The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-27 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S BALL.

(From the Court Circular.)
Her Majesty gave her first State Ball since her accession to the
Throne on Monday evening, in honour of the birth-day of the
Duchess of Gloucester, at the Palace, St. James's.

1 he preparations for the entertainment were of the most exten-
sive nature. A temporary orchestra was fitted up on the south
side of the ball room for the quadrille band. At the east end a
platform, covered with crimson cloth, was raised across the entire
width, for the accommodation of their Majesties and the Mem-
bers of the Royal Family. A sofa of crimson velvet and gold was
placed at the back, with a number of chairs on each side, of the
same materials, for the Members of the Royal Family. Above
the seats were hung crimson draperies, with gold coloured fringe,
to correspond with the curtains of the room. The front of the
orchestra was hung with similar draperies. The floor of the room
was chalked with very great taste; in the middle were the Royal
Arms of England ; on one side the Star of the Order of the Garter,
and on the opposite side the Star of the Order of the Bath ; at the
top W. R. enclosed in a bold wreath ,of foliage, and at the bottom,
A. R. similarly enclosed. At each Corner was a Harp; groups of
the Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle were interspersed.
The drawing-room, into which the ball-room opened, was set
out for cards, the adjoining room (the throne moo.) contained a
temporary orchestra for a second quadrille party, the front of it
being hung with drapery similar to that of the ball.room. The
floor of this room was also chalked with various devices. The
King's closet was set out for cards.
The whole suite of rooms were brilliantly illuminated, a number
of additional lamps being furnished by Mr. Perry, the lustre ma-
nufacturer to the King. The ball-room had in the middlea large
ormolu chandelier, containing a double row of wax lights. Over
the platform on which their Majesties sat were two candelabras
on gilt branches, and also one at each end placed on stands, beau-
tifully carved and guilt. Candelabra were also arranged at the
other sides of the room, two being placed in front of the pier glass.
The choice exotics, &c. from the Royal Gardens were placed in
the fire-places of the different rooms. The Picture Gallery was
set apart for the refreshment of the company during the evening.
The quadrilleband in the ball-room, led by Colinetand Musard,
consisted of thirty-two performers of first-rate talent; among them
were Messrs. Harpur, Platt, Rae, Ellar, Watkins, Anfossi, Mack-
intosh, and Tully.
The other band in the throne-room was composed of fifteen per.
, formers, and was led by Weippert.
Messrs. Dobell and Halse, the State Pages; together with Messrs.
Kinnaird, Jerding, Batchelor, Downes, Percy, Desaulles, Taylor,
and 'stades, the King's Pages ; also Mr. Shoemack, the first Page
to the Queen, and Messrs. Quin, Blake, Fletcher, and Colborne,
were in attendance. The other Pages of her Majesty were in
waiting in their State uniforms of purple and gold.
The King's Guard, from the Ist or Grenadier Regiment of
Foot Guards, were on duty in the principal Court-yard of the
Palace, accompanied by the band of the Regiment, who received
the different members of the Royal Family as they arrived, with
" God save the King."
The company began to arrive at half-past nine o'clock, and
continued setting down without intermission for an hour and a
half. The dresses worn by the ladies were most of them new for
Countess
thati n
the occasion, and were in numerous instances remarkable
for their richness and elegance ; the head-dresses were most
brilliant, there being a profuse display of costly ornaments. His
Majesty entered the ball room at a quarter past ten o'clock; the
two bands immediately struck up " God save the King." The
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"uLchess of Kent, Prince Leopold,
the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince George of Cam-
bridge, followed soon afterwards. His Majesty was habited in a
Field Marshal's uniform. The Queen's dress was of white satin,
richly embroidered with gold. Her Majesty wore a magnificent
diadem of brilliants, with wreaths of costly pearls intermixed.
The upper part of the diadem had alternately a group of the rose,
shamrock, and thistle, and a Maltese cross. Her Majesty also
wore a valuable diamond necklace and earrings, and had a dia-
mond bouquet on her left side.
The Duchess of Cumberland's dress was of white and silver
tissue; the hat of blue and silver, ornamented with a profusion
of feathers.
The Landgravine of Hesse Homberg wore a dress of white satin
and blonde—a tiara of diamonds, and a plume of white feathers.
The company who had assembled having made their obeisance
the on
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be:ftg.
to their Majesties. the King and Queen took their seats on the
sofa, the two Princes George of Cumberland and Cambridge
aKe 1 ti
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sitting on each side ; the female members of the Royal Family,
and the Duke of Gloucester, sat on the chairs on each side of the
sofa. The Duchess of Gloucester, ix celebration of whose birth-
of the Queen were the Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Kent,
and the Duchess of Cumberland.
The Landgravine of Hesse Homberg joined a card party in the
day the ball was given, sat to theglrunigadhor;elolfecsto,hue,,rs,
Dancing
fades werehad ttredancednhis commenced.alternately.pa rb partner
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King's closet.
three new sets of quadrilles were danced, one in particular, com-
posed of subjects from Beethoven's celebrated Septuor, which
was much admired by her Majesty.
Mons. Michau officiated as Master of the Ceremonies.
Prince George of Cumberland and Prince George of Cam.
bridge subsequently joined the dance. Prince George of Cum-
The Princess Lieven, Baroness Falk, and the Ladies of the
berland
other Ambassadors and Ministers, sat with the members of the
Royal Family, in the chairs on the elevated platform.
During the evening Miss Montagu, one of the daughters of
Lord Montagu, fainted, and, tvasrevondlicted out of the room.
popteitrw:thasesveeryeddellg-room.
This splendid apartment had a most magnificent appearance.
Down both the sides and at the west end extended a range of
could
tables, elegantly
dsilver
procured,
on gold an plates. The ornamental confec-
beof
e middle the tables exhibited
tionery in the great ingenuity, and
executed.
were admirably exec . Among them were representations of
in Ruins, a Fisherman's Hut, a Fountain in the
a Temple
Water •11
Gothic stle, a Swiss
.a
_a-Tyll , a Triangular Fountain a la
At one o'cloc.ksestu
Russ, a Hermitage a I r ruienne, and a View in Switzerland.
Behind the cross table, at the end of the room, was a sideboard,
containing a number of • Aides of gold plate.
The pines, cherries, &c. were raised in the Royal
Gardens.
of
The appearance the -room when filled with company was
most imposing.
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retired;
After supper ts, King the Queen returned to the
Ball-room. assaimpanied by the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess
of Gloucester.
The Duke of Gloueester left at eleven o'clock, having but re-
cently recovered front his indisposition.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Charlotte St. Maur
and Sir John Conroy, took her departure soon after the Queen's
return.
Her Majesty left the rooms at
half-past two o'clock. The
company soon afterwards quitted the Palace.
Among the company were—
The Austrian Ambassador, the Russian Ambassador d
princess Lieven, the Netherlands Ambassadorand
Madame
Faick, the Spanish Minister and Madame Bermudez
the Prus-
sian Minister and Baroness Billow, the Swedish '
Minister and
Countess lijornstjerna, the Bavarian '
Minister
and Baroness de
cetto, the American Minister and Mrs arLane .
, the Neapolitan
afinisrei and Countess Ludolf, the M. , s M exican Minister and Ma-
dame Gorostiza, the Russian
(on a special mission), Danish, Sardin't
nisters,the Brazilian Chargean, and Wirtemberg Mi-
d'Affaires, the Duchess de Dino,
Mons. Burke (Secretary to the Danish Embassy), the Chevalier
Lopez de Cordoba and Mons. Courtoys (Secretaries to the
Spanish Embassy), Baron *
Ralamb (Secretary to the Swedish Em.
ulssy), the Chevalier de N
eumann (Counsellor to; the Austrian
Embassy), Mons. Ede
Go
rostiza (Attache to the Mexican Em-
bassy), Chevalier Vau • vitelli ( Secretary to the Neapolitan Em-
bassy), the Lord Chancellor , the Master of the Rolls, the At-
torney-General to the Queen, the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress.
DUKES—Devonshire Richmond, Northumberland, Gordon,
Norfolk, Manchester, Rutland, Grafton, Buccleuch, Argyll,
Dorset, Newcastle.
Li UCHESSES--Moi trose,
clench, De Dino Ne ,' Northumberland, Gordon, Buc-
al RQUlgEg_u‘t‘eetaatle—Dowager of Leeds.
Bute, Winchester Lothian,
Thomond, Salisbury, Camden,
downe, Abercorn, hian, Tavistock„ Clanricarde, Londonderry,Lans-
mAßCHlONESSES
Downshire.
1 h omoi.d, I iownshire, Clanricarde,
Winchester, Tavistock Lo
bury, Hastings B
te , thian, Stafford, Londonderry, Salis.
EA RlZ—Cis:nal, II?
wick; Gower, Dei.,l"; Bandon, Tankerville, Uxbridge, Hard-
Grey, Jersey, ' warr, Bathurst, Fife, Warwick, Romney,
Dudley, Liverpool,ou Albemarle, Rosebery, Mountcharles,
Grosvenor, Aberdeen,Euston, nt Edgcombe, Gosford, Talbot, Verulam,
morland, Erroll, i-fo Radnor, Wilton, Sefton, Chesterfield, West-
Belfast, Aboyne, Shaftesbury,yn, Haddington, Mayo, Amherst,
cOUNTESSES— ' Caledon, Surrey, Spencer.
. Clanwill.
Gower, Delawarr, Bath lam, Bandon, Tankerville, Listowel,
Rosebery, Jersey m Bathurst, Warwick, Huntingdon, Albemarle,
Chesterfield, Hosie outacharles, Verulam, Euston, Radnor,
don, Caledon. Load Erroll, Mayo, Amherst, Harrowby, Claren-
don,
Gleneall, ale, Talbot, Plymouth, Wicklow, Sefton,
Arfscou-
,.,
_Guilford, Roden.
IN 1 S—Encombe, Barnard, Althorp, Goderich,

Sydney, Fitzharris, Anson.
VISCOUNTESSES—Gage, Anson, Fitzharril
Howick, Gaga, Beresford, Ateliesoil, Melbai, rne, Duncannon
LORD'—F. L. Gower, Auckland, Ellenborough, Prudlior,
Foley, Byron, Durham, De Dunstanville, Wharncliffe, Suffield,
St,. Helen ,s Veynham, Montagu, Carteret, Farnborough, J
011Tyl.:_ii: ellevjypn, Manners. Hill, Peuret, Monson, Willoughby
de Broke, BelhaVeri; a • Pi,Vrocigr, Willoughby de Eresby, Ra-
vensworth. ••• -
LADIES--Graham (two), 1/.lll:ymte.•'l Hatrlet Barnard, C.
Buggins, F. L Gower, 0. Bathurst, O'Brycn (tN)i Auckland,
Marsharn (three), Martin, Tierney, Grey (two), Jeilinson
(three), Byron, 11. Primrose, Wrottesley, Peel, A. Byng, C.
Wo-11, Cathcipc Cavendish, Blanche Cavendish, Geo. Caven-
dish, lie Dii-vtantillef Burdett, Wharneliffe, Hardinge, Suf.
tild, Frances Ley, G. T. iftiro, 4. 'Thymic, Teynham. Montagu.
Farnborough, Sophia Leimei, :.;. "TBeyenßvder, (three), Fre-
mantle, (ilenlyon, Grey (two), Manners, H. iteppel, Houstoun.
Harriet Hamilton, Pallid, Durham, Graham; I,Yypn, A
Becket, C. Grevilie, 1)e Dun W stanville, Molyneux, iliciilhby
de Broke, L. Fitzroy, Willoughby de Eresby, Caroline Lascelles,
RaVenswprth, Hastings (two), L. Clive, C. Denison, G. Stanley,
Anson, Bellialgtm. P. Ley, Cotes, Shifffier, Burdett, A. Buller,
Grey de ituthyn, S: ft' etrie C. St. Maur.
IiARONS-.;...iiin I cliadseni .Js.,l n gen .
n 1
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nevu•; ir. si
es' 'I,
si,B7ac.;:a.v:tz,:tri,-",13-:Ne4l,/igar!cllati dos Pole,
IIARONES;SESCirey de Ruthyri, rsele ,14.
RI 01...11'. HONOVRAI3I,ESCharIes' Crisafft, gir R. Peel, E
G. Stanley.
09NOURABLES—...ze1:7.COckbult; W.. Bathurst, Mitt emi,
lia Foley, Miss Geraldine Foley. -- • , '
John Conroy, Mathew • Wathen N'tal'C., Henry Wheatley',
,SIRS—A. nol,-,,r,
11,1brdirge, Henry Piellernev, John Wrotie.detfY Burdett,
Haltom, Frederick Lamb, Williaid thimin,
Geois,e S-I,inwr,.ADdrew Barnaiu. Frederick Watson, Robert
Chester, Witham .'.-!iprraptle, , William rt.'s...tour), James Gra-
ham, Augustus D'Este, J. CP--Pbo'tii; George Anton.
Reverend Mr. Jelf. ,
Chandos Pole, James HudsOrt, f..;!i,rfes
MESSRS.—George Lamb, Greenwood, Walio4, '.P..alilor, Sey-
nClkraiePelliel'lrsiliiilaist7zkf,eesr:ild, Grimston, F. L Gower.
Charles Cavendish, Lascelles, Stanhope,
Robarts, George Lamb, Champagne,
Baillie, Webster, Clifford; VrilPairs, iii.fliatley, Howley, Lefevre,
Wat. Smyth Hugh
Ellis, Mills, Dawson, Cuthbert, L. o,sgt:r; . ,
7,llSSES—Cockburn, Gorostiza, WheailieY (1',:; lll•tifel,
Anson, Wrottesley (2), Wood, Cavendish, Burdett(2.;ei-; :,-'Y
L2y, Montagu (...i.), Howley (2), Brougham, Hope,, L
Fifzgerald
(0), Buller, Graves, Anse;i (2), Smyth, Cotes, Pelham (2), Nina
de Salis.
AIIMMALS--,Sir George Martin, lion. Sir Henry Black-
wood: ~ •
GENERALS-Sii GC.ort.fe Codkliti' rcl4 Champagne Sir Ed-
ward Kerrison; Sir Lanes laemPt; Sii .Thliti MalN,lni,
COLONELS—Keate, Sir Charles W. Thottifu; CaVericlish,
Wemyss, Hugh Baillie, Fitzclarence Whatley, liitfAilit; ricten,
Arbuthnot, Hill, Cust.—Major Webster.
CAPTAINS--Byng, Clifford, Fitzelarence, Hugh Fitzroy.

The King, attended by-Sir Benjamin Stephenson, left town at
twentj rdinutes before eleven o'clock yesterday morning, for
Kew. The Duke cfnd Dnehess of Clanberkaid, attended by
Lady Sophia Lennox, left ittiii'n; at the same time as his Majesty,
for Kew.

His Majesty returned to St. James's Palace atiiit ci reclodt,
The Queen, attended by Lady Brownlow, honoured the pitiftiw
breakfast given yesterday morning by the Duke of Devonshire,
at his residence at Chiswick, with her presence. The Landgra-
tlne of Hcsse Homburg and the Duchess of Gloucester were also
present.
The Duke of Gloucester took an airing yesterday, and paid a
visit to the Princess Augusta.
Prince Talleyrand, the French Ambassaddf; had a conference
with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Treasury.

CHICHESTER, APRIL 26.

OrROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

It is strongly rumoured here that Sir John Shelley
will be brought forward by the Turks against Mr. H.
Curteis, the cAsttrn candidate. Sir John's friends have
for some days despaired of returning him for Lewes.
Lord George Lennox and Mr. Curteis will certainly he
returned.

Lord Arthur Lennox is very strong here. His Lord-
ship has not met with a single refusal. Mr. J. A. Smith
has offered himself in the room of his father, who stands
for Buckinghamshire. The son's return may be consi-
dered as certain, as many influential persons will support
him in compliment to his father. An effort is making by
certain parties to bring Sir Godfrey Webster against him,
but it is not probable that the Baronet will be induced to
'come forward.
Lord D. Stuart will be returned for Arundel. Sir
Richard Hunter has just announced himself a candidate.
He is understood to be brought forward oft the Castle in-
terest to keep out Alderman Atkins.
Sir C. M. Burrell, Bart. and Mr. Howard will be again
returned for the Ripe of Bratnber, without opposition.

OXFORDSHIRE ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

feel much pleasure in being enabled to state
that the lame lively interest which has heretofore excited
us to resist my Lord Norreys, continues with unabated
vigour. News of Major Weyland's intention to stand ar-
rived this afternoon, and together with Vernon Harcourt,
Esq, bid fair to carry everything before them. The enemy
has been on the Moor, using every argument to induce
the " gule folk" to promise, but it+ all of little avail.
" I won't vote for my Lord, 'cause be won't vote for .the
Bill" is a common exclamation. Sir John Throckmorton
visited us to-day, and we are glad to say secured nearly
every vote fin• Berkshire from Henley.
Henley-upon-Thames, April 26. N. W.