The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-05-21 00:00:00

THE PRINCE REGENT'S COURT.

Yesterday the Prince Regent held a Court at
Carlton-House.
At two o'clock the French Ambassador, attended
by his Secretary, was introduced to the ['mice
Regent in his clout t by Viscount Castlereagh, the
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
conducted by Sir Robert Cheste►, the Muster of
the Ceremossies. Ills Excellency, delivered Isis cre-
dentials, and was most graciously received.
It having bren customary to receive Ambassador,
from Persia with sll the splendour and pump sixree-
ably to the customs sod forms of the Easteto
Court and Country, about ten or elegies) years
since, when the same personage who is now Isere as
an A roilorssador arrived iu England on u mission, he
war conducted to the King m one of his carriages,
drawn by a set of horses, with the servants
in their state liveries, and was adiiiiited within the
Court-yard of the Queen's Palace, to enter by the
grand hall, where none but Royalty was allowed
to enter at that time. and no doubt had not the
King's Courts then hero private, siwilog to the de-
fective. state of his Nlajesty's eyes, his Excelleury
would at that tune hive been received with much
more pomp and splendour. It being stow the plea-
sure of the Prince Regent that every possible mark
of respect should be shewis to 811 A sols,ossailor bons
the Sovereign of Persia, commanded Hest his Ea.
cellerscy's introduction to loin should be •igualised
by every atteniiots possihis, hot only from
and his Court, but also from the civil and military
poweis of the comitty—in fact, such au assemlolage
of the national powers has not been (idled out
since the foreign Sovereigns horiourcd England
with their pre,eirce.
A great concourse of people being expected to
Ise collected upon the occasion, sold rio doubt a
much greater crowd would have been collected had
it not been for the weather, and to guard ugainst
any disorder or irregularity that riii;;tit occur in
consequence, Mr. Burnie, the Megistiate if Row.
street, was stationed at Carlton Honer, with Towns-
end, Sayers., and a great number of officers. Mr.
Baker, the Magistrate of Marlborough-street of-
five, was stationed at the Ambass•sdnr's residence
iii Chas les-street, Berkeley-square, with a manlier
of constables. Mr. Consist, Mr. Dyer, and Mr.
Marklatid, Police Magistrates, wilts constables,
were ststioned h, different parts between Charles.
street and Carlton House. The sheets were also
lined with military, horse and foot. Six of the
Prince Regent's carriages, five with sets (six) of
bay horses, and tote with black, with the servants
its state liveries, were cornalanded to attend his Ex.
cellesicy, and the procession began to move from
his Excellelicy's house about two o'clock.
Every art...l:gement was made at CAM's-house
for a full Cnort assemblage. A detachment of Life
Guards appeared opposite, in Wsterloo-place; the
Livery Sers.uits of the Prince Regent ,out oft their
mounting fur the late Queen MI the (occasion, and
appeared iu their state liveries ; the Porters at the
gates with their embroidered sashes and lung staves;
the Marshalinen and Under-porters in their new
clothes; the Gentlemen Porters in theirstate dresses ;
the Yeomen of the Guard lined the grand ball,
with their scarlet dresses and caps, black breeches
and stockings; the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen
Pensioners in their splendid scarlet coals, black
waistcoats, breeches. and stockings ; the Pages and
Gentlemen Porters with their Court uniform coats,
the rest of their dresses in mourning, except white
buckles.

On the right side of the grand hall was placed 9
large painting of the King of Persia, on lir's-back.
At twenty minutes before three o'clock the trum-
pets attached to the Life Guards stationed in Pull-
man, announced the approach of the procession of
his Excellency. The Guard of Honour, consist-
ing of a detachment from the brigade of grenadiers,
with the band of the Ist regiment, made prepara-
tions for his reception. The Officers of St.te and
of the Royal Household appeared at the entrains. to
the grand hall, by command of the Prince Regent,
to receive his Excellency, consisting of the Lord
Chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole, the Master
of the Horse, Viscount Lake, the Lord in %Vait.
ing, Sir William Keppel, the Groom in Waiting
for General Steven*, the Treasurer of the lisinsa
hold, the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard,
the Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners, General
Vivian, the Equerry in Waittsig, Master Greavest,
the Page of Honour, &c.
The procession of his Excellency was preceded
by a numerous detachment from the corps of
Lancers, followed by six Jibe Prince Regent's car-
roiges, with servants in tlo state liveries, s•tarionnd-
est by w detachment of the Royal Horse Guards. The
Arabian horses brought by his Excellency to Eng-
laud, as a present to the Prince It gent, were
drawn out in the front of Carlton House, in the
court-yard,. at the time of the arrival of his Excel-
lency. In five of the carriage* were his Excel-
lency's attendants, dressed in the costume of their
country, Mr. Morier, the Mehmandar, and Cap-
tain Willock. Two of the carriages contained pre..
sense for the Prince Regent. Among them were
a most magnificent costly sword, the Phew,' was
ornamented with emeralds, rabies and diamonds,
also two large silver salves, on which was a splendid
calciset, and on the other a numerous collection of
large pearls, besides a quantity of valuable articles.
His Excellency was attended in his carriage by the
Macon. of Headfurt, who was specially appointed
with Sir Robert Chester to conduct the Ambas-
sador into the presence of the -Prince Regent. His
Excellency was dressed in a rich embroidered robe,
his turban ornamented with jewels, carrying a silver
stick Of staff, his Excellency leaning oil the arm of
Sir R. Chester, bring a little lane froin a kick
he received nn Tuesday from one of his houses.
The Mince Regent being *rated on his throne,
Viscount Castlereagh, the Secretary of State fur
Foreign Affair*, and Sir R. Chester, the Master of
the Ceitenusiirs, introduced and conducted his Ex-
cellency into the presence of the Prince Regent
to deliver his credentials, and also had the honour
of an audience, when he was graciously received.
After the Ambassador had retired front the Royal
presence, lie viewed several of the state .apartments
previous to his departure.
At half-part three o'clock, the Algerine Ambas-
sador, attended by Mr. Satanic, his Excellency's
interpreter, arrived at Carlton-house, in one of the
Prince Regent's carriages, the servants in their
slice liveries, with the six beautiful horses,
brought by his Eacelleticy as a resent to the

Pri:ice Regent, three of them light gre3s, two iron
:41.'1, Will one blJek. One of the light greys had
breis rode by the I)ey of Algiers, and won mint
richly vnd costly coionotritied, with it saddle whatnot.,
brittle, win tont, Rini Ind .tero, must richly ettihroi.
tiered with gold, with wide i•ilver wtinuin, tu•ule
;recording to the fashion of dist country, Mith
ornaments. The oilier numerous wild
cooly presents were sent to Carlton...house in the
courne of the

Ilia Excellency wa; iiittroliteed by Earl Bathurst,
the. loin ipal Serrelary of Sia,e for the Collona'
Depai poem, and conducted he Sir It. ('hears to
delivvi his creilentia IP, WIWI' hr WWI till)S1 gr.: cum-4y
received. his lixcellency hail the honour of it
closet audience of the Prince Its-gent.
The Austrian Ambassador, the Ambassador from
the Netherlands, and the S•viliati Moister, had
also audiences of the Prince Regent.
Alter the Prince Regent bud concluded his re.
cention of the Foreign Ambassadors, his Royal
held on investitiire of the twist ancient
Order of the Thistle, which was attended by the
Duke of A tholl, and the Earls of Aberdeen,
way, mod A bergavenny, when Robert Quarme, Es 1.
the Gentleman I[l,lier of the Green Rod, nitro-
dueed the Earl of Aylesbury, and the Mince
Resent WKS pleast d to confer the honour of Knight-
hood tenon the Noble Earl, with the Sword of State,
and afierwartis to invest him wish the Older of the
Thistle, the Green Ribboned, &c. in the usual rums,