The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-12 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

The Grand Dinner Party given on Friday by Prince LEO-
POLD, at Marlborough House, was to meet their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester the Duchess of
Kent, and the Princess Sophia Matilda. Among the Company
were the Princess Feodor the Marquis of Tielitield, the Earl
and Countess of Warwick, Lady Augusta Gordon, the Duke of
Devonshire, the Mirquis and Marchioness of Lansdown, the
Duke and Duchess of Leinster. Lady Stanhope, Earl Grey, &c.
After the dinner party, his Royal Highness Prince L6pold
had a numerous and splendid evening party, on which occasion
the spacious hall-and gallery were brilliantly illuminated with
new and remarkably handsome or-morn antique lamps, as rens
also the lower suite of' rooms, which were illuminated wi.':
antique lampi, lustres, chandeliers, &c. The refreshments were
-served in the old llining-room in great abundance, consisting of
the most choice and rare fruits, and very superior confectionary,
&c.—Mr. Townsend attended at the head of the Police to regu.
late the carriages, &c., and great order was preserved.
THE Du KE OF DEVOHSHIRE'S PARTY.—His Grace enter-
tained a large party at Devonshire House, on Friday evening..
Th 6 following were among the number present :—The Foreign
Ministers ; the Duke of Grafton, and Ladies Fitzroy ; Duke
and Duchess of Leinster; Marquess and Marchioness of bans-'
down ; Earl of Rosslyn, and Lady F. Erskine ; Earl Grey, and
Ladies Grey; Earl and Countess of Cowper; Countess of Tan ker-
ville ; Countess of arrowliy, and Ladies Ryder; Earland Coun-
tess of.Yersey ; Lord and Lady King; Earl Fortescue, and Ladies
Finteseue ; Lord A. Hill ; Lord and Lady Morpeth, and Miss
oward ; Viscountess Granville, and Miss Stewart ; Lord and
Lady Normanby; Lady George Cavendish, and Misses Caven-
llish ; Marchioness of Salisbury ; Lord Alvanley Marchioness
of Westmeath; Sir William Elliot; Marquis and Marchioness
of Thomond, and Ladies O'Bryen ; Sir R. and Lady Macfar-
lane; Earl of Fife; Mr. Anson; Mrs. Agar Ellis; Marquis
Graham ; Mrs. l'oyntz, and Misses Poyntz ; Lord Ravens-
worth, and Mist:4 Liddell; Lord F. Gower; Mr. Howard; Mr.
Cavendish, &c.' &c.
Lord Holland give a grand dinner on Saturday to Lord and
Lady King, anti a large party, at Holland Houk.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Linsdown gave an elegant
entertainment on Saturday to the Earl and Countess of Aber-
deen, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Earl and Mr.
Forteacue, Earl Ancram, Lord and Lady Morpeth, Lord and
Lady Elizabeth Vernon, &c. at Lansdown House, Berkeley.
square.
The Earl of Morley gave a grand dinner yesterday to Via.
count and Viscountess Granville, and a distinguished party, at
Kent House.

The Countess of Sandwich gave a grand dinner yesterday to
the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, Earl- flower, M.
and Mrs. Agar Ellis, the two Misses Howard and Mr. Howard,
&c. at their residence, in Bruton.street

The Marquis of Atafford, Charles Ellis, Esq. M. Miles,
W. H. FeHowes, Esq. M.P., Sir C. Hulse, Ban., A. Stan
hope,
_Esq., and the Ladi:s Fitzpatrick, had dinner parties
yesterday at ther respective residences.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES FOR THE WEEK.
Tins EVENING..—.The Countess, of Jersey's rout, Berke-
ley-square; Lady Ravensworth's ball, Portland-place;
Parnther's rout, Saville-row.
To-axon now.---Lady Robinson's rout, Albemarle:.street ;
the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth's party, 13erkelev-square.
AVErimEstimr.—The Marquis and 3larchioness orConyng.
ham's entertainment, Hamilton-place; the Earl and Countess
of Roseberry's entertainment, Piccadilly ; the Earl of Derby's
entertainment, Grosvenor-square ; Alinnck's ball.
TitunADAY.—The Duchess of Somerset's rout, Park-lane;
Mrs. Howard's rout, Grosvenor-square ; Lady Paul's bail.
Strand ; Mr. G, R. Phillip's ball, llill-street ; the Earl and
Countess of Dartmouth's party, Berkeley-square; the Earl and
Countess of Lansdale's entertainment, Charles-street,
ley-squate ; Lady Melville's rout, Admiralty ; Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell's party, Charles-street.
FRIDAY._ he Duke of Devonshire's assembly and supper,
Devonshire-house Lord and Lndy King's entertainment, Do.
sr:l.-street ; the Marquis of Lansdown's entertainment, Lana-
down-house, Berkeley-square; Mr. And Mrs. Mitchell's enter.
tainment, Charles-street, Berkeley-square; Prince Leopold's
entertainment, Marlborough-house.
SAT 1; RDA Y.—Lady Johnson's rout, George-street; Hano-
ver.square ; Prince Leopold's entertainment, Marlborongh-
hpuse. •

SUNDAY.—Sir George Warrender's entertainment, White-
hall-place; the Counted of Harringtan's party, Stable-yard,
St. James's.

KING'S THEATRE.--The Opera announced for
performance on Saturday was to have been
Otello, but, on account of the continued indispo-
sition of C,AMPORESE, was unavoidably deferred,
and that Of Lo Donna del Lap was the substi-
tute. The expectation of seeing GAuczA again
had, however, assembled a very numerous audi-
ence, and the change, though necessary, excited
much unreasonable discontent. It soon subsided,
and the Opera went off tolerably well, though
so often repeated. The Grand Ballet of Alfred
followed. Mr. ERERS, who conducts this The-
atre with liberal zeal, is often attacked by
anonymous writers, but the malignant source is
well known, and the hostility has therefore no
effect.

CONVERSATIONE.—The third and last evening,
for the present season, of this pleasing and in-
structive species of entertainment, took place on.
Saturday at Mr. 11. Sass's, in Charlotte-street,
Bloomsbury. Notwithstanding the inclemency
of the weather, a considerable number of literary
and scientific characters, as well as eminent ar-
tists, were present. The PERSIAN jVIINISTER
was among the company, whom he highly grati-
fied by acute and ingenious 'remarks, displaying
remarkable knowledge of the English language.
The tables were covered with valuable books,
prints, &c. &c. The several works of Mr. SASS
were justly admired ; his study abounds with
casts from the best remains of antiquity, as well
as with, curious musks of distinguished moderns.
The whole of the meetings have formed a very
agreeable intellectual banquet.
Divine Service was yesterday performed at the
King's Palace, Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr. BLOMBERG.
Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD, and the Duchess
of KENT, and the Princess FEODOII, attended Divine Service
at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev.
Dr. KuPER.

On Saturday t-he Duchess of CLARENCF. visited
the Duchess of KENT, at the King's Palace, Kensington.
Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, Prince
LEOPOLn, the Dtichess of KENT, and the Princess FLODOR,
attended bySir ROBERT GARDIN Enand Sirflr.waYSEvrog,
went to Somerset-house to view the exhibition of paintings, &c.
Their Royal Highnesses were received by Sir THOMAS LAW-
RENCE, the President of the Royal Academy, who conducted
the Royal Party through the different rooms of the•exhibiton,
with which their Royal Highnesses were pleased to express
themielves highly gratified. It occupied their attention till ten
minutes past four o'clock.