The National Register.
London, England, 1814-06-26 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

DIPERI,IL __l'D ROI _ll, IM ITO RS.

THE GR IND CITY rEsTivAL.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

When tl:e Prince Regent was stated, the Lord Mayor, having
laid aside his %civet robes, and dre.scd in his embroitles robes, ass_
vanced with the Aldermen and Recorder, and made their reverence,
when 'Mr. Recorder, in a short and clognes.t address, begged leave
to express to his Royal Highness the gratitude with which they
vtioseomed him and the Illustrious Sovereigns, Isis visitors, into their
lull ; to felicitate themselves, in connivon with all his loyal subjects,
on the glorious, events which had procured them the high honour of
this visit. an event which the eneruies and zeal of Ilia riffeeticinste
eitizons and subjects, co-operating with the wisdom and vagoin- so'
his Councils,and the spirit stud valour of liis 1r flies, had su gloriously
brought about, by forting hack pewee. to Europe.
.He trusted that
his Royal 1-Isghtsess and his illustrionS Nrisitors would accept of
their hum.le sir havours to entertain them, with italulgence for any
tic teci which might appe.,r, and which, not the want of anxiety, or
of will, bat the vs ant ut time or ability alone might account tor.
Ills Royal Highness was pleased to inafee a graceful reply, and then.
addressing himself to the Lout Mayor, be said,'' it i:aN het u
the custom, when the Soveieign pani a visit to his faithful
LOWlnli, to confer a mark of favour on its Chie! 7,lagistrste.
Ott
no period could ILis he more properly dein• than on au,occasion so
advantageous ltr the, coontry as the present; wlctil Ilse return of
peace, so long desired, anti which was the sole object of all our
had been so glorion‘ly ;wider ed by the Yahoo. of his 111,,-
jesty's airs's, in con'osuct:on with those of his lilustriffi.s ; nor
voold it he eon'ersed upon a person mose trot) Vlif•rtliy of it, by
every piddle and privi.te virtue, than Isis Lordship, and ;se had f-,lcat
sati-faction confersing a signal mark of the Royal laynue opal
" Ifis Koval Highness then t onlerzed on the Loud sktsyos the
loPikair of a Ilas &mete v, who kissed his hnd. At st vcia
;ler vv as annnunccd,ail,l the Ro‘al and Illostrions Cossep:,nv pa-sr ti
:ions t;:e awoig roolus into the hall, in piocession, to the sound ef
tousle, the bands Ina% h_g, Oh the Roast Iteef, f Old El.:viand."
'plc COY Officers, the A Wernien, the Lout 111.1 or, carry iog the
its s.%ord, preceded the Prince Regeet, who, with the Laqa.lar
con l Atadoehess, the King of Pius-Su and Princes of Isis family,
followed by ati the Illastrions Goests, walked rtausti the es mic
t:ibles, turning, as they elders-it the Hall, to the right, and ps 'weed_
lug iound lice tables of the Common Council to the told( a in ilse
East. The Royal Princes then ascended the thur steps leading to
tin! elevated platform, on whielr the Royal table was placed and '
they seated themselves. It was a semi-circle, and was Most :Map-
NOUS in its display of gold plat:. its richness indeed was un-
paralleled—all the Companies had :ent in their twist costly vt:s~el~s,
whieh tilled every part of the flail, to the amount in v.ihse of
‘..130,0001, at least, but the most magnificent ()liniments in cande-
labras, epergnes, tureens, ewers, cups, dislics, glaeit les. &e. all io
Fuld, were selected for this table, and by the body of wax-light
ppaineed a striking ciket. The Royal party was seated iu the
lowiog order:---

L'infer the Cauopy,

The PRINCE REGENT,
ON 111% It1(;11T. ON HIS LIFT.
Tile EOlitt'lor Kill!! of PriNsia
I)iike of York Daclie. of Old nhariih
Prince Henry of Prwsia The Hereditary Prince of Wit-
l)tike of Cambridge tcliiberg
1)oke of Oilcan.; Coitatess of Levu'
I)iike of Saxe-W eilnar I)ake of Kent
Prince Atwistus of Plllssii Pi race 01 Bavaria
Prince .-- of Prit•sia Prince Mettei inch
Duke of Ohk Prince de Colrourg
C.ii::t de Meerfeldt Doke of (ilouce:Aer
PI Ince of Ito-ileliberg Prince \V illiani of Prussia
( nude de F. Nonev, ? Prince of ()range
Duke of :11outelliano S Princess Volelioii.ki.

This table hying semicircular, all the Royal Party had a fall view
tke company in the hull. The Lurd Mayw took Ins stand behind
the chair ut his Royal and continued theie fur some time,
till dished to take his scat, when he retired to the tight hand of the
eutre table, which had beers appointed for him and the Aldermen,
but which was occupied proiniscuousle. The Lady Mayoress sat at
the left hAllti of it, opposite to the 'Lord Mayor, and at the same
t.il)te Lady Liverpool and Lady C;iitlereagh we re placed, the latter
having.tk Archhialuip of Caitcchttry on her left hand. There were,

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in all, three tables reserved for the illtistfous guests and Aldermen,
but they sat down promiscuously. At the left hand table sat, on one
sl ie. Mr. Speaker, Count de Lieven, Prince Marhal Blucher, Sir
Charles Stewart (now Lord Stewart), Count Platuff• &e.--On the
oppo.ite side, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Erskine, Mancini; of Hert-
ford, the Did,e of Montrose, &e. The dinner was as sumptnons as
expew.T or shill could make it. Non Nobis was fintly sung by a
vocal band mid( r the direction of Mr. Taylor, the company
The Lord Mayor gave a toast, " The King," which was drank
with reverential silence, not even the usual anthem was sung ; after
which the Loud Mayor gave " The Prince Regent," which was
Thank with ills cc times three. The Toasts then given in success
stun w ere, •' The Queen"—" The Emperor of All tl e Knssias"—
" The King of Pi us.ia"---' The Emperor of Aestria '—" Time King
of 'Fre Airlidochess of Oldenbrugh," and " 'flue Sove-
ruito prb,ee fit the Netherland.," all which were received with
shouts of applause, anal drank with three time.; three. There was no
music, how ever, at first, out of deference to the feelings of the A reit-
doche.s, hit her Serene Ilirliness at length privately requested that
the eompany might not bo deprived, on her account, of their usual
national songs, and accordingly, after her health was drank, the song
of ‘, God save the King" was sung with ralitntons applause ; after
which the vocal performers sung the glee wt." To Aims," altered t 9
the epoch of peace, as follows:

Vuor arms, 'cur ensigns pile away,
Nor set the battle in lh ray,
The ornek-.. fur pence &Ono s,
Sirree..s 1:11.4 et ivii'd your lo'lrh: anti Tears,
It: ih,th4 tick home, reverr:ei your enontry'A wrongs
Funght to record yourekes in !ong4.

After the to:v.4, given by the Prince, of "The Heroes by Sea and
Lied, V. ho IFIVe nohly fought tor their Country," the vocal bald
PAIjV hen they Came to the stanza 01" Bless'd
I•lc~Uitltono eldess scanty ei WIWI'," the Cr: Up tettil of beauty that
sorrothvird the hail struck, ac by electricity, every heart in the
rfo.m, and a hoist of acclamation was the conserpience, which the
Pi ince happily seized, and propo,ed a toast," The Lady Mayore,s
and the Ladies in the tl ill," which was drank with enthusiasm.
The Ptince Regent Marc also, '' '1 he lihe-trions l'oreizti Heroes
who hail eontrilmted so mash to the glories of the War." his pi 0-
duce(' a toatent of applause, and the heroes Blucher, D'Yo:k.
Platuff, &e. rose and bowed their thanks to the company. " The
City of London, and prosperity to its Trade"---" 'fl.e Army and
Nave," &e. were •ilso drank.—" Hail sitar of Brunswick," was ;bit)
'ling with tine effect ;'well at halt-past tot the Royal Party, follow-
ed by the oistitn, Wished guests, withdrew to tape otree, atter which
they wroceeded to their (*at tirges, hut it was three in the morning
helore (06hihall was entirely clear. The procession returned from
the City in the same order as it went; the Marshal's men anti all
the attendants, except the coachmen and postilions, with flambeaux
in Omit hands, which gave it a novel and brilliant appearance. .It
arrived at St. James's Palace at ten minutes before twelve o'clock.
Of the illustrious Company present on this memorable occasion,
there were, exclusive of the three Sovereigns, twenty-five Princes
and three Princesses, branches of the fatuities of Crowned Heads
in Europe. The Prince Regent's list amounted to '3 : that of the
Emperor of Russia to 3) ; and that of the King of Prussia, to an
equal 'mintier. There were also the Regent's Great Officers of
State, Engl.sh and Foreiot Nohiliiv,,Foreign Ministers, Heads of
the Piddle. Companies, Judges, Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Corp°,
ration,
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The Emperor of Russia and Duchess of Oldenbrirgh went on Sun.
day to the Russian piivate chapel in Welbeek-street—from thence
proceeded to the meeting of the Society of Friends in St. Martin's-
lane—returned to Pulteney Hotel, and at three visited the Princess
Charlotte at Warwick House--from thence went to Chiswick to
partake of a public breakfast given by the Duke of Devonshire—got
back at a quarter before seven to theTultency Hotel, and at ten
o'clock the Emperor and the Grand Duchess %%cut to Go ttou }louse
to meet her Majesty at a dress party.—ln the course of the day the
Eniperor received deputations from the " Society of Friends of Fo-
reigners in Distress"—" Bible Society," with Lord Gambier at their
head—" Royal Humane Society," with a diploma, for the Em-
peror—and Mr. Soai:e had the honour of laying lietUre him the draw-
ings of.the Bank and other buildings, which his In rerial MairslY
dciired to examine, and widen lie was most graciously pleased to
accept.--The lint!! of Prussia, on Saturday, c isited Mr. Whitbread's
brewery, the Bank, &e.—Sundav, hr
House, Brentford, and lln oi met Earl Percy at
thence proceeded to Oafilapds to
with the Duchess of lork.

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