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

THE NATIONAL ItEO/STER.

The Duchess of Oileans was not present at the Royal Nup-
ttais at Carlton House. as was stattd in the daily papers. Der
Royal "Ugliness has not yet been oat since her confinement,
and was prevento-4 by the state of her health from attending
the ceremony. The Duke of Orleans was present, with the
Prhieess his sister; which Las probably given rise to the
above mistake,

We invite every loyal Briton, every lover of our good King
and his Family, every friend to our glorious Constitution, and
to the illustrious race with whose weal the national piosperity
is so closely intertwined, to ineukewith ns the choicest of Hea-
ven's blessings on this auspicious union. May never cloud
overspread its brightness : but may it afford as noble an exam-
ple of _moral virtue and connubial happiness to the people of
these realms, as has for more than half a century keen given
by the illustrious George the Third, and his amiable Consort
Queen Charlotte. should ever political storm arise,•And, at anv
long di,dant period from the present, the country looklatek
after a dreadful .struggle, as it now does, to victories unparalleled,
to glory complete, se•ernity immoveable, and grandeur without
example; may it add one joy more to the felicity of Leopold
and Charlotte, that the dignity, the respect, the veneration, the
love with which they surrounded the Royal Station, had eottri•
tinted, under the blessing of Providence, as in their illustrious
Grandfather and his virtuous Consort, to the Pufety and hapoi-
necs of the State, and the general salvation and security of Eu-
rope
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We subjoin sntne arrount of ration; Rnperb dresses pre-
pared on this occa.iou for her Royal Higiinebs the Princess
Charlotte

'I. The wedding-dress composed of Magni fie,fit silver lama on net,
ova a tich silver tissue slip, with a superb border of silver lama; the
embroidery nt the bottom forming shells and bouquets; above the bor-
der an elegant fulness, tastefully displayed in festoons of silver lama,
and finished with a very brilliant rolio of lama. The b•sly and sleeves
to correspond, trimmed with beautiful point Brussels Mee. The man-
tle of rich silver tissue, lintolvith white satin, trimmed round with a
superb silver lama border in shells. corresponding with the dress, and
festooned in front with diamonds. ! lead dress, a wreath of rose-buds
and leaves composed ofbri?liants.
Q. A superb gold lama dress. with an elegant border of lama over a
white satin slip; the body and sleeves embroidered to correspond,
trimmed I. ith an elegant gold blond net in vandrke; also a most mag-
nificent gold tissue mantcau, lined with rich white satin, and`trinnated
round with a beautiful gold border in netsori. and shells, • and fastened
in Boat with diamonds. . . . . .

?.VA silver lama dress richly embroidered on net, with superb ho wler.
over a white satin slip; body and sleeves elegantly trimmed with a rich
silver blond lace; the inanteati to suit, composed of a rich silver tiwue
lined with white satin; and trimmed round with a beautiful silver lama
border. fastened in front with diamonds.

4. A very superb blue and white figured silver tissue dress, trimmed
with a full eleiant triniming of lania on no, tastefully in terspey,rd with
silver orange ts.ossoni and comwflowers. The laxly and sleeves elegantly
trimmed with lama and silver blond lace.

5. An embroidered gold muslin dress, with nn elertnt Indian gold
bender: above the border two flowers of most•benutiful Nicelain lace.
The body and sleeves richly trimmed with 'Mechlin lace. This dress
had a particularly beautiful elect.
6. A very superb Brussels point lace dreg:4 elegantly trimmed with
point lace ovet a slip of rich white satin. This dress cost sOO guineas.
. A rich white satin dress. elegantly trimmed with lfinnd lace, with
a beautiful satin and net trimming above the blond; the body and
sleeves very full-with blond lace.
8. An elegant sprig book muslin dress, trimmed with rigs Mechlin
lace over a white satin slip.
'9. A rich figured satin dress, trimmed with blond lace.
10. A travelling dress of rich white lteFs silk, elegantly trimmed
with flounces at bottom of Brussels point lace, with corresponding ruff
and cuffs. .

it. A rich white satin wedding pelisse, trimmed with 'beautiful
ermine.
12. An elegant white satin hat, tastefuily 'trimmed with blond lace,
and a fine plume of ostrich-feathers.
Friday Carlton House %%as thronged with distinguished cha-
racters, paying their e,pectltil ecngraittlations to the Prince
Regent upon the marriage of his Roy al Daughter.

Prince Leopold and his Royal Consort are expected to
return from Oatlands in about a week. They live there
in complete retirement, with a very few attendants, super-
intended by the Duke (if York's butler and housekeeper.
These two persons are, indeed, all that immediately
wait upon them.
It is understood, that the Queen will hold a grand
drawing room about a fortnight hence ; when her Ma-
jesty will receive the illustrious young couple.

PRINCE REGENT'S COURT, &c.

Monday the Prince Regent held a Court, at 'which
Lord Sidmouth had an audience ; after which the Lord
Chamberlain introduced the Members cf the Corporation
Af .London ; when the Recorder read an Address rela-
ting to the persecutions of the Protestants in France.
To which the Prince made a most gracious reply. The
Corporation then retired to an anti-room, .and were af-
terwarits again introduced ; when 'the Recorder read
an Address of congratulation on the restoration of
Peace; to Which the Prince Regent made a suitable
reply —They were all received very graciously, and
had the honour tf hissing the hand of his Royal High-
ness ; atier,which his Royal Highness was pleased to con-
fer the honour of Knighthood on Thomas Bell, Esq. one of •
the Sheriff's.

Tuesday the Prince Regent held a Court, which was
attended by the Cabinet Ministers, the great Officers of
State, Mr. About three oclock, a Delegation from the
University of Oxford, headed by Lord Grenville, as
Chancellor, was introduced, with an Address on the re-
storation of Peace, which was most graciously received ;
and the Members, among whom were, the Duke of York,
the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Bishops of
London, Oxford, and Carlisle ; the Vice-Chancellor, &c.
had the honour to kiss the Prince Regent's hand. Soon
after a Delegation from the University of Cana ..dge,
among whom were the Bishops of Ely, Chester, Worces-
ter, and Salisbury, were also introduced ibr the like pur-
rose, and were received in the same gracious manner.
George Cooper, Esq. was introduced to the Prince Re-
gent by Earl Bathurst, upon his being appointed Judge
of Prince of Wales Island, in the room of Sir Edmund
Stanley ; upon which eccssicn be received the honour of
Knighthood.

MAI* 5.

CITY ADDRESSES.

TO HIS ROYAL MCIINVSS TUE PIIIATF, OF WALES, AVREIt?

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND

The (InIWO and lopil Addre:os and lietition of the Lod.
Mayor, Aldvrmen, and Commons of t lie City of Lutittuni
ill COIIIMI/11 Council assembled.
MAY IT-PLEASE YOI/11 /LOYAL IIIGHIPVIB,

We, his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, nod Commons of the City of London, in
Common Conned assembied, humbly approach your Royal
Highness with renewest.txpressionsdattaehment toy our Royal
Person and Family; and at the same tissue to express the sleep
sorrow and hfflietion we feel at the intelligence rectised cf the
nergeentions and sufferings of the Prettatants in the South of
France. _

Among the glorious and virtuons canses for Whirit our Ances-
tors hays struggled and bh d, in wo instance have their exertions
been more successful, nor their seeress' more dear to as, than
in the overthrow of that fabric of superstition, bigotry, and
Itttraany, by which the human mind bad been so long enthralled,
itadiu the establishment of that sacred principleos hick contiiins
to evens man the right to AV orAip his Creator according to the
dictates of his own conscience. _ .

HaViti7,:cinioned and acted upon this principle for onrseives,
and feeling that it is an inherent right equally appertaining to
every individual of every nation, we base learnt d, with no less
grief than abhorrence, that the spirit of intolei al:re had agair
broken mit; and that our Protestant Brethren in the South of
France have suffered the r.inst ernel and atrocious persecution,
whereby theirplaeus of •Worship have been closed, their pro-
perly pillaged and des:rayed, and numerous lives have been
sacrificed, _ _ .

That alfliorgh we deprecate luty4dterferenee in the internal
concerns of other nations, sve canfrot regard a fi ii fully inter po-
sition for the preventimedi atrocities so disgraceind to huma-
nity, as a violation rs:'"that principle, much less so under the
relative and peculiar circumstances of both comfit ies.
For recollecting that it has bi est in An emir» nt degree by
British valour, British treasure, arid British blood, that the late
chances in the Government of France have been effected, and
that the avowed object of our immense sacrifices was no less to
rescue the People of France from ts runny and oppre,sion, than
to ;Hord peace to surrounding States ; and bearing in mind that
by the Constitutional Charter the King of Pince .guarnnteed
full and perfect religious liberty, and that your Royal Highness
has in the Treaty concluded with his Majesty's Mlles at 'ParIS
iu NOVember last, expressed yotie erititietirm.•• That the repose
of Europe is essentially interwoven with the •ceinfirmation or
two:, funneled on the maintenance of the Ilnyul ufbi.rny, mid
of the Constitutional Charter," we cannot but 'fi el, that tinder
these circumstances, and such solemn engagements, the din•
ureter and honour of this country Imlay tbunand that we
should, in the most decisive and energetic terms protest
against these dreadful enormities, which have 'so •Iring been
committed.

It is, therefore, with feelings of the deepest regret that we
perceive the height prospect of pears-, freedom, and happiness,
so suddenly overcast. SCateely had his Majesty Louis 111.
resumed tlee reins olGovernment, than ferocious and higotted
persons, -under pretenevof superior loyalty, and more pure re-
ligion.,,commenced a furious attack upon their tillow subjects.;
and those persons, w hose only offence was their difference in re.
!igloos opinion, and who had es er been employed in diffusing
light awl knowledge atnong.them, were the first victims of-thett
cruelty and superstition.
Under eireinnstances so distressing, feeling with gratitude
the high degree of religious liberty we enjoy, purchased and
sealed with tire blood of -our forefathers, confirmed and esta-
blished at the glorious Revolution of we should be un-
worthy of such advantages. were we not, in thelnost soleinft
and earnest manner, to entreat your Royal Highness to exert
your utmost intinenee to suppress that unhappy spirit of per-
secution which has lately manifested itself, alike contrary tts
the Constitutional Charter of Fiance, rend those enlightened
principles of Toleration entertained by your Royal Highness.
We, therefore, humbly pray your Royal Highness will he
pleased to adopt such aaasures as may best tend to suppress
these -enormous evils. Signed by Order of the Court,
HENRY WOODTHOR PE.
To which Address and Petition his Royal Highness returned
the following most grin-ions Answer:—
The just sense entertained by his Majesty's subjects of the
value and importance of Religions Toleration is necessarily cal-
culated to excite in their minds strong feelings of uneasiness
and regret at any appearance of the want of in other nations
of the world.

In such feelings, when called for and justified by the occa-
sion, I shall ever participate; and, whilst I lament the circum-
stances which led to your Address, I derive great satisfaction
from the persuasion, that they are in to degree to be attributed
to an indisposition on the part of the Clove. unant of France, to
afford to the freedom of Religious Worship the benefit of its
promised protection and support.

TO HIP ROYAL HIGHNTPis THE THING!. OT WALT.P, prrawr OP
THE IJNITED lINGDOH OE GitEAT BRITAIN ANL> lIIELAND.

he humble, and dutiful Achlrces of the Lord Alavoe,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in (fora-
men Council ;mumbled,
MAY IT PLEAFIC YOUR ROYALITIORNESA,

We, his Majesty's dutiful and faiththl subjects, the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and ('ominous of the City of London, in
Common Council assembled, 'inthly antrum'', your Royal
Highness with renewed expressions of loyalty to our beloved
Sosereign,ar.d of zealous attachment to yoor loyal Highnexs's
Person, and to the illustrious House of Brunswick.
We beg leave to offer to your Royal Highness cur heartfelt
congratulations, that the unparalleled exertions of our Country
and of our Allies have, under the signal favour of Div Me Pro-
vidence, enabled your lie,yal Highness, by the Treaties lately
concluded at Put is with his most Christian Majesty the King
of France, to put an end to the miseries and calamities inse-
parable from a state of hostility ; undato speedily to restore to
the people of these realsi.s, the inestimable blessings of an ho.
nentralole pease.
We have felt, in common with the rest of his Majesty's sub-
jects, the imperious neve ssity which called for the exertions of
the whole British people, against a power which threatened
the independence and tranquillity of every neighbouring
State; and we have viewed with feelings of the warmest ad-
miration, that character of intrepidity. beruisnr, anal modera-
tion, which has uniformly distinguished the British arms;
anal which in the late ever-memorable campaign has recalled
to the recollection of Europe the proudest achievements of
our ancestors.

1t 'e trust that the experience of the late dreadful enlarnitir,
will not be lost ; and that during a long period of trangoilliiy,
it will be mai. erulll felt that the true get atm sg of Prints,

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