The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-08 00:00:00

BRAYTON HOUSE GALA.

A mortorr other festivities at Brayton House, this
Christmas, a IVlasked Ball and Supper were given
e).l 'Thursday seinttiOt. The' Company was more
numerous than last year ; there wisSa much greater
variety of eh:traders, (few dominos) the dresses not
only more splendid; but more. fanciful than on
the former occasion, and, if possible, the .whole of
this motley entertainnient carried on with more

spirit.
The illumination of the Gothic Hall, within and
without; produced the 'finest. effelt
We have already observed how favourable that
edifice is to an amusement of this kind, and how
much the idea of ancient mask rind levelly" is
assisted by its structure, appropriate furniture,
and appearance ; but as 'spettacles of this kind
must be seen rather than described, we shall not
occupy the time of our Readers by a More minute
descriptiem.
Amongst a great diversity of charafter'e, such as
Indian Princesses, Virgins of the Sun, Highland
Chiefs, grogps of Sailors and their Girls, Nuns, Ne..
gran anti Negresses, dec. there were the following
great or whimsical personages, the dresses of the
first class very superb, and the whole appropriate.
A SpanisbGrandee ; King Henry the Eighth, and
Mary Queen of. Seats ; a Cherokee Chief ; Hark.
quio,' Coldibine, Pierrot, and Bulb ; a Dutch.
B6rgher and his Dow .; the God Pan ; Mr. Punch,
and Whither Shipton ; a Maitre.de.Dance ; aFrench
Opera Girl, with songs ; a Dancing Bear and his
Leader ; a Witch, a Highlander, and his Fortune.
telling Wife ; two Hussars, several Turks ; an.
Automaton Female Figure ; a Lottery-office Keeper,
With Tiekets, Prize's, Blue Coat Boys, ; Mo.
ther Bunch; Mother Cole ;'a Sew' Pedlar,' with his
box ; the Brayton Post ; several Watchmen, and a.
Denman a Scotch Fidler, Night, Harmony, and,
Nobody, with an original Song in chattiCter.
The music consisted of fifteen Pesforinere; amongst
whom, were the Band,of the Eden Side Ringers.
The supper Was cceitpoied-of an immense' variety
of the choicest,viands ; the decorations of the tables
were in the first style of fashion and elegance I the
fruits and wines of the choicest qualities, and in the
greatest alnindance ; whilst ;he affability' of Sir
WILYRID and Lady LAWSON increased, the plea.
surer of the entertainment, which was neit ended
till about eight, o'clock on Friday morning.
The following Song was sung by two. Gentlemen
in the charatters of two distressed Seamen, drawing
(upon a co rtiage) the Model .of a ship, fell rige.d,
the name BRAYTON painted upon her stern.
A Itosdirribief Add all the Trviange 1 had."
In the pod Ship the ilaevrom, when first we set sail,
• With Hearn lull of Courage and Glee ;
With our C.ihvop JAI spread, and a britik-Ilowing Gala—
Oh! we gitlianity tt.tsti'd through theirs. •

But what of all that i—(though to whimpai vva scorn)
There'li foul Weather--Shualt, Rocks out of aight ;-
And, whotter hat the Watch—the trim Vow! at'Morn,
May become a Sheer-hulk in the Night!

My Magnates anti l--why, we'cr both crippled Saps ;
OM Starboard, one Larboard- d'ye rnind4—
Bur, aura I,—though we're now on your Land Luhhei trips,
lit/. T S Of 0A K in our Bosoms you'll find.,

Heave ahead. ye good Gentlefolks tip a kind wink
On the Shi_p—on the ship.orreeled and lame
Though our song may not tempt you to rouse out tho chink
Yet—do Honour, at least, to the N Apar.

• Monday, in the dusk of the evening, as a young
Isn, h die employ of Mr. Chadwick, of Nine
Elms, w►ts passing along the lane leading from South
Lambeth to the place called Lark Hall, a fellow
came behind him, and, after throwing him down,
held hinvon the ground, white an accomplice robbed
'fiim of a suit of mourning, which he was carrying
to a customer, together with a small sum in silver
and hal ilia nce

,LON DON ; Ptintct by lit
At the St.,N.,Orriur