The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-05 00:00:00

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HIS AfeyEakT BIRTH-DAY.

1 he return of the celebration of our beloved Mo-
narch's birth-day, is one of those occasions, upon-1
'which, howevar often repeated, the public jay never
suffers any diminution. His Mari sr.( yesterday •
completed Isi!.§§tts year.,
.ancl lait-are .extremely
baony to 'say, &fen at this advanced age, he el.joys
t perfect health: and as great a vigour of mind and
1, I'6', as be has done fot many years ;.be. tides one
of the east spirited bcirses in his stud.; ,the only •
falling off we' have tolathent, is the nomrdan t
in his eyes,-which prevents him. from taking the
eta-raise, and enjoying those recreations he has
been accattomed to for a number of years past. '
The day was kept in the metropolis, and every
part of the United Kingdom, with every de- -
.' monstration of joy. In London, all was hustle
daring the isaorning. So 'very few Courts having
been held this season, great interest and very
numerous applications were made for tickets to see
the company pass through the rooms into the draw-
log-Room, particularly by persons from the coon.-
try, and those who have rl•2ver beheld this splendid '
sight, bit there was mil.n ditßculty in obtaining,
tickets this year, than any heretofore ; and clambers
were disappo.nted., The inhabitants at St. James's-
street. and the neighhonehood, had large parties,
and their windows were filled with elegantly-dresi-
ed and beautiful females, to see Ilse company go
to St. James's in their carriages an.: el airs. The
weather was tinfwit-uraqie a continued fall of
pin-.
damped' the• sp!etill ur of the sight.—
The greatest preeaut;nas were taken to preserve
order an she streets leadiag to the Palace. Parties
of the Life Guards 'Were stationsal to regulate the
carriages. The F-at Guards, with a numerous
body of Polite ()di -sr., we.e employed to /ego- .
late t':e cr -w :,,, which throng. d the streets ;
when the military do this duty, in soma degree
tinder tha dire Linn of the Police, the officers of 11
wilier) art well quelidtsi fur thi, busine..., tieing
fiesprently engaaed on great. occasions, order can-
not fail of Ir,i-,i; obtained, for surely force of arnisis
net tfit way to obtain it, by men who are not accus.
tomes to such eraal yrntrit. The bells of the dif-
ferent steeples continued to ring a merry peal from
morning till nigh:. The flags and standards of
the United Kingdom were displayed at the different
t• Churches and pa'slic buildings throui,tout London.
A-b ilidav, es nsual,was kept at all the public offices.
I At cne o'clock, as many guns as His MAJZSTY has
obtained years, were discharged in the Park, by
the- gunner belonging to the train of artillery,
and (he tit puns oa the Touter wharf were also Ws-
charged. The tan iages continued going to the
Palace, from half pact twelve o'clock till live, and
althnalel it was a continued seeing down, during
; en; whale of that time. we did not hear of any acct.
t dent. The Dukes of Ca maiunts t and Gcoucsseliat
. inspeed the battal:rm of the Coldstream regiment
on the Parade, previous to their mounting guard at
St. da nes's Pal..eis ; the state colours. presented by
the Luke of YORK, to the reg-nient, which cost his
Rbyat Highness L5OOl were used in honour at
the day, and the band wore new state uniforms, and
used a wow Russian instrument.
The Roy. e Dukes, with the addition of His
Highness of Gle:case ea, breakfasted with Their
MAJZSTILS, an.l paid 'their resp4tive c. Leratula.
tips on the happy return of the day. In the course
of the mnrning, a nainber of tee di;tniF.ed Clergy
attended at the Qu:Lt.'s Palace likewise to pay
their congratulatory respedi. About halt past
twelve o'clock. Her MUMMY and the PRINCEIiStS
left the Qiesm's Palace for St. James's, escorted
by a party et the Life Guards ; the carriages went
at so brink a pace, that two of the horses of the
Life Guards fell, and threw their riders, but we
are happy to say, the men sustained no injury.
Her MAJZSTY, on alighting, and being informed of
the accident, gave shres:lions not to be drivsn so fast
in future. After Her MAJESTY and the Pe 'somas;
had partaken of some refreshment, and dressed for
the drawinn-: nom, the Archbishop of CANTER euny
was iotroducrd to Per MAJ LSI V% private ap tit-
meats, and delivered to Her his.' asev an Ora-
tion, in English, of congratulation on the hap;,iy
return of the day. Her MAJESTY and the
Pailictssrs proceeded towards the Grand Coun-
cil Chamber a few minutes after two o'clock ;
the concourse of visitors, who were then as-

i a • semb e is the adjoining 'booms, was so great,
that Her M *JILT V% attendants had great difficulty
in making a clear passage between them. As Her
lklairsry and the Patriotism passed along, they
very con lescendingly conversed with several of the
company Her NI at ts r y entered the Grand Coun-
cil C::.!rnber exactly at a (Furter past two, with
Earl Most ton, and Colonel llssaaow, her MA-
JESTY'S Chamberlain, and Vice-Chamberlain,
at her sides, with a number of other attend-
ants; Her Mammy's train was held by Earl
Moaron. and o.i kler filattsit v taking her
stand, between the seccnd and third windows, the
Noble Earl placed Her MAJESTY'S train upon a
marlde slab table ,and then proceeded to receive mil o.
ductions to Her MAJESTY. General Barrie had
the honour first of paying his respects to Her ME,
JEST Y. Mr. Coat, the Memher for Norfolk, fol-
lowed, and presented a Naval Officer to Her MA-
Jen v . The I'aIt4CISSES stood to the left of Her
MAJESTY. in succession, according to their ages,
and received the congratulations of the Nobility
and others, after they had paid their respects
to Her MAJESTY. Soon after Her MAJESTY had
entered the Roam, the Loan CEI•SISLEL AIN
we-red his wand of office to Sir WILLIAM Pat.
sons, who was attending in a room behind the
Throne, with His MA I LSI Y'S Band, signifying her •
royal pleasure that the girth-day Ode should be
performed. It immediately commenced with theN
Overture from jatier Corer ; the whole of the
royal music was likewise from Marion., by the
express command of His MAJEIY ; it was Seleifbd
by Sir WILLIAM PAILSONS. es 1. as,.tr of the Band,
And ,m'as from the same Opera, ex--ept a Solo sting
by Mr. NIRID, which was from .I;orarift€4.-
1 The ether Solos were admirably sti;putted by
.. Mr. SALE, jun. and Master Roster., of the
i Chapel E. 0741. Her MAJESTY continued to
receive the company, in her usual affable and
pleasing manner, till r-.-..enty minutes before eve,
o'cloclt ; when Her MAirSTY found herself so ex-
trent ly friy,noesi, that she was obliged to retire, to
tie disapp.,in mrnt of great numbers -who had
hem pverentri hum approaching-I-ler MAAS r r, ai-