Star. — London, England, 1831-09-09 00:00:00

TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE. AT 3 MEETING of the COUNCIL of the BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNION, held at GLOBE TAVERN, in TRAIPLZSTRERT, this 13:141 day of August. 1831, THOMAS ATTWOOD, Esq. in the Chair; °°..".. IT WAS ITSOLVID UNANIMOUSLY, That we viewlwith: regret the existence of laws which r ke a barrier agnirat the progress of knowledge, by means nF the Tax or Stamp levied upon the Teets and cheap Per'odical Publications, through which knowledge is circu lated. That we deem much laws injurious. because they check lie improvement of the mind, and because they shelter eor. n• and tyrannical Governments from expostne, among the tra ea of the people who are most exposed to suffer under the effect% of tyranny and corruptinn. Thvt we cannot reflect upon the recent Government pro krefflions against different political writers, without deeply )(vetting them. That among the victims of those prosecutions we consider that Mr. Carpenter, the author of the " Political Letters," who is row in prison for the non-payment of an etorbitant fine, is particularly entitled to public sympathy and pro tection. That by labouring to obtain his release, we shall COTItTi. Bute to the progress of the public cause ; and that, therefore, _ _ we give our cordial scription which hi now in !woven in Birmingham, with the view of assisting in that object. and support to the sub. THOMAS ATTWOOD, Chairman. By order of the Council, ' BRNJAM I N HADLEY, Seaetary. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LISBON PAPERS—THIS DAY. T.TSBON.—OFFICIAL HEAD•QVAITILIII, PALACZ 07 savittrz. Ave. 22, 1851. The King. our Sovereip, u Commander-in-Chief of the army. orders me to declare, that a part of the 2d Regiment of infantry of Lisbon having hustled astray, and mutinied. succeeded in leavintr its quarters at a gna•ter past lOo'cloeh at night, on the 21st inst. and having insolently resumed the colours, and fired upon the other part, which re. mined faithful and obedient with its officers, proceeded to the Rocin. where it wee immediately attacked, and afterwards taken prisoner, by the other cups of the gar rim of Lisbon, which decidedly and bravely fell upon it ; so that at two o'clock in the morning, all was tan. qui!, without the inhabitants of the capital having taken any part in this attempt. The fidelity. subordination, discipline and good apirit,with which the corps of all arms behaved on this occasion, de. serve the praise and Royal approbation of his Majesty. 1•11•••••• amil.•ll , ...M. •••• ORDER OrTHR DAY. Conde de BASBACZNA. Chief of the Genera? Ste. Mount. Atm. 24.—A n Order of the Day of August 24, announces his hisjesty'a owlets to try the soldiers of the 2d regiment, who Koh part In the mutiny, to be tried by a court-martial = to which order is subjoined the fidloiring decree : A part of 2d regt. of infantry of Lisbon having been guilty of the crime of rebelling against my royal person, and con trary to the oath which it had taken, sallying in the night of the 21st ins.ant from its quarters, uttering seditious cries, and endeavouring to maintain by arms its :shameful re. hellion, and the Individuate of that corps, who had revolted, having been repelled, and immediately taken prisoners, by the fidelity, valour, and firmness of the other corps of the garrison of this capital, putt cularly by the Royal Police Guard of Lisbon, and the 4th regiment of infantry which were nearest to the spot where the meeting took place : for these reasons, I have thought fit that thermutineers shall be tried by a court-martial, which shall immediately meet, and of which I have thought fit to appoint Brigadier-General Jose Anto de Ass rido Lemon president s and members Brig.-General F. R. de Carvaiho, Colonel J. da Rosa a Grusa ; Lieut.-Colonel LJ. Doutel ; and Major Jant Rebocho, 'and auditor' A. Joaquim de Gams Pinto, Judge of the Casa da Suppli cacao, and this notwithstanding any laws or decree which have determined, that crimes of this nature shall be'.' judged by civil or mixed tribunals; all which lam I pleased to suspend for this case only. The Conde des Lorenco, member of my council of State, for the War department, will give the necessary orders for the execution of this my Royal decree. PALACZ OT QUI.OZE. Ave. 20, 18111.---Miguel, con formably to the above, the Governor of the Capital, and the Prince of Estremadura, will order a convenient apartment in Fort St. George to be prepared for the sitting of a Court Martial ; giving orders that the accused shall be produced whenever the President desire'', and that the other demands of the Court-Martial be promptly attended to. Lisbon Cas.`Aug. 23, 25. CONDI: DI BARIBAILIZU. L st.nou, Atm.:G.—Tile King, with his usual suite, went • yesterday, at noon, to various military qu►rters of the capi tal, which had not before been honoured by his pre sence. Sentiments of extraordinary enthusiasm and fidelity were manifested on this occasion, in the most brilliant manner, by all the brave corps, which vied with each ether in displaying the pure loyalty which tbey feel for eur legitimate king, who so nobly wields the sceptre which be hasj, inherited, acccrdirg to the fundamental laws of the monarchy. It was easy to read in the counte nance of our adored sovereign, that his royal heart enjoyed the most delicious sensations at the moment. The King was, indeed, a Father in the midst of affectionate children, receiving the most lively testimonies of pure love, unshaken fidelity, and true attachment. It were to be wished that these lames could be witnessed by some of those calumniators, who write at so much per line, and who..-but we will not deviate from the just contempt which we feel for them. The Gazette describes the rejoicings at these several quarters, which •were brilliantly illuminated, as well as the parts of the city that which his ?Majesty passed. Triumphal arches, finely illuminated, and adorned with laurel, were e!ecttd before the quarters of the troops; the corps embracing ,acts other, in proof of the anion between them. Immense .umbers of the inhabitants joined the troops in there re joicing.—Lisiton Casette, Attpusi 27• The Colonial Tunes of Van Diemand's Land, says, that it is very• currently reported, that Go vernment salaries, exceeding two hundred per annum, are to be reduced forthwith one-fifth of their respective amounts. This reduction, if true, %ill be of no trifiling advantage to these colonies were great abuses exist. Accounts from Brussels state that a person who left Amsterdam recently, reports that the Belgian prisoners arrived there to the number of 300, were well treated by the people, who gave them beer, and clothes; but at Utrecht same of them laa I a narrow escape from being killed. It is —lt is not true that there are a great number of troops in the Rhenish provinces. At Julien there Ale about 3 c: 4,000 in ,Tarrison, •• A:x•is Cha- Pe ilethere areonly 1,26' THE EVENING STAR. LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 9. EaseTvm.—ln the Article as the Coronation, the day before yesterday, in the second paragraph, it should hare been, they are, instead of their legitimate conclusions. 6 , 6 Our Correspondent, "A. L." who complains qf the difficulty qf obtaining sight of the STAR in the Neornitoon to which he subscribes, hos the remedy in his NM hands, and it is a twain' which he has mere poorer to adjust with the Committee than we possess. The spirit with which this paper has latterly been cowhand, of course leads to as increase of its napoodere in ail well-conducted Suloriptiom, ONE O'CLOCI. THIS DAT.....TheIMONIeter, U. Bs. rometer, 29.59. Wind N. Weather, showery and damp. It so happens, that while the people of Eng land are engaged in celebrating the festivities of the CORONATION of their patriot ICING, no subject of foreign interest claims their attention, if we except some incidents connected with unfortunate Portugal. We have fulsome documents, evidently drawn up by some ecclesi est ic,for the Lisbon Gazette, describing an unsuccessful mutinyof the2d regiment, which, for want of an efficient leader was speedily suppressed; and therefore affords a further oppor tunity for the tyrant, to satiate his thirst for blood. For this purpose, he thought proper to dispense with all the laws, and to appoint a special military commission, con sisting of agents worthy of their master. Of the result, we have as yet no information; but the terms in which the affair is described, and the usurper spoken of, are most disgusting and revolt ing. It is to be lamented that language and learn ing are susceptible of such abuses. We yesterday, and to-day, received French papers and letters ; but as usual they contain no intelligence from Poland later than we bad recievsd by the Hamburgh mail. We have also received a Dutch mail this morning; but it contains no letter from Berlin, later than the 27th ultimo, which de scribes some military promotions and dispositions of the Prussian army, while our readers will recollect,we published some days ago, extracts from the Berlin papers of the let and 2d, giving news from Poland subsequently to the 23d, when PAI[EMITSCH still had his head-quarters at Nadarzyn, and wan re ported to have fallen back. A letter from Lem burg which we gave yesterday, of the 23d, of course, throws no light on the state of affairs near Warsaw. Public impatience on this subject must, therefore, remain in oheyance, till the ar rival of the next Hamburgh Mail. In the mean time, we may infer, that nothing unfavourable had occurred to the Poles, or it would have been trans mitted with due emphasis to Flanders orHolland. Our correspondent at Paris, in a postcript to his letter of Wednesday, apprises us, that there have been some serious tumults in Paris, chiefly directed against a shawl manufactory, which had reduced its wages from 22 sous to 7 per day; be sides discharging a number of its hands. The rioters were chiefly women, to the extent of 1500, who were joined by multitudes of the other sex, threatening the destruction of the manufactory ; but on the appearance of horse and toot soldiery, .hey dispersed, singing the Marsellaise,— and crying bread or blood. In fact, it ap pears that in France, as in England, the manu facturing and commercial system has been pushed oo far, the producers exceeding the consumers, and the supplies being so far a-head of the demands, that manufacturers cannot find ca pital with which to sustain their stocks. The Pitt system engendered in England, to manufacture for all the world, and thereby renuer all nations tributary, has inspired them with similar ambition ; and the manufacturing system is in consequence arrested, by a glut in all markets. It becomes therefore a very Important problem to all Governments, to decide on the means of assuring subsistence to unemployed, or inadequately employed workmen. Owing to the loose, perverse, or mystified manner in which some of Contemporaries think proper to treat the affairs of Poland, there have been stock jobbing rumours this morning, that Warsaw hid surrendered ; but if the propagatois of such rumours were Readers of the STAR, or attended t o the evidence of dates which it has correctly exhi bited, they would perceive, that no probable ground exists for such a rumour. The bare idea of treating with the Russians, on any terms, had been so resented by the Polish patriots, that the lives of those who had undertaken some nego elation were endangeed ; and it appears, by every account, that the spirit of the Poles rises with apparent adversity. We flatter ourselves, there- 1 fore, that if through mediation, a cessation of hostilities take place, it w ill be as convenient to the Russians as to the Poles. We forbear to point out by name the London paper or papers, which have thus abused the public ; but leave their demerit, and our merit, to liberal discrimination. Accounts from Napoli, Aug. 15, state that 3 Austrian Consuls have arrived there, to represent the interest of commerce. It is reported that a Protocol for Greece has been signed in London, which at length fixes the frontiers. Quebec papers to, the sth of August, and Van Diemen's Land to the 9th of May, have been re ceived. The Quebec papers from Kingston, Upper Canada, July 50, state, that the weather up to the 16th July has been remarkable for drought, and fort continued great heat. CORONATION. Having during the last week, and particularly in our two last publications, given every interesting particular, relative to the Coronation; and having yesterday anticipated all our contemporaries, by an account of the ceremonies within the Abbey, down to the commencement of the homage, our obli _ W- gations are Mee onerous to-day. . • yesterday noticed the commencement of the ceremony called the homage. The King was seated in the Chair of State, clothed in the Robe Royal, which robe was a sheet of gold fabric, when the Archbishop knelt before bim, and recited the following words : " I, William, Archbishop of Canterbury, will be faithful and true, and faith and truth will bear unto you, our Sovereign Lord, and your heirs, Kings of Great Britain ; and I will do and truly acknowledge the service of the lands which 1 claim to hold of you as in right of the church. So help Nis God." They were repeated after his Grace by the other Bishops kneeling, when the Archbishop then rose and kissed His Majesty's left cheek, and after him the rest of the Bishops did the like. When the Lords spiritual bad thus performed homage, the Duke of Cumberland ascended the steps of the throne, and, kneeling before the King, pronounced for himself and the other Dukes of Blood Royal, the words of homage, the rest putting off their coronets, and kneeling with him and about him, and saying after him, =tads mutandis— " I, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, to live and die against all manner of folks—S o help me, GOD." The Duke of Cumberland then touched the Crown upon His Majesty's head, and kissed His Majesty's left cheek; the rest of the Dukes of the Blood Royal doing the like after him, and then retired. The Dukes and other Peers then ob served the same ceremony, the senior of each de gree pronouncing the words of homage, and the rest of the same degree saying after him, and each Peer of the same degree, successively, touching His Majesty's crown, and kissing His Majesty's left cheek, and then ret iri ng. _ _ Several of the Peers were londly cheered as they approached to do homage to his Majesty. Among these were the Duke of Wellington, Lord Plunkett, and Lord Lyndhurst, were very cordially greeted. When, however, the Lord Chancellor came to do homage, which he did last of all the Peers, every part of the Abbey resounded with cheers and ap plause. As every Peer went through this ceremony, of kissing the King, and touching the Crown, with no variety, besides the awkwardness with which some of them descended the steps backwards, fre quently with such danger of tumbling over their own robes, as to stimulate a general laugh. This monotonous ceremony continued a full hour. The commencement of the Crowning of the Queen was marked by general acclamations; and when the Crown was placed on her head, the bus :as were continued for several minutes, after which she was placed in the Chair of State. Another very tedious, and as appeared to the [ spectators, a very ill-timed observance, was the reading of the sacramental service, accompanied Iby its usual forms, during which, their MaJlti• TIES knelt ; but as the whole passed in dumb show, except in regard to the persons within a few yards, it created impatience rather than satisfac tion. The music, the anthems, &c. which were inter posed at the usual intervals, had rather too much of detail ; but Handers Coronation Anthem passed off with effect, and was brilliantly performed. The whole exhibition was, however, addressed rather to the eye than the ear; and this one sense was so fully engaged, and so employed the mind, that addresses to the ear, and to the spirit of devotion, were with out effect. Many of the ceremonies related too, to other states of manners, and to circumstances, which rendered them ridiculous, if not offensive. For example, after the crowning, a trumpery and ill-managed canopy, not in tension, was held over the royal heads, by Lords and Ladies, designed evidently for coronations in the open air, or in the field of battle. So also the presentation of spurs, and gloves, a golden orb scarcely manageable in one hand, and a sceptre in the other, and other nameless gewgaws, drew smiles—to say the least, from many of the spectators ; and among those who evidently partook of this feeling, were the graver members of the House of Commons. It is not to be concealed, that the chief part of these hereditary forms gave the greatest part of the spectators a sentiment such as school-boys would feel, on playing at king making ; they were beneath the object, and the better intelligence of the age. We are in truth persuaded, that the greater part of the spectators wished that a coronation should be considered as a civil ceremony; in which the sovereign should, in due form, enter into a solemn compact with his people, without more ecclesiastical mixture, than a solemn prayer and an anthem, in which all the pa geantry might be preserved, as at present, for the gratification of hOraliTic pomp: - and the display of the personal wealth of the nobles, and other ranks of society. The time occupied In going through the whole of these ceremonies, occupied above four hours, commencing at eleven, and concluding after three. Her Majesty's smite in the procession was com- Meciof the Duchess of Gordon, who officiated as tress of the Robes, Marchioness of Westmeath Lady Clinton, Lady Bedingfield, Lady Isabella Wemyss, and Lady Brownlow, as Ladies in Wait ing ; Earl Howe, as Lord Chamberlain •, the Earl of Errol, as Master of the Horse • Gen. Macdonell, as Principal Equer r y ; Colonels Wilson and Cotton, as Gentlemen Ushers; Lady Caroline Wood, as Principal Bedchamber Woman; Misses Boyle, Mitchell, Eden, Begot, and De Roos, the Maids of Honour ; Messrs. Storemack and Colburn were the Pages in Waiting on her Majesty at the Abbey. Housa ow Commons. —At half-pest eight o'clock in the morning, the house assembled to the number of between 300 and 400, dressed in full Court costume ; three fourths of the members be ing dressed either in military or naval uniforms.— The Ministers appeared in full naval uniforms, and two of the Scotch members in the Highland garb. The appearance the House presented at this mo ment was peculiarly striking and beautiful. The contrast exhibited by the varied costume of the members, mingled indiscriminately in this noble , edifice, presenting a coup d'ail rarely, if ever, equalled. The Clerk of the House then drew by lot the names of the different counties of the United King dom, when the members returned from each pro ceeded in order to Westminster-abbey. The King was dressed in an Admiral's uniform under his robes. He appeared in good health, and went through the ceremony not without an appear ance of fatigue. The Queen also appeared in good health and spirits. She was dressed in a splendid white dress, trimmed with gold, and went through her part of the ceremony effectively. Never within the memory of man was there so large a multitude assembled in the metropolis, in as small a space as that which was occupied by the crowd. Scaffoldings were erected in front of most of the houses along the line of procession, to which spectators were admitted on paying sums varying from two guineas to a crown for each person. The large open space near Charing cross was occupied in front by strongly built wooden stands or platforms, capable of accommo dating between two and three thousand persons. The charge for admission to these was from 10s. to 5.. and at this price they were soon filled. A plat form was also erected round the statue at Charing cross, and those persons who were fortunate enough to obtain a place on it, had the best view of the procession which could be obtained from any point on the road. So eager was public expecta tion, that hundreds of persons took up their posi tions on the scaffoldings or pavement as early as 6 o'clock in the morning. From that hour up to the moment the procession started from St. James's Palace, the crowd rapidly augmented, until at length it became a multitude far exceeding the expectations which had been formed on the sub ject by those whose duty it was to provide for the preservation of public order. The road was strewed with gravel all the way from the Palace to Westminster Abbey, which enabled the persons whose duty it was to attend the procession on foot, to walk in perfect comfort. At eight o'clock in the morning places could have been easily obtained ; there were even steps at a door nearly opposite the Palace unoccupied, and the whole of the streets through which the Royal cortege was to pass, were at that hour com paratively thinly attended ; however, as the time approached at which it was expected that the proces sion would move forward, throngs of persons from every part of the metropolis were in motion, and soon filled every avenue which commanded a view of the scene. As the procession advanced towards the ends of the several streets, persons were seen run ning with washing stools, tubs, short ladders, chairs, and every thing portable which could possibly raise them above the ordinary standard, and give them a ' sight of the show over the heads of the crowd from between the waggons. carts, and carriages, which occupied the ends of the streets behind the people. The utmost order prevailed, and the horse soldiers, who were stationed at intervals to keep the ground, did their duty in a manner which reflected on them great credit, and enabled some of the spectators to enjoy a good view of the procession by standing be tween their horses. The procession began to move from the palace at a quarter past 10 o'clock. The moment the Bing's carriage appeared a cheer burst simultane ously from 20,000 yokes. Such a reception could not fail to be gratifying to their Majesties, and they showed that they were pleased by it. His Majesty was dressed in an Admiral's uniform, and looked well. Her Majesty was dressed in white, and wore some brilliants in her head dress. As the procession passed, the bands which were sta tioned at different points played " God save the King." The enthusiasm of the people was carried to the highest pitch. As far as the eye could reach, hats, handkerchiefs, and flags, were seen waving in the air. It must not pass unnoticed, that the word' Reform' mingled with the loudest shouts that greeted the monarch's ear. The scene which presented itself at Charing cross and its vicinity, was perhaps the most impo sing that was ever witnessed on such an occasion; the King's Mews, the Union Clubhouse, St. Mar tin's Church, and almost every house in the neigh bourhood, were covered with spectators, and all that extensive space between St. Martin's Church and Charing-cross, and Pall-mall, was crowded to excess. It is no exaggeration to say that 200,000 persons could be seen from the top of St. Martin's church. The new avenue, from Carlton-terrace to St. James's-park, although not quite finished, was opened for the first time yesterday morning at an early hour. The steps forming this fine approach to St. James's-park and palace are remarkably broad, easy of descent, and afford, on the resting point, a rich coup Bail of the park. The procession took the same line of road in re turning to the Palace which it did in going down to the Abbey, and the Sovereigns arrived at their pa lace about a quarter before four. The heavy shower of rain which fell a few mi nutes after three o'clock, in some degree operated to disperse the multitude which had assembled to witness the royal progress to the abbey; still, how ever, as the falling torrents had in some degree abated of its violence, many had again resumed their standing places. The stands, balconies, and windowsof the houses in the line through which the processioa bad to pass, were as mach crowded as when their Majesties went to the abbey ; and the rain had prod uced no effect upon the disposition of the po pulace to express their respect for their fa vourite and popular Monarch, except indeed it was that the falling shower had caused their loyal effu sions to spring up more luxuriantly. The glasses of most of the carriages were up in consequence of the rain. But for these circumstances, the re turn of the procession would have presented a more imposing appearance than its outset, as all the peers and peeresses who had to take a part in it wore their coronets and robes. The several members of the Royal Family wore loudly cheered as they passed, particularly that in which the Duke of Sussex sat. The great object of attraction was of course the state carnage, in *bleb sat their Majesties, accom panied by two peeresses. Its approach was announced lahr t i e loud and continued shouts of the multitudes the has from the Abbey. It advanced at a very slow pace, so that every one in the line was gratified with a full view of their Majesties. Both their Majesties wore their crowns. They frequently acknowledged the cordial manner in which they were received by the people, by bowing towards them at both sides as they proceeded. Owing to some slight interruption of the carriages in frost, the state coach halted for a few minutes twice in its way to Charing-cross. On each of these occasions crowds of people pressed round the e t . nage, and testified their loyal attachment to tls. e Sovereign and his Royal Consort by the most e t . thusiastic cheering. In this effusion of their lerd zeal, many of the people became mixed up %itt, the troops accompanying the carriage, and fee. quently ran the risk of being trampled on by th e horses. Her Majesty perceived the danger filer louftethoef ceremo.wit: were in, and evinced by her countenance the great. est anxiety, lest any of them should be injured We did not hear that any of them were hurt. The arrival of their Majesties at the Palace was an. pounced athroisyalparsat cannon, t w be hi fi ch rin c nies of the day. one nu n c c a e n d The absence of the Princess Victoria and the Duchess of Kent gave rise to much comment• A Morning Paper on this subject makes the follow ing observation, but it led to many ill-natured com ments within the Abbey. "Is it not possible, at least, that the delicate health of the young Princess determined an affectionate mother not to expose her to the fatigue of attendance ? The Duchess of Kent has been, we be. neve, for some time at a watering-place with the Princess. Every body knows whata fatiguing ceremony a Coronation is, and how much those who take part in it are exposed to cold from the weather, as well as from the atmosphere of a damp cathedral. Is it not possible that such a consi deration might have influenced the conduct of the illustrious lady, without supposing her desirous or capable of being a solitary exception to the general joy which pervades the whole kingdom at this me. ment I We shall not be surprised to learn that the whole mystery connected with this affair had no other foundation than the one we have alluded to." Her Majesty's suite in the procession to West minster Abbey yesterday was composed of the Duchess of Gordon, who officiated as mistress of the robes, Marchioness of Westmeath, lady Clin ton, Lady Bedingfielk Lady Isabella Wemyss, Lady Brownlow, as Ladies in Waiting: Earl Howe, as Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Erroll, as Mas ter of the Horse, tieneral Macdonell, as principal Equerry, Colonels Wilson and Cotton, as Gentle. men Ushers, Lady Caroline Wood, as principal Bedchamber Woman, Misses Boyle, Mitchell, Eden, Begot, and de Roos, the Maids of Honour; Messrs. Shoemack and Colbran were the Pages in Waiting on her Majesty at the Abbey. Their Majesties gave a dinner last evening to a numerous party, including the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Glucester, the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg, the Princess Augusta, the Du chess of Cambridge, the Duke of Saxe Meiningen, the Duke of Saxe Weimar, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Chichester, and Winchester, the Dukes of Wellington, Devonshire, Leeds, Dorset, Nor folk, Buccleech, Leinater, Gordon, the Duchess of Gordon, the Marquisses Camden, Exeter, Choi mondeley, Winchester, Marchioness Winchester, Earls Belfast, Albemarle, Denbigh, Amherst, Mini ster, Howe, Countess Amherst, Viscounts Comber. mere, Valletort, Lords Frederick Fitzclarence, Brownlow, Adolphus Fitzclarence, Cawdor, Ladies Georgians Bathurst and Amherst, Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, Sirs Robt. Otway, Augustus D'FAte, Wm. Freemantle, Frederick Watson, Benjamin Stephenson, Philip Sidney, Mr. Grosvenor, Mr. and Mrs Stanhope. The dinner was served in the Banqueting• room. The Princess Augusta sad the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg were conducted by the King. The Queen was conducted by her brother the 'Duke of Saxe Weimar. The Duchess of Cumberland was conducted by the Ikke of Glo cester. The Duchess of Glocester Duchess of Saxe-Meiningeu were conducted by the Duke of Cumberland and the Duke of Sussex. The Duchess of Cambridge was conducted by the Duke of Wellington. The Royal Party were preceded by the Officers of the Household ; they were sa luted by the band of the Royal Horse Guards playing " (ion save the King." The Royal Family took their seats at the cross table at the top of the room ; the rest of the company were arranged at two side tables, and another cross table. The pla teau on the royal table consisted of five pieces. During the repast there was produced a remarkably large melon of the weight of 28 pounds, raised on the grounds of Mrs. Tunno, of Taplow Lodge, who presented it the King on the occasion of the Corona tion. Also a very large pie, composed of game, on the exterior of which was most ingeniously exe cuted, the rose, shamrock, and thistle. presented by Mr. Wand, the King's confectioner. During the entertainment the band of the Royal Hone Guards played several fine pieces in an ante-room. After dinner the Royal Party were gratified with a concert by the Queen's band, which was led by Mr. F. Cramer. Many ludicrous scenes occurred in the mums of the day, which were eagerly laid bold of by the crowd, as subjects of laughter. Several re spectably dressed females had stationed themselves in the early part of the day in front of the line. As the crowd thickened, however, others came in front of them, and thus gradually they found them selves in the middle of the crowd. Many of them bore the pressure fur a long time, until at last it became too strong, they then by streams and entreaties worked their way into the car riage -road, but with hats, bonnets, and other head-dresses, squeezed into such fastactic shapes aa would set even the ingenuity of tashioa herself at defiance. The appearance which they thus presented as they moved along the front of the line created shouts of laughter, though we have no doubt that under any other circumstances it would have produced a very different effect.— Other subjects of amusement were found in the disappointmentment of many persons who at an advanced hour of the day came running along the line, taking the chances that as they moved along they should find room " somewhere." The somewhere," however, in most cases turned out to be a station even more remote than that from which they started, to which they were conducted back by the police, amidst the jokes of those whom they had passed in the way down. An extremely heary shower of rain came on about half-past 1, and con tinued until past 2; but it made very little differ ence in the position of the crowd in the streets. nay, very few of whom stirred in consequence. A cloud of umbrellas made their appearance, ►ut after a short time, most of them disappeared at the urgent TUDOIIIII7IIIICeII of those who happened to stand under their edges. There was an interval of sunshine and fair weather after this for about an hour, but the rain began again, and continued -