The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-14 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Emma Goodwin, from Plymouth to Port Philip,
Aug. 9, lat. 39 S. long. 56 E.
The Vier Gezusters, from London to Port Philip, Nov.
30.
The Phoenix, from Hartlepool to Singapore, Sept. 10.
The Adolph van Nassau, from Liverpool to Sydney,
New South Wales, Sept. 30.
The Yssell, fr. m Newcastle to Hong-Kong, Sept. 25,
lat. 37 S., long. E.
The Countess of Durham, barque, for Valparaiso, Oct.
26, lat. 17 S., long. 32 W.
The Rhodes, from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Liver-
pool, Nov. 21;lat. 43 N., long. 57 W.

The Peregrine Oliver, from London to Port Philip, Sept.
8, long. 26 W.
The Richard Young, from Sunderland to Ceylon, Aug.
22; lat. 23 N., long. 24 W.

Willis,The Janet W from London to Calcutta, Sept. 28,
lat. 36 S., long. 9 W.
Tke Alexandria, from London to Algoa Bay, Oct. 2, lat.
20 N. long. 36 W.
The Florida' from New York to Australia, June 15, lat.
5 N., long. 27 W.
The Senegal, from Sunderland to Melbourne, Oct. 17—
short of water.
The East Lothian, from Leith to Melbourne, Sept. 22.
The England, from Liverpool to Calcutta, off Cape 1e
Verds.

The Ragasthan, for Knrachee, and Mobile, for Mel-
bourne, Sept. 18, lat. 5 N., long. 15 W.
The Anne Armstrong, from Liverpool, Dec. 1., lat. 49
N., long. 12 W.

THE DOWN HUNT BALL. —This ball, given by the
members of the ".Down Hunt," came off with immense
eclat at Newtownards on the evening of Tuesday last.
For some time past it had been looked forward to
with eager interest, as it was considered a ki❑d
of. revival of similar festivities in the good old
times when such balls were of more frequent occurrence
in the county Down, and when they were resorted to
as the recognised occasions of " bringing out" the fair
debutantes of successive seasons. The elegant suite of
rooms in the Market-house, Newtownards, were
splendidly decorated for the reception of the guests,
the use of the building having been kindly granted for
the purpose by. the Marquis of Londonderry. The
noble marquis himself, although unable to partake of
the pleasures of the evening, rendered valuable ser-
vice to the committee in the arrangements for the
ball, and in the ornamentation of the rooms. The ball-
room was newly and tastefully papered and painted for
the occasion, as were also the other apartments. Splen-
did mirrors and costly candelabra threw an air of luxury.
and magnificence around the festive scene, and every-
thing betokened the skill, taste, and attention to suit-
able detail,, which converted a rural assembly-room into
a princely saloon for the entertainment of rank, fashion,
and beauty. It is now 16 or 20 years since a similar
ball took place in the county, but the preseut sur-
passed all previous ones in brilliancy and effect.
About three hundred of the nobility and gentry of the
county of Down and Antrim, of the surrounding neigh-
bourhood, and from distant localities, were present.
They were received on their arrival by the mem-
bers of the Down Hunt, who were dressed in their very
handsome• evening costume, and who were unfailing,
throughout the evening, in those courtesies and at-
tentions towards their guests which might be expected
from gentlemen of their social rank. The evening
passed off with the most decided success, accom-
panied with all the agremens of a delightful festivity.
The band of the 12th Regiment, from Belfast, was in at-
tendance, and also a quadrille band, from Dublin. Dane
ing was kept up with unabated vigou r throughout the night,
and it was not until an advanced hour on Wednesday
morning that the brilliant re-union separated. It was
matter of general regret, amidst the prevailing delight,
that the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry were
unable to be present ; both took the warmest inte-
rest in the success of the ball. Their noble family
mansion at Mount-Stewart was filled with guests
who had been invited to the entertainment ; as were, in-
deed, all the residences of the nobility and gentry in the
neighbourhood. In the recollection of " the oldest in-
habitant," there never before was known or heard such
rolling of equipages bete een Belfast and Newtownards,
as on the night of 'the Down Hunt Ball.—Belfast News
Letter.

DEATH OF GENERAL GODWIN. —We are sorry to state
that the Overland Mail brings intelligence of the death
of Major-General Henry Godwin, C 8., which took place
at Simla, army since 1799, and his services while in
command of the troops during the Burmese war are too
fresh in the recollection of our readers to require any
reference. It is a melancholy circumstance that the very
last number of the Gazette contained General Godwin's
appointment as K.C.B. and Colonel of the 20th Regi-
ment,• honours which, unfortunately, have turned out
to have bben but posthumous. The colonelcy of the
20th is thus again placed at Lord Hardinge's disposal.
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