The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-01 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR MAY.

LONDON WALKING Deess.--A cambric muslin high dress;
the body is laced behind; the back is plain, and moderately
wide; the front is ornamented with lace lozenges; there are
two rows let in on each side, which forms the front in the
stomacher style; the waist is very long. Long sleeves, made
rather tight, and finished at the band with lace ; the epaulette,
which is very full, is formed into lozenge puffs by narrow
tucked bands of calla); is muslin. There is no collar, but a
full fall of lace goes round the dress at the throat. A single
flounce of very rich work ornaments the bottom of the skirt.
EVENING DREss.—A low dress, composed of lirlings' lace,
figured in a leaf pattern; it is worn over iewhite satin slip;
the waist is rather long; the back plain, nod the front formed
exactly to the shaue of the bosom. The dress is cut ninth
lower i❑ front of the bust than behind. A wreath of leaves,
composed of lace, and edged with pink gros de Naple;, goes
mend the bust. The eeeve is a mixture of pink !hens de
Naples and rich lace: the former in full hiaS folds, the latter
quilled between the folds; these folds are so disposed as
to
form a finish to the bottom of the sleeve, which is also orna-
mented by two small hi nehes of leaves, one attached to each
of the folds. The skirt is fancifully trimmed With pink
gros de :Valdes, laid on plain in separate piees; the top of
each is something in the lozenge stele.—(ACncertm'aNN's
Rc-
posi'ory.)
. . .

,)FRENCH) BALL Dness.—Froc% of tuUcover white satin, ele-
gantly ornamented with blond and full blo,n ruses. The
hair adorned with silver eats of corn, full blown red roses,
and rows of pearl. White satin zone. Necklace formed of
two'rows of large pearls. White satin sandal slippers, white
ki&eluves, and carved ivory Ito.

ENGLISH WALKING DRESS.—Rotmd dress of fine cambric,
orliamented rorind the border with three distinct rows of rich
embroidery let in in scollops. Spencer of lilac gros de Naples,
ornamented with narrow roaleaux of white satin; the collar
standing out, and the vacancy filled up by a Spanish collar of
fine blond. Bonnet of figured white satin in the village
shape, trimmed at the edge, with lilac Italian gauze, in bias
puffs, each puff coafined by a narrow reelects of white satin,
ankthe crown ornamented with a lull bouquet. of lilacs.—
(La- Btlk Assetablee.)

CORN-ExCHANGE, MAY I.—Having, a large supply of Wheat
to-day from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, the trade was exceed-
ingly heavy, as the demand was very limited, and only a few
fine runs front the former County were sold early in the morn-
ing, and those at a reduction of Is. per quarter, but a consi-
derable quantity retoained un hand at the close of the market,
winch was offered full 2s. per quarter under last Monday's
prices, without being able to effect sales at that abatement.
Fine fresh Malting Harley is Is. per quarter dearer. In Peas,
Beaus, and. Oats, there is little or no alteration.
•

SMITHirIELD 111AttEcr, MAY I.—This noirniii:sN Market
was well supplied with all kinds of prime. Cattle, in con-
sequence of which every article is lower in price than last
Market-day.. Mutton, Veal, Lainh, and have also
16Weted their }rites.—The .dap Market is rather cheaper
than last week's Market; Straw and Clover, little alteration
in their price.

• On.Satttrday the Creole frigate, Capt. Bovrtus,
returned to Portsmouth from the Sotch American
command. where, for some years (with the rand
of Coarmodote), he has 'rendered very important
services to his country. He 'vas succeeded by
Commodore Sir THOMAS HARDY, Bart. The
Creole brings no Solon Awericon news, either
important -or interrstivg, The,latest account
flout the kio de la Plata Wire to the 22d of January,
at which time nothing was known of Lord Coca -
EAtikeS beyond his tnilure before Cal-
lao, an account has already appeared.
It.was supposed he• would remain at sea until
obliged to return to Valparaiso, for want of pro-
visions ; but there, was no chance of his gaining
any further advantages on the coast, Sir InomAs
Haunt was or Buenos Ayres ; and Coptiiin L.
MAVIS-AND, C. 8., with the. Vengeur and Superb,
was at INlaldonafh‘.

NIT. W. H. BANKEs arrived in London front
his travels on Thursday !art, after 'ea absence ot
almost eight years, in good health., :it his tatbo's
noise, H. BANKES, E,ti. in l'ai“ct.yho.
BstravoLr.Nce.—On hi, Nipijesty's Birth Day,
a number of English Gentlemen dined in
TAVEIII, anti COllStitUttd thelitSeltei 1100 a
Society " St. (;,01 ge," for tne relief of di-s-
-tressed .counitymen in this city. Their t+1,411 is
exmedy similar its that iif " St. Pairieks" itt
London, and al krge stint was inlrtirdiutely
scribed by those Ft aro.— (Dubin' v/Lirtinul,
.lpT .•7 8)

En I' N E \l" S.

itA!;l INDIA SilliTiNt3.

The t(4l-Tory', ii;}
rived off the Wight

They left Behgal on the Jut h Decvt,her; parted company,
.a gale a tvinJ, (est b in lat. SI. 49. S., long'
3.35. W.; met again on going iatu the Cape, on lit
February; sailed from thence on the
.81,1 ; at St.
flelena the Vlth,and left fur England on the 4th March;
fell iu ivilh thir Charles Grant and Kt l a Ca,n!e, on 3d of
April, in lat. 29. 56, N. long. W . and continued in
company till and doting the night of '.he 11th of
April the Minerva and Riise parted company, in lat. 43. 51,

N. long. 25. 22, W.
The Alinorah and Abberton were expected to leave Btu-
gal for the Coast on the 12th December; the :%larquess of
Wellington on the and Princess Charlotte of Wales A
the 20th; the Kingston on the Ist Fe uary ; the Carouttio
was to leave Bengal fur England, about the 2uth Jantsary ;
the 'Thomas Grenville, about the 20th February; the Prin-
cess Charlotte, in all February. The Fame was to go to
Bencoolen.

The ships Charles Grant and Nellie Castle also arrived off

the Wight on Sot til day ; they sailed from China on the 14tli
December, arrived at the Cape the Ist Fehi nary, and sailed
again on the 12th ; reached St. Helena the 23d, and left
thence for England' on t lie 46th Fehrtiaiy.
The Bridgewater arrived at Canton on the Ist December.

The Atlas quitted Sineapore the Ist ltioveniber, and was

daily expected in China.

BRIDLINGTON, APRIL 29,—The ''Award, Fer-
guson, horn Si.ields to Guetnsq, with coals, has
put iu IRre, ha%inz sustained considerable (16-
magi.; by a sea which struck her on Thinstley
last, which also carried overboard the Master,
Mate, and three men ; the Master and two men
were drowned, but the Mate and one man %sere

carried by a sea on board again.
CORK, APRIL 25 —Arrived the 7..p?ryr and
Crown transpors front Plymouth, with the 34
Veteran Battalion—ihe Crown has sailed again.
Sailed two transports with troops for Chatham,
and one ditto for Plymouth.
PORTA4OUTH, APRIL 30 —Arrived yesterday
his Majesty's ship Creole from ni i _aoe_ro—
sailed the 21st February. Passed by to-day for
the River the Keine Castle, Lithlsay, and ChArles
Grant, Scott, from -China ; Rose, M.Tagiolf,
and Minerva, 111 ills, front Bengal : she two iafler
left Bengal the 16th Dec., the Cape Srlt Feh., sod
St. Helena 3d March. The Essex, IV,lterlno.
and Vatisirtart, were houily ex/hoed
He-
lens. front China. •

The Atbary t►ansport, No. 15, from Enetand„
for the Cape of Gootl Hope, with settlets, was
spolttli with on the 15!h March, ill lat. 10. 30. N,
100g,.-`2.lt. 3.0. W.