The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-26 00:00:00

APSLEY HOUSE AND ITS PARTIES.

Few scenes in high life present such a picture of real splen-
dour as this delightful mansion exhibited on Thursday evening.
The entertainment was of the most sumptuous description.--
Covers were hid for, independent of the family, twenty-eight,
but only twenty-seven sat clown, namely :—The King, Duke
of York, Duke of Dorset, the Lord Chancellor, Earl of Liver-
pool, Marqui3 and Marchioness of Conynghani, Prince POlig-
nac, Earl of Westmorland, Lord Francis Conyngham, Lady
Jane Conyngham, Lady Elizabeth Conyngham ; Lords
Bathurst, Harrowhy, and Westmorland ; Count and Countess
Lieven, Count Ludolff; Earl and Countess of Warwick, Baron
Werther Mr. Secretary Canning, Mr. Secretary Peel, and
Mr. Robinson • Lord and Lady Gwydyr, Hon. and Reverend
Gerrard Wellesley. The banquetting room, next the lawn,
was the place selected for the display of the finest -service of plate
in the world,—the present of the grateful Portuguese nation.—
The sideboard was decorated with the three magnificent shields
in pure gold; presented- by the Continental Sovereigns; the
centre oneo a prodigious size. The apartmeHt was illuminated
by crr-molu chandeliers, after the taste of Louis XIV., and,
silver branched chandlesticks. Afhalf4inst seven the Sovereign
took his seat in the centre of the long table. The dinner con.
sifted ex service of three courses, as usual • and there were
no less than seven superb plateaux ornamented with, vases and
flowers of 2. peculiar growth. The King wore the Windsor
Uniforni ; tht Duke of liork, scarlet. The Ladies wore feathers
and diamoncii, the Gentlemen court-dresses ; the latter = sat at
table till
-l1 crelock, and then joined-the Ladies. The ;draw-
ing-rooms wee illuminated in a stile quite novel in this man.
sion. Resplendent chandeliern, lustres,- Ronian, Grecian, and
Etruscan, laups. The King departed at half-past twelve, and
the party brole up at three. The following is a list of the even-
ingyisitants _

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence, and Prince
Leopold.
Prince Gotchakoff, Princess Polignac.
DuicEs—Nontrose, Rutland, Argyll, Northumberland.
Du--mEssei—Dorset, Bedford, Richmond, Argyll, Nor-
thumberland, Rutland, Dowager Richmond.
M AuQuiss3s—Lansdown, Cholmondeley; Hertford, Salis-
bury, Winchester, Londonderry. ,
MARcHumEssEs--Cholmundeley, Winchester, London-
derry, Salisbury, Dowager Salisbury.
EARLS---laliderdaie, Longford, Verulam, Whitworth,
Gower, Harevood.
COUNTESs—Tankerville, Verulam, Lonsdale, Harrow-
by, Harewooc, Bathurst, Longford.
LORDS—aptham, John Russell, William Russell, Al-
vanley, G. Ca-endish, Lowther, Francis Gower, Falmouth,
Frederick Bertinck, Ravensworth.
LADIES—E. Wynn, Belgrave, Graham, G. Cavendish,
Bathurst, Geogiana Lennox, Ryder, E. Lowther, Lascelles(2),
Augusta Pault, Ravensworth, Barnard, Francis Gower, Mary
•Paulet, Jane ?aulet.
Silts—Get:ale Cockburn, George Clerke, Charles Greville,
William Keppl.
CoLoatELs—Trench, Walpole, Pakenham, Lowther.
MESSRS.—.V. Wynn, Hope, Liddell, George Anson, Ca-
vendish, Gasccigne, Lascelles.
Al STRESsEs—Canning, Stuart Wortley, Hope, Liddell,
Cavendish, Palenham.

AliasEs—Caming, Caton, Liddell, Stanhope, Cavendish,
Barnard, Wynt. _

The Amen= Minister, Mr. Rush; Count Vandreuil,
Count Moltke.

The old dinim-room having been converted into a depository
for china, the wartment above is usually appropriated for the
family eating-roam : this latter, on Thursday night, was set
apart for servirg out the refreshments in. The state apart-
ments thrown ()ten were-
-Ist, The Saloon ; 2d, The Ball-room; 3d, The Great Drai-
ing-room ; 4th, The Morning-room.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Dowager Marchioness of Lansdown's rout on Thursday
evening, in Albeinarle-street, was attended by between two
and three hundred of tit() haul ton, including his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Gloucester.

The Countess of Essex's ball on Thursday evening, in Hill;
street, Berkeley-square, was very fashionably attended.
The Duke of Grafton entertained anotlier d istinguished party
to dinner yesterday at his house in Clarges-street.
The Dowager i%larchionness of Salisbury had a dinner party
yesterday at he; house in Arlington-street.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
Lord and Laly James Hay, at the Royal Howl, St. James's-
street, from Scotland ; E. Grove, Esq. at ditto, from a tour;
the Rev. Noel Olson, at ditto, from Oxford ; J. Arnette Esq.
at ditto, from prance; Mr. and Mrs. Benyon and Family, at
the St. George' Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Paris; General
Gosslin, at Narshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square;
Mrs, Marsack and the Misses Marsack, at ditto ; Henry Green,
Esq. at ditto; Mr. Fardell and Family, at Holmes's Hotel,
Parliament-stmet, from Lincoln ; Captain Barton, at Hakes's
Hotel ; Mrs. lose, Miss Rose, Miss Caroline Rose, and the
Rev. Henry lbse, at ditto, from Whilton, Northamptonshire ;
General, Mrs, and Miss Graham, at ditto, from India; Mrs.
Charles Trower and Family, at ditto, from India; William
Greame, Esq.at ditto.

DEPART UIE S.— Earl of Beauchamp, for Madresfield Court,
Worcester ; tie Bishop of London and family, for Fulham
Palace; W. 3gerton, Esq. M.P., and Mrs. Egerton, for their
seat, Tatton ?ark, Cheshire; Lord and Lady Bolton, and Miss
Ord, from tin Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for their seat
in Hants ; lir. and Mrs. Scott and family, from ditto, for their
seat, Abingthn Hall, Cambridgeshire ; Charles Harris, Esq.,
Mrs. Harris, and family, from Marshal Thompson's Hotel;
Thomas G. Walmesley, Esq., and Mrs. Walmesley, from
ditto ; Captan Digby,. from ditto ; James O'Connell, Esq.,
from ditto ; lon. Mr. Graves, and Edward Johnson, Esq.,
from ditto; lajor, Mrs., and Miss Hamerton, from Hakes's
Hotel, for Frtnce.

BATH.—Arrived since our last—Earl and Countess Fortescue
and family, lon. Mr. and Mrs. David Anstruther, Lady Har-
topp and fanny, General Sir James Affieck, Lieutenant-
General Sir I'., Lady, and Miss, Saumarez, Sir G. Taunton,
Colonel Gil iert, Colonel Webb, Major and Mrs. Despark
Major and IlErs. Stewart, Major Astley, Major Mills, Captain
Kington, Ca)t. Lewis, Capt. Shute, Lieut. Wright—Dr. and
Mrs. Forbes, Dr. Broderip—Rev. Mr..and Mrs. Tye, Rev. Mr.
Roller, Rev. Mr. Coates, Rev. Mr. Fellowes, Rev. Mr. Grif-
fiths, Rev. Alr. Lutwidge, Rev. Mr. Bowden, Rev. Mr. Wil-
liams.

RIDE, JUNE 24.—We feel a real pleasure in
being enabled thus early in the season to announce the arrival,
since our last communication, of the following highly respect-
able personages at this favoured spot; and we anticipate,
with a degree of delight, a splendid season—the prelude is
certainly very flattering.—The Right Hon. Earl and Countess
Spencer, Capt. Spencer, Mr. F. Spencer, Mr. Oldfield and
family, Mr. Jordan and family, Dr. Austin and family, Mr.
Beete and family, Mr. Illingworth and family, Mrs. Maccau-
hoy and family, Mr. W. Tritton and family, Mrs. Betts and
family, Mr. Mew and family, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. and Miss
Franks, Mr. Nevill Mr. Hutt, Mrs. and Miss Whytock, Mr.
Worsley, Mr. Robinson and family, Miss Luffman, with seve-
ral other respectable families.

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