The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-01 00:00:00

GRAND DINNER BY THE KING.

BRIGHTON, Dec. 30.—The Russian A:nbassador, the Ear!
and Countess Cowper, Count Vi la Real, Cuuut and. Countess
Munster. Count Funchu+, and ;Mr. Luttrell, had the honour of
dining with the King to nay. Ater dinner the splendid party
received the following increase, viz.:—
The Earl and Countess Chichester, the Dowager and Lady
•nd the Earl and Countess BeauChsinp, the Dowager
Broventow, and the Misses Cust, the Dowager Lady
Sheffield and Lady Anne Ilulroyd. Lord and Lmiy Ravens-
worth and the Misses Liddell, Lord Viscount and Lady Ber•
maid, Lord A. Beaunterk, the Dowager Lady Gosford, Lord
Gosford, and Lady M. Acheson, Lord. Dudley Stuart, Lady
Caroline and Miss Dundas, Lord Arden and Miss Perceval,
Lord end Lady G. Seymour, Lady B. and Miss Ileuverie.
Lady Katharine Stewart, the Cnuntess of Sandwich, Lord
Viscount and Lndy Gage, the Dowager Lady Guildford and
the Ladies Susan and Georgians North, Sir John and Lady
Shelly,:ttir Ni. and Lady Tierney, Sir E. and Lady Kerrison,
Sir David and Lady Scott, Sir H. and Lady Borough, Mr. and
Miss Borough, Sir Jahn and Lady and Miss Paul, Sir A.
Hume, Sir John and 1. dy C tpley, Sir 11. and Lady Black•
or% Sir It. and Lady Strarlian, sir Chas. and Lady Burrell,
S:r IL and Lady Lowe, Lady Faulkener, Sir ,/,vm Doyle, Sir
Charles Doyle, Sir R. Coutts Trotter, Sir R. and Lady and the
Misses Millie, Sir Georg:. and Lady Shiner, the Rev. G. and
Mrs. Shiltler, the Misses SttitTher, Sir Thomas and Lady Far•
qnhur, the Count and Countess St. Antonio, the Count Von-
dramin, the Baron and Baroness Struittaheim, M. Potemkin,
Colonel and Mrs. Film:lure:ice, the Lord Bishop of Dronore,
Mrs. and the Misses Sanrin. the Dean of Her: Mrs. and
Nllsses Caer,..the Dean of Serum, the Rev. %V. Holmes, Gen.
and Mrs. Thomas, Colvnel Distirowe, Mr. Disbrowe, Mr. and
Mrs. T. It. Kemp, Mr. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. C. Craven, Mr.
:S
and Mrs. Sheridan, Mr. and rs. hope, Mr. Fox. Capt. Fox,
Mr, and Mrs. IL Baring, Mr. Leslie, Mrs. and the Nlis,es
Lloyd. Miss Seymour, Mr. Mrs. and Mlss Remsden, Mr. Mrs.
and Miss Grattan, Mr. and Mrs. Trevor, Colonel John (38:1i)
and Colonel Thornhill. Lord flopetunn, Majors Frasers and
Kean, and Captains Strongways, Cathcart, and Niolyneuz. of
tle 7th Royal hussars.
The growl suite of state apartments were all moat brilliantly

CHRONOLOGY ue THE REIGNS OF
GEORGE 111. :IND IY.
(eenvitkne EXTRACTS )
1783, Aug. 18.—A singular useteor appeared, and was
observed in several parts of England. About nine at night,
it Ulm tt itt atom' the whole atmosphere.
178 S. June 26.—The rain 1 lI so heavy as to flood the
streets of London, and blow up one of the sewers.
This year the greatest scarcity of tester ever known
prevailed in Scotland.
1791, Jan. 14.—The fog was ss dense at Amsterdam,
that above 230 persons fell into the cantle and were
drowned.
Feb. 2-3.—The tide in the Thames so uncommonly
high as to overflow its banks, and boats were floated into
Westminster Hall.
October. 9.—A Jury at Sudbury, not being able to
agree, oppressed by hunger, broke open the door, sled went
home.
1792. A pril6.—A verdict of 50/ given against the.printer
of a newspaper for advertising fur stolen goods; and that'
au pestles's should be asked.
Dec. I.—The English unlit:* called ont, and general
alarms crested, which depred•te4 all property.
6.—Many hundred men employed to fortify the Tower
of London.
1793, April I.—The Starriness of Starred no-suited in
severalmatises for rent of houses at Newcastle-under-Lynn;
he imdkermitted the tenants to live in them La vote (Jr
Lis fri ,ls, but they hail voted against him.
Aug. 29.—Mr. Muir couvi, test of seditious practices in
Scotland and transported.
1794, Jan. Cr.—William Skirvini sentenced to transport-
ation (tom Scotland for fourteen years for alleged
sedition; and on the 13th Maurice Alargarot received the
same sentence for being a M-usher of the British Con.
vention.
Feb. 29 —An act:on brought by an author against a
reviewer, for a critique on his work ; a verdict given by
the defendant, on the principle that fair criticism is af.
la wable.
March 3.—The Court of J usticiary of Scotland sentenced
Mr. Jcsepli Gerald to trensportatioc for being a Member
of the British Convention.
June 3.—A bailiff fed a dead body.
2I.—A fire in Ra•clitt high-way; six hundred houses
burned.
Sept. 20.—At Shrewshnry Aasltes, two young gentlemen
recorerel an estate of 159,1319/. value, which had been
po d by a Mrs. Lloyd for twenty years.
1795 April 25.-Mr. Hastings, after a trial, which lasted
seven years, before the Eloise of Lords, acquitted.
17%, Jan. 3.—Fifty soldiers, iu a passage from Guernsey
to Cowes, sntl water' daring a storm by the hatcties being
closed down upon them.
May S.— Kydd Wake convicted of insulting. the King
while going to the Parliament House, and sentenced to five
yrars' solitary confinement and hard labour.
December.—The most iuteose sold ' e..er known in
London.
1795, Jan. 28.—Nearly 2,00.0 gentlemen assembled at the
Crown and Anchor, to celebrate Mr. hog's birth-day,
when the Doke of Norfolc gave as a toast, Oar Supereips s
health " The Majesty of the People!" The King in con-
sequence took from Lim the Lieutenancy of the West Riding
of York, and his regiment of militia.
March 13.—A heir dresser, at Newport, in Monmouth.
shire, -having eaten se Voraciously as to occasion his
death, a Coroner's littoral brought in a verdict of Felo
de se.
Slay 25.—The name of Mr. Fox struck, by
.the King
himself, out of the list of Privy-conncillurs.
29.—Public schools and printing presses suppressed by
the Emperor Paul.
1800, Nov.—The average price of whest this month 108 s.
The quartern loaf: Is. 9.

TIIII-RIXO AND ROSSINI.-- OD 31ondsy evening the King
had a grand moistest party at the Pavilion, when the
crlebratrd composer Rossini, who attended by special corn.
wand, was introduced to his 31,desty, an,l took a part in
the,pprformance of the evening. Lila reception was of the
eirek.gratifying description, his .Majesty condescending
himself Whose lace biro to severs! first-rate pro lessors of
die, art (alesers..Attereed, Kramer, Hatres,i.iiittley, 404.
who were pressor., and also ordering the performance of tbe
`figittere to, lei id complinteit to the Author.
is Mijesty Is, we noderstand,antong the warmest admirer*
of Reesini's music.