The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGIATER

time repeated, the Herald reading the challenge at the
top of tl►e first flight of steps.
The knightly appearance and gallant deportment of
the Champion obviously gave considerable pleasure to
his Majesty, who taking the goblet that was presented
to him try the Cupbearer, drank to the bold challenger
with a correspoding air of gaiety. The Champion on his
part having received the cup, drank to the King, but
monounced " Long live his Majesly King George the
Fourth" in rather somewhat of a school-boy tom. After
he had drained the cup, he gave it to one of his pages,
who bore it away as the perquisite of his master.
The Champion having retired, the second course was
brought in by the Gentlemen Pensioners precisely in the
same form as the first, the Lord High Constable, the
Lord high Steward, and the Eal Marshal attending as
behire on horseback.

Immediately afterwards, Garter, attended by Claren-
cenz, Norroy, Lyon, Ulster, and the rest of the kings
and officers of arms, proclaimed his Majesty's styles 111
Latin, French, and English, three several times.
Dinner being concluded, the Lord Mayor and twelve
principal citizens of London, as assistants to the Chief
Butler ofEngland, accompanied by the King's Cuphearer
and assistant,presented to his Majesty wine in a gold cup,
aid the King has Mg drank thereof, returned the gold
cup to the Lord Mayor ac It tee. It was remarked, that
his Majesty leas engaged in C:)ll‘er.ation with the Lord
Chancellor at the time when the Lord Mayor presented
himself to perform his service. The King did not bow,
as usual, as the Lord Mayor ascended the steps; nor on
receiving the cup was he allowed to kiss the King's hand.
'rue hdiowing services sync also performed :
Tne Mayor of Oxford, harms, presented to the Kier;
a bowl of wine, received the three maple cups for his
fee.

'rite Lord of the Nlanor of Lyston, pursuant to his
claim, brought up a cliJrger of wafers to his Majesty's
table.

The Duke of Athol, as Lord of the Isle of Man, pre
sented his Majesty wino two falcons.
The peers then rose in their seats, and drank good
health and a long and happy reign to the King, which
was received with three tunes three by the whole com-
pany.
"God sane the King" followed, sung in fine style by
the whole choir, the chorus being swelled by the com-
pany, all standing.
'I he Duke of Norfolk then said, " The King thanks
his Peers for drioking his health : he does them the ho•
flour to drink their health and that of his good people."
His Majesty rose, and bowing three times to various parts
of the immense concourse, drank the health of all pre-
sent. It was succeeded by long continued shunts Iron:
all sides, during wWcit the King resumed hit seat usi his
throne.

.Non Domine, having been sung by the choir,
various Peers paid their homage and respects to his M
jesty ; after which, the King receiving from the Dukes of
Devonshire and Beaufort his orb and sceptre, retired amid
reiterated acclamations.

The King quitted the hall at a quarter before eight
o'clock; afterwards the company was indiscriminately
admitted to partake of such refreshments as remained on
the tables of the Peers. The hall was cleared by nine
o'clock.
AMUSEMENTS, FESTIVITIES, &e.

Ilyde Park on Thursday last was thronged to excess by
persons who had repaired thither to are the ittnusraients in
that quarter. Several tents were erected at the west side of
the River, which were supplied with refreshments for the
company. Marquees were also erected for those who had
the superintendence of the fire-norks at night, which were
brilliant in the extreme. The tires along the banks had va-
riegated lamps suspended from them, which had a beautiful
effect, particularly with respect to their reflection from the
water. The sky sockets were let off in a circular direction,
were seen from all parts of the metropolis. The globes of
fire which they discharged were beautiful, and illumined the
surrounding almospheir, whil, showers of fire issuing from
the fire-works beneath exhibited various devices, and ex-
ceeded any thing that we b., ve ever seen—such as irradiated
stars, brilliant crowns, mid immense wheels of fife remark-
able for their brilliancy and variety. Within the railing
there was an immense nuaiber of transparent lamps, similar
to thei,e in St. Jamee s Park at the time of the celebration of
peace and the battle of Waterloo, and in addition to these
there was an aquatic fete ou the Serpentine River, consisting
of is boat race and various other amusements. As the
night approacle.d, Hyde Park was the great magnet of
attraction, as persons from all quarters of the metropolis
assembled to view the fire works, and to enjoy the other
emu anent'.
011 Thursday, at a quarter after one o'clock precisely,
Mr. Green and a friend ascended with a magnificent bal-
loon from the Gruen-pack. It rose majestically, while
the Aeronaut was cheered with the acclamations of thon-
sands of spectators. The air, from the heal of the wea-
ther, was su much rarefied, that the balloon did not ascend
with any great degree of velocity, and remained a con-
siderable time in view of the spectators. Mr. Green
having thrown out some ballast, it soon arose to a great
elevation, and took a north-west direction, and was seen
from all parts of the •netropolis, until it at length disap-
peared. The spectators iu the Pat k particulary were
much pleased, as the balloon was so well inflated, that the
expo 'rimed Aeronaut was ready to ascend at the moment
previously specified. The balloon descended at a quarter
before two o'clock, near South Nlims, and Mr. Green
arrived in town in the evening.

A formidable gang of thieves made a successful sally
on Thursday, uu persons coming Rom the Green Park
into Piccadilly, soon ante, the biliiooll ascended, and the
confusion was heightened by the hackney coaches block-
ing tip the passage across the wail. Several littlitB had
their watches torn Isom their breast, and a country gen-
tleman hail his small clothes nearly cut from hum, the
pockets of which contained 151. and his watch. The con-
-Insion and screams were so great at the moment that there
was nu chance of apt,' elitittling any of the daring gang.
The illuminations Mule nearly retained to the Public
Offices, Theatres, and the houses of he. Majesty's trades-
men. The front ut the Brink of England was covered
with about 15,114:0 lamps, uhitlt weir arranged in the most
tasteful and elegant manner. The East India Company's
warerooms and offices were well illuminated ,as were also
the Board of lixrise dud South Sea Home.

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HER MAJESTY'S PROTEST AGAINST TEE
DECISION OP THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
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CAROLINE R.
TO THE RING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
THE PROTEST AYH REMONSTRANCE OF CAROLINE GIUEEN
ON GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
Your Majesty having been pleased to refer to your Privy
Council the Queen's memorial, claiming as of right to ce-
lebrate the ceremony of her coronation on the 19th day of
July, being the day appointed for the celebration of your
Majesty's royal coronation, and Lord Viscount Sidinouth,
one of your Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State,
having communicated to the Queen the judgment pro.
flouncing against her Majesty's claim; in order to pre.
serve her just rights, and those of her suceessois, and to
prevent the said minute being in after-times retuned to
as deriving validity from her Majesty's supposed acquit-
escence in the determination therein expressed, the
Queen feels it to be her bounden duty to enter her most
deliberate and solemn protest against the said determina-
tion ; and to affirm, that by the laws, usages, and customs
of this realm, from bore inuncmorial, the Queen Comm t
ought of eight to be crowned at the saute time, with the
King's Majesty.

Im support of this claim of right his Majesty's law
officers have proved before the said Council, from the
must ancient and authentic records, that Queens Coll.lolt
of this realm have, Irvin time immemorial, participated in
the ceremony of the cut ciliation with their royal husbands.
The few exceptions that occur demonstrate, from the
peculiar circumstances in which the) in igittated, that the
right itself was never questioned, though the est,' cise of
it was from necessity suspended,or from motives of policy
declined,
Her Majesty has been taught to believe that the :nest
valuable laws of this country depend upon, and derive
their authority from custom ; that your Majesty's royal
prerogatives stand upon the same basis : the authority of
ancient usage cannot therefui e be rejected without:
shaking the foundation upon which the most important
rights and institutions of the country depend, Your
Majesty's Council, however, without controverting any
of the facts or reasons upon which the claim made on the
pint of her Majesty has been supput ted, have expressed
a judgment in opposition to the existence of such right.
But the Queen can place no coatidence in that judgment,
when she recoilects that the principal individuals by
whom it has been pronounced were formerly her success-
ful defenders ; that their opinions have waved with their
interest, and that they have sluice become the must active
and powerful of her persecutors : still less Call she confide
in It, when her Majesty calls to mind that the leading
members of that council, when in the service of your
Majesty's royal father, reported in the most solemn form,
that documents reflecting upon her Majesty were satis-
factorily disproved as to the most important parts, and
that the remainder was undeserving of credit. Under
this declared conviction, they strongly recommended to
your Majesty's royal father to bestow his favour upon the
Queen, then Princess of Wales, though in opposition to
your Majesty's declared wishes. But when your Majesty
had assumed the kingly power, these same advisers, its
auother minute of conned, recanted their former judg-
ment, and referred to and adopted these vet), same do-
cuments as a justification of one of your Majesty's harshest
measures towards the Queen—the separation of her Ma-
jesty from her affectionate and only child.
The Queen, like your Majesty, descended from a long
race of icings, was the daughter of a sovereign house
connected by the tics of blood with the most illustrious
families in Europe, and her not 'racquet alliance with
your Majesty was formed in fall confidence that the faith
of the King and the people was equally pledged to serum°
to her all those honours and rights which had been enjoy-
ed by her Royal predecessors.
Li that alliance her Majesty believed that she exchanged
the protection of her family for that of a Royal husband
and of a free and rouble-minded nation. Flom your Ma-
jesty the Queen has experienced only the bitter disap-
pointment of every hope she had Widget!. to the
attachment of the people site has found that powerful and
decided protection which has ever been her steady sup-
port and her unfailing consolation. Submission trom a
subject to injuries of a private nature may be matter of
expedience—trom a wife it may he iiintlvr of necessity—
but it 'levet can he the duty of a Queen to acquiesce m
the infringement of those rights which belong to her cult-
mil tit tonal character.

The Queen does therefore repeat her most solemn anti
deliberate protest against the th.cision of the said Council,
considering it only us the sequel of that cum se of persecu-
tion under which her Majesty has so long and so severely
suffered, and V 6 hich decision, if it is to furnish a precedent
for future tunes, can have nu other cdect than to fortify
oppression with the forms of law, anal to give to injustice
the sanction of authority. The plotection of the subject,
front the highest to the lowest, is not only the tine but the
only legitimate object of all power ; '111(1 no act of power
can be legitimate ts lUcli is nut Mundell on those principles
of eternal justice, without which law is but the wile
tyranny, and power the iiittrusneut of despotism.,
glover lime, Jury 17.

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