The Sun.
London, England, 1819-05-24 00:00:00

REGISTER OF FASHION.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES THIS EVENJNO.
-The Countess of Jersey's assembly, Berkeley-square.
The Earl of Carnarvon's quadrille ball, Grosvenor-square.
Sir Win. Abdy's music, Hill-street, Berkeley-square.
Lady Hyde Parker's masked ball, Cumberland-place.
Mrs. Blackburn's quadrille ball, Park-street, Westminster.
The Marquess of Huntly's entertainment to the Duke of
York, Great George-street, Westminster.
The Countess of Limerick's ball, Mansfield-street.
Lord Braybrook's entertainment, New Burlington-street.
Lady Smith's second 'rout, Terrace, Piccadilly.
The Duke of Norfolk's entertainment, Norfolk House,. St.
Jame's so Tieire,
The Earl and Countess Grosvenor's party, Grosve nor House

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington entertained a large
party of distinction yesterday at Apsley /louse.
The Marchioness of Salisbury's grand assembly yesterday
evening in Arlington-street, was attended by upwards of SOO
distinguished fa,llionables.
The Marchioness of Stafford has issued cards of invitation,
fora grand assembly on the 3d of June, at her residence in
Cle:'eland-square.

Epsom Race.; commence on Wednesday next ;
there are 54 subscribers for the Derby, and 39 for
the Oaks.

. .
Ascot Races,: conimence on Tuesday the Bth of
June. The sport:is. likely -to be greater than on,
any recent years. The course, under the active
superintendence of Mr. S,ists, has been got into
excellent ordet.
The 15th Hussars match to•morrow. from the
barracks at Ipswich on their route to Manchester.
The 9th Lanciis;- at BrightOn, it is said, will
succeed theta at 11).e (firmer place.

The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards suddenly
marched from YvVintisot,• on lVednesday morning,
for the metropolii. This. removal, Without any
previous preparation, excited the most appalling,
and at the same time ridiculous conjectures ;but
-
all those fears. were happily removed by their
return on Friday, from the duty of forthing part
of the peaceful pageantry for the ,reception at
Court of the Persian Anibassador.--(Windsor Ex-
press.)
leots BOAT.—The hull of a boat, entirely built
of malleable iron, and intended to be fitted up
in an elegant style, to ply as a passage boat on
the Great Canal, was launched on Friday last
from the bank of the Monkland Canal, Fab-
kine, and named ;the Vulcan, in the presence
and amidst the acclamations of an immense
,concourse of spectators. The extreme length
Of. the boat is sixty-five feet, the width 121
feet, weighs only 12 tons 15 cwt. and draws nu
more than 21 inchest of water. We believe
ais the first iron boat that has been built in•Seot-
land.—(Edinbargh Courant, May 20.) •

The Alexander, which, for the last four-
teen years had been laying as a lazaretto off
Cowes, came into harbour on Friday, tar the
p►{rpose of being broken up. .54e is to be re-
placed by the Proatetheuti.

NATIONAL MONUMENT IN SCOTLA:;O

A Meeting of Nonletn, a ni)d

held on Saturday evening, at the Freetnasti s'
Tavern, to further the nbjert of erectiog
timid! Monument in the Metrpolis of Scotl,md,.
to commemorate the naval anti military achieve-
ments 01 the late war.

At six o'clock, a highly respectable and nume-
rous meeting sat down to a sumptuous dinner, his
Grace the Duke of Arrnot. in the Chair, support-
ed by the Earl of Glasgow and Lord F'o,.hes, to-
gether with'the Ea:l of Northesk, Load Sa'tou
Lord Belhaven, Lord Torpiclien, Sir John Sin.
ciair, Sir John Majoribanks, Sir J. 111:Ciregor
Murray, and several eminent Gentlemen.
After the usual loyal toasts bad been drunk, the
Duke of Athol proposed the " Memory of Gene-
ral Abercrombie, and the gallant Officers who lusd
died defending the liberties of their country."—
This toast was drunk in solemn silence, and the
professional gentlemen sung in a most impressive
manner " Peace' to • the souls of the heroes "
His Grace then stared the object of the Meeting,
.and said that be had every hope that the subscrip-
tions would in two years amount to 40,000/. and
then proposed " Success to the National Munn.
:rent," winch was drunk with great applause.

Mr. Broadhurst, in the course of the evening,
saag " Scots wha bac. wi' Wallace bled," " Auld
Lang sync," John Anderson my Jo," and several
other Scotch songs.. Gote's baud, and the piper,
also attended, and played. several favourite tones.
The company did not break up till twelve o'clock.