The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-16 00:00:00

TIIE KING'B GRAND FETE.

Yesterday the KING gave a moNtSnagnificent and splendid
entertainment, at his Palace in Pall-mall (for which prepara-
tions have been malting for iieveral days), to his illustrious fa-
mily, some foreigners of distinction, zeveral of his Cabinet Mi-
nisters, the Great Officers of State, and a. numerous assemblage
of Nubility and persons of distinction. The whole being a
State entertainment, the parties being invited to appear in full
dress, implied that the Members of the different Orders were to
appear in the Insignia of the different Orders to which they
belong. Those invited to dinner amounted to upwards of forty.
The Ltanrittet prepared for their reception was in the crimson
state drawing-room, en which occniion the state gold and silver
services of plate were used.

The first public appearance, for the commencement of his
Majesty's splendid entertainment, was the marching into the
Palace-yard of a part of the King's Guards, under the command
of Captain Stopford, with their colours flying, preceded by the
band 'of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards. The Marshahn,en
and under porters appeared in their new uniforms. •

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The Gentlemen Porters and..Pziptes. appeared in their State
uniforms. The grand hail wa,i lined with a numerous aFsem-
blage of the Yeomen Guard, in their full Coronation costume,
under the command of Mr. Cipriani, the Exon in waiting. The
porters at the gates and -the livery-servants appeared in their
State liveries. The whole of the State apz.lrtments were fitted
up and brilliantly illuminated for the occasion.

On the arrival of the different branches of the Royal Family,
the band played. God save the King.
Afev: Minutes before seven o'clock, the following illustrious
and distiOguished personages arrived at the Palace :—'Fheir
Royal Highnesses, the Duke of York, the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess
Augusta, Prince Leopold, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Sophia. Matilda, the Duke of Bl'Unswick, Prince William of
Brunswick, the Princess Feodore, the Prince Victor de `chop.
burg Waldenburg, the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, the
Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the .'Marquis of Graham, the
Lord Chancellor, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the
Duke of Dorset, Marquis of Londonderry, Earl and Countess
Bathurst, COunt and Countess Munster, Lord St. Helen's, the
Ciancellor of the ExcheTier; Mr. and Mrs. Canning, 'and Lady
Mary Taylor.

The Duchess of Kent was accompanied by the infant
Princess Victoria and 'attended by her Royal Highness's Go.
verness, Miss Liizen ; and the Duke and Ductless of Cam-
bridge by the infants Prince George and Princess Augusta,
atttocied by their Governess, hiss Page. His Alnjesty re-
ceived his juvenile relations with his accustomed afElthility,
and introduced them to his distinguished assemblage ; they
remained fill dinner was announced, when they left the Palac!,
attended by their Governesses. His .11ajcsay had also a nu-
merous evening party. .

FASHIONABLE ARRIV.ALS.
Lord and Lady King, from their seat, Oakham, Surrey ;
Earl and Countess Kenmarc and family, at Mivart's Hotel,
Lower Brook-street, from Killarney; 4,ord and listiy New-
port and family, at ditto, from a tour;-'Nassau Sutton, Esq.,
and Mrs. Nassau Sutton and family, at ditto, from Notting-
hamshire.
EPA nTtritEs -7-Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish, for their
seat, Eastbourne ; Sir Patrick Wrirer, Usher' of the White
Rod, and Miss Walker, fir Edinburgh; Rae Wil-
son, Esq., for his seat in ScOand.,

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Mrs. AF'xander Baring gave a grand ball and supper- on
Tuesday evening, at herelegant 'mansion in Piccadilly- The
whole suit or rooms on the, drawing-room 'floor were thrown
open, which were most brilliantly illuminated. The company
began arriveltiobnry
i no c'eel lto ck
about,.anel elaesyseeinn
bled in the
grand . Dmc o'clock, in
the ball-room, and quadrilles in the saloon. The supper, which
coniis:ed of every delicacy,_ was.announced at one; the wines,
friths, &c., were of the choicest description. Dancing re-com-
menced soon after two, and continued till half-past five o'clock
yesterday morning. There were present nearly 500 of the hard
ton, among whom were—his Royal, Dighness the Duke of
Gloucester, his Highness the Duke of Brurswick, ..and Prince
William of Brunswick, Prince Gortchcoff, the Dukes of Wel,
lington and Grafton, the Duchesses of- Leeds, Wellington,
and Dowager Richmond.
Graham,- Winchester, Londonderry,
Salisbury, Downshire, and Bute.
Marchionessrs—Wincliester,.Salishury, Dowager Salisbury,
Downshire, Emily Londonderry,,and Bute.
Earls —Winehelsca, Stanhope,. Lauderdale, Falmouth, Char-
levilie, Fortescue, Caledon, Euston, Minto.
Countesses—St. Antonio, Cork, OA° Euston, -Caledon,
Falmouth, Charleniont, and Minto.
Lards—Ebrington, Rodney, H. Thynne, Clifford, J.. Stuart,.
Valletort, Deerhurst, ant? Churchill.
Ladies—J. Stuart, Fitzpatrick, Warburton, Strangford, M.
Sheppard, Norman by, 1" Lygen,C.Duncombe, J. Poulett,
.E.
131 h, Beaoclerk, C. Dundas,.and A. Beresford.
• The Russian and the Ambassador of the Netherlands, &c.
The Bishop of Lincoln had a trand dinner party yesterday,
at his house in Connaught-place-, •
The Earl of Darlington gave a grand dinner, on Tuesday, to
Lords S. Lennox, Lord and Lady Barnard. Colonel and Lady
L. Alci,rick, Colonel (I'Mally, Colonel Berkeley,' Lady .A.
Paulett, Mr. illasse, Mr. J. -Williams, Mr. Greville, -31 r.
'Wharton,.lllr. B. Greville, &c„ at his house in St..James's.
square.
The Marquis of Exeter had-alarge•party to dinner yesterday,'
at his house in Connaught-place.
The Earl of .11os:styli entertained a distinguished party to din.
ncr yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square. • •
Lord Holland entertained the Duke and Duchess of Bedford,
and a distinguished party, to dinner, on Tuesday, at Holland
•House.
The Duk. of Grafton entertained the Earl and Countess of
in
Falmout
arges-street.h, and a large party,. to dinner. yesterday, at hichousej Cl

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On Tuesday night Prince- Leopold arrived at Marlborough
House from Claremont.
The Princess Augusta and the Princess Sophia visited the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.
On Tuesday evening the Duke and Duchess of Cannbridge.
honoured the Italian Opera House with their presence.-
The hire alone of the different exotics used at Mrs. COUttes.
late fete, amounted, it is said, to 600/-
On Saturday evening last, John George Lambton, Esq.
M. P., and Lady Louisa, arrived at Lambton Hall, Durham,
to make splendid preparations, it is understood, for the reeep-'
tion of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, who intend'being in the North about the time of the Races
at Newcastle-
upon-Ty ne, which commence on the 11th of the ensuing Month
(July). The Corporation of that ancient and loyal town, in
the event of the Royal Duke coming so far north, intend; it is
said, to give an entertainment at the Mansion-house, in com-
pliment to his Royal Highness,
.which, for a),.entiour and
magnificence, will leave far behind all former civic Banquets
Wednesday even-
pg's' oanrrival was no sooner
in that town.
Btihlians nnirhSret( i rbs lehilni 1 s were set a ringing, and
The Right Honourable Alexander, Earl of Stirling, and his
ursday, they waited on his Lordship
akiCi
bli otiot.ilwlntnt eelslt, seho:e.tearrived
csai
antet
ro(
ainitbeTsobbf'
to congratulate him on his visit to the residence of his noble an_
cestors. His Lordship, in the course, of the day, visited the
Castle and every part of the town worthy o. r notice, and seemed to take peculiar interest in viewing Argyle Lodge, formerly the
town residence of the Earls of Stirling.—(Cale
mercury 4
Ai MLitt AGE.-This morning was married 8t St.
George's Church, by his Grace the Archbishop of 'ironic G.
El. r. iiriLLOUGHBY BEAUMONT, Esq., of Buckland, in' the
county of Surrey,
.to Miss HOWLEY, eldest daughter of the
bled proceeded to the palace at Fulham,
Righi Rev. the Lord Bishop of LoatDow. After the ceremony
the party assem
carer the take of an elegant dejeline prePar cation. to gar_