The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-26 00:00:00

THE ILLUMINATIONS.

The BANK of
,EN GLAND was elegant and superb.
The entabiat,ures, hatiu.t rides, .and arches, ‘Vere-all
marked by lines:ot lamps, nod the columns encircled
by . serpentine wreaths. In the' centre was a-very
large brilliant star and crown,. with the motto, ". God
save the King." pediments.and the recesses
behind, the pillars in Threadneedle-street,,Bartholh-
mew-lane, and Princes-atteet,. mere ornamented
with stars and :other device. ' Pe new circular
por-
tico, at the corner of Princes-street and Thread-
tieedle-street,--was very tastefully decorated. The
new buildings ppposite„ exhibited on a-grand tablet,
"-God preserve the King." The wall of Grocers'-
Hail Garden, was adorned with the Royal Emblems.
The Sun and the Imperial Fire-Offices, and all the
i‘ei4hbouriug butidi:,gs, lent their aid -to this niost
14azilitig_seene:in the'inotropo!is.•

Tile Ilion, Corporation -the Royal Exchange
Assurance, the,Gresbaw.Cocninlitee, and die .Rivet
Dee, illutnionted jointly; they disphiyed :he Royal
Standard, and t:iat be:11.11 lit!. building th.e. Exchange,.
in most ,uperb manner, iind to otiliven ihe scene,
had a bind of Paoclin u_ unentsplvidg the whole
of the evening.

The' PplANiiN-HptiE was richly and tastefully
decorased.rthere' wero many loyal deviCes, and
the 'tOJtPaint'ijeles were
.exhibited iu large letters,
Liddth• a crown

" (cd save the King." •
r".l.ung.xilay be Live."

.The POST*OFFICE'fo-rmed a beawiful promenade,
where we wanted in an arbour of %iriegated lamps.
.T.he INDIA' HOUSE seerned an epito4ie of Eastern
grandeur ; to attempt to describe 'tlie splendid effea
it had on the 4e .4 the beholder would be altogether
in JAI). ,

The-MEvctIANTs at LL:OYD'F.: made a beautiful
varlegated a!")„I they were very jtidi7
ciuusiy ~.".tii3Oseci of in the toilc.,wing wanner :—ln
the cen 're, the st-rn w a fitst-rati! vessel ; on each
side an .iturs ang: cnnles ;' beyond this, on each side
the wth- Is "Siii;-, Colonic-, Cott-IWO-cc." God save
the King,• the (-,0 aitd G. R. ; 'if; the windows
o. Ge cabin .was -a • i,,uoicy, • with the words
:f)rniedion for rs.''

THE Hot. HUD,,q•e% CoblrA.Nl.-TIK' words
" God 'say ..spd G R. and.o
ta4t..ful di,pia of te,!otinery!
THE WEST INDIA DOCK Hitr:SE.--Tbe wcrds
" Lteitg live the Kung," arid display of
lestoonery, tegt:thtr 'kith G. (s,
THE EAST INDIA DOCK.. H.OU:-.E CIOWD
and G. R.'

THE PROPRIETOE•O7 THE CITY OF I.,',NDON TA-
vERN,-.A most iaautiful transpar,ency, irn-
ynense 'quantity of lamps; in the whole as tasty ap
illumination as an we saw.

...
Mr: ABRAHAM GOLDSMID had a. very tasty dis-
play of lany4-titfixed to the viranda in front of his,
tngnificent town residence, with a transparency,
and the words, "God bless'our King."' . ' '

Isuaawoon, Paper - stoincr,
Transparency 5' a Medallion of bi§- Majesty, Asbp-
poried by Britannia ; Farm-, above bin), sounding
ai trninpet ; and the-rornitcopia, and other einblems
ofillentA scattered around. • _ _ _

BLADES; Glass-manufaaurer.—G. and the
wonl,"-Fiftieth".in.large letters,' foimed of brilliant
cut lustres ; the front of the house was covered with
a crown and starsTand a colnmn on each side form-
ed of variegated lampi ;-the lights reflected from the
cut glass, of which the word fiftieth was formed,
gave the whole- a.moJt--beautiful- and brilliant 'ap-
Trearanee. • • -•• • .• • •

- Mr". ItApsry, Fishmonger; Fleet-street.—A huge
oyster-shell in the front ot the house, wiih'the con-.
cave side to the.stree. t, studded with abodt 40 plain
lamps, and a coloured lamp 'in the 6etifte... The
singularity of this deice was very'attrattive ; the
street, in, flout ot the house,, was crowded with.
People during the "whole. night. • I • •
The ADMIRALTY. was particularly splendid; the
grand colonnade at the entrance of the hail, •beitig
I ornamented with Viral rows of different colours,
filial the ground- to the top, amounting, it is said,
to 5.000 for each pillar, and the tylioor colonnade in
front being itiso dec;Jr.U.-fd in. a'spiendid
1 The whole as highly-creditable to Mr. MILLMAN,
of 41e Admiralty, by whom, we understand, it was
arranged.

T!le BRITISH COFFEE-BOUSE, kEtLv's Musical
Saloon, and the Chevalier Rospficesi—displayed
much brilliancy.
WHITE'S SUBSCRIPTION HOUSE, St. James's,.
street.-0. 11..a.crown, nud •festoons,:- with radiant
arcnes and columns.

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BROOKE'S .SUBSCRIPTION HOUSE. G. R. a
crown, star, and und,rueath, " Ling live the King,"
BOODLE'S, the COCOA TREE, the ST. JAMES'S, &c.
were not deficient in
,splendour. The British In-
stitution, in Pall
.Mall, diiployed an appropriate.
'Tr,:ilspatency. ,
fliNcuQk's, SIIEPHI4RD'S, and RIXON'S celebrat-
lit but-glass Warehouse, in Cockspur-street, exhi-
bited a nouvelle spectacle.; .Tile letters G: R. a
crown, ,star, and ,festoons were displayed; and -on-.
derneath the word " Rejoice,.": in large charadters,
-and composed solely. of ,diarnond-cut
effe&
.of the latter was rendered it bril-
liant by the back-ground being • wholly cornpbsed.of
frosted silver.
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Mr. WESTON, Old Bond-street, displayed great
taste.and,loyalty. The whole front was decorated
" George Rex.," and a crown, with les-
•toorri of coloured lamps.. • .•

Mr. G. TAYLOR, in Old Bond-street.--G: R. a
cro star, and festoons, columns; Sce. - -
'ln New Bond-street, PHILLIPS (Aucticklike),
Messrs. DUDDINQAUSLNELSON, displayed groat-taste,
tiri;a7btiality. „ . yr v.,-T s ,ails
?-3t 0i the Strand,. near, leattbito3ar;Whitr!
lira' a rich and most tasty transparency ; 'his Ma-
jesty was represented sitting on ills throne; the pie-

;tire, was surrounded by' rays of cut-glass, whicl2 gate
it a splendour nothing cetad :surpass..
Piccadilly,. exhibited three tratispa-
renCies‘ of vast dimensions.. In the centrZt was a
portrait of bi nijesty in his robes, seated in co-
yo:lation chair; the. figure was' nine ktet in height,
and the.- eanvai ocCupied '2(i square teet:, On the
'right-hand of the King was plaCed the.crown. on a
crimson veNet cushion, .supported by a -taßle, orna-
mented with embroidery. Over "his Majesty's head
:appeared
,with her attributes; in her lett hand
.wreath of laurel4eaves,'her' right pointing .to a
Glory.. fit the-feet of the Sovereign was a groupe of
'boys, representing ,Bacclzanalians, with cornucopia.
Underneath appeared a. tablet with the words
"..Anno Regni 59, Oct. 25; 1809." On the right
and left of the above fransparency, were placed re-
presentations of the two most celebrated oak-trees in
'England; and two landscapes, the one of Windsor,
1---the.other of Kew. •

, ACKERMANN'S Repository, Strand,—Britannia, as.
Empress of 'the Ocean, seated on a naval car, drawn
by dolphin's, under the guidance of infant tritons, is
supporting a medallion, in bas-relief, of her beloved
Monarch, whom Time is crowning with a wreath of
laurels, and announcing. tO•t he river gods, by an in-
scription on a mantle, slightly agitated by the sea
breeze, " The Jubilee of 'King George the Third."
The attitude of. Britannia sliews her-gratitude 'to
Heaven for this prolongation of the reign of her
pions King, whilst 441, seetns.to breathe a fervent
prayer for its long continuance. In the distance of-1,
the transparency, the proud Navy of Great Britain
Covers the sea, indicating the -protection it has af-
forded to a .prosperous commerce during a long and
glotioug reign. .
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- PARKER and PERRY,-Fleet-street, Glass. Mand-.•
f?V.-..-turers 10 the. Prince of Wafts.—A display 'of
many hundred lamps.; a brilliant G. R. surmotinted
with a,V.ejy. large and splendid crown of variegated
lamps. The entire front of their extensive premises
was de_corated with appropriate devices, which, to,
gt•t.her with a fire vase, formed, a must complete.
blare of illumination.. , • -• •
The Whole irons of the 'Warehouse for the Yel..;'
low &warßemedy, 'exhibited one brilliant bliize. We
ob.zerved, ,h,?sides . the Star' and Anchor, which are
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usuallyilluminated, on days 'of rejoicing; the letteia
R. displayed by an iminense -number of varic,:ated
lamps,. and a very beautiful and appropriate ".tians-
parency ; in the ,centre of which was a Portrait of:
his Majesty,
.surrounded by several. Hearts, in each
of wl:iclk was written " Joy," and in other parts of
the sTranSparency was written, in letters of gold
" The Filtieth-Yrar of the Reign. of 'George the
Third, a real Patriot, the best of Kings,. and the
Only virtuous:Sovereign in Europe. Every Heart is
filled web Joy for thy long Reign, 0 King."
The Transparency exhibited at Mr. Edward
Orme's•in Bond street, , the corner of Brook-street,.
r(Ttesenced the ProteCtiog Angel interposing before
time, and,-displaying our Country's Father, our ve-
net-able: Monarch and his august Family. The scene
is taken from • Westminster Hall, with the addition
.ot the'trophied bantieis of France,
.Spain, Russia,
Cherubs holding out the Crown
of Laorrls.“and the Crown ininvirtal, are intended
to rei,resent•the two' sainted Childen of, their Majes-.

lies.
Nfr. OAKLEY,— Old Bond-Street.—A, beautiful
tranVareney, of the King's Arms, in . enamelled
glass, I laced in. tbe.centre.of the spacious gallery, in
the fr(mt of his vast premises ; they were lighted up,
with 4 straight 'fine ot .variy„ d lamps; '' George
Re". a. 1p....;-red above . -.Jawed o the British,
Imperial crdwrt,: in eu utp,:a• lamps.
(.:*ovEN'T:,G....eDIIN 'I; BATRE was lighted :up .by
rows-or ,he windo..v-frames, &c. •
'fr:P.,:i'ltl3.—Atcrown and star, with the
figures 50., -in. toe centre G.R. and the whole en-
circled' by a wreath of laurel, on a green ground,
.forMed.of variegated ia:ops.
The HAYMARKET THEATRE
,was neatly illurni7
Oiympic Pavilion, inWych.street,
and, his.Ainphitheatre,,,Westrninster Bridge,. were
boil very handsomtly lighted 'up, as was ELLlsrOies:
Ronal Circus..
The OPERA HOUSE illumination did not extend
along the whole front but was confined to the
space ever the entrance doors. There. was a suit-
able:trinsparettcy; with the Crown and G. R.
The tfottsE. GUARDS, towards Whitehall had a
mcitio in Gil.: cerJre,' " God-save the King," with
G. R. Crown, kc. On. each wing the Crown,
&e. Sze• was repeated :with superb festoims.- The"
, Treasury and Otfice tor the Home Department were
tastefully decorated.
There was.a transparency, with the Royal Crown
and Cypher, on Lord CAR RINTON'S 1.113115i011,
heir* the Horse Guards. • '•
The Watt Orptcr: nad its share of illumination,
ornamented with Crown, regal insignia; &c.
The UaDNALCCE ()Price, formerly Cumberland
'House, Pall Mall, was very elegant. 00 the tong
'balcony: were placed six obeliskS,, well lighted up,
andol:.er ,the portico was a beautiful transparent
piece, representing in the .centtal compartment! an
r
Angel, holding in one hand Magna .Chartaand
in the oilier the Royal Robes 311C': Crown, and the
eye of Providence abov,, watching the sacred charge.
In the side compartment were well executed' busts'
of the King and Queen ; and iikintinitv; of the
Li 6141 anti • Unicorn, with " God save the King"
underneath.
SOMERS::T-PLACE-presented a beautiful coup cl' oeil,
from the adv.vitages afforded by the unitiwnity Cuf
the buildings ; among which the Navy, the .Navy
Pay, the Stamp Offices, &c. were partictilarly dis.
• tint nislied'by the mull insignia, anchors, Ez.c. &c
HOUSE, ',Tower-Hill, exhibited in
frout•the Royal initials, G. 4. surmounted by.the
• British CrOwn, supported.beneath by crossed Tri-
' dents bound together by a blue wreath, .36(1 on each
.Wing was an Anchor of appropriate colours in va-,
riegated lamps. . • •
The trout of Bridewell Hospital was splendidly il-
luminated. The arcled. entrance and the windows
Were ornarrtente.d with lamps. Above-these was a
large inscription; Pivot Rex, with- festoons depend.'
ing. At .each•end .:were.transpiren'cis representing
the arms of Briclew,ell and. B4lefiern (thsse two
'Hilt' ill being uniljd tuktrer the same Gbyernors).
:11he centre
_winloy..iwar-,tile-a4--c14.-•was;-- enriched- by
vgisted ptlastersotlatups; and tilled: with :a 'brilliant
t4ir;, and OIL c4l44.tide *oral the: g. The
t• -
whole was surmounted by a large crown, which oc-
cupied the centre widow of the second floor.
The.' fror4s of. the Albion, Hop*, Razle,

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Globe, and other Insurance Offices, were illuminat-.
ed. with •Con.siderablp taste and effet9,
The transparencies of Messrs: IV/pi-154N and
SA U Nbt 0, of 'whi.ch we gave a descriktihn resterd,ay,
had ,a‘'n'tost indftnificent'eoa, and attr,4r-.1,-1 a v7t,...t
crowd doring.il6 riic!ht in Clther;,l*e-street;
Joy's,Coffee-Ilousc, Bedford-street.—G, R. and a
crown ; Awe-the 'head NA niter.4as 'allowed to• attend
on ttre'-gusts covered.; !he band round his. bat .of
his:own design —" a tribute of dfree Briton; in 4o-
nour.of iris beloved.Sovereign"' - , '