The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-20 00:00:00

HIS MAJESTY'S VISIT TO KEW.

Yesterday his Majesty paid Kew a fourth visit this summer,
on which occasion the inhabitants of that peaceful village inti-
mated the sense entertained by them of his Majesty's bounty
towards Kew Church by setting it apart as a day of rejoicing.
On Saturday a splendid triumphal arch was thrown across
the high road, which passes through the centre of Kew Green,
which was yesterday morning completely covered with choicest
flowers, and with boughs of laurel and other evergreens. Over
the carriage avenue, on the Richmond side, were in large let-
ters the words, " What the King did pleased all the people,"
and on the other side, " The King that faithfully judgeth the
poor ;" and over the two side avenues, " Peace bath her victo-
ries," " So the poor bath hope." Before ten o'clock numbers
of persons from Richmond, Brentford, &c., commenced arriving
in Kew, and by eleven o'clock the road was lined by as assem-
blage of well-dressed persons, extending nearly to Kew Bridge,
while on the Green were numerous carriages of the gentry of
the neighbourhood, filled with ladies. On the Richmond side
of the triumphal arch were arranged on one side the children
of the King's Free School, with bouquets of flower in their
hands, and on the other side were the principal inhabitants of
Kew, with white wands, and a grand military band. About
twenty minutes to one o'clock, intimation was received that
the King was approaching, on which the band struck up " See
the conquering hero comes," which, on the royal carriage
entering the green, was changed to " God save the King."
On its arrival between the lines, his Majesty, who was accom-
panied by Sirs Benjamin Stephenson and Jeffery Wyat-
ville, and Colonel Cavendish, ordered the carriage to stop,
when E. Scard, Esq., the churchwarden, in the name of the
parishioners, presented the King with a splendid banner of white
silk, fringed with gold lace, on which was inscribed in gold
letters the words—" Gratitude to the King for 200 free sittings

for the poor and the children of the King's Free School, the
spontaneous bounty of King William the Fourth. Long Live
the King"—which his Majesty was pleased most graciously
to accept ; when, having expressed his intention of in a few
minutes visiting the Church the Royal cavalcade passed
through the triumphal arch, and proceeded to the Palace,
amidst the most enthusiestic cheering of the assembled multi-
tudes. Immediately on his Majesty's intention to visit the
church becoming known the sacred edifice was filled in every
part by elegantly-dressed ladies, and, in about ten minutes,
the King having again passed through the arch in a pony-
phaeton, arrived at the doors, where he was received by the
venerable Archdeacon Goddard and the Rev. Messrs. Haver-
field and White, who conducted him into the interior. His
Majesty, who we are happy to say looked remarkably well,
then walked up the middle aisle to the front of the altar,
where Sir Jeffery Wyatville exhibited and explained his
plan for the enlargement of the western end of the church,
which will then admit of 200 additional free sittings below,
and 20 additional pews above, which his Majesty was pleased
to approve of. After surveying the interior for about twenty
minutes his Majesty returned down the aisle, and in doing so
recognised and spoke to Sir G. Quentin, Colonel and Mrs.
Clitherow, &c. Near the entrance his Majesty was met by
Lord and Lady Frederick Gordon (late Kennedy Erskine),
when Lady Gordon inquired, " How do you do, papa ?" to
which his Majesty replied, " Thank God, I feel very well."
The King then re-entered his pony phaeton, and, after driving
round the green at a slow pace, and again passing under the
arch, returned to the Palace, where he entertained to lunch
Lord and Lady F. Gordon, Lord A. Fitzclarence ; Sirs B.
Stephenson, G. Quentin (and son), and J. Wyattville; Cols.
Cavendish and Clitherow, and Mrs and the Misses Clitherow;
Archdeacon Goddard, the Vicar of Kew, and the Reverend
Messrs. Haverfield, White, and Demainbray ; Professor
Regaud and E. Scard, Esq. At two o'clock the children of
the schools sat down to a hot dinner, consisting of old English
fare, in a tent a hundred feet long, erected on the ground.
After which a cricket match took place between the married
and single men of Kew, which was won by the former. At
five o'clock precisely his Majesty left the Palace on his return
to Windsor, when he again passed through the arch, with his
head uncovered, the band playing " Long live the King."
In the evening the principal houses were illuminated, and
there was a splendid exhibition of fireworks on the Green.