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London, England, 1826-04-22 00:00:00

PARTIES IN HIGH LIFE.

Sir Watkin and Lady Harriet Wm. Wynn entertained a select
party at dinner on Thursday, at their house in St. James's-square ;
among whom were the Duchess of Northumberland, Lord Prudhoe,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Clive, Miss Cornwall, Mr. Shipley Conway.
Alr. H. B. Clive, Mrs. W. Wynn, Miss C. W. Wynn, &c.
Earl Verulam entertained a distinguished party at dinner yester.
day, as his house in Grosvenor-square.
Lard Healey had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Great
G eorge- strtet,Westminster.

H. Peters, Esq. entertained a large party at dinner yesterday,
at his house in Park-lace.

The Alarchione-s of Salisbury's second assembly, on Thursday
evening. in Hanover-square, was attended by nearly three hun•
drod of the bout ton.

Mrs. Beaumont's rout, on Thursday evening, in Grosvenor-
square, was very numerously and fashionably attended.
The Earl of Harrowby has issued cards of invitation for a grand
dinner party on the 28th instant, at his house in Grosvenor-square.
Mrs. Walter Jones's ball, on Thursday evening, iu Bolton row,
was elegantly attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Garrvw had a dinner party on Thursday, in Pic-
cadilly.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

The Duke of Norfolk arrived in town yesterday, from his seat,
Farnham, Suffolk.
The Duke of Grafton left town yesterday, for Newmarket.
Lord Frederick Beauclerk, R.N. left town yesterday for Devon-
port.
The Ladies L. and J. Fitzroy have arrived in town from Wake-
led Lodge.
Sir William Bellingham, But. and family, have arrived at their
house in Dover-street, from their seat in Irelaqd.

Sir James Compton, Bart. arrived yesterday at the Waterloo
Jennyn-street, from Portsmouth.
Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart. MP. arrived yesterday at
Huhues's Hotel, Parliament-street, from Ireland.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel; St. James's-street--Lord and
Lady Southampton, from Bedfordshire; the Hon. and Rev. Mr.
Napier, front Paris. Departure—Colonel Wood, for Berks.
Arrivals at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street: Sir Robert
Shaw, Bart. M. P. from Dublin. Detilrtures:—Captain and Mrs,
Mills, for the Continent; J. Randall, Esq. for Newmarket; W.
Stanley, Esq. on a tour.
Departure from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—Mr.
and Mrs. Mason, for their seat in Norfolk; Captain Parkinson,
for Brighton; J. Selby. F.sq. for Newmarket.
Arrivals at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street—The Hon. Lady
Ashbreok ; Colonel, Mrs. and the Misses Masterman ; Captain
Gray. Departures—Colonel and Mrs. Douglass; Mrs. and Mips
Warricks ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Reed.
Arrivals at Holding's Hotel, Dover-street—Lord and Lady
Stafford and family, from Cossey Hall, Norwich ; Mr. Jerning-
ham ; Lady Olivia Sparrow, from Southampton. Departures:—
Mr. Campbell, for Tunbridge Wells; Sir James Riddle.
Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-
streets—Mr. arid Mrs. Giradol, front Leatherhead ; Colonel
Marley and French, Esq. from Dublin; Canteen, Esq. from
Essex. Departures—The Marquis of Ormond, for Southampton ;
Tickel, Esq. on a tour.
Arrivals at the Brunswick Ilotel (late Blake's). Jermyrt-street—
Mrs. Scott Waring, front Windsor ' • Mr. and Mrs. Lister, from
'Listings; Sir Edward and Mr. O'Brien, from a tour. Depar-
tures—Thomas Ward, Esq. Captain Hodder, Captain Teddy,
Captain Burns, Major Tyler; Mrs. Prinheroe and Miss Water-
house, for Herts.

GRAND FANCY BALL AT THE KING'S
THEATRE.

A Grand Fancy or Dress Ball, for the benefit of the Spanish
and Italian Refugees, w..s given at the King's Theatre last night.
*lt took place under splendid patronage. The names of the Uukes
of York, Clarence, Sours, and Gloucester, and Prince Leopold,
appeared as patrons ; and the list of Ladies Patronesses included
their Royal Iligimesoes the Duchess of Clarence, Kent, and Glou-
cester, and above twenty other Ladies of distinguished rank. In
order to prevent the assembly from being is miscellaateous, tickets
were nut delivered without the previous sanction of one of the
Patronesses. The company was very numerous, and comprised a
great number of perbonagcs of distinction. At one time there ap.
peered to be nearly three thousand persons present. The vast
sal min formed by the pit and the stage was so crowded that it was
with the utmost difficulty that room was made for two sets of
quadrille dancers, and at the same time scarcely a box was empty.
One of the adjoining rooms was appropriated to dancing, and the
others to supper.
On entering the House, the eye was struck by the prodigious
size of the great central chandelier carrying two hundred lights, and
around were others almost equally brilliant.
Directly in the centre of the front, seven boxes were appropriated
for the Ladies Patronesses ; these were formed into a throne, by a
riagnificent curtain, decorated with silver Mars ; a noble flight of
eleven steps descended to the area. At the end of the long line of
perspective was a grand piece of scenery, painted expressly fir the
purpose by Signor Zarra, repre,entiag the triumphs of St. George,
supported by eight wreathed columns in gold, with Corinthian caps.
tats ; it was a transparency meant to pourtray the victories of our
Sovereign In the late war. The wings represented a garden, by a
foliage of trees extending to the roof of the building. But what
gave extraordinary interest to the scene were the flags from the City
of London : Ist, the standard of England ; sd, the Corporation of
London, the arms and supporters of the City being in the second ;
3d, the arms of England ; 4th, the arms of Scotland ; sth, the limas
of Ireland; 6th, the arms of Brandenburg, quartered with Lunen.
burg and Hanover. There were six streamers with the arms of
St. George.
On the right side an orchestra was erected for the celebrated
French band, of thirty performers, led by klesus.Colinet,Michaud,
and ltusard.

In the Great Concert Room was a full military band, and therein
the refreshment tables were laid to accommodate three thousand
persons. There was also another refreshment table, 60 feet long,
placed under the great transparency. This latter was decorated
with two triumphal columns, bearing the names of the Ladies
Patronesses.
About eleven the visitants began to enter, and Quadrilles Imme-
diately commenced with one set from If Creciat• sasgitfo. Then
followed the set from the French Opera called Is Deem Blanche.

Afterwards several new Waimea Polonaise, arranged by Mr. Masud.
There were few fancy dresses or characters. Of those who did
appear in masquerade the most striking exhibitors were one who
WAS dressed as Caspar in the Freiseksis, and another who was
clothed in the genuine spoils of a Sandwich Islander., The gentle-
men, with the exception of those in uniform, were almost all in plain
evening dress. The ladies were in the usual ball-dress : mme dis-
played gorgeous bands, borderings, and turbans, of tissue of gold,
and others were apparelled in the Spanish costume; but the pre-
vailing style was that which is commonly to be observed in fashion-
able companies on similar occasions.
The Ladies Patronesses were attired in the high Castilian splen-
eiour of the reign of Charles the Fifth, at which period the Spanish
Moserchy had attained its highest pitch of grandeur.
The Directors of the Fete, the Hon. George Apr =is, Lord-
Francis Leveson Gower, George Byng, Esq. M.P. and R. Donlit,
1.. q were indefatigable in their exertions in prfetting the ad-
Littable an sagements•

The late Bishop of Donna's has left, by his will,
'24,0001. to public charities; amens which arel,oool. to the llecletyl
for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and 5001. to the Baidsh and
Foreign Bible Society:
, VIVIAN GREL—The first portion of this work, it
seems, is to be compared in Two Volumes ; but we hear it is the
design of the Author to resume the narrative, at intervals, as dr-
eunivances may transpire in the elevated sphere in which his her*
meves—so that, probably, there will scarcely be a single assembip
of bud ion, public or private, from .which VIVIAN Gape will be
z.bsent ; and not content with ibis, it is said that be intends to avail
h wort( of the privilege which he is reported to possess, of being
sci.t at the more secret conferences (political and otherwise) of
The great. The I.3diet, in particulars should be aware of his is-.
*Limos approsthes!

HELEN OF KIRKCONNELL.
BY .101 W btAYNZ,
Atthor q" The Slider Gout," tic. c.

" A Correspondent in Scotland (says the Editor of the Mirror)
has called our attention to the beautiful and pathetic ballad of
Helen of Kirkconnell, by Mr. MATite, which, if we mistake not,
was one of the .gems selected by Sir WALTIII SCOTS to adorn the
Edinburgh Ail Anal Register at the time be edited the work." It is
added, that the same Correspondent has set the ballad to music.
The Ballad is founded on a tradition in the South of Scotland,
that a young Lady of Kirkconnell-Lee, in Annandale, walking with
her lover, to whom she was betrothed, was murdered by a disap-
pointed and sanguinary rival.

I wish I were where Helen lies,
For, night and day, en me she cries;
And, like an angel, to the skies

Still seems to beckon me!
For me she lived, for me she sigh's!,
`For me she wished to be a bride ;
Fur me, in life's sweet morn, she died,

On fair Kirkconnell-Lee!
Where Kirtle waters gently wind,
As Helen on my arm reclin'd,
A rival, with a ruthless mind,
Took deadly aim at me:
My love, to disappoint the foe,
Rush'd in between me and the blow;
And now her cor,,e is lying low,

On fair Kirkconnell• Lee !
Though Ilmtv's forbids my wrath to swell,
I curse the hand by which she fell—
The fiend that made my heav'n a hell,
And tore my love from me !
For if, where all the graces shine—
Oh ! if on earth there's aught divine,
My Helen ! all these charms were thine—
They center'd all in thee !
Ab! what avails it that, amain,
I clove th' assassin's head in twain ?
No peace of mind, my Helen slain,
No resting place for me !
I see her spirit in the air—
I hear the shriek of wild despair,
When murder laid her bosom bare,

On fAir Kirkconnell- Lee !
0 ! when I'm sleeping in my grave,
And o'er my head the rank weeds wave,
May Ha who life and spirit gave
Unite my love and me!
Then from this world of doubts and sighs,
My soul on wings of peace shall rise;
And, joining Helen in the skies,
Forget Kirkconnell-Lee !

NAVAL IN I'ELLIGENCE.

Arrived off Dartmouth, the Fair Arcadian, from Demerara.

. ,
Fausouvn, Aram SO.—Wind variable, light airs.—Arrived the
Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon—sailed the 9th inst. Off the
pert, the Nautilus, that, from London for Barbados'. Sailed the
Fame, Auvrrt, for Jersey.

Pimeotrrn, Avail. 20.—Wind ♦ariable, light airs.—Arrived the
Fly. CA attics, from Figueira. Sailed the Andromeda, Bois, and
Sappho, --, for Quebec; Nymph, Sims, for Gibraltar; and
Sea Nymph, --, for Newfoundland.
POSTIMOUTH, Aram 21..—Wind S.F.—The Aral) transport
went our of harbour, and remains at Spithead. Sailed the Sally,
At.t.se, for Waterford; and Grabam Moore, Duns, for London.

Dear., Aram !l.—The wind has been light and variable
throughout the day ; this afternoon it Is easterly, with fine weather.
• A bark, reported to be the hlary,Baroses, for Jamaica, with several
*tilers, are now (five' e.st.) coming through the Gulls. The St.
David, &taw, for Quebec; and the Ward, Haar, for St. John's
(N. 8.) are off the South Forelaid.
AtsaoAvs, Aran. 20.—Monday, arrived from Ostend the Dart
packet, Captain STILANNACL, with eleven very fine purer horses;
altd on Tuesday, the Britannia packet, Capt. Fox, bringing fourteen
more of the same description. A great many more are also ex-
pected In a few days. Both vessela brought plenty of buttett
poultry, and eggs, which are selling very reasonable : eggs twenty
for Is. retail. _ _ _

Livaarom. Aram W.—Arrived the Frances, Gu.r.a.rr, from
Barbados.; British Tar, Nzwav, from New Orleans ; sod the
Thetis, Nawrow, from Odessa. Off the port, the Medusa, —,
from La Guayra ; and Union Packet, front New Orleans.

CUSTOMHOUSE, Aram et.

INWA ens—The Sophia Christiana, from Ros-
tock ; Drop Le Astmeer and Cornelia, from Worcum ; Frederick
from Sierra Leone : Atalanta, from Dublin; Netley, front Lisbon ;
and Hebe, from Waterford.
Entreats Otrrwa aos--The Rapid, for Hamborgh; Equity and
Andromache, for Quebec ; Asia, for, India ; Helena Aurora, for
Stettin; Mary, for Madeira; Prince Frederick, for Rotterdam;
Nelson Packet and Eliza, for Cork; Favourite, for Dublin ; and
Abeona, for Palermo.

Cr.a.tazo Orrwriaos—The Bullfinch, for Elsineur ; Demerara,
for Demerara; George, for Quebec; Emma, for Bourdeaua;
Cynthia, for Naples; Brothers, for Lisbon; Concord, for Memel;
and George, for Antigua.

COMBINATION OF COLLIERS.

FROM Till GLASGOW CHRONICLE OF TUESDAY.
Yesterday meaning, the arrival of workmen from all parts of the
country, to be employed as free labourers at the works of Colin
Dunlop, Esq. of Clyde Iron Works, was quite unprecedented.—
By six o'clock, nearly five hundred able-bodied men were assem-
bled, awaiting the decision of the public-spirited proprietor. The
guard established for the protection of the new workmen were
Mustered at half-past four o'clock yesterday morning, and Mr.
stationed one detachment at the works, and in person
commanded two detachments, wick twenty rounds of ball-cartridge,
accompanied by ten special constables, who were selected to scour
the high and low roads leading from Camlachie to the iron works.
The new hands continued to pour in till ten o'clock, when there
was such a complete overflow of applicants, that it was deemed
advisable to concentrate the guard around the works, and a selec-
deo was made of the most able bodied workmen, consisting of
labourers, weavers, and unassociated colliers, to commence opera-
tions in the pits. The new workmen, in the highest spirits, with
their new implements, immediately descended the great staircase
leading to th. various mines, and commenced the working of coal.
A strong party of the guard, attended by special constables, were
stationed at the top to secure the most complete ingress and egress
to the now hoods. In the forenoon, 40 unassociated colliers were
engaged, and 100 of the most robust and best looking workmen to
be found in this country were hired to begin operations on Thursday
morning, when the remaining implements will be finiolted.—
Many of the poor workmen had been all night on the road; and it
Was truly distressing for Mr. Dunlop to have to reject such deserv-
ing men. As many as could be accepted of were employed, and
obese who were net required were, with Mr. Dunlop's usual hums-
mity, 'missed to be presented with ls. lid. each man for his trouble.
The Mowers and weavers who so meritoriously came forward to
Semiee their services, though too late, were also liberally presented
with is. each to procure them a breakfast. All the new hands ac-
cepted of are paid Is. 6d. a-day till they are lit for piece-work, and
the collies who teaches the men, besides his premium, is to receive
all the coals they put out, and pay them only Is. ed. a-day. Mr.
Dunlop paying them the remaining 10d. Yesterday atternoun a
,number of the houses front which the refractory colliers were eject-
ad were occupied by the new workmen and their families.
The colliers of Mr. Gray. of Carntyne, amounting to about 1.50,
are still idle. As Mr. Gray has a stocaof 6,060 carts of coals, he
will act as on former occasions—leave the deluded men by bitter

experience to discover their afar.
The weaven out of employment have great cause to rejoice that
the work afforded to them in the quarry is wider so judicious a
management. Everything is done for their relief that is justified
by prudence. Yesterday, between five and six hundred were busy
bi caking stones.

Mr. Jatmes Moestisos has %ithdiawn himself as a
Candidate fur be Parliamentary Itepreeentation of Duren.