THE DUKE OF SUSSEX'S ENTE...
The Times, 1824-06-04T00:00:00

THE DutE OF SUSSEX'S ENTERTAINDIENTS.-Tues- Ida the Duke of Sussex gave a grand entertainment at his residence, in the King's Palace, Kensington. Thed inner party consisted of the Duke and Duchess of Glocester, the Princess Augusta, Piince Leopold, the Duchess ot Kent, theDuchess ofClarence, the Princess Soplia, the Princess Sophia Alatilda, the Prince of Leiningen, the PrincessFeodore,the Princeand PrincessLowensteinandtheirdaugh. ter, &c. His Royal Highncsshad also anumerous andsplendid eveu_ in' par' Zy, who began to assemble between nine and ten o'dock. A1 h21f-past ten a grand concert commenced, under the directi6n of Sir. Ceorge Smart, in the Royal Duke's library. The vocal perfiramers were-Mi'ss Goodall, the Misses Cawse (pupils of Sir Geo. Smart) Messrs. favies, Terrail Horncastle, Phillijis, Goss, &c, Sir. George Smiiart and iUr. Attwoot presidel at the grand pianotbrte. 5pFBLANCHOLy OccunEtExcE.-The Dublin Patrqot savs-" W'ith muchregreet e have tostatetheprematuredeath of Atr. .Secklet.n, I)emonstrator ot Anatomy to tlhe. oyal College of Sureons. On Mconday, the 24th ult,, wildst engaged in deIiverint Ieture, raising a knife at the same time, be slightly cut his' iner, vhich was tbus inoculated with virulent matter from the sttbject upon which he lectureL. Inflatmmation suddenly canie on, andafter cvery remedy was tried in vain, he expired on Friday morning." This is said to be the fourth fatal case which has occurred in -Dblin within a few ye3rs;. -all of the same kind, by wbich eriuent proJes- sional men have lost their lives. An inquest ivas held -on Tuesday, before Thomas Stir- lings Esn., coroner, at tbe.Sluice-heuse, Homsev, on the bo6dyf Niss Phoebe Darfitt, a yourg female of respectable family,-who had drowvned herself a flay or two before, near the NewvRiver- head, lbrnscy. It apIeared that. the deceased youngladyrhade mostly lived with .her family .and,was of thexsestunblemished re- putation. Slie had formed a very ardent attachrnent for a younk man, who fora very considerable tirmc profersed the *arncsecsteems a.nd paid her the most assiduoits attention; .but, frbm snbmexcanse or other not explained, a very sudden. alteratian took rp3ce in his seniti- ments, and he gradually diiseontinued hiWisits-.iially .abiendlig hirmseld altegetlher. This conduct-took such 4nt effecr upoohthe poor. girl, who -i vabi endcavourel to obtain-.an- expbln tion, that- she lost the power of reason, ail Ibecmcs distracted. lu-. this stLte, she calcld on Thursday last on some of lh- friends , and iu language.of incofierency,:coQliplained -bitterly of the ne1lect ,of her lover, and said, " Ob! may..g. p2veteel-thc.2pangs ofshetla -.: *ed love !" She, or-lcaving tie housu,appeaod mnre compfosadsaitd Seemed anxiout that the young:rn 3 should-. be reconciled - to here iiowever, ie.never-wcntlnone,;and-wandered intho same,u:iettled state a?faras E-oruaey,- hereihewasiobservedbyseveral persons w&epiiig in ;iver di calling: on. the name of hIim who liaildeerted her. rfo persons bad, it appear- ed, the humanity to sooth or afTr her auy assistance; an-d on thlc break of morning, the ferrynaln found her body-floating down thc stream quite dead, with some triging love-tokens tightly prasped iu- her hands. The body was brought en shore anid placed in the Sluice. house, and was soon after recogni2ed. Veriict-lrsanity.