The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-16 00:00:00

FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 1818.

REVIVAL OF THE VOCAL CONCERTS

NEW ROOMS, HANOVER-SQUARE; the I:ecorations and
Alterations of which are nearly completed in a style that,
for Ele;ance and Accommodation, will not be equalled by

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anv Concert Room in this Kingdom.
AIrESSRS. BARTLEMAN, C. anti Mr.KNY-
1. vETT, and GREATOREX, most respectfully an-
nounce to the Nubility and Gentry their intention (in,com-
pliancy with the advice and wishes of very many of their
former Patrons) to give a SERIES of CONCERTS, in the
course of the ensuing Season, on a GRAND and EXTEN-
SIVE SCALE. The Baud will he numerous and select. ,Se,
verarCompositions of MOZART, not yetperformed.in this
Country, will be introduced.

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Particulars will be • duty published. Subscribers Names
will be gratefully received by the Managers respectively, and
at BIIICEIALL's, 133,
.New Bond-street.-,Tickets transfer-
able in Families only, Ladies to Ladies, and Gentlemen's to
Gentlemen.

This Day were•puhlished, with several Plates,
A NEW EDITION, in 6r.). price Its. of
TRAVELS A ROVE THE CATARACTS of
EGYPT, and in NUBIA.
By THOMAS LEGIT, Esq. M.P.
Printed for John Murray, Albemarle-street.

This Day was pnblished,
With a Portrait of Captain Maxwell, and Fire coloured
Engravings, 8-vo. price les.
11 NEW EDITION OF

VO
YAGE of His Alajesty's late Ship AL-
cEsTE, along the Coast of Corea, to tit, Island of
Lesechew ; with an Account of her Shipwreck.
By JOHN M'LEOD, Surgeon of the Alceste.
Printed for John Murray, Albemarle-street.

COLLEGE, OF FORT WI LLIAM, JUNE 30.

PUBLIC DISPUTATIONS,

[From an Asiatic Journal, entitled The Orieotal Star, of
July 5, 18171

On Monday, the 3QIII ult. being the day ap-
pointed by his Excellency the Most Noble Mar-
Ilnis of Hastings, visitor of the College of Fort
William, for the public dispittatioiks in the ()lien-
,tal languages, the President of the
,College
.Comi-
cil, the officers,profesorS, anti students, of the
College, met at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at
the Government-house, where the Honourable
the Chief Justice, the Lord ,Bishop of Calcutta,
',the Honourable N. B, Edmonst one, the Honour-
able A. Scion, and the Honourable G. Dowdes-
-well, Members of the Supreme Council ; the Ho-
nourable Sir Francis ,Macuaghten, and. the Ho-
nourable Sir Anthony Buller, Judges of the Su-
preme Court ; with the Honourable M. Duyott,
'Governor olChandernagore; Major-GeneralWood,
aud.rtiany-of •the.civil and military officers of the
Presidency, as 'Well as Several
,respectable natives.,
were assembled. .

Mrs. Middleton, Lady Macnaghten, Mrs. Udny,
and many other ladies of the. Settlement, likewise
honoured the College with their presence on the
occasion.

Soon after 10 o'clock, the Most Nohle the Vi-
sitor, attended by the Officers of his Excellency's
suite, entered the" room, where the disputations
were to be held.

When the Visitor had taken his seat, the dis-
putations commenced in the following order .

PERSIAN.

The science of general or philosophical grammar Is more
successfully cultivated, ap,l better understood, by the east-
" cm, than by the western grammarians.'
Respondent Mr. W. Dundas,
Ist Opponent
2d Ditto
Moderator ...... Dr. M. Lumsden.