The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-15 00:00:00

DEPARTURES,

Everson Harrison, Esq. Mrs. Harrison, anti Miss Harriso►,
fro►❑ Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square, for Tole-
thorpe Hall Lincolnshire; Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell, from
thr Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Cronyen, from Gould's Hotel,
Jennyn-street, fur Brighton ; Ridgeway, Esq. from ditto, for
ditto; the Rev. George Jennings, from the London Hotel, Albe-
►narle-stoat, on a tour; Capt. George Johnson, from Morley's
Hotel, Cockspur.strcet, for Epsom; Win. Caldwell, Esq. from
the British Hotel, Jcrinyn-street, fur Oxford ; Iten. Tucker,
Esq. from ditto, for ditto.

CORPORATION ENTERTAINMENT TO

THE KING•

The most active preparations are making for the grand
civic entertainment to his Majesty. In our Court Circular
on the subject of the answer of his Majesty a few words
were omitted, in his Majesty' reply, of some interest.
After having stated that he Would save the Corporation
the trouble of sending to Brighton to her Majesty and ac-
cept the invitation for her, the King said, " I upon all oc-
casions wish to promote union in the Royal Family, and
therefore the greater number of•them I see around me, the
more gratifying it will he to me, and the more happy it
will make her Majesty."
It has been the practice, on occasion of the visit of a King
to the City, to appoint a Christ's Hospital boy to address
his Majesty " at such plat* asthettomtnittee shall appoint."
This has been hitherto done by resolution from the Cor-
poration, but it is not, we understand, the intention of
the Corporation to introduce that ceremony. The incon-
venience likely to result 'front detaining his Majesty on a
cold November day in St. Paul's Church-yard, to listen to
an oration, strikes the citizens as a very good excuse for
such an omission. It is, however, in the power of the
Governors of Christ's Hospital to add that to the other
honours with which hie Majesty is to be received, and a
meeting is to take place this day at the Hospital, to con.
eider the propriety of adhering to ancient practice in that
respect.

His Majesty left it to the Corporation to fix the hour
for the entertainment, and the hour of four was appointed,
in order that the public might see the procession in all
its splendour. It has been stated in many of the papers
that the Lord Mayor is to meet the King at Temple-bar,
and conduct him into the city and to Guildhall. This
statement is erroneous. When a King enters the city of
London, upon a visit, he enters without the ceremony of
knocking at the gates at Temple-bar. He then goes on
straight to Guildhall, where he is received by the Lord
Mayor under the porch, and is presented by hie Lordship
With the city sword, the Lord Mayor being the King's
representative in the city, and the feast being his Majesty's
feast, although paid for by the Corporation. The King
then returns the sword to the Lord Mayor, who bears it
before his Majesty to the Council Chamber, or other room
appointed for the reception of his Majesty, where the Re-
corder of London reads an address in the name of the city.
It is ut this period of the ceremony the King presents the
Lord Mayor with a baronetcy. The following address of
George IV., when Prince Regent, to Sir William Dom-
ville, on the occasion of the grand entertainment to the
Monarchs in 1814, will be read with 601110 interest, It
is a verbatim copy from the City Recorder...
" It has always been the custom when the Sovereign
paid a visit to his faithful city of London, to confer a mark
of favour on its chief Magistrate. At no period could this
be more properly done than on an occasion so advantageous
to the country us the present, when the long.desited return
of peace, which was the sole object of au our efforts, hat
been so gloriously achieved by the valour of his Majesty's
arms, in conjunction with those of his illustrious allies, nor
could it be conferred on a person more truly worthy of it
by every public and private virtue than your Lordship,
and I have great satisfaction in hiving the power to confer
a signal mark of the Royal favour upon you."
His Royal Highness was then graciously pleased to order
letters patent to be prepared for granting the dignity of a
Baronet to the Lord Mayor, who hissed hands on the
occasion.

alir Samuel Pimlyer was Lord Mayor when King George
111. visited the city, on which occasion he conferred a
baronetcy upon his Lordship, and the honour of knighthood
upon his Lordship's brother and the two Sheriffs.
On the day oldie approaching entertainment, the Lord
Mayor's procession to Westminater will take place between
nine And ten o'clock in the morning, and will commence,
not at as has been the custom, but at the Man.
sion-house, for the purpose of enabling his Lordship to
return before two oouk to the Guildhall, to receive the
King, who it is expected will leave St. James's fur the
City between two and three o'clock, His Lordship will
proceed direct to Bleckfriars-bridge, where he will go on
board the city barge. It is his Lordship's anxious wish to
sail from the Tower, in order that he might have the
oportonity of passing from the Mansion-house, through
his own ward, that of Langbourne, but there will he high,.
water at London-bridge soon after nine o'clock, and the
utmost difficulties and inconvenience uosit Attend the effort
to go against the tide tinder the arches. All idea of
gratifying the people of Langbourne-ward must therefore
be given up,
A great ►teal has been said about the probable expenses
of the approaching entertainment; but it is believed they
will not exceed those incurred when George M. dined at
the Guildhall. Upon teat occasion the total charge was
1i,8981. 4a. a.d. I and it is confidently stated, that a more
megniticent entertainment can now he given for that
money. The prices of turtle cud were then tour-
mouely high, end the menthol of the Corporation had
several of theta particular reasons fur employing p:►rticulsr
persona to supply
.the materials. In feet, the whole " con-
cern" was, what it nevex tan he again, a " downright
job." Wine, wore sent in, and no question was asked
about the quantity drunk. This is nut now the case in
the City. There is, in fact, a spy upon all the luxuries
the Corporation,