The Statesman.
London, England, 1811-04-17 00:00:00

LORI► MAYOR'S BALL.

'I'URTIIgR PARTItiiILARS, •
...The-great* part of *tile company which attended
the Easter Ball at the Mansion House was deprived
of the.pleasure of dancing by want of rooms. The
staircases, and evert avenue tO•tliesccneof festia
sity was crowded, sto much so that the pressure in 1
many places almost producettsuftleatfon. Ladies '
fainted, while ethers screamed; and, during the con-
fusion; a variety of brilliant ornaments escaped from
the fair wearers. one Lady.loit a diamopd of consider.
able value from her head, atol'sooo after.she posted
a hand-bill on the Ohm's of the Egyptian Hall, .re
questing the person who might pick it op tb deliver
the same to one of the Lord Mayor's footmen. It
,did iiirc''a ppear that the.tady tecovered her proper,
ty dun% the night. . Seveial Gentlemen mefultn.
nntelY hissed their snuff-boxes, and chapeaux Were
traOstertett as quiOstly as Stock on.. Change. -As
every parson passed a la Cloten for, a Gentleman.;
itusight \be deemed indecorlotlV to aupposa• there
were-, ng.. them any light.fltigered characters ;
yet the lac; is, that several citizens and their
wives W aried'hume minus a variety of valuables.
ist.:,
.The noissocf cuurpany was compounded' of strange
iogredietils. Thu plebeian, the patrician, the
Awkward' aud.genteel, were turned together, as
'the Dutch .make' tnarbles in a* ,barrel, and the
-iniperity..,o.etsch wet ?Oiled dais to *senile grin,
or smile, by unavoklable'contaCt. Thaselect visit.
ants resolved 'themselves into' card parties in the
rooms leadiriS front tire Bali to, the 'gallery of the
Egyptian Hall. Among them the spectatorsobservect.
a famous disciple-Of Cr.ilen•nieditating:owbotniiiivith
a City Auctioneer.—:a City Lawyer playing at rift
with fi Lady— and Miss ;—:•,, of T.lirraiineedle.street,
exclaiming—" Lew, Mamma, sister Tibity's loo!d!'t
Amidst the buzz of the cards and eouversation•par
ties,. those who preferred a protae.nUde tnreed, So
admire the elegance ,if the fit rnittt re and o mammals.
The window curtains were of rich' ellkii, hung 10.
the French sOlit with fringe and draperies sus!,
ponied in lastefal ' order. The LOrd Mayor hard
directed a cornice Ara be put up Irvin:. the drapery,
'which produced 'a /grand effect. It consisted of the
civic sword,', mace, lictors, rods, anti other *insignia
of civil government, richly gilt, avid :the wht;le
produced a magnificent effect; hut the saint roini.,
rent object of adedration was a large intlection of
Chuiceshrubs, beautiful and fragrant,. *Willi.'
freshed, by a tweet perfume, the grutrpstviltich.oc.
casioually left the votaries. of Terpsichore.. Un-
fortunately a few accidents happewed• within Abe
mansion by the pressure 'before. mentioned; and a
few characters, of doubtful honesty, were•taken
into custody by the Police outeitle.the walls: -they
were, of course, ;units-dued to remain till . the late
time of banqueting cats be again-converted to a tri-
:banal of loathe. , . ,
aski--peierramaxamearma
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At Wigtun Fair; on Friday seinnight) lean cattle,
io"ld at reduced prices, ind,:fut cattle eapirienced a
very dull sale. .

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At Nlorpetb market, on Wednesday last, Beef
sold from 71. to Ss. Motion..7a. ed. to es. ed. per
stone, sinking oda'. Wheat sold from 68e. to 76b.
I per quarter. Rye 445. Oats 201. to 4.85.. *4.

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