Star.
London, England, 1829-05-11 00:00:00

THE CALEDONIAN BALL.

The annual Fancy Dress 8.11 for the benefit of the
Caledonian Asylum took place at Willis's Room+,
King-street, Si.Jamees. on Ft iday night. His Royal
Highness the Dake c.f Sussex (Earl of Inverness), Pa-
tron of the Society, and the Duke of Cumberland, to-
gether with 700 of the most distinguished individuals,
were present.
The orders of the Ladies' P.tronesses, that no person
should be admitted in domino or plain dress, were most
rigidly ad:tered to; consequently the whole of the
company appeared io ether the Highland garb, naval
nr military uniform, sr fancy ball dresses.
The grand saloon was decorated with a profusion of
flawerh•extra chandeliets were suspended, and also a
second orchestra erected, for the purpose of gratifying
the company with national music. The objects of this
charitable Institution were forty two boys, dressed in
their tartan plaid, bonnets, etc.; and, headed by cwt
ancient pipers, wets stationed in tie upper !from.
The company began to arrive shortly aver ten o, clot k
and continued to set down until balf.pa,t one o'clock
His Royal Highness the Doke of Cumberl.nd. dressed
in the Windsor uniform, and wearing several orders.
arrived at an early hour, and was atter...aids followed
by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, attired in a
most splendid Highland dress, as Earl of Inverness.
His Royal Highness appeared uncommonly well.
Dancing commenced at eleven olclock, and was con•
tinged until between lour and five o'clock the neat
mqining.
The dresses were most splendid, and an immense
quantity of diamonds were displayed. Amongst the
most splendid were the following :
The Duchess of Si. Albans In a Spanish dress and hat, ostrich
feathers allied to the hat by a cluster of brilliants.
The Doke of &. Albans la the dress of a Venetian Nobleman.
Lady Mary isauelork in an elegant talky dress.
The Countess of Wemyss, a rich old English costume epees
and gold, magnificently trimmed with diamonds.
Mr. Carey in the mums of a Knight d Malts.
The Hon. Mrs. Hope in as elegant fsacy dress, sod a tiara it
Elks Julia Campbell In a rich Highland dress, according to the
ISIDUIN of an widest Chieftain's Lady.
Mr. Hennessy as Boats.
Mr. Parma as an socket British Chieftain, with shield, Ike.
Sir. Monism as Opt?.
Viacom Ranelagli as the Dauphin of Frame, in a velvet robe
dress. Used throughout with ermine. This dress was stated to have
soot upwards of 150 grimes.
Mr. Becitiegbans in an Ottoman dress.
Mr. Forbes in a Reeds&
There wan dm a great number of Greek dresses, and dresses of
iho reign of emu Ellsahath and Charles IL Remiss, Tyrolese.
Venetian, Speribla. Peruvian, dm The Highland plaid was how-
ever the mem predominant.
The following Lady Patronesses were present :
Dowager Duchess of Richmond sad Lames Docks. of Mon.
tram Marcblesem of (Ipaseesbarry. Marchioness of Lothian,
Merebhmess of Stafford and Cowmen of Sutherland, Madames
of Hastiop, Goatees of Munson, Countess of Weans' sad
WCounstes of Rostbery. Countess of Darnley. Countess of
Countess Cawdor,Vismentess Keith, Right Hon. Lady
Willeirldresby, Right Hos. Lady C. Campbell, Hon. Mrs.
Mrs. Hope. Lady Shaw Stewart.
"RIM were also, besides the Dukes of CUMBERLAND
sad SWAM the following distinguished persons pre-
sent, viz:
Ladles Men sad Sophia Hastings, Duke of Soceleagh, Ise.
Oil Murray. the Sari of Kinnoull, Mho Denison, Miss Shed;
dos. Woad Leslie. Cape. Duncan. Ladles Charlotte and Jane St.
Veer, Copula Leigh. Hen. Mr. Gray, Miss and Miss I. Bales
lady sad the Honourable Miss Gray. Honourable Miss Amos
lady IL Primrose, Sir Henry Barney. Earl of ROStiM74III7;
Copula Cakes, Lady Wetherell, Sir Was. B. and Lady
Pressor,
e. Mrs. and Miss Agnes Percy, Marl and Countess et Longford.
Gent and Countess Montero Lady Sutton, Mr. De Bermudas,
Sir J. and Lady Z. Drake, dol. Z. Hay. Lady Caroline Murray
Capes
fancy dress). Lady Namealay, Sir IL sad Lady PM.
Captain Creighton, lionenrable Caper. Earl
Lord Selma. Lady and Mies &Meld, Lard Arnallea Sesodori
sod Lady Mary Besselerk, Mr Hugh Innis, Ladyand Sr Wiliam
Warner. Sir Junes and Lady Mackiosia. Admire' Sir Wiliam and
Mies Habana, Captain Ilesklry;Miss Gbh, re Omer Rider. Mr.
=Vand fanally. Lady Rowley and family, Miss MIME
s§ laisb. Lady C. Somerset. Lady Augusta Nuke, Mrs.
Muds sad funny, General Wasod, Mrs. Stuart, Captain Cow
bell of /bios. Mrs. &skim and family, Mr. and Mrs. Murray. Cep.
tain AWa Illertraes.Capt. Thakp, Lady Z. Me, Lady Ord' sad
Miss Orde, Coped"' Rowley, all Miller. Lady Jane Charted& and
family, Lady Rivers, Lady Colville, Admiral Sir Philip and Lady
Durham, Honourable Mr. Ft:questa, Sir I. Benham. Hosiouralle
R. Rowley. Hon. Dudley MlDonald. Mr. Culling Smith, Lord
(ladies. Ladyllestoo. Miss L Irby, Mrs. Cumin's BOOMS, Lady and
Miss Mostago. Sir Jas. Fingered and daughter.. Miss Fremantle.
Lady and Miss Willoughby, CoL Walter Raleigh Gilbert and Lady.
Lady M.Cunningham, Sir JohnCatheart, Earl of Abayne, Mossiest
de Chanappes, 5k Alexander Mallen, Lodi C. Stewart. Lady G.
*soon, Mr John Norris, Lady A. Vane, Lard Henry Thyme.
Viscount Olenorcbie. Earl and Gooteu of Hrownlow, Lady bloc.
els. Mrs. and Mho Chambers, Sir Ralph Austrudstr, Lady Mar-
garet Saint, Lady C. Buggies, Miss Perle, Lady Sykes. Alias Via,.
hob, Sir SL W. and Lady Wilms. Major Rose. Sir J. Ogilvie. Lard
Gleoworth, Prince de Cbemay, Lord TUliess Prince Kualtasky,
Earl flunky. Captain Ill•Pkerson Grant mid 'Mrs. Grant,
* Mr. and Mrs. PLumsa WARD gave a grand Dinner,
as their Muse la Cavendish-square, oa Saturday.
We cannot understand what Mr. O'ComaaLes ob.
jeer eats be in pursuing the course he details in his Ma-
aife.to to the House of Commons. We believe the
situation of the county Clare to be such as to render his
return by the 101. freeholders, if be chose to solicit
it, as certain as his former election by the 40s. peasants.
In an asconnt lately published of the relative state of
the Catholic and Protestant parishes in Ireland, those
in the county Clare are particularly noted as being
almost exclusively Catholic. and many parishes con-
taining no Protestants at all. The tact is too notorious
to require comment, and we venture to say, that a doubt
of Mr. O'Couwitu.'s success a second time has never sug-
gested itself to his mind. To what end therefore should he
now claim his seat, by arguments, it they be not alto.
gether sophistical. of the most doubtful character in a
legal point of view, and which would be at once re-
jected as unsatisfactory by unlearned persons.—
We had hoped that the advice given him by Mr.
Bast/SHAM and his other friends, before the passing of
the Relief BID, would have dissuaded him from annoy.
dreg the public with the assertions of his competency to
sit under the old law. Would any person of common
anderstanding say that the eapression in the new Bill
—.6 This Act shall only apply to persons scho shag,
after the passing of this Act, he relented," can in.
elude a man who has been, Wore the passing of
that Act, returned to Parliament ? It is impossible
that the friends of the Catholic cause, who have ad.
wooded it as one of civil and religious liberty,
can lend themselves to a pretence which is ridicu-
lousto
the:, t
monly!!
oorcetmi trLiLd udael.,
ae
inno t sonelf
na dpuurg
bli dmo
tracts from the nationality of his cause by the proceed.
tugs he has thought At to adept, contrary to the advice
of many who have been as firm supporters of the Ca-
tholic Claims as thefrenking Member himself.