The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-20 00:00:00

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1820.

As the hour of to approached the anxiety for the Queen
became intense; it was then known that her Majesty
had arrived at her residence in St. James's-square, from
Branderbtugh House, soon after nine o'clock, and that
her new carriage was in readiness at the door to receive
and convey her to the House of Lords.
The greatest anxiety was at this period manifested by
the crowd to obtain a sight of her Majesty. After a
short pause the Queen presented herself at tbe window,
and her appearance and deportment called forth from
the surrounding multitude the most unbounded marks
of applause.
At a little before ten o'clock, another of her Majesty's
carriages drove up to the tlnor, and Sir W. Gell and the
Hon. Keppel Craven, her Majesty's Chamberlains, who
arrived from Naples on Wednesday, were aumoiniced.—
'flue Hon. lieppel Cran vcalighted from the carriage, and
joined her Majesty, Lady Hamilton, and Mr. Alder-
man Wood, who were then in the rrrawing-room. Sir
NV. Gell continued in the carriage.
At a quarter before ten o'clock, an universal cheering
in the direction of Charing-cross announced to the as-
sembled and anxious multitude, which almost blocked
up the approach to the Houses of Parliament, that the
Queen was then approashing. Her Majesty left her
residence in St. James's-square, accompanied in her new
state carriage, drawn by six beautiful bay horses, by
Lady Ann Hamilton, and preceded by Mr. Alderman
Wood in one of the Queen's travelling carriages, drawn
by four horses. The Queen was dressed in black, with
a rich white lace veil, which (lowed gracefully over her
shoulders, and hung like an antique vestment over her
dress. Her Majesty's appearance was commanding and
dignified; she repeatedly bowed to the people, who rent
the air with their acclamations; her countenance, though
pale, and seemingly care-worn, from the anxiety and
grief of winch her mind has been so long the seat, had
yet an expression of great dignity and fortitude. She
appeared, as it were, to have it constitutionally the
means of rallying within herself sufficient spirits to meet
her unptralleled difficulties. The Queen's carriage
moved slowly on, owing to the immense crowd that
preceded and accompanied it: It -entered Pall-mall ;
and as it passed Carhuovalace the. people. loudly awl
distinctly cheered. 'The aetittiffli on duty itiVrOlit'stfiet
a momentary pause, presented arms to their Queen, and
were loudly greeted by the crowd. Whether this tri-
bute of respect was tl:e result of specific order, or ma-
i tutted from the impulse of the moment, we know not.
The precession moved oil through Cockspur-street,
Charitircross, tile Admiralty, sod Whitehall, into Par-
liament-street. Both at the Admiralty, and one or two
other places where sentinels were stationed on the line,
they presented arms, but the soldiers at the Treasury did
not. It is impossible to describe the universal emotion
produced by the approach of her Majesty to Parliament-
street. •The shouts of the immense multitude which
accompanied her, and which, from the appearance of
those who composed it, might be said to be a fair repre-
sentation of the different classes that constitute the
frame of society in this country, were the loudest we
ever heard. They were joined by all the persons who
thronged the windows and covered the roofs of the
houses on the way: the ladies universally waved their
handkerchiek, aril thousands of voices exclaimed—
" God bless her! "as she passed. In the midst of this
immense throng, composed as we have already describ.
Cu! it, her Majesty appeared in her wonted dignity, and
Mr the first time, we may almost say, since the early
days of her untoward marriage, with au equipage fur-
nished by Government, arid suited to her rank in the
state. %Viten the procession cline to the barrier which
xtended from St. Margaret's church to the Record-
office, the strong fence yielded in two or three parts al-
most in an instant to the immense pressure of the crowd,
and the people ;lad the gratification of moving onwards
with their Queen to the very threshold of Parliaineni.—
I twitediately after the carriage, in whien Mr. Alderman
Wood was, eutered PalaceTtril, loud shrieks were heard,
as if a womao was in agony, which lad to the auppo-
salon that some female had beets hurt either by the pres-
sure of the crowd or the advance of the carriage. A
rush Was instantly made to discover whether the suppo-
sition was correct or not. Fortunately, it was not : the
shrieks arose from the police-officers endeavouring to
force a woman to give up her hold of the worthy Alder-
man's harness; she made so violent a resistance that it
was difficult to judge whether the screams were the
result of injury she sustained, or of alarm at her peril-
ous situation. It Was, however, soon discovered, that
the woman was determined to retain her situation, and
accompany the Queen to the door of Parliament. She
perseverliaily succeeded in accomplishing her purpose,
and kept her place next the carriage until it reached i:s
final destination. The military stationed in front of the
House of Lords immediately presented arms to her Nla-
, jesty, and it was pleasing to see that in this suddeuly-
uuxed
throng of the people and the SI/Idlers the utlllost
order prevailed. tier Majesty alighted at live minutes
past ten o'clock.
Her
.Alajesty was received at the door by Sir Thowat
Tyrwintt and Mr. Brougham, who immediately con-
ducted her to the apartment provided for her reception.
As the time approached when the Lords wet e expected
to as:jcurtl, the: vs iuslows, balconies, and parapets of the