The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-07 00:00:00

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Yesterday bring the day imprinted for Mi I*-
jesty's closing the Session of Parliament, prepara-
tion. were made for it in the course of the morning.
The streets through which the royal procession was,
to pass, from the Kiog's Palace in Pall•mall to the
House of Peers, styrenes/end with new gravel. Sir
Robert Birnie, the Chief Magistrate of the Police,
stationed extra parties of the police officers at the
corner of Pall-mall and the Haymarket, Charing-
MN, Parliament-street, and Bridge-street. Those
who were so fortunate as to obtain the Great Cham-
berlain's and Peers' ticket", barges to arrive at the
entrances to the House of Peers at eleven o'clock,
le gently dressed, particularly the Ladies. many of
whose dresses were nearly 'goal in splendour to a
court day, they remained in their carriages, and
under the colonnade till twelee o'clock, wben the
doors were opened for their admission.
The King's erownasted the maces for the Serjeants
at Arms, were Moult to the House of Peers by
the King's water**, !peened. by a party of the
yeomen guard.
The streets were lined with waggons, carts,
caravan., ice. to receive peroons to see the King.
The balconies of the priests houses, ns well as the
windows, were filled with persons genteelly dressed.
The King's pant of grenadiers, preceded by
tire band of the Ist regiment, marched into the
Palace-yard at one o'clock, and played some de-
lightful pieces.
The porters, footmen, &c. appeared in their state
beetles. The gendenseu and under-porters were
also at their station,.
The flags of Si. Martin's and St. Maroiret's
churches were flying during the day. The ° bells
were rung as the royal procession passed to the
House of Peers. Every possible exertion was made
to prevent the admission of improper persons.
His Majesty was dressed for this national end
splendid occasion in the uniform in which he sp.
peered on the morning of the Coronation, coosist-
ing of a crimson velvet mantle decorated with the
Orders of the Garter and the Golden Fleece (the
chief of the Austrian Order). being the same as the
King wore on the morning of the Coronatiou.
Its Majesty wore a black velvet hat with a
diamond loop and button, and ostrich feathers.
The procession to the House of Peers was ar.
ranged u follows :—Four Royal carriages with one
act of black horses, and three sets of boys, besides
the Royal state earriage, drawn by eight beautiful
crearn-eolound horses, with new harness and light.
coloured ribbons, which sires drone by Mr. Roberts,
a groom to each horse.
The Royal processor left the Palace at twenty
minutes before two o'clock, and entered the House
exactly at two. The King's entrance was an-
nounced by the discharge of a cannon on the
Lambeth shore. After remaining in the House
tweoty.fiee minutes, his Majesty returned to his
Palace in Pall-wall.

The King's reception by the public on his way
to and retorn from the Parliament House was of
the most flattering description, consisting of hut-
sav, the wa►iug of handkerchiefs, lists, sod the
must dutiful marks of. respect from every descrip-
tion of persons.