Mercy’s Anzeiger 13/6/1854 announced that the Civil Sharpshooters Corps had arranged today on the Schützeninsel [Střelecký ostrov / Shooters Island] a Festival Banquet [Festessen], that would be combined with a Ball. No further details were given by the source. Mercy’s Anzeiger 14/6/1854 reported that the event would take place instead on Sunday [18/6/1854]. This was confirmed by a brief and unsigned account of the event published by Mercy’s Anzeiger 20/6/1854. The source noted that the occasion was very lively. Heartfelt and spirited toasts were proposed to ‘Their Royal Apostolic Majesties the Emperor Franz Joseph and the Empress Elizabeth, to His Majesty the Emperor Ferdinand, to His Excellency the Governor of Bohemia von Wecserý, to army commandant Count Clam-Gallas and to other high ranking civil and military authorities.’ The evening ball was described as ‘very splendid’. No details were given of the musical content of the occasion. This most likely included the participation of the ensemble of the Sharpshooters Corps.