Star.
London, England, 1817-05-22 00:00:00

LADY CLAYTON'S BALL.

The Lady of Sir WILLIAII CLAYTON. Bart. gave
an elegant Quadrille Ball, on Tuesday evening, at
1-cr ?loose, in Gloucester-place. The interior was
fitted up in a notruelle and beautiful style. A tempo-
rary room was erected in the garden, parallel with
the Cri.tAlit 4 the grand staircase; this apartment
was fitted up as a Turkish tent. The two draa ing-
moms were brilliantly illuminated, and appropriated
for the dancing, which commenced at eleven o'clock,
and was kept up till neatly five in the morning. A
supper was provided, consisting of a cold collation,
which the company partook of standing. Many 4 the
leading fashiow.bles were present, and among them-
-1 he Marchione-s of lltickingham and the Ladies, Mareh:ooess
of Thomond, General and Mrs. Fitzroy, Countess of Carillon
aril the Ladies Ilrudeneil, Coutiless of rauconberg and i'Vliss
Cheat. r, lady ltomon and Miss Irby, lady kilenhorough and
Miss Las, Cu.o teis of Dynevor, Lady Keith and Miss tilphiu-
I'oneMtrcrr, Lady Harriet Neville, General S r Grow Walker,
Gen. Gouge Cooke, Esti of Winetitsea and Miss Fitzgerald,
Mrs. anal Alin litouvetie, Countess of Westmeath, Countess of
Begs', Miss Kinn:M.l, Mrs. Potisatiby, and Mrs. Neville.

Yesterday the Duke of y(IRX trariacted military
business with the PIUNCE REGNNT at Carltonlit:use.
The Duke of C..ARENCE came to town yesterday,
paid his respects to t!:e Pargci. REGENT, and in the
evening ht,noured ALNIACK'S ROOMS with his presence.
The Duke and Duchess of 6311111tLAND, the
Prince ref Sows, and the Princess AUGUSTA ut 6oLsts,
arrived in town yesterday from Kew.

Yesterday the Duke of CUMBERLAND dined with
Lid FoRTESCUE, at his house in Grosvenor-square,
and the other noble Dizectils of the Concert id ♦n-
t'ent Music. The Royal Duke afterwards returned
to his residence in St. James's Palace, and accom-
panied his Royal Duchess to the Concert of An.ient
Music, with also the Prince of SoLsta and the Pt in-
cess AUGUSTA of SoL►ts.
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The Countess of WARWICK, the Countess PEncv
and her Sister, Lady HAMItIOT WILLIANIY WYNNE,
were the distinguished Brides who had the honour of
being piesented to her MAJESTY at CarltomHouse on
Moiniay last. Their attire on this occasion Was
most sumptuous, particularly that of the Countess of
Watitwicr., who excited :nue) interest, and whose]
splendid jewels were. only equalled by those of Vis-
COUMESS CASTLEREAGH, who displayed the most un-
•rivalled taste and magnificence.
The Duke of GORDON, according to the last ac-
COUUIS, was in so dangerous a ore that very little
hopes of his recovery were entertained.
LADY HARRIET ONSLW AND MR. PENNTIIC in-
genious possessor of Stoke Park, near Eaton, which
he has enriched with such taste, was lately mach An-
noyed at a dance, where lie asked her Ladyship's
hand as a partner. Lady Hamner, perhaps, conceiv-
ing him to be not the first of dancers, it is said, re-
fused the honour of his hand, but was unthinking
enobgh to stance afterwards with another Gentleman.
This Mr. PENN named to Lord Orasnow, who, seeing
him vety seriously offended with his daughter's con-
duct, sent him the next morning the following expia-
tory lines: TO MR. Et:'
My daughter, I fear appeared cruel last night,
/steams: you don't Line quite so wca as you write,
Vert: the lashion but aid talks clamed Ufl bead,
Iltere'v very Ivor partnu she'd chnu in your stead;
For exit firl of dlsecrnuient this *matins' nt
You'll gain more by your bead than you'll lose by your lt.ele !
A trirtid, on seeing the above lin.); ouhjoincei the
following couple:
Your case, little Ortshow, la very well put,
but a mighty good rea box uu need to he we

IttenAttuatiN,Gourn.oca, and Co. respectfully ac-
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