The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-04 00:00:00

JULLIEN'S 'BAL MASQUE.

This affair takes place at Covent-garden Theatre to-
night, and will, if all we hear be carried •ut, be a most
magnificent entertainment. The " Bar is under high
pate'ronapv, and somuch have the Nobility entered into the
spirit of the matter, that every private box, except that
belonging to her Majesty, was disposed of prier to Friday,
whilst the places in the dress circle and the three front
rows of the two upper tier of boxes, have also been taken
by parties who are anxious to be present in the charac-
ter of spectators of the " busy and varied scene" below.
As additional attractions there will be a large body of
the members of the Highland Society, the new wonder
" General Tom Thumb" the dwarf, and the Ojibbeway
Indians.

But we apprehend that the chief feature of the even-
ing, independent of the acknowledged object of the
entertainment, will be the splendour of the dresses of
the nobility, many of whom, we understand, have inti-
mated their intention of coming in the dresses they had
made for the Bat Masque which was given by her
Majesty, at Buckingham Palace, two years since. The
enormous expense which was4ncurred on that occasion
for the apparel of the visitors will not have escaped the
recollection of the public.
In order to add comfort to the other accommodations
of the night, a new carpet, to the extent of I ,050 yards,
is to be laid down, reaching from the front of the dress
circle, over the pit, to the orchestra (which will be
removed), to the back of the stage. Then the columns
of the different boxes will be wreathed with artificial
flowers, whilst the eclairage will combine the effects of
gas, oil, and candles. We may here mention that one
portion of the gorgeous display of light will issue from
six cut-glass chandeliers, each of the value of between
1,1001. and 1,200/., whilst another portion will proceed
from lamps of or-molu of the most expensive nature.
The arrangements with respect to the dancing will, if
attended to by the visitors, be of the most efficient cha-
racter. Six masters of the ceremonies, each carrying a
wand of office, have been appointed, whose sole duty it
will be to make up and regulate the various " sets,"
whether for quadrilles, for the waltz, or for the galop.
These officials will act under the immediate superintend-
ence of Jullien himself.

Then, with respect to the music • surely it is almost
sufficient to say that Jullien and Jullien's orchestra, of
the promenade concerts, are to be the band at whose
command the Terpsichorean devotee will be called into
action, to satisfy every one that there will be no lack of
spirit and no lack of excellence in the musical depart-
ment. But it does not follow, although we have heard
such a rumour, that because the Bal Masque is given by
Jullien, therefore that all the music is to beJullien's. For
it so happens that he has put out a programme of that
which is to be played during the night, from which we
find that he has selected the beauties of Murbard, Tol-
becque, Kcenig, Strauss, Lanner, Auber, Costa, Cooke,
Labitzy, in addition to many of the most popular of his
own compositions. There will likewise be a Scotch
reel, for which the native music of Scotland will be
played by WKay, the piper to the late Duke of Sussex.
In all, there will be 49 quadrilles, waltzes, and galops
played ; a number sufficiently abundant, we should con-
ceive, for the most ardent of dancers.
There are distinct entrances to the house, inasmuch
as those who take part in the bal will enter at different
doorways to those appropriated for the occupants of the
boxes.

The affair will be the most brilliant we have ever had
M this country.—Observer.

COURT CIRCULAR
The Queen will hold a Privy Council this afternoon
at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice, and attended by Lady Portman, Lady in Waiting,
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Hon. Colonel Grey,
Equerry in Waiting, and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in
Waiting on Prince Albert, left Windsor Castle on Sa-
turday afternoon, and proceeded to the Slough station
of the Great Western Railway. The Royal party took
their departure for town by a special train, and on ar-
riving at the Paddington terminus, immediately entered
three of the Royal carriages and four, and proceeded to
Buckingham Palace, escorted by a party of Light Dra-
goons.
In the first carriage were her Majesty and Prince'
Albert, and Lady Portman. In the second carriage
were their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Aliee, accompanied by
the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. And in the third carriage
were Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey and Colonel
Wylde.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at the Palace
at twenty minutes paskfour o'clock, and were received by
' the Honourable Misses Murray and Lister, Maids of
Honour, the Master of the Horse' the Vice-Chamber-
lain, Lord Byron, and Sir Robert Otway, the Lord and
Groom in Waiting, the Master of the Household, and
the Marquis of Granby and Sir Edward Bowater, the
Lord and Equerry to Prince Albert.
The Royal standard was immediately displayed from
the marble arch.

Yesterday morning her Majesty and Prince Albert,
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Royal Suite, and the
Household attended Divine service in the private chapel
at Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Courtenay officiated.
Major-General Sir Edward Bowater has relieved Co.
lonel Wylde in the duties of Equerry in Waiting on his
Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard, left her residence, Frogmore
Lodge, near Windsor, soon after eight o'clock on Satur-
day morning, in a carriage and four, on a visit to her
Majesty the Queen Dowager, at Witley Court, Wor-
cestershire. Her Royal Highness travelled by route of
Uxbridge to the Watford station of the London and
Birmingham Railway, and took her departure"from that
station.
A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on Sa-
turday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended
by Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord
Chancellor, Lord Wharncliffe, the Duke of Buccleuch,
Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Earl of Haddington, Earl of Ripon, Sir'
Henry Hardinge, and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone subsequently joined his
colleagues. The Council sat two hours.
Baron de Nieumann, Austrian Minister, and Mr. de
Hummelauer, transacted business at the Foreign-office
on Saturday.
The Marquis of Westmeath and Mr. William Wyon
had interviews with Lord Stanley, at the Colonial-office,
on Saturday.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches from the Governor of Newfoundland
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dis-
patches were received on Saturday from the Governor of
the Mauritius.
The Bishop of London held an Ordination yesterday
morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, when his
Lordship ordained nine gentlemen to the office of Priest,
and also seven gentlemen to the office of Deacon. The
',Rev. Dr. Weiley assisted his Lordship at the ceremony,
having previously performed Divine service, and also
preached a sermon at th 6 early service.
The Bishop of Ely preached the sermon yesterday in
the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers were read by
the Rev. Mr. Barham, and the lessons by the Rev. Mr.
Povah. The Sacrament was administered by. the Sub-
Dean, assisted by the Rev. Messrs. Barham and Povah.
The Marquises of Anglesey, Normanbyq, and Winches-
ter, Lords Devon, Ernest Bruce, and ibrington, were
among the nobility present.

The measles are at present very prevalent in
Beverley and the neighbourhood, many adults being af-
fected with the disease, but we have not heard of any fatal
cases.—Hull Advertiser

MAGAZINES—CONCLUDED.
7BE BUILDER.
Four Numbers of this illustrated weekly periodical
are comprised in this Part, which contains—in addi-
tion to several appropriate engravings, among which
is an ingenious design for an Infant School—a variety
of original articles having reference chiefly to archi-
tectural subjects and matters connected with the me-
chanical arts.