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fore the Whigs, but avowed himself a follower of Lord
Durham, and a supporter of his views as to household suf-
frarr;e, annual Parliaments, and vote by ballot.
Two labouring men, named CURRAN and HEATON, and
Mr. JAMES BAKEWELL, having severally addressed the
meeting,

Dr. Ambits begged to recal
ti attention to the precise ob-
ject of the meeting, arr l
pointed out the desirableness of.
making a sacrifice order to attain unanimity. Vtriin-that
view the origirUd motion had been framed on a broad and
general a Pr.mciple as could well be adopted, and he there-
fore begged the meeting, upon whose deliberation the eyes
of all England were now fixed, not to allow the impression
to -go forth, that the Radicals were fighting the battles of
the Tories. He knew the Tories calculated upon disunion
among them. He therefore hoped—seeing it was impossi-
ble that he and his friends could go along with the sup-
porters of the amendment, whilst, on the other hand, they
could well, without any dereliction of principle, support the
original proposition—he hoped, he said, that under these
circumstances the amendment would be withdrawn.—(Cries
of " No !" and " Hear.")
Mr. CROFT supported the amendment, which was then
put from the chair, and carried by a very large majority.
Mr. PRENTICE observed, that the meeting had expressed
itself in the amendment more strongly than he could have
wished. Unanimity, however, must be obtained ; and as
the supporters of the amendment would not go with him
and his friends, they must go with the amendment.
An address to the King, founded on this resolution, was
then moved and carried, and ordered to be signed by the
chairman on behalf of the meeting,.
A. motion that it be entrusted to Lord Durham for pre-
sentation, was also carried by acclamation.
Mr. PRENTICE then said he was exceedingly anxious
that this meeting should not be understood in any way dis-
posed to sanction or endure the return of the Tories to
power, and with that view he begged to move, " That this
meeting, while it expresses its disapprobation of the late
Whig Administration, cannot separate without expressing its decided disapproval of the conduct of the Duke of Wel-
lington,
in supporting the Irish Coercion Bill, the Poor-law
Amendment Bill, and other oppressive measures ; and that,
regarding his whole political career, and that of the anti-
reform party, of which l e is the head, they have no confi- j
clench that anything will emanate from them in favour of
any measure of real reform."
This motion was seconded by Mr. Doherty, and carried
with only three dissentients.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, with three
times three; after which Mr. Cobbett, who had been
quietly ensconced by the fire of an adjoining cottage,
mounted the hustings, and indulged in a violent tirade
against the " treacherous, Whigs." The pebting dispersed
in perfect-order about four o'clock.
The proceedings were orderly throughout, and not the
cast manifestation of violence was exhibited by any of the
large concourse of persons assembled on the ground.

GREAT BIRMINGHAM MEETING.
(From the Second Edition of the Morning Chronicle.)
[We stop the press for the purpose of giving insertion to
our report (which has just reached us) of the highly-im-
portant meeting which took place yesterday of Birmingham.
The strong interest that attaches to every great demonstra-
tion of the Birmingham Reformers will, we are sure, fully
justify the length at which we have reported their pro-
ceedings.]
A meeting of the electors of Birmingham, to take into
consideration the appointment of a committee to watch the
elections for that borough and the northern division of the
county, (preparatory to a general meeting of the towns-
people, which will be shortly held), took place yesterday
morning in the Town-hall. The proceedings commencel
at half-past eleven o'clock, and by twelve the whole of that
splcniid building, with the exception of the organ gallery,
which was not open to the public, was completely filled in
every part. Perfect order was preserved throughout, and
the appearance of the vast body of persons, who were all
respectably and cleanly dressed, was most opposing.
WILLIAM PHIPSON, Esq., having been unanimously
called to the chair, observed, that considering the great
extent of the borough and its neighbourhood, he was aware
that many of them might entertain different opinions on
_some nicer points of policy ; but he had the gratification
tien'73 41.-At they all assembled together that day wit'a a
determination to
--s.at'-`1•-.4.inor differences for the, sake
of presenting a bold, an unanimotrs-c- b---1--.--_hr ad irent to
the common enemy.—(Cheers.)
Mr. H. SMITH then proceeded to address the meeting
to the following effect :—Fellow townsmen and brother
electors, you have heard from our worthy Chairman the
object for which we are present here to-dr.y—an object, let
me say, which, in my estimation, combinis every principle
of, and inducement to, action ; which o,ag,ht to excite the
warmest sympathies, the most ardealt energies, and the
soundest deliberation that can animate the breast of any
man who is able to lay his hand tet)on his heart, and say,
" I wish to do my duty to my ;!,ountry, as a firm,
sisterkt, and conscientious Refwmer."—(Great cheerincon-
g.) The task of proposing the first Resolution has been im-
posed upon me. Ido assure. you that I approach it with a
feeling of nervous agitation, equalled by nothing but the
tremendous importance I attach to our consummating the
business of the day with perfect unanimit
cause of our y.—(Hear, hear.)
perfect
The meeting you all, know, but you have a
right to ask rthat was the motive of those who were
the cause of its assembling. I will tell you honestly'and
sincerely what 074 motive was—it was to enable the tried
and spirited townsmen of Birmingham to exhibit a firm,
a consistent, and an united opposition to the re-establish-
ment of T0,..y domination in England—(Cheers) ; and hav-
ing afforded you an opportunity of expressing those feel-
ings, to t:,ersuade you to adopt that course which in our
opinion is the most dignified, and will be the most effec-
tual v;nen carried into practice.----(Cheers.) Before I pro-
ceed to state to you more specifically what these objects
are, let me beg you to carry your thoughts back for a very
years in the history of your country. I need hardly call
-upon all present to recollect the noble exhibition of public
virtue and proud patriotism which, a few years since, ani-
mated almost every individual in the United Kingdom,
and certainly above all the inhabitants of Birmingham.--
(Loud cheers.) There were scenes enacted then, which
will always live in your recollections, and which will live
for ever in the pages of our history.—(Cheers.) Now, let
Inc ask you one question, which bears, I think, on the sub-
ject of discussion this day. Let me ask you what objects
we had in view when we called you to that noble fight for
- freedom, in which you behaved so well, and which you won
so gloriously? When we sought to obtain a more efficient
- representation of the people in the Commons House of
Parliament, was it our object that there might sit as repre-
sentatives of the people in that House men who would re-
• main mere idle spectators of other men's deeds ?—was our
- object that they should sing paeans to the praise of Tory-
, misrule ?—was our object to express in one shout of accla-
mation our approval of the Tory abuses under which the
country had for 30 years groaned and ineffectually mur-
- inured ?—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I may say such were not
the motives by which we were actuated. I know to such a
• question, you would indignantly reply in the negative.
We did not send Members to the House of Commons for
objects such as these ; but we did send them there that
- they might endeavour to obtain for us the amelioration of
• our country's evils, and the promotion of our country's in-
terests. These results we sought to attain by certain spe-
cific measures ; we sought to control and curtail the public
expenditure, equally dishonourable to the great, and ruinous
to the people ; an alteration of the municipal system and
municipal laws, in accordance with the wishes, the riets,
the will and intelligence of the people—(Hear,
determined to endeavour to obtain such an alteration in thr

_..e
ecclesiastical system, as to scatter over the face of El-iglish
society, from an unpolluted source, streams of festilising
and pure religion.—(Great cheering.) Such wete the mo-
tives with which we fought, such were the m'Aivs whiel
were crowned with success, and such welte the okiects
which we wished our representatives te; carry into effect.
Some of these objects we had attained, in a degree, others
were in progress of attainment, whe:), in the midst of all,
we were suddenly thrown back, rAnd consigned to the
hands of those who have ever
xen our foremost oppo-
nents.—(Hooting, and great ei-Aering.) Was it for them
that we fought the battle of 'freedom and independence ?
Was it they who assisted u'.4? Or was it those who are
now in high places who met us at every point, who op-
posed us at every stec!, and contended, against us, every
inch of ground ?—(G.reat cheering.) And when, by one
national ebullition., unequalled in power and unanimity,
they were hurle-It from their places, did they not after-
wards, and hay e they not ever since, endeavoured to frus-
trate every exertion we have made to promote great national
objects ?—(Renewed cheering.) Gentlemen, I maintain
that they have ; and having done so, I maintain that we are
6alled urn, unanimously and decisively, to declare that
that they never again shall have our support.—(lmmense
cheering.) We will consider the situation in which we are
at present placed. It has pleased his Majesty, by the
exercise of his royal prerogative—with the exercise of which
I am persuaded no Englishman will ever wish or dare to
interfere ; and it has pleased him also in the depth of a
wisdom, the profundity of which no Englishman is, or ever
will be, able to fathom, to summon to his councils—l will
not say an Administration, but an individual, combining in
his own person the character of both, who has ever shown
himself most obstinately, and determinately; and pugna-
ciously opposed to the interests of his country, except when
he had to defend them from enemies abroad. But I beg
you to know, and I call upon you to recollect, that though
the King of England may, in a spirit of ignorance or weak-
ness, or in consequence of having his ear abused by others,
against the wishes—the just and natural wishes—of his
people, hand them over to a Minister who, in a spirit of
ignorance, or of weakness, or of wickedness, is deter-

mined to clog the wheels of advancing improvement
and national progression ; still, neither that King nor that
Minister can or ever will seal the doom
_of. that nee-1
(Immense cheers.) I maintain, I r
acavessly -rnaTntea.in,
Lyinit--that if to the week-
end there is no treason in
ness.end ignore:
ee of the King added to the wickedness of
a 1"....05ter, an united people oppose a firm front, honest
public spirits firm determination, and public virtue, the ig-
noranee of the one will be enlightened by the rig of
knowledge, while the wickedness of the other Will be
dashed into ten thousand atoms.—(lteiterated cheers.)
We must ask ourselves—what will this mighty Duke do ?
—we will endeavour to form ari opinion by asking
what he has done ? and then we will tell him what we
will do—(Cheers, and cries of " Bravo, we will !")
The Duke of Wellington, it appears to me, gentle-
men, must do one of three things. He must either
pursue exactly that course of liberal policy which
he has always opposed, and invariably denounced as
the greatest curse that could be bestowed on the coun-
try, or he must meet the present House of Commons, and
endeavour to force upon them the adoption of the opposite
principles ; or be must form another House of Commons,
and endeavour to make it such an one as he requires—such
as will call his a liberal policy--(Cries of " We won't have
measures from him.") Ido not expect liberal policy from
the Duke of Wellington : I neither anticipate nor wish it
from him. It has been said by many whom I reverence
very deeply--whose opinions I honour and am governed by,
that the Duke of Wellington granted both to Englishmen
and Irishmen two great measures—that he emancipated the
Catholics, and unstigmatised the Dissenters. I grant that
he did ; but having granted that, I grant no more. I thank
him not for it ; it was not an act of his own free will. No,
gentlemen, we wrested from his weakness that which we
could not obtain from his grace—(cheers and laughter.) I
repeat, I do not desire reforms from the Duke of Welling-
ton, for if we give the seal of our approbation to such a
piece of profligacy, the page of our history will be stained
with a slur that future generations will never wipe away.
From that time forward I should think that public virtue was
come to be but a prostitute of the land—(Cheers.) Where,
gentlemen, are we to meet this pugnacious Duke, who has
been fighting all his life, either against his country's enemies.
abroad, or his country's interests at home—(Loud cheers.),
Th4re is only onie field in which we can properly, con-
stitutionally, and in a dignified manner, meet him—that
field is the floor of the Commons House of Parliament ;
there we have the control, and there we will act. If
the Duke of Wellington met the present House of Com-
mons, what on earth could he do with them ? I should like
to see him meet it—l should like to see him meet even our
two present Members for Birmingham.—(Great cheering.)
He waits now, before he proceeds to determine on the
course he shall adopt, for the arrival of his champion, who is
to fight the battle that he cannot fight himself, because he
has not the talent, the tact, or the intelligence—he waits
the arrival of the Tamworth Member ; that Right Hon.
Baronet is to take up the cudgel and the sword to defend
him from the people.--(Cheers.) Well, gentlemen, we will
wait for the arrival of Sir Robert Peel ; we will meet him
in a very decisive manner ; we will show him, when he
again sets foot on his native soil, such a firm phalanx of
public feeling, public spirit, constitution determination, and
constitutional power, as shall convince him that if he advise
the dissolution of the present Parliament we will send him
back another that shall be worse for him and better for us.
—(Cheers.) I will only add one word more. I do implore
you, by every motive the most sacred, to banish this day
from your minds every atom of party spirit, party feeling,
personal prejudice, personal dislike, or even personal sus-
picion. Let every iota of it be thrown aside. Let every
man do that which I profess to do myself. I throw down
personal feelings and personal prejudices, party feelings, and
party prejudices, before the altar of public duty.—(Great
cheering.) I firmly hope it may be for the public welfare ;
at any rate, I will say, that if in this room there be one
man who, for the gratification of his personal pride, perso-
nal pique, or party differences, will run the risk of hazarding
the sacred cause we are met here to advocate, on that man's
head I leave the inelitable disgrace which must accurnultte
upon it, and cling to him for ever.—(Loud cheers, which
lasted for several minutes.) I will now read title resolution
I have to propose, which is to the following effect, and I
hope it will meet with your unanicnus approval.
That this meeting is impnssed with feelings of deep
regret at the transference of his Majesty's confidence from the
late Administration to 'a party which has been uniformly dis-
tinguished by its resistance to all measures of national im-
provement, by its avowed sympathies with the cause of despo-
• Jraliout the whole of Europe, and by its contemptuous
disregar. . • . sular spirit and free institutions of their
owii country. Whi s •• .w interference with any exer-
cise of the Royal prerogative, we • • „it a paramount duty
to state, that in our opinion the recent precipitate-etrange in has
Majesty's Councils is fraught with evil the most disastrous to
every interest, social and commercial. Regarding, as we do,
such extensive alterations of the present Ecclesiastical Estab
lishment as not merely justice, but the interests of religion im-
periously demand, together with such a revisal of our munici-
pal system as may be accordant with the advancing intelligence
of the people, the maintenance of honourable peace abroad,
economy at home, the avoidance of all laws by which com-
merce is restricted, manufactures impeded, or full impartial
justice withholden from any class in the United Kingdom: we
feel that we 31104 ldok in vain for ouch bles.ings from a party
which has ever' festered those abuses under which the nation
staggered nearly to dissolution, nor will we deluded by their
specious pretences- Of a liberal spirit, acting on which, would
be an exhibition of political profligacy so unexampled, as to
deprive them of respect as private, or confidence as public
men. We, therefore, deem it our bounden duty immediately
to take such steps as shall bring into action those powers with
which the Reform Bill has invested us, and appoint a committee
for the purpose of securing, in case of a Dissolution of Par-
liament, such Representatives •for this Borough, and the
Northern Division of the County of Warwick, as shall pro-
mote the measures, on the acquisition of which we are delibe-
rately and unalterably determined."
(The conclusion of this speech was followed by loud
cheering, which was prolonged for a considerable time.)
Mr. MUNTZ rose for the purpose of seconding the reso-
lutions, which had just been read, If the political Union
required to be re-organized, it could be done in a very few
minutes, and without much exertion, or assistance.—(Tre-
mendous cheering.) The difficulty was, not to reorganize
it, but to keep it from being reorganized.—(Renewed cheer-
ing.) He trusted, however, that such a proceeding would
never be necessary. He hoped the proceedings of that
day, whatever insinuations might be thrown out, would be,
in reality, not the, but a Political Union, and would be so
considered.—(Applause.) It was a political union of all
men who wished to carry into full and efficient operation
the provisions of the Reform Bill. The present was a
most important crisis, not only to this kingdom but to
the whole of Europe, and the world at large. The
question simply was, whether the Reform Bill, having
been obtained after a great deal of exertion, the people
should derive the benefit of it ? or whether its provisions
should be rendered a mere nullity, by the entry into office
of the party who had, in the first instance, done all they
could to prevent its passing, and also to prevent its being
carried into execution ?—(Hear, hear.) The late Govern-
ment—he meant the Whigs, had not carried the Reform
Bill into effect, literally because they were too modest. They
had given way to their enemies—they had done their work
—they had prepared the way for the present event—and as
soon as the time arrived, the mask was thrown off, not
only by the particular party, but by the court.—(Cheers.)
He (Mr. Muntz) would venture to say—indeed he had
good reason to know--that they had been waiting to tle:ow
off, and ready to throw off, the mask for it I:"Vdsiderable
time. This, then, was the party which ins now in power ;
and what expectations could be o%tertained of a set of men
who had increased the Nati',;ial Debt to the present enor-
mous amount, by carr7ing on war against all the principles
of liberty. He "tlenied the right of a legislature to tax pos-
terity, and- yet they were now paying the debt contracted
by thcir grandfathers, who had chosen to support a Tory
kaministration. Again, they had entailed upon the coun-
try the immense expense of supporting a standing army of
100,000 men, merely because, without their assistance, they
were unable to-govern, SO as to preierve the peace and se-
cure the obedience of the people. If they wanted any
other specimens of their legislation, let them take the worst
measure of all—the Corn Bill, which was the most unjust,
the most iniquitous, the most arbitrary, and the most op-
pressive measure to which a nation was ever exposed
(Cheers.) What had been the consequence of Tory mis-
rule ? The temporary repeal of the Habeas Corpus Act.
They all remembered the melancholy events which had taken
place ; they could not have forgotten the Olivers and the
Castles, who were employed to tempt men into mischief, and
then to bring them to a shameful death. These were acts of
the Tory party, and was it not fair to suppose that having
(CPower, and opportunity, they might again repeat them ?
heers and cries of " Yes.") With regard to the late Mi-
nistry, if that could be called a ministry which had existed
for
so short a time, his (Mr. Muntz') opinion certainly was,
that Lord Melbourne was a great deal too radical for the
Court and the Tories, and that becauie he wanted to bring
forward measures of which they did not approve, he had
dismissed from his office. He entertained a few ob-
jections to the Duke of Wellington personally, and he would
very shortly tell them what they were. One of his greatest
objections to the Duke was, his long connection with the
Holy Alliance, his attachment to the principles of which he
had sufficiently displayed by his support of despotism of
every description. He was the supporter of Don Miguel—
(Cheers)—and again, of the French Ministry which existed
immediately before the Revolution of July, 1830. Don
Miguel ! a man with mortality, justice, talent, judgment, or
any other good quality, always excepting despotism, which
was, no doubt, his great recommendation.—(Cheer:.
But the thing of all others which disgusted him with
the Duke of Wellington was his conduct in the un-
fortunate affair of Marshal Ney. The-- shooting a
man, merely for the purpose of adhering to a pre-
viously expressed declaration, was one -of the greatest

make. upon that subject. He ( Mr. O'C.) had been often
told that the people of England were not opposed to
him upon repeal, and that it 'WM only the government who op-
posed him. He would now see ho* far the people of England
sympathised with the sufferings of Ireland by theif efforts in
saving her from a Wellington Administration, for with frelthid
this was a case of life and death.—( Hear, hear.) He had
now to report from the committee, and would commence with
Munster. He was happy In being able to state that the city
and county of Cork were both safe ;:they would both return re-
formers. The borough of Youghal was all safe. the young
gentleman who represented it at present, he believed, gave
satisfaction to his constituents, and he supposed he would be
again returned.—( Cheers.) Mallow will certainly not fall
into the hands of a Tory, although Mr. Jepson was no favourite
amongst them. Kinsale is equally safe ; the people there
have too much good sense to divide amongst themselves. The
next and only borough in that county was Bandon. It de-
pended upon the Duke of Devonshire whether the borough re-
turned a reformer. If the Whigs are true to reformers Cork
will return eight reformers. The next place he should notice
was Kerry. One of the representatives of this county, Mr.
Charles O'Connell will not, nor can he be prevailed upon to
go into Parliament again, but he might venture to say
that Kerry was also safe. He could say the same of Tralee.
Thus Kerry is safe, unless the Conservatives got the Ken
more interest. With respect to Clare, it was impossible to
shake the present Members; Ennis would also return Re-
formers. In the city of Limerick there will be no contest:
the present excellent Representatives enjoy the public con-
fidence of the people, and better men than them never existed.
—( Loud cheers.) He need not tell them that the Tipperary
boys would send a Reformer—Air. Sheil would be at the head
of the poll.—(Loud cheers.) There were two boroughs in
Tipperary, Clonmel and Cashel—they were both safe. With
regard to the city of Waterford, they might be assured that
two Reformers would be returned if there was no division
among the people. He had now done with Munster. With
respect to Connaught, which had hitherto been in the back
ground, it would contribute its share of Reformers. Mayo
was safe. The report which he had to make only extended
to Munster. He had, therefore, to move that so much of the
report should be received, and that the Committee should
have leave to sit again. He had also to move that the fol-
lowing circular should be forwarded to every county and parish
in Ireland :

" Sia,—l am directed by the Anti-Tory Association of Ireland
respectfully to call your attention to the necessity of immediately
forming a liberal club in every parish, barony, and county in Ire-
land, in order to use all constitutional efforts for the speedy aboli-
tion by law of the tithe system, and to secure the election of
thorough-going reformers at the next election. Any communica-
tion from yoU in aid of those objects will be thankfully received."
Mr. D. RONAYNE, M. P., secondedlthe motion, and recom-
mended that on the present emergency no further allusion
should be made in their meetings to the misconduct of the
Whigs.
_ _

M. \Vault expressed his approbation of this suggestion.
Sir THOMAS MACDONNELL was then called. to the chair, and
he mec ting adjourned to Saturday (this day.)

FRENCH PAPERS.

HURRICANE IN DOMINIGA.
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The following is a copy of a letter addressed ;IV
Herbert Taylor to James Colqulloun, Esq., the agifee
the Island of Dominica, recording an act of TOL°
to the unfortunate sufferers on the part of his MarstY23,
" Brighton,
" Sir,—l have taken the earliest opportunity to 5 re.
the King your letter of the 18th inst., and the enelosr;ci:
lating to, and containing, the melancholy details of terisiol
mitous hurriccoe, by which the Island of Dominica Vcsertor
on the night of tilt, 20th and morning of the 21st of '-'laDdi
ber, and I have beell ;IL:poured by his Majesty's c°,aded
to assure you, that you do ;-:41 justice in being Per"
the deep concern with which he i6...`F.1t. this sad e.vehutb;osts
distressing and lamentable consequences to the in a '
'
that island.
" His Majesty has not ceased to take a warm ltd ibe
their welfare, nor has he forgotten the kind attentions tot
is opproofs of attachment, which in early life he received fr?
ortion of his subjects, and of whose loyalty be ,
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" I have been ordered by the King on this occasioovt:r;
you an authority for Sir Henry Wheatly, to pay t° )1)00
his Majesty's privy purse, the sum of Five Hundredh of
tb
towards such contribution as may be made for the O'
t humble
sufferers.
" I have the honour to be, Sir, your most Obejlevnl4- Og'
Servant, H. 1. is •

" James Colquhoun, Esq., &c."
31.
" Brighton, Nov. 21' -Of °I
Sir,—l have had the hononr to submit your letter, e co,
25th inst., to the King, who was glad to learn that the
13'
munication I was ordered to make on the 23d inst.,
satisfactory to you. 11`1
" His Majesty cannot withhold his consent fromt ote the
cation of my letter, if you conceive that it can Pre°
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benevolent purpose which you have in view.
" I have the honour to be, Sir ost obedient
, your rao TityLu
" James Colquhoun, Esq., &c."

FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.

LADIES'.
(From the World of Fashion.) :u Apatter„
MORNING DRESS.—A pear-coloured foulard, -n," de
rt
of crimson china roses and foliage. The robe
ne:digg with sleeves d la folle ; over it is worn a,:„'3„-ii"lt
mantilla, stamped with a very rich design in imitan-e
lace, and lined with crimson silk ; the collar an'tbekrof
scolloped ; the fronts are pointed and hang as low "et
a handsome black tassel finishes them. The bla-ev, av
citron-colour satin, extremely baisante on the cue -the fv
edged with a white tulle niche ; another ruche forws en,rs
leret and the brides ; a feather flower, crimson and gre
from a bow of ribbon on the right side of the ertivin.
t
rose gloves, and black kid slippers.
EVENING DRESS.—A splendid robe of crimson olviede'red
ing en tablier, over a petticoat of white satin erabr° dcrs'
an arabesque design, silver and gold; pointed corsage aoPej
with pearl drops of great beauty ; hanging sleeves, .kellol3d
4
to the shoulder and lined with white satin; a vaaci/-biessil
edging, and short sleeves of white satin ; armlets of raodsre
pearls ; neck chain, a double row of pearl drops ; t
la Sultanne, diaphane satin, wreathed with gold. .004
BALL DRESS.—A rich pink figured satin tiros, trl with
the bottom with a narrow flounce, headed at the 01),
rouleau of the same ; a plaited body, trimmed wi,thifetlic`sof
niche, forming in front a stomacher. Sleeves ait
tte. a rt./en
with a plain flat epaulette at the shoulder, a cloubLe e Pe"
blond falling over the sleeve, attached to the epau
l
dress composed of pink gauze ribbon, in puffs.

(From the Lady's Magazine and
COSTUME DE BAL.—Dress of white rsznne'rrehe
a Colonnes, the desoin grapes and vine leaves. .„ and it
fits tight to the bust, and the sleeves are short, 101P„'orogeie
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finished by a double fall of narrow blonde. The ',l,,ingtile
ornamented with pink satin ribbons ; a piece sellisve on ,4,
style of a revers, or pelerine decolletee falling int rib
shoulders, where it is finished at the point by a b°w °cut u'i-re
with long ends, covers the top of the corsage, it iStie ceavj
on the shoulders, and gradually diminishes towards. the
of the back and front ; two very long ends of rib on
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from the centre of the front. The hair is in braids'
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summit of the head is a couronfie, and at the sides broubea
nattes ala Clotilde. Another thick braid of hair P
along each side of the brow. This Coiffure is nrriacanle°,
with clusters of grapes and vine leaves. Necklace: be,
and pear pearls ; long white kid gloves, embroidered
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chief, white silk stockings, and satin shoes.
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TOILETTE DE VILLE.—Hat of avanturine satin, 0
with two ostrich feathers. Cloak of velours d'Arttleingt,b;
with satin and wadded. The cape is about half the. e
the cloak, and is put on at the neck to an 001 _Agreed jjew
reaches as low as the top of the shoulders, and is ,„ -,he
a narrow liscre or piping. The cape is cut open at
of the front, and shows the sleeves, which are Irma° sort
way down ; the two fronts of the cape, which forrnoilar any
patter, are brought beneath the ceinture. The ek. bred
cuffs of black velvet, ruche of blonde round the nee k'
quini of satin royal. ,
CHILD'S DRESS.—CIoak of pink satin, vial la le
with s'e"to
sleeves and pelerine instead of cape, and trimmedinture,)
down ; the cloak is fastened round the waist by 3 Ce.froCk rd
of swans's-down brought beneath the waistband; trinlo
trousers of gros de Naples, brodequins to match, in
at the tops with swan's-down. Satin hat, with en plebe btO „
crossed in front, and descending at the sides to Itin„ size, '.4l,l'ets'
I-I.T,.—The hats are, if anything, increasing "' -bee t",:5
cially the fronts, which descend low at the Sides,
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are either left square or rounded off; the one the re,;,;
fashionable as the other: the fronts also set closer in„
than they have been for some time ; the crowns 4.tbe 11.0
high, but not quite so pointed as they were; and al,heeloly
round the fronts and round the crowns at top, are finit: not
a "border :" this is a technical phrase that you ow pert
derstand, but your rnarchande de modes will knorewith
what it means. The hats are invariably trimmed o-rde to
ribbons ; the bows are large and full, put in ratberhe bator
slanting from the top of the centre of the front of t earl de
the side. The cap worn under the bonnet should hana-cli or
ble quilling of blonde, with small bows of ribbon ni7 Tea/este'!"
just below the temples, or what is still newer, snia) teroa'aie
rather ends of satin ribbon ,cut round and placed al 0, tliod
above and beneath the blonde border. If the hat be gregbh,
ends of ribbon look pretty in two shades of green' c, eel° to
dark. If it he chocolate or marron, which are the tu'n royo
that font fureur at present in Paris, the ends of ribb°ooo
blue; for you know that neither chocolate nor, .„q,, sver„e-i•
becoming to the complexion : the little flowers t"" the e'Ped
fashionable under the bonnets have been adopted by of ea,
nieres ! so, to them we leave them. A bouquet
flowers made in velvet, such as hedge roses, red, Innet, or goo
orange, pea-green, lilac, &c., all in the same 1)(n-1qt:14i bY s oel
a bouquet of auriculas • also mixed colours are II seen ,"tr
of our belles of the haut' ton. Feathers are to The e3",vd
and then, but they cannot be called fashionable. " in
rials for bonnets are velvet, velours epingle, satin tired
broche, ups des Index, and satin quadrille, cross in
small squares. late))
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DRESSES.—There has been little or no variation:ages ore
the make of dresses for grande toilette. The ;erbattnioes
mostly plain, fitting tight to the bust : some are w"-ti'it,s
I think without, draperies ala Sevigne; and for short iore
the sleeves a double sabot are on the decline ;
sleeve, finished by a rather narrow blonde, is eet,iie rie'r°sl.'
advantageous to the display of a beautiful arm, se) "d the ,e
selles have decided on leaving the double sabots an, y
fles a la Louis XV. to us mamaas. The waists are %es
the petticoats long and excessively full. In the dres-ieh beers
tique, the corsages can scarcely be called apointe, the% are "firhardly perceptible. These dresses have open skirts, a!teb basf the
over a rich satin petticoat, the front breadth of l'etiirts °bon'
quently one or two deep flounces of blonde ; the or or
open dresses are held back at distances, with 00 00511
quets. The light ball dresses of gauze, Sto. are 10 ,tells
mented with bouquets and bows of satin ribbon' F° I°°k
soirees, dresses of oagandi, embroidered in colour,etbel
with ribbons to match, are a favourite costume, an t
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very simple and pretty. lel ble'
HAIR.—The hair is worn is so many different sty lesion
is impossible to say which is decidedly the most fades f the
Some wear bandeaux lisses, descending low at the 5 top °A
face, and the back hair in a braid en couronne on the aids,
bead. Others add to the bandeaux, the nattes or bl.At P:cif
Clotilde • but these braids do not become every fs.---„bo
quoi se ckfigurer pour la mode Some there are (or b6l,t
their back hair as I have described, or in ccques„ir 11)%le5;
and the front éla Mancini : for this the front tentron°
turned back from the roots, as far on each side as the at fee
where it is curled in enormous tufts of short 0
tiehe
out from the head, or in thick ringlets that coin t on
the ears. The style of coiffure worn by the cele raoll 5.`; It
de l'Eclos is also coming in en effet. I believe we (lee
worn
see at our balls every costume that has been
commencement de la Monarchic Frangaise.curls,
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