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London, England, 1803-05-27 00:00:00

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%lASI:TA) %NU- AT EALINC Or. •
The Countess of- Mousereoa ass gave a s; lendld
Masked Ball, on Wednesday night. at her la-anti/al
seat at Untie Grove; lately the residence ache late
Earl of 11 hrost4. and many years the country-seat
of the Deices of Mnatoonoacn and After LE. • of
the variegated. circle of pleasures, in which efilished
life performs its revolutions, there is not perhaps ono
of greater capability than a masked ball, whether
viva ell in relation to the room that it affords tau
splendour of costume, variety of scene, and a dis-
play of all those personal and mental charms, upon
which fashion places the highest value. To pro-
duce then such an entertainment, in the first style
of excellence, great expence, and the most refined
taste, pn the part of the deem-, are not seffscieni.
The assemblage of persons niust he taken from he-'
surface of high life, and, in the seledinn thus limit•.
col, as to its basis, regard should be had to variety of
taste, spirit. charader, and genius ; for a reaskeda
ball may, above every other species of amusement,
claim for its motto,
Diversitt en ma &vise.
This is the reason why it is seldom seen, except in
the centre of the most fashionable circles of the town,
from which its cheraCters are furnished. The Coun-
tess of MOUN TA ORRIS, however, by changing the
scene to the country, has succeeded not only in giv-
ing it the charms of novelty, but a variety of embel-
lishment, from various new combinations of thing-,
and associations of ideas, which the town does net
afford. The house is situate in the centre of Eal-
ing, commanding a view of Ealing Common, and
surrounded by a beautiful park, from which the
house was approached by a serpentine avenue
planted with trees ard shrubs. At nine o'clock this
beautiful scene was lighted up with the/antra:ix
of not fewer than 200 splendid carriages. They
appeared like meteors shooting in various direactione
through the trees, or as if the whole galaxy of stars
had descended to illuminate Ealing Grove. Arrved
at the mansion, the company entered by a spacious
hall, in which were stationed the Prince of Wales's
band in full unifiirm, who continued playing several
fine marches, pieces of music, floc. during the night.
This hall led to the ball-rooms, which were orna-
mented and appropriated as follows.
The Lower Room, fronting the lawn, was
chalked out by CALTON with great taste. The de-
vices consisted of various figures, in dancing atti-
tudes, appropriate to the amusement of which it
was destined to be the scene, and was lighted up
most splendidly with globe lights and chandeliers.
The Library upon the right, fronting the gate,
was fitted up for a second ball room, and' was espe-
cially devoted to the accommodation of the Prince
of *Atrs arid his party. In its embellishment,
and indeed in every part of the entertainment, no
opportunity was lost to pay his Royal Highness
every maric of attention and resped. This disposi-
tion extended to the very chalking of the fl air, which
displayed the Prince's plumes in great abundance,
andvarious other devices complimentaryto his Royal
Highness. Adjoining the Library there was a large
room laid out with various refreshments. These were
the principal apartments upon the first floor, th 2
ascent from which was by a winding staircase.
adorned with beautiful shrubs, fragrant flowers,
sweet briars, and laurel trees, at once sheding their
odours through the balmy air, and refreshing the
eye, dazzled with the brillancy of the lights. On
reaching the landing place of the first floor,. the eye
wits struck with a view of two extensive drawing
rooms, superbly furnished. These were appro-
priated to promenades, and constituted the principal
scene of battle, in which all the artillery of wit was
played off; and grace, beauty, and all the charms
of person, aided by taste and splendid attire, con-
tended with go.nins, vivacity, and good humour to
bear away the palm, and carry the amusement to a
higher pitch of festive glory, than any masked ball
had ever attained.
At eleven o'clock the ball was opened by Lord
Fasecis liesersice and Lady A. ANNESLEY, to
the tune of " Sir David Hunter Blair," and was
kept up with great spirit until sic in the morning,
with only the interruption of supper.
The masks amounted to upwards of 600, and
displayed a most brilliant variety of charaCter, in
which the following were the most conspicuous
The Duke of St.AMIAWS was an incomparable Pon,
and felt himself so much at home, that one would
suppose he had mistaken Ealing Grove for his na-
tive arcadia. His beautiful Duchess had not the
same taste for filling a part in the heathen mytho-
logy, and contented herself with the humble ch.araca
ter of a Ilcusanad, much mote however tett* danger
of heart: than cobwebs. The Hon. K. CeAvesi
played mush grace and agility as an Opera dancer,
and was invited by the Hon. Mr. Di Lao N, an Irish-
man, from the province of Connaught, to dance apes
:eel with him. Mr. D. continued to blunder away
with native elegance, and ontatraversed ,the wholeoperatic corps, in Tally Issigh ho the Gr,nder. Some
of the fairest of the fair spewed a strange perverver
of taste, and chose to be Gypsies. In this class were
Miss !ham ARD Miss HEAD, the'Countess of Wr-
MOREL•I4O, MISSts,
DOUGLAS, Miss BKOOKL, &c.
with a due proportion of Gypsearisen. including Mr.
PISIL Li rs, General Co wEei., and many others. Mrs..
HALLITAC was a Lady of Fashion of the last cen-
. tury ; but the contrast was unnecessary, if meant to set
off the charms of her four lovely daughters as Viliage
Maids, with all M, the bloom allele on their cheek,
and the purity of Diaa in their bosoms." Mr. L.
WAY was a tespethhle Sir John but
changed to an admirable Mr. Ford, in which he
was supported by Miss Way, as Mrs. Ford, and
Mrs. WAY, a most fascinating "Inn Pa:r. Lord
PETERSH A NI usurped the commission of an Offer in
the Prince of Wales's Light Dragoons, and Mr.
Perm walked about most successfully with his cym-
bols in sable personification of the Duke of York's
Meek. -Captain and Mrs. Essitiorma were Quaker,.
The lady a fair friend indeed, and the former a real
Simon Pure. COl. BOLT° s, Lord E. BRNTINCK; and
Admiral WIIITSUED, were Grand Turk,, in which
charaCters they made many mistakes, as they mis-
took Mrs. Mosres, and Miss Ducewo WM as two
English Housemaid:, Mrs. Beta:qt. and the two
Miss LYONS, as Country Gig":; Mrs. DOUGLAS, an
Old Woman with a Pipe, -and, Miss BVItTON and
Lady E. LOFTUS, teuo Match Girls, and others for
fair Cirrassivu, some of them fairer still than any
of the fair inhabitants of the seraglio. Lord DEL), IN
was in the rich velvet dress of a Warrior in the
reign of James the -First, and Mr. HILLZNSDEN a
very Hood Did Annan. Thu Niels mustered very,

oven and were mite% too many for the Friars.
In the number of the fair thus devoted to a life
of ceiihece, were Mrs, Dego, ott. rs, a, Mother •..4b-
Lei s ; •and Mi•At LAO and Miss .41*ooic, *as MIMI t
and Miss ,T"ertori.—Another forlorn set
ahjiitintrall- the Vanities end Nutrias of this world,
consisted ..of the Cliteetese of Ct6NMEL, ',tidy .1.
Benit.NCC,. Capmin. VVeirr, the three Miss Oa-
Ave's. and three. Miss Rawsans, as four
I —Thee was also se good. sptintling of Hilhland
I,aesiee, including Lady Coatista, Lady-Rotten
and -Mrs. Peatteo.-efrhe Spisniureit • watt' Lord'
WILLIAM SitwAnt, Mr.,. WI ',Liam PENN, and".
the Margravine of esselieria--Sir M. W. Ritif..gY
was at the head of the Dutch aua•Burgniunieer.--Mr.
MdiLLINGTON Was At the head gi thitaNtlatriitn,aiiNt
Austrian r?ficer 1. and .Baran :Ire."4 a, remeiaa. Nate,.
Upon the whole, there was not. ealatiOnein•Eurart
that wits not duly represented.. en, Wedueeday niglat..
at Ealing Grove, and so.,equally that-this Mashed
Ball, with all its.cuttinte in and caning settn.present.
ed the only fair balauce that um(orttrately•remainse
far Europe. In this festive. Ilitenvnr. Congress- of
fashion, it is curious enough.. to observe-that there
was not a single Bonsawrie to repretent.the French.
The Citizens of the 'llepul-lic-were represented by
. Mr. NixoN, and \Tr. W. Sannreen, .as. French
Quari 1) e: ~re, while England was represented by
jolly Tars, in the persoas .of Lord Duastew and
Capt. Co Fro While then these geosipes,• with
due proportion of harieee in the persons of Mr.
SmITH and Colonel Laitt, presented an epitome of
all the several nations of the world ; some isolated
charwfters were seen, though unconnekSted with their
continental neighbours, to interest a more than or-.
dinary portion of their regard, and to figure away
as the Nlaltas, the Ceylons, and the St. Domingo of
the moment. In this number was the Antolychus of
Mr. CAREY,. a chara6ter supported with undimi-
nished spirit until six o'clock in the morning. Mks
GLASsE, an Arid, captivating every eye with her
graceful form, and every ear with her enchanting
melodies. The Baroness Not4iiitiu,Priaten of the
San ; Mr. Rost;, the King of the Chimney .Sweepert ;
Mr. Las st nE, a Jew °naive Boy ; Mr. DLACKSHOB.EI,
a Pu 'eh ; and Colonel LUMLEY, a Sylmar .11agger-
wood.
In the list Oftlegant fancy dresses stood pre-emi-
nent in taste and-splendour the Prince of ‘VA Les.
He wore a black lace mantle ever a slatecoloured
Domino.. His Royal Highness did not retire until
half past four o'clock., This is suiFicient to shew '
that he must have .been in high health and spirits,
and well pleased with the amusement of the night ;
end if he was delighted, what must have been the
ecstasy of the elegant hostess and her company,
who, with every other pleasure, enjoyed the affa-
bility, the polite attentions, and regards of his
Itoyal Highness
Viscountess Mar new, and Miss Bvne, were
among the first on the list of elegant fancy dresses.
Black Domino: were totally prohibited ; and the
number of coloured, in which Mr. and Mrs. LLE
were very superb, was comparatively small with
the number of the company.
By reserving it for the last, we had nearly omit- "
ted one of the most interesting parts of the night's
amusement. We mean the duet party of Darhy
and Skdagh, by Major Dovae and Anacreontic
Moon, two incomparable masks, who sang a
great number of excellent charafteristic songs. •
At one o'clock the company to the number of 600,
sat down to supper, which consisted of all the deli-
cacies of the season, served up in a most superb
style, and was followed by a desert unequalled at•
the entertainment of any subjelt. , this season. It
displayed a profusion of cherries, grapes, strawber-
ries and pine-apples, evincing the triumph of art
over nature.
The supper being over dancing was resumed,
and continued until six o'clock, when the company
relu.s.tantly retired to their pillaws, there to enjoy
dreams of bliss, the most brilliant of which could
not exceed the recent scenes that gave them birth.
The superior elegance of this fete must inspire those
who are ignorant of the care and the opence in-
curred to render it complete. As it was intended
to he extremely seleet in company, every.ticket was '
signed and sealed by the Countess with a prixaLe
'rink, consisting of a bit of black rinbon, under
the seal of the Earl's arms. As the tii:kots
came to be presented, the 'Earl and his fiends who
were in the secret, broke the seals; and we are
happy to say that there was not a single. instance of
imprper intrusion. The great anxiety of prepara-
tion had so far overpowered the Countess of Mount-
norris, her Ladyship felt much indisposed in the
course of the day, but her zeal to do honour to her
fashionable nuests, excited.4a extraordinary energy,.
and she went through.the duties of hostess with all
her usual grace, spirit,. and affability. Her Lady-
ship was amply repaid, by the universal pleasure
which her fitu,..iitrused, and the admiration excited
by her beautiful daughter, Lady E. Annesley, who,
on the same night netsle her estrie into the Beau
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The tortfeltionary and all the ornamental part of
:the supper did great credit to Mr. Gunter.
In the splendid circle of the company were,
. Wales.
Bariotinsky, and Ropolt.
It;incesa.Caatelciearla.
Magrasine of Anaiusch.
Dukc of Deao.‘sliire.
leucite-set—tit. Allmtni, and Devonshire. •
. Cravea, Etirtam:ue, Chatlaam,Wigton,West.
nunland, and Harr.ngton.
Cousstesiew—Forseieu...., Worrmiew, Clotnnell, Chatham,
'Dossa.zer lluckiughatoshire, Cork, Weitmureland, Zeutinck,
and I istritytun.
Vtacouuta...-ntxlney, Mathew, Castlereagh, Carleton, and
Btdtteley.
Vi4eountesse4.—Mathew, Castlereagh, and
Count Wm onzAw.
• Lora—W. Stowal, S. Chichester Fbrington, Grantley,
Durswa, Gwydir, H. P.2tty, itilney, Davin, p• 3 4.A.
Strangtord, 11..arit.gd.41, sad Unuistoot.
Loitus, 1.. Ruilnq, H. Fortescue, ytarran,
Shoe, E. Mathew, Mantle's, S. Fane, Coghill, Latigham,
Louis' Curry, Call, litsrsloks, Willoughby, Fmllo, E. Monk,
!):,wager Lang'imus, J. llentitwls, Blayne.), guliey, and A. M.
Stanhope:
Irautos—.NoSikins, Rolle, and Jacobi.
B.trottess
Doctor.--Rhoda and Won. •

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Admiral Whit.lied. . • , . • . :
Stra-..G. Warrooder, A. Clarice, M. Sykes, 1.. 'Dorroll,O.
Shea, H. V. Tempoa, R. Berkeley, J. Gonl,m, W. Shcrizian,
W. Wolby, W. Laoghatn, M. Ridley, anti %V. Sketfiligtort.
Generals.-Hais MlKeissiei Cowell, )4...eithaiti, Pigott, ands
Gwynn. .
Coloritis.-WMaltow, rtritikoster, .Roadhtoch Anoetoong,
Xeir• Grovillv, Lake Lumley. Mask, LW F 4114.
Major-Ta3ilir at, boyle. ..
Captains—rinl, floater, G. Steveds, Rodney. Abratas.Siti,:
Otway, Ctor,:tio 4. Cuttou, Nalleicen, Braila, Wept, Barnard, •
Cockbutatiauoeit• .iiitcrnicaufs Wiraid awl ,k44agtva.
. . .

/Woe, FOrbes, r
\ .XOll It. Burgoyne James, fittubt., Sarre,C. Mail Ivo
Trent,ikumininid, 1/..Grave9, %f,ntti•tatery. hag Jell, Pi-
gott, V. Pigott, carry, K. Pigou, firvai,Conke, J. Ilar,•is,
Faulkener, %V. Cha'dwitk,' Chsptin, F
govein, Hiller d %n, At Brews, Skelfingt‘m, Lyttr• KYBOti
iittnrer,'Snd Nines.
Aftwr:s4t-i--"l‘Nfaltpn,;,- Hallitax„ johnSAni Langeli'ns
Trent, Wollingtou Rohhisiin,
1-""!nis.le, nGliatq, r..
glow, .1. J eoleassr., Evoi,agtoo,•yrJlt-,,
tinrt6orrt4, Lloyd; 1•:. nettle. Sterling, Maereagli
Kw/wren, &welt*, W.dolle. Vavkan. I.inditavon,
F. Piggntt, 5. 07iletiesIL Wnithott, Stnipla, Fawkes,
L. South, Di.orton, 11. 0gi5,.14,
kinrgovne, Lanibeil, C. Pleou, 32'117;
CAN idle, ilaatkat, 'll4ltatny itiertm• test,'
and I.II,WhA. : • ' • ...
Misw*—Tltrei Coortensyt Rowlett, *wet, '
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Wottiostun„ .two..bigster, two Cockothrwe's, three (4,we5,..
. Parke, • etioolie, 'Wok, Parry 4iir Rpiestn, th'rWe
Abeants [lead, Alostin, litaloke, Ce.tateil, Pialte4 • .
.04 •Thtal" F. Johnson, Calthrell,.
Forbes, Taytior; tiro Lloyd's, Comer, Utility, Vidity:ilgvj
!limos, rind, Meteer,. E tattincit, sw *Uailailltinsi •
endringtOo, • F.. T.vlor, Sykes, two Caoce'-, if. Itswwin,.
Coma',.:, Phillips, I.:lngham, Veranti Kinnai.J,
t:itest;tr, N'auelr.u4 Bernard, 'Wipe, sine, Duck-
worth, I.y.et.Satitifetta, White, Brit.in, Lsgmi, M. raitonyne. .
Ridley, Monck, Angersteill, Rog, IW4ilby, Sedicy,
Chester, Harnett.
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ktirW INTELLIGENCE.
BENCH, We,rmitsPrett,MAT 26.
ntings before Lord AL VA NL Y. •
• THF. ICING v. PHILIPS AND FOUR orates.
Mr. GA meow stated this to be a most atrocious
ease on the part of the Defendants. They had con-
spired together to take away the life of an innod
cent man, and tiler by a most disgraceful end—:
namely, by having imputed to him the foul crime •
of murder. Having dwelt. On the enormity of the.:
, offence with which theystOod•charged, he detailed
the circumstances as they mere afterwards proved
in evidence. Capeenn BciswOrth, the person again I
whom the charge of murder was made, sailed, in
1801, from Liverpool, in the ship Ariadat. The
Defendants sailed with him as sailors in the same
ship. They conceived a disgust.against their cal -
tai), and they endeattiu!ed to revenge themselves
by: falsely..imputing to hire the. crime of murder.
To carry this plan into effea,nn their return to Eng-
land4tlizy wrote to Sir R.-Stephens of the Admiralty.
that the Certain had nthrderedthe cabin boy, off
I,Tenterata. 13y him they were referred to a•Magis-
trate, to whom theY•d'eposed to the saint. effesa.
The Captain was accordingly apprehended; put
on his trial ; but- Philips, the only:witness called,
disgraced himself so math, in giving Hi testimony,
that the Counsel for the prosecution would call nu
other, and Captain Bosworth was acwil*,
Mr. Conant, the Magistrate, proietttlfe deposi-
tions were taken before him. • * •
The depositions were then read-;--they stated, t'ant
as the cabin-boy was pounding Chalk on the dyck,
on the 3d of April, while the ship lay at Demerara, •
the Captain being angry with the boy, struck him
with a large mallet ; that he knocked him down and
kicked him, and afterwards severely beat kith-with-
a piece of hawser two inches thick I the boy, in con-
sequence of this ill usage, languished a thy of tsvo, • •
and then died.
To contradict these- depositions, Capt..Bosworth-
was himself called.. He denied the whole of the
usage to the boy ; he said, he never beat him-or
kicked him, or .threw any- mallet at hini; on the •
contrary, the boy was taken ill on the 3d of April,
and, upon feeling his pulse,-he disCovered,-'that the
lad had got the country fever. He gave him ait.
emetic, and Borne salts, which are* usually admit-. • '
nistered in that complaint ;• btit the boy getting
worse, he sent.for -a physician from shore, who ad: - -
ministered 'blisters; and other remedies ;shut•the bay
died on the Gth. The Defendants had behaved verir •
riotous while at Demerara; they had mutinied, aed '
broke open the store room, and plundered -it of a. •
quantity of spirits. After their return to England,
they had sent him a letter, in which 'they made a :
dentaatl'of wages not due, and endeavoured to ea.
force their demand, by a declaration that they would • ••
prosecute him for a murder, unless they complied
with it. He did not dimply') •and they raised the
false charge against him' •
The Defendants had no counsel; but 'Mr. Eftestsa
lent them his assistance. •He cross-examined the
witnesses, and shortly addressed the Jury ; but a*
be had 'nothing to oppoiein •enntraclidion, be ad-
mitted his defence iiindd noth: very polierfur•
Lard said, 'he 'Was- glad the
Courtiel4tad4enelfii asistahce,--as it 51104 •

learned
every man met with equal treatment in an •Englisb
Court of -Itritice-.'• Contain had been guilty
of Murder, he.woulti•have been pioseeuted with u
mach, ieel in could' be! shown against *ow who '
were 'charged whirl coiippirieg against 'him: • 1-rti: •
Lordship was thea-proctitaing to stun uft-the evir
deuce, when the Jtiry said, they would iiot tronbli
him, as they were perfeecly satisiied with the glalt
..01( ,the defendants. --Yelrdiet-Gsdifiy.

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By pnyite letters of the 21st inst, received from
Paris on Wednesday, we have the following impor a It
intelligence. " On the' ltlth inst orders were sent fo-
the French troops in .Italy, to advance and occun -
Ancona, Civita Vecchia,. Tarentam, and other scs,
ports on the Meliterranean and Adriatic seas.
the sonic day instruftons were forwarded to all
French agents in Italy, to insist upon the.seiques-
tras.lon of all Farglija property.
• " The cordon of 9- o,ooo4ustrians on the Fron-
ti...rs of Italy is complete, but orders have been sent
for 15,300 more troops to join it. 'rids has of-
' fended Muait, who has demanded new.reinforce-
tricots 'From France. Nct only the Italian Troops,
but the Frcnrd; Couscripts desert In bands of 20 or
Z. 3, over to tr,e A nstti.ms. Generals Vcatirst,
POLL v, and Fi.os r. avreonly in their hatred to
Muaav, who surpasses, in insolence, even his imp,
ther-in-lay. The demand Cl occtm7ing Sicily with
l• French troops has been refused for thethird time.
" The renetcal of War has cooled general
• conteet, mistrust and $ spicon. Ntneross arrests
have takes place; the Temple is as crowded as i
thg most brilliant Jays of the DTeEtory—Matt>-
Emigrants are taken up, and two of the paeitiel
ltoyalist Chiefs are said to occupy a dangeon vomit
by •tizelfaisaguip; a Tottzumar iktospas.*
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