The Sun. — London, England, 1804-01-03 00:00:00

lIILIGHTD I V,-JAN. i. Ass elegent anti m •st atiperb enters:is:meat s Con. is•isas f a hall and supper:, &c. Was given hy-His t. .} itighae o s the Pit I NC.E ut Wit Ls, to the No: lnetnen and Gentlemen of this County, ecc. at the Pavilion on Frida 1-Ist. The whole suits of apart. talents, fitted up the must superb style of ele g ,iice and grandeur, for. the first time were this evenin g o p e n e d for the reception of company, and ' • illientnated in a manner the must brilliant- and splendid. , l'o git e L an accurate description of the several iniartmentsias they were ornamented and he ititifital, from one cursory review of them osily; is impos chic ; they are indeed so transcendantly superior to Wh a t o f this kind .we have ever beheld, that, though ,we cannot do saifficient justice to that exquisiteness of taste, refinement of art, magnificence of design, ;led graraieur of effeei, which pervades the whole, w e shall endeavour to impress our readers with a faint idea of this truly striking and enchantleg .place, • The Evirance Hall—is thirty five feet square, and twenty feet high, ornamented after the Chinese manner.. •The colour of a warm clay, with blue and red mouldings, abeautiful Chinese Gallery, with an awning tastefully contrived and decorated, crosses it, in which were His Royal Highness's Military Rind, playing warlike and, other seleo Pieces , of Music, as t h e C otn: , any passe d t h rou gh. In two recesse s is this handsome hal!, are placed Chinese -11;1lleures, six feet high, habited in the costume of '°UntrY, each holding a lanthorn glazed with coloured gla c e, no which are represented various flowers, &c. of the Eastern world. From this Hall the Company were introduced into The Anti_tooni—the ground of which is scarlet, and decorated with nine most beautiful, paintings, dope, in Chine, representing the manners of, the People. The frames of the piatires are ornament ed on the top with trophies of war, and military arms of the Chinese. On the right of this room you enter a small drawing. room, which is of bright yellaw ; tile walls also are Chinese paintings, six in number, of the same description as those in the Anti.rooso ; the frames, however, are different, being ornamented with Chinese embellishments and articlei of dress, masical instruments, incense ,rots•!iiic. beautifully designed and executed. The communication of this room to tine next, is perhaps . the most enchantingly striking aril novel of all which the most exquisite and refined art has hitherto produced, of a similar description, in-this island. It is enti re l y f orme d of painted glass, exhibi t i ng the . fruits, flowers, and insefts of the Chinese Country ; and wh e n y ou are within it, it has t h e appearance of, and lite ra lly is, a magn ifi cent painted lanthorn, twelve feet long, 'and eight vide, brilliantly illu. urinated on the exterior, which shew's its trans. parency, and Produces an effe& too exquisite to be described. Ert,rn ibis you enter The Music.:room—which is 'fifty-five feet long, thirty feet wide, anti twenty feet high. The sides are covered with Chinese Historical Paper ; the roof, which is painted in imitation - of the tea and rose wood, is supported by twenty columns of a ;catlet colour, with the five clawed dragons twisting Tqutad them o and the ceiling is clouded. This Joom, indeed, has a most superb appearance ; and itte regret that our limits will not admit of a more extensive, detail of its ornaments and beauties. Returning to the antLroom on the left, you enter the spacious Rotunda, ar Saloon—which has a-ceiling the most gland "and-;ftrikitig we ever beheld. This Saloon forilts-29 oblong of gs feet ; the sidei are pannelled, • andtovered wi t h a beautiful' Chinese paper of a blue ground, the -Orna'aients of which are white, etclie'd with silvei, interspersed with a numerous and pleasing variety of birdS of these parts, their P lu mage' So nicely coloured, aid the effeift so asto_ n ishhiglY preserv'ed, that they really appear ani. tpated, and cause a sensation of surpt ize and won. der in the beholder, so pleasing, that words can scarcely convey an adequate idea. The ceiling represent-S- a clouded sky, from the centre of which a dragoit ltispends a superb chandelier; the cornice anti ifieze'lire. scarlet, blue, and yellow, before a yellow silk net, with tassels . and splendid in effect, and is perfeelly move. Ti'„the cornic e 15 Supported by air c011.tm0, , , anti eight PihiStres ' °rnalilerd with l dragons, in myst rid; (-aid su perior styli. ,r ) -t‘ nidelier.: sus- P en dcd from t h e ba . sides ' befor': ticularized, of the most eple•ndi'l descr i ption, &c. &c. hi ke p art of the decorations of this magnificent apErtment. y ea next pro:ted to . The fireatfus*t Room, or javg Calleg—which is fifty-six feet in length, an.f twenty in breadth ; the walls of which are covered with Chinese Histo rical Paper, in the most judicious and skilful manner. In this room the company danced ; which was ilia_ minated tvith Chinese lanthorns ; the floor of the zoom bein g c h a lk e d i e various devices, with dra gons, birds, flowers,• nicely coloured and de_ si gned The reom aij :ining is, ra ' r Dbrag-room—of the same size of the Music ,"-'11), Leh r , des cr ib e d. In this elegant apartment tne t h e stru p u ► supped. The wood-work throughout in . re, tire doors shutters, &c. are painted ration of corridors and the various woods in China. The stair-cases are of the same colour of the hall ' but ornamented in the peculiar styl e o f the Chi nese covered ways, and have an appearance the most lively and superb. The whole of the wood-work and painting is also very highly varnished, and refleas a brilliance more easily conceived than described. The splendid and extensive colleffio n of China jars, Mandarine figures, dragons,,and, in short, every rare specimen ot,ormamintal china, together with japanned screens, ciibinets t 4:c. would fill a volume to give but an im. pekf:a-,i)ccou nt of. • The Furniture„ excepting the ledia sofas, chairs, tables, candelabra, &c. arc en tirely new, and correspoedent in elegance, forma- . tion, &c. to the apartments ; the whole of which, • on this evening, was principally illuminated by Nlandarine lanthorns, gazed with coloured glass, ex aibiting birds., flowers, insects, &c. anti altogether iaal an appearance which can be compared to no_ tong more apposite than to one of those scenes of ""chantment and magic splendour which we read of . . in il:e ilf . J;l7, Ni ;7.15! Ditertailanoitt and it 1 :le Fair . :y,ra le: . _ . . . . , . The most xlistingtlished of the 'Nobility, s e c; present, were, . . .. . . . . . Theit•Royal Highnesses the PR ri , tez of WA Lts•x-The Dux r. , , - -- , - of CLAxENeE, . ' , ~.. The Duke of Richmond. - The Rev. Mr. Liloyd The Duke of Orleans '' The Rfnr. Mr. and Mrs. Cliai- The Duke De Mcntpensier . :. field, and Family Tile Earl of Egionorn: The Rev, il , lr..Mrs. and Miss The Countess of Chichester •Sneyil General Lord Hutchinson The Rev. Mr. Bloomburgh • Lords C. and R. Manners Sir I. and .Lady Wrottesley Lord and Lady liarburton Miss Wrottesley , Lord and Lady Pelham 'Lady C ran l ey Miss Le Clerc Lady Warren \lias kV ynd ha rn Captain Bloomfield General and Mrs. White Mrs; T. Crespigny Mrs. Fitzlierbert Lady E. Talbot Mrs. Bicldulph Mr. and Mrs..T. Kemp .Miss O'Grady. Sir Charles Burrell Lords E. and W; Somerset The Flan. Capt. & Lady Capel Sir E. and Lady Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Payne The• Hon. Major and Mrs. Generals Lennox Seymour . • White The Hon. Mr. and Lady . Hugonin Theodosia Bligh Churchill Mrs. Hugonin and Daughter Colonels Leigh Mrs. Bythesea . .., Wall Colonel and Mrs. Moore Savary, &c. Captain and Mrs. Sproull Doctor Bankhead Captain and Mrs. Farrell ' Mr. A. Askew The Misses Moore. &c. &c. The Officers of the Tenth Light Dragoons, the Fourth, or Queen's Dragoons, the South Gloucester and Sussex Militias, the Flying Artillery, &c. &c. amounting altogether in num ber to about ttvo hundred.' The company began to assemble about nine o'clock, and the dAncing commenced a few minutes before ten o'clock, with the sprightly air of ' Lady Mary Ram. sr . ,v.' The Duke of ORLEANS and Lady WROTTES LE Y led off; about .4.0 couple folio wed. 'Thu dAnce was succeeded by Lady Douglas, Sir Darvid Hau ser Blair,' &c. • The Ladies were very elegantly dressed, princi_ pally in white, with a profusion of dianiunds, &c.. His Royal Highness the PRINCE Of WALES ap. geared in regimentals, as Colonel of the loth Light Dragoons, with a sash and star, sabre, sabel tatch, &c. looked remarkably well, and was in excellent health and spirits. The DUKE Of CLARENCE wore - a plain blue coat, with a star, &c. and appeared highly to enjoy the festivity of the evening. Among the most accomplished female• eh:inners, the elegant daughter of the Earl EMONT, Lady C. WROTTE,LFY, Mrs. WUSTE, Miss . HUGONIN, and Mrs. bYTHEscA, were very .generally noticed and admired. Neither of the Royal Brothers danced. The Duke of RICHMOND, His Grace having pur posely journeyed from Goodwood to be present on the occasion, was greeted by the PRINCE of WA I. ES on his entering the Ball-roum, with the' most ani. mated and affectionate salutation. About one o'clock the company. .adjourned to the Supper Room, the splendid decorations of which may be better conceived than expressed ; not a delicacy which the season could produce, were the tables de ficient in, nor could the elegance and taste of their arrangement be surpassed. . Frt .- ma the Supper. Room the elegalftes again remov. ed to the Saloon, when he merry dance was re commenced with ' The Royal Quickstep,' and was pursued with all possible vivacity and spirit until nearly half past four o'clock, when the company be gan generally to retire, highly gratified with the refined pleasures of the night. A more enchanting assemblage of beautiful women, than on this evening, perhaps, never graced a Ball Room. His Royal Highnes the DUKE of CLARENC E, the Dukcs of ORLEANS and IVIuNTpENsIER, set off on their return to London yesterday. The Duke of RICHMOND left us for Goodwood this morning. The circular letters from Mr. YoRK E to the Corn. minders of Volunteer Regiments, direCting them to hald their respettive Corps in readiness to march at a moment's notice, and to be provided with can. teens, Scc. has put all the inhabitantai of the Eastern' Coast into the most aaive state of preparation. Nothing is thought of but the removal of every im. pediment to aition ; they are clearing the stage f,r immediate battle ; towards which erd, they are care. ful above all other thing , :, to get rid of their stores of corn, hay, and straw, which they are senii)le would he but into requisition by the Enemy, if they should effect a landing. The 'quantities of grain forced into the Lordon Markets from Norfolk and Suffolk, .as well as Kent and Essex, are incre. dible. The finest Oats sold yesterday, at Mark_ lane, far per quarter, a price at which the Farmer certainly could not grow them ; but any price is to be prAerred to the chance of their falling into the hands of the Enemy. Colonel LEMON, of the Royal Miners Militia, is now paying his respeas. to his late constituents in Truro; hawing lately vacated his seat, by being appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty. His re-eleetion is undoubted. On Tuesday evening the 27th ❑lt. orders arrived from Lieut. Gen. SINICOE, for the three Companies of the Royal Cornwall Militia, quartered at Truro, to hold themselves in readiness to march on the shortest notice, to join their regiment at Falmouth. All men on furlough were immediately ordered to join, and no Officer was to be permitted to sleep out of quarters on any account. On Monday last, a most elegant pair of Colours was presented to the First Battalion of Mount's Bay Volunteers, at Poltair Lawn, near Penzance, by Mrs. Pitic E, Lady of ROSE PRICE, E•q. of Trevayler, Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the Regiment. Last Saturday, the 14. th ult. Lord DE DUNSTAN. vird.e inspeCted the Redruth Armed Association, commanded by W. DAvEr, Esq. when his Lordship, in very handsome terms, expressed his satisfaCtion at seeing so many men of property and resepttability armed at their own expence, for the purpose of pro teaing from insult and plunder the families and pro perty of the brave defenders of our Country. Colonel Ty R WII Iyr •of the 'Royal Stannary Ar tillery, and Lord Warden of Cornwall and Devon, arrived at Truro on Friday last ; he inspected soo stand of arms which were sent from Plymouth the beginning of last week, for the use of his regi ment. The muskets are quite view, of . the India pattern, and Tower locks ; Soo stand more arc ex. pelted to complete the establi4hment. IMTEIELp, Friq.iy last, being the day pp,onteLl.l74 , Cal., t h,e 111!yeEting Officer of .Disiria, for the Review;'orthe First Regimen] of the Hertford. shire Volunteers, commanded by the .M. , rquis of Si LisnuitY, the whole Corps 'consatie s .i of j4.u3 efr:•Ctive Officers and Men, atteinlad by the Hula. c,iptaip ',Amp's . Troop of Yeomen Cavalry, were - • drawn up by e l even o ' c l oe k in themorning, in the Paik Of Hatfield 'oopo i‘e the' north- front of that noble Mansion. AbOtit' twelve, the Marchioness of SALi,aukir (whoravrailed herself of this opportu_ nity to present 4lmCpkars of the Regiment), mr;d:: her appearance on the steps of theßOrtico, accom. parried by the Marquis anc4 the rest of the Family, together with a numerous assernblage Of:,the neigh_ bowing Nobility and Gentry. The Colours T were supported by her LadyshiP's two daughters, Lady GEORGIANA and Lady EMILY Cec,m, and after being consecrated, with, all doe solemnity,. by the Rev. JOHN KEAT, were :delivered,, by the Mar. chioness into the hands of General CUYLER, actin g as Lieutenant_Colonel of the corps,, accompanied with the following eloquent and animated Address.: GENTLEMEN, " Atter a short interval of Peace, we have again to defend ourselves against an insolent and implacable Foe. You have down to arms with a zeal and alacrity which an ardent love of your. King and Country, and the sense of the blessings you enjoy, roust ever excite. It would be presumptuous in me to praise those who have received praiscof so much higher value ; but it maybe permitted to me to observe, that there. cannot be a stronger proof of the high estimation in which you, Gentlemen, are held, and of the•confidenee which your courage and loyalty have inspired, than that a veteran Soldier, who halcommanded Armies, honourably to hir.lEelf, and use fully to the State, should voluntarily quit his well-earned retreat, to enrol himself, in an humbler station, under the same Banners with you. The partiality of those amongst whom it is my happiness to live; has allotted to me the flat tering office of delivering.to you the Colours which it will be your duty to defend. Honoured by this choice, and proud of the Country to which I belong, I present them to you with joyand exultation.' I know to whom I entrust them : in your hands they will receive no stain. You will not live to be the slaves of Frenehmen—l am assured you will not. Yet I may. be allowed to presume ; that to those who fight in such a .cause as our's, the contlid will nut be long, nor the victory doubtful." , . G-rivral CUYLER. having consigned the Colours to the two attending Ensigns, during which the band performed the favourite anthem of ." God save the King," now advanced, and addressed Ike' Mar chioness in the following elegant terms " MADAM,. " I feel particulaflyAotered, that it has fallen upon me to receive trorn your Ladyship's hand this splendid mark of ho nour, now preseineato,the First Regiment of Herttbrdshire Volunteers ; and I am desired by them to request that you will be pleased to accept their most grateful thanks. Allow me, Madam, to add, that we , feel that honour greatly en hanced, in being conferred by a Lady not more conspicuous for her high rani. and birth, than for her superior condescen sion and mental accomplishments. lem forcibly impressed, Madam, by the'ecellent good conduct of the Volunteers, already displayed by their attention to discipline; and from their known spirit and loyalty, I have no doubt but they will prove themselves worthy in supporting their Colours with that zeal for their King, their Country, and their glo rious Constitution, which has ever been so . characteristic of British Soldiers." After this the Marquis of SALISBURY addressed the whole Corps in the following impressive Speech, which he delivered with the utmost propriety and effect: CENTLEMEN, "After the very handsome manner in which the Noble Mar chioness has presented you the Colours, the flattering terms expressed by the General who has received them, in behalf of the Corps, and the impressive admonition delivered by my worthy relation, , I beg leave to crave your attention for a very few minutes. Having been the FIRST and the ONLY ONE who has proposed to rais e for the service of Govern ment a Regiment of Volunteer intlintry in this County, and having received no assistance front the Public but Arnie, I .feel highly gratified that my Pr o p osa l, so a bl y supported by my Friends, has been so well carried into elle& The zeal which you have strewn to partake in a Contest, at this im— portant crisis, when our Shores are menaced with Invasion by an haughty. Foe, and when every thing that is dear to a Briton is at stake; the readiness with which youßave quitted your daily labour, in order to attain the knowledge and use of arms, and the eagerness you'have manifested to share the difficulties of your Countrymen, do you very great credit. May the same zeal continee to animate you 'in the defence of our beloved Sovereign, who is justly called the Father of his People, and who has declared his fixed determination, should the Enemy lend, to take the tick], and share your exertions and dangers. To the General and his Brother ()dicers, I return my must particular thanks for the attention they have constantly shewn to this Corps.; and to the Privates, I wish to express me warmest approbation of their meritorious conduct. Gen tlemen, under the auspices of the Noble General who has done me the honour to4ake the command of this Corps, I am perfeetly persuaded thatilyour endeavours wilt be crowned with success." The inspeCtion, both of the Infantry and Cavalry, then took place, to the perfea satisfaction of Col. COI T 1 N, who expressed his approbation of the conduCt and discipline of bkh - parties in the most flattering terms, and the whole concludtd with an elegant Collation, which was prepared in the Great Gallery in the house; after which the Company letited, highly gratified with the whole of the. en tertainment. DR UR Y.LAN E 4:11t, - Last night Mrs. JORDAN mm de her first appearance for the season in the charaner of the Country Girl. Upon her entrance she was most warmly greeted by a very crowded and brilliant audience, and she went through the pact with all her accustomed spirit and incomparable naivete. The Caravan followed, and the dog by his leap seemed to compensate to the younger pact of the audience for the absence of Harlequin. An accident happened on Saturday night to Mrs. Fit EDER lc lc, in the Pantomime at Covent Garden Theatre. The Harlequin trick not succeeding, af ter he had ascended the window, he jumped on the Stage, and flung the door open as Columbine was coming out, which stunned her, and she fainted on the Stage. The walls of the Barracks now construaing at Pendennis, are to be faced with slate, which mode of building will ensure their continuance for a cen_ t ury. A curious bet was decided on Sunday near the New Road, in which one man betted that he would hop too yards, while the other ran double the num ber. A great concourse of people was present, when the hopphtz Gentleman beat his antagonist by many paces. On Thursday evening the press. gang entered a pUblic house opposite the Duke's Dock, Liverpool, where several of the Duke of BRIDGE WATE 'S flat. men were drinking, and attempted to impress some of them. Their comrades on board the flats hearing of this, ran to their assistance, and effected a rescue. A terrible affray theri took place. The Military were sent for, and twelve of the rioters concluded to the guard-house. A severe battle was fought betwixt the fistmen and the press-gang, _ , ~4S c c • last bcing the Anniversat4 Sr the . Members of St. .N . J!chniits' Lozige,, room, in Newpte.street, ,f !er , at tneir took of an elegant dinner, they :Tent the TS, P ar :. the day with th at hilarity and d e c or u m IA ue of m ar k t h e re.etings of that a nc i ent an d hono.' ver thie Fraternity. M a ny opposite toasts a n d sentm were given . on . the ~o ccasion, among which we t 9 ticcd The Prince of Wales. G. M. • Sir P. Parker, D. G. M. - • Lad Moir;, A. G. M. ProvinLial G. M. Mr. ILinnani, uduary. P G. Secretary. The Master and Warthmis; -and brother Lany of Sa'nt Nicholas' Lodg:: - , P. G,. Marshal, selv.!rally. • The Representlitives of the visiting Lodges, &c. &c. Among the sentiments we particularly L . )04 - no tice of— • May never hostile hoof browse on the sweet flowrets of our native plt6ns. May we all 6e •what we creghz to be—with 3 times 3. Perish the wretch inglorious and despised, who starts at danger, when the King cries Peace he to France, if France will hear o;• Peace—if not ) bleed France, and Peace ascend to Heaven. The conviviality of the day was much heightened by appropriate songs by, brothers KtMible, Richard. son, Lany, Kirkley, and Singlewn. On Tuesday last, the Sunderland Volunteer lii_ Pantry commanded by Sir RA Lril MiLBANKE, were reviewed by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hew DALRYMPLE, in the Barrack-yard, at Sunderland. Notwithstanding a boisterous wind and heavy rain which continued the whole time, • the Regiment had the honour to .receive the General's entire approbation, with his thanks for their soldier-like conduel and appearance ; he declared the Regiment to be fit for immediate service, should it be cnll d into action. To the great credit of the Butchers at Southamp. ton, on Christmas eve, after a great shew and god(' market of prime beef during the day-time, in the evening they had,what mutton anti lamb remained unsold, cried at 3-}d. per lb. which was eagerly bought by many families to whom such salutary re.. past was a stranger. In consequence of a challenge by Mr. BURNS, of 'Booth, butcher, that he would produce, at Christmas Eve, a sheep, thicker by two inches at rib, than any other person is Furness or Furness Fells, could, much curiosity was excited amongst the butchers . A . nd others in the said district, ,and no little ovr tion used to meet such an. extraordinary challenge. On Thursday se'nnight, at Ulverston (where tite oldest person living never reme:nbered such a shew of mutton) this wonderful animal was produced, and for a considerable time excited the amazement of every speftator, all unanimously concluding that such a sheep was never before seen there, and that it could scarcely be equalled in the kingdom ; when, to the astonishment of the whole town, a small tore quarter of mutton, sent to market by the Rev. Me. ELLERTON, of Colton, was produced, which in beauty, weight, and thickness, very considerably exceeded that of 'Mr. Burr,;. Mr. ELLEATON'S quarter was from the small improved Leicester. shire breed ; and though cut as fair as possible at rib, and without skewer, measured 4.1 inches, weighing 341 b. Tuesday last was killed at Mutton.hole, parish of Cramond, a calf, fed by Mr. GILLESPIE, East Craigie, which weighed, when alive, 29 st. I z lb. Dutch weight. Had in it when killed 3 st. 8 lb. of tallow—Not much above a quarter of a year old. On Thursday, when it blew tremendously hard, W. Hambleton and J. Hurst, two watermen, went from Portsmouth with three women, in their wherry, to go toa Ship lying at St. Helen's ; neither the boat or people have been since heard uf. It is to be feared that they are all lost. ;7F , Yesterday evening about six o'clock, two wag_ gons filled with Transports of both Sexes, were re moved from Ncwgate to Blackfriar's Bridge, and put on board a barge, in order to be conveyed to a ves sel destined for Botany Bay. 41)ey left the prison in the usual way, and were followed by a number of relations and friends, who lamented their unh;pprer fate more than the. unfortunate sufferers did them- selves.' On Friday night Mr. WHEELER, Carpenter, in Water-lane, Fleet -street, while sitting in a cheer fulananner with his family, was seized' with a pan— lytic stroke, and instantly expired. ,4,ecraaT. Yesterday se'nnight, at the eelebra 64: • natal day of •Mr. OsBALDEsToN at Chic! • "% at the commencement of country dan' - SMITH, of Stopham in Sussex, was perceive4' cline upon a sofa ; upon approaching her, it becam. fatally evident that shewas lifeless !-An awful ine stance of the uncertainty of human life I Fitt E.—At ten o'clock on Saturday night an alarming fire broke out at Mr. SANDMAN'S levigat ing and drug-works, in the Park, Southwark, which for a time raged with great fury. The turncock, Mr. Collier, happening to be near the spot, availed himself of the fulness of the tide, and flowed the streets with water so rapidly, that, on the arrival of the engines, the dreadful element was soon ex tinguished. Little more dam Age was done than to Mr. SANDMAN'S premises ; but the early part was truly alarming, the neighbourhood being all old wooden houses, filled with women and children, the chief of them in the greatest degree of poverty. There were no lives lost, nor did any serious acci. dent happen. On Friday night, a Gentleman from America was robbed at a house of ill fame, in Vine street, St. Martin's, of a purse containing ninety-six guineas. He did not miss it till he was leaving the house, when he mad 6 the robbery known to the landlord and landlady of the house, and they applied to Donaldson, a Constable' belonging to the Parish, who traced out three girls who were concerned in the robbery, and by great exertions discovered the purse concealed in the cellar of the King's Arms public_house in the Strand, by one of the girls. On Saturday they underwent an examination before Sit RICHARD FoRD, at the Public Office, Bow.street, when the three girls were committed for forthet examination, and the woman who keeps the boost ordered to find bail for her good behaviour.