The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-12 00:00:00

FESTIVITI E‘i AND DONA HONS.

The Countess of LINDSEY, Wi!li her usual be-
nevolence, gave a fat hew, weighing upwards of
70 stone, to the poor of Uffingion' and 'falling-
ton, in Christmas week.

Lady Sophia Whichcote gave a good old English
dinner of roltst beef, plum-pudding, and ate, to
50 poor people of Glaston, at the Horse Shoe Inn;
and added to this bounty a supply ut clothing fur
each of

Three fat oxen, the annual present of ',cod
Gwydir, were distributed to the poor of Grims-
thorpe and Edenham, on the day before Christ-
mas-day, with a proportionate quantity of bread.
In all seasons, the residence of this Nobleman at
his msgniticenr seat, it) Lincolnshire. is Produc-
tive of comfort to the neighbouring poor.
On Christmas-Eve, at Brocklesby, the seat of
the Right Hon. Lord Yarborough, 100 stone of
fine beef were distributed amongst the poor of
that parish ; and 64 tamales are relieved there
weekly with new'bread and broken victuals, viz.
32 on Tuesdays, and 32 on Fridays. These last
acts of benevolence are not confined to the poor
of Brocklesby, but extend several miles round
Lord Yarbotough's hospitable mansion.
At Christmas, Dr. Willis's annual gift of warm
clothing was distributed to the whole of the poor
of Greatford ; who derive also much comfortable
nourishment from good soups, &c. from his house,
every day;
General Dowdeswell's annual donation of beef
(25 stone), was distributed among the pour of
Little Ponton, on St. Thomas's-day.

Among the numerous charities of the SeR9O”,
Are 'those of Sir William and Lady 11'elby.
Two large oxen have, been liberally distributed
to the poor in the villa„,7-s of Denton and
Million, and clothing to the most necessitous ;
also soup given 'twice a week to the poor in
Denton. On the 14th of November last, eigh:y-
eight children, educated in Denton and Marston
by Sir Win. and Lady Welby (of which upwards
of 60 girls are regularly clothed by her Ladyship
anti her daughters), were repled at the Hall
with roast beef and ptum•pndditig, affording a ge-
nnine specimen of old English hospittlity as gra-
tifying, we doubt not, to the worthy donors, us it
wets acceptable to those who partook of it.
Lady Olivia Sparrow, a few days ago, gave a
dinner at her seat, Brampton Park, to the chil-
dren of Brampton School, 123 in number, who
are clothed and educated solely at her Ladyship's
expence.
In consequence of the very depressed state of
the Agricultural Interest, the Right Hon. Sir
Joseph Banks has recently been pleased to give
directions to I►is Lincolnshire agent to make such
reductions of rent as may enable his unmerotis
tenantry to meet tl►e emergencies of the times ;
remarking, that opulence woald afford him no
enjoyments, could he believe that the comforts of
his tenants and dependents underwent any
notion.

TRBDEGAR FEsTivrnes.—The anCieut British
hospitality never was more tastefully displayed
than-it is this Christmas, by Sir Charles Morgan,
Baronet.—lt commenced on the 21st ult. _With
an agricultural cxfiibition, where every accom-
modation was of to those who favoured
bins with their stock. The urbanity and affabi-
lity of the Baronet to every individual, together
with his liberality, drew forth the inost malice()
gratification at the ordinary. Upwards of a
hundred and fifty persons wc:e daily entertain.
ed under his root, where nothing could ex-
ceed the attention of his amiable daughter, who
did the honours of his table in a manner to create
not only_ general admiration, but endested her
to. all. The severity of the iveatiter prevented
the usual races on Twelfth-day ;, hut at dinner his
neighbours joined his patty, and" celebrated the
annual festival with lotteries, quadrilles,.comitt v-
dances, &c. till a late hour iu the morning'. in
the course of the week tie. company viQiteil the
school, under the patronage of tlir worthy
net, and by tin it fibtrality, strongly marked their
approbation of it.

The Ticket, No. 8443, Drawn At Eleven
o'Clock this Morning, a Pt ize of 20,000/. Consols,
whs Sold by WEBB, in One Quarter, Two Eighlts,
am' Eight Sixteenth Shares, at his Fortunate
Offices, 9, Cornhill, and 17, Ludeate-stteet,
where the First-drawn Prize of 20,00({!., in the
last Lottery, was also Sold in- his is
keeping it up.