The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-10 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, JAN. 8.

At the Twelfth Night Entertainment at the Palace, on Tues-
day evening, his MAJESTY was in excellent health and spirits'
The scene which the State Apartments ore that occasion dish
played, was one that dazzled the eye and gratified the under-
standing. The tout ensemble was indescribably brilliant, and
tura which way you would, tits coup d'cril was captivating.--
The immense plum-cake, which, entire, had a gorgeous and
sparkling appearance, was divided into a multiplicity of slices,
each slice having an ornamental envelope, with its number, and
the aggregate exhibited in pyramidical forms, arches, &c. with
embellishments as could render them the more inviting to the eye
and acceptable to those for whom they were intended. According
to the number drawn each possessed his share, and during the
enlivening process of distribution, smiles and buoyant spirits
were universal. A pleasing feature in these species of prize
favours was, that to each packet of cake, another gift from the
SOVEREIGN was involved, consisting of a box of sweetmeats,
or some glittering trinket in silver, pearl, or ivory, to the delight
of the gainer of it ; and many of which, we doubt not, will be
carefully preserved, and occasion the source from which they
emanated to be recollected in the after-time, when the spring
of life shall be past, maturity have had its summer, autumn it'
reflections, and decay be verging to its climax in the silvery
winter of age. As on the firmer occasion, the spacious Con-
cert-room was used for the Ball, and here the gay and happy
throng disported on the " light fantastic toe" until two o'clock
on Wednesday morning.

FASHIONABLE CHANGES.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York, in town, from
Northamptonshire; Mr. Paulet St. John Mildmay, for Dog-
merstield-park ; Sir George Throgmorton, Bart. for Weston,
Olney ; Lady Stourton, for Middlethorpe, in Yorkshire ; Col.
and Mrs. Ladbroke, from Dover, for Bath ; Col. Oglander, of
the 25th Foot, for Dublin ; Major and Mrs. Stewart, from
Brighton, for Bath; Mrs. and Miss St. John, from Leamington
Spa, for Bath; Mr. and Mrs. Howard, from Brighton, for Bath;
Mr. and Mrs. Curzons, from Broadlands, ,for Bath; Earl and
Countess of Bristol, and the Ladies Hervey, for Brighton ; lion.
Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, from Earl Spencer's seat, Althorpe,
Northamptonshire, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Jer-
sey, at their seat, in Oxfordshire; Col. Hughes, tor Brighton;
the Earl and Countess of Darlington, from Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-square, for their seas in Yorkshire ; Lord Lynedoch,
from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Brighton ; the Hon.
and Rev. Richard Hill, from ditto, for his seat in Shropshire;
Colonel Parker, from ditto, on a tour; the Rev. Charles and
Mrs. North and Family, from ditto, for their seat, Alverston,
near Gosport; Colonel Sir J. Basson, at Long's New Hotel,
13ond.street, from Paris; Major Wildon, at ditto, from Paris ;
Captain Jackson, at ditto, from Brighton ; Sir James Richards,
from ditto, for Brighton ; Colonel Bassen, from ditto, for
Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Thomson, from ditto, for Windsor.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Count Lieven had a dinner party yesterday at Ashburnham
House.
J. Wallace, Esq. entertained his Excellency Baron Fagel
and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in
Portman-square.
Mr. Secretary Canning will entertain the Ambassador of the
Netherlands, %isount and Viscountess Granville, and a large
party to dinner this day at Gloucester Lodge, Brompton.

BATH.—Arrived since our last, the Countess of Newburgh,
Hon. Miss Wrottesley, Lady Dundas, Lady Louisa Grey,
Right Hon. Sir John Newport, 1\1.P., Sir J. and Lady Nes-
bitt, Sir Hugh and Lady Smith, Sir G. Campbell, Sir Henry
Webb—Dr. Eden--Gen. Jones, Col. Plenderleath, Capt. and
Mrs. Smith, Capt. Davis, Capt. Lyon, Capt. Richards, Capt.
Thornton, Paget—Rev. 111 r. and Mrs. Barker, Rev.
.lir r. and
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gs' Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Nickson, Rev.
Mr. and Mr' Sergeson, Rev. Mr. W. W. Brune, Rev. Mr.
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Davis, RKinsey, Rev. Mr. Law, Rev. Mr. Lewis,
Rev. Mr. muilmlire.n
, Rev. Mr. Nickson, Rev. Mr. Rogers, Rev.
11r. Wilde/ Rev. Mr. Whalley.

P 0 E T Y.

lIIETEMPSCYCHOSIS.

WRIT TEN By JOAN TAYLOR, ESQ.
The Sage of Samos held this creed,
If rightly we his doctrine read—
The spirit never dies
But when expell'd one mass of clay,
Strait to another takes its way,
And thus through nature flies.
And hence, perchance, Anacreon's soul
Through many a diff'rent shape might roll,
Extinct his tuneful strain ;
At length, with all his wonted fire
For Burr.six he might strike the lyre,
In human form again,
Well, let us trust the sage's lore,
And fancy Teos' bard once more
In llutplic we shall find :
But now, no longer sensual joy,
Far nobler themes his lyre employ,
The loyal, moral, kind.
To prompt a ready aid to woe,
To spread around a martial glow,
And patriot feelings raise ;
To teach us all our lot to bear,
And rest on Heaven's benignant care,
Has DIBDIN tun'd his lays.
He, like the festive bard of yore,
To LOVE and WINE gay homage bore,
Vet always pure the strain :
But chief our Tars inspied his song,
To them his hand and heart belong__
THE POET OF THE MAIN..
ANACREON sigh'd when he grew old,
Though GREECE was proud to lavish gold,
Iler vet'ran bard to cheer;
Ah ! BniTAIN• emulate her zeal,
To DIEDIN equal bounty deal, •
While yet he lingers here.

* As there is to be a Meeting this evening at Freemasons'
Tavern, for the purpose of erecting a Monument in honour of
that celebrated musical and poetical veteran, the late CirAttmEs
DIEDIN, we have deemed it not improper to insert the foregoing
lines, which were presented to him a short time before his
death. He was asked how he liked the title of " POET or
THE MAIN." His answer was, " All I know is, that it goes
main hard with me," probably the last effusion of his humour.
He had passed the 70th year of his age, and it ought to be
observed, in justice to his memory, and to the honour of his
genius, that though he had written upwards of fourteen
hundred songs of various kinds, they all tend to excite princi-
ples of loyalty and patriotism, to exercise the best affections of
our nature, to promote virtue, and to inculcate submission to
the Divine Will. His songs, and the beautiful melodies which
he composed for them, will last with the English language.