The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-27 00:00:00

GRAND ENTERTAINMENTS.

His Royal Highness. the Dulie of Sussex gave his first Grand
Dinner, at Kensington
.Palace, on Tuesday last, to a Party of
his pnlitieal friends.

The Earl of Liverpool gave his First Dinner at Fife House,
on 4Wedn cad ay.
Tice Countess of Essex: had a Card Party last night, in

street..
Lady Davy had a Party last night, iM,Park•-street.
Lady Coflyer had a Ball last night, in Baker-street.
:Mrs. Smith had a small Party last evening, in Grosvehor-

square.
Lady Caroline Lamb gave a Children's Ball last night.
15Ir. Iloward gave an elegant Dinner yesterday, in Park-lane.
Lady Campbell gave a Quadrille Ball last night, in Glou-
cester-place.
Dowager Lady Neave entertained a select Party of the pant
ten yesterday evening, at her house in Albemarle-street.

BALI. AT KINGSTON Housu.—On Wednesday evening,
the Countess of Listowell gave a brilliant ball at Kensington-
Gore. This very splendid and capacious mansion was suitably
illuminated, and particularly the grand drawing-rooms; the
Grecian saloons, with the corridor; as to the unique conserva-
tory, that was not lighted, owing to the effect the late severe
frost had had on the plants. The Hon. Mrs. Robinson was the
first, a quarter of a century ago, to introduce what is now called
a carpet dance, and this ball was literally one of that description'
The dancing commenced with quadrilles, and ended with waltzes
—the first at 10 o'clock, the latter at two in the morning. The
refreshment tables were laid in an adjoining apartment : they
were covered with all sorts of confectionary, preserved fruits,'
and fruits of the season, together with a cold collation, &c.
Great gaiety, and wit sparkled with the wine. It was called a
Children's Ball, but there were present besides a great num-
her of the Nobility and Gentry, among whom were—the Mar-
quis and Marchioness Falmella, Cluntess Ludoltf, Madame
Faick, Baron de Cetto, Marquis de Salvo; and many other
distinguished Foreigners,, connected with Embassies. Also,
the Countess of Essex, and M iss Capel ; Lady and M iss Floyd ;
Lady Copley, Lady Farquhar, Captain and Lady Jane Peel ;
Lady and Miss Trollope; Mr. and Lady. Katharine Stewart:
Mr. and Miss Cuthbert ; Mr. and Mr;. Jones; Sir Sackville
Browne ; Sir William Scott ; Sir C. Smith;, Lord and Lady
Colville.

FESTIVITIES AT STORY. EDITII PAIIIC.-Thii noble man-
sion, the seat of Edward Foley, Esq., has again been the scene
of the most splendid succession of Fetes. The Private Theatre
opened on 31onday the 16th, with Chork: the Second, and. A
Rowland for an Oliver; and on Tuesday night, She Stoops
to Conquer, and Pet:mullion. These performances were
repented on the Thursday and Friday following. It would
be difficult to do justice to the admirable acting of Mr.
Foley anti his friends; the best criterion was the repeated
bur, is of applause from an audience of upwards of four hun-
dred people, including all the rank and fashion of the country.
After each night's performance, a splendid Banquet awaited
the guests in the grande Salle a manger. The tables were
covered with precismontec: of the most beautiful devices; every
delicacy of the season was there in abundance, while hundreds
of the tenantry and tradespeople of Hereford were regaled more
substantially in the ancient hall. The mornings, when the
state of the weather permitted, were passed in the extensive
preserves around the mansion. In short, Stoke Kdith Park, ns
usual, has kept Herefordshire alive this winter. Among the
Company assembled we observed the following ;—Earl Beau-
champ, Earl and Countess Somers, and Lady Margaret
Cocks; Mr. and Lady Caroline Hamilton, Sir Henry and.
Lady Lambert, Sir Thomas and Lady W'innington, Mr. and
Mrs. liodgetts Foley, Sir Hungerford and. Lady Iloskyns, Sir
Edwin Stanhope, Colonel and Mrs. Davies, Sir John Cottcrell,
Archdeacon and Mrs. Onslotv, &c. &c.