The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-15 00:00:00

DEIEUNE A.L.I-FOURCHETTE.

Monday. Lady Jane Laurence Peel entertained a select party, at
her beautiful Villa at Fulham. At two o'clock the company began
to arrive, end the day being most propitious, they were Immediately
ushered through a sutte of apartments, decorated with a profusion of':
the choicest flowers. into the gardens, where temporary rooms for
dancing and refreshments had been erected ; the lawn soon pre-
sented one of the
ingayest scenes we ever witnessed. The band
of the Blues was attendance, playing alternate Quadrilles and
Waltres.
At five the banquet was announced, and the party proceeded to
the house, where covers were laid for one hundred and fifty. and
the tables abounded with every delicacy the season affords, or art
could supply. Dancing was resumed afterwards, and kept up with
spirit till a late hour, when having partaken of a cold supper, the
company seperated for the evening.
Among the fashionables present, Yre noticed—.
Dukes—Aral', Wellington.
Duchesses—Dowager of Richmond. Argyll, Wellington.
Manquises--Hertford, Londonderry.
Marchioness Londonderry.
Earle—Euston, Clowned, Morley, Bathurst, Cassillis, Harrow-
by, Mansfield, Bristol, Sheffield, Alsanley.
Couidesses--Clonmell, Morley, Bathurst, 3lansfield, Harrowby,
Euston. .

Count and Counters St. Antonio.
Lin-Js—W. Lenox, Ellenborough, Stormont, Bingham, Hotham,
Hervey, Elliott, H. Thynue, A. Hill, 0.11111, Garbes, Clanricarde,
Valletort, Houck.
Ladies—L. Lenox, G. Fane, 11. Scott, De Roos, Paget (two),
Ashley (two), Cornwallis (two), Bathurst (two), Berkeley (two),
Floyd, Ryder ( two), Murray (three), Hervey (two), Ellenborough,
Grey (two), A. Peel.
Right lionottsublev-0. Canning, R. PceL
. Lascelles, Curry, 'Townsend, Ashley. G. Howard,
G. Berkeley, Upton, Morton, De Roos, Forester, I)untlas, Lister,
Bathurst, J. Peel, Villiers.
.11fistresses—Canning, Peel, Arbuthnot, Howley, Eden. J. Peel,
Leacelles.
Misses—lV ellesley. Howley, Seymour, Arbuthnot, Villiers, Fox,
Eden, De Roos, Napier, Canning, Upton, Law.

, Copley.

R.43fSGATE, JULY 13.

The setting in of the delightful fine weather has brought
us a great influx of company.
The Royal Soverefgb steam iesiel brought us 140 visi-
tors from Loudon et Wednesday.
On Monday a grand dinner is to be given by the prin-
cipal inhabitants, at the Albion Hotel, to Sir 11, m. Curtis,
to celebrate his return to England.
The following improvements are about to take place. A
new church is about to be built; the present parish church
is a considerable distance out of the town. The 11"elling-
ton Crescent, on the East ( liff, is completing with all pos-
sible speed, by filling up the vacant grounds with six new
houses. The garden and pleasure grounds are kept in very
good order, in the centre of it is a full length statue of the
Duke of Wellington.
New buildings are erecting in all directions.
Yesterday the first meeting of the Isle of Thanet Gas
Light and Coke company took place at the Albion hotel,
under their Act of Parliament which passed the last Session,
for lighting this town, Margate, Broadstairs, and the ex-
tensive powers of places adjacent. William Cobb, Esq.
was elected Treasurer for Margate, and Nathaniel Arthur
!Austen, Esq. was elected Treasurer for this town.