The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-04 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)

Her Majesty's State Ball, on Monday evening, at Bucking-
ham Palace, was the most splendid given this season. The
Royal Family, all the Foreign Princes at present in this coun-
try, the Foreign Ambassadors Extraordinary and their nume-
rous suites, the resident Foreign Ministers, and a very large
party of the Nobility and Gentry were present.
From a quarter before ten until twelve o'clock the company
continued to arrive, and were ushered in in the same manner
as at the previous balls to the grand saloon. The-dresses cf
the Princess Schwarzenberg, of the Baroness Van de Capel-
lan, and other Foreign Ambassadresses, were very magnifi-
cent, and the costumes and uniforms worn by the Ambassa-
dors and the Noblemen attached to the several Embassies
were extremely rich and varied. The• Greek national cos-
tume was worn by two gentlemen in the suite of Prince
Soutzo, and Count Bathlen and Count Eugene Zichy were
in Hungarian uniforms ; that of the former was beautifully
worked in gold, and the pelisse and tunic of the latter Noble-
man thickly studded with precious stones. The uniforms of
the Ambassadors were nearly covered with gold embroidery,
and many of the stars and ensigns of Knighthood worn by
their Excellencies, and also by a number of English Noble-
men, were set in diamonds and precious stones. Lord Lovst
appeared in a Highland dress. Her Royal Highness the Prin-
cess Augusta of Cambridge wore a very beautiful lama dress
of silver.

The Princess Augusta, attended by Miss Wynyard and Sir
Benjamin Stephenson ; the Duchess of Gloucester, attended
by Lady Georgiana Bathurst ; the Duke de Nemours, at-
tended by Count E. Colbert, Le Marechal de Camp Boyer,
Marquis de Berangor, and Count de Bearn ; the Duke of
Nassau, accompanied by the Hereditary Prince and Prince
Maurice of Nassau. the Duke of Sussex, and Prince Ernest
of Hesse Philippsthal, attended by Captain Curzon, R.N.,
had all arrived at half-past ten o'clock, at which time her
Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Princess Holienlohe, the Duke of Saxe Coburg,
and the Prince of Leiningen, quitted the yellow drawing_
room, and passing through the grand saloon, entered the
ball-room, which was very brilliantly illuminated, as, in addi-
tion to the fine large glass-cut chandeliers, arabesque branches
with wax lights were placed between all the columns and over
the door. Candelabra were also placed before the portraits
of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and of the late
Princess Charlotte. The quadrille band immediately played
" God save the Queen."

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge
arrived just as dancing was about to commence, attended by
Baron Knesebnk and Colonel Cornwall,

Her Majesty opened the ball (in a quadrille) with his Roya
Highness the Duke de Nemours.

His Serene Highness Prince Christian of Holstein Glucks-
bourg, attended by M. Bile, Chambeilan of his Danish Ma-
jesty, and Count G. de Blucher, Prince F'urstenberg, and
their Royal-Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Miss Kerr,
arrived shortly before eleven o'clock.
Her Majesty danced in the next quadrille with Prince
George of Cambridge.

Beiween the danc—es her Majesty sat with the Royal family
on a platform fitted up with great taste and elegance.
Her Majesty danctd in quadrilles during the evening with
the following :—Lord Emlyn, Lord Ashley. his Serene High.
ness Prince Christian of Holstein Glucksbourg, and his Se-
rene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Nassau. ,
In the yellow drawing-room \Veippe►t's band performed
(composed expressly fur the occasion) the Royal Coronation
quadrilles, introducing the national anthems of France,
Russia, Belgium, Austria, and England ; together with the
Cambridge, Nemours, and Nassau waltzes, and a new Hano-
verian galope.

At one o'clock the Queen, accompanied by her Royal and
illuetrions visitors, and preceded by the Lord Steward, the
Lord Chamberlain ; the E'srl of Fingall, Lord in Waiting ;
the Earl of Belfast, Vice. Chamberlain ; the Treasurer of the
Household, the Comptrothr of the Houeebold ; the Hon.
Major Kepprl, Groom in Waiting ; and Colonel Buckley,
Equerry in Waiting, led the way into the dinner room, were
supper was served on a range of tables extending round three
sides of the room, the plateau being formed of a number of
large candelabra and epergnes, silver gilt. At the end of the
room was a beaufet of gold plate having, in the middle an
epergne, called the Prince of Wales's eperne, formerly belong-
ing to Frederick Prince of Wales. It is covered with a canopy
of trillis work, and crowned with the Prince's plume. The
supporters at the base were added by his late Majesty George
the Fourth, and consist of the Royal arms. On one side was
a very beautiful bulb cup, ornamented in the most elaborate
style. It is supported by a figure clad in armour, and the top
of the'cover is surmounted by a Knight on horseback. The
companion cup on the other side has a female figure on the
cover. Near these cups were some pine stands, exe-
cvted from the designs of Flaxman ; at the back were two
shields, the one a basso relievo of the Deluge, and the other
having on its border the effigies of the Roman Emperors. The
beaufet and also the ends were brilliently illuminated with a
profusion of wax lights in gold candelabra and sconces, and had
a very superb effect. Some of the sconces, which belonged to
his Majesty William the Third, have in the middle a fine basso
relievo of the Judgment of Solomon.
After supper her Majesty and the Royal party returned to
the yellow drawing-room. At three o'clock, by command of
her Majesty, a Scotch reel was danced, in which the Duke of
Buccleuch, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of
Douglas, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. Balfour, and other Scotch
noblemen and gentlemen, took part with their ladies.
Directly after the dance Weippert's band played a quad-
rille, in which her Majesty danced, having for her partner
the Prince of Lciningen. This was the lest dance ;on its
conclusion her Majesty retired.
During the evening the Oriental tent, adjoining the green
drawing-room, was very much resorted to by the visitors;
both here and in the throne-room refreshments were served to
the company.
The Pages of Honour in waiting on the Queen were Mas-
ters Ellice, Cavendish, and Cowell.
On this occasion the attendance of a military band in the
marble hall was dispensed with.
Amongst the company were the Austrian and Russian Am-
bassadors; the French Ambassador and the Countess Sebes-
tiani ; the Ottoman Ambassador, accompanied by Mr. Sideline,
her Majesty's Oriental Interpreter ; the Neapolitan Ambas-
sador Extraordinary and Countess Ludolf ; Prince de Ligne,
Belgian Ambassador Extraordinary; the Russian Ambassador
Extraordinary and Countess Strogonoff; the Austrian Am-
bassador Extraordinary and the Princess de Schwarzenberg ;
the Netherlands Ambassador Extraordinary and the Baroness
Van de Capellan ; the Marquis de Miraflores, Spanish Am-
bassador Extraordinary; the Prince de Putbus, Prussian Am-
bassador Extraordinary; Count Alten, Hanoverian Ambas-
sador Extraordinary; the Sardinian Ambassador Extraordinary
and the Marchiones de Brigno!e, Count Lowenhielm; Swedish
Ambassador Extraordinary; the Duke of Palmella, Ambas-
sador Extraordinary from Portugal and the Duchess of Pal-
mella; Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia; the Prussian and
Belgian Ministers ; the Danish Minister and Baroness Biome;
the Bavarian Minister and Baroness Cetto; the Netherlands,
Brazilian, United States, Spanish, Sardinian Ministers; the
Grecian Minister and the Princess Suutzo; the Hanoverian
and Saxon Ministers ; the Swedish Charge d'Affaires and the
Baroness Rehausen ; Chevalier Rebello Carvalho, Portuguese
Charge d'Affaires; Colonel Aimonte, Mexican Charge
d'Affaires ; His Highness the Prince Don Livio Odescalehi
Duke of Sermio ; Prince Poniatowski, Baron de Moncorvo,
Baron de Vrints Berberich, Mademoiselle Soot; Baron de
Bourqueney, First Secretary to the French Embassy ; M. De
Berg, Secretary to the Russian Embassy; G. Capece, Galeota,
dei Duchi di Rigeria of the Neapolitan Embassy ; Count de
Cruquembourg, Count d'Aerschot, Baron d'Hooghvoorst,
Count d'Andelot and Captain Moerkerke, of the Bel-
gian Embassy ; Prince Kotchoubey, and M. de Beck,
of the Russian Embassy ; Count Erdody, Count
'
Bethlen d'lktar, Count de Grunne, Prince A. de Win-
disci) Graetz, Count Beldi, Count Festities, and Count
Kinsky, of the Austrian Embassy ; Count Bentinck,
Baron de Tuyll, Baron Tindal, Baron Van der Duyn, Baron
Rengers, and Mr. Clifford, of the Netherlands Embassy ;
Chevalier de Jabat, Viscount de l'Armeria, Marquis de San-
tiago, Count de la Cemera, and Colonel M. D'Osuna of the
' Spanish Embassy ; Count Bernstorff, Baron de Krassovv,
Baron de Bergh, Count de Pourtales, Count Hatzfeldt, Baron
de Saldern Leppin, Baron de Schonfeldt, and Baron de Seyd-
litz, of the Prussian Embassy; General Sir J. Hartmann,
Baron Alten, Lieutenant Baron d'Ompteda. and Captain
Hay, of the Hanoverian Embassy ; Count Elvernoz, Count
de Brogsin, and Marquis Durazzo, of the Sardinian Embassy ;
Baron Bonde and Baron de Wedel Jarlsberg, of the Swedish
Embassy ; Chevelier de Sa Nogueira, Secretary of the Por-
tuguese Embassy ; Marquis of Fayal, Attache ; Baron de
Lagos, Attache, and the Baroness de Lagos; Chevalier de
Sampayo, Attache, and Madame Sampayo ; Chevalier Bran-
dan, Attache to the Portuguese Embassy ; Lieut. Brendan,
and Chevalier de Basto ; Count de la Ferte, Count de Choi-
seul Praslen, Duke de Vicence, Marquis d'Eyragues, Col.
Naudet, Baron de Finan, M. Philarete Chafles, Marquis de
Bassano and Count de Tournon, of the French Embassy ;
Baron Werther, Secretary to the Prussian Legation ; Mr.
Richard Vaux, Private Secretary of the American Legation ;
Count Revel, Secretary to the Sardinian Legation ; Baron
Bentinck, Secretary to the Netherlands Legation ; Baron
Bertouch, Attache to the Danish Legation ; Chevalier de
Paiva Pereira, Attache to the Portuguese ;Legation ; Mr.
Negrete, Secretary to the Mexican Legation ; M. de Bivar,
Attache to the Brizillian Legation ; Mr. Shepard, and Mr.
Ogden, of New York ; Berou Lebzeltern, Count and Coun-
tess Zichy Ferraris, Count Eugene Zichy, Count and Coun-
tess; Greppi ; Marquis and Marchiones Trisulzio ; and the fol.
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Lowing :

Dukes—Buce!ouch, Rutland, Cleveland, Roxburgh, Wel-
lington, Norfolk, Somerset, Leinster, Devonshire, Richmond
Sutherland, Argyll, Bcaufcrt, Newcastle. ,
Duchesses—Buccicueh, SomerFor, Sutherland, Leinster,
Richmond, Roxburgh, Bedford, Countess Sutherland, Dow-
ager Richmond, Northumberland.

Marquisses—Sligo, Normauby, Conyngham, Ailesbury,
Breadalbane, Clanricarde, Thomond, Lansdowne,
Tweeddale, Anglesey, Salisbury, Douro, Londonderry,
Northampton, Queensberry, Head!ort, Hertford, Douglas.
Marchionesses—Westminster, Londonderry, Dowager Co,
nyngbim, Quensberry, Tavistock, Salisbury, Thomond,
Clauricarde, Breadalha:le, Ailesbury, Carmarthen, Normanby,
Sligo._ _

Earls—Cowper, Rosslyn, Compton, Munster, Grosvenor,
Shafte;bury, Rusebery, Manvers, Lovelace, Tankerville,
Morton, Gosford, Albemarle, Mint'), Shrewsbury, Sheffield,
Grey, Brecknock, Bathurst, Do Grey, Devon, Errol, Fitz-
wiiiiam, CarliAle, Ripon, Glengall, Aboyne, Brownlow,
Jerinyn, Radnor, Catvdor, Dcnbi,h, Uxbridge, licheSter,
Shelburne, March, Charletnont, Bruce, Harowood, Clanwil-
liam, Delawarr' Bandon, Fingcll, Belfast, Kinnoull, Gallo-
way, Listowel, Norbury, Darlington, Mansfield.