The National Register.
London, England, 1813-07-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

JULY 25

the eir:ide of the walk, who literally prevtnteo the ingrt s and
c to ot.the visitors even as late aA two and three o'cl ick in the
incriiiia. Some Ladies of the first fa‘liion and consequence aetni,lly
Ike(' several niites to gain admittance, because they four(! it
...o.sio!e to proceed in tleeir carriages.
A e fi'clock her
Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, et.
teedcd ColciP.-: St. Ledger, Lady Charlotte Lindsay, and Ladv
G!;•tiliet vie, entered the gardens. She was received by the Doke of
Gloucester, wise) showed r th'i decorations, but did not introdUce
her to the (linnet -roo-rvs. Her Royal Hi;.huts.s %vas not at first re.
cegtiizod, but 'wen it, being known that :to_ was present, the work.
of curiosity were wrongly evinced in all quarters, her toot.
steps v.. 1 re sew) imrt dud by the inuecose crew fls which flocked
arctind anxicats liay her t.e homage of rersonal respect,
tltiell was exhibited iii t;ie most marked nun ner by every indisi.
c::auce or design placed in her route. Her Roy.l High.
ne,s, bv her general demeanour and courtesy, proved the- sin( ere
p!easure she derived 1161:1 vriy alttering reception. Having
once promenaded round the gardens, the Duke of Wmteester took
his le:15-e, and she proceceed, :.iecompanied only by her own ;men.
atik, to wake a second cir'n;t, the course of which she entered
into loniliar cor....ctswino with several of her friends, whom siie
.cot in her walk. At one o'clock kr Royal Highness took her de-
parture, highly pleased at the splciaiid spectacle which she had
wt messed. _ _ _

;.i.non at tcr tl.e departure of the Princess of Wales, the Duchess
or Yolk was inne.;.nicen, and, attemled ty the I)tike ut (latent es,
posited a 1.!-.H: sitnilar to that ta',;en I,y the Pi.itteov.z,
i\t alwat tv.iu /.':'Llt k, the road from Vauxhall, as far as Dlar:11.
gate, eme sulid immoveable masi Of coaches, horses, and ser-
vants, awl many parti.•,. in all probability, were prevented from
witr-essing izt all this splendid and, unrwalled exhibition.

The; e was very little dancimY, notwithstanding the Ladies were
;impost iy dressed tor the amusement. The number of visitors who
were present, twin' a moderate ennyut4tion, We understand, ex-
ceeded eleren ifrous•ind, cffil no uotnerons ‘vcre the carriages that
nun:hers tvere not able to reach the earthen, all. So late as two
o'clock. in the min 'jog, the line of can :ages extenihal from West-
minster Bridee to the garden gates. Some ladies of the first fashien
and conseqnenec a.•tnally waked near two miles to gain admittance,
becatt:,e they found ip in-,ssibte to proceed in their carriages.
About the hour of two the company had a scramble for refresh-
ments; no regular snpprr was provided, but three were ices, traits.
eal..es, cold fillet of veal, and ham. Abont Jive o'clock tl.e com-
pany began to rf]t;re—but, in consevence of the immense number,
to their carriages was inipessible—at least two-thiris of the com-
pany were obliged to walk home, and the gardens were not who!ly
cleared till tett ill the murning.
The dinner was foroished by Messrs. Terry, Peacock, and Terry.
of the City of I.ondon Tavern. • It consisted of '250 large tureens
turtle, 1...0 dishts of chickens, two and three on a dish, 50 turkey
!molts and pullets, pigeon pies, :30 large venison pasties, 10 .so
loins of beef, 6 mond,. of beet, 15 hams, 30 treats tongues, beside::
pastry, shell twit and Inn t.—There wan only Madeira, claret, port,
awl iced pu .ch.
So great was the pressure of carriages at several of the turnpikca
in the vicinity o: the Gardens, that, with all tilt, exertions the Col-
lect,Ts could mak2, in a vat iety of instances, they could not find an
opoortunity of r, turning change for the money thi y received.
Several pic'e.nockets were detected in the Gardens. One of them
Wag dressed in the moFt dishing style, and stated himself to be a
.Clergynoie, but the Rei-erund Gent lenain's pretended quality availed
Inn: nothing, as he was ..onverd to prison by the Officers.

A Mail from Cadiz arrived on Friday, bringing accounts
from thence to the 3(1 inSt. As tbc scat of Government still
continues to be there, we may of course learn whatever of
public councils is suffered to transpire.
• The Cortes havin7 given every oral testimony which they
were able, of the sense they entertained of the merits of
Lod WELLINGTON. continued vet farther, on the motion
of Senor A r.GuEL LES, to bestow on him a more substantial
proof of their gratitude, by determining that his Lordship
should be invested with a territorial domain in Spain.
No: hing can be more just than that he who defends a State
shou!d possess a real interest in the State. The
Govc:runent assigned a valuable property, in. the island of
Sic+ , in Lord NELSON and' his descendants, for his services
reAered to the Siciiians.