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THE KING'S LEVEE.
Lord Chamberlain's (Vice, April 22; 1825.

Notice is hereby given, that his MAJESTY will hold a Levee
at Carhon•House, on Wednesday, the 27th inst., at 2 o'clock.

lIIS MAJESTY'S lIIRTH-DAY. •
[Further Particulars
Saturday was kept as a holiday at ti Bank and public offices,
and at 1 o'clock the Park and Tower
guns were fired in honour
of his Majesty's birth-day. Most of the Cabinet Ministers and
Great Officers had dinner parties, principally to entertain those in
their different official departments. The Earl of Liverpool had a
party of twenty-six. Mr. Secretary Canning entertained the
Foreign 'Ambassadors And Ministers, and other diplomatic
characters, at-Gloucester Lodge.. The honours were done by
the Under Secretaries of State, Mr.. Planta and Lord. Howard
de Walden ; Mr. Canning himself: being. unable to rise from
his bed, in consequence of a severe-return of gout, with which
he was. seized in the House 9f Commons, during the Debate on
Thursday night. The Lord Chamberlain
.the 'Lord Steward,
the Groom of the Stole, and the Master of the Horse, to those
in their different departments. Mr: Secretary Peel entertained
the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs,and all the Judges. The Gentle-
then Pensioners dined at •Freemason's Hall, to celebrate the day.
The usual procession of the...lrma-coaches took place in the
evening, and the fine contlidoh-of. the horses, and gay appear-
ance of the guards and drivers,..together with the light troop of
the two-penny post-hus,. gave general satisfliction. In the
evening the illuminations were very brilliant. All the Subscrip-
tions Houses, the several Theatres, and the shops of all the
Royal Tradespeople, made very. splendid displays, consisting
chiefly of Crowns, Stars, Festoons, Wreaths, and, G. R. Our
accounts from the country ate'no less gratifying. At Windsor,
Portsmouth, Chichester,. Brighton, &c. oz.c. grand dinners
were given on the occasion, and every where the utmost joy and
hilarity prevailed throughout the day.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, and Family, in
Hanover-square, from Hatfield ; :the Duke of Rutland, from
Newmarket; Lords Charles and Robert Manners, from New-
market ; Lady Nugent, from her seat, Lilleys, Bucks ; the
Earl and Countess of Surrey, from their seat. in Notting-
hamshire ; the Dowager Countess of I'owlctt, at Hyde Park-
corner, front Brighton ; Lady Louisa Grey, at the Countess
of Stamford and Warrington's, in Charles-street, Berkeley.
square; Lady Caroline Wood and Miss Wood, in Stratton-
street, Piccadilly; Lady Swinburne and .fliss Swinburne,
in Grosvenor-place; the Prince Reuss Greitz and suite, Lord
Northland, the Honourable Vesey Knox, and Mr. and Mrs.
Lyon Willett, from the Continent ; the. Honourable Mrs. Leigh
and the Misses Leigh, at her house in Portman-square, from
Stoneleigh A bbey,Warwi ckshire; the Hon.lllr. and M iss Meade,
in Lower Berkeley-street, from Norfolk.

Yesterday, the Duke of York, and the Princess Augusta at-
tended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, and heard a most
excellent sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Stanier Clarke.
Prince Leopold honoured the Italian Opera-House with his
presence on Saturday night.
On Saturday the Duke of York and the Duchess of Glou-
cester visited the King.
Yesterday, Prince Leopold attended Divine Service at St.
Phillip's Chapel, Waterloo-place.
The, Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Sophia visited the
Princess Augusta yesterday.
Co RONATIOX OF THE KING or FIIANCE.—The Duke of
NORTHUMBERLAND, as the representative of the King of
(heat Britain, will stand pre-eminent for splendour anti mag-
nificence, at the Coronation of the King of France ; his Grace
spares no expense to sustain the dignity of the high and ex-
alted character he will have to represent upon the occasion, and
highly to the credit of his wealthy and ancient house, he has
declined accepting any-pecuniary remuneration from his Ma-
hesty's Government. On the other hand, the Government
ave determined on presenting his Grace with a magnificent
anticostly sword, said to be of the value of MR OO,: which is.
now in a great state of forwardness ; •it tti be orintniented with &c. His Grace has a new state carriage building
for the occasion. The Duke has two houses taken for him, one
at Paris, and one at Rheims. Sonie• of tile Duke's servants,
sic. left London on Tuesday for France ; the other's left yester-
day, with carriages, horses, Ste. being the whole of his Grace's
establishment who are to go to France, .with the • exception of
those rho will accompany the Duke and Duchess when they.
leave London, which is expected to be the beginning of next
month. Prince Esterhazy is to be present likewise, and he has
also a new splendid carriage building for the occasion.