The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-03 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.

Her Majesty vi grand state ball last nig/it at the new
palace, which for spiendoef hos eferpassed any ball given Alec,
the reign of George IV..
The members cf the Royal Family and the tole of the Fo-
reign Ambassadors Extraordinary were presect, also t7itir en_
metents attaches. Many other distinguished foreigners, includ-
ing his Roy al Highness the Duke de Nemours, h.s Serene
Highness the Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillipstlal, his Serene
Highness the Prince de Leiningen, his Serene Highness the
Prince Christian of Holstein Glucksburg, his Serene Highness
the Duke of saxe Coburg, &c.
The carriages began to s( t down company shortly before
ten, and continued, without hitermission, until nearly twelve.
In the vestibule the fine band of the royal regiment of horse
guards (blue) were stationed, which, during the night played
some of the most admired morceaux fret's the to,t_,e-a.
Shortly after ten their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Gloucester, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince
George and Princess Augusta, accompanied by their suites,
arrived. Their Royal Highnesses were received in the marble
hall by several distinguished members of the household, and
by them conducted to the Royal presence in the yellow draw-
ing room.
The grand staircase, picture gallery, salon de trove (throne
room), yellow drawing room, grand saloon (the ball room),
green drawing room, also the oriental retreat of temporary
structure over the portico.
All there apartments were tastefully ornamented with beau-
tiful flowering and rare plants. The splendour of the above
saloons have been so amply described that a description here
would be superfluous ; suffice it to say, the same elegance-per-
vaded this brilliant ball as the former ones.
Her Majesty entered the yellow drawing room at a quarter
past ten, the band playing on her Majesty's entrance, " God
save the Queen," accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent and her Serene Highness the Princess
Hohenloe. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen,
and his Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg, folloeed
by the Marquis of Conyngham, Lady Flora Hastings, Hon.
Major Keppel, Hon. Miss Pitt, Lady Barham, &c. The
Queen received the whole of her royal relatives in this splen-
did apartment and shortly after half.past ten passed into the
ball room, where M. Strauss's band immediately struck up
" God save the Queen."
At a quarter to eleven the ball commenced, her Majesty
honouring his Royal Highness the Duke do Nemours with her
hand. His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge
danced with her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenloe; we
also noticed in the same quadrille Lord Cantilupe, Lady Wil-
helmina Stanhope (the lovely daughter of the Earl and Coun-
tess St inhope,) Lady Georgiana Campbell, (the fair daughter
of the Earl and Countess of Cawdor,) &c.
Her Majesty afterwards danced with his Royal Highness
Princo George of Cambridge, and his Royal Highness the
Duke de Nemours with her Serene Highness the Princess
Hohenloe. Her Majesty danced with her usual grace and
animation, and appeared in excellent health and spirits.
Her Majesty, before leaving for the yellow drawing room,
danced with, we believe, his Serene Highness the Duke of
Saxe Coburg, their Royal Highnesses the Prince George of
Cambridge, Duke de Nemours, and Princess Augusta of
Cambridge, danced in nearly all the sets.
Mr. Strauss and his talented band played nearly all new
mesic, and the quadrilles " Nemours l'Etoile," and " Les
Champs Elysees ;" waltzes, 4. Krohumy," " Grazien Tanza,"
" Rosen," &c., were particularly admired, and performed in
a most excellent manner.
At twelve her Majesty, and the Royal Family proceeded to
the yellow drawing room, where dancing was resumed.
Shortly before one the Royal party retired to the salon de
Crone, where a supper, consisting of the rarest delicacies, was
laid out in a style of splendour becoming the Queen of these
realms.
After supper dancing was resumed, and was kept up with
spirit until an early hour this morning-.
The following is a correct list of the Foreign Ambassadors
Extraordinary and their Attaches that we recognised in the
brilliant throng, many, of necessity, omitted:—
His Excellency Count Stroganoff, (Ambassador Extra-
ordinary from Russia), Countess Strogonoff, and Princess
Volkowsky.
His Highness Prince Schwarzenberg (Ambassador Extra-
ordinary from Austria), the Princess Schwarzenberg, Prince
Alfred de Comdesel Gratz, the Landgrave de Furstenberg,
Count Erdody, and Count Kinsky.
His Excellency Marshal Soult (Ambassador Extraordinary
from France), Marquis de Dalmatie, Marquis de Morney, Duke
de Vienne, Marquis d'Eyragucs, Marquis de Bassano, and
Count Champlatreux.
His Highness Prince Putbus (Ambassador Extraordinary
from Prussia), Count Pourtalea, Count Hatzfeldt, Baron Sal-
dem, and Baron Kzassom.
His Excellency the Duke de Palmella (Ambassador Extra-
ordinary front Portugal), Duchess de Palmella.
His Excellency the Marquis de Brignole (Ambassador Ex-
traordinary from Sardinia), Marchioness de Brignole, Mar-
quis Durazzo, &c.
His Highness Prince de Ligne (Ambassador Extraordinary
from Belgium), Count de Cruquembourg, Count d'Enalt,
Baron Hoogorett, &c.
His Excellency Count Gustave de Lowenhielm (Ambas-
seder Extraordinary from Sweden), Count Pourhe, Cout.t
Rosen, &c.
His Excellency Count Alton (Ambassador Extraordinary
from Honover).
His Excellency Baron de Capellen ( Ambassador Extraor-
dinary from the Netherlands), Baroness de Capellen, Count
Bentinck, &e.
The splendour and variety of the uniforms of the above
embassies formed the principal feature in the hall.
Her Majesty was attired in a blue satin dress, covered with
a white blonde. On the left arm her Majesty wore the in-
signia of the order of the garter, also the star in brilli tilts.
Headdress of white roses, in the centre a cluster of diamonds ;
diamond drop ear-rings.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, in a white satin
costume de cour, with head-dress of diamonds

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester—A blue
satin costume, covered with blond. Head-dress of diamonds
hnd blue ostrich feathers.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, in a rich
white satin dress. Head-dress of diamonds.

Her Royal Highness the Princess-Augusta of Cambridge—
A splendid silver lama dress, ornamented with jewels. Head-
dress of maiden blush roses and jewels.
Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenloe.—A
white dress covered with blond, with a wreath of roses for
Tho dresses of the Dowager Duchess of Richmond,
Countess Strogonoff, Princess Schwa-zenberg, Marchioness
of Queensberry, Countess of Shrewsbury, Countess of Pem-
-I,roke, Duchess de PalmAls, Marchioness de Brignole,
Countess of Lichfield, Marchioness of Breadalbne, Mar-
chioness of Ailesbury, Duchess of &met set, Countess Chro.
nisky, Princess Volkonsky, Duchess of Buceleuch, Du hess
of Richmond, Duchess of Bedford, Marchioness of Salisbury,
Countess of Albemarle, Countess of Rosebcry, Countess of
Craven, Licly Rendlesham, &c., were particularly splendid,
and of a recherche description.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Camhridge and Prince
George of Cambridge appeared in the uniform of Colone's in
the Coldstream Guards.
His Royal Highnesses the Duke de Nernours wore the regi-
mentals of a Le..t -General in the French Army, also the red
iiband and cross of the Legion of Honour.
Prince Esterhazy, Prince Schwarzenberg, Prince Alfred of
Co:ndesel Graz, yLandgrave de Furstetiberg, and Count
Erdody, in sp'etadid Austrian and Bohemian uniforms.
His highness P.ince do Ligne in the uniform of a General
in the Belgian army.
His Serenq Highness Rine Christian of flolstein-(
bourg, his Serene Highness Prince Ent le of Hesse Philips-
thal, and his Serene Highness Prince de Leinirigen, all wore
sups rb military uniforms of their respective countries.
His Excellency Marshal Soult wore the uniform of a Field
Marshal ; also the riband and cross of the Legion of Honour.
Tie Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke
Hof Devonshire, the Mai quis of London,leiry, Earl Cawdor,
the E id of Sh• ewsbury, the Earl of Ch-st..•rtie d, Lord Canti.
lu sr, Lord Loftus, Lord Ward, Lard Teiopl.-town, Viscount
Beresforl, the Marqui: of Ailesbury, Count Pozzo di Borg o
( General in the Rossi in artily), Baro ► Diuts,falci the Duke
d'Ossuna, the Marquis de 13,ratiger, the M irquis de Dalmati
the Earl of Uxbridge, the Marquis of Anglcs,a, the Earl of
Liverpool, the Marquis of Handy, the Marquis of S
the Marquis of Carmarthen, &c., appeared in n Ival and mill
i,ry uniforms.

Yesterday Marshal Soult visited the Bank of Eng,-
and, and was conducted over this national est.►bli:hment by the G 4ver-
nor, the Del my Governor, and some of the Directors. The gallant
officer was yr ry much astooished at the large quantity of gold and silver
he saw deposited in the bullion (Alice, and expressed his admiration at
the 'node of conducting business generally in the Bank. The fact of
the Marshal's presence at the Bank soon became known, and the Stock
Exchange ritid other places of publ-c resort were immediately deserted,
an parties being anxious to pay a mark of respect to the anc,ent foe, but
now the frien..ly visiter, to this country. Marshal Soult was enthtkias.
flea ly erected by crowds of persons who witnessed his departure from
the lank. The Marshal with his suite also paid a visit to the Thames
lunnel, and was conducted to the shield by Mr Brunel, to whom he
expressed his great admiration of the undertaking. Last week ab we
1,7011 persons visited the .tunnel the extension of which towards the
Milulesex shore is progressing very steadily.
The Bishop of London, who had previously officiated
at the Chapel royal, preached on Sunday afternoon to an immense con.
gregation at St. James's Church, taking for his text 1 Timothy, c. 2,
vl, 2. If the bishop has been taxed with declaring without fear or
reserve what were the duties of Royalty in the Abbey on Thursday, his
coronation sermon, on Sunday afternoon, was to the full as explicit as
to the duties and allegiance of sul jeers, and was listened to with the
most wafted attenticm ; an apparent bia of approbation running

nroti:;!mut the congrcga•ion at its conclusion, which elnsi4ted of the F.ne
,raper i.ted in the Abbey. '.I he bishop, we imag,re, miy b, prepared
hoar some of his doctrines iairugneti, as trenching too closely ui on
)assive obe,:ience.

His Excellency Marshal Soult gave a sumptuous
entertainment on Saturday evening to his highness Prince Putt us,
Ambassador Extraordinary horn Prussia; his Excellency Lot nt Stro
gonoff, Ambassador Extraud,nary from Russia; his Iligl.ness Pi ince de
L'gne, Ambassador Extraordinary from BLlgiun ; the Duke cf Nor
folk, Duke of Sutherland. Duke of Argyll, Marquis of La,,sdowre, Earl
of Albemarle, Lord Holland, &c. Covers were laid ft r thirty. Up-
wards of 1,000 cards of imitation have been issue,' fur his Exc.:llt.ne.%'s
grand ball on Friday next, fur which preparations have already c m-
Menced. Strauss's band has been engaged.

The funeral of the Dowager Marchioness of Cho'-
mondeley took place yesterday morning from Carlton gardens. TI e
sombre cortege consisted of four mourning coaches and four, three of the
Royal carriage,, and about 25 carriages of the nobility.

The Bishop of Lichfield left town on Friday by the
Birmingham railroad, for his seat, Eeeleshall Castle, Staffcrd. The iler.
Prelate's health, which has long been a source of anxiety to his Mends;
was much improved before his departure.