The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-23 00:00:00

PRI,'SCE REGENT'S PROCESSION.

Yesterti4 his:Royal Higiiness the,PRINCR jtt-
prtyr went in State to the House of
.Peers, to
close the Session of Parliament by a Speech,, from
the 'throne, which was the second time of his g•o-
-ing in State since his appointment to the Re-
gency; and, it being above seven years since 815
MAJESTY. went,; -the procession excited consider-
able interes!, although the crowd was not so great
when the proceSsion gent,. as on its return, owing
to its having„ been crronepusly• stated, that it
would not take place till three o'clock. A party
of the Coldstream regiment of loot Guards mount-.
ed the KING'S guard on the occasion in white
gaiters.,
At half past one o'clock the Prinee's Crown
was removed from the Lord Chamberlain's office,
in one of the Prince's private carriages, Muter the
care of Mr., Nos'r and another Gentleman in wait-
ing, t a inder'n escort, to the Parliament Howe.
His. Royal Highness the PRINCE ItRGENT ar-
rived at St, James's Palace, in his private Carriage,
from Carlton House, dressed in regimentals,
wearing the Order of the Garter ; and, we are eX-
trethely.hoppy to say, appeared in most excellent
health. He entered by the temporary entrance
from The Garden, where there was a party of the
Yeomen of the Guard to receive him. His Royal
Highness proceeded to the Levee.itoom, where
the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the
Treasurer, the CoMptroller of the Household,
and a number of other Officers, were in waiting
to-receive his Royal Highness. The Vield Officer
in Wititißg was in attendance, Made his return to.
the Pat' T. of the army, and took the pass-word
for the flay. it being announced to his Rovm,
HtonNEss that every thing was in it state of rea-
diness fur the procession to begin to 1110Ve, be prO-
ceeded through the, suite of rooms, and. down the
great stairs, accompanied by his numerous attend-
ants. The PRINCE entered the state carriage at
25 minutes before two o'clock, attended by. the
Duke of MONTROSE to carry the sword of state.,
and Lord JAMES MURRAY, the Lord in waiting.
On his Royal Highness entering the state carriage
the ColctstreantregiLant band struck up God save
the King.. The colours and the arms of the guard
were presented to the PRINCE. The 'l)i!alttiful
eight cream-coloured horses were ornamented
with a profusion of light blue ribbons. They
were driven by Mr. Roberts, the state coachman,
lit and the postillion had a great display of choice
flowers. The procession began to 1110,1 C in the
following order—

Tbter of the Life Guards, in their new uniform.

A Carriari• and Six Bays, in which were a Gentleitilill Mter,
'EXOII, and Silver Stick, in Waiting.
The Second Carriage and Six Bap, in which were General
• Finch, the Groom 'kti Waiting, Ceneral Leigh, for the
• blaster of ttte and a Page of Honour.
Tile Master of thu Horse's Carriage, •
Drawn by sit, .licintiful fllacl Horses, decorated with red
ribbons Xntr tassels
In it. were Earls Hartington :Alla Macclesfield, the
Gold Sticks in Waiting.
• Twelre,of the Life Guard,.
• FOur Marthalaten._ .

Fourteen Litery Servatit3 of, the Priueeitegent, in ;heir State
Liveries, with capes, each twontol two.
Ten l'eouicii of the Guard, two and two.
The State Carriage, in which was the-Pit t !•zct: Kra EnT, drawn
by tight (4'ton-coloured tiorles•
Four Fnotnien on taeli site of the Carriage,
Four Yeomen, tale at e..ch Wheel.

The nroc,ession proceeded through the centre
ja St,. James's Park. Parties of the'. 7th-
'HOSS4tS
.litteudell in the Park and the streets to
prevent tbe procession being interrupted.
Ut ulicEss. was received at the ParliaMent
House by the ringing of St. Margaret's hells, and
a discharge of cannon from the Lambeth shore,
fle entered tbe House of Pe.:.3 at twenty minutes
past two o'clock. The PitiN'ec caine out of the
ouse at ten minutes before three, which was
flounced 1w the sound of trumpets, thedischarge ut
artillery from the Lambeth shore by a signitifrom the
roof of the House of Peers, the ringing of bells,
and the shouts of the populace. The procession
returned in the same order .and way as it came,
with a considerable increase of populace. ,011 their,
passing through Cleveland-row, particularly where
the scaffolding for the rebuilding. of St. James's
Coffee-house, which was covered with spectators ;
on their pulling off their hats to huzza, one of the
Life Guards horses took, fright at the noise and
the waving of the hats, reared up, threw his. rider,
knocked down &icon belonging to Bow-street
Office, who was under the horse at the entranee
to the Palace, but we are happy to say both he
.and Life Guardsman escaped unhurt. On the
.Pittspa getting out of the State Carriage, lie ap-
peared much oppressed with bent ; he was receiv-
ed by the Lpiw CHAMEERLAIN, the, TREASURER
and the COMPTROLLER of the Household. The
LORD STIiWARb Went to the House 'of Peers to
receive and attend 'his ROYAL HIGHNESS there.'
Thu PR,' Ncs leftibe Palace for Cariton House in
his private Carriage..

on the.. Ova!), oldie suite carriage tá the King's
Me the crond wag so great, that the men
could not proceed ‘vith cleaning it ;::they were 30
much interrupted by their rudettess, 'that they
Were-614t Ni to put it into the honse.withont, till
iheairttal of a party of horse and. foiit 'soldiers to
keep the, crowd otr, when it was-brought out again,
and the cleaning proceeded on.'