The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-22 00:00:00

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time repeated, the Herald reading the challenge at the
top of the 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 I hy the Cupbearer, drank to the bold challenger
with a correspoding air of gaiety. The Champion on his
part having received the cup, drank in the King, but
pronnuiseed " Long live his Majesty King George the
Fourth" in rather somewhat of a school-boy tone. Alter
he had drained the cup, he gat ea 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 E trl Marshal attending as
before on horseback.
Immediately afterwards, G rter, attended by Claren-
Norroy, Lyon, Ulster, and the rest of the kings
and officers of anus, proclaimed his Majesty's styles in
Latin, French, and Englials, three several times.
Dinner being concluded, the Lord Mayor and twelve
principal citizens of London, as assistants to the Chief
Butler of England, accompanied by the King's C uptwarer
and assistant, presented to his :Majesty wine to a gold cup,
and the King having drank there'd, returned the gold
cup to the Lord Mayor as his fee. It was remarked, that
his Majesty was engaged in conversation with the Lord
Chancellor at the time when the Lord Mayor presented
himself to perform his service. The King did not how,
as usual, as the Lord Mayor ascended the steps; nor on
receiving the cup was he allowed to kiss the King's hand.
The following services were also performed
Mavor of Oxiord, having presented to the King
a bowl of wine, received the three maple cups for Its
fee.

The Lord of the Manor of Lystoti, pursuant to his
claim, brought up a clitrger of sirders to his ithijesty's
table.

The Duke of Athol, as Lord of the Isle of Man, pre
seined his Majesty wait two falcons.
The peers then rose in their seats, and drank good
health and a lung and happy reign to the King, which
was receited with three times three by the whole com-
pany.
•' God save the King" followed, sting in fine style by
the whole choir, the chorus being swelled by the com-
pany, all standing.
The Duke of Norfolk then said, " The King thanks
his Peers fur drinking his health : he does them the ho-
nour 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 shouts from
all sides, during which the King resumed his seat on his
throne.

Xon Donsine, having been sung by the choir,
various Peers paid their homage and respects to his Ma-
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 indise r i bbb inately
admitted to partake of such refreshiaients as remained on
the tables of the P.:ers. The hall was cleared by nine
o'clock.

AMUSEMENTS, FESTIVITIES, du%
Hyde Park on 'Thursday last was thronged to excess by
permias who hod repaired thither to see the amusements iu
that quarter. Several tents were ererted at the west side of
the River, which were supplied with refreshments for the
company. Marquees were also erected for those who bud
the superintendence of the fire-works at night. which were
brilliant in the extreme. The trees along the hauls had va-
riegated lampssuspended from them, which had • beautifyl
effect, particularly with respect to their reliction from the
water. The sky rockets were let MI in a circular direction.
were semi from all pans of the metropolis. The globes of
fire which they discharged were beautiful, and illumined the
surrounding atmosphere, while showers of fire issuing from
the fire-works beneath exhibited various devices, and ex-
ceeded any thing that we have ever seen—such as irradiated
stars, brilliant crowns, and immense wheels of the remark-
able fur their brilliancy and variety. Within the railing
there was an immense number of transparent lamps, similar
to thow in St. James's Park at the time of the celebration of
peace and the battle of Waterloo. and In addition to these
them was an aquatic fete on the Serpentine River, tumbling
of a boat race and various other litlltlSEVlChlil. As the

night approached, Hyde Park WID the great magnet of
attraction, us persons from all quarters of the metropolis
assembled to view the fire narks, and to enjuy the other
aunt ements.

On Thursday, at a quarter after one o'clock precisely,
Mr. Green and a friend ascended with a magnificent bal-
loon from the Green park. It rose majestically, while
the Aeronaut was cheered with the acclamations of thou-
sands of spectators. The air, from the heat of the west.
Cher, was so much rarefied, that the balloon did not ascend
with ■ny great degree of velocity, mid remained a con-
siderable time in view of the spectators. Mr. Green
haw* thrown out some ballast, it soon arpse to a great
elevation, and took a north-west direction, and was seen
from all parts of the metropolis, until it at length disap-
peared. The spectators in the Park particulary were
much pleased, as the balloon was so well inflated, that the
experienced Aeronaut was ready to ascend at the moment
previously specified. The balloon descended at a quarter
before two o'cloik, near South Mims, and Mr. Green
arrived in town in the evening.

A formidable gang of thieves made a successful sally
on Thursday, on persons coining from the Green Park
into Piccadilly, soon after the balloon ascended, and the
confusion was heightened by the hackney coaches block-
ing up the passage across the road. Several ladies bad
their watches torn from their breast, and a country gen-
tleman bad his small clothes nearly cut from him, the
pockets of which contained 151. and his watch. The con-
tusion and screams were so great at the moment that there
was no chance of apprehending any of the daring gang.
The illuminations were nearly confined to the Public
Offices, Theatres, and the houses of his Majesty's trades-
men. The front of the Bank of England was covered
with about 15,000 lamps, which were arranged in the most
tasteful and elegant manner. The East India company's
wareroonts and offices were well illuminated As were also
the Board of Excise and south Sea Boast. _

HER MAJESTY'S PROTEST AGAINST THE
DECISION OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

CAROLINE R.
TO THE SANG'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
THE PROTEST AND REMONSTRANCE OF CAROLINE 44UEEN
OP GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
Your Majesty basing bees, pleased to refer to your Privy
Council the Queen's MI, el ' gas 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 Viseonto
one of your Majesty's Principal Secretes ies of Sate,
having communicated to the Queen the judgment pro-
nouncing against her Majesty's claim i in order to pre-
serve her just rights, and those of her successors, anti to
prevent tire said minute being in alter-times referred to
as deriving validity from her Majesty's supposed acqui-
escence io the determination therein expressed, the
Queen feels it to be her bounden dirty to eider her most
deliberate and solemn protest against the said determina-
tion ; and to affirm, that by the laws, usages, and C116:01111,
of this realm, front lime i 11111 l emorial, the Queen Consort
ought of right to be crowned at the seine time, will; the
King's Majesty.

In support of thin Chihli of right Itin Majesty's law
officers have proved before the sail Comma, from the
►cost ancient and authentic records, that Wet ca Consort
of this realm have, from time 'museum ial, participated in
the ceremony of the coronation with their royal husbands.
The few exceptions that occur demonstrate, fron► the
peculiar circumstances in which they originated, and the

right itself was never (ova ionetl, though the cart ctse of
it was from necessity suspended or from motives of policy
declined.

Her Majesty has been taught to believe that the most
♦finable laws of this country depend upon, and del Ise
their authority from custom ; that your Majesty 'a royal
prerogatives stand upon the same basis • the autism of
ancient usage cannot therefore be rejected williont
shaking the foundation npou which the most important
rights and institutions of the country depend, Your
Majesty's Council, however, without email/vetting any
of the facts or reasons upon which the claim made on the
part of her Majesty has been Hippos ted, have expressed
■ judgment in opposition to the existence of such right.
But the Queen can place no comtidence in that judgineat,
when she recollects 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 since become the most active
■nd powerful of her persecutors still less can she confide
in it, w hen 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 must 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 sante advisers, in
another minute of council, recanted their former judg-
ment, and referred to and adopted these very same tic -
cuments as a justification of one of your Majesty's hat sliest
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 Kings, was the daughter of a sovereign house
connected by the ties of blood with the most iilustrioua
families In Europe, and her not unequal alliance with
your Majesty was formed in full confidence that the faith
of the King and the people was equally pled,ged to sccus•
to her all those honours and rights which had been enjoy-
ed by her Royal predecessors.
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In that alliance her Majesty believed that she exchanged
the protection of her family for that of a Royal husband
and of a free and noble-minded station. Flom your Ma-
jesty the Queen has experienced only the bitter disap-
pointment of every hope site had indulged. lu the
attachment of the people she has found that powerful and
decided protection which has ever been her steady sup-
port and her unfailing consolation. Submission trusts a
subject to injuries of a private stature may be matter of
expedience—from a wife it may be matter of necessity—
but it never eats be the duty of a Queen to acquiesce in
the infringement of those rights winch belong to her con-
stitutional character.

The Queen does therefore repeat her most solemn and
deliberate protest against the decision of the said Council,
cousidering it only as the sequel of that coui se of petite's-
lion under which her Majesty ha► vu lung and so severely
sufered,and which decivion. if it is to luinivli a precedent
for future times, can have tio tithe; ',fleet than to fortify
oppression with the forms of law, and to give to injustice
the sanction of authority. The pi otection of the subject,
from the highest to the lowest, is not only the true but the
only legitimate object of all power ; and no act of power
can be legitimate which is not founded on those principlts
of eternal justice, without which law is bet the mask of
tyranny, and power the instrument of despotism...
Queen's liouse,Jsly IT.