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NHG-P.768.056
16 Dec 1768:41 (636)
London, Sept. 24. Last Friday a most grand entertainment
was given by the City of London at the Mansion-House, to his
Danish Majesty.
Tuesday her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia was at the
Earl of Grantham's House at Whitehall attended by her Maids
of Honor, to see the grand procession on the river.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor very earnestly and nobly
entreated to have the honor of entertaining his Danish
Majesty at the Mansion-House at his own expence, but the
Court of Common-Council (though they applauded his
Lordship's nobleness of spirit) would by no means admit it.
The preparations made in the Egyptian-Hall at the
Mansion-House for entertaining his Danish Majesty, are
esteemed the grandest ever known, particularly those over
his Majesty's seat, the devices and decorations are grand
and noble beyond description; and the illuminations
extremely brilliant, there being at least 2000 lights
arranged in beautiful order, besides chandeliers, &c. The
disposition of the lights, the arrangement of the tables,
and the erection of the temporary orchestra, and the whole
of the ornamenting of the Egyptian-Hall, on account of the
City entertainment to the King of Denmark, was left to the
care of Mr. George Dance, Clerk of the City Works; who
executed his task with so much uncommon elegance and beauty,
as reflects the highest honor on that young gentleman's
great taste.
We can assure the public, that the King of Denmark's stay
in France, will be of short duration, as it is certain he
will return to this Kingdom in January next, which will
prove of vast advantage as well to our manufactories as to
the vendors of their produce.
We hear the King of Denmark proposes giving two
entertainments at his sole expence before he leaves this
Kingdom; the one to the public, a grand Masquerade Ball, on
Monday the 10th of October, at the Opera House; and the
other to the nobility, a sumptuous ball and cold collation,
on Thursday the 13th of the same month, at Mrs. Corneleys in
Soho-Square.
We hear the expence of the Mask-Ball and Supper, which his
Danish Majesty is to give at the Opera-House, will amount to
3000 guineas.
We also hear Mr. Knuff, confectioner, in the Hay-Market,
is to have the entertainment. His Danish Majesty has
signified his pleasure in not leaving England as soon as he
intended.
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A lady present at the grand ball on Monday night last, was
dressed in a silk, the manufacture of Spitalfields, which
cost 35 guineas per yard.
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