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FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRANGEMENS FOR THE WEEK.

'THIS DAT—The Countess Grosvenor's first Assetnbly, Upper
trowenor•itreet; the Countess of Belfast's Party, Pall Mall.

Tol4OßßOW—i'l;e Countess of Arrans's Party: Dover-street.
WELOMIDAT—The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's Assem-
bly, Atlington-street ; Almack's Grand Ball; Earl Dionley's
Ancient Music Dinner, Berkeley Square.
Tim stsA 1 —The Marchioness o Salisbury's second Assembly.
Hanover Square ; Mrs. W. Jones's Party, Bolton flow ; Mrs.
Beaumont's Rout, Grosvenor Square; the Countess of Arran's
l'..rty, Dover Street ; Lady Rose's Assembly, Palace Yard.
FRIDAX—The Countess of Charleville's Assembly, Cavendish
Square.
Sarusnay.--The Earl of Grosvenor's grand Dinner Party, Upper
Grmvenor-street ; Lord King's Entertainment, Dover-street.
StibtOAY.—The Dowager hlawhioness of. Salisbury's Conver-,
8:clone, Arlington-street; Countess St. Antonio's Assembly,
11anciver Square.
INIOVEMEIJTS.
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Viscount and Viscountess Downe and family, arrived on Satur.
day, at their house Ni Charles-street, Berkeley. square, from their
seat, Cowie". Hall, Yorkshire.
The Duke of St. Alban's bad a grand Dinner Party on Saturday,
at his house in St. James's Square, among whom 'were—Count and
Countess Ludoif, the Earl of Lauderdale, the Earl of Besborough,
lord and Lady F. Beanelerk, Mr. E. Foley, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Keith,
Mr. Nettleship. Mr. 2nd Lady Capri, Mrs. Coutts-...and, in the
evening, the Ladies Beauclerk entertained au elegant circle of
fashionable..
Arfivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street.—Thomas Kin-
near, Esq. D. G. Sanderson, Bag. Paul, Esq. from Edinburgh ;
3. impbell, Esq. Maxwell, Fag. Departures : W. Steuart,
Esq. Sapte, Esq. Call, Esq.
Arriv.da at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street :—Mr. Mrs. and
Miss Campbell, from Marlow ; the Rev. G. H. Templer, Mrs. and
the Misses 'rempler, from their seat in Sornersetshire ; J. H. Allen,
.Esq. M. P. from Wales. Departures :—The Rev. H. Wickham,
Mrs. and the Misses Wickham, for their seat in Sumersetshire.
Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old. Burlington and Cork.
streets:—Captain Palms, from Ireland; E. Trickle, Esq. from a
tour; J. Itainsbottain, Esq. from Kent; A. Guineas, Esq. and
Luna. Esq. from Dublin ; Robert Roe, Esq. and Beverley,
Esq. from Yorkshire. Departures :—ltev. Mr. SOO, for Can-
terbury/ ; Fortescue, Esq. on a tour ; Captain Kortwright, on a
tour ; George, Esq. and Belson, Esq. for Kent.

Kt NG'S Tit stAraz.—The opera of tettaltlo ed
on Saturday night, was followed by Mr. D'Eavitta'a charming
ballet, la Nitissaisee de Venus. The best test of the attractions of
this charming production may be found in the crowded state of the
Theatre at the falling of the curtain.
The Princess AUGUSTA attended divine service yes-
terday morning at the Chapel Royal, St:James's.
The. Duchess of GLoucwirea visited the Princess
Atlntnaa on Saturday.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTZR and Princess SOPHIA
visited the Princess MIGUSTA yesterday.
Saturday at twe:ve o'clock. the Earl of LIVERPOOL,
the Coascett.Loa of the Excise/wee, and Mr. Hoseissom, had a
lung interelew with Mr. Secretary Carom°, at his house in Down-
ing .st tee t •

-Saturday Mr. CANNING had a numerous party.
Saturday the CHANCELLOR cf. the EiCHEQUtII gave
• grand dinner to a numerous assemblage of the Members of the
House of Commons.

Yesterday being the first Sunday in the Easter Term,
the Jim's, according to annual custom, went in procession to St.
Paul's Cathedral, as did the Lean Mixon, ALDISMIN, &c. A
selection of music was performed on the occasion, after which an
H impressive sermon was preached by the Hew. H. . Dawn, Chap-
lain to the Right Honourable the Loan Moro*.
Saturday afternoon Sir CIIARLES LONG had an in-
terview with the Earl of Livrarcw)l., at his house in Whitehall.

Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, Mr. Ka.tua,
the littso's Messenger, arrived >tc the Foreign Office, Downing.
street, with despatches from the Right Hon. STRATFORD CANNING.
our Ambassador at Constantinople. Mr. KRA US also brought de-
*pitches from the Right Hon. Harter %Fattener, the British
Ambassador at Vienna, dated up to the 6tb instant.
Mr. KRAUS attended Mr. STRATFORD CANNING
from England to Constantinople, in the Revenge 74 gun ship.
They had a very perilous voyage, particularly in the Archipelago,
where they saw a frigate sink. They had only arrived three days
in Constantinople when his Excellency, Mr. STRATFORD Caseate,
sent off the despatches brought by Mr. Kaaus.
r. CHOIVII, the KINGS Messenger, was sent off on
Friday evening, with despatches for the Right Hon. Fisenzatce
LAMS, our Ambassador at Madrid.
The Cabinet Council, which was held yesterday after-
noon at the Foreign Office, did not assemble, as was reported, it
cons 9 :ence of the arrival of despatches by Mr. &sans, from Con-
stantatiople ; orders, we understand, having been given on Friday
evening, for summoning the Cabinet Colwell yesterday at two
o'clock. The Council continued in deliberation til4alf-past four.
All the members of the Council, with the exceptial of the Duke
of Wittamorort, were present.
Saurday morning, at half-past ten o'clock, the Lords
of his blaserry's Most Honourable Privy Council assembled at the
ebuncil Office, Whkehall-place, to hear and determine French
appeals. the Lords present were, the Loan PIUSAIDINT of the
Council, the Jests of rise' Admiralty Court, the imbue of the
Arches Court,the blame. of the ROLLS, and Lord COLCISZATIA.
The appeal hich principally occupied their Lordships' atter.tion
was that of G MUMS Kura and Co., who were residents in Ostend
in see year 1794, when the French army took possession of it, and
continued there till the year 1796, when Ostend became part of
theAnntiniese of France. The value of the property which is the
sebjpet of appeal amounts to 775,000 livres. The King's Advo-
cate. Mr. Fonntatroutt, and two other barristers, were heard by
their Lordship, upon the appeal. J
The work announced for publication, under the title
of " Vivian Gait," we understand to be the history a an ambi-
tious young man of rank, who, by dint of talent, personal ad-
vantages, and audacity, becomes the dictator of certain circles in
high life, some of the recent occurrences and actors in which he
has taken the Itbetty to deseribe with great imedtsm.
Ara ICUOTe or StfantnAm.—Sheridan was arrested by
an attorney, of the name of Rosser, on an execution at
the suit of a jewtller in Holborn, of the name of llewd-
sq, fir somewhat under 1001. for jewellery, and taken
to Hirst 's luck-up house, Took's-court, Cursitor-street:
Ile was drinking port when a friend of his came in and
remarked —" You have been doing pretty well, I see,"
4. the second bottle was nearly empty Sheridan laughed,
and said—" tolerably ; but, non turn qualis trans"—he
g..t up to mend a pen, and it was remarked to him,
+that he stood in his own light. " I have done that all
my life," he replied. H s fribtnd said," Have you no
book,,?'' " No," he said, " I have been amusing myself
by trying, to make this out, but I can't ;" it was an epi,
gram, cut on the window in lamentably bad French,
on Hirst, and intimated, that if a dog could eat his
str,nner4, it 'wotrld mike hTm sick." Sheridan laughed
l'eA‘ CAT at the idea; hesent For name wine, which his
ft tend paid for irsatanter, and also gave money to search
the offices; there were other writs agaanst him, but he
was re:eased either that evening, or the next morning.
This was about duce months bifute hiideatb. •

ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT
INSTITUTION. '

Saturday, the Members of this Institution, and al
numerous patty of Wends, dined together at the Free-
masons' Tavern. The Chair was taken by the Earl ofl
Liverpool, supported on,the right by Sir Charles Long,
Sir Abraham Hume, and Sir Henry Russell. Among'
the guests we noticed the following Members of the'
Royal Academy :
The President, Mr. Turner, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Mulready, Mr.
Collins. Mr. Ward, Mr. Wyattville, Mr. Westmacott, and Mr.
Etty. There were also present Major Denham, Mr. Morant, Mr.
Bone, Mr. Nash, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Burnett, the engraver, Mr.
Behnes, Mr. Corbould, Mr. E. Finden, Mr. Linton, and many
other distinguished artists and patrons of the Arts.
The usual loyal toasts having been drank,
The Noble CHAIRMAN proposed—" The Artists' Ge-
neral Benevolent Institution." We had the advantage,
he said, of living in an age peculiarly distinguished by
the encouragement afforded to the liberal Arts/and the
benefit was generally felt in the improvement of Paint-
ing and Sculpture. From what had already been done,
he entertained the mo.t gratifying anticipations of the
future advancement of science. The progressive improve-
ment hitherto effected, was a good warrant of the suc-
cess which eight attend further efforts ; but that Success,
in its highest degree, could not be expected, unless a due
regard for the interests of science was felt by those
who possessed the means to promote its advancement ;
unless proper encouragement was given to the exertions
of genius, by securing indigent Artists an adequate
support fur their families, as a reward for their devo-
tions to scientific pursuits. To that class of Artists it
was the object of this Institution to afford 'relief.—
Much good had, indeed, been accomplished by the In-
stitution, but certainly not so much as might have been
achieved, had a true sense of the importance of its ob-
jects been more generally impressed on the favourers of
the Arts. It was among their regulations, that when
fife thousand pounds had accumulated, the interest,
and the whole of the annual subscriptions, should be
applied to the use of Applicants; and he was happy to
see that they had nearly arrived at that point—a consi-
deration which made it the more important that they
should endeavour to diffuse a knowledge of their ob-
jects, and excite an interest in the public mind, for the
fate of those who had such strong claims upon all
branches of the community.—(Applause).
The health of the Earl of Liverpool was nest proposed by Sir
THOMAS Lawaeacg, in terms of the highest encopium, and it was
enthusiastically drunk with three times three.
The Earl of Livsasoos. returned thanks, and declared ttat be felt
amply recompensed if his exertions had reniered any real service
to the Institution.
The health of Sir T. Lawrence and the Royal Academy having
been given from the Chair, Sir Thema in a brief address returned
thanks for the honour which had been done him.

Sir CHARLES LONG, in returning thanks fur a similar
honour, took occasion to observe, that he had seen with

pleasure a proposal from a kindred Society for a junc-
' tion with the Institution. He sincerely hoped the union
would take place ; but whether it should be effected or
not, he would pledge himself to continue a steady friend
to both Societies. It was the first time he had the
happiness to attend that festival, but he trusted it would
not be the last.—(Applause.)
The health of Francis Johnson, Esq. President of the Royal
Hibernian Academy of Fine Arts, having been proposed,
GnosiGsTArrit4, Esq. expressed his cordial concurrence in the toast
as it was a tribute of respect to a liberal Gentleman, who, at his
own expense, bad founded tbelloyal Minn-Wan Academy.
Tbt Society of Arts having been toasted,
Sir Hawse Russw. returned thanks; and his iddress was beard
with much interest and attention.

Shortly before ten o'clock the Noble Earl left the room, when
Thomas Phillips, Esq. lL A. was called to the Chair, and the ma-
jority of the guests remained to a late hour.
The Secretary read a list of the subscriptions, amounting to 8661.
which announcement was received with loud plaudits.—Amongst
the subscribers were Lord Liverpool, 501. Sir C. Long, 201. Lord
Brownlow, 101. Mr. Wyattrille, 151. Sir A. Hume, 101. Sir T.
Lawrence, Sir H. Russel, and several of the Royal Academicians
were also in the list of the class of the larger subscribers.