The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

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N . . ~.5.%- ,< :.., ~.1 -s•-i-N: %,' ,`\ \ - ' -- .% \A .„\ ZN •—•-% N- ..N -\ -- _ THE LIVERPOOL FANCY 1 Although, we believe, no povincial town in the king-' The Fancy dom can boast of more numerous, better conducted, or • marked) is of (where they are understood) more liberally supported f this town. 1 charities than our own,—the calls upon the public in their - celebrity was 'behalf, in a thickly populated locality, where disease and elation of pri accident, inseparable from the nature and rapidity of our March, 1821 trade, are frequently so great, that the funds of these that a siruila noble establishments—the gener 1 benefits of which are to our subset ; but limitedly known—are frequently reduced to a low of the public ebb ; and it is found necessary periodically to resort to place at the 'I . other means to recruit them than the mere publication of ingly gorgeou the annual reports of each, and the benevolent efforts of and fashione the clergy in appealing to their respective congregations established, a from time to time. Grand O ratorios have occasionally being but in ( 'teen " presented " of late years for this purpose ; but on was attended - those occasions the receipts, though large in the gross, eluding many hate been so much reduced in the balance-sheet by the a repetition o Otorbitant demands of first-rate singers and performers ceeding mus] Tequisite to draw a numerous attendance, that the nett magnificent. proceeds have frequently been inadequate, and always her Grace th 'precarious; and it has more than once appeared - that the Earl of) Wilt lee-way was brought up mainly by the receipts of the Sefton) ; Lad closing entertainment—" The Fancy Ball." The parties The ball of C (and those who have from time to time joined or succeeded and was got them) who have hitherto taken an active part in the well- These gave t being of those institutions, and who devoted much time which, per se and exertion to furnishing these entertainments, which wards of 1,0 1 they found were too little attractive to the mass of the occasion, the population to produce a profit commensurate with the toil funds of the of management and the requirements of the object in view, Dispensaries, have latterly resolved to abandon the merely musical de- principal cha partment, and confine themselves to what was formerly useful, but ut the '" finale "of the Grand Charity Week—the " FANCY greatly circus PALL," as more likely, by the inducement of a night's Our worthy 1 enjoyment, in return for the admission money, to produce cessors, kind) a favourable result. We are no friends to this species of in the Town. amusement as a frequent resort, whether for purposes of rattier, "of macre amusement or for eliciting benefactions through the none more st proceeds; for we conceive that its frequent recurrence, an one floor, even under the best management, would lead to many of up. The fol the evils inseparably connected with the ancient masque- an idea of t rade ; but knowing the temperament of John Bull, and supersede th (with all his genuine benevolence) the necessity of, at might others times, rousing his better sympathies and sensibilities by for many of 1 something new.and jovial, we can enter no protest against such matters it—occurring, as it does, only at periodical intervals of with many o: three to four.yearS; and we are therefore inclined for the with the exte time being to join in the general exclamation of our more the curiosity vivacious continental neighbours, in such cases, of" Vise daily without /a bagatelle I" N 4 I '-14. f GREAT BALL ROOM. a ii 1 ww .,,,, — ;74 4 —; -- 0 ,,,-„TI 1 ",,,,,,,,,•,****,-...tkviaki, , , , , ,,,, .. 0 ,,,,,....,-,..00.,,,),-.. ill ii ii ii itgli li ii li II ii i! ii ll ;e• --, ; - i.,-; . --- - ,% t 1 • - - )STAIRCASE. -1,. 11 ANTE ROOM il _e ~, 11 o 11111 _ re 6 4,.._.....„,.........., 4 - ..... L ., L .12 it.i..,,•... 1 -411 • i i. 1 .. L; Is .t. i±'- ~.: - . e. 1 4 1. o . ill If w is pg 1 ANTE ROOM. l'4l li i'l .4.,,,,.***00.0. - ...*** ::#: 4 1: ' - ..: i 4 jll it( 1 =_-=._-_- i• 1;• ..._ GRAND SALOON. -~ iii •r.~ -- • The GRAND ENTRANCE, by the portico facing Castle itreet, leads into a spacious vestibule, beyond which, and lighted by the central dome, is the GRAND STAIRCASE, one of the finest in the kingdom. The height from the base to the cupola is 106 feet. The railings are topped by burnished brass, and the walls, painted in admirable imitation of fine stone, are relieved by statuary, &c. The two DRAWING ROOMS, with the SALOON between them, occupy the whole of the south front above, and on such occasions are thrown together by removing large folding doors—making, as it were, one apartment 96 feet in length. The walls are adorned by paintings of royal and distinguished personages, and the furniture, in tables, sofas, chairs, ornamental stoves, &c., is most costly, mas sive, and elegant. From these rooms the visiter generally first proceeds into the adjoining SMALL BALL Room on the east side, a handsome oblong apartment rounded at the corners, decorated with pilasters of Carniola marble, and having a coved roof, beautifully empanelled in compartments. It is 61 feet in length by 28 in breadth, and 26 feet in height. Here, as in the other rooms, the chimney- pieces are of the finest marble, of massive classical design, and, we may add, for the honour of our town, of home manufac ture. The recesses in the curve at the north end form elegant orchestras. The sofas and seats are of correspond ing magnificence. Adjoining is THE LARGE BALL Room, at the north end of the building, 89 feet in length, upwards of 40 in breadth, and 40 feet in height. The walls are enriched by Corinthian pilasters of Carniola marble, supporting a rich entablature. The roof is slightly arched, and taste fully empanelled ; the cornicing and mouldings through out richly gilt. The orchestra, on the south side, is re cessed, with a handsome projecting balcony. Round the room are a number of elegaw sofas, elevated on pedes tals or platforms, and affording to loungers a full view of the busier assemblage engaged in the dance or the pro menade. The centre chandelier, in particular, resembles an immense cataract of crystal: and the whole effect, when the gas is fully on, and the ball is at its height, is truly magnificent. Near this apartment is a REFECTION ROOM, and seve ral ante-rooms ; and passing a minor staircase, the visiter enters the DINING Room on the west side, in which the mayor for the time being dispenses periodically the good things of this life to his invited fellow-citizens. This room is 50 feet in length and 30 in breadth. The walls are decorated with Corinthian pilasters of Cornish mar ble ; and the whole of the furniture, which is abundant and various, is of the most rich and elegant description. These rooms form the circuit of the building, and rday be said to be, in every respect, truly palacial—giving to a very numerous assemblage " ample verge and room -enough," whether for the dance or the promenade. THE PREPARATIONS. The preparations for the ball, notwithstanding the com parative shortness of the notice, were extensive, and, we may say, amusing to those less enthusiastic than the par ties who resolved to " strut their little hour upon the stage." The sewing fraternity and sisterhood have, for the last fortnight, and more especially for the last week, been busily engaged in plying their needles and scissors. As was stated, in effect, of a former ball, the fancy shops have been in more than customary commotion, and tai lors, milliners, and dressmakers have had a busy time of it, in stitching and adjusting, spangling and mangling, robes, doublets, cloaks, mantles, caps, turbans, coats, petticoats, and inexpressibles, for the equipment of those who, for the night, were resolved to figure as kings, -queens, and lords and dames of high degree ; as innocent peasants or hardy mountaineers ; or in the more question able guise of robbers or ruffians. Antique habiliments and accoutrements were drawn from their dusty deposito ries, and freshened up ; and many new dresses were pre pared, embracing evert - variety of costume, of rich and poor, of every age, and of every clime, from the poles to the equator. Libraries were rummaged, books and plates .and old folks and travellers consulted, for the particular cut, trimming, and dimensions of the several garbs, mo dern, ancient, or grotesque ; and lace, feathers, artificial flowers, tassels, and other fancy ornaments, have been in brisk requisition. The running from house to house, the borrowing and lending, the eager inquiry, " the impa. tience" of the " tailor's" or sempstress's " delay ", the fitting and altering, and self-approval at the toilet, would form groundwork for a passable comedy ; while the tragic looks and despair exhibited when a button was misplaced, or a stitch treacherously gave way, would form a relieving afterpiece. As there was to be a plentiful display of knights and warriors, foreign and home-made ; pistols, poniards, swords, scimitars, dirks, spea r s, s pit s , an d shields, were sought out from the several private armo ries, and, being brightened up, shone terrifically by the sides of many who were " all unused to the warring mood." In the matter of helmets, there is no saying bow many dish-covers have been metamorphosed by the bands of the tinman or the brazier into casements for heads whose thickness required no such protection—not a few aspirants to knight-errantry having, no doubt, re membered the economical resort of Don Quixote in ap. pronriating the barber's pewter basin as the veritable skull-cap o f the redoubted Mambrino. A vast numbe r , however, were saved all this trouble, as well as much ex pense iu actual purchase, by availing themselves of the THE LIVERPOOL FANCY 15RESS BALL. 00 , .***0*.******Akeire* , ...**. L 4 llllllllllllllll • • :.0.)4.0% . 1 ( -- )STAIRCASE. ANTE ROOM 1 r 7, ______ 141 - ==== 1, C 4 2 121 =--=----- * c) a . —.... it -1 , . It .... -- ii ~,, a GRAND STAIRCASE. I: i.. IC IC l, ~„ I .*,t.**;j,.;i •4 i C t, 4*-:,,,.****-4~,ir -7 ,fn t...f:A.eo'ffi.As:*i.):'fatH , k kttol - ,o*.v.** ~---- .4 74, _ GRAND SALOON. It The Fancy Ball (as we have on a forme: occasion re marked) is of but comtaratively modern date, at least in this town. The first "that obtained any general degree of celebrity was " The Bachelors' Ball," given by an asso ciation of private gentlemen, in the Wellington-rooms, in March, 1821, and excited so much interest and curiosity, that a similar entertainment was adopted as a conclusion to our subsequent triennial musical festival for the benefit of the cablic charities. The first public fancy ball took place at the Town-hall in October, 1823, and was exceed ingly gorgeous. Most of the dresses were then procured and fashioned by private individuals—the trade, since established, of furnishing them ready-made and for hire being but in embryo, at least in the provinces. This ball was attended by, it is stated, nearly 4,000 individuals, in cluding many of the elite of the land. Its success led to a repetition of the amusement at the close of each suc ceeding musical festival. That of October, 1827, was magnificent. Upwards of 3,000 were present—including her Grace the Duchess of St. Albans ; Lord (now the Earl of) Wilton and Lady ; Lord Mullineux (now Earl of Sefton) ; Lady Cecil Talbot, and others of the nobility. The ball of October, 1830, was attended by about 2,300, and was got up with equal, if not greater, splendour. These gave the tone to succeeding balls, at the last of which, per se, (without a preceding musical festival,) up wards of 1,000 were present. Then, as on the present occasion, the entertainment was proposed in aid of the funds of the Infirmary, the respective Hospitals and Dispensaries, and the District Provident Society—our principal charities—all admirably conducted and highly useful, but unhappily having the sphere of their usefulness greatly circumscribed by a paucity of pecuniary means. Our worthy Mayor, following the example of his prede cessors, kindly gave the use of the splendid suite of rooms in the Town-ball for the " gathering of the clans," or rattler, "of the nations ;" and the kingdom furnishes none more suitable for such a purpose, the whole being an one floor, all of large dimensions, and splendidly fitted up. The following typographical plan will furnish such an idea of their respective position and extent as will supersede the necessity of a detailed description, which might otherwise be necessary not only for strangers but for many of our own community who take an interest in such matters ; for, strange as it may appear, we have met with many old residents who, though they are familiar with the exterior of the noble building, have never had the curiosity to visit the apartments, which may be seen daily without fee or reward to the keepers : N splendid and varied stocks of garments and " properties" brought by speculators from the metropolis and elsewhere, and who offered the use of them, on reasonable terms, for the night. It would be unjust, however, not to state — apart from badinage—that very many who bad themselves visited foreign lands, or whose taste led them into histo rical research, got up, without the aid of strangers, clas sical and correct semblances in dress of the brave, the fair, the renowned, the high and the humble, living and dead, whose deeds or whose destinies stand recorded in the pages of the historian, the dramatist, or the adventu rous voyager to civilised or barbarous shores. Amongst the purveyors of elegant and costly costumes, —many of them of great value or curiosity, from their having been worn by the original characters themselves, —we have to notice, as highly creditable to their exertions and enterprise in collecting such stocks, Mr. Nathan, at Mr. Lacey's, in Bold-street, (from Mr. Hart's, Regent street, London) ; Mr. Burden, tailor, same street ; Messrs. Adlington and Jones, at Mr. Rennie's, Lord street; and Mr. Halfred, Duke-street. Many of our native " artists " in the clothing line—Messrs. Silver, Haytor, and Co., Mr. Myers, and others—also furnished a number of superb dresses to order ; and the principal dressmakers and milliners of the town were also highly successful in the department of female adornment. The wardrobe of Mr. Nathan, which we saw, was most exten sive and gorgeous,—embracing all sorts of varied and rich costumes. The show-rooms were happily at Mr. Lacey's, who exhibited, in his repository for artistical works, nu merous splendid plates of costume. He himself sold nearly one hundred tickets for the ball. We may add, that large portions of the wardrcbes of the Royal Amphitheatre and the Victoria Theatre were also lent out to numerous parties, both male and female, and the " costumers" at both establishments were for the last week busily employed night and day in making up entire new dresses for the same purpose, or to order. THE BALL. At length came " the great. the eventful day" (or rather night) " big with the fate of" more than one " Cato," if not "of Rome" ; and the bosoms of the enthusiastic aspirants to immortality, as the best personations or the most attractive or beautiful at the rooms, fluttered in joyous expectation. Coaches and cabs were in universal requisition, and towards eight o'clock the main entrance being thrown open, and the stewards in waiting in the vestibule to receive the guests, every thoroughfare in the neighbourhood of the Exchange rang with the din of , hundreds of revolving wheels bearing along characters of all nations, and all degrees, from the prince to the pea , sant. The cfowd in Castle-street and Dale-street, and particularly round. the portico, became every moment more and more dense,—all who flocked to the scene being anxious to obtain a glimpse of the splendid or grotesque personages rushing to the place of action, either through the windows of the carriazes, or more fully as they alighted. Many and quaint were the remarks made, and great the wonder excited, by the appearance of the motley groups ; but goodhumour prevailed throughout, and the humble mechanic and labourer eyed without jealousy the sceptred monarch and the plumed knight. From eight o'clock to about half-past eleven, " the cry was still ' They come,' " and the carriages continued to set down till the latter hour, when the gathering may be said to have concluded, if we except a few stragglers. APPEARANCE OF THE ROOMS. Soon after ten — o'clock the rooms became filled with multitudes of elegantly dressed ladies and gentlemen, arrayed in the most varied and gorgeous, or extraordinary, costumes. The gentlemen appeared to predominate in number, but it was impossible to form a correct estimate by a mere view of the splendid and moving assemblage in each apartment. The first impression of the beholder was one of wonder and delight ; and it would be in vain to attempt to convey an adequate idea of the magnificence of the rooms, or the display of manly and female beauty there concentrated, now tha t the y were brilliantly lighted up, and enlivened by thousands of resplendant and de lighted visiters—many of whom did not at first recogn i se their intimate acquaintances , while all felt as if by some magic spell they had been wafted into an enchanted palace. As was sung by a Liverpool poetaster of a similar fete many years ago,— " Kings, heroes, dames, and maidens fair, And natives of all lands were there ; And there in life and vigour shone The famed, the brave, of ages gone; For every realm had there impress, d Her fairest, brightest, noblest, best : And vainly would the bard essay To tell that meeting's bright array, The manly stride of warrior frame, The charming look of gentle dame. The knights in gleaming armour dight, The maidens armed with eyes of light, That sparkled now in playful maze, Now languished soft in loving gaze ; And though the spear and sword of steel Threatened dire wounds and death to deal, The only killing weapons nigh Were darts from beauty's sparkling eye." Some reclined on gorgeous couches ; others joined in the sprightly dance ; but the greater number, in groups or singly, promenaded the rooms, the whole of which, from any point, presented the appearance—such were the effects of the numerous waving plumes of white and other feathers, together with glittering jewels and other orna ments of precious metals—of a crested summer sea sparkling in the mid-day sun. The expenditure of velvets, satins, fine cloths, gold and silver lace, ribbons, chains, &c., to furnish this brilliant display, must have been very great and costly, and the tout en, , emble was absolutely dazzling. An easy and cheerful deportment was remark able throughout the whole assemblage, equally removed from undignified familiarity on the one hand, and from snauvaise honte on the other. All appeared to appreciate the object for which they had met, and resolved to please and to be pleased. Princes were seen in lively converse with humble peasants. and kings, emperors, and sultans condescendingly quadrilling with shepherdesses and flower girls. This pleasing co mm i ng le m ent of character, in pairs or in groups, in many i ns t an ces defied all the established rules of aristocracy and grade ; and in others led to the most incongruous and ludicrous combinations in equal defiance of history and of fact. Judges, in solemn gowns and wigs were on the most friendly terms with brigands, corsairs, smugglers, and gipseys. Highland chieftains, who had in feudal times sworn eternal hatred, exhibited their respective tartans in brotherly contiguity ; and even Queen Bess and Mary of Scotts—both correct and lovely personations—exhibited the genuine affection of sisters. There were also not a few noble Romans, Grecians, Turks, Persians, Russians, Chinese, Bavarians, Spaniards, and other Europeans of both sexes, on such loving terms that no general war amongst them need be apprehended. But Captain Rock and Rebecca were seen in private confer ence, so that it is feared some new commotion may tran spire in Cambria or " Erin's Isle," or both. The uxorious Blue Beard was closely linked to Henry VIII, both in search of new wives, of which commodity they had ample choice. They seemed to be in no humour, however, (if we may judge from their gallantry and attentions,) to kill them, nless, indeed, with kindness. The most striking characters enrolled in the pages of Shakspeare, Byron, Scott, &c., there also figured contemporaneously. The witches portrayed in Macbeth did not make their appear ance, but their places were welcomely supplied by the more amiable and lovely sisterhood of Lancashire. Burma parte showed extreme and unaccountable affection to the Duke of Wellington, though the latter became rather testy on the mention of the coming up of old Blucher. Although a great number of the characters were well supported, so far as the adaptation of the general carriage to the costume goes,—(for of acting we noticed little), — there were many parties present, we feel bound to con fess, who were a little awkward in their various trappings. Some of the military heroes were sadly puzzled in the management of their swords, which threatened infinitely more danger to the wearers than they were likely to in flict upon an enemy. Many a bearded and mustachioed bravo would have far more consulted what a painter would call " keeping" bad they been gentle shepherds ; and not a few shepherds were there who seemed more formed to " cry stand to a true man" than to herd silly sheep. Gal lants, too, there were, with " ribands of all colours i' the rainbow; points more than all the lawyers in Bohemia could learnedly handle," who might have cried, with Ro salind in the play, " Alas the day ! what shall I do with my doublet and hose ?" so awkwardly they bore them selves in their unaccustomed trappings. Arcadian swains were many, of whom rustic modesty was certainly not the leading characteristic ; and " friars and eremites" to whom would evidently have been wholly inapplicable the de scription of the poet— " Their food the herbs, their drink the chrystal spring.", Musselmen might be seen who were anything rather than shocked with the unveiled beauty around them, and who would have pledged many a fair one in the forbidden cup, had even Mahomet himself stood by them ; puritans, in grave garb, with most unpuritanlike faces and demeanour, to whom one might have preached for a week in vain upon " the unloveliness of love locks." and the ungodliness of music and the dance ; and cavaliers who would have bet ter looked the character of any of Cromwell's army chap lains than those of roystering, winebibbing, swearing and fighting adherents of the royalist cause. We can scarcely bring ourselves, however, to complain of trifling incongruities of this kind at a fancy ball, at which much of the interest must always consist of the travestie of character. Falstaff, glorious Jack Falstaff, is still an amusing fellow, although,—whilst he complains " An I had but a belly of any indifferency, I were simply the most active fellow in Europe; My womb, my womb, my womb undoes me," we know that, by unbuttoning, he could discharge him of his stuffing and play Harlequin to the first Columbine he meets. Without a spice of the ridiculous a fancy ball would be a most unfanciful affair—a mere assemblage of stalking, pirouetting, animated puppets, which the ward robe of all nations bad been stolen to clothe. At ten o'clock the rooms were filled as completely as the convenience of those disposed to dance would have wished; and the large Ball Room presented a unique appearance, a most select company, of all nations and all costumes, being enjoying themselves in a set of quadrilles, which was succeeded by alternate waltz and gallopade. Never in our experience of this kind of festive meeting did we wit ness greater enjoyment than appeared to prevail in this and the smaller Ball Room, at this part of the evening, Varied costumes we have seen before on similar occasions ; but here the motley groups seemed perfectly at ease, and mingled in the dance as if they had all belonged to the same family, or had rehearsed together their various parts and dances. " A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spoke again, And all went merry as a marriage bell." Still, however, the throng, which subsequently crowded the rooms to inconvenience, came poniing in, Turk upon Greek, military treading upon the heels of civilian ; and perhaps at this period of the nieht was presented the best opportunity of scrutinizing the various characters which had arrived—and they were some of the most striking. Availing ourselves of this opportunity, we proceed to enu merate a few which presented themselves between this time and twelve o'clock : Mr. Thomas Bushby was an excellent representative of an officer of Cromwell's army, habited in a scarlet frock and steel breastplate. Mr. Fitzwilliam, as an Ojibbeway Indian, was one of the best characters in the room. The sound of this gen tleman's bell marked his progress, and excited attention in every part of the rooms. Mr. Chapman, Castle-street, was an excellent Grand Inquisitor . a character who would, two centuries ago, have condemned him to the stake. Miss M. Chapman was a sweet Dolly Varden : one for whose love the most rigid Catholic might have risked the vengeance of her father, the Inquisitor. Mr. Edwin Chapman looked well in a court dress of the reign of Francis the First. Mr. J. H. Cobham, as a Mandarin, with a magnificent hookah, was one of the most conspicuous characters in the—vestibules. He was dressed faultlessly : polished with his own powder, as black as ebony ; and, if bowing be the characteristic of a Mandarin, was the very thing itself. Mr. and Mrs. Duarte. We had the pleasure of ad dressing this train as the veritable Aminadab and Rachel. George Fox himself need not have been ashamed of either, so correctly were they dressed, and so quakerly did they sustain their characters. Mr. Tuton, of Lord street, was the best sailor, we saw in the rooms during the night. Mr. and Mrs. Barke, of the Wellington Hotel, as a gentleman and lady of the reign of George the First, were amongst the best dressed characters present. Mrs. Barke, in particular, was unique. Mr. William Statham was a splendid Turk. A complete disguise, and at the same time an excellent impersonation. Mr. W. Rathbone looked very well in a court dress. Mr. Parker, jun., as a Debarcieur, was one of the most correct characters in the room. Dr. Hugh Neill and his lady looked well in a Swiss holiday costume. Mr. Ashley wore a magnificent dress, as a Turk. ~ Mr. James Bateson and his daughter. The best old man, and one of the most interesting girls in the rooms. Mr. W. H. Piers, as Hamlet, was every inch and every lineament— " The rose and fair expectancy o' the state. The glass of fashion and the mould of form." Mr. Waring was an excellent Hotspur, before the bat tle. From ten o'clock until twelve o'c lock the company continued to pour intg the rooms, and the promenade and dance went on with spirit, waltz succeeding quadrille, varied with the lively gallopade. After twelve, however, party after party began to drop off, and, much though beauty and splendid costume might be missed from the scene, we question whether space, which was much wanted by the votaries of the dance, was not much more grateful than their presence. Up to three o'clock there was no lack of " tripping it on the light fantastic toe," the rooms being much less oppressive than at the previous portion of the evening, and the company still, as indeed throughout the whole of the night maintaining its elite character. Fun, however, at this hour, did begin to get the better of the gravity befitting the character of some of the so lemn personages present. An excellent clown and panta loon, especially, created much laughter, and were almost universally applauded. A few more characters which fell under our observation we must rescue from the obli v i on t o w hi c h t h e l ate h our and our limited space must otherwise have condemned them. Amongst the best, if not decidedly the best and most graceful, characters in the room were Mr. Charles T. P. Ware, as a paysanne de la Normandie, and his sister, Miss Anna Maria Ware, in a costume du bal masque de Paris. These two excited more admiration than any characters we saw in the room. Mr. Hodson Bremner, of West Derby, as a London dustman, was magnificent. His athletic figure, slouch hat, and nether parts were unique. Mr. D. Neilson, in a court suite, was an excellent character; as was Mr. R. S. Sowler, barris ter, of Manchester ; and—but hold ; we cannot go on particularising, but must come to a few general remarks before we record the conclusion. This much, then, we have to declare, that throughout the evening and amidst the multudinous company, we did not see one ill-dressed—one shabbily dressed—character. On the part of the bulk of the company present expense in costume seems to have been of no import, when com pared with propriety and taste. A few outre characters there were—lndians dressed to the savage life, and other uncivilized specimens of humanity—but the majority of the costumes were decidedly those of the best ages of British m agn ifi cence , unmarre d with those unfanciful and undress characters, such as jockeys, tumblers, and the like, which though appropriate enough at a bal masgrth, are quite hors de regle at a fancy ball. The number of parties present, as nearly as could be cal culated was 1250. The amusements were prolonged until five o'clock in the morning, when the National Anthem having been played, the company separated, tired they might be, but delighted with their evening's entertainment. Arnaud, Mr. Elias, in a very superb military uniform, which had a brilliant effect, which was much increased by the commanding figure of the wearer. Arnaud, Miss, as the Countess de Beauvilliers ; a rich costume. Arnaud, Miss Caroline, in the costume of a Swiss peasant; excellently dressed. Athly, Mr., Erskine -street, in a court suit. Alder, Miss and Miss M. 8., in the costume of the time of George 11. Atkinson, Mr., as King Henry VIII, in a very fine dress, and looks the character to perfection. Anderson, Mr. J. F., Dean-street, Fairfield, in a beauti ful ancient suit, embroidered all over. Amey, Mr., Rock Ferry, appeared in a splendid suit of black armour, as Edward, the Black Prince. Amey, Mr., in the character of Sir Kenneth, in Sir Walter Scott's " Talisman ;" highly characteristic, and well sustained. Ashcroft, Mr. Thomas, Duke-street, as the Earl of Leicester ; splendidly attired. Adamson, Mr 0 G, St. Catherine-street, a most be coming fancy dress. Ashton, Mr A, Prescot, as Harlequin. Ashley, Mr, in a court dress. Ashley, Mrs, as a Melanese costumer, exceedingly in teresting. • Aspinall, Mr H R, as a French officer of the reign of Louis XVI. Aspinall, Mr W B, a gentleman of the time of Charles 11. Arkle, Miss, of Moss-street, as Donna Violante, in the " Wonder ;" an anmirably dressed and lovely persona tion. Ashcroft, Mr Thomas, Spanish costume. Adamson, Mr 0 J, a Hussar. Ackley, Miss, a Turkish lady. " 'Twas from an Emir's palace, Came an eastern lady bright; She, in spite of tyrants jealous. Saw and loved an English knight." Aspinall, Miss, Rupert-place, Everton, as Flora Mac Ivor. Ashton, Mr C, in his great grandfather's dress of George 11. time. Amey, Mr J B, as Edward the Black Prince. Anderson, Mr and Mrs Francis, elegant fancy dress. Aspinall, Miss Margaret, of Seacombe, as Beatrice. This character was admirably sustained. Amey, Mr Henry, a Knight Templar. Alleard, Mr. in a court dress. Aseinal, H.:K. as a French officer in the time of Louis XVI. Ashton, Miss, in a Polish dress. Ashley, Mr. Wm. in Turkish costume. Aldred, Mr Sidney, as Massaniello. Ashton, Mr George, Spanish costune. Amey, Miss, in a ball dress of the time of Louis XIV. Aldersey, Mr.i James, court dress in the reign of Charles 11. Aspinall, Mr James A, court dress in the reign of Louis XVI. Allender, Mr Wm., Ravagem. Allender Mrs. Wm. in a fancy dress. Ardanus, Miss, Bohemian gipsey in holiday attire. Adam, Mr Ralph, jun„ Spanish muleteer. Amen, Mr George Henry, as a Vierlander Baner. Aman, Mr Godfrey J, as a Swiss bridegroom. B. Bawlshur, Mr. John, as an Italian bandit. Blundell, Mr. C. H., Windsor, in a splendid dress as Robin Hood. Brown, Henry E., Roscommon-street, as Earl of Leices ter; a very rich dress. Butler, Mr. Frederick, as Caspar. Banks, Mr. Richard, Berry-street, in a native Greek costume. Blanco, Mr. D., Renshaw-street, as a brigand. Bevan, Mr., in a splendid Greek dress. Byrne, Mr. Wm., as a Chinese mandarin ; a very well dressed character. Byrne, Miss, in a fancy dress; a very tasteful costume. Byrne, Mr. Andrew E., in a handsome dress of the time of Louis XV, 1750. Barbar, Mr. W. 8., Wavertree, as the Earl of Rochester. Bushby, Mr. C., Alfred-street, as King James. And Scotland's lord is James Fitz-James." Baines, James, Rathbone-street, in an elegant and chaste costume of black and silver. Buckley, James, Toxteth-park, in a chaste and becoming Kendal green hunter's dress of the time of King Charles. Buckley, Mrs James, an English lady in the reign of Charles I. Barber, Mr. 8., Wavertree, in a blue and gold costume of the reign of King Charles, with large cuffs and cloak ; extremely characteristic. Brownbill, Mr. W., Boundary-street, in a handsome puce Turkish fly dress, with dirk, &c. Brownbill, Mrs W., Turkish costume. Bunch, Mr. R. M., Myrtle-street, in a puce dress of Charles's time. Bailey, Mr. L., Islington, in neat Greek attire. Brown, Mr. A., King-street, in a blue German student's dress. Bliss, Mr. H., Daulby-street, as an admiral. Brown, Mr. J., in a handsome military uniform. Boote, Mr John, St. James's-terrace, Stanhope-street, in a superb rover's dress. Boote, Miss Elizabeth, St. James's-street, Stanhope street, as Diana Vernon, looked remarkably well. Brown, Mr. H., Bold-street, in an interesting costume of the reign of Queen Anne. Baines, Mr. Joseph, Duke-street, in an elegant cavalier's costume. Banks, Miss, as Flora M'lvor. Barke, Mrs., as Columbine. Branch, Mr John, jun., as the Red Rover. Benson, Miss, of Whitby, (with the four parties follow ing,) in an elegant fancy dress. This beautiful young lady reminded us of the lines in Spenser's " Fairie Queen .4 in her faire eyes two living lamps did flame, And darted fyrie beams out of the same, So passing persant, and so wondrous bright, That quite bereaved the rash beholder's sight." Burrell, Miss Jane, Percy-street, in a fancy dress,—a face and figure not less charming. Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, Like twilight, too, her dusky hair: But all things else about her drawn, From May time and the cheerful dawn A dancing shape—an image gay— To haunt, to startle, and waylay. Boyes, Mr, Falkner-street, admirably dressed and equip gand i 3 becoming fancy dress. Butler, Mr, A i‘ 's I lar r a , b'rCln a Castle-street, in a handsome military uniform. Branch. Mr T S, Argyle-street, a Polish nobleman, and looked the character well. Bateson, Mr, most superbly attired in an antique court dress. Brady, Mr Edward, as the Earl of Green Heys. Bennett, Mrs W, as a lady of the court of Louis XV. ; remarkably splendid. Burley, Mr S, a forester. Burley, Mrs S, a fancy dress. Beaver, Mr John, in Chinese costume. Bushby, Miss, Old English costume of the 16th century. Birchall, Mr, Preston, a court dress. Banner, Miss Emma, Hindoo princess. Banner, Miss, Greek costume. Birley, Miss Kirkham, as a Polish lady. Bramwell, Joseph, court dress. Bold, Mr N. D., a richly-embroidered Greek warrior's court dress, maroon velvet and gold. Bickerstaff, Mr, Dalton-street, as a Spanish ambassador. Bickerstaff, Mrs, Dalton-house, as a Turkish lady. Birch, Mr Edwin, in a naval uniform. Branch, Mr J. S., as a Polish nobleman. Barwise, Mr Geo. Hetherington, corsair, Greek costume Broadbent, Mr F., brigand chief. Batten, Mr, Turkish fancy dress Banks, Mr Richard, Greek peasant Banks, Miss, as "The Lady of the Lake," " A foot more light, a step more true, Ne'er from the heathbell dashed the dew." Bateson, Mr Charles, a knight templar Bateson, Miss A, a Scotch Lassie Bateson, Mr James, a gentleman of the 17th century Byrall, Mr Edward E., excellent costume of the time of Louis XV-1750 Brown, Johnson, courtier in the reign of Charles let. Brown, Mrs Johnson, La Mexicaina, one of the most at tractive dresses in the room, and the character well supported. Butler, Mr .T. L., in the uniform of a colonel of the Cold stream Guards. Blezard, Mr James 8., as a Spanish sailor. Benson, W Rathbone, a forester. Bridge, Mr, naval uniform. Bright, Mr J, in a very neat dress. Bright, Miss S A, ditto. Bickerstaffe, Mr Ashton, of Chester, a forester, Biekerstaffe, Miss, of Chester, as a queen. Though many a lovely form was there, Decked in the garb of days gone by; And belted knights and ladies fair, Recalled the bright days of chivalry. Yet, neither in that magic hall, Nor e'en in former times I weeu, Was there e'er seen a lovelier form, Than this fair semblance of " a queen." Brown, Mrs A Capels, fancy dress. Budd, Mr, as an Albanian peasant. Brown, Mr G N, in a fancy dress. Birley, Mr Edmund Kirkham, Sir Andrew Freeport. Birley, Mrs Kirkham, a fancy dress. Barford, Mr F, Williamson-square, as Charles 11. Boyle, Mr James Holmes, as an officer of the Royal Midlothian Cavalry. Bushby, Mr James, costume of the time of Charles 11. Bingor, J. as Chicocondardini. Broom, Miss, in a fancy dress. Battersby, Mrs James, a fancy dress. Brancker, Mrs James, as a Spanish peasant. Birch, Mr, of Grove-street, as Rowland Hill, in a sort of light Roman dress ; the front of it, from the neck to the waist, being covered with penny and twopenny postage stamps, with. underneath, embroidered on the belt, the words " My heart was in it," and the endorse ment of this part of the dress being as follows : " Letters for the Million ; From Temple Bar to Piccadilly, Id : From London Bridge to Londonderry, Id : From Land's End to Johnny Groat, Id. Done by me, ROWLAND Il ILL." with, underneath, worked on the belt, the words " Pro Bono Publico," having, likewise, 6n his head, a wreath of honour, composed of postage stamps, pointed with laurel leaves, and in his hand a scroll, entitled " List of contributions to the Rowland Hill testimonial." Bellhouse, Mr E S, Manchester; as Prospero, in " The Tempest." Belshaw, Mr John, High Park-street, costume of a gen tleman in the latter part of the sixteenth century. Barber, Mr Frederick B, as Caspar. Booth, Miss, as Ceres. Brown, Mr John Gordon, in a Highland Gordon costume. Boardman, Mr Jas, as Mr. Birch, an illiterate pe dagogue. Boardman, Mrs James, Contadina Romero. Boardman, Miss, Dame du Temps, de Henri IV. Bushby, hristonher, as Little John. Bower, Mr. Benjamin, High Grove, Cheshire, as a Chi nese Mandarin. Benson, Mr Robert, Islington, as a courtier of the reign of Louis XII. Blythe, Mr Thos M, as Figaro : a rich Spanish costume. Broderick, Captain, in a very rich Grecian dress. Bushby, Miss Elizabeth, in a Spanish costume. Bancks, Mr, as Prince of Orange. Bremner, Mr Hodson, as a literary dustman. The best character in the room : well supported. He created loud laughter wherever he appeared. Beckwith, Mr John, jun, in a Spanish dress. Battersby, Mr James, as Hamlet. Brancker, Mr James, court dress. Bennett, Mr Wm, as a courtier in the reign of Louis XV. Browne, Mr J. P., a page. Bartha, Mr, as a naval officer. Bartha, Mrs, as a Corfu peasant. Branker, Mr, as a Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, 'Westminster. Bromilow, Mr. Henry George, Morton Marsh, St. Helens, as a Highland chief. Birley, Miss M. J., an enchanting Tyrolese peasant. Bevan, Mr, in a court dress of William IV. Balmer, William, Mr as a Highlander. Byron, Mr Frederick G., Tyrolese peasant. Bower, Mr Jeremiah, in a Spanish costume. Butat, Mons. Z., as Charles O'Malley. Brown, Mr James Thomas, an Albanian chief. Bahb, Miss, Spanish costume. Budge, James, Spanish peasant, in holiday costume. Birch, Mr Edwin, one of the 14th Lancers. Brownson, Mr B J, Washington-street, Charity Boy's dress. Barke, Mr and Mrs, costumes of George I. Barber, Mr T, as a Contrabandiste. Bighane, Stafford-street, as a Gondolier. Bramwell, Mr J, costume of Louis XIV. Badnall, Mr Joseph, Turkish costume. Bateson, Mr Owen, as James Fitz James. Brandreth, Miss, in a Greek costume. Boult, Mr S, as Hamlet. Boult, Mr F, Jun, as a Pilgrim. Banner, Mr George, a Canadian Indian Chief, excellently dressed and sustained. Banner, Mr J B, full costume of a DCL. Banner, Mr Edward, a Turkish Charass. Banner, Mrs Edward, as a Hindoo Princess. Banner, Miss, in a Greek costume, Blythe, Mr J C, as a Swiss peasant. Buchanan, Mr, as an Affghan chief. C. Chapman, Miss, Castle -street, as Dolly Varden=" the delightful, fascinating, dear little Dolly," in Barnaby Budge. This lady admirably sustained the character, and looked the actual impersonation of this charming creation of the great master mind of the age. Dolly's little feet, that Boz so delightfully describes, were rivalled, if not excelled, by Miss Chapman. All the money I have got, from a sov'rin to farden, I'd freely give to see, I'm sure, so sweet a Dolly Varden. Chapman, Mr. Edwin, Castle-street, in a court dress of the reign of Francis I. This was a very magnificent and gorgeous costume, and was greatly enhanced by the fine figure of the wearer, who looked the beau-ideal of I a cavalier. Coleman, Miss, Grenfield-terrace, as a fairy. I Coleman, Miss Rose, as a gipsy. Coleman, Lewin Y, as Don Juan of 1850, being a satire on the dandies of the present day. Coleman, Mr. Samuel, as •Robin Hood ; a correct and elegant costume, and looked the bold outlaw to the life. Cohen, Dr., as Sir Roger de Coverley. Cohen, Miss, Great George's-street, as a Greek girl. Caddy, Mr. Jonathan, as Tom Thumb. Cooper, Mr. J. 8., as an Andalusian. Cocker, Miss, as a Sicilian lady. Cheshire, Mr. George W., as a lieutenant in the royal navy. Cartwright, Mr., an excellent Don Giovanni. Collinson, Mr. William, in a costume of the reign of Henri Quatre. Crook, Mr. John T., as a cavalier of the time of Charles 11. Campbell, Mr. Wm., of Toxteth-park, as Charles 11. This was a magnificently dressed personation of the merry monarch. Cunningham, Mr., Norton-street, as a Spanish don. Cope, Mr. Richard, Falkner-street, in Hussar uniform. Cockburn, Mr B, Seymour-street, as an old English gentleman. Cope, Mr Richard, jun., in the uniform of a captain of light horse. Church, Mr, Exchange-alley North, as an excellent re presentation of Jack Sheppard. Clements, Mr C F, Bootle, as Figaro, in black suit; well supported. Cardwell, Mr, South Hunter-street, in a puce dress as a cavalier. Carson, Mr M P, Windsor-terrace, in naval uniform. Cearns, Mr L, Lord Nelson-street, in a deputy-lieuten ant's uniform, and looked well. Cluttenden, Mr, Low-hill, as Faust ; a rich black velvet and crimson dress. Claypole, Mr H . K, Kensington, as a knight's templar ; an excellent dress. Constable, Mr, Chatham-street, in the elegant uniform of a lancer. Claxton, Mr, South Hill Grove ; a remarkably imposing figure, in a complete modern court dress. Claxton, Mrs, as Cloriade in the reign of Louis XV. Cruttenden, —, as Faust Cunningham' James, Spanish court dress Carter, Mr Joseph, Persian costume Carter, Mrs Joseph, Persian costume Carter, Mr Joseph, as Courtier, reign of Charles II Crowder, Mr, the Great Plenipotentiary Carter, Miss, St. Jude's-terrace, as a gipsey Cohen, Miss. Great George-street. as a Greek captive Cohen. Dr. as Sir Roger de Coverley Carr, Mr Robert, as Sir Walter Raleigh Cartmell, Mrs, fancy dress. Cartmell, Master Edward, in a splendid Turkish costume. Carson, Mrs, in an elegant fancy dress. Christie, Miss, Polish dress. Christie, Mr It jun, in a Court dress. Crossley, Miss. Crossley, Mr Joseph. Colton, Miss M J, a Pvlecklenburgh peasant. Coltman, Miss, Spanish lady. Cox, Mr Henry, in a splendid Highland costume. Corbett, Mrs, in an elegant fancy dress. Catterall, Mr Jno Leigh, Mill-street, in a Greek dress. Cooke, Mr Wm, in a Spanish costume ; an elegant dress. Clarke, Miss, Grecian costume ; an elegant dress. Cuthbert, Mr Wm, as a Circassian. Cuthbert, Mr Robert jun, as an M.D. in a court dress. Cottingham, Mr Charles, as " Sir Charles Grandison," in a most superb suit of the richest quality. Campbell, Mr Charles, as " Rodolph. ' Case, Miss, a flower girl, and looked beautiful. Claxton, Miss, an Italian peasant, and looked char mingly. Cannell, Mr Hardman, appeared to advantage in a court dress of George 11. Cannell, Miss Elizabeth, in the court dress of a lady of the sixteenth century. Cobham, Mr, the celestial powder manufacturer, 9, Tithebarn-street. Chapman, Mr Moses, Castle-street, as the Grand In quisitor. Chambers, Mr P H, a captain in the 64th regiment, or 2d Staffordshire. Church, Mr Robert P, as Thames Darrell. Curwen, Mrs E, a Persian lady of distinction. Clementson, Miss Emily, of Chester, in a beautiful Swiss costume. Crane, Mr Edward, an officer of the Northumberland militia. Coleman, Miss Rose, a gipsy of Norwood Forest. Carr, Mr Thomas, Sackville-street, in a court dress of the reign of Louis XIV. Crooke, Mr James, in a Greek costume. Cheshire, Mr G W, as a lieutenant of the royal navy. Carter, Miss, a beautiful gipsey. Carter, Henrietta, in a Cracovissne costume. Cunningham, Mr James D, as a Highland chieftain. Cloxton, Miss Emma, as an Italian peasant. Campbell, Mr W, as a cavalier of the time of Charles I. Coleman, Miss, Titania Queen of the Fairies. Cartwright, Mr, as Don Giovanni. Calvert, Mr M.P, Manchester, full court dress of the reign of Charles 11. Crooke, Mr N, as a gentleman of the court of Henry IV. Corbett, Miss, in Greek costume. Clarke, Mr S R, Everton, a gentleman of the Fourteenth century. Clarke, Mrs S R, Everton, fancy dress. Colquhoun, Mr G D, as a Syrian doctor. Carrick, Miss, as night. Carrick, Miss Jesse, as Pschye. Carrick, Miss Jane, a flower girl. Carson, Dr, as an old English gentleman. Claude, Mr. Louis, General Bengal Native Infantry. Cole, Mr, Birkenhead, as an Albanian. Callow, Mr E, a Buccaneer. Channey, Mr. as Court Jester. Connell, Miss Margaretta, wore a court dress of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Chalonre, M. P. jun. Admiral Vernon. Carlyle Mr R. Lieutenant Royal Navy. D. Dodgson, Mr. Thomas Steele, ss Sir Peter Teazle, in the costume of the time at which the play was written. Dickinson, Mr Seymour-street, as a gentleman of the olden time. Davis, D., as a Spanish matador. Davies, Robert, as Hamlet. Dod, Mr Thomas Everton-terrace, as a cavalier of the time of George I. Dawbarn, Mr S., Bold-street, splendid Greek dress. Dixon, Mr Thomas, an elegant red velvet Greek dress, remarkably becoming. Drysdale, Dr Rodney-street, in a court suit. Davies, Mr Edward, Nova-scotia, in a a splendid red and silver military uniform. Dreaper, Mr Bold-street, in a court suit of the olden time. Dreaper, Mrs, as a lady of the reign of Louis XVI. Deane, Mr as a Scotch piper. Dulin, Mr George, Windsor, in a naval uniform. Dawson, Esq., R. Pudsey, Highland dress. Dare, Mr Gideon, of Seacombe, as Sir John Falstaff. Davies, Mr Charles, as the Earl of Leicester. Davies, Mr David, as a Spanish bullfighter. Dixon,Mrs, as a Scotch lassie ; looked remarkably well, and very much reminded us of Burns's Bonnie • Bl ue eyed Lassie. " Sweet Highland Girl, a very shower Of beauty is thy earthly dower." Duncan, Miss Caroline, in a superb fancy dress. Duncan, Miss Isabella, a pretty fancy dress. Duarte, Mrs, as the wife of the amiable Wm. Penn. Douglas, Mr C C, as a German nobleman of the four teenth century. Dod, James, as an aspirant de marine. Dickins, Miss, as a French peasant. Dalglish, Miss, in a Spanish ball dress. Davies, Dodd, Miss, Edward,Mount a sH Vernon,adje a A s b a ch s l lw iss flower Dobson, Mr Richard, as lieutenant of buzzars, mY" Cheshire Yeomanry. Dean, Mr Wm, as an Hi g hl an d er , Royal Stewart clan. Duckworth, John L, i n a cour t d ress o f Charles 11 . Duncan, James, antiqu e cour t d res s. Dobie, John, of B ourne an d L a th am , as Don Giovanni. Duarte, Miss E m ily, It a li an peasan t. Davies, Mr John, Staff or d- s t ree t, fancy dress. Duckworth, Mr James, a cornet of Lancers. Dixon Mr T George, in court dress of George I. Dugdale, Miss, a Swiss peasa n t. Duarte, Mr. A, as Willi am P enn . Dixon, Mr, a Greek. Dickinson, Mr. R T, costume o f th e time of George IL Dickson, George, i n G ree k costume . Davidson, Miss E, o f Ay r , a pre tt y D o lly Varden. Davies, Mr Wm F, Newington, a grand Falconer to IP Emperor of Germ an y— a sp l en did d ress . Duncan, Mr R, in an A n d a l us i an d ress . Dismore. Mr, a Deb ar d eur . of Juddah, Duarte, Miss, a Portuguese peasant. Drayton, Miss, as a Moscovite lady. Dudgeon. Mr Patrick, in a fancy dress. Dod, Mr Edward, as H a dj ee Abd a ll a k, ca ptain of the Dod, port of Juddah. E. Eadie, Mr Job, a lively Figaro. time Ewing, Mr D, Erskine-street, as a cavalier of the ter of Charles 11. ; a be au tif u l d ress , an d the ehara c well supported. old Eyres, Mr, Gloucester- s t ree t, l oo k e d we ll as a jolly admiral. ral.• Eyres, Mrs, as a Gre e k l a dy. Thi s was a really sl a t it ficent dress, and along with the wearer wbo becam e • well, excited much attention. al; Eccleston, Mr, Cambridge -street ; a correct dress, Casper, in Der Freischutz, an excellent personation;st Edwards, Mr Robert, G ra d we ll- s t ree t, a n ea t plain C O suit. Eggert, Mr, Chatham-street, in a handsome a ncient dress. Eglington Miss, as Anne Boleyn. This character wee admirably supported. Eglinton, James Taylor, as a Captain in the navy. Earle, Hardman jun, a native of Mysore. Edward, Mr Hu g h, Hi g h S eacom t e , as a Dutch Ch- Edward, Tier. Ellison, Miss, as m a id M ar i an , i n th e que en ()- r the. forest, and a lovely maid she looked. Edwards, Mr I G., in a Spanish costume. Empson, Mr John, as a midshipman. Eggington, Mr, Robt., as Fusbos. Evans, Miss, in a highland costume. Evans, Miss, H M, in a fancy dress. Edwards, Miss Margt. Fancy dress. Earle, Mr Hardman, as a Greek fisherman. Earle, Mrs. lady of the time of Louis XIV. Elmhursts, Lieut. Chas. of 9th foot, in uniform. Elmhursts, Miss, costume of the 19th century. Etc hes, Mr J C, as an " elderly gentleman of the older time." F. Foster, Mr. John, Gloucester-street, a handsome blot uniform. Fletcher, Mr. S., Toxteth-park, interestingly attired as Page. Faulkland, Mr. Erskine-street, in undress uniform. of Ferguson, Mr. R., South Hunter-street, as a cavalier the reign of Chas. 11. Fisher, Mr Thomas, as Japhet in seach of a father. ThiS character was well sustained. Fletcher, Major, of Seacombe, in his own uniform , • Captain of the Welch Fusileers. of Fletcher, Mr Arthur P, a page's dress of the time James L Fergusson, Mr A, Duke-street, as Fra Diavolo, whic h ht looked to the life. Flewker, Mr W, as Sir Roderic Dhu. Frazier, Mr. G J, a courtier in the reign of George Fownes, Frederick, one of the body guard of the Scot ti '' Archers. Fownes, F J, a Venetian fancy dress. Frommel, Mr, naval uniform. Fernihough, John C, as Charles the Second. Fernihough, Mrs, in a fancy dress. Fernihough. Miss, in a Spanish dress. Palliott, Miss, (Chester,) in an elegant fancy dress. Fletcher, Miss Wynne, as a lovely Swiss peasant. Foster, Mr Thomas, in naval uniform. Fitzwilliam, Mr Arthur, as an Ojib-be-way $ Fosberry, Miss Agnes, Everton, looked charming. l Bavarian dress. Foster, Mr Samuel R, in the character of Hamlet. Folliot, Mrs, of Chester, in propria persona., Folliot, Rev. Mr James, Chester, ditto. of Freckleton, Mrs, a fine French costume of the time Mary de Medicis. Freckleton, Dr., in his mobes as M.D. of Cambridge•to Freckleton, Mr G H, as a Swiss peasant of the Cap of Rug. Fielding, Leyland, as an Indian warrior, wore a to plume of feathers, and looked extremely well. " A military casque he wore, With splendid feathers drest; He brought them from the Cherokees ; The feathers nodded in the breeze, And made a gallant crest." Fair, Miss, in a Polish dress. •,,$ of Fearon, Mr Nicholas, in a court dress of the r e 'D George 11. Francis, Miss, a Russian dress. Forshaw Mr John, an Alabanian. Fraser, Mr W. a for rester. Fraser, Captain,Bth foot. Fogg, Miss, as a Highland lassie, Freeland, Mr R. P. in Austrian Uniform. I°' Freckleton Dr, 31, Oxford-street, in his robes, a s of Cambrid g e. Freckleton Mrs., Oxford-street, French costume, time Mary de Medices. Floyd, Mr late the H C S as the Emir Beechir Prince_ o f Lebanon. Fosberry Mr George L Courtier of the rg s r eign of Gea I. Form by, Miss Fanny, druidess Formby, Miss C, ancient costume. Formby, Dr. G. Grant, Mr. Gordon, as a Scotch chieftain. Very Weir sustained, and in dress faulless. ed $.4 Griffin, Mr. Edward, Rodney t -street, correctly att ir a Don Cossack. ream Gamble, Mr Horatio, as an officer in the 0 ,10 Guards. tre eC ' Gibson, Mr Joseph. St. James's-terrace, Stanhope -5 as the " Dougal creat ure ," was re p r esented • Goore, George, Aigburth, a h an d some na val dress,%„oo%. Gibbons, Mr, Nile-street, in a s pl en did Polish na iw , s s Grieves, Mr R, Springfield, a rich King Charles dr' red and silver, with a puce cloak. uit , Gardener, Mr, Falkner-street, a black and silver s id ao the reign of Charles, with dark-blue cloak ; verY e and becoming. Gullen, Mr, of Newington, as a German noblematoea t ' Goodman, Mr, of Mr Nathan's costume establisP as Isaac, the Jew of York. ira e " t4 Gambell, Mr S, Upper Pitt-street, in a neat reg suit: Falst:d ff, Graham, Mr John, Colquitt-street, as Sir Joha, c ter Extremely well dressed, and looked the char' 0 • mirably : no stuffing required. Gaskill, LT, of Seacombe, as Sir Thomas C 1 A "The Hunchback." r abala' Gaskill, Mrs L T, as Amina, in " La Sono ß i f or m as - Gillow, John, Esq, of Leith, in his (ma W l ' of the Scotch yeomanry. Garland, Mr Alfred, as Masaniello. Grey, 144, Grove-street, Gue ,Mr Vincent, Court dress of the Present re G a m,a l ,n e od , u N nw l da r esd J a . mn J ae . nx , ye a e s al l a ehne s ta t u rpt d e a e r sns personation i C tio in a r m toe b fd r i uh d pe g r e a . v Geddes, Mr, as a Forester. Gair, Mr T, as an Ameer of Scinde. dole' Gibbons, Mr G N, as a Fieldst Scotch fi d e r eg s. Gair, Mr Henry W, as an Andalusian, holiday cn rettfi Gale, Miss, as the village coquette, looked verY P toi Gale, Miss E., as a fairy.---This charming little ,e r ; for looked irresistibly lovely, and was in reality a f a ,ile• not a few did she bewitch with her sweet magic s rCO Gouldie, Mr John, Mount Vernon, as the Laird or pen. 1 Glenne, Mr Geo, as a Polish count. Gibbon, Mr Thomas B, as an Andalusian. Goore, Mr W H, as Emir Beschir of Lebanon' dressed. Gurnett, Miss, an old English costume. Graham, Mr. John, a Spanish Matador. 00;0 Ges, Mr R, as the Master of Ravenswood. The. v io correct, and the character supported in a mantle' If , of the Wizard of the North. Charl es Grieg, Mr. Edward, costume of the reign ells Gonea, C J, French page. Grieg, Capt, Staff Officer. IRO °. Geddes, Mr Thomas, as an Old English Gen- G G GGGG i e rrrrbe d aaabgyn d h oot e ,arn, s uni vil , sN,,,, rNirG, Miss, in nori .rcßiga.iTleosaf:ltan James, as n i eie c ss y tLae - , r i d eNoane r ifsct e i to,la s hi Gilmour, Mr H P, Persian costume. -ter' Graham, Mr Alfred, as Sir Peircy Shafton. Gladwin, Miss B, in a fancy dress. Grindlay, Mr R, as a Nova Scotia Indian. he - 1 ages. I , 5. Gardner, Mr E, Cavalier of the reign of CI a rlee rests' Gray, Grayson, Mr Charles, in a fancy dress. Grayson, Mr. Charles, Spanish corut dress. Garston, Mr Henry, as an Egyptian Agar Garston Mrs, a Suliote lady. Garston, Mr Edgar, a Suliote. Garston, Mr J. H. a Suliote Captain. Grundy, Miss ,a fine Spanish dress. Gillow, Mr John, R M 5, Cavalry uniforra• Gifford, Mr, court dress. (1 0; 4' H. dia- 11- er e Hall, Mr Christopher, of Hope-street, a splell - Earl of Leicester ; one of the best (and ti le veral of them) that we saw in the room. e 1" e tr Harrison, Mr James, as a Chinese Mandarin. red Harrison, Mr William, Bank-terrace, Bootle, .: sv beta sent as a page in the reign of Queen Eliza . , e Harding, Mr, Windsor, elegant Hussar's c li p es ieen * , c li Hollingsworth, Mr, Church-street, in a verY • 0 110 14 of the reign of Louis Quaterze. e su it e ,• Hull, Mr Thomas, Edge-hill, in a handsome getpe and crimson, as a Cavalier of the reign of e Gre e t of Hill, Mr, Grove-street, in a handsome eu.c to o 0 , Hilsworth, Mr, Myrtle-street, as a Lo u AV Navy. vol t T a" a Noyes Mr, Bedford-terrace, Low-1n which he well became. 'et; Harrison, Mr Gilbert, as an Albanian Chi sla stelaFrtGiTy. jhernneoeicffievEhneciarecrssrolti t. usoytdfuoe nißnf student .oct eatbicv it el 31; :111111 V*4\N)14...., ~ -QJ~Z ZJ ~' ~..~ s THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. March 26, 1844. Flicr Ray Rot lan at Mar a Ror Hall Hit ( lia.r Her Iry La 1 44', 1 . lit 4444