Star.
London, England, 1817-05-12 00:00:00

TIM PARS.

The gloom wi.ich pervaded the atmosphere awing
a great part of the day did not prevent a very gay
and crowded ats-rnl)7Age in Hyde Park about three
o'clock. 'Pie ptomenAd.., north and stun!), was de-
iiehttul, bat not w:ioliy tree I rom dust.—The fashions
of thi w..fe a Froateis, and, it pssible,
snore in the exiimite (I.an ever I
The inouoti.-rately .arge I.eght,ro bon-ept are now p0me,,,,,i
with rin..:igams botiquet, of v.. lets, and other delkate aJtVerb
TIN dm,. a .tr:ithg contrart to the modest gyipary hat
worn by slew Itcw, nt taste and beauty. Los:re., of British
wit:rammer, top?, ‘o hes /avec ri.e at ticle tor ciresaes. '1 he
Royal ma..ar. sir how takes Ow lead for rpenceie Rots ary
wan is bt,b erg Hs.' laced at the audits. '1 he partsol of green
aUk has superseded the parrle.
In the circle of eqopagcs were ts,te fanny. ing Ladies :
Ductonset.—Mostrow, Leeds, Rea•ifort, Somerset, Bediord,
and Richmond
kilarcidonease.-410nctor. n, Choimondeley, Lansdowne, and
Camden.

„ comiteiss.—.•Mattaabury, Charley!lle, Manvers, Westmeath,
Ad.:Thorough, rnd Darntry.
Ladies—Heathrow, Lovaine, raze', dr.n °rots s'u ,
and A. %Vyildhaais.

T'tl4./7 R LS.

KiNCeS ATRIIO+T ht Opera OTI Saturday night
was as splendid and cnntetuus :is we have seen it
since the tirtt trpresentation of Thr Giorosni. We
east add tiothttig,to wii.st we have already said on the
Irefila of this et:tightlui composititmr—Antoug%t the
d!stinguisited perouas preunt we noticed
The Doilur Ciarenea, INltit and Dulles, of Bedfnrd, Duke
of turf on, 1)..1ie and Duchess ut Parsand, Doke and i)kteNeb.
of Levitt eat Harmer, i>ueltesa of itiv.muu.:; N 4.0 yaw at
tel.Gride, Ant:tetra sad Carn.lett; Marchioness of smlisbury,
An;lesta, 1 Lansdowne; Count and Cnstit?sa St. An.outn,
(Vote% Speller+. etillottO of Vicanwath; 1.0:41 Moat, Scar-
bnroligh, Vc. s, Saatte.Lury, Stowed, Wine:Arca, sillier,.
LauAtr.kite, Loa:Wale, I.yodueb, Surrey, Dentinat, Darr'
lingtun,-Valietort, Yarmouth, Clive, Clifton, Cranbugarne, Ply-
mouth, 1.01/tbef, DUCtit, A lespary, ilr.dgvera;er, o,.ulatun;
Dartmouth., Aboyne, ara kaiak:v*ll:u; Lailtua Gauway,
'brit, Dynevog rearot.ruugh, isarry.staav, be.kect,
Ellenboruite, i)ridgewarr, itin.ly V, elleatty, Gower.
.Pratt, Itruwitk.w, WWI, Hain ken, borttagdatt, Vic..atora•
•la3d, yea, V., sun, MD, u.vrii, Matters:, man-,
rem Poet-90%4M, swi C. Flint ; sir W. ‘A'. Wynne, C. Punt,
E. l'agere F. 11,11,vt. C. b.i.11,61de, C. Grauvidc, U. P. rut-
• nvi, C. Argil:, J. Owen, and il. Sbaw.

_
Ditt,av-LAse.—A new comic ske:cli, said to be
from the yen of Mr. KiNNEY, was on Saturday night
torougln out under the absurdly whimsical liar of
A Hamm oat at IViadows." The drodery of this
piece cousias in bringing the inhabitants of a g, odly
runnier' to the win‘lovs ut it, on a variety of OCCA•
shins. To provoke laughter by such an talk dient
was AIMOit new (odic 6tage, Anil it ougl,t, ht candour

to be admi:tt.4, the Act!i.u.t seems to Tiave been di.•
posed to Ep.ilt no paws to stake the gratification ut
the audience complete. Groups of head) ale repeatediy
exhibited. .A:t tan windows cf the lime are hi:-
vie:My pot in requisition. frum-the first flo!ir to the
.eitier but here, where many a Poet has louod his
scums, that ti the whir ut A HOW LW at If iaelnas,
Arsetts him.; he never Soars above the garret, and
• .aia.lauk in vain for a ilyfizist. The conduct of the
piece is most extraiaBautly whimsical, and. its %hole
business, from Ilia lucre than farcical cl..tracttr which
belongs to it, would iorm an lappruvrt.ite aJdotion u.
Mother Gout. Some very pretty music by
end a consse sang by 114111.XY, called krtli er4:. ak.-
platise. It s44s slightly opposed, but the e,,at,nte
yew completely victorious, and upon the whole, wc
may s.sy it excited sufficient m:rth to give it a tail
!trance of becoming a ittOti4CIAK U.indo w Tax.

LADY FLVDTER':.' BALL.—Ot‘e of the most agree-
able asstmisties for the season was the p..rty held At
her Ladyship's house, in Great Cumberland place,
on Friday evening. TLe mAnsic:n was fitud up with
peculiar taste. DA commet:ccd at efevcii o'clock,
and concluded at lour in the moritiog. The tables
were abundantly supplied with evtry de:ic 4cy.
THE MAttCitiohEss op 11 CONcEftr.—Fti-
day evening Manchester-square WAS enlivened by [Le
opening of Hertford liot.se, for the second time this
season, with a C..ncert of vocal and i!..,!-ualsotal.
music. On this occasion the same splendmir war 05.,.
served as on former occasi,ms diAinguis!ied r,ftsh.
na4uNion. The five towns on the itround.fl n.r were
illuminated t and the anti room fitted up As A Tor-.
k7sh tent, and tkeorated with flowering sl,tubs. The
company began to assemble at .h.tlf,past ten.
Concert commenced at eleven o'clock, led o f with a
hinfonia from HAYDN. A terzetto from Geri fan
7'B,N, by plozAktr, w.ts ably given by Messrs. btotaz,
Ablunoutru, and NALDI.. The latter was succeeded
by a Duetto, Madame PASTA and Sig. AlUnitoGZ rri ;
nod followed by an Aria, Mad. Fouost, from Ituraini.
A Solo, on the Horn, executed by Mons. PL'7.ZI, was
much adinirtd ; also the grand tiio by blad.j
FODOR, Mad. CSllPetiltst, and tlr. Ilkoitez. An
Aria, with the Horn Obligato, Zqz.nor.VeticcutKo,
Ltd iti due meed ci praile. The music ceased tit one
o'clock. Refreshments were set out in a style of tie-
piece sonsparatively superior to all former precedent,
in compliment to the Duke of CV Ect.tottretra, who was I
present..—Among the leaders of the toi were the
following :
The Prince Reim,.
Their Royal knylinesses the Dukes of Clarence and Moueester.
Their F.stellencies the French and Dutch Ambassadors.
Duchesses—Web:llol.d, Leeds.
Adarqrlsses—Winchetter, Headfort, I.a Tour du Phi.
Elarchlonesses—D'Osmond, Salisbury, Winchester, Clnahnon.
• deley,Stalord.
Dowager of Lansdowne.
Earls--Weninorland, Westmeath, Rockall's'', Beetle*, De-
• lawatte, Stab', Merborough,
Coutionses—CharlecWe, Powis, Meahorough, McngJen, De-
lawarre, Westmeath.
Lords—R. Seymour, Prudhoe, Grantham, Cocaine, Dungan-
non, Carleton, Say arid Sole
Counts—lie Caraman, l'almelli, dc
Ladiet—ii. Nugent, Cawlervgls, Orancitani, J. Craddock. 140-
Arsine, burp( akat,l7. 1.0w.1.tr, A. V/ olbam WilLann Wpine,
Lake, N. Var.delet.r, Lemon Gower, Heatheote, 1.
I.4'.oPozr bavdzet kian'i'cico, C. Cuoisausitleley, Eilenba.uusb,
yrethitt.) tines, F. Usnott.e, hay end 1-',oe.
• SW—W. Krppel, lt. Mountie:4d, J. Craddock, I. Jones, W.
W•innc.
Colonels-.-Liptcn, Tharntea,layanoar.
• bishop of Exeter.
Baronets Lockner. .
Messrs --Pattenon, Allen, .Lloyd, Seymour, 11. Seymour,
• Percy. batleutet.*:Watann, barthro. Yystlide, M. Haugh on I
Eardiety, Homard, Leach, IL Montagne, Stanhope, Lee).
abbaresas—Paterson, Atka, Arbuthnot, Pelham, Nana*,
' Stelint, Fitzroy, Otanbopes .
Maake—Catun, Cornewall,,Twisleton, Tysdale, Arbutbni%
Law, /ow, sea/dive.'