The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-06 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

On Tuesday evening►, the 29th ult., Lady F.
Leveson Gower received a small and select ploy at
her residence in the Park, assembled to witness a
dramatic representation, which for the tastefulness
of the conception, and the spirit and general exec'.
knee of the execution, has been rarely equalled in
the annals of private theatricals. The comedy, an
unpublished translation from the French, was fol-
lowed by a musical. arrangement of one of Mrs.
Ileums' beautiful ballads, delivered with the aid of
scenery and dresses--a novelty which in omisea to
open fresh resources to the admirers of ref►ne d and
intellectual amusement. The principal parts were
supported by her Ladyship, Lord G. 11111, Lord F.
Paulett, Mr. 11. Greville, Mr. Jas. Corry, &e•. assisted
in the musical department by an Italian professor,
master of the admirable band of the 23d. After
the performance an elegant •upper was served before
midnight, and the company " shut up in measure-
less contest," departed at an, early hour. Ins i_.x-
cellency the Lord Lieutenant and the Duchess of
Northumberland honoured Lord and Lady Goo er
with their presence on this occasion, and among tl.e
distinguished audience were also the I)uke of
Leinster, Marquis awl Marchioness of lleadfort,
Earl Prudhoe, Lord W. Graham, Earl and Coun-
tess of Meath, Earl and Countess of llowth, Lord
E. St. Lawrence, Countess Clanricarde, Lord anti
Lady Killeen, &c. &e.

On Thursday there was a ball at the V;eereffal
Lodge, given by her Grave the Duchess of North-
umberland, to all the Nobility and Gentry of the
metropolis 'and its vicinity. Refreshments of the
most costly description, including a superabundance
of pines, ices, and champaigne, were served during
the evening, and replaced by a standing supper,
which ushered in the new year.
Theme were present the Marquis and MArrhioness
of Downshire, Marquis and Marchioness or Head-
fort, Earl Prudhoe, Lord Hillsborough, Earl and
Countess of Meath, and Lord Brabazon, Lord and
Lady Dunsany, Lord and Lady Bingham, Lord and
Lady Killeen, Lord and Lady Muskerry, Lord and
Lady E. Chichester, Lady C. Latouche, Earl of
Howth, Lady Clanrirarde, Lady C. Greville, &c.
On New Year's Night there was a bull acid supper
given by Lord and Lady F. Leveson Gower to up-
wards of 200 persons.
On all those occasions the ladies were universally
dressed in the produce of the Irish loom, in Irish
silks, velvets, and tabinets. The Duchess of North-
utnberland appeared at her own ball in a sups rb dress
of white tabinet embossed with gold ; and at Lady
F. L. Gower's in a black velvet of Irish mannhc-
ture. The gentlemen were generally ihessed in
tabinet waistcoats, and in coats lined with Ihe same
national fabric.—Dublin Morning Register.

TRIBUNAL OF VALENCIENNES.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.

Miss Rose B— is young, beautiful, virtuous,
and without a lover. M. N—, enterprising by
character, and cooper by profession, tired of turning
only round his cask, and of burning only useless
chips, determined one fine morning to allow a legi-
timate flame to be kindled in his bosom, and in con-
sequence proceeded to dunce round Miss Rose, and
to declare to her the fires by which he was consumed.
They fell in love with each other in June, ► hey made
themselves a town's-talk in September, and they
were to have been married in December, had not
fate otherwise decided. Some days before that
appointed for their marriage, Miss Rose declares
that she has changed her mind : her lover, rendered
furious by her misconduct, consults only his despair
—and his lawyer. The lawyer advises him to bring
an action to recover a compensation in damages for
the injury inflicted on his reputation, and for tile
expense which he had incurred in hiring and fur-
nishing a house for his intended bride, and in pur-
chasing a new suit of clothes for his own proper
person. The cause came on for trial on the 23d of
last month, and the cooper concluded his plaint, by
demanding that the lady, 'who had rendered all this
expense superfluous, should be ordered to restore
him his money along with his liberty, in order that
he might not be exposed to a double grief. To this
the lady replied, that the cooper ought not to have
proceeded to furnish a cage until he had c.rught a
bird to sing within it: and that he might wear the
clothes which he had purchased to carry off one
bride, for the purpose of wooing and winning
another. " Besides," continued the lady, " can I
make myself a cloak out of your coati or can I
wear with decency the breeches of a man who is not
my husband ? Let the plaintiff therefore keep them
for his own use, and preserve them for some more
fortunate occasion." She concluded, by declaring
that she wits not liable, becsuse she had not given
the plaintiff a promise in writing. he plaintiff, after
denying the lady's law in his replication, proceeded
to contend that she ought to indemnify him for the
expense of a shawl which he had given her, and
which she had received as a pledge of their mutual
love. To this she rejoined that she had a set-off for
the cost of a watch which she had purchased for him,
and for an umbrella which she had lent him on his
last visit, and which he had never returned. The
Court having taken into consideration the evidence
adduced on both sides, sentenced Miss Rose to pay
her former lover 200 francs, in addition to all the
cost of prosecuting his suit both at love and at law.
The French journalist adds, " This is not much for
Miss Ruse, if she gets rid of a bad husband at this
price; and not enough for for M. N., if he loses the
possession of a pretty woman."