The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-30 00:00:00

THE ILLUMINATIONS.

The 'West End of the Town h.ts not exhibited so brilliant a
spectacle for many years as it did last night.
St. James's-street was a mass of light from the top to the bot-
tom. All the Club-houses were particularly gay.
White's Subscription House.—G. •I:., a Crown, Star, and
Festoons.

Boodle's.—Brilliant beyond example. G. R., the Crown of
Great Britain surmounting the Star. At the angles Columns
and Lozenges. Festoons of variegated Lamps along the balcony.
The Officers' Club.—A projecting Crown of a vast size ; en
each side a Star of great magnitude ; festoons along the gallery,
and G. R. IV.
The Cocoa-tree.—G. R. Crown and Star. _ _

Ilrookes's.--G. It. IV. festoon's, a Crown and Star.
The St. James's United Club.—Along the whole of the
double front, a Crown, two stars, G. It. IV., and Festoons.
The St. James's Hotel and the Thatched Ilouse Tavern, also
very splendid.
Graham's.—G. R. IV., Star and Crown.

Miles's.—G. R. IV., Crown and Festoons.
All the other Tradesmen to the King, in this street, exhibited
the G. R. IV. and the Crown.
The Union Service and University Clubs were illuminated
with remarkable brilliancy, as was also the Cafe Royal, Re-
gent-street.
In Bond-street, Westons' took the lead. The whole front
of the house displayed a blaze of light. (i. R. IV. Crown, two
Stars, Columns, Lozenges,
.and Festoons. -
• In Pall-mall.—The Travellers' Club House was very bril-
liant. Moss, the pianoforte-maker, an immensely large Crown,
Star, Festoons, and G. R. IV. -.
At Charing-cross, the Sadler's shop was a very prominent
object, from the size of the lamps, and their great brilliancy.
In Piccadilly.—Moore's and several others were very bril-
liant.

In Regent-street —Charles "tVayte, furrier to the King, G.R.,
a Crown, and Festoons.
Itivingtons, booksellers, Waterloo-place.—ln the front of the
house, between the columns, was an Imperial bulging Crown
of immense structure, formed of hung variegated lamps, which
had a very fine effect.
Rundell and Bridge, on Ludgate-hill, displayed many de-
vices, in addition to G. R. IV. and the Crown. _

Ac'kermann's, in the Strand, IFord—d a most tasteful display
of illuminated Roses, Shamrocks, and Thistles. Another house
in the same street presented a large gas lighted Star, which was
one of the most brilliant and attractive objects of the night.
Sam's Library, St. James's-street, was most brilliantly and
tastefully illuminated ; and all the other Royal Tradespeople
in every direction seemed to vie with each other in the splen-
dour of their respective displays.
The Opera House.—G. R. IV. Crown, Stars, Festoons.
Drury-Lane Theatre.—G. It. IV., the Crown, Laurel Leaves,
Festoons, and. Stars.
Covent-Garden.—The same, with variations in the colour of
the lamps.
Haymarket Theatre.—ti. R. IV. Crown, Star, and Festoons.
English Opera House, Strand.A, brilliant Crown and G. 1:
The Minor Theatres.—The whole of these were very bril-
liantly illuminated with the letters G. R. Crowns, Stars, &c.
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall.—At six o'clock, a. at., the Royal
Standard was hoisted over the Orchestra; flags were displayed
in various elevated situations. At one P. at. the Chevalier
Southby fired a Royal Salute, and in the evening a brilliantll-
- was displayed; at the carriage entrance, a large
Crown, with G. IV. It. ands Laurel, in various coloured lamps;
and G. IV. R. also in coloured lamps, at the Water-gate.

•
SCATILIOROUGH.—The inhabitants of this town celebrated
his hIA.7EiT I'S birthday, on Friday last, with every demon-
stration of loyalty and attachment. The bells were early and
continued to be merrily rung during the greater part of the clay,
and, in addition to a display of flags, a royal salute was fired
from the' cannon at the castle. in the evening there was a
spirited subscription ball at the town-hall, on which occasion
an'effective military, as well as the ordinary band, was retain-
ed, and the ball (considering the very unfavourable state of the
weather—being very rainy), was numerously and genteelly at-
tended, and the dancing was kept up until nearly 3 o'clock the
following morning, and then each seemed reluctant to have to
separate. Dr. Francis Borton, a physician, who attended it
from Whitby, had two remarkable providential escapes from.
danger, on his return thither the following night, owing, in the
first instance, to his horse swerving, and occasioning the saddle
to turn round With him, anti thereby precipitating. him on the
road ; and a little while afterwards, from his receiving another
fall in consequence of one of the saddle-straps suddenly break-
ing, and the stirrup-iron at once dropping from it. Notwith-
standing, however, both the accidents occurring suddenly and
very unexpectedly, and at a time of night, too, when it was
dark and far advanced, (and more especially the latter casualty,
when lie was in the midst of a dreary and solitary moor), we
feel most happy to say he received not the least injury beyond
a very slight contusion on the left side of his face.