The National Register. — London, England, 1814-06-26 00:00:00

.11" NE 26. TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. DIPERI,IL __l'D ROI _ll, IM ITO RS. THE GR IND CITY rEsTivAL. FURTHER PARTICULARS. When tl:e Prince Regent was stated, the Lord Mayor, having laid aside his %civet robes, and dre.scd in his embroitles robes, as s_ vanced with the Aldermen and Recorder, and made their reverence, when 'Mr. Recorder, in a short and clognes.t address, begged leave to express to his Royal Highness the gratitude with which they vtioseomed him and the Illustrious Sovereigns, Isis visitors, into their lull ; to felicitate themselves, in connivon with all his loyal subjects, on the glorious, events which had procured them the high honour of this visit. an event which the eneruies and zeal of Ilia riffeeticinste eitizons and subjects, co-operating with the wisdom and vagoin- so' his Councils,and the spirit stud valour of liis 1 r flies, had su gloriously brought about, by forting hack pewee. to Europe. .He trusted that his Royal 1-Isghtsess and his illustrionS Nrisitors would accept of their hum.le sir havours to entertain them, with italulgence for any tic teci which might appe.,r, and which, not the want of anxiety, or of will, bat the vs ant ut time or ability alone might account tor. Ills Royal Highness was pleased to inafee a graceful reply, and then. addressing himself to the Lout Mayor, be said,'' it i:aN het u the custom, when the Soveieign pani a visit to his faithful LOWlnli, to confer a mark of favour on its Chie! 7,lagistrste. Ott no period could ILis he more properly dein• than on au,occasion so advantageous ltr the, coontry as the present; wlctil Ilse return of peace, so long desired, anti which was the sole object of all our had been so glorion‘ly ;wider ed by the Yahoo . of his 111,,- jesty's airs's, in con'osuct:on with those of his lilustriffi.s ; nor voold it he eon'ersed upon a person mose trot) Vlif•rtliy of it, by every piddle and privi.te virtue, than Isis Lordship, and ;se had f -, lca t sati-faction confersing a signal mark of the Royal laynue o p al " Ifis Koval Highness then t onlerzed on the Loud sktsyos the loPikair of a Ilas &mete v, who kissed his hnd. At st vcia ;ler vv as annnunccd,ail , l the Ro‘al and Illostrions Cossep: , nv pa-sr ti :ions t;:e awoig roolus into the hall, in piocession, to the sound ef tousle, the bands Ina% h_g, Oh the Roast Iteef , f Old El.:viand." 'plc COY Officers, the A Wernien, the Lout 111.1 or, carry iog the its s.%ord, preceded the Prince Regeet, who, with the L aqa.lar con l Atadoehess, the King of Pius-Su and Princes of Isis family, followed by ati the Illastrions Goests, walked rtausti the es m ic t:ibles, turning, as they elders - it the Hall, to the right, and ps 'weed_ lug iound lice tables of the Common Council to the told( a in ilse East. The Royal Princes then ascended the thur steps leading to tin! elevated platform, on whielr the Royal table was placed and ' they seated themselves. It was a semi-circle, and was Most :Map- NOUS in its display of gold plat:. its richness indeed was un paralleled—all the Companies had :ent in their twist costly vt:s~el~s, whieh tilled every part of the flail, to the amount in v.ihse of ‘..130,0001, at least, but the most magnificent ()liniments in cande labras, epergnes, tureens, ewers, cups, dislics, glaeit les. &e. all io Fuld, were selected for this table, and by the body of wax-light pp a ineed a striking ciket. The Royal party was seated iu the lowiog order:--- L'infer the Cauopy, The PRINCE REGENT, ON 111% It1(;11T. ON HIS LIFT. Tile EOlitt'lor Kill!! of PriNsia I)iike of York Daclie. of Old nhariih Prince Henry of Prwsia The Hereditary Prince of Wit l)tike of Cambridge tcliiberg 1)oke of Oilcan.; Coitatess of Levu' I)iike of Saxe-W eilnar I)ake of Kent Prince Atwistus of Plllssii Pi race 01 Bavaria Prince .-- of Prit•sia Prince Mettei inch Duke of Oh k Prince de Colrourg C.ii::t de Meerfeldt Doke of (ilouce:Aer PI Ince of Ito - ileliberg Prince \V illiani of Prussia ( nude de F. Nonev, ? Prince of ()range Duke of :11outelliano S Princess Volelioii.ki. This table hying semicircular, all the Royal Party had a fall view tke company in the hull. The Lurd Mayw took Ins stand behind the chair ut his Royal and continued theie fur some time, till dished to take his scat, when he retired to the tight hand of the eutre table, which had beers appointed for him and the Aldermen, but which was occupied proiniscuousle. The Lady Mayoress sat at the left hAllti of it, opposite to the 'Lord Mayor, and at the same t.il)te Lady Liverpool and Lady C;iitlereagh we re placed, the latter having.tk Archhialuip of Caitcchttry on her left hand. There were, 407 in all, three tables reserved for the illtistfous guests and Aldermen, but they sat down promiscuously. At the left hand table sat, on one sl ie. Mr. Speaker, Count de Lieven, Prince Marhal Blucher, Sir Charles Stewart (now Lord Stewart), Count Platuff • &e.--On the oppo.ite side, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Erskine, Mancini; of Hert ford, the Did , e of Montrose, &e. The dinner was as sumptnons as expew.T or shill could make it. Non Nobis was fintly sung by a vocal band mid( r the direction of Mr. Taylor, the company The Lord Mayor gave a toast, " The King," which was drank with reverential silence, not even the usual anthem was sung ; after which the Loud Mayor gave " The Prince Regent," which was Thank with ills cc times three. The Toasts then given in success stun w ere, •' The Queen"—" The Emperor of All tl e Knssias"— " The King of Pi us.ia"---' The Emperor of Aestria '—" Time King of 'Fre Airlidochess of Oldenbrugh," and " 'flue Sove ruito prb,ee fit the Netherland.," all which were received with shouts of applause, anal drank with three time.; three. There was no music, how ever, at first, out of deference to the feelings of the A reit doche.s, hit her Serene Ilirliness at length privately requested that the eompany might not bo deprived, on her account, of their usual national songs, and accordingly, after her health was drank, the song of ‘, God save the King" was sung with ralitntons applause ; after which the vocal performers sung the glee wt . " To Aims," altered t 9 the epoch of peace, as follows: Vuor arms, 'cur ensigns pile away, Nor set the battle in lh ray, The ornek - .. fur pence &Ono s, Sirree..s 1:11.4 et ivii'd your lo'lrh: anti Tears, It: ih,th4 tick home, reverr:ei your enontry'A wrongs Funght to record yourekes in !ong4. After the to:v.4, given by the Prince, of "The Heroes by Sea and Lied, V. ho IFIVe nohly fought tor their Country," the vocal bald PAIjV hen they Came to the stanza 01" Bless'd I•lc~Uitltono eldess scanty ei WIWI'," the Cr: Up tettil of beauty that sorrothvird the hail struck, ac by electricity, every heart in the rfo.m, and a hoist of acclamation was the conserpience, which the Pi ince happily seized, and propo , ed a toast," The Lady Mayore , s and the Ladies in the tl ill," which was drank with enthusiasm. The Ptince Regent Marc also, '' '1 he lihe-trions l'oreizti Heroes who hail eontrilmted so mash to the glories of the War." his pi 0- duce(' a toatent of applause, and the heroes Blucher, D'Yo:k. Platuff, &e. rose and bowed their thanks to the company. " The City of London, and prosperity to its Trade"---" 'fl.e Army and Nave," &e. were •ilso drank.—" Hail sitar of Brunswick," w a s ; b it) 'ling with tine effect ;'well at halt-past tot the Royal Party, follow ed by the oistitn , Wished guests, withdrew to tape otree, atter which they wroceeded to their (*at tirges, hut it was three in the morning helore (06hihall was entirely clear. The procession returned from the City in the same order as it went; the Marshal's men anti all the attendants, except the coachmen and postilions, with flambeaux in Omit hands, which gave it a novel and brilliant appearance. .It arrived at St. James's Palace at ten minutes before twelve o'clock. Of the illustrious Company present on this memorable occasion, there were, exclusive of the three Sovereigns, twenty - five Princes and three Princesses, branches of the fatuities of Crowned Heads in Europe. The Prince Regent's list amounted to '3 : that of the Emperor of Russia to 3) ; and that of the King of Prussia, to an equal 'mintier. There were also the Regent's Great Officers of State, Engl.sh and Foreiot Nohiliiv, , Foreign Ministers, Heads of the Piddle. Companies, Judges, Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Corp°, ration, - . . The Emperor of Russia and Duchess of Oldenbrirgh went on Sun. day to the Russian piivate chapel in Welbeek-street—from thence proceeded to the meeting of the Society of Friends in St. Martin's lane—returned to Pulteney Hotel, and at three visited the Princess Charlotte at Warwick House--from thence went to Chiswick to partake of a public breakfast given by the Duke of Devonshire—got back at a quarter before seven to theTultency Hotel, and at ten o'clock the Emperor and the Grand Duchess %%cut to Go ttou }louse to meet her Majesty at a dress party.—ln the course of the day the Eniperor received deputations from the " Society of Friends of Fo reigners in Distress"—" Bible Society," with Lord Gambier at their head—" Royal Humane Society," with a diploma, for the Em peror—and Mr. Soai:e had the honour of laying lietUre him the draw ings of.the Bank and other buildings, which his In rerial MairslY dciired to examine, and widen lie was most graciously pleased to accept.--The lint!! of Prussia, on Saturday , c isited Mr. Whitbread's brewery, the Bank, &e.—Sundav, hr House, Brentford, and lln oi met Earl Percy at thence proceeded to Oafilapds to with the Duchess of lork. van* Sion Ai l 4iiiivi . • l' t