The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-06 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

ARRIFAL OF RElt MAJESTY
AT BRANDENBURG HOUSE.
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On Thursday morning the neighbourhood of Port-
man-street presented an appearance of the greatest
bustle; as early as ten o'clock persons began to ar-
rive from all quarters, and take their station opposite
the house where her Majesty resided. At about two
o'clock the street was perfectly impassable, from the
immense concourse of pedestrians and a number of
carriages and other vehicles, which had taken up
their stations in the street for the purpose of wit-
nessing her Majesty's departure. A little after two
o'clock her Majesty made her appearance at one of
the upper windows of the house, and was received
with immense cheers; her Majesty came out also in
the course of the day on the balcony, and was re-
ceived as usual by the people with loud cheers.
At four o'clock a chariot and four fine horses,
with outriders dressed in splendid new liveries of
scarlet, arrived at her residence. In a few minutes
her Mqlesty mounted the chariot, and was followed
by Lady Ann Hamilton, Doctor Luxhington, and
Alderman Wood—the chariot immediately drove off
at a smart pace amidst the enthusiastic cheers of
the people.
At about half past four the procession made its
appearance at Hammersmith, and drove on. When
at the first Turnpike, at Hammersmith, the parish
officers met the procession, who were decorated
with white favours, and escorted the procession into
Hammersmith. When it arrived there, the church
bells struck up a merry peal, and the guns com-
mence firing amidst the immense cheers of a vast
multitude of people who were flocking towards
the new residence of her Majesty, who arrived there
a few minutes before five o'clock. The Gentlemen
who preceded the coach drew up in a line on each
side the gateway, and waved their hats as the coach
passed. The gates were instantly closed, and the
immense multitude gradually dispersed.
Were we to notice the different preparations which
were made for rejoicings near and in Hammersmith,
it would fill a column, the streets leading into the
village were decorated and hung with beautiful
flowers twisted with ribbons, and placed like festoons.
The houses were all filled with ladies, which con-
siderably enlivened the beauty of the scene, they
all wore white ribbons, and waved their handker-
chiefs as her Majesty passed. The children of the
Hammersmith Schools were all drawn uptin a line
on the churchyard wall, who were dressed in their
Sunday clothes, and who seemed highly pleased at
the amusing scene before them; the road was lined
with genteelly dressed persons of both sexes, and
several carriages, filled with personages of distinction,
who waved their handkerchiefs, and displayed every

demonstration of respect to her Majesty.
Her Majesty looked remarkably well, and was
splendidly dressed in a state coloured robe, and a hat
and plume of feathers of the same colour. Her Ma-
jesty bowed most gracefully to the people.
We are not aware of a single accident occurring.
The inhabitants of the Mother Parish of Fulham,
unwilling to be behind their Hamlet in testifying
their duty, loyalty, and attachment to their Queen,
not only welcomed her arrival on Thursday with a
merry peal, but hoisted their flag, to celebrate the
honour of her becoming a resident among them.

There has been a long correspondence between
the Queen and his Majesty's Ministers on the subject
of accommodating her with a town residence.
Ministers, it is said, express great willingness to
meet her Majesty's wishes in any manner that ap-
peared practicable. A Ministerial paper says, "to
those proposed by his Majesty's Ministers, excep-
tions have been taken by the Queen, while those
demanded by her Majesty do not appear to be
within the control of the Ministers. In this state
the matter at present rests ; and if her Majesty is
unable to obtains what she conceives to be a suita-
ble dwelling by the 17th of August, it is her inten-
tion to proceed to town every day from Branden-
burgh House, Hammersmith." A new carriage is
building for her Majesty, which will be in readiness
by the 17th of August. She will be drawn every
day to the House of Lords by six horses, richly
caparisoned, and will be attended by a suitable
number of servants in royal liveries.
The Queen's equipage within the last few days
is much improved. Her servants are dressed in
royal liveries, and her Majesty is drawn by fine blood
horses.
Important hformalicm to Sherills' Officers.—On
the trial of the cause of " Kirby r. Spooner, Esq."
at the last Cambridge Assizes, Mr. Justice Holroyd
not only recognized the power of the Sheriff to sell
after the return of the writ, but expressly held that
Sheriffs' Officers were entitled to remain on the pre-
mises of defendants in execution a reasonable time
after the return of' the writ, where the property
could not be previously removed. On a former
trial between the parties, a different doctrine was
maintained, but which was afterwards over-ruled by
the Court of King's Bench.