Star.
London, England, 1805-01-10 00:00:00

DUCHESS OF BEDFORD': BALL.

Twelfth gight, at Woburn Abbey, was kept np
!rt a flyle of unufoal talk and magnificence. All
r. e neighbouring Nobility and Gentry were invited ;
and the party, althongh &left, exceeded one hundred
a twenty perfons : among whom (exclufive of
thole we mentioned yellerday) were, the Duke of
BEDFORD, the Duke and Duchers of MANCHESTER,
Marquis of TAttSTOCK, the Earl of LUDLOW, Gen.
I..uni.ow, the Earl of UPPER °SSW?, Lord Jona
Kusss st., Mr. and Mrs. Bra°, Mr. and Mrs. Fop-
/flex, &c. 8:c. &c.

All the grand fuite of apartments on the drawing
room floor were fplendidly illuminated by chande•
liers and chrynal lights. The folding doors were
thrown open about (even o'clock, about which hour
the company began to arrive. After promenading
:!irough the rooms of (late for about an hour, en-
tertaining one another with commenting on the fa-
mar pictures, vaith which every apartment is hung,
-Ind the elegance of the furniture, &c. the vlfitants
.:!ceeded to the ball-room, which was lighted up by
one uncommonly large chandelier of unufnal bril-
liancy. Precifely at half pait eight o'clock the
dancing commenced, the ball being opened by the
Marquis of Tavosvoca and Lady FITZPATRICK, the
eldeft daughter of the Earl of Ur's& OSSORY, to the
favonrite tune of Lady Manigemery. About iiiteen
couple followed, among whom were
neneral Ludlow . Duebefs of Bedford
Duke of Bedford - Mitt Fordyce
l.ord John Rut el - Michela of Manchetter
Mr. Byng Mifs Margaret Fordyce
Mr. Adam - - . Lady A. Fi:zpatrick
Mr. linare - . - Mrs. Dupre
. _ - . .

Lord Huntet .!tratb,pcy followed, ;Inch was (acme!.
ed by fevetal other popular Scots dances, in every
one of which the Duchefs of &proms joined, with
her Grace's itrual fpirit and elegance. About half
pail twelve the company fat down to an elegant fop-
per. After the cloth was removed, the drawing for
King atici Qtieen took place, which afforded a fund
for merriment, for about an hour. The ball re-com-
menced about two o'clock, with Wel/gang ruse mair to
yon town, the bonny town o' RurEe, 0 ! and concluded
with Reels, given with the true Highland fling, about
five in the morning.
The company were all elegantly dreffed,
!ally the Ladies, who were principally attired in
white and gold, or white and filver dreffes, with tur-
bans, or the Grecian head-drefs decorated with of-
Inch feathers. The Duchefs of BEDFORD looked di.
vittely fbe was dreffed in black muffin, with a head.
dref compofed of a tiara and bandeau of diamonds;
the effeft was inexpretlihty beautiful.
The Duke of BEDFORD is adored by the poor in
the vicinity. Every day a dinner is provided for two
hundred Ilvangers; but even the ni•mber is below
the aggregate : in Ihort, Woburn Abbey is open to
all comers, where a plentiful Supply of roalt beef,
plumb pudding, and borne brewed ale, is regularly
fit out in the fervants' hall every day.

Private accounts received from the different ports
of Spain Rate that the sreatelt altivity prevails in fit-
ting out the Spani(h (hips and gun-boats to coope-
rate as much as potlible with the French (hips of war.
The Funds yelterday experienced a rife of about
1 per cent.
Lnrd Marx gay! yeflerdi y tranfaeted battlers as
Unifier for Foreign affairs.
A Cabinet Council was employed nearly the whole
of yeflerday on the communication received from
TAI LISYRAND at Lord lllutoaAv Os Office.

Yelerday morning his MAJESTY and the Duke of
Csmreinc E took an ailing by the New Barracks.
On Monday evening their MAJE mes will honour
Covent-garden Theatre with their prcfence.
Or Tuefday mnrn?ng his MAJ Es ry took the di-
of hunting, for the Gril time fince the late
hon. The deer was Darted about half pall eleven
o'clock, upon Afcot Heath, and made direelly for
Sainley Park with great fwiftnefs, taking his courfe
acrofs the Ford towards Blackwater, where he made
a double to the left by Bagthot Park, croffing the
heath by Tower.hill, leaving Swinley to the left, pro-
ceeding with great (peed towards the Dog kennel,
and was taken in Mr. Joon !Tom's garden, after a
hard run of an hour and a half; during the whole of
which his MAJSSTY and fuite continued the chace.

On his return to Windfor, his Napery called at
Cumberland Lodge, and infpedled the works carry-
ing on there.
Yeflerday the Ruffian and Swedi(h Ambairadors
tranfafted bnfinefs at the Foreign Office.
His Excellencythe Chevalier D'AN DAG va,the Spa-
nifb Ambeador, gave yeflerday his farewell dinner,
at his houre in Portland-place, to the Portuguefe and
Turkifh Ambaffsdnrs, and those fele& fricnds, pre
vioufly to his departure from London, which is hourly
expelled. The Spaniel Ambalrador, we are inform-
ed, will vifit Paris nn his route to Spain.

Late on Sunday evening, Mr. KEY, a King's Met-
tenger, left town for Yarmouth, on his way to Stock-
holm, with difpatches for our Minitter at that Court.
rifpatehes were this morning received at the Ad-
miralty from Jamaica—the particulars have not yet
tranfpired.
• the Marquis of Star-
)ich he at prefent re-
which Lord G. L.
itehaU. The Noble
veet has been difpof.

In the conrfe of a few days the Marquis of Star-
room will quit the houfe in which he at prefent re-
ticles, and go to the •honfe in which Lord G. L.
nowsa formerly dwelt at Whitehall. The Noble
klarquis's honk b Arlington-ftreet has been difpof-
,-il of to Earl S hi. TO Y.
0 Colonel FRAM, Major WILLIAMIOM of the loth
,sent; Col. HOPE, Capt. BLACKWELL, and Mr.
I. are arrived in town from the Weft Indies.
The Birth-day of his Grace the Duke of RUTeanD
-^as ce!chrPteti Delyoir Cattle, on the 4th infant,
▪ his Grace completed his 27th year. The morn-
ng
was uthered in by the ringing of bells, and a diA
wy of cclours from the tower. His Grace's tenam
were drawn up in front of the Came, and fired
._venal voiles in honour of the day, which were an
rwered by fifteen vollics from the principal tower, by
'.is Grace's domeltics. The echo from the numerous
Aantations in the neighbourhood of the Cattle, had a
!soft delightful effelt. The Volunteers then compli-
xnted his Grace with three times three cheers. A
,cglhead of ale was on the ground, and the day was
cult nada that rational fellivity which good cheer
=kl good nature can never fail to infpirt. The com-
-iy recited at an early hour.