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THE LErEE, COURT, 4c.

Ytsterdav his Majesty held S Court and Levee at his
Palace in Pail-mall.
Thc usual attendants were at their &Winne between
twelve and one o'clock. Sir Richard 'Ernie, the Chief
Ma,-,istra:e of the Police, and Townsend and Sayer, the
Otfieers, with others of the Police, were in attendance.
The Grand Hall was lined by the Police. Two of the
tallest men in the Life Guards, upwards of six feet high,
dressed as Cuirassiers, were stational in the Grand Hall
also. A detachment from the King's Guard marched into
the Court, with their band, in state uniform. Soon after,
the gates were opened for the admission of the company.
A detachment of the Life Guards, dressed ns Cuiras-
siers, did not arrive in Waterloo-place till two o'clock,
when their numerous and superior hand played alternately-
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with the hand of the Foot Guards.
1 At two o'clock aU was in readiness for receiving the
King. The Earl of Courtoun, the Captain of the Ilon.
I Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, together with all the other
Officers, and Lieutenant Henna, Sir George Pococke,
and Mr. John Stephen, together with the complement of
the Gentlemen of the corps, were in attendance in the
Presence Chamber. His Majesty entered the State Rooms
Isoon after two o'clock, when the Field Officers in waiting,
accompanied by the Colonel of the Guard, made a report to
the King of the effective state of the three regiments of
Foot Guards.
The King entered his royal closet, when the Earl of
Lauderdale was admitted to an audience, and delivered the
orders of the Garter, Cross, St. Michael, and St. George of
the lonian Islands, wont by his late brother, Sir Thomas
Maitland.
'lime Marquis of Lothian hail the honour of' an audience
• to deliver the badge of the Order of the 'f histle, worn by
his late father.

The Bishop} of Baftb and 1i ell., and Chichester, were
admitted into the roial closet, and did homage before his
Majesty upon their election to their sees. The Bishop of
Lincoln attended as Clerk of the Royal Closet ; as did Nlr.
Secretary Peel.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Portuguese and Dutch
Ambassadors ; also to the reigning Prince, Reuss d'Ebers-
dorf Lobenstein and Gera. The Ambassadors and Minis-
ters present then made their obeisances to the King, con-
sisting of the Prussian, Portuguese, Neapolitan, American,
Bavarian, Swedish, Russian, Hanoverian, IVirtemberg,
hessian. and M. Colquhoun, the Consul-General of the
Manse Towns.

The Cabinet Ministers also made their obeisances to his
Majesty, who gave private audiences to Mr. Secretary
Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Duke of Wellington, and
after the Levee to the Earl of Westmorland.

His Majesty was surrounded by several of his Royal
relatives and Officers of State, among them were the Dike
of York, and Prince Leopold, who came in state, his Royal
Highness's suite in two carriages, and also his Serene
Highness the Prince of Leippe, the Prince of Leiningen,
the Chief Counsellor to the Austrian Embassy, the Arch-
bishops of Canterbury and York, the Lord ('hief Justice
(Best) of the Court of Common Pleas, the Lord Chief
Baron, the Attorney and Solicitor General, Judge Nolan,
Mr. Sergeant Arabm, the Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal,
Sheriff Laurie, Mr. Justice Littledale, the Great Chamber-
lain of England, the Lord Steward of the Household, the
Comptroller of the Household, the Master of the Horse,
the Deputy Lord Chamberlain, the King at Arms, and the
Master of the Ceremonies.
The following v:ere also present:—

Dukes—lVelltngton, Montrose, Dorset, Leinster, Northum-
berland, Rutland, Beaufort, Portland, St. Alban's.

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/Warp/sus—Winchester, Londonderry, Conyngham, Chamois-
deley, Westmeath, Huntly, Lothian, Graham.
Earls—Abingdon, Fortescue, Lauderdale, Brownlow, Clonmell,
Westmorland, Strathmore, Nortliesk. Caledon, Hinton, Rochford,
earnilia, Burford. Charlerille, Orford, Leitrim, Breadslbane,
Darlington, Aylesford. Stradbrokc, Longford, St. Germain& Suf-
field, Lgrentont, Lonsdale, Courtoun, Winchilses, 31arcleafeld,
liarrowby, Chichester, Aboyne.
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Virroonte.--Clive, Sidney. Maynard, Munich, Weymouth.
tonic-o.oyr, St. Helens, Lvnedoeh, Yarborough. Howard
de Wsklen, Strathaven, Sherborne, Dufferin, Kenyon. Delamere,
Walsingham, Arthur Paget, F. L. Gower, Swum++, Eliot, Dune,
f'althorpe, Dunalley, &NCI, Teignmonth. Loraine, G. Beresford,
Bexley, Maryborough, F. Somerset, Kensington. Graves.
RV! Ilonomrobbos..-Gen. Canning, Robt. Pcel, W. Wynn, W.
Huskisson, F. Robinson, C. Grant.

\Val•ingham, John Tollemache, —Stow.
ton. Colonel Wingfield fitratford, fie°. Edwardes. 0. F. Hamilton,
J. Stewart. Captain .lone,, R.N. Lieutenant 11. D. Shore, A. F.
Cathcart, IVilliam Keith, R.N. Rcr. J. Blackwood, General Bon.
vine, Calthorpe, W. I'owlctt, Herbert Gardner, Colonel Pa.
kenham, Captain S. M. Gardacr, General Robert Taylor.

Sirs—Evan Murray 31`Gregor. Ed. Banks, D. Ogilby, W.
Young. Anthony Carlisle, J. %Williams, W. Boothby„ G. Clerk,
.1. P. Rattle. Bart. 0. Pocoke, W. Elliott, Bart. T. Ma on Wit.
son, Bart. E. Tucker, H. Pynn, W. E. We[by, R. H. Inglis,
Peter Laurie, Edward Kerrison, Charles Imhoff`, George Paul, R.
Bolton, G. Cockburn, O. Naylor. R. Steel J. Shaw, 0. Farrant,
J. Johnstone, W. Adams, W. Williams Wynn, J. Owen. J. Rae
Reid, Bart. Jamb Maley, Marcus Semi rville, .1. Greta Cotterell,
J. C. Jereoire. H. Peyton, W. Eden, S. Copley, Wetherell,
R. Chester, Henry Toners. Hilgrove Turner. Robert Gardiner,
Edmund Nagle, William Keppel, Willoughby Gordon, John
Macleod, John Leach, William Congrece, George Wood, E.
Fleming.
Earon—LanrdovlE
Courts—Licycn and Woronzow.
Bishops—Landon, Lincoln, Bath and Wells, Kildare, and Chi.
cheater.

Draw—Durham.
Donor—Lce, IA D.
Reverend 1)o:101:-11"oodcock, Prince, Fyne. Clinton, and
Bloniberg.
lirrerend llf,nrs.--James Saunders, Jas. Kevin, Holmes,
W. S. °illy. Philip Perrier. Charles Bullion, Sir Ed. Krnaston,
Bart., ?•". Davies, J. Fences, IVebbery, and John
APEvoy.
Admirals Sir Richard Strachan, Viscount Exmouth, Lawford,
Sir R. U. Keats, Sir R. Sumford, and Horsley.
Gairrals—H. Hamilton, Nirolnv, Cieleraft, Eden, Sir J. Doyle,
Hall, Blunt, 11. F. Calentil, Durham, Manley, Warren, O'bogh-
hn, Sir T. Disler, Riall, Brand. Turner, Sir R O'Callaghan,
Baron V. Arcntschild, ruerten. Macquarie, Sir J. Kempt, Sir C.
Imhoff, Sir J. Oswald, Sir R. Dunkin, Sir J. Malcolm, Monck-
ton, 'Meade, Sir O. Anson, Lord Lyndoch, Pigot, Loftus, and Sir
J. Macleod.
Cidonetr—Thornton, Weguelin, Townsend, Sir O. Elder, C. 8.,
Higgins, M. Stewart. H. Thereon, Sir 11. Floyd, O'Malley, Sir R.
Steele, D'Oyly, Walpole, Lowther. Lytton, De Burgh. L. Stan-
hope, Clements, J. ilson, Sir (.1. Wend, E. Frederick, Shaw
Cuff. Macncil. Drake, !lame, M. P., Bare, Hunter, C. Smith,
M. Wallace, Waddleeve, Sir C. R. Were. P. hawker, Cooper,
'Sunbury, O'Halloran, Mowbray, Palmer, Vansittart, aailVadey.
Alajors—Bariett, Spink, Strenthtield, Keane, Amon, Ken-
nedy, Sir 3. It. Eastaoe, and Curt.

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Coplains—Centey, H. Lecke. S. Clcrke, Mair, B. Hall, R.N.,
C. Cotton. C. Knight, Pearl, Price, /lecher, Herbert, R.N., (1. B.
Martin, R.N., W. Hough. Blackwood, T. Wilson. R.N. Lew,
H. Seymour, 31aret. *Aire, St. George Lvster, W. Perry, R.N.
Lawson, ,%rsbin. R.N., O'Connor. Sauniarez, K.L. . Awns, Sill, ,
Cloves, R.N., Hawker. 111evnell, Bateman, 0. Vernon. R., ~
Wetherall, Festiag, Scott. Raines, Locke, Hotham, Calvert,
Sumo, and lord 0. Bentinck.

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Lifulennutf—Aplin, R.N., Desks, B. G. Bolden). W. Jones,
B. 11. Rose, P. Rose. F. Gordon, Reid. Brisbane, Griffin, R.N.
Bayard, Buchman. ICS., M. Heath. O. Lindsay, F. Lowth,
Cowell, F. Sewell, Fhidyer, and Sub. Dutton.
Coenetr—Barne, E. R. Buller, and Baron.
Ensign C. SiVaal.
Afrurs.—Wise, J. Alexander, Middleton. B. lloordlllon, Bur-
ney, M.P.. Pulman, Clerke. Lowndes. (Taker, Ihdmaine, Mash,
Crawley, M.P., J. Itorknell Paled. J. P. Wilson Patten. Spankie,
Williams Wynn, Jervis, White Melville, C. Auriol, G. Loftus,
W. T. Fitzgerald. Graves, Heritage. C. Chvendish, W. M. So-
merville, Ongley, Tyrwlift Drrike, J. Toltamacht, Basil Montague,
Annealey. Delme Radcliffe, Ourdon. Fortste, J. Banbury, Best,
Poynts.lVonlmore, Sheridan, Hall, Haeteray, Nolan, J. C. Jer-
votse, Chas. Woodman, R. IL Davies, Ogilvie, F. Byng, Jeming-
ham, R. E. Warbsirt,m,y. W. Parkins, C. Craven, W. M. Pried,
Norton, Keith Douglas, Devon., Borough, Henry Scott, Locke,
W. Herbert Saunders, Gunny. Richardson, Lucius H. Robinson,
Hiwich, Napa, Lowther, Barry, John Stephen. jun., Stanton.
Baillie, P. Moore. O. Carrington, Fred. Cooper, Townsend, Col-
quhmin, Lucy, Edw. Defroy, 11. linbhoutte, W. A. limadhesd,
T. A. Smith, Russell Davis. A. Drummond, junior,
Chester, Bent. Walter Leer, Peplos, Brodie. R. Price. T. Course.
nay, Carwick, Frankla-.d Lewis, howodes, Horace Twiss.

The presentations were very numerous, in proportion to
the number present. The following were amongst
them :

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The Rev. Dr. Prince, Chaplain to his Majesty when Prince.
Regent. upon his departure from England.
Mr. Barry, on his appointment as Gentleman of his Majesty's
Privy Chamber, by the Lord in Wilting.
Mr. Sergeant Arahin, by Mr. Secretary,.Peel.
Mr. Nolan, by Mr. Secretary Peel, on his being appointed a.
't%elch Judge.
The Lord Chief Justice Bess, upop his appointment, by 3lr.
Secretary Peel.
('attain Henry Leeko, an his appoirtmewl tobA 313Jestes ship
!Iced.

'Viscour.l Maynard, on corning to his title, by Sir Eduard Ker-
.:loon.
Mr. Devon, by Sir George Cockburn.
Baron Noleken.
Mr. Justice Lirdedak, upon his appointment, *hen he re-
ceived the honour of Knighthood.
Mr. T. W. Parkins, on going abroad,
lion. Swarm), by his father, Lord Stourton, on his coming
of age.
Mr. Banbury, on his marriage, bv Lord Graveg.
Mr. G. Cerrington, Colon' Agtut for lk.rboilues, by the Lord
in Waiting, in the Aso* of Earl itiolitiDt.
Mr. Lore on,his marriage, by ;Ix Elio a Clonnidl.
_Mr. Borough, on his return irvni the Continolt, by Sir Richard

Borough. -
Mr. P. MOM!, on Ms return from I t:il v.
Mr. Lucius 11. Robinson, by the Lori in Waitin...
Mr. Naper, by hoed Sherborne, on h,. inarriorr:.
Mr. Devon, on his marriage, by sis I:wroge Pccocke, Bart.
Mr. Best, by his father,tord t Best.
Mr. Ralph Davis, L. 11. V. un his marriage, by Colonel Sir
Robert Steele.
Mr. I.neke,•tarom Mifflin, by the Lord in Waiting
Mr. Townahend, by Lord Sydney.
Mr. Chicks 14oudniass, by David Ogilby, Bart.
Mt. Hall, on going abroad.
Mr. T. C. Jervoise, by his father. Sir J. C. .lervoise.
Mr. Onglcy, Grenadier hiere.s, on appointment.
Mr. Jerningliam, on his cuming of age, ity Sir George der.
ningbam.
Mr. A. Broadhead, 7th Hussars, by the Lord in Waiting.
Lieutenant Colonel Weguel.t., on his return from Ind a. ny the
Lord in Waiting.
Major Spink, 92,d Regiment, on his prommion, by Viscount
Duwne.
Captain Clowes, R.N. on his promotion and return from foreign
service, by Mr. Croker.
Captain Sibly, R.N. on his return from foreign service.
Captain C. Knight, R.N. on his promotion and return from
Africa. .

Captain Lawson. Queen's Royals. on his appointment.
Captain T. Wilson, R.N. by Ai! mind Sir K. Stopford.
Captain W. Hough, Bengal Army, Let his return from Irdia.
Captain Bateman, 00 his arrival front Irehind.
Captain C. Cotton, on his promotion, by Admind Sir George
Cockburn.
Captain Saumares, K. L. on his promotion. by rill G. Cockburn.
Captain Illackienod,R.W. by Lord .Dufferin.
Captain G. B. Martin, E.N.un his promotion, by Sir G. Cock-
burn.
Captain Octavius Vernon. lt.N. on his appointment to his Ma-
jesty a ship Britannia, by the .1 relibishop ut York.
Capt. Raines, on his return front India.
Capt. ‘l'etherall, on his return from India, by General the Mar-
quis of Ilundy.
('apt. SWIM), on his return to England.
Capt. Locke, 17th Lancers, on his appointment.
Capt. ions George Ilentinek, 21 Litc Guards, on his promotion,
by the Duke of Portland.
Capt. Calvert, on his appointment, and room from the Con-
tinent, by Col. Townsend.
('apt. Hotham, ILN. by the Lord in %Caking.
('apt. Herbert, R.N. on his return from! fltreign s.-rice.
Capt. Fletcher, R.N. on his return front abroad.
lion. Capt. Jones, R.N. on his return from the Continent.
Capt. Shadwell Clerks. :17th regiment, on his re:um front Italy.
Capt. read, of his Majesty's ship l'ylades, on his appointment,
by Sir George Cockburn.
Lieutenant the Hon. IS'. Keith, R.N. on hisappointment to his
Majesty's ship Blonde.
Lieut. A. Buchanan, R.N. from the tour of Europe.
Lieut. Aplin, R.N. on his return front Service.
Lieut. Griffin, R.N. by the Lord in Il'aittng.
!dent. 31. Ileath, Royal Engineers, by the Lord in Waiting.
Lieut. Loath, Pit Regiment of infantry, on his promotion.
Lieut. F. Gordon, R.N. by the Earl of Ahoyne.
Lieut.-General P. Rose. 15th King's Hussars, on his promotion.
Lieut. H. H. Rose, 19th Iteg. on his promotion.
Lieut. H. 0. Bolden), !loyal Engineers, by the Lord in Writing.
Lieut. lion. H. L. Shore, 4th Dragoon Guards, by Lord Teign-
mouth.
Lieut. Fludyer, Grenadier Gnarls, by the Ear' of Brownlow.
Cornet Barrow, 17th Lsr.cers, on his appoint! ell,
Cornet E. R. Buller, 7th Dragoon Guards, by R. Fathom.
Cornet flame, 4th Dragoon Guards, by Lieutenant.f. °lone!
flame, M.P.
Ensign the Hon. .lalolphns Frederic Cathcart, 23th Regiment,
on his appointment.
Ensign Car tington Smith, h9th Regiment, on his appointment.
Sub-Lieutenant Dutton, 2il Lite Guards, oir his appointment,
by Lord Sherborne.
Mr. Henry Scott, by Mr. Scott.
Mr. Robert Price, nit his marriage, by the Earl of Egreniont.
31r. Carsick, on his return hoot the Continent.
Mr. Graves, by !turd (kayos.
Mr. W. M. Somerville, by his father, Sir Marcus Somerville, on
his going abroad.
Visantot Ma 1, on coining to his title.
Mr. Horace Twiss, on being appointed Counsel to the Admiralty
aid Judge Advocate of the Fleet, by Sir George Cockburn.
Lieutenant.Celonel Cie:rents, Grenadier Guards, on promotion.
Hon. James Stuart, un being appointed Comptroller of Army
Accounts.
Hon. G. F. Hamilton, on his return from abroad.
The Bishop of Chichester, on his preferment.
Lieut.. General Sir 'Months Ilislop. on going to the Continent.
Lieutenant-General Sir James Kempt, on his return front Nova
Scotia.
Lieutennnt•Gcneral Sir Henry Floyd, on promotion.
Major-General Baron Viccor .trentsschild, on his return from
Portugal.
Mr. f'rawley, M. P., on his marriage.
Mr. James Iluckneil l'raed, on his marriage.
Mr. Jervis, on being appointed his Majesty's Second Justine of
Chester.
Mr. Wise, his Majesty's Consul General for Sweden, on his
return to England. by 3lr. Secretary Canning.
Mr. Spankie, late Advocate-General lot Bengal, on his return
from India, by Mr. V. illiants ll'ynn.
Mr. B. Bourdillon, by the Lora in Waiting.
Lord Suffield, by the Archbishop of York.
The Earl of St. Girmains, on succeeding to his title.
Lord Eliot. on his :.turn front Spain.
Sir John Heade, Bart., on Hs return from the Continent. by
31sjor.lieneral Sir ('harks Imhoff.
Mr. Charles Craven by the Lord in Waiting.
Mr. R. Egerton Warburton, by Major-General Egerton.
31r. W. M. Pried, by the Lord in %Voicing.
Earl of Charleville, on his return front the Continent.
Viscount Weymouth, on his re,am front the Continent.
Lord Burford, by rite Lord in Waiting.
Lord Yarborough, on coming to his title.
Lord Howard de Walden, ou being appointed one of the Under
Secretaries of State for Foreign A lihirs, by Mr. Canning.
Hon. George Edo anles, 17:11 Light Dragoons, by Lord Ken-
sington.
Ret. Sir Edward Kynaston. Ilan. on coming to his title.
Rev. Charles Durimn, on being appointed Chaplain to the Rus-
sian l'ompanv at Cronstadr.
Rev. N illiam Stephen to present his hook, entitled " Re-
searches among the Vaudois," by the Bishap of I.o:ulna.
Rev. Phillip Poring. on his beiog appointed Chaplain to his
Rural Highness the Duke of ( 'anthrid
Rev. Dr. Prince, on hoeing taken his degree of Doctor in Di.
nity.
Rev. James Saunders. by the Lord in Waiting.
Rev. Dr. Woodcock, on his bring appointed a Canon of Christ

Admiral Horsley, by the !will in Waiting.
General Meade, on his appointoicnt to the command of the 12th

teleinient.
General Nie,lay, on being appointed Governor of llominirs.
Gencral li,tll, on bis appointment of Colonel of the 'Jill' Rogi-

meet.
Colonel Maxwell Wallace, on his being appointed to the :ith
Dragoon Guards.
Colonel Frederick. on hisretti-n from Italia, by Sir J. Malcolm.
Colonel Bunter, Grenadier Guards, on hi, ratan from tin. Writ
Indies and America, by the lion. Colonel Townshend.
Colonel henry Thornton, 40th Rei;ithynt, ott his departure for
New South Wales.
Colonel J. It tlaon, on his marriage.
Colonel Maeheil, 2,1 Life Guard,, on Ids promotion.
Colonel Banbury, on his appointment to the lut Rifle Corps,
60th Regiment, by General Sir T. lli,lap.
Major Anson, on his phimotion, str George Anson.
Mawr Sire:Malik B;th 11,g-intent, nil 1.1, return twin India, ty
General Sir J. Doyle.
Major Barrett°, on his return from India.
Sir W. Etkn, by litrehil Et!en.
Sir W. Boothby, on Ins sucecoding to the Baronrrey.
Sir T. 31. Wilmm, ILA. by Lord :s;ls.,r.
SirJ. John,:tine, by tin: herd in Waiang.
lair J. R. Reid, Bast. on coining to his tale, by 3lr. Secretary

Canning.
Sir (i. Nriyier, flirter, on reed vin,,o permission to accept the In-
signia of a Knight Cononamler et the Tower atAl Sword, by the
Right lion. lisorge Canning.
Mr. E. Lefroy, Jutl:re of the Mixed Court for the Repression of
the Slave Wide at Surinam, on Ins return to that Colony, by Mr.
Canning.
Sir James Williams, on receiving the honour of Knighthood, by
Mr. Peel.
After the Levee his Majesty held an investiture of the
Order of the Bath. The Members of this distinguished
Order having been robed in the robing-room,' they moved in
grand procession throngh the grand hall and the state
apartments to the royal closet, in the following order :
Sir George Nagler, the Genealogist of the Order, carrying
the order and ribbon on a crimson velvet cushion; Mr.
Putman, Bath King at Arms, followed by the following
Members of the Order in dick full tobes :—The Marquis
of Dainty, Sir John Malcolm, Sir Goorge Cockburn,
Viscount Exmouth, Sir henry Calvert, Sir Jobn
Mir Richard Strachan. the Duke ot• We Sir
`;‘lurcel Clarke, his Royal Highness Prince Leopold.
. His Royal highness the Duke of York. An investiture
being tormed with the usual ceremonies, his Majesty was
graciously Pleased to invest Sir John Oswald with the
Order of Knight drand Cross, in the room of the late
Themai Ma:tlatid.