages to the
carriage drive in this Park, and some of them of a very splen-
did description.—The promenade was also well attended, but
chiefly by male pedestrians, the ladies having either remained
at home, or those who had such an advantage confined them=
selves to their carriages.—The few females Who made their ap-
pearance on the walk were so *rapped up in cloth pelisses,
cloaks, muffs, and tippets, to protect them against the sharp
north-easterly breeze which prevailed, that they gave the pro-
menade more the appearance of a winter than a summer walk.
Most of the visitors of all descriptions had disappeared by six
o'clock, as it just then began to threaten rain.