The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-24 00:00:00

CELEBRATION OF THE KING'S BIRTII DAY.

Yesterday, St. George's Day, being appointed
(with a view to the promotion of trade) for the
celebration of his MAJESTY'S Birth-day, the
morning was ushered in by the ringing of bells,
the Royal Standard and National Flags were
displayed throughout the metropolis ; and at one
o'clock the Park and Tower Guns were fired.

At two o'clock his Majesty held a Drawing
Room at Buckingham Palace, which was nu-
merously and splendidly attended, perhaps beyond
all precedent ; and notwithstanding the frequent
heavy showers, St. James's Park, and all the
streets leading to it, were crowded with well-
dressed persons during the day. The whole of
the windows were crowded with Ladies. AR
the Cabinet Ministers gave grand entertainments ;
and at night there was a more general and bril-
liant illumination than we ever witnessed on a
similar occasion. The Horse and Foot Guards
were drawn out in their best attire in St.James's
Park, and their fine bands played alternately
during the whole of the loyal and highly gratify-
ing scene.—llis Majesty, dressed in a' Field
Marshal's uniform, decorated with the order of
the Garter, arrived in his private carriage at
13uckingham Palace before twelve o'clock ;
and in about half an hour the Nobility and Gen-
try began to arrive. They continued' setting
down till between-four and five; and the Draw-
ing RoOm was not over till past six. It was, of
course, a grand Collar day, and the whole of the
Courtly attendants were dressed in the richest
State uniforms. The King, on leaving his pri-
vate apartments, was received in the State apart-
ments by his Lord and Groom in waiting, the
Great Officers of State, and .other attendants.—
His Majesty received a numerous. assemblage of
Bishops, consisting of the ArchbishopsidCan,
terbury, York, and Dublin. The Bishops of
Landaff, Chester, Exeter, Norwich, St. Asaph,
London, St. David's, Salisbury, Sodor and Man,
&c. The Archbishop of Canterbury proceeded
to deliver a congratulatory Address from the
Reverend Body, upon the happy return of the
day, to which his Majesty returned a most
gracious answer. The King then proceeded to
the room adjoining the Grand Saloon, where he
received the Foreign Ambassadors and Minis-
ters. The Marchioness of Londonderry pre-
sented the Ladies of the Diplomatic Corps, who
were most graciously received. Viscount Cha-
teaubriand, the French Ambassador, was attended
by his Suite, Viscount Marcellus, Baron Decazes,
M. de Bourg ueney,and M. Billing. CountCaraman,
French Minister at Stutgard, took leave of his Ma-
jesty. Among the Ambassadors and Ministers pre-
sent were the Austrian, Portuguese, French, Ne. 7
therlands, American, Prussian, Russian, Bavarian.
Swedish, Danish, Sardinian, Baden, HesseCasSek
Neapolitan, Tripotitan, Sze.—llis Majesty thet
proceeded to the grand and spaciotrs Saloon, ant
took his station in the front of the Throne, a..
companied by their Royal Highnesses the Dole
of York, Duchess of Kent, the Princess August,
the Princess Sophia Matilda, and proceedd
to receive the numerous presentations ad
the loyal congratulations of his crowded Cort
of affectionate and dutiful subjects. The Mate
of York came in state with two rarriars
with his. Staff. The Duchess of Kent ad
the Princess Sophia Matilda also came in site
in two carriages with their Suites ; each of
their Royal Highnesses had Guards of Honor.
The Speaker of the House of Commons camein
State, 'as did the Marquis Camden, with two cc-
riages, Elul Grosvenor, the Prince and Princes
Esterhazy, the French Ambassador, the slierirs
of London and Middlesex, Aldermen Garrat
and Venables. There were present besides— 1.
The Princess Santaldo, the Prince de Sardarea, the Los`Chancellor and•the Cabinet Ministers, the Lord Chief Justie",
Abbott, of the Court of King's Bench, the Vice Chancellor'
the Master of the Rolls, the King's Advocate, the Solicitov
General, the Lord Mayor of London, the Lady Mayoress, that'
'
Recorder of London, the Dean of Tuam, Mr. Jas. Colquhoun,t
the Consul General of the Hans Towns, Mr. Dymoke, the;
Deputy Champion, the Dean of 'Westminster, the Solicitor-
General of Scotland, Archdeacon Goddard, Archdeacon Wrang-
ham, Mr. Dawson, the Under Secretary of State for the Home
Department, Mr. Wilmot, the Under Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department.
Dukes—Devonshire, Montrose, Dorset, Wellington, Grafton,
Athol, Newcastle.
Duchesses—Montrose, Dowager Richmond, Buckingham and
Chandos, Marlborough, Northumberland, Leeds, Richmond,
Dorset, Athol.
Marquises—Stafford, Lothian, Queensberry, Londonderry,
Aylesbury, Winchester, Anglesea, Salisbury, Cholmondeley,
Camden, Cornwallis.
Marchionesses—Clanricarde, Waterford, Westmeath, Hunt-
ly, Bath, Londonderry, Stafford, Aylesbury, Winchester, 'Wa-
terford, Cholmondeley, Huntley.
Earls—Strathmore, Belfast, Belmore, Mansfield, Wemyis
and Marsh, Listowell, Macclesfield, Hairowby, Liverpool,
Uxbridge, Nnitworth, Talbot, Surry, Delawar, Cathcart,
Harcourt, Scarborough, Wicklow, Mount Edgcumbc, Cour.-
town, Abcrgavenny, Westmoreland, Fortescue, St. Germans,
Shaftesbury, Ossory.
Countesses—Harewood, Dowager Clonmell, Mirky, North.
csk, Huntingdon, Belmore, Saint Germans, ErrolltListowel,
Plymouth, Stanhope, Mansfield, wemyss and Marsh, D'Aglie,
NS icklow, Mount Norris, Wilton, Grosvenor, Saint Antonio,
Buckinghamshire, Derby, Harcourt, Clare, Surry, Delawar,
Bathurst, Ashbuinham, Minden, Chichester, Cowper, liar-
rowby, Pomfret, St. Martin de Front.
Viscounts—Barnard, Gage, Torrington, Clifton, Andover,
' Belgrave Melville, Sidmouth Mount Charles, Sydney, Lake,
Palmerston, Ashbrooke, Petersham.
Viscountesses—Gage, Barnard, Andover, Melville, Belgravc,
Cranbourne, Mount Charles, Ashbrooke.
Lords—Henniker, Belgrave, A. Hill, C. Somerset, Somer-
ville, Hotham, Walsingham, J. O'Bryen, G. Somerset, Rolle,
G. Beresfoill, Ravensworth, Stanly, Lynedoch, St. Helen's,
Boston, Gwydyr, Mar borough, Amherst, Ilowden, C. Ben-
tinck, Stewart, Stowell, Graves, Charteris.
Ladies—Martin, W. Bentinck, two Ashleys, Barrett, Leo-
nard, G. Cavendish, Desanges, Sullivan, Fortescue, Grantham,
Catharine Stuart, Cawdor, Stowell, Burroughs, Calthorpe, Lo-
vaine, Wigram, Shaw, iowe, Trollope, Burgoyne, Burdett,
M. Ross, M. Cornwallis, Blackett, Thornton, King, C.' W:
Melville, Shelley, F. Parker, , Ramsay, H. Chichester, Doyle,
Imhoff, Colebrooke Malcolm, heir Grant, Domvile, C. Pindar;
L. Harvey, Paul, Vinnington, Steele, Doyle, Dallas; Bel-
grave, E. Fortescue, Desanges, Dowager stlFy, Campbell;
B
S. Murray, Nayler, uller, Ogilby,' Berry, Pringle, Glynne;
Pollen, M. Meade, E. Campbell,Wemyss, Orde,H. Sullivan,
Kerrison,__ H. Charteris, A. Beresford, B. Bouverie, A. Criuk.
shank, C. Murray, E. Stewart, Anstruther, A. Pawletto. Om-
manney, Leeds, Astley, J. Brydges, East, Lillie, Drake, G.
Montagu, C. Montagu, Franklin, Tierney, C. Macleod, C.
Wood, Dugdale Astley, T. Bligh, C. Sturt, Hamsiton, Wil-
liams Wyrin, F. Lascelles, M. Fortescue, E. Brudenell, Pole,
C. Graham, J. Annesley, A. Milbank, Shiffner, Dalrymple
I Hamilton, Cawdor, B. Spencer Churchill, J. Blachford, Grant

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