The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-26 00:00:00

THE CITY.

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In the city the illuminations were not general. Fleet-
street was by far the lightest, and east of Bridge-street
the devices were few and far between. The Royal stan-
dard, the Union Jack, the French tricolour, were visible
in the daytime, and here-spd there was to be seen an
,xpanse of white linen with a crustaceous-looking
monster thereon, whose antennae and eyes savoured of
Gravesend. The Herald's College, however, required
the beholder to believe it the Prussian eagle, in spite of
its ignominious exterior and cockchafer-like attitu le.
The Mansion-house and Guildhall could boast no
more than the usual lamps of the pavement. The
India-house and Bank of England were dark, and
even the Post-office only declared its sympathy with
the love-letter public ly the exhibition of Eng-
land's flag. The folliwing is a li,it of the principal
illurnieation3

FLtET-STREET. —George Attenborough, pawnbroker.
—A. star. The Gateway of the Middle Temple.—A star.
Messrs. Butterworth, law publishers.—A star, with a
crown in the centre. The Union Bank.—A. star. J.
Ede, robetnaker.—A. star. Mr. W. Adams, publisher
of Bradshaw's Guide. —A star. Toe Illustrated Times.
—A transparency of the Plinc9as. Messrs. Partridge
and C‘-z-ms, stationers, and Messrs. Sawyer and Strange,
dining-rooms.—A very pretty transparency, repre•ent-
ing the Prince and Princess in a gala boat, upon a
moonlit sea, drawn by Neptune's hor-es, and assi..ted
by the rowing of some Briti-h tars. The London Bible
Warehouse.--A star. Mesrs. Barker and White,
news agents.—Ditto. Meser9. Hoare and Co., bankers.
—Three stars. Messrs. Tucker and Reeves, lock ma
nufacturers.—A star. Lees and Co., linendrapers.—
Ditto. R. Brooks, surgeon.--A crown. Tne Green
Dragon.—A star. Hyde and Co., stationers.—Ditto.
Bland and Long, opticians.--Ditto. The Boar's Read.—
Litto. H. Morrell, stationer.—Ditto. The Kings and
Key.—Ditto. Perkins, atcon, and Co.—Ditto. J.
Moore, patenteee of ventila'ors.—Glass star, with Royal
arms in the centre. The Morning Advertiser.—A cry-tal
star. R. Currey, tobacconist.—A star. W. Kirk,
tobacconist.—A star.

LUDGATE-HILL —Williams, parasolmaker.—Star, with
"V. R." in the centre. Davenport's glais and china
warehouse.—A brilliant gas star.
ST. PAUL'S-CHURCHYARD.—The Black Swan—A star.
Chubb and Son, lockinakers.— A Ftar.

NEWGATE-STREET.-11.roe and Thornthwaite, scien-
tific int,trument-makers, illuminated their Royal arms
with gas ray..

CIIEAPSIDE. Campbell, goldsmith.--A star and laurel
leaves, by coloured lamp-. Benetfick, ironmonger. —A
star.

POULTRY.—Potter, optician to the Admiralty.—The
initials " V." and "P.," surmounted by a crown, by
coloured lamps.
KING Wirzum-STREET.--Universal Life-office—Star
and "V. R." National Assurance Society—A star.
Me.sra. Mappin, cu'lers—A transparency painted by
Mr. Fenton, representing th i Princess Royal and
Prince Freerick William of Prussia, in medallions,
t'urrounded by oak and ivy !eaves, with the Angel
of Peace crowning them, and two guardian angels on
either side joining their hands together, with the motto,
" May their dream of happiness be realised." Deane
and Co., ironmongers—Initials "V. R." and "V. F.,"
with crown and star. Wallis, tobacconist—A crystal
star. City Photographic Rooms A crystal star.
GRACECHURCLI-STREET. Marsden, bootwaker —A
transparency of the natioral arms of the two countries.
Cappers, lineodrapers to her Majesty—A row of gas jets.
W. Webster, confectioner—A star, having " V. F." in
the centre, and the iinitials ," V. A." on either side.
SlofP.9, frniterer—A star.

LEADENHILL-STEZET. —B. B. Wells, strop warehouse
—Crown and laurel branches, by means of coloured
lam pe. _

CORNHILL.—The Submarine Telegraph Company, be-
sides a profusion of flags, exhibited a brilliant gas star.
MANSION-HOUSE STREET.--The Britannia Life-office
—A brilliant gas star.