The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-02 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

BRIGHTON, FER. I.—Yesterday afternoon his
MAJESTY'S private band again attended in the grand
musical saloon at the Pavilion, where they played dur-
ing the evening. His MAJESTY, attended by her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke
of Dorset, Lord St. Helen's, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Stanhope, Lady Isabella Thynne,' and the dis-
tinguished members of the Household, passed nearly
the whole of the evening in the Music-room, and ap-
peared highly delighted with the performance of that
excellent band. The music performed during the
evening consisted of some of the most select pieces
from Handel, Mozart, and Rossini.

His Majesty's spirits increase with his health, as he
appears more cheerful than of late.

Yesterday morning the Duke of Clarence came to
town from his seat at Bushy Park. In the evening his Royal
Highness dined with Lord Holland, at his residence at Kensington,
and afterwards returned to Bushy Park.

On 'Wednesday two Messengers were sent from the
Earl of Liverpool's Office, to Brighton, and one from the same
Office to the Duke of Wellington, at the seat of Sir John Shelley,
near Lewes.

The Prince of Denmark has left Geneva, to pass the
remainder of the bad season at Marseilles.

The Marquis of Londonderry commenced his
dinner Parties yesterday, at Holdernme House.

Sir William Abdy's first dinner for the season wl
be on Sunday next, in Hill-street.

The Hon. William Maule has a dinner party o
Sunday next, at Connaught-Terrace.

Arr. Baron Graham has sent in his resignation, bu
it has not yet, it is said, received the approbation of his Majesty.

We have been informed that the Viscomte Dela-
hitto, Aide-de-Camp to the Duke d'Angouleme, and an cfficer
standing high in his Royal Highness's confidence, suddenly left
town on Wednesday evening, in consequence of a• express order
from his Court. The Viscomte is married to an Englishwoman,
and his wife being near her confinement, be had written to de-
mand a prolongation of furlough. The next courier brought a
second and more peremptory older, in consequence of which the
Viscomte set off for Paris immediately after he had received it.
We understand that he expected on his arrival at Paris, to be
immediately ordered off to Madrid.

A ninnerous party are on a shooting excursion at
the seat of Prince Leopold, at Claremont. Among those present
on Wednesday were—Vieconnt Melville, Mr. Secretary Peel, the
Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord Howard de Walden,
Mr. Wilmot Horton, Mr. Planta, &e. They enjoyed some ex-
cellent sport, having killed 80 pheasants, Q I hares, 4 woodcocks,
and 2 partridges. After the day's sport, Sir Robert Gardiner,
principal Equerry to Prince Leopold, entertained the distinguished
party with a sumptuous dinner.
We are enabled to state, that the new Novel,
Elizabeth de Bruce, is the production of Mrs. Johnstone, of
Edinburgh, formerly of Inverness.

We have cockney sportsmen, it would seem, at
Brighton as well as in London. On Thursday last one of these
crack shots, who was practising near Wick, shot a fine sheep be-
longing to Mr. Chatfield, which he mistook, we understand, for a
starling. He was summoned before the Magistrates the next d ty,
and had, for his skill, to make good the value of the sheep.—
Brighton Paper.

Webb, the Irish comedian and vocalist, is engaged
by Mr. Harris to perform a limited number of nights at the
Theatre-Royal, Dublin; after which he goes to Edinburgh aad
Glasgow.

Mr. Ebers had a full rehearsal of the Grand Opera
yesterday, which is to introduce Mademoiselle Fanny Ayton to a
London audience. Several of the Noblemen who form the Com-
mittee there were present, and expressed their unqualified appro..
nation of our " Prima Donna." The expectation of the Musical
World has not been so much excited since the debut of Catalani.
and we augur that the spirited Manager of the Italian Opera will
reap an abundant harvest this season.

Miss Foote has arrived in town from Edinburgh,
on her way to fulfil her engagements at Portsmouth, Plymouth,
Bath, Bristol, &e. This young lady has played 368 nights during
the last 16 months, and every evening in play and farce, besides
travelling upwards of 7,000 miles during this period. The on
dits insist that she has cleared 10,0001. since her return to the
theatre two years since. If this be true, she has good reason to
congratulate herself on her escape from a Ilayne.

A Company of English Performers have intro-
duced the Pantomime at Berlin. It is named, Das Golden
Schlussel— The Golden Key—a magic story; with music,
dances, machinery, &r. by J. L. Lewin, of the Theatres Royal,
London and Vienna. Harlequin, Mr. Lewin ; Columbine, Miss
Rosa Lewin ; Pantaloon, Mr. Keene ; and Pierrot, Mr. Evans.
The music is extremely well selected and arranged, and new to
the Germans. The public seemed highly delighted with the treat
afforded them, and the thing continues successful. —Harmonieon
for February.

NED SHUTER, THE COMEDIAN.-Ned was often
very poor, and being still more negligent than poor, was careless
about his dress. A friend overtaking him one day in the street,
said to him, " Why, Ned, are you not ashamed to walk the
streets with twenty holes in your stockings? wtiy don't you get
them mended ?" " No, my friend," said Ned, "I am above it ;
and if you have the pride of a gentleman, you will act like me,
and walk with twenty holes rather than have one darn ;" " How,"
replied the other, " how do you make that out ?" " Why," re-
plied Ned, " a hole is the accident of the day; but a darn is pre-
meditated poverty."

HAYDN, THE COMPOSER.—The poet Csrpani
once asked his friend Haydn, " How it happened that his church
musie was almost always of an animating, cheerful, and even gay
description ?" To this Haydn's answer was, " I cannot make it
otherwise: I write according to the thoughts whieh I feel : when
I think upon God, my heart is so full of joy, that the notes dance
and leap as it were from my pen ; and since God has given me a
eheerfal heart, it will be easily forgiven me that I serve him with
a cheerful spirit."

One of the Desmonds of Ireland being mortally
wounded, was taken prisoner by his inveterate enemy, one of the
Butler's, who threw him triumphantly on his shoulders, and
tauntingly asked him, " Where are you now, Desmond ?" The
brave, but expiring Chief exultingly replied, " When I ought to
be,—on the neck of my enemy."

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A chattering troublesome fellow, returning last sea-
son from France in the Quentin burwardsteam-packet, annoyed
the other passengers exceedingly by his incessant twattle. At
dinner he demanded, in a very authoritative tone, of the steward,
what pies he had. " Pies, Sir !" said the laconic steward, "we
have but one on board." " But mae pie," said the man of conse-
quence, " and pray what pie is that, Sir?" " A magpie," re-
plied the steward. " The Devil: and what sort of a pie is that
Sir ?" "Itis an exceedingly offensive pie, Sir, and nobody likes
it."—Brighton Paper.

AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—(From the Freenan's
Journal.)—We regret to learn that at an entertainment given by
Mr. Sheriff Bunn, on Friday last, a personal altercation arose be-
tween Mr. Sheriff Yates and Mr. Murray Mansfield, which ori-
ginated, as we understand, in the opposition the former had made
to Mr. Mansfield's being continued in the Sheriff's office. Mr.
Yates baring taken offence at some expressions used by the former,
he intimated to him that he would immediately repair to Holy-
head, where lie would expect to meet him. The Magistrates
having obtained information of this circumstance, Mr. Goodison,
Chief Constable of College-street division, was sent at an early
hour on Saturday morning to the residence of Mr. Yates, who,
however, was not to be found, and it was afterwards ascertained
that lie sailed for Holyhead in the packet of that morning. Simi-
lar measures were taken to ware Mr. Mansfield, brit he has not
been heard of since the oectirrence alluded to took place. Officers
were despatched on Friday afternoon to Kingstown, to search the
steam-packets there, and also to Howth, on Sunday morning, for
the Maine purpose, but they have returned Mr. Mansfield non est
in ventus. It is still, however, thought that he has contriver] to
get across the channel, although, fortunately, he missed of Mr.
Yates, who returned from Holyhead by the packet of Monday.