The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-18 00:00:00

FASH lONABLE PARTIES.

Admiral Sir C. Rowley gave a grand dinner to a family party
at his house in Bolton-row, yesterday, on the occasion of the
marriage of his elegant and accomplished daughter to the Earl
of liivaoull.

On Monday Mr. 'and Mrs.. Mitchell entertained a distin-
Buished party of Fashionables at their house in Charles-street,
erkeley-square. Amongst the company ive noticed,—Sir
Richard and Lady Strachan, Lady Caroline anti Miss Barham,
Mary ises of 11 ertford and Graham, Lord Neresf'ord, Sir Chas..
Grewlle, General Ramsay, Sir James tie Bath, Mr. Leycester,
Hon. E. Fielding, Mr. Sydney, &c.

MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.
Yesterday was married, by special license, at St. George's,
Hanover-Square, by the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Mann, the
Earl' of Kinnoull, to Louisa, second daughter of Admiral Sir
Charles anti Lady Rowley. After the ceremony the Bride and
Bridegroom left town. for James Hammond's, Esq. in Hert-
fordshire.
Mr. Thomas Bushe, son of the Lord Chief Justice of Ire-
land, is shortly to lead to the hymeneal altar the beautiful Aliss
Nannette Phillips, daughter of the wealthy Welch Gentleman
of that name. Miss Phillips will bring her husband, besides
her personals, a sum amounting to 28,000/.—(Dublin Cor-
respondent.)

The Duchess of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox, visited
the House of Industry, in Dublin, on Friday last, where they
were received upon their arrival by the Governor, Colonel Mor-
ris and the Officers of the Institution. Her (trace and the La-
dies Lennox expressed their entire approbation of the system
and arrangements of that most valuable Institution, whereiwo
thousand persons are at this time supported in' several depart-
thents.

THE MONEY-(.ENDING M ENDICANT.—There IS
at present daily plying at the crossing before Northumberland
House, in the Strand, and just below St. Martin'S-lane, nearer
to Charing-cross, an old woman, well known about Peter-street,
Westminster, as the " ,11.1oney-knding beggar." She has ap-
peared there for years with her birch-broom, which is gene-
rally a tolerably decent one. There is not an Admiralty
Clark , lir an army-agent's assistant, of twenty or thirty years
standing, but is acquainted with by sight, or from impor-
tunities ; Indeed, she appears to have•" vested interest" in
the aforesaid crossing, fir if she be not there. nobody is.
She attends " business" .from about ten to four o'clock. After
that she returns to her apartments in, Duck-lane, 'Westminster,
walking leisurely home by the Horse Guards, across the Park,
&c. Tile warfare against reticles was not extended to her broom,
with which she walks as if she had a fire-lock. She then partakes
of it good dinner. After dinner, she attends to her financial af-
fairs, in which she is engaged to considerable extent, chiefly in
id/i dlseounting ! She is deeply embarked in such affairs. One
recent transaction may illustrate the nature of her concerns.
She advanced to a -striall-tradesman near Peter-street, 501. on a
11i11, to receive as remuneration twenty per cent. ! Part of the
money was afterwards paid, leaving, of course, a balance; and
when that balance was preferred, she demanded interest on the
whole 501., as if no part of it had been paid ; contending that
" it was her boa to have the interest on the 54 till that amount
• was returned !" and, because the tradesman urged that he ought
only to pay the rate of interest stipulated for on the amount re-
maining unpaid, she, forsooth, lodged the affair in the hands of
her attorney, not far from Thornhaugh-street ! An attorney
then appeared on the other side, and unwilling to break an
agreement, tendered the balance, with the 20 per cent. on that
only, which it was deeMed right to accept—the " Money-lend-
ing Mendicant" fearing some proceedings under the still exist-
ing Usury Laws, which might have subjected her to the penalty
of thrice the amount of the principal. This shows what, with
rigid parsimony, even in a street beggar, may accomplish. '
Vs hen Alderman Gill died,' his wife ordered
the undertaker to inform the Court of Aldermen
of the event. Ile wrote to this effect:--" I am
desired to inform the Court of Aldermen, Mr.
Alderman Gill died last night by order •of Mrs.
Gill."

In a garden adjoining the Hermit's Hut, South
Petherton, is a quince-tree with a dozen quinces at the extre-
mity of the present year's shoots, and likely to grow to matu-
rity. The tree in question had an abundance of blossom upon
the former year's wood, all of which dropped off before the new
shoots were produced.
. _ _

There is now in full bloom, in the hot-house
of Robert Codrington, Esq. of Bridgewater, a
beautiful ,plant, called the Renialmia nutans. It
is a native of India, and rises by the banks of the
Ganges to the height of upwards of twenty feet.
In this country it is a work of many years to get
them to blossom, and has been generally con-
sidered by florests as almost hopeless. The
greatest attention must have been given to the
hot-house alluded to, to bring this beautiful
flower to perfection.—(Sherborne Mercutly;)
DARING ROBBERY.—Last night Mr. JEFFIC-
nrEs, of Islington, was attacked by two fellows,
one of whom was dressed like a sailor, near that
part of the New River called the " Two Sisters."
Mr. J. had his wife and their infant with him,
and on the robbers coming up to them, one of
them asked what the hour was. Mr. J. incau-
tiously took out his watch to inform him, when
the villain immediately struck him on the face,
and at the same moment snatched his watch from
him. Ilis companion at the moment came up,
and, with a dreadful oath, swore that if they gave
any alarm they would throw them into the river.
Mrs. Jefferies fainted, and before her husband
could recover his senses from the outrage he had
received, the villains had decamped. The name
of the maker on the watch is Wilson, and two of
the seals appended to it are marked—the one
with 1. J. J., and the other with a dove, bear-
ing in its bill a flower.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY.—(This DAY.)
JONES.V. WILSON.

In this cause, in which property to not less
than 50,0001. is depending, the Loan CHANCEL..
Lon has decided that the legacies shall be paid
forthwith, that the Receiver shall pass his ac-
counts, and that the costs shall be paid out of the
estate.

-THE WILL OF THE LATE MR. ~ImpSON OF SIIIIEWS-

11U It Y.

The object of the application which was made
last week was but very imperfectly understood.
The. petitioners, Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. New-
ton, prayed for the decree of the Vice,/Chancellor
to be amended, and not reversed. With respeCt
to the Scotchond a portion of the English estates,
they also prayed an inquiry,
in consequence of
having discovered that they were' not affected by,
the will or codicil of the testator. The exec.
cutors, Messrs. Telford and Luxdale, were Of.:
dered to give an account of all sums received by
them during the seven years they had the ma-
nagement of the estates, the produce of which
was ordered to be paid into Court, both on ac•
count of interest, rents, and income. The re.
ceiver, Mr. Burd, was continued in his office
with directions to pay over the produce into
Court as he received it.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT— (TIT IS DAY.)
James de .Thierr:y, a young sprig of fashion,
was brought up and examined by the Clll Et
COMMISSION ER. The Insolvent sta►ted, dint he
formerly resided at Cambridge; he described him-
self a gentleman, lint hod no income nr employ-
meat. Insolvent was arrested by his tailor, but
he observed, smilingly, that he was a minor when
he 110(1 the clothes.

The Court told him that he need not make so
very light of the matter, as he knew perfectly
well he received the clothes and wore them, and
the plea now set up did him no credit. The
Court ordered the insolvent to he discharged, at
the same time informed him that he or his family'
ought to pay the debts; there was no excuse for
Watley.