The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-11 00:00:00

MR. PEABODY'S AMERICAN FETE.

[ rh., following notica was prepartd some days since;
but publication was Lccidentally delayed. The event ro-
erred to has, hor,ever, importance enough t 1 render
this notice of it still in good tim,; for it has awakened
increased cordiality between Englishmen anti Americans,
end thus establi,bed a claim to permanent remembrance,
not as a mere ate, but as an occurrence of inter-national
interest and significance.—Eos. Sun.]
On the evening of the 4th inst., Mr. George Pea-
body, an American merchant of eminence, long resident
in this country, gave an entertainment, at Willis's
Rooms, to a numerous and distiagnished party of
English and Americans, whom he invited "to meet
the American Minister and Mrs. Lawrence.

The entertainment was taken out of the sphere of
mere fashionable assemblies, by the fact, that it was
given on the anniversary of the declaration of American
independence; and so given, with intent to show that all
hostile feeling in regard to the occurrences of that re-
mote period has subsided, and that the people of Great
Britain and the United States may not only dispassion-
ately recur to those events, but may meet together, in
perfect harmony, on the very day which most pointedly
brings them to mind.
The entertainment itself was worthy of such an ob-
ject and of the occasion; and the unanimity of the feel-
ing which it sought to inculcate was evinced by the pre-
sence of great numbers of the leaders of opinion and of
fashion both in this country and the United States; and no-
thing could exceed the cordiality and good-feeling which
pervaded the entire assemblage.
The apartments were brilliantly decorated with light
drapery, festoons of flowers, and a profusion of British
and American flags; a portrait of Washington adorning
one end of the vast saloon, and a likeness of our own
Queen gracing the opposite extremity, each surrounded
with a graceful drapery composed of the flags of the two
countries skilfully blended.
The evening was ushered in by a concert, which in-
cluded some of the first vocal talent which the metro-
polis can command. Miss Catherine Hayes lent the aid
of her clear and powerful voice, end her impassioned but
graceful execution, and Cruvelll charmed the audience
with her highly cultivated performance; while the
thunder-toned bass of the world. renowned Lablache and
the pure tenor of Gardoni made an ensemble of choice
and perfect vocalization not to be surpassed. Cruvelli
was warmly applauded, and Miss Hayes literally en-
tranced her audience by the depth of passion and the
power of voice which she threw into the performance
of the romance of " Ah 1 mon fill I"
The concert ended at eleven o'clock, and the room
being promptly cleared, dancing commenced with much
spirit, under the auspices cf u well-disciplined orchestra,
and was continued (with only the intervention of supper),
until a very late hour.
The supper itself, which was served at one, was of the
rarest and most costly description. The rooms were de-
corated no less tastefully and appropriately than those
above; and the tables were replete with the choicest de-
licacies, the rarest fruits, and the most beautiful and
fragrant exotics.
The Duke of Wellington arrived about half-past
eleven o'clock. His Grace was received by Mr. Pea-
body, and by him conducted through the ball-
room, and presented to the American Minister.
The Duke afterward made the entire circuit of the room,
returning, in the most affable manner, the respectful
salutations which greeted him on all sides. His Grace re-
mained until nearly one o'clock, and expressed his gra-
tification at being present, and his hearty concurrence in
the spirit of the entertainment.
The attendance was very large indeed, and included
not only many of our own nobility and others of high
rank or position, but a large number of distinguished
Americans, who were either visitors to the Exhibition,
or had been summoned to London to be present on this
occasion. Nearly 1,000 persons must have partaken of
Mr. Peabody's hospitalities in the course of the evening,
and about 800 sat down to supper. In addition to his
Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde, Sir Edward Cust (Master of the Ceremonies to
her Majesty), his Excellency the American Minister
and Mrs. Lawrence, the following were among the
persons present:—Col. T. B. Lawrence, and Mr. Davis,
Secretary of Legation; the Duke of Valencia (+rershal
Narvaez) and Aide-de-Camp, Marquis of Ely, Marquis
and Marchioness del Bayaeo and Aide-de-Camp, Earl
arid Countess Bsctive, his Excellency Governor Brown,
U S. Minister to Russia; Visc:)unt Torrington, Lord
Glcnelg, Viscount Canning, Lord and Lady Dormer,
the Countess of Eglintonn Countess Powlett, Lady
Talbot de Malahide, Lord Charles Menne rs, Lord
Charles Russell, the Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress and his Lordship's Private Scoretary, Lord
Marcus Hill and Lady, Lord Dudley Stuart; Mr.
Baron and Lady Alderson and the Misses Alderson;
Mr. Baron, Lady, and Miss Parke; Mr. Justice,
Lady, and Miss Williams; Mr. Justice and Lady Cole-
ridge; Judge Duncan, Lady E., and the Misses Pon-
sonby ; Lady and Miss Wallace; Mr. Turned!, M.P.,
Lady Anne, and Miss l'uffeell; Sir Duncan and Lady
MacDougall, the Governer of the Bank of England arid
Mrs. Hankey, Sir Archibald and Lady Maclean, Sir
William De Bathe, Sir E. Autrobus, Sir W. and Lady
Molesworth; Sir J. and Lady Walrnley; Sir We
Lady, and Miss Clay; Lady, and the Misses Cost; Ron.
J. GrattOn And Lady Louisa, Count and Countess

Pulski, General Stuart (of Maryland), Hon. B. B. John-
son, Admiral and Mrs. Hatton, Major and Mrs. Gage,
Mina Burdett Coutts, Miss Burdett, Mrs. Brown and
?115.18 • Vernon, Mr. Edward and the Misses Ma-
joribanks, Honourable Mr. Bayard (U. S. Minister to
Brussels) and Mrs. Bayard, Mr. C. Villiers,
M.P. ; Mr. F. Chichester, General Walbridge,
General Graham, Colonel Sherburne, Mr. Consul Draper
6:Mtuirs4siaGs'.
and Miss Draper, Mr. Consul Croskey and Mrs. grog-
key, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoare, Mr. and Mrs. Roger,
Mr. C. Fellowes, Colonel 11. 0. Anderson, lion.
Miss
iilobert tio'vre Gould,
Ashbel Santis, Mr. Bulkciey, Mr. Rate, Mr., Mrs., and
Brightman, Mr. J. Wilson, M.P., Mrs. and Miss Wit-
Miss Howard
son; tiazinndrd.Amal inrssds.
Dmerx.,te:iirM.,naHnd.
Colonel, Mrs. and Miss Wetherall; Colonel and Mrs.
EbriDgion, the United States, Consul-General and Miss
Kennedy, Miss MoiuesstiShieya,to;,ndan4r;"
Aspinwall, Mrs. and Mrs. Duncan Pelt and Miss Pc d;
Mr. Hackett, Coionel Winthrop, Colonel and Mrs.
Charles, Captain Laurence, R.N., Colonel Van Alen,
Mr. and Mrs. Haslewood, Mr. and Mrs. Comerford,
Mr. and Mrs. Norbury, Mr. Fletcher Wilson, Mr.
Joshua Bates and Mrs. Bates, Mr. and Airs.
Thickness, Captain Pettit, Captain De Bathe, Captain
Granger, Captain Pierce, Captain Forbes, Alderman
and Mrs. Hooper, Alderman and Mrs. Lawrence, Al-
derman and Mrs. Carden, Alderman and Mrs. Salo-
mons, Alderman Copeland, Mr. Alderman Thompson,
Sheriff Hodgkinson, Mr. Under-Sheriff and Mrs. Ellis ;
Rev. Dr., Mrs., and the Misses Vivian ; Rev. J. T.
Judkin, Rev. W. H. Hoare, Mr. George Sumner ; Mr.
Cobden, M.P., and Mrs. Cobden ; -Sir James Duke,
M.P. ; Honourable W. Hayter, M.P., Mis., and Miss
Hayter ; Dr. and Mrs. Holland ; Mr. William Brown,
M.P., and Mrs. Brown, Mrs. and the Misses Farrar,
Mr. T. C. Smith, Mr. T. H. Smith, Rev.
Mr. and Miss Davenport, Rev. Dr. Chorales,
Rehr. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Hamilton Gray, Dr. Chad-
well, Dr. and Mrs. Tuckerman, Dr. and Miss Mercer,
Dr. Anderson, Dr. J. Whitehead, Dr. Pauli, Dr. Moor-
man, Dr. and Miss Daniel, Dr. Tappau,Mrs.Boott; Dr.,
Mrs. and the Misses Boott ; Mr. G. Moffatt, M.P., Mr.
and Mrs. Paxton, Mr. Fox, Mr. Masterman, M.P.,
Mr. Williams, M.P.; Mr. J. Hume, M.P., Mrs. Hume,
the Misses Hume (3), and Miss Nelson; Mr. Chisholm
Anstey, M.P., Mr. Mouckton Milnes, M.P., Mr. Storey,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kennard, Mr. R. Oliverson, Mr. J.
Morrison and the Misses Morrison, Mr, and Mrs. Sande-
man, Mr., Mrs., and Miss F. Huth; Mr. and Mrs. Grat-
tan, Mr. T. and Miss Wiggin, Mr. M. B. Sampson, Mr.
Alexander Henry, M.P., Dr. and Mrs. Henry, Mr. and
Mrs. Horsley Palmer, Mrs. W. Cust, Major and Mrs.
Cast, Mr. R. Cunliffe, Mr. and Mrs. Cass, Mr., Mrs., and
Miss Dent; Mr. C. F. Thayer, Mr. and Mrs. Penniman,
Hon. Dudley and Mrs. Selden, Mr. Lodge, Mr. and
Mrs. Capel, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Sturgis, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Leslie, Mr. Melville Wil-
son, Mr. and Mrs. John Leech, Mr. W. Scholefield, M.P.,
Mr., Mrs., and Miss D. Hoffman; Mr. and Mrs. Steil,
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Baring Yeung, Mr.
and Miss Hunt, Mr. E. Riggs, Mr. Beaumont Harkey,
Mr. Wolff, Miss Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Scholefield,
Mr. L. Huth, Mr. and Mrs. H. Barrett Lennard, Mr.
Meineitzhagen, Mrs. Mowatt, Mr. and Mrs. E. Basle-
wood, Dr. Guest, Mr. Horatio Ward, Mr. M'Killop, Mr.
H. Inskipp, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Heard, Mr.
Consul Kellogg, Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Asa Whitney, Mr.
and Mrs. Heywood, Mr. Wyckoff, Mr. C. Peabody, &c.