The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-11 00:00:00

° TIER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.
On Tuesday having been specially appointed for the due
celebration of her Majesty's birthday, the royal standard was
hoisted on the principal church steeples, at an early hour,
amid the ringing of merry peals, the ships in the river, and
the principal public buildings. At ten o'clock a very large
number of well-dressed personages was congregated in St.
James's Park to witness the inspection of the Household
troops. The Life Guards formed on the right of the infantry,
attended by their band in state liveries, as also by their
splendid massive silver kettle-drums. On the occasion of
the Queen's birthday the united bands of the three regiments
of Foot Guards attend the parade, and form a concert of mi-
litary music not to be surpassed. A tolerable opinion. may
be formed of this powerful combination of martial sounds
from the subjoined analysis of the various instruments
clarionets, 8 flutes and picolos, 7 oboes, 10 bassoons, 12 French
horns, 6 cornopeans, 6 trumpets, 9 trombones, 6 ophicleides,
3 brass drums, 3 tenor drums, 3 cymbals, and 80 drums,
bugles, and fifes, making a total of 183 performers. This
magnificent band played with wonderful effect Mozart's
1\ on piu Andrai," the " British Grenadiers," the " Duke
of York's March," and " God save the Queen."
The troops looked exceedingly well in their new uniforms,
and went through their evolutions in a most soldier-like man-
ner, to the evident satisfaction of the illustrious personages
and distinguished officers present; among whom were Field-
Marshal the Duke of Wellington, Commander- in-Chief, in
his uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards; Field-
Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as Co-
lonel of the Coldstream Guards; Field-Marshal his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, as Colonel of the Scots Fusilier
Guards; and his Royal Highness Prince George of Cam-
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uniform, amongst whom we noticed—
Lord and Lady Vivian, Earl of Enniskillen, the Earl of
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Drummond, Duchess of Leinster, Sir Frederick
Drummond, &c. The principal attraction, however, was
Ibrahim Pacha and his suite, who seemed highly to enjoy
the scene. Viscount Combermere was at the head of his
regiment, the 2d Life Guards ; and Colonel Berkeley
Drummond commanded the infantry, about 1,200 in number.
The ground was well kept by detachments of Foot GuardS,
and all went off admirably.

THE ILLUMINATIONS.
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oaus son theof the Royal tradespeople. Notwithstanding the lowering
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appearance of the heavens in the earlier part of the evening,
and the want of the usual attraction of a drawing-room on
such occasions, the streets of the metropolis, especially the
leading thoroughfares, were thronged by countless thousands
of respectable persons all wending their way to the West-
end to see the lights. Most of the principal streets were
nearly impassable until after eleven o'clock, owing to the in-
numerable carriages, carts, waggons, omnibuses, &c., crowded
with people from all parts of the suburbs. Every necessary
regulation for the preservation of order had, however, been
adopted by the police • authorities, and no serious accidents
are believed to have occurred.
WOOLWICH.

At Woolwich, at an early hour, the day appointed to be
celebrated as her Majesty's birthday, was ushered in by the
bells of the parish church ringing a merry peal, and the royal.
standard being hoisted on a ftagstail on the steeple, and at
the dockyard, the garrison, and the Royal Arsenal.
At a quarter before twelve o'clock the whole of the troops in
the garrison, consisting of the Royal Horse Artillery, under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hardinge, ; the
battalions of Foot Artillery, the right wing under the com-
mand of Lieutenant •Colonel Russell, and the left wing under
1 the command of Lieutenant, Colonel Crawford; the Royal
Sappers and Miners, under the command of Captain Webb,.
R.E. ; the Chelsea pensioners, under the command of Cap-
tain Forbes; the Royal Marines, under the command of
Colonel Mercer; and the Field Batteries, under the com-
mand of Colonel Cleaveland, on the left; assembled on the
Common, and precisely at twelve o'clock the Royal Horse
Artillery commenced firing a royal salute from their guns.
On a signal being given, the Horse Artillery fired six guns,
and a running fire was carried on along the front line of
the whole of the troops and up the rear, the bands of the
various corps playing
" God save the Queen." The field
batteries then fired eight guns on the left, which was fol.-
lowed by a running fire along the line, as before. Six guns'
were then fired on the right, followed by another running
fire, the bands playing " God save the Queen." The line
then presented arms, shoulder order, and gave three hearty
cheers. Major-General Sir T. Downman, C. 8., commandant
of the garrison, rode down the line and up the rear, accom-
panied by Brigade-Major Cuppage, Captain Tvlden, Captain
Wingfield, and several other officers. Colonel Tulloh, of the
Chelsea Pensioners Forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Grant, Royal
Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Powell, Boyal Marines,
were present in uniform, and Colonel Turner, C. 8., com-
manded the whole of the line. The ground was kept by men
of the Riding-house establishment, and many thousands were
present on the occasion, attracted to Woolwich by a , report
that there was to be a review and rocket practice it; the
Marshes, although nothing of the kind was intended.
THE HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY.
A considerable number of the officers; non-commissioned
officers, and men of this ancient corps, established in the city
of London, assembled at their spacious grounds in Finsbury
to celebrate her Majesty's birthday, and shortly after three
o'clock P. 7.1. fired a double royal salute from two field pieces
in a manner, as to loading and firing, which would have re-
flected credit on any artillery corps in her Majesty's service.
Captain Iselin commanded the artillery com•dany, and Cap-
tain Barnard put the whole of the companies through their
various evolutions with as much precision as regularly ern--
bodied and constantly practised soldiers. Previous to the
double royal salute, and three rounds being fired from the
muskets, the whole of the companies marched past the major
commanding at slow and quick time, in a very soldier-like
manner. The companies then went through all the evolu-
tions of a field day, as practised by infantry regiments and
foot artillery, and formed squares, firing from the front rank,
and by companies and battalions, in a superior style, afford-
, ing proofs of their efficiency and attention to the duties they
had undertaken. Their late eommanding officer (Colonel
Cox) and Major FreshSeld were on the ground, in uniform,
and thousands of the members of highly respectable families,
to witness the exercise of the Hon. Artillery Company.