The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-16 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE MIMES.

PRINCE REGENT'S GRAND ENTERTAINMENT.
List night the PRINCE RECENT gave a magnifi-
cent entertainment at Carlton-House. The Horse
Guards were on duty in front of the Palace on the
occasion, a military band attended, and the t►sual
State etiquette being observed, the whole pre-
sented a sc,ne of the most gratifying splendour.
The PRINCE REGENT dines with the Earl of
COVENTRY to-morrow in Piccadilly.

THE COITNTESS ENGDEN'S BANQUET.
The munificent Livonian Countess gave, on Monday last,
at her superb residence, in Gloucester-place, one of the most
niptilons entertainments ever witnessed, even in the British
aietropolis.

che glittering display of massive plate; the number and
great variety of costly viands and wines ; the brilliancy of the
rllII minations ; in short, the whole tout en.wrizble presented a
scene of grandeur and taste indescribable.
At seven o'clock, rive Prince Regent arid the Grand Duke
Michael arrived; soon after, the following distinguished Per-
sonages sat down to table, viz.:—
The Duke arid Duchess San Carlos, the Prince Montmo-
rency, Count and Countess Lieven, Count and Countess
Munster, Count and Countess Ludulph, Count and Countess
Mont inorenes, Marchioress Dowager of Lansdowne, General
I Pas;iewitch, Viscountess Vandreuil, Sit Benjamin Illoorntield.
The wines consisted of Champagne, Burgundy, Huck,
Claret, am' Barsac.
I;) the ermine, the staircase, hall, and drawing-rooms
were lighted up; the two first were decorated with a profu-
sion or thmering shrubs : exotics were also placed iu es-ery
recess in the apartments.
At ten o'clock, a concert of vocal and instrumental music
emumericed in the grand Saloon, led by those inimitable Per-
toriners, namely—Signor Scarpa, on the Pianoforte; and Mr,
kV iechsell, on the Violin; Madame Fodor, Naldi„linbro-
getti, Ant,:rii,atii, Garcia, and Crivelli; also Lindley, and
others, from the Philharmonic Society, were there. The
Prince Regent highly applauded Signor Scarpa: one of the
quartettes was inimitable.

THE QUEEN.—The 4ccolltlt fr,,121 KOW yester-
day, of the state of the Queen, was" Her All A•
JE•TY has had H gond night, and continues much
the same." Her MAJESTY COntilllied COmpo ed
all the day, so as to enable the Duchess of
GLOUCF.B*I ER WA the Prince%s AUGUSTA (0 leave
her, to be present at the grand diuner given by
the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton-House, to the
Duke anti Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duke and
Duchess of KENT, and a nismtrous party.

KEtV, Jury 15.—Yesterday Princess AUGUSTA
and the Duchess of GLoVCESTER rode out in an
open carriage in Richtnond Gardens, and after-
wards walked in the Gardens. The Duke and
Duchess of KENT arrived yesterday evening, frrm
Claremont, and after having walked in the Gar-
dens, left for Kensington Palace, where they will
remain till Saturday, and then return to Clare-
mont. The PRINCE REGENT visited her MAJES-
TY yesterday evening, and afterwards returned to
London. • This morning his Royal Highness
Prince Lcorow of Saxe Cobourg arrived from
Claremont, and visited the QUEEN and PRINCESS,

Yesterthy morning the Dukeof KENT left Clare-
mont for Kensington Palace, where his Royal
Highness sat to Mr. DAWR for his full length
likeness.

Yesterday morning the Duke and Duchess of
CAMBRIDGE, and Landgrave of HESSE, and his
two SOBS, Prince FREDERICK and Prince WILLIAM,
came to town from Kew ; in a short time after-
wards, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Lain!-
grave of HessE, accompanied by his two sons,
Prince FREDERICK anti Prince WILLIAM, pro-
ceeded to Carlton-House, when Prince FREDE-
RICK and Prince WaLtial were introduced to the
PRINCE REGENT, hy the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and
the Landgrave of HESSE. They were most gra-
ciously' received. Ttiey proceeded to Cumberland-
Fluuse, where the Princes were introduced to the
Dole and Duchess. They afterwards proceeded
to York and Clarence-Houses, and were intro-
duced to the Duke and Duchess of YORK,
and the Duke and Duchess Of CLARENCE,
Yesterday the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE visited
the Duchess of Vottx and the Duchess of CLA-
RENCE.—Yesterday the Duchess of i\IEININGEN
visited the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE,—The
Grand Dukehllet;aELvisited the Duke and Du•
chess of CumßEli/..aso.