The National Register. — London, England, 1814-07-24 00:00:00

JULY St• On Tiitir.day night the Mince Regent gave a superti Fete r. Field AI dr.inal the I)nke 111 Welliugtois. On the. occasion the tea, pi.tary erection. ss, tilt Raids ll* 0 Carlton House, which have ne po 10.1 in pat patatio vier,• used for the &Ist time ; and the %vista:, of the canes tninse.ent exi•iinted a splendour and tuagnificeoce %shier bas,e pi ote-itiy tit vet wren exca Ord ill this country. I i r tVellington ,sppeared in reginaeotaba, wearing 0 • b I isi.ignia ttf tile various orders with which he Inc: been h. and of course wa. the grand attraction of the night. 01. l 0' Ole tri0110nIr) tooms. ah.o, was wholly dt voted to the display o! mina; y trophies, among winch were the col. urs of his Grac'e's re gi the standard of England, and other ary decorati-n, Nor was the navy, the b''lwark and glory of 11 , itain, lie:fleeted, an opposite room!) isig fitted up with naval trophies, and , propriate• device.. Besides the principal branches of the Royal Family, there were present the For.dgat Anciassaelots, the Ministers, the great Officer et State, a peat slimmer of Fmeighers of rank, and a nunierow> assemobege of the nobility and persoeis of distinction. From the Mimeo.* of officers who were present, many of whom had -erred ire the Penindtla, the entertainment assumed the appeal ance of a mili tart fete ; unit they might amount in all to between 1800 and '2OOO. There were 2500 persons invited. The weather proving favourable, the gardens were brilliantly it ltintioated, and afforded an agreeable? promenade. Abont three o'clock in the morning a shower of rain fell, hut it was too slight to prevent their being frequented. The facade of Carlton House, and the court yard, %ere also illuminated. The company began to an ire at nine o'clock : but they had not arrived till near on e . They were received at the grand entrance by the Prise's Eqnerries in waiting, who conducted them to the suite of temporary rooms in the garden. The first of these was a tent, decorated with plate glass, and white and rose coloured draperies. This tent led to the large new polygon room, which measures ITO feet in diameter Each side of this spacious room was grained and supported by faces ornamented with flowers: limn these arose an elegant inubtella roof, terinieating in a ventilator, decorated with large gilt cord.:, and painted to imitate white muslin, which produced a very I:ght effect. The walls within the go oins were decorated with sonslit, draperies anti eight large plate glasses, round which the draperies were elegantly disposed. In the centre was a gaeland of artificial flowers in the shape of a TeMple,connerted by a very large guilt rope lons the roof; this was used as an orchestra for two bands. The floor was chalked with elegant de.iees in compartments for twelve sets of dancers, radiating from 'the centre to the pillars at th• sides. This room was illintiissetted with twelve glass Instres with patent lamps. From the centre of each groin was suspended an an tique alabaster lamp. Immediately opposite to the tent of communication - with the house, was a siudiar tent, in which were tables lot ti•a, entice, ices, and It wt 4 of vat ions .orts front the Roya; gardens. Ts, the west o' the pi.lygon room was a spreimis covered promenade. decorated with white deaneries, and ornamented with rose coloured cord:. jet this were tour recesses, lined %kith muslin drapvries ts the en , l l et this spacious apartment, a Corinthian tro.i,lc pre•enteil terminating with a lar:te mirror, over %%Wei; %c.o. a brilliaot star, anti the letter W, its cut gla•s. lu feoist tit ii.c . mirror wWI a 6114 of the Duke of Wellinet , n., executed in marble. by Turtierelli. It tea. places, nil a virde all kill(' column, ate) fortrird an aitraetive and a p r i4l l )! Sate tohjtet trims the pistyron room. From each st le of this Temple, W1i;S•11 le•rimpost.ll the promenade. ektetolvil a Cp;seinllS pip leer room, eiroasiteotell with reg;inenta! silk cumin belonging to the 01(1o:slice. The eotntonsiie,ition to these two rooms was closed tt::t:I strew r was antionnesql, hy fOld:ug *hews cooceale I by a vs draper,. From the ra-t of the polygon room es.% oiled another spa scions proicenade, 4,roratett visit _tri draperie.. its this te,sas talent were susr:i.oleed allegorical telissparencics. The first of Cite •e iramipiretsete4 represented t c Overthrow of Tviaissiy Its the. Allied row ers ;' the .eeond. ' Assembly of the Power- for the tlsctrc•r.rl Peace the third, Arrival nt the Allied l'ti..ces in Losaloss; the font - tea, ' Arrival of the Allied Siive..eismc its 'the fifth, ' of the Allied Sovereteitit flints Fro's, I n Fo' hunt j . the 0 ;1 4 It. ' Aerie-Worm iu laieland ;* the sa vs 'ids. • V.etoe v tief,t•ial I' , art ;' the Comnserce of Ess-i.and ;* the smolt, Unto's of 'tie Stylise at. I the Tinsices mitts the ; the teutl. 4 Al ini wk . rainy ; ttsc eteventle, • Tire Arts in En,finisd , tw Ifth, Eala, rip:aeon of 114,1 i . - ih - woad the an.irtepeni co. tained.thew trausparepeeir4 tea. An allow:. in different esren.lat fortued with hostel branches, as dubious of victory,. and decorated isith rare stud beautiful ptauts THE TiI:ATIONAT,2MC.IRTETI._ ;Idiot 6'olll KeW VitfllVls• : tit II.( ..t.re tab! , tth 3 vat eete of ailments. To the south OI tht atiti.ttr %las a Ita.ut• ter..iturary pper roa m for the accommodate 1.t . z.1 , at pet ett., w . ts rifted op with allegorical' mad of or great military hero; awl teimmated with tar,,t• sii.eawaral ',error, sormotsieted with the (11 Elighril l . St %e!ill ittrti up as %tipper rooms, commotticatO with this spawaoh , ai,„a t •-eut. Ali the temporary rOJOIII4I were It iidered peculi,uly ebititort *Pile from the floors being boarded, and great attention paid to their _ _ _ An additional Gothic room, erected at the end of the con.erva. 'ory, calcult Led to accommodate 1(10 persons at supper, added con. sitlerably to the spleadour of the lower suite of rooms. The Queen, and Princesses Augusta and Mary, arrived in their chairs exactly at ten o'clock, attended by a party of the yeomen of the guard and footmen with flambeaux ; they entered by the gat den from the Park. They were received at the library by the Duke of Kent; and the Prince Rtgeut hastened immediately after_ to attend ins Royal guests. About liarlf an hour after the arrival of the Royal party, they en. 'eyed the p, lyrou room. the Queen leaning on the Prince Regent's right arm. Hit Royal Higin.e , s was dressed in regimentals, wear ing his English, 'Russian, Prussian, and French Orders ; and ap ' /reared in excellent health : the Royal party pi oineoadcd ronod the oniu, receiving the compliments at the numerous and distinguidied acsembly. Ttle Queen and Prince were followed by the Doke of Kent and Prince s ss :Augusta, the Duke of Cambridge and Princess Mary, the Princess Sophia of Gloucester ; the Doke and Duchess York came afterwards. The Priore Regent's tonal, in their lull dress, played in the orchestra, during the Royal nromeoane, " God save the King," and " The Prince Regent's March." When this band lift the orchestra. a very numerous band 61,• ct,tuitiy daures took their place, and dancing conmiesiced lbe first thieve was " Miss J o h n Lott, " which %%as Jed ctl by Princess 7.1..ry and flue Prince of Saxe Cohonc,g, wi.o also led oti . the two following dances to a waltz-medley, and is General Kutusoff." A little before two o'clock, the cline/wily t t tired to sapper. The Royal party supped in the two rooms which wt re ta peter! to ieceive the Emperor or Russia and King at Pru-sia. w here the cloth was laid t,ir, I'2o. After supper dancine receunneneed ; the first dance was led" off by Princess Mary awl the Doke of Devonshire to the tune of " Vou/ez rous dumr, Madimoiselle "• The Queen and Princesses about half past four; a t e company had not all retired till past six. I FETE AT CARLfoN HOUSE. 479 BUONJPARTE. The following letter contaii:s some very iilturestinst pirtieulars relative to Biiiiiiaparie. We can seacrvly get rid of the idcii. tilat we shall hear Of man upon a larger stage than that now " 11.4. ts his hour upon." Ce.NOA, JUNE '2:9. " I left_ Spain in the 11ilta, PA, Admiral Hd!lowed, %Aso very kindly gave HIP in 111 A tai,iu. AI4 %At' riu al.oPg the 14 . :esoels e ,t, we had the p;edstike of seeing the ‘Vliiie tldg 13. ing co all tha towers. On the toe t.. l 9th of A Ind, off' Nice, we fell in with the Undminted fintaie Capt. U,lier, liston,ipiate on hoard, boosol to Elba It Na. , d..rk %%lieu he got issto the bo,,t : lie IsinTied to the heath armed with pistols dnd lii' sword: when he tot to .the soit of Hod di.l oot ..peak aIA (41 . 4 1 ; h i I , ea ch, d f!iy,ate, when he asked Cos the Captain; he ao.it.-eel ;ise to tooth w ..o bonrd, tael -d 8 erVilt de.ti. .11 d seemed 1:10 ota:Jily with naya' atlair Wiles, a:.y cause'boat . ii, %%as el‘t first at the gang way. C.lptaso 1.1 , ht sdid A w e l u • „34% nave to thank (hell. pre , ' itt war ; Ise teidied, :!;;! 115. e 711%, I a eo:npli to tool of them. hot tact tirscive it aq. Ile a ki-il with great in acretti.... lit toe late nutt orik twit' he seemed the lea•t .iii vied was when Chloto•I C...sspoel ...ad I :.!in •firpri-ed your lveloii".ly neike pe•iee at Pr:igoe ; he :lieu pit (hold to foil-twill. am! s:sid, ab! L':: 3 1 1 a ili•P:tm, 1.111 ia staatiy teen erect hinvoit tie -Ad. roo•Oert Pitt the if" . 4 " `C awn of the age ; etiti s i b( Am t .. of tie' Old:rut' We'li,;.:;;lm tp. lit' is tile first hlarshal Ili tidy ; i?ot (i, of my h,“l ;thy ebatice 401(11 Win. i W1044•:111:14:'ii, II ll{ a irruu,6 t . ;4111.`,C SO* * , tH ti 'VC 1 . 11112111 him he we.l::z l c " t 'o' t) ' Livia S Itltll at)sefrve(l to C„ lit .t (ad: t• oeis marl, stouter u«se:i Iso tiro :4-t t(il)l ro 41,‘: yrl4is 1 .4*1• .lli I the Count 1 1 W.“ it 1.07.111Wi. c• ;A (situ ( Wright its the mph.. Tile Coma 017.'1 ei 02 " 41 ' Imwe on that sobjeet. Liked ,ii Egypt, an!! ..wee x bvim.ll : the worn* after his twiie; at Elba, h!: ru:ic tea top sof a t I. y ~...J .NI 11.0!) Awl ~,PP: Of 11:ti.el e • • I