Star.
London, England, 1828-04-10 00:00:00

Match-200 sous. h ft. li. M.

Mr. Thornhill's c Mariner, Sot 71b rec ft from Duke of Grafton's
f Legend, Bst 31b.

BUNTING.

The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds meet to-morrow, at Leather.
head; and on Saturday, at Gatton.

MASQUERADE AT THE ARGYLL ROOMS.

A Alasquera.le, or, as we might with more propriety
call it, a grand Carnival, was given at the Argyll Rooms,
last night, to all those who, in these festive times,
were disposed to be merry under a mask, or n hes were
not unwilling to sacrifice their virtue, if they could con-
trive to save their reputation. The rooms, illuminated and
ornamented for the occasion, were opened soon after ten
o'clock, but although several well-dressed masts imme-
diately exhibited their persons, little was done or said for
the following two hours, beyond per mbulation s throuLh
the room, and ci it icisms on the peculiarities of the re,pec
Live costumes of the masque's. When, however, that hour
approached in which Bacchus maintains the plenitude
of his power, the scene became at once inlet citing and
lively. Groups of masques, apparently " reeling ripe for
fun," disported themselves in ail the exuberant extrava-
gancies which a Carnival not only tolerates, but enjoins :
and those who had qualified themselves for the enjoy-
ment of practkal jests and bro id humour, by libation,
of Wright's champagne, were at once gratified to their
hearts' content. Dancing and coquetting, kicking and
capering, jesting and quarrelling, laughing and corn-
plaining—every one seemed to be busy, and no cne
occupied, while those who were at other times,

"-Too wine the fool, too dull the knave to prove,
" Too cold for friendship, too discreet for love,"
laid aside al their distinguishing features, and joined
with as much spirit in the revels as the most ardent
and most anxious of their associates. Of the characters
atterripted to be supported,all were dressed to the life,and
there was no want of variety ; but Paul Pry was only
remarkable for the quantity of stuffing in his breeches ;
Richard for his boisterous commands ; Witches for the
use they made of their crooked sticks; Clowns for the
sameness of their folly, and Gipsies for their total
norance of palmistry. With the exception of the walk
jog Gentlemen and Ladies, who played up to the top
of their bent, one of the best groups in the room was a
party of drunken soldiers recruiting for his Majesty.—
They were indeed most happy in their actions and ex•
pressions, to the very great annoyance of every mask in
the room. A quadrille by several chimney-sweepers,
tripped it "on the light fantastic toe" with as much
elegance as if they had received instructions from
d*Egville on the same boards. Two or three handsome
females looked vrery• well in the dress of sailors, and
some men represented the other sex with considerable
address; but instances of this kind were rare. In ad-
dition to the masques, crowds of young men of fashion,
unmasked, were :o be seen in every room, and bore the
raillery with which they were assailed with very good
humour, and the company, generally, particularly the
fernale portion of it, was the most numerous, and the
most select we have seen for some time. The wines
were good—the supper good, and the Champagne—
but of that we need not speak—for it is always highly
deserving of approbation. Under the influence of those
united attractions, the festivals were prolonged until a
Late hour of the snotniog with the most perfect good
humour and hilarity.

DOVER, APRIL
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Sailed this morning at ten o'clock, the Soveteign
steam packet, for Boulogne, with Le Baron JAMES DX
Roniscrimn, of Paris, whose artival here from France
t,ok place on Sunday, the Gth inst.
ArriveJ about the same hour this day, in the French
packet Le Hen,i Qoatse, his Excellency Le Baron de
M RENIL, the new Minister from his Most Christian.
MAje,sty to :14 Court of Lisbon. Ili% Excellency took
refseshments at Wsight's Hotel, and immediately on
getting his carsiage and effects passed at the Custom.
house, set off in great haste to wait on hi. Highness
Ps inCe POLIGNAC.