The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-29 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

: The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle are keeping up oh!
English hospitality at their hospitable mansion, called Clunk-
bee Hall, in Nottinghamshire.

Stoneleigh Abbey is a scene of great festivity. Mrs. Leigh
entertains much company during the week.
.111 r. Watson Taylor has directed the poor to be made
happy, during the present inclement season, around the do-
mains of his lately purchased estate.

Mr. Thomas Stepney has commenced his picquet parties,
which are frequently attended by the Duke of York.
The Marchioness of Buckingham is keeping open house, at
Stow Park, to the poor in the vicinity. Only a few select
friends occupy the chateau.

Sir William 'and Miss Boroughs display their usual hospi-
tality at tins season.

Mrs. Cbandos Poll, at Itedburn, near Derby, is acquiring
ae character of" Lady Bountiful" in that ❑eighbourhood.
'be hospitality is unbounded.

CANNING CLUB.

(Abstracted from " The Liverpool COorier.")
On the evening of Tuesday, the 21st inst., the
Members of this Club celebrated itb Seventh An-
niversary, by partaking of- a dinner at the York
Hotel, Williamson-square. ADAM LODOB,
in the unavoidable absence of the Prebi lent, fitted

tl►e Chair. Mr. Crowther's large room was taste-
fully fitted up for the occasion. Two splendid
flogs waved over the Chair ; one of them was in-
scribed " Friend to the Pilot that weathered the
Storm." In the centre and middle of the room
were three large artificial roses. The walls of

thy room were ornamented with wreaths of lau-
rel, &c. In the centre of the orchestra was sus-
pended a portrait of the Right Hon. George Can-
ning, surrounded with laurel. Groups of-artificial
flowers graced different parts of the room. The
tout eluemble was truly beautiful, and was much
admired by the company. At half-past five, about
eighty Gentlemen sat down to dinner. The tables
%vete loaded with every delicacy of the season
and well-flavoured -wines. The vocal .powers of
M. Incledon, supported by seveisHsrother ama-
teurs, and an excellent baud, gave zest to the
hilarity of the festive scene.

A pieee of elegant Blue Cloth, manufactured at
BiHingham, and shewn at the late Brighton exhi-
bition, has been purchased in patterns for suits
of cloaths by several distinguished individuals,
among whom is Commodore BAINBRIDGE and
orders for similar cloth have been given on the
same Manufactory.
By the Underwood, Captain WOOD, arrived
in the Downs from Demerara, advices have been
-received to the Ist ult. by which we regret to
learn, that the colony still continues very sickly,
and that the mortality, not only among the whites,
but the coloured and black population had been
very considerable. The weather, at the above
period was, however, getting cooler, and great
hopes were entertained, that in a few weeks the
sickness would cease.
'Eke LORD 'PRESIDENT of the Court of Session
in Edinburgh has cotrected a mistake in the
Scotch Papers relative to what he said respecting
the advance of 300 Radicals on Monday sett-
night front Kilbarchan. It was Kilsyth, and not
Kilbarchan, which his Lordship mentioned on the
occasion allinfed to.

A warm contest has taken place for the vacant
Recordership of Colchester, between Mr. Cvt?•
WOOD and Mr. KKLLY. The poll was opened on
Monday, and was not . expected to close before
yesterday evening.
We hear from Stirling that the Magistrates have
employed a great number of the operative poor
(who are at this' rime thrown out of employment)
in widening the north approaches to the town,
and its making a foot-path on the Perth and Fife
roads.

Mr. MARTIN'S (Sussex) harriers bad a novel
chase on Wednesday last. They threw off on Firle
Hill, and found a hare ; and coming to a check,
whilst endeavouring toy gain the scent, a fox
dashed out of a furze-bush, and led them over
several brooks much flooded by the late rains, to-
wards the sea ; on gaining the shore he was beaded
by two fishermen, and to avoid the dogs ascended
the cliff 25 feet in height, and regained the
bill, flout which lie once more descended into a
crevice of the cliff,'and thus saved his life, after
a sharp run of 12 miles.
A greyhound, belonging to Mr. Samuel Hall,
of Staverton, in Northamptonshire, on Tuesday
last, started a brace of hares from one form, who
both took the same direction, followed by the dog,
who soon caught one of then►, and after clearing
a stile, a hedge, and turning the other five or six
times with the first its his mouth, caught it, acid
both were found dead at his feet.