The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-30 00:00:00

COVENTRY STREET.

Lambert and Rawlings, silversmith* to the Queen—
V.R. and crown.

REG ENT STREET.

The County Fire Office.—Two large olive branches, V.R.,
and star and gas, and a profusion- of flags.
Emery and Co., tailors—the Prince of Wales' Feathers,
with the words " Peace and Unity," in variegated lamps.
The Telegraph Office—a brilliant star in gas.
Swan and Edgars—a star, crown, and various festoons
in gas.
Field's Bible Warehouse—a Brunswick star in gas, and
V.R.
Benjamin, tailor—a star.
The Regent Gallery—" Love's 456th Night," in gas.
Dalton, dressing-case maker—V. R. and crown in varie-
gated lamps and two flags.
Medwin, bootmaker to Prince Albert—A splendid tran-
sparency.
Lipscombe, filter makers—A bulging crown.
Dyer and Kibble, jewellers —two large flags.
W. Snoxell, transparency painter—a wreath of lamps.
Barclay, hatter and furrier to the Queen—V. R. and
crown in gas.
Bonithrou, baker to the Queen—star and V. R. in gas.
113, Johnson and Co., hatters—a large crown and star,
with immense wreaths of laurels.

112, Mechi, cutler—V. R., crown, and brilliant star.
119, Lock, Scotch draper to the Queen—a rose, crown,
shamrock, and thistle, in gas.
114, 116, and 120, H. J. and D. Nichol, army and navy
clothiers—an illumination which nearly covered the whole
of the homes. On each side was a star surmounted by a
crown, a large wreath in bright jets overhanging it, and
underneath, in immense letters, 1` God save the Queen,
and Peace for ever.'' The whole hitd a magnificent effect.
159, Schott and Co. mu,icieletirs—a bright star in oil.
163-5, Pugh's warehouse—V. R. and crown.
189, Carlin, cigar-mw chant to Napoleon lll.—a crystal
drop star, by Defries, with V. N. in the centre.
193, Lewis and Allenby, silk mere r 4 to the Queen—a
noble crown, two stars, and V. R. in the centre.
201, Cramer, Beale, and Co., musicsellers—a magni-
ficent illuminated picture,illiistrafini the union of France

and England, with medallion portraits of the Queen, the
Emperor of the French, the Sultan, and the Kirg of Sar-
dinia. This attracted great attention, and was much
admired.

220, Savory and Moore, chemists to the Queen-- a gas star.
5,7, and 9, Howell and James, silk mercers and jewellers
to the Queen, displayed a grand illumination. There was
a continuous running scroll over the balconies of the three
houses. Over the porticos was suspended Brunswick stars
of great dimensions and exceedingly brilliant, with 882
jets in each. On the right hand side the letters V. R., on
the left N. E., each being 6 feet G inches high, and in the
centre of each portico were also immense branches of
laurel; there was also another star in the middle of the
three houses—a large star with leaves of laurel rising out
of the garter, surmounted with the Prince of Wales's
coronet, surmounted with the words "Ich Dien," the
plume of feathers eight feet high, the whole being sur-
mounted with an immense crowns This splendid piece of
artistic work was furnished by the Albian Works, Wilton-
road, Pimlico..

R. Ackertnann, 191, Regent-street, a large Brunswick
star, with initials " ' in brilliant jets of gas, sur-
mounted with the national flags of England and France.
Bodge and'Lownian, Argyle House, a grand emblema-
tical design—a brilliant crown, encircled by laurel wreaths,
surmounted by the 'flags of England, France, Sardinia, and
Turkey, supported by two stars of Brunswick. Initials,
"V.A." " N. 8.," " " V.E." Motto, " Alma—
Salaklava—lnkerman—SebastopoL"
T. A.. Simpson and Co., jewellers and importers of Pari-
sian novelties, 154, Regent-street, had a large Brunswick
start formed of cut-glass drops, with variegated centre,
lit up with gas jets, awl giving a mast brilliant effect, the
star surrounded by the flags of England, France, Sardinia,
and Turkey.