The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-16 00:00:00

REGISTER OF FASMON.

TIIE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S GRAND ROUT TO
THE
,KING.
On Thursday evening- the long-projected Ban-
quet to the KlNolvas.given at Devonshire house.
ills MAJESTY arrived t A quarter past seven
o'clock, and was received by the Duke of DL-
voisistuttE and Lord MOUPETII at tire entrance
into the great hall, and conducted through, the
domestics lining the passage. to the grand stair-
case. . Ills MAJESTY, although a little lame from
the ettects of a late fit of the gout, ascended the
steep staircase with a considerable degree of ala-
crity. At the entrance into the spacious saloon,
the KING was. ,rnet by Lord GnANvzi.r.i: and
Lord GEORGE CAVENDLSII. After a few moments

passed in surveying' the beautyof the apartments,
the dinner was announced. The: Princess ESTER-
. .
HAZY took her seat oil the rightof the. Noble
llost,.and the Viscountess GRAS vu.i.t. on the left.
The KING sat next to the, Lady of the Austrian
Ambassador. The party consisted of 28, com-
prising the. following :
The Duke of York, Prince and Priticeas Esterhazy, Lerd
I George Cavendish, Marquis and Marchioness Of Conyngham,
Lord Francis and Lady Elizabeth Conyngliam, Lord and Lady
Normanby, Lord and Lady Morpeth, Colonel Upton, Lord
-and Lady Melville. Earl and Countess Cowper, •Lcird and Lady
Gwvdir, Lord William Bentinck, Mr. and Mrs. George•Lamb,'
Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, Captain Clifford.
The antique sideboard of plate was displayed, with all its
massive ET C(ETEItAS, in salvers, cups, and flaggons. At ten
O'clock the great gates of the court yard were thrown open for
the admittance of company to the Concert and Bali. His Ma.
jesty had previously quitted the banquetting room. The music
then. commenced with a SONATO DI emarro. Airs, trios,.
duets; and quartettes followed, by Madame Camporesa and
others. The selections were from Farinclli, Russini, Peer, and
Fioravanti. Only one act wag introduced. •
The dancing commenced at half-past eleven win quadrilles.
The King applauded the music, and was highly pleased with
the dancers. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire,opened the
Ball with the beautiful Ladyllarriet Butler. Her Ladyship
was superbly dressed in scarlet and gold, and her dancing was,
as usual, much admired. The other dancers were:
Prince Esterhazy - - Miss Cavendish.
Lord Loughborough - - Lady Nonnanby,
Lord Valletort - - - Lady M. Bligh.
Earl of Glengall - Lady C. Graham.
Lard Molyneux - - Lady C. Cooper.
Mr. H. Seymour - - Miss Fitzroy.
Mr. H. Cavendish - - Lady .T. Fitzgibbon.
Captain Cliflbrd - - Lady Fortesque.
The ICVNG conversed tete a tete for a long time with Vis-
countess Morpeth on the good qualities of the lamented mother
of the Lady. His Majesty afterwards walked through the rif.,
'teen apartments, hanging on the arm of the Duke, affably and
cheerfully conversing with all the old friends he met, pointing
'out and relating anecdotes of the different portraits which have
adorned the apartments for more than half a century.' At a
quarter past twelve his Majesty made his usual graceful bow,
end departed, but it was not till three the visitors thought of
'separating: The refreshment tables exhibited a grand display
of confectionary, but what attracted the greatest notice was the
dessert after dinner : there were on table fruits of an unex-
ampled variety, and particularly a pine apple•weighino. seven
potmds and a half; the latter waS the production of the riot and
succession houses belonging to Messrs. (hinter, of Earl's-court.
The Evening Party being select, did not exceed 200 persons,
among whom were—
The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, Prince Leopold and the
Duchess of Kent, Duke and Duchess de Fries, Prince Paul
Esterhazy, Duke and Duchess of Portland, the Ladies Ben-
tinck, Marchioness of Londonderry, Duke of Montrose and
Marquis Graham, Earl of Shaftesbury, Mike of Wellington,
Earl and Countess of Darnley, Lord Arthur Bill, Lord Marcus '
Hill, Lord Erskine, Earl of Westmorland and Lady Georgians
Fane ; Earl and Countess of Abovne and the Ladies Gordon,
Earl and Countess of Bathurst, the Ladies Bathurst, Marquis.
Ind Marchioness of Lansdown, Duchess of Bedford and Lady
W. Russell, Marquis Camden and the Ladies Pratt, Marquis
of Headfort, Marquess of Hertford, Sir Robert Gardiner, Ma
guess and Marchioness of Tavistock, :Marquess of Titchr-
field,
Lord and Lady Grantham, Earl and Countess of Harrowby and
Lady Mary Ryder, Earl of Clanwilliam, Earl of Egremont,
Marenioness.of Chonondeley, Earl and Countess of Clare, Mr.
and Mrs. Seymour, ,Lord John Ifentinck, Lord and Lady Os-
snlston, Sir James Mackintosh, Mr. Brougham, Earl and
Countess Fortesque, Earl and Countess Greyathe Ladies Grey,
Mr. and Lady Catherine Cavendish Countess of Sefton and the
Ladies Molyneux, Dowager Duchess of Portland, Dowager
Duchess of Rutland and Lady . Katherine Forrester, Earl .td
Donoughmore, Lord and Lady Bentinck, &c.

The Marquess and Marchioness- of Lansdown entertained a
distinguished party yesterday at Lansdown House, Berkeley-
square.
The Countess. of Dartmouth gave a splendid Rotit on Thurs-
day evening,' at her house in Berkeley-square, which was. at-
tended by upwards of two hundred distinguished fashionables..
The Countess .of Lonsdale entertained a large party of fa-
shionables on Thursday evening, at her house in Charles-street,
Berkeley -square.

Last night Lady G. Cavendish opened her noble mansion,
Burlington House, to the fashionable world, for the second
time this season, with a Grand Concert : upsirards of 700 cards
have been delivered on the occasion. '