The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-11 00:00:00

VAUXHALL G IRDLNS.

The most brilliant assemblage we have witnessed at
these Gardens. during the peseta or any preceding
season, was certainly that of Saturday. The entert.".ln-
meat of the evening was the annual celebration of the
juvenile fete, wine!, had the peculiar attraction this year
jof being patronised by their Royal Highnesses the Dula
; and Duchess of Cambridge.
I At so early an hour as seven o'clock the Gardens were
quite thronged. , in each party that arrived there were at
j least two or three children, from the age of five to twelve.
The effect of the novelty and splendour of the scene on
their yowls, minds, the surprise, the eager attention with
which they listened to and gazed at the succession of varied
amusements prepared for their special gratification, was
not the least pleasing part of the evening's entertainment.
It is the happy persons in this joyous season of life that
the gay delights and light amusements of a Vauxhall
evening are peculiarly calculated to please and to impress
with the liveliest sensations of enjoyment. We cannot
easily fancy anything more interesting than to have
watched the placid eye of infancy and childhood sparkling in
admiration at the ballett, the fireworks, the cosmora Has,
and the thousand other brilliant attractions that every in-
stant met their eye in the new world of light in which they
for the first time seemed to move. At nine o'clock their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
Prince George, and the Duchess of Gloucester arrived.
They were greeted with the warmest shouts of acclamation
by a large concourse of persons outside the gardens, which
were as warmly re-echosd from those within. At this mos
meta the gardens were full in every part, and the coup
(Aril from the pavilion, at which the Royal party entered,
was beautifully picturesque. After their Royal Highnesses
acknowledged the salutations by which their presence was
hailed, Prince George came forward, and bowed repeatedly
to the comp. ny. lie was received with quite an enthu-
siastic welcome. Their Royal Highnesses afterwards ex-
ressed their peculiar gratification at the very flattering
reception the young Prince had met with. The Princess
Asigusta.was not present, her royal parents being appre-
nsivit that she was of an age too tender to encounter such
a 'sem. However, the young Princess may be said not to
be without a representative, as we perceived that through-
out the evening the company mistook a fine child of Lady
Jersey's—one of the royal party—for her Royal Highness,
and accordingly greeted her with all the flattering and
respectful salutations due as they supposed to her exalted
lineage. No effort was made to undeceive them, and all
were satisfied that they had seen what they catne princi.
pally to see, the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge.
The royal party were shown over the gardens, and their
al mention directed to the principal points of attraction by
the proprietors and gentlemen of the establishment. Her
Royal Highness, whose first visit this was to Vauxhall,
expressed herself quite pleased and surprised beyond all
expectation at the surpassing splendour and beauty of this
favourite resort, at the great regularity that prevailed, and
at the elegance of the assemblage. The Duke of Cam-
bridge asked a variety of questions as to the origin of
these gardens, and seemed to take much interest in the
history of their progress, from their humble commencement
to their present celebrity. An elegant collation was pre-
Fared for the royal party, but they (lid not partake of it.
They retired from the gardens at half-past ten o'clock,
' saluted, as on their entrance, by the cheers of the com-
pany. Amongst those who accompanied their Royal II igh.
nesses we noticed Lady Jersey and her two children, Miss
Wynyard. Colonel 'fixate, Sir T. Reynatt, Colonel Davi-
son, Major Junes, &c. &c.