The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-08-13 00:00:00

PRINCE OF WALES'S BIRTH-DAT.

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t Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Birth-day
of His llnyal Highness th': Prince of WALes, who
completed. his 41,th year, the same w,ts observed
with every demonstration c..f. joy. The morning
was ushered in with the ringing of hells. In the
evening, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of I
the weather, an immense concourse of company
asserrhled at Vauxhall, which aboanled with the
most beautiful and approrriate devices and &cora-
ti.ms ; and, at nigh:, all the public places of amuse-
ment, His Royal Highness's tradesmen, and several
private houses, were illuminated. Among the most
conspicuous were :
Or t a a-Houst.— A brilliant star and plume,
P. W. at each side, inclosed by psramids GI lamps,
surrounded by a festoon of coloured lamps, very
elegant.
DRURY-LASS TRITATRE.-..A superb Star, sur-
mounted by a plume P. W. at each side ; the whole
surrounded by branches of laurel in variegated
lamps.
Coverer-Gam:am THEATRE.—In the centre. a
large variegated Star. ”itmounted by a superb
Ovine, P.W. at each side, in variegated lamps ; very
H ay ssAllSsY THEATRS.—A most beautiful Stat
and Plume, with G. P. at each end, lun.weeo ovats
of coloured lamps.
FTAYMAIMET.
FRIBOURG and 'NEVER, Snuff.makers.—P. W.
surmounted with a Plume in coloured Lirrips.
BOUSOCO/S and Arcot, Perfamete.—P. W. sur,
mounted with a Plume, and festoons of coloured
lam is beneath.
&tontine and Witottesott, Music Shop.—A
row of plain lamas i t front of the house.
St JAWS'. STREET.
BROOSC'S.—On each side P. W. beneath a most
beawitui &amen .1, surmounted by a large Plume.
Boiint.et.—la the centre, a diamond, sormotint-
ed by G. P. and above, W ; festoons the whole
length or the balcony, and brilliant S ars.
\% Kir t's halt circle, inclosing P. W. sur-
mounted by a Plume, in coloured lamps.
Cocos-Twee —A brilliant Star, with P. W. on
each side, terminating with lest', ms of coloured

lamps.
WI itts's —Rows of plain lamps round the win-
dows up stairs.
P tLi.-MALL.
K ELIA% OPERA SALOON rhe bal:r,ny bung
wi h coloured lamps; had a very neat effet
Fevre.—A beautiful Plume, in white and blue
lamps.
Rose Dentir.—A transparency of die Prince's
Plume; had a very neat effca.
OLD BOND-STREET
Wcsros's.—P. W. on each side in plain lamps,
surmou.ited with Star and Plume in coloured lamps;
had a very pretty dry&
Cs tss•. Chytni.st.—.'ows of plain lamps round
the windows.

PICCADILLY.
bIACKL•, Oil-msn.—Rows of plain 'Amps round
tl.e windows.
HA RD V, Cork Manufalturer.—Rows of coloUred
lamps in•front of the house.
HALL and Co. Card-makers.—Festoons of co-
lcnacci lamps.
ST. ALEAWS-STRFLT.
CROC [TR, Fruiterer.—P.W. surmounted with the
Plume, in coloured limps,
Mcv►a, Bootamiker .—On each side, G. W. sur•
mounted with a Plume, in clourrd !snips.
COCKSPUR.STREET.
dery It sYs and Joss rows of lamps room!.
the windows. • •
COLP4AOI4I and CO.—Plain rows of lamps round
the windows.
CHARING CROSS.
P. surmounted with a Plume. in co-
loured lamps.
It'at.Low Frye% WAlannUlt.—At the bottom♦
a transparent painting of Hope leaning on an An-
chor. Above, a large Anchor in plain lamps, sur-
mounted with a most beautiial Star.
Pa'ssu.R.—On each side, G. P. surmounted
with a Plume, in coloured Limps.

STR AND.
Katt. T, Sadler.—A Loge Plume.
Isf smoLer, Chemist —A Plume in pi.ain lamps.
MI opt.e tort, Pencil-maker. A large Plume,
with P. W. on each side.
Shit re, ttatinner.—G. P. with Plume.
One of the most brilliant illuminations nE the
night was the house of B•s es (to, rif Wariniir-
street, Sohn, Printer to His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wares. It was a blare of light. haling
employed very little short of 15M variegated lamp.
in the loliowing design: A'inve the portico, on
which His Royal Highness's Arms were placed, ran.
I wreath; of laurel, intermixed with g.een lamps; on
the extreme of ea,h side, a column of the lonic order.
terminated 'is). a large vase; in e‘e centre, P. W
was placed, under a us •st brilliant star, and the
whole surmounted by perhaps the largest plume of
feathers ever exhibited by a private individual.
The Fe ttbi ASONe TA VI si ii. Great Queea-street.
exhibited an aporoptiate and brilliant display rd
His Royal Highness's initials, P. 's\ . in transparent
lamps, surnsaunteal by dos plume and garter, said
demisted until-T-11(.2th with masonic emblems, by the
jewels of His Royal Highness, as Grand Master
of the brotherhood.
Musts, Flret-street—P. W. in plainlamps•
Pavitta and Pcawv, Cut-glass hianisraauters,
Fleet-s:reet—P. W. with a magnificent plume in the

Cehtte.
HES/. : tee and Cn. Te stmen. l'iri 1r-street, k-
friars.—Tne lower t t,t the hakonies edged with
lamps ; in the centre window was a nugn:ficr.n.t.
star, composed of rasy, enittrald, and artnicr lamps.
surmounted by h:s Royal Highness's Flume, with
G. P. in the windows at each side.
Itcrinet.s, Baitsoe, and litutiislat.t.. Jewellers. ein
Ludgate-hill, were elegantly lighted up Botw en
two columns of amber lamps was His Royal High-
nrss's plt.me, irnmeLhafely over it Wlti she er....rn
;idly nit assented, brilliant stars of vaileiated
Limps welt at ether side, and G. P. W. in large
c:).4rgter, at the nounm.
Mr. Fs•an, Jeweller. Cornhill—G. P. with a
t'ev•iful star in centre. surmounted with a plume
of fee•hers, on each side a d•araciod is vs:legated
-lamps, hail a very neat zfr:l-