The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-26 00:00:00

turous applause,. which they acknowledged in the most
condescending manner. On drawing up the curtain,
the whole company appeared on the stage, the females
in elegant white dresses, in compliment to the royal nup-
tials, and sang Goi save 11w King ! The additional verses
by Sinclair and Minuet ; and the whole was highly ap-
'plawkd.

Tuesday the Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton
}louse, which was attended by the Cabinet Ministers and
Great Officers of State. The object of the Court was, to
receive an Address from the University of Cambridge;
upon the late Royal Marriage. The uncommon length
lof the procession attracted a great concourse of people in
I'all-mall. The number amounted to near 400, an&
they walked two and two ; amongst wh mm were the Duke-
of Gloucester, as Chancellor of the University, in his
splendid robes ; Dr. Kaye, the 'ice-Chancellor; the
Heads of Colleges ; also the Archbishop (if Cashel ; the
Bishops of Exeter, Bangor, St. Asaph, and Clogher ; the
Marquis of Lansdowne ; Earls Somas, Compton and-
!Percy ; Lord Calthorp, Bernard, Sidney, &c. They were
''conducted into the presence •of the Ret;ent, who was
seated on his Throne; when the Dicke of Gloucester read
the Address ; to which the Regent returned a most gra.
sinus answer, and the assembly had • the honour to kiss
his hand ; after which his Royal Highness came down
from the throne, and walked among the Members of the
.University, showing them the most graciOus attentions.
On Thursday Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold
had their first dinner party at Cameltind-house, which
was honoured with the presence of the Ret.,qmt. The
dinner was most sumptuous, and consisted of ever.,
rarity and delicacy of the season. Among the company
were the Mhrquisses of Hertfort, Anglesett, Chol.
mondeley, and Headthrt ; the Earl of Liverpool. Vi,-
-count Petersham, Lord W. Gordon, Count Munster, &c.

Mr. Serjeant Onslow and Lord Grantley on Saturday
presented an address of congratulation from the town of
Guildford to the Prince of Saxe-Cobourg and the Princess
Charlotte, on their recent nuptials.

CITY 11U5INFS9.

Wednesdi►y an adjourned Meeting was held at tl e
Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor in the Chair, for the
purpose of considering the best means of completing a
ma;,•niticent piece of platy to Iss.presented to the Duke
of Wellington, descriptive or the battles in which be has
been so gloriously engaged; but more particularly to
hand dowirte posterity some appropriate memento of the
important and dectiive Victory of Waterloo. The Reso-
lutions of the former Meetings were agreed to ; the sub-
7vance of which is, that a piece of 'plate, firmed as a
column of about six feet high, be prepared by .the best
Artists, whose skill is also to be exerted in fanning upon
it the most•appropriate deviees.--An elegant Shield, with
allegorical representatiorrs, already executed as far as the
battle of Toulouse, is to he placed against the ba of the
Column. The whole to than an heir-loom, and to de-
scend with the title of 'Noble Duke. The magnificence
of the whole will of course depend on the extent of the
subscription ; and, as far as can be at present judged, it.
will be the most superb, as well as must gratifying, present
ever made to an individual:

Tnesilay a t'ourt of Cointnon Council was held at Guildhall.
—The Lord Nheyor stated the presentation of the Addresses of
the Court to the l'i inre lirgent, the (Jaren, the Piincess Char-
lotte, Relit Prince Leopold., with their respuetii e answers;
which were read and orticri-d to be entered on the journals.
A motion was made aud.spiestion put, that the freedom of this
('its' he presented to Mince Leopold in a Box of }lran of Oal. •
of 100 guineas valae; which was titianinion,:y resolved in the
a ffirolative.—A 'motion was also made that the freedom of the
City be pre,ented in a Box of 'Heart of Oak, of too vone.s
salute, to his Royal Highness thin Duke of Gloucester, as a tee
tininivy of the li'gh sense MR Comet entertain the distin-
pushed manner in which his Royal Highness Otis exerted
to promote numerous objects of Lune% oltmee therm 4hoot
thA, United Kingesito an 4 especially within this City ; thumb):
ad liu to the lustre 0f4.,.'e high 141111, as a branch of the family
of our beloved Sowers len, anit'nicritia2 in a kir!' degree the
sincere regard 'and gratitudw of the Citizens of London; and
that his Royal Highni s,s hN lunul,ly reittersteil to Iwtwur tiliF
City by lit* areeptunee of the s'ail frociluin. The bowels A`
lananitacitisly carried in the attirnestive.

CLINGING TrI.PL If F.-- It was wittily obsdr‘ed by an hal:e-
lan, zentleman, that ecrtaitepartios would e 1 1 It-Witten. plas'e
.o long il‘ till' onld riisea Rank token artilmii•tcr n torponti4
guard. In this tenacity of stiel,lnz to iducc,*eirportii s meant
by this. zeath emu arc nut Man) Alb4l4' were mars.
on Weiiewd.ty lit* by a person in (Are, to diskidre eertaii.
parties. front bid all in lain : we u,c,ln the
of the blae•enat 1;ov to drove Milo' the 'fat) !Prize." ot; A Vo.uuo
from the wheel et • but there they still ,it'ek. and nn ;.t
till Tharstliy when, aiithr Luettli will linish on that ila. ,
further (1144 to resist his trot amil-LOp m4l be vain. Slioniil
one ot..llteht• be the tercet-drawn prize' above .t.'l,llod, it ‘via
%livid* i!ssiounint; arid retitle the faitituate Iwldev tts no It iv
lug 4741...mmi Th.lte sd Puit
Weilite3 day *as the Seernsl nay DlT.wiiiror Air.
Lotterr, 1:to Coutra:lor,l Isl,s, rtsporltiitiV aeln mitt s
the Poetic that Boni !ke..4119.00it Prizes rentaim in the lk 11. p!.
Thafollowitta.Prizes, *trawls on Wednesday, e: shortduud
sold .ar his Offices, 4, Col nhill, 11.4 9, C11:111.c Cross
15,0,1, .Ll,OOO, cntidis! to X4;000 mono, making .!_/I*.rvlo
37176
(4090
12,124 ......
15,34
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any ate arnmisi tney may 11e had at above, Them v
is the Lot Day of 11):•awithig, au 114 iits••ll6.l, .0
must receive to addition .C.3o.lunt, it is thelefoic very 114,.1..
prove a rai,a t SW, tchii h :nay !2 el: ity. ter ii,t.ot •