Star.
London, England, 1826-06-28 00:00:00

AIAbQUERADE.

The Masque of last night was got up as usual at the
Argyle Rooms, under the superintendence of that High
Priest of the Temple rf Good Humour, Mr. WRIGHT,
of the Colonade. Having said this, it is almost unne-
cessary to add, that every regulation which industry,
good taste, and experience could suggest, or carry into
effect, to render it effective, and to add to the comfort
and happiness of his potions, was adopted. In the de-.
corations of the Rooms, the supply of refreshments, ar-
rangements of the music, accommodation for dancing,
ventilation of the Rooms, and the adoption of every other
regulation likely to promote the comfort and add to the
hilarity of the company, the greatest liberality was dis-
played. Notwithstandesg the advanced period of the sea-
son, and the empty state of the town, the Argyle Rooms
were thronged with company, amongst whom were se-
veral Noblemen and Persons of Fashion, who hid come
to town purposely to attend this, the last Masquerade
of the season.

The characters consisted, as usual, of a motley group
of Harlequins, Columbines, Turks, Jews, Christians,
Kings,_ Beggars, Bishops, Buffoons, Soldiers, Sailors,
Irish Haymakers, and Scotch fortune Hunters, Lady
Abbesses, Nuns, Paul Pries, kc. &c. one of the
last of whom performed his character so exquisitely,
that even the admirable Liston might have learned
something from him ; but, made bold by success, he
could not content himself with prying into family se•
crets, bet proceeded to dive into family pockets—here,
after being successful for a time, he was at length de.
tected, and obliged to beat a retreat, extremely happy
that his impertinent Curiosity entailed on him no punish-
ment beyond a genteel kicking down stairs.
At the usual hour, the Supper Rooms were thrown open, when the
tables were discovered. supplied plentifully with all the delicacies of
the season, including lees, choice fndu, &c.- A numerous company
sat down, masks and restraint were thrown off togeehnr, and mirth
and good fellowship assumed their,place. :The sparkling glass wap
sons in requisition, aad brilliant ehaMpigtio, and brilliant wit, its
ofspring, circulated rapidly round the tables. The; warmth of the
weather gave, if possible, increased seat to this wit-inspiring beve-
rage, and the facinaations of thiscene combined:to keep the company
together until long after Sol had put the drowsy Charley, to ht,
each appearing loth to be the first to quit, sad thus put AA sod to
the last Masquerade of the season.

The account of the state or the Duke: f" YoRIC yester-
day was, " that kis Royal Highness continued better." The Royal
Duke walked a considerable time on Monday on the lawn attached
to Mr: Cileesswoon'e house, at Brompten. His Revd Highness,
was visited yesterday by the Princess Autierm, the Princess
SOMA, and the Duchess of Guman&
The opening of the Royal College of Physicians is to
be celebrated aimually. The first anniversary,, which is the iiSth
instant, falling on a Sunday, the celebration took place yesterday In
the College, at which Sir Hutu HAMAD presided in his full
robes, attended by the mice-bearer, and the other °Seers of the
College ; the Doctors who have certain honours wearing their
scarlet robes, Su. Dr. Waaass delivered an *ratios in Latin on
the rise and progress of medicine in this country, which commenced
at twenty minutes past four o'clock, and continued nearly an hour
and a half. Amen the Divers present were—
Mesas. Navin, Mackinnon, Latham. Ilsberdenl Bree, Paris,
M' °rigor, Babingten, Granville; also Sir Astley Cooper, the Vice-
President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Sir Thomas Law.
tense, the Prisident of the Royal Academy, the Bishops of Chester
and St. Asaph, the Bailor Westmoreland, Lord Carrington, Stc.
Prince PoLtrinac, the French Ambassador, trans-
acted business yesterday, at the Secretary of State's Office for
Fordo Affairs.
MRS. It ADCLIVE 11'S is Gana* de Bitmdeville."—This
Romance is introduced to the Reader as decyphered from an
trued MS. found is a chest which was deg up among the ruins of
Kenilworth Castle. It contains the history of cleat dap spent by
Henry the Third, with his Court, at Kenliworth.tand abounds in
Images of the rude magnificence of the time, which set off and
heighten the effect of the main adventure. The unearthly agency
is powerfully imagined ; " but we will not," says a late Review,
by giving the solutioi, injure the effect which every appearance
of the spectre, until the grand and fearful catastrophe is calculated
to produce. The style is weighty as the subject; the figures, with
which it is richly embossed, have a substance in them like quaint
devices on a stately monument; and the general impression left, I 4
of the skill magnificence and august superstitions of departed years."
Two of the Morning Papers state, that " In Kiri/cud-4
bright General DUNLOP it opposed by Mr. FEROUSSON.
of Craigdarroch, tle well known Calcutta Barrister,
and the event is entirely doubtful up to this moment."
Now so far from the event being doubtful at the present
moment, it was decided on Wednesday last—an account
of theielection appeared in the STAR of Monday, and
Mr. Pearlman's name is in the Crown Office returns,
copied by the said Morning Papers from the Gazette of
last night.
The arrivals in town this morning state, that within
twenty miles of town there was, last night, much light-i
ning, accompanied by rain.
The thermometer this morning, at twelve o'clock, at
the Royal Exchange, was up to SO in the shade.
Thursday evening, as the Rev. Leonard Middleton,
Rector of Great C.mberton and Little Comberten,
Worcestershire, was returning home from Tewkesbury,
whither he had been to attend a meeting of theSlerical
Society, he was unhapi ily killed by a fall from his
horse. His servant, who was sent to meet him, disco.
vexed him lying on the road, quite dead, with his horse
standing near him, at the bottom of a rugged descent,
near the seat of C. E. Hanford, Esq. of Wollashill. It
is conjectured, from the horse's knees being broken,
that he fell in descending the hill, anti throwing the ua.
fortunate Gentleman upon his head. dragged him, with
his foot in the stirrup, until a gate arrssted the animal's
further progress.
The Oriental Spectator of Smyrna states, that the
paper money with which the Civil Officers are paid,
and which is a kind of assignment on what is called
national property, such as houses, vineyat cls, Sec..shas
fallen so mu,cl: that scarcely ten per cant. can be ob-
tamt:d for it.