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Duke. A stag-hunt commenced the festivities of 

 that memorable day. About three hundred gentle- 

 men sat down to dinner at the Tennis Court, presided 

 over by Lord George Lennox (his Grace's brother), 

 the noble Duke at the same time presiding over an 

 illustrious party at the " House." In the evening a 

 Ball and Supper took place, attended by about seven 

 hundred guests, who were entertained with extra- 

 ordinary magnificence. The park was illuminated. 

 Near the house a profusion of variegated lamps were 

 tastefully arranged, and in the conservatory there 

 were many others, but unfortunately some of the 

 decorations here ignited, which for a short time 

 caused alarm. Assistance being close at hand, the 

 impending danger was soon overcome. A huge bon- 

 fire was lighted upon St. Roche's Hill, about a mile 

 and a half to the north of the house, which from its 

 elevation shed its brilliancy for miles around. 



On the Friday following, the Duke entertained his 

 tenantry and their friends at dinner, when about two 

 hundred sat down in the new ball-room. A liberal 

 donation was given to every individual employed 

 upon the estate, and the children from the Boxgrove 

 Schools and Westhampnett Union, numbering about 

 seven hundred, were regaled in the park on the 

 Saturday. I well remember every festivity connected 

 with this memorable event, having been with my 

 father and the rest of his family present at them all. 



