The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-02 00:00:00

A LIIACK'S BALL.

Them elegant and fashionable roams, on Wednesday e►en.
ing, were attended by nearly 400 persons of the first rank
and distinction. The ball rommentwd about eleven ierlork
with • new quadrille, led off by the following admired
con plc.:—
Marqui. Graham Lady G Fame.
Count Ceram.° Lady J. Cornwallis.
Earl of Clare .. Miss Seymour.
Mr. IL Ball
Lord Mulyneux Lady Lowther.
Sir T. Jones . ......... Strati.
Mr. Molyneux. Lady C. Pratt.
Earl of Denbigh.. Miss Eden.
Among other distinguished fashionable. present were—.
Princes—Francavilla and Sapiehu.
Dikes—Wellington, Beaufort, Devonshire, and
Duch —Dowager of Rutland, Wellington, and Argyll.
Marguiree--Downshire, Graham, and Lanadown.
Marchionesses—Bath, Winchester, Duwnshire, and Lans-
down.

Rarb--Belfast, Cleagal I, Darnley, Dartmouth, Clou-
ted, Westmorland, Shale sbury, Clare, Rossiya,
Case lis. Carnaryon, Aboyne, Denbigh, Beauchamp, sun

Connfeserw—Glergall, Harrowby, Darnley, Dartmouth,
Derby, Murky, Fortescue, Cla►e, D'Ameland, Cawilts,
Cathcart, Sermon, C is, Abuyne, Warwick, Enstuu,
and Ailesford.

Lords—Alvanley,Cranborne, Charles Somerset, Falmouth,
Hamilton, Grantham, Audilokl, W. Lennox, Mo!yokes,
Ellenborough, Sydney, Fitzroy Somerset, Gage, F. L. Gower,
Durie, A. Hill. Loughborough, G. Seymour, Stranfurd,
H. Thynne, G Somerset, Forbes, and Graves.
Lather—Somerset,, H. Butler, M. Ryder, Bligh, Hamil-
ton, A. Lew, Sarah Bailey, M. Stanley, L.Tbynne, For-
tescue, E. cowil.er, J. Fitzgibbon, C. Powlett, G. Fane,
Mere, Castlereagh, S. and A. Cooper, Pages'', Itarringtou,
Grantham, Jane St. Clair, C. F. Hatton, C. Graham, Kenne-
dy, Cathcart, Molyneux, Saye-and-Sete, Herbert, Gordon.,
E. Vernon, G. Bingham, Hampden, M. Polack, Groklles,
R. Forrester, Beauchamp, H. Bagut, Anne Smith, Walpole,
Suffield, Jane Lennox, E. Hatboro, L. Manners, F. Bess-
clot(' J. Fitzroy, E. Mershon, Mete, Pratt, Fielding, E.
Gray, L. Lambkin, Codrington, Reresford, Shelley, Peter,
Finch, G. Sloaur, Stewart, and J. Gore.
Sirs—James Hope, H. Latnbert, T. Jones, Wm.
R. Markfarlane, Jos. Copley, J. Beresfurd, T. Salisbury,
G. Robinson, and J.Shrlify.
Messrs.—Hose. Cost, Hoo. A. Ellis, Hon. Bennett, and
Watson Taylor.
Mesdames—Hon. Lamb, Filzhetheri, Watson Taylor,
Henry flaring, and Arbuthnot.
Mires''.—Fitsclarence, Petre, Palk, Copley, Codrisizton,
Romilly, Seymour, Morton, Fitzroy, A. Smith, Towns-
bends, Vernon, Arbuthnot, Boonton, Lowther, Somerset',
■nd Hamilton.

Count and Countess Pureal;ia, Count and Conntrsi Pa.
metla, Connt and Counters P. Antunto, Connt
Baron Rtotsehdd, Mad. monger trastre,&e. eke. &c.

THE TURF.

ASCOT HEATH HEATH RACES.

TiIURIDAy, JUNE 1.

The King again honoured ;he comae with his presence,
and the company were as Dorm roue as on the first day.
Sweepstakes of lOgc eacb for colts, Sot. 71b.; and fillies,
Sot. 21b. The new mile.

Duke of York's Dominic Sampequ... .......... 0 1
Duke of Rutlend'oc. by Haphessrd, out orElitabrth 0 2

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sto 4 ou the Duke of Rutland's e. After the dead heat
5 to 4 on him.

The Windsor Forest Stakes was walked over by Ike Duke
of York's Punt.

The Gold Cup, value 100 ca. A rubeeriplion of VII ge. each,
Five subscribers. Two mike sod a half.
_ _

Mr. Fraser's Chstnpignon. 4 yrs old, Sit. 21b.
Duke of York's Ranker, 4 yrs old, Sst.
Mr. %Vest*, Alpha, 4 yrs old, S•t. 2lh
This was the greatest sporting rare here. Seven to four
on Banker. Any odds apt Alpha. Buckle rode the wino r.

A Plate of 50/. fur all ages. One mile sod a half.
Mr. Turner's Coal
Duke of Rutland's b. c. by at
Mr. Sadler's D. fiance
Mr. Stephensuu's Merrymaker 3 3 2 dr
Firs to four on the Duke of Rutland's b e. and tao to
one after the heat. Drfiancr the favourite after the secoud
beat, and after the third heat two to Oar on Coral.

Mr. HEN RY Jolt NSON is playing at the Newcratle
Theatre.

At a late meeting of the Committee of the As-
sembly-rooms in Newcastle, Captain ELLts was
appointed Master of the Ceremon tea, in the place
of the late ROBERT WARD. E.g.
Fogross is FICKLE—HoId her while yore eon !
Mr. F. M. a Gentleman residing near Croy ton,
bought last °clew Five Lottery Tickets, and after hold-
ing them three days, he returned Four of them, One of
which, N 0.2,370, was drawn PO lord Mavues Day a Prise
£20,000! The same Gentleman bouOit Ten Tickets last
acek, for the purpose of riding them on Thyirctloy, and with
the intention of rewriting them the next day but as ALL
the Foust Prizes of 30,0001. are undrawts, he is now deter.
mined to keep them, declaring be will out let Fortune slip
through his fingers again.

This morning, at four o'clock, • fire broke out
in the house of Mr. JowEa, tailor, Great Shire-
lane, Temple-bar, the interior of which war com.
plettly destroyed.
Yesterday evening, ahem seven o'clock, a fine boy, about
II ran •f ar, she son of Mr. Williams, tailor. of South-
saloon-place, who was playing nu the craft uff Capper e
Wharf, in attempting to pass along a rope from use barge
to another, fell into the water and sank. The River was
dragged, mid every means resorted to, to raise kiss, for three
quarters a •• hoar, till at tenth the body was take• ep i•
• net by • w•taman, sad it wee tarried se tbe Fos-wader.
lbr►ill, sew die Atielpiii, Ouse e seethest Ceetlsws• al-
teeitei, bet lee bite le be of say write. w -