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

THE QUEEN's PALL AT FI?OCMORE.

Thu Ball given by HER MA/TisTr on Thursday
last, was the topic of conversation at Windsor,
and in othe'r places, - for many preceding days.
FrOin the preparations made by the Ptttecass
li:Lizeksini, it -was generally, supposed that
the Paity would have been more numerous then it
really.. was.' This was pot, however, the Royal in-
qii;466, Thecompany was very. &cleft. For some
9 Irevij,us, .rlany families of distinelion' had
liiiird4 'in the Town of Windsor, a part of whom
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We 94 t "e 'guests of royalty, and bad apartments as:
signed them in the Castle. Those who went down
from London, arrived there in the afternoon. From
three to four o'clock, the roads to Windsor exlti.i
bited a pleasing display of the stile. in which our
ancient Nobility travelled : most of the carriages
had six horses with postilions, and two, three, and
four outriders, dressed in rich liverich: About
four o'clock the Rciimt, .FAKILy dined, and at
seven o'clock, the visitors, in their respeffive car-
riages, formed a grand cavalcade from Windsor to
Frogmore. It was ten-minutes past seven when the
KING, QtrEEN, and PatileassEs arrived ; and Omit
an hour after, the Ball 'was openid withNtel cißivs
by the . . .
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Earl of Mount -Edgeumbe and Princess- Aitgusta. .• ; *
Marquis of Lorue • . Princess' Sophia. • :
Lord Craven •-. Prihcess. . •
Lord Fitzbarris • • Princess Amelia.,:
Lord TcmpLeton • l i•incess Sophia otot °tester,
Lord fohn. Campbell "-Lady* Charlotte
Colonel Fremantle . Lady C. Cecil.
Colonel Bligls . . Lady Mary Bentinck. •
Mr. Townali,era . Lady Charlotte Greville,
Hon. T. Bligh . Miss
Captain Arthur Upton Lady C. }Loris:
Capt. Grey, of the Navy Miss Craven.
Colimet Deabrow . Miss Somerville.
The second Danoe was Sted the Finish,' when
the Marquis of Losaut and Lord MOUNT Eno.
cumin changed Partners.
After the third-dance, The Isle of Sky, the set
was increased to fifteen. couple. . The additional-
Gentlemen were Naval 011ieCTS. The dancing
was kept up with great spirit until half after ten
o'clock, when the dancers began to flag, so much so,
As to ctll in the aid of Lady MAlt'r BINTINCK
(who is generally the life and soul of almost every
party). Ffer Ladyship called for the favourite dance
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of Sir David Hunter Blair. The scene was once
more reanimated, and kept up till a quarter after
eleven o'clock,, when Supper being announced, the
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r. (XHine. M.f.,tesrits, the PRINCESSES, and their:
distinguished Guests, sat down to a very splendid;
tipper in the temporary room at the end of the:
colonnade.or gallery. Covers were laid there for ,
I I a, the precise number of guests invited, of whom
only three failed in their attendance, namely, the
PRINCE of WALES, the DUKE of YOLK, and the
DUKE of CUMBERLAND. The Supper was a hot.
one., and consisted of the most costly viands, and
the must delicate wines ;'every thing was st.rved on
plate ; but, in the desert, china was used. After
the cloth was removed, a noble Twelfth Cake was
placed on the table, decorated with a variety of
fanciful devices, such as Wintlaor Castle, Medal.
lions of the Royal Family, ere..i.„akt half past twelve
the RovAt. FAN( tLy &patted,. and the. company
immediately -followc4, highly delishted with their
evening's entertainment. •
Tit a t R. M.A7 ent E 3 were never'observtd to be in
better health and spit its.. • The" Kira heating that
Colonel .FRIMANTLIt had declined dancing, Hp'
MAJESTY went up to him and said—" YOu will not.
refuse me, if. I find you a partner ?" at the same
time taking Lady C. excii. (the daughiet of the.
Marquil of SALISBURY) by the hand, His MAIV.STIr'
presented her to him. The ;Colonel, With great
gallantry and. politeness, acctPted the offer, and.
went down the second dance. • . . •
The Queett's dress attea4ed mail) notice; it
waS of an orange cottoned silk of a peculiae fabric,
of s substance nearly as thick as damask'. The
PRINCESSES WC/M.-Wilke and gold muslin, dresses`;
their; Iread.dress plain, with bandeaus and diamonds.
The Pk mc ass EL I EAR was, in blaCk inkfsilver.
'Among the guests,' besides the ,dancers already
named, were :
Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury.— •:• '•
• Earls add Countesses of Cardigan, Waldegrave, Roslyn,
Mansfield, Essex, Malmsbury.'
Countess of Ely.
' Lord and; Lady Auckland, Lord Somerville, Lord and Lady
Boston, Lord and Lady Walsinghlim, Lord aod Lady felkatti,
Lord and Lady Hcntey, Lord and Lady Suttley, Sir William
and Lady l'itt, Lady S. Stawell.
. General and Mrs. Harcourt, General and Mrs. G wynne,
General and Colonel Wynyard.
Major Price. Messrs. Grey.
,Honourable Miss Townshend, two 'Edens, Somervills, and
Erskine.

On Thursday evening ihe LADY MAYOR 'via gave
an elegant entertainment to upwards of 300 of her
City Friends. The Egyptian Hall was fitted up in
the most superb manner. Artificial flowers, most
tastefully arranged', decorated the pillars in• the
Hall, which was brilliantly
,illuminatod. The Ball
Rom was opened at ten o'clock, and the dance kept
up with glee till one, when the company sat down'
to a collation of the choicest delicacies of the sea:
son. After Supper, a new scene for mirth and good
'humour presented itself in drawing for King and
Queen. On rising from the festive board, the
dance was again renewed.

FiteNcii RoYALry seems not yet to have ex-
perienced its fullo measure of degradation; rumour
speaks of new insults being preparing for it, 'of a
nature infinitely more humiliating and disgraceful
than any it has yet been obliged to submit to.
'The
.7ourtra/ des Defenseurs states, that Mr.
M.ooka had a conference in. Holland with joknton,
the. Smuggler, who is gone to Switzerland to re.
place that,Gentlernan as President of the Committee
at Constance !--;.What next 11 1"

It, seen ttaat.among the ornamental appendages
of fiataicatrire, there iron Article entitled a ridi-
emlf,
~Wlit3ire4s of the fashionable femolcs has
indeed been sn extraordinary of late, that they
could Ji ►rdly. thought to . w,a n t
By the account
.of the attempt to defraud the
Under-Writers in Sweden, it is evident that our
Cadiiiai mass not a No litair;,l.
'The French Counsellor of State who contrived to
get free thousand Hosea hy. the sole of Jewels pur.
chased by his wife's gallants had no daub; bu;d of
the adage Diamond eat Diaruvd.

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Drary.Lant.

Tat lively but rather liontious Comedy of 77g
Beaux Stratagem was attended by a genteel and
numerous Audience last night at this Theatre.

The part of Mrs. Sullen was to have beep re.
presented lit-Mei. 'OR bAs, but iti , apology Way
made-for her absence, and a printed paper distributed
in the House, stating:loiquddeoAndispodtion
renderidlier incapable of appearing, and " hutubly
"hoping ilutt- tie usual indulgence would be 1464
granted" to Mrs. GLovEys, who was to be the sub.
,stitUte.

Mrs. JORDAN 16 so great a favourite, that the
Public must feel much regret when illness deprives
them of her talents. In the charafter of Mrs.
however, she is'not 'quite so .successful as she
is in molt of her charaders.,--IVlss. Govatt. has
often Perfoulled that charafter at the other house,
and she perfonps it so well as not ro stand in need
of any apology. She -was. animated_ and elegant
throughout, and though ow of the passages are
lather too free for the nicer taste of the. present
I,age, she contrived to give them an air of archness
ra thief. than' indelicacy.

DWYER'S Archer is .a good boding piece, of
acing. lie does pot, however, Make the livery
appear so much an °awned garb as the Author in-
* TRW, lied he is too much in- the habit of address-
ing hialielf CO the plleries.
CHirqgl,,,kcemsr.t is the most respedah)e 10'1*
well We 'have seen for a..long time. frisfine
however, was rather too- much in the vielle tour.

BANNIsTER was diverting in Scru4 with no
more extravagance than what custom :Mows in such
a part. Low comedy is his forte; and his repots•
lion, high as it is, will increase if he keeps to that
province.