The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-31 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Marchioness of Exeter, front her seat at Itochampton ;
Earl of Methborough, for Methley Park, Yorkshire ; Lord
Amherst, from Montreal Hous'J, Kent ; Lord Molyneux, front
Coxteth Hall, near Liverpool; Lord and Lady King and
family, in Dover street, from 'Oakham, Surrey; Sturges
Mourne, Esq. M.P. and family, in South Audley-street, from
Testwood House, Southampton ; the Hon. Miss Grimstoo,

from Berkhampstead Castle, Herts ; Colonel and Mrs. Stanley,
in Green-strect, Park-lane; Gen. Armstrong, in St. James's.
street; Captain Cooke, in George-street, Hanover-square;
Captain Howard, at Lord Viscount Morpeth's.
CHANGES.—The Earl and Countess of Derby, for the Oaks,
in Kent ; the Earl of Jersey, from Woburn Abbey, on a tour ;
the Earl of Euston, for Salley Forest, Northamptonshire ;
Viscount Maynard, for Easton, Essex ; Lord Charles Fitzroy,
from Thomas's Hotel, tbr Northampton ; Dowager Lady Sel.
scy, at West Dean, Sussex ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Percy, at Rothampton, from a tour; the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby,
on a tour; the lion. Captain Perceval and Mr. Porceval on
a 'Continental tour; Lady and Miss Campbell, for Bath.

The
Duke-,and Duchess of Gloucester arrived at.Gorham-
bury,, the seat of the Earl of Verulam, on Wednesday last ;
but in consequence of the death of the Hon. 11. Ducknall,
uncle to the Earl, the party invited to meet their Royal High-
nesses was put off: The Earl and Countess had the honour of
receiving their Royal Highnesses en futnillt.
On the 24th instant, to celebrate the birth-day of Gregory
Wolsey Page Turner,. who has attained the first year of his
age, and son of Sir Gregory Osborne Page Turner, Bart.,
Battlesden Park, Bedfordshire, a dinner Was provided for his
numerous tenantry at the Star Inn, Hockliffe, when mirth and
good cheer abounded, and to crown the whole, her Ladyship
ordered coals and blankets to be distributed to all those in
need 'of them at this inclement season, viz. in the parishes of
I.3attlesden, Potsgrove, Tilsworth, and Sundon.

On Friday the 24th instant, a numerous and highly
respectable party of Gentlemen from the Scotl. Ism Boa-
nEn. dined together; according to their annual custom, in
the Royal Exchange Tavern. After paying the usual courte-
sies to the King, the Army and the Navy, the Chairman pro-
ceeded to the toast of the day, which he prefaced with an ap..
propriate speech, and while it is easy to conceive, that among
the many. interesting subjects connected with the history and
localities of the Border, the glorious achievements of their an-
cestors being frequently brottght to recollection by several beau.
tiful border airs performed by a select band of music in attend-
ance. There could be no want of topics to call forth the enthu-
eirumi of such az meeting. It is only justice to the Chairman
to add,' that he selected and introduced the toasts in a manner
worthy of himself and of-the occasion. The toast of Pro-
sperity to the Scottish Border; was drank with cheers both
loud and long;!- air; Blue Bonnets over the Border.--
The Chairman then proposed the health of Sir Walter Scott,
the Minstrel of the' Border, which was drank with the greatest
enthusiasm, air, Tweedside. Many other suitable toasts were
given in the course of the evening, amongst whom, the Ettrick
Shepherd, air, The Ewie and the Crooked llorn.—The memory
of Thomson ; air,'Glorious Apollo.—The memory of Leyden ;
air, My) name it is little John Elliott---The basses of the
Scottish Border; air, We'll'a' Rive' to Bonny Tweedside. At
twelve o'clock, the Chairman left the room, when the meeting
broke up.—(Edinburgh Courant, Jan. 27.)

Ve understand that e. Memorial to the Co.
verument is preparing for:the signature of the
merchants, soliciting the initnediate establishment
of packets between Falmouth. and Corun`na, for
the conveyance of the Spanish letters, the transit
of which -through France is likely to be inter-
rupted bey the war.,--(The Times.)
The Cherokee-sailed from Kessock Roads on
Wednesday morning, with Mr. ADAMS, Rector
of the Inverness Academy, on board, in order to
reduce to practice at sea, the discoveries lately
made by him, of taking altitudes when the hori-
zon is obscured.
England is generally said not to be a theatrical
country, and yet there are no less than eight the.
atres open every night on the average in London
alone, and most of them very numerously
attended. Not many years ago, two Theatres,
with the addition of the Italian Opera House
during the winter ; and four Theatres, including
all the mhtor ones during the summer, comprised
the whole of our metropolitan spectacles.
FIERY METEOII.--On Sunday evening a fiery
meteor was observed by several people at New.
port, Isle of Wight, to pass over the vicinity of
the town, and which took a westerly direction,
and is supposed to have exploded in the island.
The severity of the late frost has not been
equalled since that of 1814. So intense has been the cold,
that man beast, and bird, in many cases, have perished.
The birds were so tame that they would suffer themselves
to be taken by the hand, a state of submission which ge-
nerally cost them their lives. Our water has abounded
with every variety of water-fowl ; and the quantity taken in
the decoy-pond near %Voudmill, we understand, has been im-
mense. Many of these have been sold in our market at 31. &I
per couple, and an immense number has been sent to Lyndon.
Larks and other small birds have been shot anti otherwise taken
in abundance. A man on Sunday (26th inst.) caught between
WO and 700 in a garden in Three-held-lane. This uncommon-
ly severe weather produced., a considerable rise In the price of
coals and other absolute necessaries, at such a tune, woich
has been felt by the poor, although there have not been (And
we mention the fact with peculiar satisfaction) wanting open
hands and feeling hearts, to mitigate to their utmost the
consequent distress. Such seasonable relief will not be forgot.
ten by those who have been the joyful partakers ---(Southamp-
ton County Chronicle.)
FATAL ACCIDENT.---As two brothers were
working in a chalk-pit at Ramsdell, near Basing-
stoke, one of them went on the top of the pit,
for the purpose, it is supposed, of removing the
earth,- that it might not mingle with the chalk
when it should fall in. In. this employment he
continued for some little time, and he knew not
that his brother, who had remained below, was
under the chalk wall, which had been consider•
ably undermined. Loosened, perhaps, by the
frost, the chalk upon which he was employed
gave way, and he fell with it to the bottom of
the pit. This person was'not much hurt by the
fall ; but, on recovering from the shock it neces.

sarily occasioned, he looked round, but in vain,
for his poor brother, Ile, alas was buried be.
Heath the mass of chalk which had fallen ! It
was a considerable time before the body could
he discovered, and when it was dug out, a most
shocking spectacle was presented to the behold-
ers. The bowels of the unfortunate man Was
literally crushed out, and every part of his frame
was dreadfully mangled. Of course the verdict
of the Jury was—Accidental death.--(South-
amplon Chronicle.)