The Sun.
London, England, 1807-08-19 00:00:00

The, 21 st Anniverfiary of the Birth-day of Earl
GOWER, which took place on the sth instant; was
Celebrated at Trentham; and in the neigh jour-
' hood,.in a manner worthy of the fortunei anti, dig-
nity of the Noble Hotise of which he is the Appa-
rent Heir.
,Earl GOWER, we understand, is at preset upon
the Continent, where he at rived at the ex:id instant
to witness the flight of the Prussian Army fiom the
fatal Battle of Jena. Since this calamitops event,
his Lordship has chiefly passed his time with the.
fugitive Court .of Frederick; latidably engane& in
qualifying himself, by the.study of the charadtr and
relative circumstances of Foreign Nations, for the.
patriotic discharge of those high and important trusts
to which he may be called, at some fUture, day, by
his native country.
The weather on the sth was very auspicious to
the Festival, which wrisushered in at an early hour
of the morning-by 21 discharges of cannon from the
high grounds in the beautitnl Park of Trentham.
These were answered by 'similar salutes from Han-
ley, froth hills bordering upon the' Staffordshire
Moorlands, and from the:adjacent County of Salop,
as well as by peals of bells, and inu,ic of-the Bands
belonging to the Volunteer Corps in the, neighbour-
ing 'towns and villages.
The dining-room,. and saloon of the family man-
sion were thrown 'together, and a large' assembly of
visitors, among-;t whom we lioticed. many of the
neighbouring Gentry, who had come to be speda-
tprs of the festivities partook of a cold collation,.
which, in elegance and variety, greatly exceeded,
any thing we have witnessed of the kind.

In otherdistind apartments of the house the nu.-
merous tenants of the Marquis of StaGrd, the sub-
stantial inhabitants of the vicinity, together with all
the persons engaged in his Lordship's employ, were
entertained at dinner with appropriate excellence
and pleniy.
Many loyal and patriotic toasts were drank ; that
to the health of HIS MAJESTY was announced to the
surrounding country at the same minute of time by
royal salutes from the several stations of cannon.
The sane complinient'was afterwards paid to Earl
90WER. The number of persons entertained within
the walls of Trentham amounted to goo at least;
and in the adjoining Park, beef, mutton, and. ale,.
were distributed to unnumbered' thousands.

A balloon rising from The lawn, at seven in the
evening, served as a signal for the opening-of a Ball
given to the female relatiVes and friends. of the Mar-
quis's very respotaable tenantry. Cauldrons of pitch
and tons of coal flamed from ,the eminences; a.
display of tire-works was afterwards exhibited; and
the pleasures of the day concluded with 'a suniptuous
Supper: The company broke.up 'at twelve, grati7
tied 'no less by the order and decorum, than by the
hospitality and magnificence with which the who
.1 the entertainment had been concluded:

•
Equally suitable to the Tlendour, and grateful to
the feelings of the Illustrious Family of GON.VER,
Were the festivities at NeWcaStle. Fat sheep were
roasted whole at several .public bonfires, and distri•
buted,with proportionate quantities of bread and ale,
to all who those to. partake of them. - At the chief
Inns of that 'antient Borongh numerous companies;
cOnskting,of the principal inhabitants, and many of
the neigh bowing gen try, sat down to elegant dinners;
whilst forty'additional houses were opened upon the
occasion for the substantial rcgidennent of all •the
other friends of the House of Trenthatn. One
thousand voices united in the warm expression of
their wishes for the long life and happiness 'of the
Heir :. and the cOnvivial day. passed in uninterrupt-;-
ed. harmony:. . -
At Hanley a fat ox, with many hogsheads of ale,
were given by. 1-40—,G1t4NVILI,E LEVESON Gowsa
to the persons ernployed in his Lordship's t ollieries,
together with, a cenconre of others; and the miners
of the Marquis ~of. Stat Ford, at the soUtimn extre-
rniq, of the potteries, were treated with similar
;
le,rahelirtey
,vere.killed for the occasion includin
lib
g -
W lesha and Hanley, g oxen, 42 Sheep, 5 brace of
bucks, 3 calves, too couple of fowls, vo of ducks,
eo ofgeese, and 6 hares; and there were also drank
on,this.mentorable occasion 40 dozen of wine.
Amongs the Toasts given at dinner •were--;..
" The King."
" The Weal, and Royal Family."
" Our fair Countrywomen."
"" The House of Trentham."
" Earl Gower, and long life to him."

SIGNALS.
Guns.
t. P. M. . t Grace.
2. 14„ M. . 1 Drawing-cloth.
.P.M. - 7 King's health, with three times three.
7 The House of Trentham, 'do.
7 Earl Gower, and long lite to him, in
the gold cup, with do.
.'
The Rev. Mr. Unit, .. - with
do.
• Mr. Lilly, - . . - o.
Mr. Currie - - - . do.
Mr. Lealte, - do.
Mr. Owen, . - . do.
Mr. Chapman, .. - . , do.
Mr. Hinney, -
Mr. Henson,• - • - - dO.
.. . . do.
The Domestics of the House of Stang(' . do.

There were 35 sacks of our used upon the occa-
slon at Trentham, only. There was a large bon-
fire on the hill, in his Lordship's park, containing
20 tons of coals, exclusive of a large quantity of
wood; at which place (Lilleshall and Hanley in-
cluded) there were npwards of 28as gallons of ale
distributed among the populace.
. On Monday, the loth of August, !fon, upwards
of 300 of the Marquis's labourers and workmen
sat down to dinner, in commemoration of Earl
GoWnt's arriving at the age of twenty-one, on the
Bth of August.
On Tuesday the remains were distributed amongst
the neighbouring-poor and their

DUEL.---On Friday evening, about eight o'clock, a
duel was Ibugh.t in a field at the Grange, near Stroud,
in Gloucestershire, between Lieut H—., of the 3d
-Regiment of Bug's, and Lieut, o—, of the ti,;,.d
Regiment of Foot, both stationed at Stroud, upon
the Iteerviting service, The latter Gentleman re-
ceived the shot of his antagonist (Lieut. H.) through
the arm and body, and was carried from the field by
a spedator ! He yet sutivives, althdugh there are
but faint hopes entertained of his'recovery Lieut.
H. anthhis second immediately absconded.

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