The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-22 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

The Duke and Duchess of Bedford will entertain a large
party of friends during the Christmas festivals, at their seat,
Woburn Abbey.
General and Mrs. Champagne entertained at dinner in their
house in Harley-street, on Friday last, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Blanclfurd, the Earl and Countess of Galloway,
Lord Garlies, and a large party.
The Earl of Harrington entertained a distinguished party at
dinner yesterday, at his house in the Stable-yard, Saint
James's. In the evening the Countess had an elegant circle of
fash ionabl es.
C. It. Ellis, Esq. M.P. entertained a select party of friends
at dinner yesterday, at his house in Audley.square.

The Duke and Duchess of Bedford arrived on niday nt
Camden House, Kensington, from Brighton. Yesterday their
Graces proceeded to Woburn Abbey.
Lord and Lady Rodney left town 'yesterday on a visit to
Dowager Lady Rodney, at her Ladyship's seat in Hereford-
shire.

The Gm:elle of Madrid contains a capital
article on the relative obligations of the'South American
Spaniards, and the Catholics of Ireland to the Parent States.
In fact it is unaniiiverable' by the Government Press of Eng-
land, against which it is directed : and it is really deserving
the deep consideration of the British Cabinet. A people,
who pique themselves on being the most enlightened and tole-
rant m the universe, ought to remove these causes which pro-
voke the just reproaches and bitter sarcasms of every other suite
in Europe.—(Carlow Morning Port, Dec. la.)
Sir JouN Cox IllppistAY, who presided at the
Bath and West of England Society of Agricul-
ture, Arts, &C. till the arrival of the Marquis of
LANIIDEPITN, MIS so indisposed on Monday and
Tuesday, that he was repeatedly obliged to leave
the Chair. lie is Vice-President of that Society.
Tho'SirJOLlN'a beautiful residence, Stone Easton
House, which is on the road to Wells, is at no
great distance from Bath, he was obliged to re-
main at the 'White Hart Inn in that City. Dur-
ing the Public Dinner, the Marquis of LANsoo w sr,
from the Chair, alluded, in terms of much feel-
ing, to the fact of Sir JOHN being then in the
same house with the company, but confined by
severe indisposition.
Since the commitment of Sir G. P. TWIANER to
the King's Bench Prison, he has acted in a most
eccentric manner. }le lodges at the Coffee-
house, but the bed (one of the first rate) lies as
it did on the first day of his incarceration, with.
the exception of his having withdrawn a rug,
which forms a kind of paillasse on the floor, and
the whole of his wardrobe is substi.lutad for
counterpane, &c. Up to Friday he was re-
markably docile, when a visible alteration in his
manners was evident to every one who could com-
pare them with his former quiet demeanour.
A FALSE ALAKM.—(Salisburg, Dec. 19.)---On
Thursday,Mr. BocsTert, surgeon and a pothecery ,
was married to Miss BI.ATCH, of Winterbourne.
The young lady was not discovered to have
taken leave of her parental mansion till breakfast
time ; search was made, but in vain. Mr. Bi.s.'rest
immediately mounted his horse, and road to St.
Edmond's, which is the nearest church, and (Ai
entering saw an assemblage of persons round the
altar. He called out to the flee. Dr. ll.sw tis to
stop, and 'made his way up to' the altar of
Hymen. On the Doctor desiring to know the cause
of this intrusion and interruption, he said thy
Lady was his daughter., and he would not allow
her to be married to Mr. BocsTua. The Doctor
then informed him that Mr. Bocsxca had just
handed out his daughter as his lawful wife at the
one door as he had entered at the other, and that
the pair he was then marrying were persons
with whom he had no connection. Mr. 131..vr0t
left the church in great chagrin, and the second
couple were married without further interrup-
(So othompton Chronicle.)
A SPEAKING. DOG.—The following paragraph
occurs in the Weekly Journal of March 15,1718 ;
from which am' idea may be formed of the audience
of " Sudler's Wells about that period : Sadler's
Wells being lately opened, there is likely to be a
great resort of strolling damsels, half-pay officers,
peripatetic tradesmen, tars, butchers, and others
that are musically inclined," who had an opportu-
nity this year of gratifying their curiosity at the
Duke of Marlborough's head, by listening to.
sentences in German, French, and English, pro-
flounced by a Speaking Dog -in sounds so cor-
rectly articulate, as to deceive a person who did
not see him, into the belief that the vox !imam;
was actually in use at the moment. Betikethinan,
exhibited at his booth in Southwark several
dancing dogs imported from France.