The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1816-05-23 00:00:00

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lite grand dinner given by the Prince Regent*
Oil Te.e.eloy, was aettr,d oft ia the Dew sitlearliel
rouge r.O the grouted Onor. which was fitted ti!. Gar
the teeei,twffl or the Emperor of Rutaia, the Kin;;
of' Prov.:-:..1, nett tie other distingalahell chulaetera
Om were its Eit;;lated 40 the Mime ttri,t. Atttua,.;
th:. camp:toy weli•—.

Hrr Nl:tjc.ity the C,l,en, the Pritiertonea Elizaboth mot
miry, the Duke aad Doetioroo of York. the Doh • o.:'
Clureure, Knott, au.! Clover...4er, 6e Mitre:. sw,h,:. ut
C!,otenster„ Mince Leopet!d, and his 1:o}•ai Goutort
ls..itirm Charlotte.

it hoot nine o'clock they left the (limier tab:',
and ascended to the 'Attie rooms, which were 1.1:ro • n
()lien On the right Ol t, extendii:g to the
to set:rive an evelMig potty whit had tieen
to meet her !tlajesty the Queca its a tire-, ,
nod tie 4'7lJ given 011 the card., cbrintit
ip. ermserpleace of the iccent itiarge or time
c•.e.l~l.ar:ottc with PI :ICt Leopold, the Court would
he mat 0: nine on the oceasion, and tler lad', v
conaequeur.e upiiefireil in most splendid white
Messrs, as altproprinte to the Poyal tverldinv, siot
those who had the honour of being iiivired,
tire gratification of le..ing in comptily with the
)'..ices Charlotte in the first puLlic astveintdr in
which she appeared since her werttfaig, and also
aid.' his Serene Mince Lenpold. tier
Ito :Jai flightless *or: a dress of silver net will.
profusion of diamonds, sad x plume of ostrich
feathers on her head, she received the hearty cot—
gratulattnits from the splendid to,ertibly. The
Queen, the Y'ritite Ite.:ent, and tile %thole of the
Koysl appcarcrl in escellaatt health, dud
extr.-tuely happy on the occasion.
The most choice sweetmeats. fruits, tees, aod
refreshments of various sortv, were di:ph:yea! nit it
sideboari in the octagon-morn, %%hid, were handed
to the distinguished assembly, ratusia!ing of cbout
300. Thew began to refire at eleven o'cl,,t.k.
Ifer Majesty and :he Princesses went in cli:int
by the garden of Carltint-hOuse, through the Park,
to the Queen's Palace.
Yesterday Morning the Princess Charlotte and
Prince Leopold received a visit bum the fluke of
Orleans and his siver, at Camelford-houre. Tie
Duchess has not tufficiently recovered her strength,
pint e her Confinement, to come

Yesterday tieing the Princess Elizahtth's Birth-
day, the same tsar observed by her Maki it at her
Palace. A number of the nobility and pci,..us of
distinction called at the Palace, to pay be r re-
spectfol congratula ions on isle n torn of the day.
The Regent, and oth.r branches of the Royal Fa-
mily dinect with the Queen. bi the tttllioli; her
Majest:, had a numerous party.
lite Duchess of Cumberland continues so un-
well, that the band of the King's guard has tint
played within hearing of Cumberland-house since
Enday.
Ye-ti rday, at one o'clock, the Princess Charlotte
and Prince Leopold, attended Liy Sir Robert Gat.
diner, Colonel Addenbroke, 81;1 Baron (Loden-
brook, sec. iced an Address from Salisbury, which
was presentrd by the Bishop of Salisbury, E iri of
Pembroke, Lord Folkstone, and Nlr.jervoise.
At half-past one o'clock, her Royal Highness aitil
his Seresi.e Highness cut received an Address limit
the city of York, presented by S!r AL Sykes, and
the finis. Lawrence Dundas, to winch the Prince
and Princess returned Most gracious Answers.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

MEETING AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday an Adjourned Meeting was held at
the Matastoo-house, the Lord Mayor in the Chair.
for the purpose of considering the best means of
completing a magnificent piece of Plate. to be lire.
netted to the Duke of ‘Yellingtott, dt.scri pti re of the
battles in which he has been so gloriously engage.
but more particularly to hand down to posterity
840111 C appropriate memento of the decisise Victory
of Waterloo. With the objects of this Meeting
the pnl,lic have been already acquainted. The
HeAolutioits of the former Meetings were yester,lay
agreed to; the substance of which is, that a piece
of plate, formed ma column of &iota six feet Malt.
lie prepared by the best Artists. %%hose skill is WIMP
to Ire exerted in forming uptin it the mod appro•
priate devices.