Star.
London, England, 1821-07-28 00:00:00

THE KINCTS BANQUET.

Foreign Princes anti o::•ers.
Thursday evening his
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a giveng
principally,e to
party,
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of di,tincrin, sent here tut special missions Ivoirr the
different Sovereigns and Governments to b.: pre,e3t
at the I:ttto's Coronation.
To meet them all the Foreign Ambassadors and Ilinistm
were invited, es were their Royal Highnesses the Hakes ar
York, Clarence, and Cambridze ; the Marquis of Lon lo;tderre
as Stcretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Dult2 ~f
Wigton, as being personally known to many of the di,-i!qtishtit
Foreigners from his long residence abroad. The Duke of go&
trose was in attendance on the King.

The State Rooms were opeiled on the occasion, is
which the Royal Banquet was supplied. The Pates
and other attendants appeared in their state uniforms;
the livery servants in their state liveries.
The Royal and distinguished party broke up a
little before eleven o'clock, when his NlA,Trinv and
his distinguished guests proceeded to henonr Prince
ESTERIIAZY with their company at his splendid party.

THE PRINCESS ENTIVIUAZI'S BALL
A_ND SUPPER.

Princess ESTERHAZY gave one of the most elet,,ant
Balls of the season, on Thursday evening, at Cirri-n(1os
llouse, Cavendish-square. The magnificent suite of
drawing-rooms were most brilliantly illoininated;
the principal one was fitted up with unfritn: taste for
dancing: the whole of them were decorated whir
shrubs and the choicest flowers. His MAJESTY having
' signified his intention of honouring her serme 11;6_
ness with his company, arrived abr,ut a quarter pair
eleven o'clock in his private carriage, accompanA
by Sir BENJAMIN BLOOM FIELD, and was received !;,y
her Serene Highness en alighting from his collage,
who conducted him to the Ball-mom, where he was
most rapturously received. Dancing immediately
commenced. The Supper, %Nl:ids consisted of every
delicacy in season, was announced about half-past one.
His MAJESTY took his leave at half-paq two. We
are gratified to state that he looked extremely wed,
and was in high spir its. There t: ere nearly 40) per.
sons present ; to enumerate them would be to nrale
all the leadi Personages in town :of dse 110yri
Family—his R:iyal Highness the Dake of Voisk,il:
Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duke ot CAR.
BRIDGE, her Royal Highness the Princess AtrotrA,
and her Royal Highness Princess SornlA 14 (icor.
CESTER.—A severe injury was sustained by a fle
horse belonging to one of the Officers commandi:T
the escort. The Officers had joined the promenade
in the Drawing-room, during Isis MAJESTYS stay,
and some of the privates were intrusted e ith thea
hor:es the while, when, by some means or other, the
flank of one of them was so dreadfully torn by the
pole of a carriage, that it was supposed it would be
necessary to shoot the poor animal.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTOA'S BANQUET

TO

Yesterday, the Duke of WELLINGTON gave a grand
dinner at Apsley-llouse. The preparations on the
occasion were of the most magnificent description:
twelve Pages were dressed in unifbru s richly em-
broidered with gold lace, and the servants were all
in their state liveries.
His MAJESTY honoured the company with his pre-
sence, and arrived in state a little alter seven tided,
as did also their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Te RE,
CLARENCE, CANIRRIDGE, and GLOUCESTER.
The follow ing Ambassadors went in state:
Prince Paul Esterhazy, l'rince Nicholas Esterhazy, Dute
de Grammont, Prince Partana, Duke de Frias, C n t
berg, Count Munster, Prince Cariati, Prii.ce Priam
de Hatzfeldt, Prince Cimitile, Count Ludoif, Baron Pagel,
Baron Stierneld, Baron Just, L'aron Nlaltzahn, Chevalier d'Onir,
Count Mundelsloh, M. de Souza, Baron Seguier, Prince Lash
de Wittgenstein, Sze.
There were also present—
The Dukes of Montrose, Rutland, Beaufort, Marquis Si
Anglesey, Marquis of Londonderry, Marquis of Writes's!,
Marquis Cholmondeley, Earl Bathurst, Earl of Ilarrowby, Eut
of Westmorland, Earl of iihaitesbuty, Lord Melville, &L..
The new dining-rocen fronting the Park IA .55 ale'
propriated for the banquet. Upwards of forty covers
were laid. The superb service of plate which was
presented to his Grace by the King of Portugal was
used on the occasion, as were also the beatitifel see
vices of porcelain, presented to Iris Grace by the Eire
percr of Germany and King of France. The plateau,
or centre-piece, represents the unanimity of the three
victorious nations by three fasces, on each side of
which are the arms of one of the respective nations;
around the fasces, ;le four quarters of the globe, al-
legorically described: Europe, with a horse; Asia,
a camel ; Africa, a scorpion ; America, an alligator;
which are making offerings to the victorious nations
' of garlands of floss ers of most excellent workmanship,
surmounted by the globe, with a mist correctly dame
cal figure of Victory waving her wings over the Pe-
ninsnla, and holding in her right hand an olive and
palm branch, indicative of peace and triumph; and
in the left, three Crowns of laurel ; the whole is sup
ported by eight splrynxes, denoting the number d
years which the victorious Duke spent in the Penis
sula. The next piece is the crest of Portugal, a grif-
fin, with the thunder of Jupiter under his feet, de
noting the irresistible prowess of the Pot tugucse
tion. What next presents itself is a grand ci 'Junin, et
which is a beautiful figure, representing one of the
daughters of Tagus carrying trophies to adorn the
triumphal centre, from their being composed of pale
branches. Next is seen a grand column, on which
are sculptured some of his Graces battles. The end
piece is an Egyptian figure, which, horn its ttability,
indicates the general repose of nations. Tr.ere are
tablets of the whole of his Grace's battles, in regular
succession, on the plateau. The ground-work of the
plateau is composed of silver, burnished ; a lieautrfrl
design. It is illuminated by 106 wax candles, of
the whole producing a most brilliant exlect. There
are also fifteen dozen of plates, knives, forks, Tao%
weight about 100,00 U ounces, seventy covered dishes
thirty without covers, and eight soup-tut eens ; length
of the plateau upwards of thirty feet, breadth duo
feet and a half.