Star.
London, England, 1829-01-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CLAREKCE'S GRAND
ENTERTAINMENT AT BUSHY.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE gave a grand
entertainment on Nl' nday evening. at their residencein
Bushy Park, to the yr wig Queen ((PORTUGAL. Moss
of the neighbouring Nobility and Gent y. some of v
Foreign Ambassadors and Nliiaver,. the Cabinet Minis.
mess, and a nturierous patty rf the Nobility and Gentry,
with the juvenile branches r f their respective families.
Were invited to the entertainment. P.eparations for the
party had been made at Birshy•house for some days pro.
vious ; the saloon ha I been fined up as a ball-room, and
had been tastefully chalked by Mi.GtovEn, of London.
In the ceutre ware the Royal Arms r f England ; at one
end of the apartment was the Order of the Grim?, and
~t the other the initials G. R A temporary orchestra
was elected in the apartment for the quadrille band; a
massive chandelier was hung in the centre of the roost.
The steps at which the company alighted leading to
the ball were inclosed. A, the visitors were expected to
be very numerous, Messrs. Townsend and Sayer were in
attendance, to give directions for the regulat.on of t .e
call iages. •
The company began to arrive at six o'clock. The
temporary entrap ce at which they sat down was bra.
li int'y illtiminwed with variegated lamps, and had its
from ornamented with two anchors, one on each side,
with cables attached, and a large star in the middle;
the pillars at the extremiti s me.e hung their .entire
height with variega ed lamps. O. the sides of t'te
..prance were Ins mid four Gothic arches of douhle
rows of lamps. The end of the entrance ar'joining the
was hum: with lamps in different devices.
I i o.e middle of the Irma of the mansion was a
large star, with a Crown. with Q. It. IV. &c.
In the grand hall mere statism d the band of the
Grenadier Guards in frill regimen.als, led b, their mas-
ter, BLANEY. The livery servants of the Duke and
flAusehold lined the sides of ti e hall, and
sniravisced the names cf the company as they arrived,
which were telegra[heJ by the Pages into she drawn
to m. The company, after pacing through the grand
hall, riveted the Duchess's drawing room, and from
thence were issued through some boudoirs to the south
drawing room, where theywee rzceiveJ by the Royal
host and hmtes,.

The young Qaeen of Por ttgal arr,ived at seven
it. lock with tier suite, in two car ria,.es and four. Her
Majesty was attended by the M irquis de Barbacena, the
Cipantess Itagipe, the Chevalier Saldailha. and Di.
Pereira. The Qin.en was receis est on alighting from her
earring? by the Duke and Duchess ot '2lattnce, who
conducted her Majesty to the ball rr•om. The band
ill vie Grenidier Guards ph led their regini. oral
march (that in Ncipio c..mpo ed by liardel) on let
AI jest) 'a arrival. ihe Duke and D..ch, ss loci rduced
he a.seurbled party to the young Queen. The qua-
drille band, ok nine pertotmers. led by M. K-nt, cern-
ine,,ced playing directly after her Majesty's arrival.—
is 4.1 quail, ides were arranged by Mt. Henry Kendon,
Dancing Master to Coe Q seen, whir oßieia ed as master
ol the ceremonies to the juvenile•. Her Majesty danced
irsi the sons ol the Foreign Ambatssdors, in the order
in which they rank at this Court, having for her partner
in the first :et, Prince George Lieven, (son of the Rus-
sian Ambassador); the Queen danced in the nest set
with the son of Prince Polignac, the French Autism-.
•ador ; and in the following with Count (Merge, the
eldest son of the Marquis de Palmella.
The company continued setting down till half-past seven o'clock :
sonic of the miters brought as many as seven children. The band
of the Grenadier Guard. played a number of pieces from the
works of Handel, Weber, Itessini, Paccini, ice. the celebrated
march composed for lionaparte's Coronation, and other marches
in a very superior style.
Quadrilles were danced during the evening, till just previous to
tin company proceeding to supper, when a country dance was
called for (the Brazilian, mu named by Mr. Kendon, in honour of
the Queen), which was led WI by the young Queen and Master
Arthur Wood, son of Colonel Wood. The young Queen ap-
pealed to enjoy the change, and danced remarkably well. At the
conclusion of this dance, it. being ten o'clock, the Duke of Cla-
rehce conducted her Majesty out. of the ball.roont to the apart-
' mums on the first fluor, in one of which a hot supper was served;
the Marquis de llarbacena conducted the Duchess of Clarence,
and was followed by the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, and
their Ladies. After the departure of her Majesty from the ball-
room, waltzing was introduced for a short time ; quadrilles were
afterwards resumed; till half-past ten o'clock, when dancing ceased,
and the company were ushered into the old dining-room, where a
very elegant supper was laid out for them. The Grenadier band
played some charming pieces during the supper.
ihe young Qu -en ut Portugal and her suite retired at eleven
o'clock ; her Majesty was conducted to her carriage by the Duke
of Clarence.

Dancing wassresumed after supper, and was kept up foe some
'init.—The company bad all left by one o'clock.
But few of the Cabinet Ministers were present, the greater part
*I them having gone to dine with the Lord Mayor, at the Man-
ahan Louse.

Among those present w re—Prince Lieven, the Russian Am-
bassador, Princess Lieven, Prince George Lieeen ; Prince Pang-
nae, the French Ambassador, one son, one daughter; Princess
Esterbasy (lady of die Austrian Asibissadoe), Princess Rosa and
Princess Mary Esterhazy ; li,rou liulow, the Prussian Minister,
Baron's, Below, two daughters; Count Bijornstjerna, the Swedish
Minister, Countess Biornstjertia. two sons; Viscount Itabayana,
I the Brazilian Minister, and the Secretary to the Embassy ; Mar-
quis and Alarchiumss de Paimelia, three sons. tour daughters,
Secretary to the Embassy ; Count and Countess Munster, one
son, four daughters; the Marquis de Rezeinly ; the Lord Chan-
cellor, l.ady Lyndhurst. one daughter ; the Marchioness of West-
meath ; Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, two sons; Earl Crewing ;
Lord and Lady C. Somerset; Lord Henry Fitzgerald; Lord
A. Lennox; Lady, and Miss, and Moats. Beresford ; Lady
Farquhar, one son, two daughters; Lady M. Kennedy; Sir
W. and Lady Fremantle, two eons, and Miss Haney; Sir
D. and Lady Hill, one son, one daughter; Sir G. and Lady
Moore ; Sir J. Lady, and six Miss Geres ; Sir E. and Lady
Codrlngton, two sons, and there daughters; Sir W. and Ludy
Jollifle; Admiral Sir J. Lady. and three Misses Whit abed; Sir
11. and Lady Hutham, one suit; Sir It. and Lady Gardiner' two
1111111, one daughter; Sir C. Sullivan, one son; Colonrl and Lady
Caroline Woud. four sons, two daughters; Maks, Lady G. and
Tits de Roos; Colonel and: Lady A. Peel, one son: Captain and
Lady de Clifford, three sons, one daughter; Sir Watlrt n Waller;
Mr. Secretary and Mrs. Peel, one son; Colonel Wheatley;
Colonel Forester, three suns, one daughter; Colonel and Mrs.
Fit eel:artier, three daughters ; Colonel Fox ; Colonel F. Russell ;
Captain Walker, two suns; Captain Ilentitick ; Mr. and Ilutiour.
able Mrs. Hope, three sans; Mr.. Sheridan, two suns, tour
daughters, one nephew; Mr. Broughton; Mr. Mrs. mot Miss
Cochrane; Niles %Villiams ; two Misses Hawkins, two Masters
Hawkins; Mr. and Mrs. Derby, one daughter; Mr. and Mrs.
and Miss Vesey ; Mr. Maley Dawson, three sons, two daughters;
Mr. and Mrs. Merewethem.one• son, one daughter; Mr. and Mrs.
Pannier, one son, one dasigitter ; Mr. and Mts. Campbell, two
sons, four daughters; Mr. sod Mrs. Vials, two daughters; Mr.
Everett, two sons two daughters ; Mr. H. Seymour, two sons,
two nieces; Mr. sons,
Mrs. Bailey, one son ; Mr. and dr,. Clayton,
two daughters; Alb and Mrs. Wheatley, two sons, two daughter.;
Mr. and Mrs. Hale, one son ; Mr. and Mrs. Archer, eae fah one
daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, tws daughters; Mr. Cadogau ;
Mrs. G. Seymourrewo sons three daughters; Miss Eden ; Mr. L.
Peel; Master Broadhurst; Mrs. Pricket ; two Mimes Striddel ;
Miss Blake; Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael, one son, fent daughters ;
Mrs. andiwo Mime Shepherd; Mr. and Ms. Gordon Forbes.
one son. three daughters-. Mr. Wellediryg-lifilses Adelaide and
Augusta-MacWrite. Mr. Bowater. ••••• / • •
The LottotwawcaLwa, Viscount M ILIII ',Ls, Mr.
&emir, Pane, and the CHAIM/WM 00the EXeltalaaita, visited the
Ilhnie of Witive.fivon yesterday, at the Treasury. •
Th lisgaglAmbessadur Mid an interview with the
Litt yesterday, at the 011(co of the Secretary of State
.(r: pp Vsis
ika. The Noble Earl had afterwards a conference
eof WeLuion.. ' •
'net Council was expected to have been held
yesterday at the Foreign tare;, the weans was, howswer, post.
potted.