Star.
London, England, 1828-06-23 00:00:00

HO'RTICU'LTURAL SOCIETY'S BREAKFAST

The whole of the beau monde isas been in a -stare
agii ation for some time past, in ezpectatiro of the anti,
cipated .breakfast, in the gardens of the ,Hirticulturd
Society at Chiswick, which was given on Saturday.
The gardens were not opened until two o'clock, and
from that hour until half past tour, when the carriages
ceased setting down, the road from Chiswick to the
London end of Hammersmith was one •closely coo.
meted line of splendid vehicles.
• A. large •party of police, amounting to 11e, were
placed at the approaches sethe gardens,uoder the con-
trim' of Plank and Sayer, 'of Marlborough-,trees and
Bow•street Offices, and with their aid the stricsea order
was preserved in the setting down, &c. of the company.
There was an immense assembiatte of respectably
dressed persons atthe twoontrance gates to the gardens:
one near the high road to &entitled, and the other 4
the private road leading to the Duke of D. ,or
splendid house at Chiswick+.
The company promenaded the walks of the gardens
until about hall-past six, during which per ioi the bands
of the first and second Guards played tunes, chiefly rf
the Italian Master!, al ernately in different parts of the
gardens, relieved occasionally by quadrille bands.
The gardens at this time, the day being extremely'
fine, presented, perhaps, the finest spectacle tmaginahle.
There were at least four thousand individuals. of Vie
highest rank in the country promenading through the
different walks, attired in the most splendid and fashi s-
able manner, gathering the flowers of every clime $
zone, then going into the bust rooms, of maze ificrie
extent, covered in a substantial manner, to bid &lame
to the rain had it come.
At four o'clyck. the refreshment' rooms were opened,
and here the mast pleasing part of the scene cornmeoccil
71.eitry ;variety that nature and art could afford to pro-
yoke and satisfy the appetite was provided in so .440
a manner and abundance, that all were satisfied.
The amusements were, first, the promenading; lifter
which succeeded dancing on the lawn in the Tyroiele
fashion. A series of catches and glees were then giyev
by the first performers in the Metropolis—then the din-
ner occupation—and, to crown all, quadrille dancing
commenced in parties of twelve on the lawn. The laves
aususement was kept up unremittingly until half pad
eight, when the company began to depart for Own.
- To enumerate the distinguished persons present would be •
transcribe the greater part of the l'eerage. Anions the conipinf
weee,—thelr Royal highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarerte.
the Prince Leopold, the Dukes of Gloucester, busses, and Cow'
berland—the latter accompanied by two Ladies; Princes rofigt.isa
Puckler Muskier:Pelle Schwartsenburgli; the Dukes de Idichehca.
Wellington, Dorset, St. Alban's ; the Duchesses of .lltnitN-r.
Dowager Richmond, St. Alban's, Wellington ; the blatcp,isits
Donegal, Wellesley, Thesiond, Riad.* ; blarcbionesses
Winchester, Donegal, Cornwallis, Londonderry, Emily M Lordo-
deny, Salisbury ; Lords Verulam, Kenyon, Staurton, Chtfarai
Normateby; Castlereagh, Clonmel, Wicklow, Denbigh, Durham.
Kensington, Stanley, George Bentinek, May, VaUetott, Bingisr"
Chichester, Rilenborough, Selsey, ingestric, Clare, Kinnorsi,
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don. All appeared satisfied, and there can be no doubt that the JAI
*ill loan era is the annals of fashionable amusements.
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