Star.
London, England, 1817-05-15 00:00:00

LADY LOWS 4 lIABI'LI'S BALL.

On Tuesday ettaing, in Chiford.street, the abovet
Lady gave an elegant quadrille ball, to a circle ex-
cercimg '2OO labhionables. The interior of the man-
sion was brilliantly illutninated. The dancing com-
coasted at eleven o'clock, led oT- by tite Marquis of
EXEUR and the ocentplislied Miss HARVEY. At
half-past one the supper was announced, and was ar-
ranged with moth cast* in the lower rooms ; covers
were Lid in the pinelpal room for 50 pees ms : and
the table win twice replenished- Dancing was at-
terwards resumed, and kept up with proper spirit till
hall past lour o'clock, when the company departed.
There were present—
His Royal Highness thelhike or Clarence and tha Misses
Fits Clatence, Nlarqufief Atigksey and tne Ladies Page:, Lord
Charles Fitzroy, Viscount DUngannon, Duke of Grafton and the
Ladies Harpy, Sir Hasty Dashwood, Sir John and Lady Shel-
ley, Marchioness ut*Worcester Sur uuy and Lady Campbell,
Cutoff. I and Niro.. itattilove, Zara Beaumont awl Mrs. kluthin,
Sir Will•ana Can, Lord St. Helens, Earl of Cipriani!, lady
Ntuart Wortley, Mr. and Mrs Long N'ellysii, Lady Anne
Wilbraham, Ca rain Wilbraham • Lady ray and Sete Lady
Cattigall, Lady and Miss Rowk;, Countess Powis, ass U.
phinstetia Mercer., Mr.. Fitzhugh, Lady and Miss Fludyer,
Mrs. • Seymour, Sir Watkin WUliam Wytita and Lady, Miss
both la, anti Miss .1 *idttou..

Mrs. MANcTIELD gave an elegant ball and supper
on TriesdAs evening, at her house in Wimpoie-strver.
Mrs. Wis. CANAC gave a grand route yesterday
evening, at her retidence ip klanifield.street, which
was very fashionably attended.
• Mrs. FOCI' HATTON'S assembly, last night, in
Portland-04er, was very fashionably attended.
The Duke Jt Wecurerrom dined with Mr. An•
lUTHNOT on SAturday, at his house in Downing-street,
where the Eail of lavearom., the Earl. BATHURST,
and several other of the Cabinet Ministers were of
the parry, amounting to twelve.
Yesteiday the Duce of CUMIIIRLAND dined with
the Archbishop of YORK and the Noble Directors a
Ancient Missie.
Datumslow Case.—Yesterdlay a wretched woman
was charged, at Marlborough-street, with stealing
ten pounds of bacon, from the shop door of Mr.
• Watsb, Grosvenor Market. The prosecutor saidtthe
prisoner was seen to take the bacon froin tire shop, by
a young woman, who instantly. gave the alarm, and
the prisoner was taken with it in her possession. She
declared, she had a husband out of work, and five
children at home, who had not tasted food for three
days ; wes allowed her rent from the workhouse, and
said that she came out for the purpose of stealing
something to keep them from starving I -Prosecutor
made enquities to ascertain this fact, and learned that
it was only a Mere oatline of *kat they really did
suffer. He saw a strong tad apparently healthy
than pining alvay in a corner, with barely enough of
necessaries to prolong his misery ; under such circum-
stances, he had no idea of prosecuting, and he gave
her the bacon with. all his heart t site poor woman
*as of coqrse immediately discharged.
Tart New Coinana.-4t has been ascertained that
counterfeit half-crowaik of the new coinage are in
eirculation,tut not those of the last impression. A
man of the name of Charks Phillip was detected in
uttering fOur of them on Monday, at the Rising Sdn.
public home, itt Charles-street, Lnng•acre. On, Nei-
day he was examined before Mr. Broom at• she
Public Other, low-street, and was committed for
further eitsmirration.
CAOTION TO STAGE-COACH PASSENGEREo-”A Te-
spectibte female applied yesterday to the Sitting
Alderman, at Guildhall, for a -summons to be ser-

red upon one of the proprietors of the Bath coach,
runoing to Gerard's.halle Basing-lane, for the deli.
• very of her trunk, containing considerable property.
The 'complainant said, she had been an outside pas-
senger by the coach to town, and on the way was so-
licited to exchange places for a short distance with
one 'if tire inside passengers. She did so;' but, upon
htr arrival in town, advantage was taken of her civi-
lity, and ifiside fate was demandid by the proprietor:
Sne reiused so extraordinary a demand,-.upon• the
_ground of having exchanged places with an
dual who had paid for the inside seat which she oc-
casionally occupied. Her trunk•was'detained.—The
officer %Om served the summons informed the Magi-
strate that the stagecoach proprietor said he was a
.Common Councilman, and knew the law well enough
to disregard the summons, as the Magistrate could
not
,take zognizance of the .matter.—Sir Caftatcs
Vldviin. regretted. that the contempt shewn by die
itage7cuach.proprietor was fortified. He could not
remedy the grievance, which appeared very great
one hut be advised.;he complainant.to tidre Wisner
•
Mate legal advice upon the subject.