The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-06 00:00:00

STATE BALL

The Queen gave, last evening, at Buckingham
Palace, a state ball, which was very numerously attended,
the invitations exceeding 1,800, and comprising the mem-
bers of the royal family, the foreign princes, and foreigners
of distinction in this country, v.e diplomatic corps, the
ladies of the Queen's household, the officers of state, and the
principal officers of the household of her Majesty and
Prince Albert, and most of the nobility and gentry in town.
The company were invited at half-put nine o clock, but
before that time the visitors began to arrive, those having
the entree alighting at a temporary entrance in the garden,
the other guests alighting at the equerries' entrance in
Pimlico. The distinguished assemblage were ushered on
their arrival up the grand staircase, which was lined by the
Yeomen of the Cluari, under the command of Capt. Kin-
caid, the Erma in Waiting. The officers of the corps pre-
sent were Sir George Lee, the Lieutenant ; Lieut.-Col. k itx-
maurice, the Adjutant; and Capt. Sadler, Exon.
The royal family alignted at the Queen's private entrance,
and were received by the maids of honour and the grooms
and equerries in waiting. They were conducted to the
Queen's closet, where her Majesty and Prince Albert re-
ceived their illustrious visitors.
The whole suite of state saloons, comprising the ballroom,
the throne-room, the picture,: altiry, the grand saloon,
the white drawing-room, and the green drawing-room, were
all opened, and were most tastefully decorated with the
rarest and most beautiful Bo tiers, and were most brilliantly
illuminated with numerous magnificent crystal lu=tes s, filled
with wax lights. The throne-room, as well as the ball-
room, were prepared for dancing, orchestras for quadrille
bands being erected in each.
At 10 o ides k, her Majesty and Prince Albert, accom
panied by the Duchess of Kent, Prince George, the Duchess
of Bernhard, Prince Edirard, and the Princesses Anne and
Amelie of Saxe Weimar, and the Count of Syracuse, entered
the state rooms, and were conducted by the Lord Caamber-
lain to the ball-room, the quadrille band playing" God save
the Queen" on her Majesty's entrance.
The Queen wore a white crape dress, trimmed with white
bugles and grapes, in crape and frosted leaves, the whole of
British manufacture ; her Majesty's hi ad-dress to correspond.
The Duchess of Kent wore a black crape dress over
satin, trimmed will bugles. The head-dress of black lace,
ornamented with bugles and white feathers. All the articles
Of British manufacture..
Directly alter the Queen's entrance in tho ball.] oom a set
of quadrilles was formed, and the ball commenced, the qua-
drille band playing "La Favorite" (Tolbtcque). Several
dances were afterwards executed. Soon after 10 o'clock
dancing also commenced iu the throne-room, where a
quadrille band of 30 performers attended.
The following had the honour of an invitation :
Dexes.—Welliagton, Richmond. Devonshire, Neweaetle, Rutland,
St. Albans, Buctlench, Argyll, Bedford, Marlborough, Norfolk, Sather.
land. Itoxburglie, Grafton, Montrose, Beaufort, Buckingham.
Di cis Kos hurgbe, Sutherland, St. Albans, ituoeleueh, Buck-
ingham, Norfolk, Marlborough, Grafton, Argyll, ISed!orel, Dow. Bed-
lord, Richmond, Montrose, Beaufort.
111 A mei !bugles, Anglesey, Thomond, Iluntly,
Donegal, Granby, Demonic, Waterford, realeMury, Sligo, Blandford,
Winchester, Northampton. Hertford, Lly, Aileebury, Camden,
Cbandos, Exeter, All's, Clanricanie, Deur°, Lansdowne, London.
decry, Kildare.
lelitturiossemes.—Dow. Dmenshire, Abercorn, Waterford, Mies-
bnry, Ads, Ely, Dow. Ely, Daugles, Thomond, Westmeath, Sligo,
Dow. Sligo, Salisbury, Camden, Larrelowne, Donegal, Londonderry,
'Standard, Clanricarde, Exeter, Wellesley, °remade, Kiidare, Douro.
Evate.—Gelawarr, Leven and Melville, Yarmouth, Listowel,
Enniskillen, Antrim, Banton, Somers. Laudenlale, Lases-
borough, Aboyne, Wintertoe, Spencer, Liverpool, Lichfield, Grey,
Auckland, Granville, Shrewsbury, Lutrim, Munster, Wemys.,
Huelva, Gaiusborougb, ihwart, Courtown, Selkirk, Shannon, Sefton,
EA. Germane Mmto, M don, Denbigh, Aberdeen, Stair, Cowper,
Clonmel, SeLlxwough, ILaddington, Lincoln, Portarlington, Bessie.
rough, Sheffield, Muftis, Glengall, Dundonald, flarewood, Jersey,
Emmert., Huntingdon, Brownlow, Etfingtram, Shelburne Eldon,
Grosvenor, Nelson, litzhardiage, Euston, Ctiarlemont, Shelburne,
Beauchamp, Charlerille, }Unfurl', Cariiwan, Pomfret, Yarborough,
Radnor, Rome, Mulgrave. March. Malfueshury, Darnley, Dartmouth.,
Morton, Howe, Orienty, Talbot, Eglinton, Morley.
Couvrefem.—Lanfsborough, Yarborough, Latowel, Bandon, Fal-
mouth, Wirderton, Dow. Somers, Lichfield, Leven and Melville, Shel-
burae, Dow. Grey, Spencer, Brownlow, Dow. Listowet, Lincoln, De
Saha, Delaware, Cowper, Grey, Granville, Dartmouth, Clonmel,
Forrefeue, Abergaveney, Aboyne, Y.nniakilten Desert, Gainsbotourts
Somers, Antrim, Charlesnont, F4linton, Eldon, Minto, Mutt 'sedan,
Kerma', e. Radnor, Seetticld, }Unfurls., Meath, Jersey, Gknagall,
Morley, Nevin, Waidegrave, Effingham, Morton, Tiarewood, (F.)
Waldegrave, Malmesbury, Stair, Sefton, Dowager Mclean, March,
Orkney, Haddington, Reese, Rosalyn, Wemym, Wilton, ht. Germans,
Portarlurgtan, Shannon, Mulgrave, Dundonald, Mace, Shrewsbury.
VP.ool:NlS.—Molb3urne, Melville, Chewton, Maynard, Jocelyn,
Mandeville, Northland, Newry. &arrant, Somerton, Courtenay, Cran-
ky, Palmerston, Morpeib, Ebrington, Dapplin, Contrive, DruMllll.-
rig, Erolyn, Godericb, Enfield, leilding, Adare, Bernard, campden,
Canning, Combermere, llawarden, Ilardinge, 13arrington, Berehavea,
Chides, Anson, Osauiston, Exmouth, Guillaaore.
VI.CoVNTLIAM.—Cantang, Corabermere, Campden, Courtenay,
Dowagvr Dillon, Palmerston, Bernard, Adore, Glentworth, Newry,
Seaham, Enheld, Ilawarden, Guillarnorc, Barrington, Firdyn,
Jocelyn, 114gatrod, Dreunlanrig, Berehaven, Hardioge, Ferreting, Ex-
mouth, E n,
Lonna.—Leith, Keane, Henniker, Forester, Biayney, Dinnrbea,
Talbot de Malahiele, Bowden, J. P. "(Luray, Downes, F. Gordon, A.
Paget, J. Stuart, Eddisbury, Ruthven, Skelmersdale, Stanley, Nor-
reyo, F. Somme; Wrotteeley, It. Groeveeor, A. Fitzroy, C. Fitzroy,
G. Fitaieraid, U. Fit:genial, Gray of Gray, B. (hell, F_ Howard, F.
Eitniarence, Farnham Castlenrame, Blantyre, Brabarun, Portman,
F. Russell, Seymour, Clifford, Lyndhurst, W. de Broke, J. Flay, J.
Chichester, J. Manners, 0. Manners, M. Vacix of Harrowden,
Burghley, Campbell, Beauvale, Belhaven, G. Beauckrk, Vivian, J.
Butler, W. Butler, Colville, Elphinstone, Foley, Cranstoun,Cremorne,
Lindsay, Radstock, Waterpark, Delamere, Polwosth. C. Paget, Ward,
Itokeby, Leval, J. Reused, W. Lennox, C. Wellesley, Petre, G. Quin,
Eliot, Kihnaine, A. Hervey, F. G. Hullyburton, Rivers, Carew,
Churchill, A. S. Churchill, Dynevor, Heytesbury, Crofton, Carington,
Byron, Dunsany, Ashley, Gifford, Bateman, Walpole, Aberdour,
Berriedale, ClUnOtt, E. l'aulet, Cemoya, Langdale, G. Lennox, de
Freyne, Cowley, Dc Virile of Dudley, Dormer, Beaumont, C.
Beauclerk.
Boa9NWW..—De Clifford, De Dunstanville.
Douglas. A. Douglas, C. Noel, A. Gordon, Martins,
Blantyre, G. Egerton, L. Alexander, M. Knox, Radetoek, Farnham,
}Rimer, Fitzelarenee, Arthur, M. Hill, A. Bruce, Cooper,
M. Padding, A. Paget, A. Wilbraham, Bowater, Byron,
Crofton, Vivian, A. Baring F. Gordon, 11. Fermor' C.
Egerton, Fremantle, Petty, A. Fitzroy A. Basket's, A. Hervey,Fits-
wygnon, C. Fitzroy, 8. w
Henry it. Williams, Willoughby de stroke,
E. Posey, O. Quin, F. Nelson, 8. Nelson, . Balkeley, E. Smyth,
Wilson, Thaelar, Clay, Walpole, C. 0. Lennox, A. O. Lennox,- I.
Charteria, C. Charier* M. West, Clifford, F. Burnell, M. Ross, E.
Dawson, Jervis, Molerworth, L. Mound; C. W. Taylor,
Dinorben, Clinton, Clark, Evans, C. Berkeley, M. Fox, LangdaleilV, .
Cocks, C. Copley, Wheatley, Diansaay, Gordon, Grey, Burrell, I.
Firmer, B. Bury, Chatterton, Heaniker, Trollope C. Tumor, J.
Chicheser, Cremorne, Graham, D. Gordon,' C. Buckley, T. Dishy,
Cottenbam, Butte:en, Peel, Pellew, B. Grosvenor, baci%
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ilallliltol4 Croft, C. Cocks, F. Botha:ea, Waterpark, C. Sometsee, E.
de Burgh, J. Stuart, A. Paget, A. M. Dawson, K. Douglas, Seymour,
A. Seymour, C. Sanford, C. Laeoceeei, C. Clot, K. Coat, Dowager
Clinton, Berudale, F. Somerset, Gore, H. Mitchell, Fast, B. Bat.
four, Anson, H. Bernard, Lome, Heatheote, Wrottealey, Hogg,
Forteseue, Vincent, Keane, L. Kaye, Gardiner, la Ilarchant,
F. Howard, Camay% Orley of Oran Pollock, Capel,
A. Capel, Dow. Lyttelton, Portman, W. A. James,
C. Takers, Howard, F. Howard, Bolt, L Bed, G. e, Ker.
risen. C. King, F. Kelly, King, Stanley, Granata, Strickland, Cliturt,
E. H. Rumen, H. Russell Vane, of Ilarrowdrn ; E. H. Yore, Wilde,
M. Wood, Verney, Colvil!§ smonenaon, S. Stewart, F. Legge,
Morgan, H. Malaya, eil, Matettudel, Nerreys, P. Clinton (3),
lt•Farlane, Kerner, F. Maynard, H. Corry, G. Grrspy, C. Masan,M
.if =-
tenor% Murchison, Cowley, A. Loftus, Reynstt, O.
H. Anson, Debamere, H. Hamilton, 'tonally, J. Bowe% =tee, M.
Stanley, M. Heed, F.. Browne, J. Hay, Smith, Douglas, A. WWI.
A. Vass, H. F. Howard, A. P. Howard,. I. Wanyas, rower, O.
Lindsay, F.. Seymour, S. Des Vacua, F. Elliot, C. Elliot, H, NUM. B.
Dundee, E. Dickman Darner* Bremer, Brine, E. L. Melville, S. L.
Eddlahury, C. Murray, It. Otway, E. Clensents, F. Davis, H.
Paget, C. Bruen, E. Bullet, Brooke, Wortley, Carew Y.
Br Lawler, Beaumont, Beanvale, oigh, Bataan, Grew,
Talbot de Malahide, Bouchier, Kilmalne, Otway,
Oswald, Downes, H. Douglas, Lyndhurs L Tighe, M.
Knox, E. Knox, It. Reid, We cetera, C. We Maclaine.
Mliehon, K. Bruce, G. Bathurst, Lindsay, &
Burgoyne, Pries, E. Prile, C. Beaocier Dentin, 1..
Cartwright, Castlemaine, Vest, L . Banverle, Rivers, R.
Russel, Belhaven,E. Waldegram M. Waidegrava, M. Berkeley,
Pollock, l'olwarth, C. Stirling, R. St:Word, Rolfe, Dormer, C. Neville
Dyllever, Aberdour, E. Drummond, Bokeby, C. Barrington, B. SC4

metal, Eaten, Cnrington, Campbell and rat gham R. Dockerell, E.
Cavendish, M. Williams, L. Cator.
Ruda llosovessies.-11. Goulburn, Sir R. Peel, T. B. Macaulay,
P. Haute, Sir W. Gordon, Sir W. Fremantle. H. Corry, Sir C. Wood,
Sir F. Pollock, II Labouckere, Sir J. C. Hothouse, Mr G. Grey, T.
M. Oidors C. T. D'Eyncourt, Sir E. Knatchbull, W. Tighe, Sir G.
Rwanda', Dr. Lablegion, sir J. K. Bruce, Si, F. T. Baring, W. S.
Lariairm, S.M. PhiSipa, Bir J. Wigan., C. Boller, Sir J, Stephen,
T. P. LI" Sir 0. Arthur, E. Struts, C. W. Wynn, E. Ellice, Sir J.
andlign.
Salsnatatas. Mrs. Raman, Miss Montego, Mrs. Alvin,
Ms. Pelham, 0. Waltlegrave, MwWeldegrave, Mir C. Wulde-
Mane Mn. J. Wsmnder, Mrs Finch, Miss Potre, S. Ponsonby, Mrs.
▪ Itarsaby, Sir F. Fellow, Sir P. Paget, Miss Leigh, Mira C.
lath, Mr. C. E. Law, Mrs. Law, Mr. T. Daman. Mrs. f. Denman,
Mr. R. Llama, Mrs. R. Denman, F. Byron, Mrs Byron, Mn. M. S.
West, Sir E. Cast, Lady Cue, Mrs. 0. Cadman, F. Dungen, 8.
Wheatley, Min F. Perla, Miss C. Pope, F. Sync Mrs. A. Dun- I
oombe, Mies 8. Cotton, H. Dillon, Mr. A. (Mims Mrs. A. Dillon, E. i
T. Yorke, Mrs A. Lenin, Mrs. N. Line, Mrs. O. E. Amon, G. Noel,
H. Noel, W. Cowper, Miss J. Dundee, Mies A. DunussAllre. (; Kop-
pel, Mr. J. Strangwsys, Mrs. J. litrangways, Mary Seymour, Mr. 11.
Filmy, Mrs. H. Fitzroy, Florence Maude, Augusta Maude, 0. For-
tame, Min A. Browne, J. W. Porteseue, D. Fortescue, Mrs Gaul-
burn, Mrs. 0. Heatheas, W. Temple, S. Jocelyn, J. Talbot, Mrs.!.
Talbot, Me.. W. llerbert, Emily Iturilinge, Miss Wilson, W. 0. Grey,
Lady Borough, C. M. Dawson, Charlotte de Burgh, Mrs Ferguson et
Mawr, Mrs. Bread, Adolphus Chichester, Augustus Chichester,
Mimes Eden (2), Mrs. A. Liddell, Mr. J. Elliot, Mrs. J. Elliot, Mm.
Elliot, Mr. C. Maude, Mrs. C. Made. Mrs. Clinton, Mies C. May-
nard, Min J. Maynard, E. Stanley, Mrs. Mettle, Eleanor Stanley,
Mrs. F. Mauls, Mims Calmondeley, Mrs. S. Murray, Min E. Mitchell,
Mrs. C. Grey, Sir B. Cape', Lady Capcl, Mara Handeock (2),
P. Russell, 81r W. Lumley, Lady Lumley, S. Lyttchon,
Matilda Paget, Mn. B. Paget, Mho C. Boyle, It. Spencer,
Ma Copley, Mir S. Ctmley, O. Elliot, Lady Mostyn, E. Mosta,
Copt. G. Campbell, Mrs. G. Campbell, Mr. P. Curt, Mrs. P. Cat, Mrs.
Tighe, Miss 0. Can, Mrs. IL Murray, Mr. J. Ashley, Mrs. J. Ashley,
Min M. Sutton, C. Clifford, Mir B. Wilbraham, Mos Stoner, Miss C.
Sonar, Mrs. C. Gilley, Miss Crewe, Mrs. J. G. Marshall, Mr. A.
Moreton, Mrs. A. Moreton. Miss Eden, Mrs. R. Boyle, Mrs. Owlet° 1,
Mir Stanley, Mies B. Stanley, Mrs Row, Mr. /I. Elliot, Mrs. 11.
Elliot, E. !Larissa, Mrs. G. Pecall, Mrs. W. S. Dugdsls, It. Ihindaa,
W. Ashley, Mrs. W. Ashley, Mrs. L. Stanhope, W. Bathurst, Mrs
Brute, Mr. Willoughby, Mrs. C. B. Phipps Caroline F. Cavendish,
harloite Fraser, F. Leveson, Mrs Heneage, Mrs G. Iffeereux, Ma,
F. Macdonald, Amelia Murray, H. T. Liddell, Mrs. It. T. Liddell,
Miss Carington, Mr. G. C. G. Berkeley, Mrs. G. C. G. Berkeley, Miss
C. Mir M. Rumen, Mrs. Seeded, Miss Carew, Mr. It. S.
Carew, Mrs. R. S. Cormy, Mr. P. Barrington, Mrs. P. Harrington,
Miss A. Sydney, Mary Campbell, Bliss C. Barrington, Bliss M. Bar-
rington, Mr. P. Bouverie, Mrs. P. !louver*, Moo C. Hudson, Mrs.
Tottenham, Mr. 0. R. Trevor, Mrs. IL Trevor, Mrs. C. Drummond,
Min C. Rice. Mira K. Rice, Mrs. F. T. Yorke.
Stns.—F. Kelly, E. Kerrison, C. Hunter, .1. Hope, J. L. Kaye, F. B.
Watson, W. Jam s, W. Martins, C. Darin, H. T. De la !Bebe,
C. R. CuckereU, J. Colquhoun, J. Jervis, J. Clark, J. Copley, E. Cod.
rington, F. Sarin, J. M. F. Smith, J. Croft, H. L. Bulwer, C. Bur-
rell, It. B. W. Bulkeley, J. Reynett, J. Burgoyne, E. G. Booth, A. F.
Barnard, J. Y. Buller, A. W. Brooke, J. Davis, J. B. Reid, 1. Romilly,
M. W. Ridley, R. Price, C. Lindsay, R. Rolf-, J. Petty, E. Parry, J.
Pringle, G. Staunton, J. 11. Williams, 0. Son, W. Symonds, W. Stir-
ling, It. B. Williams, 0. Strickland, C. D. J. Norreya, T. Pdoncrieff,
M. Monteflore, J. H. Lowther. T. M'Mahon, J. M.Neil, J. Trollope,
J. Lubbock, F. Thesiger, IL Wheatley, D. Le Marchant, W. Mobs.
worth, J. Macdonald, P. Mmtyn, R. Gardiner, E. Bowater, W. Chat.
anon, J. F. Herschel. W. eta, .t. Clifford, A. Clifton, T. Cartwright,
H. Seymour, J. M Wilson, G. Coupe; J. Madonell, A. Aston, J. W. 11.
An50n,.1.13. Eat, It. Ititeson, P. G. Egerton, E. Pi nier, It. Douglas, 11.
Votary, Dc L. Evans, K. Howard, B.olynn, A. Fates W. lloatheutc, T.
Hearth, B. Graham, R. I. Murchison, J. W. Hogg, T. Wilde, J.
Drummond, C. Morgan, C. Douglas, F. Lana, J. Gerard, W. Ea-
tare, T. Fremantle.
tssaliss—s:ockmar, knesebeek, 1.. do Rothschild, N. de Rod..
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Bseosrasses—Braye, de Speth, de Rothschild, L. de Rothschild, N.
RothosbiliL

Shuttleworth, Meyer.