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

REGENZSTREET.

In this street the illuminations were ly.th numerous
and brilliant. Few of the principal shods were without
devides either in gas or oil, and many of them were of an
elaborate and vely brilliant character. At the Polytecb.
nic Institution there was a gas star, flanked by the letters
"V.R." The shop of Mr. Ilelbronner, dealer in Berlin
wools, exhibited a large crown, surrounded by wreaths
of laurel and flanked by the/etters"F.V."allin coloured
lamps ; and that of Messrs. Sykes and Co. a similar
deign in gas. Mr. S. Hall, bootreaker, showed the Royal
arms in coloured glass. At the shop of Messrs. Sowerby
and Tattoo, drapers, there was a transparency, contain-
ing the portraits of the Royal pair, which was flanked
by the national flags and shields, illuminated with gain
Jay's mourning warehouse was illuminated with gas,
the design being a crown with laurel wreaths, flanked by
stars, beneath which was a scroll bearing the words
" May everyil,leeeing attend them." Messrs Hodge and
Lowman showed a crown between the national flags of
England and Prussia, surmounted by the black eagle of
the latter country. Madame Temple, fancy china ware-
how e, a largo star in gas. Messrs. Alison and Co., a
large star, with the letters "V.R." Mr. Melton, hatter,
a fine glass star. The Lid putian Warehouse, the Royal
arms surmounted by a star and flanked by the letters
"V.R." Messrs. Farmer and Rogers, a crown with
laurel wreaths between two stars. Mr. Campbell, wine
merchant, a large glass star. Messrs. 'Hedges and But
ler, wine merchants, a crown flanked by the letters
"F.V." in coloured lamps ; Messrs. H. and J. D.
Nicolis, the Royal arms surmounted by a star, between
two stars each covered by a crown, and a scroll bearing
the words, "God save the Queen and the Princess."
Mr. Mechi, a crown and star', flanked by the letters
" V.F." At the shop of Mr. Scott Adie, woollen draper,
there was a transparency, representing the Lady of the
Lake and a distant view of Loch Lomond, with the
legend, "The land of the thistle to the rose of Eng-
land." Messrs. Swan and Eiger exhibited three large
stars surmounted by a crown ; and ilessre. Ernary and
Co., tailors, a large star and wreaths in coloured lamps.
At the Gallery of Illustration there was a large trans
parency representing her Majesty surrounded by the
representatives of all nations. The shop of Messrs.
Howell and James was illuminated with great brilliancy.
The balcony before: -the first floor window was civered
with a scroll of gas jets, and above a crown and laurels,
flanked by the cyphers "F.Nr.",and " V.A.," and beneath
the words " Health and happiness ta them." Toe Junior
United Service Club, at the corner of Charles-street,
was illuminated by means of gas standards, in addition
to which a row of jets was carried round the lines of ths
cornice. The Cavendish Cub showed a brilliant gas
star, with the initials " V.F." in the centre. There
were many other illuminations besides those which we
have mentioned ; but they consisted for the most part
of single stars and crowns, either in oil or gas, and did
not attract particular attention. Similar devices were
also to be found in many of the cross streets.

THE QUADRANT
was brilliantly illuminated by means of a series of gas
jets following the lines of the cornice above the shops on
both sides and throughout its entire length. The great
light thus cast upon the el rent almost completely over-
powered tha few individual illuminations which were
exhibited.

THE FOREIGN EMBASSIES.
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The several residencies of the Foreign
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Filarernlginnatd Melast
night niBinble;nBouart
the English Court were la
of the happy event which had marked the the morning. Conspicuous among them wal3eirt°heeedings of
in Carlton-house of the Prussian ambassador, mansion
ftont of which blazed a crown of col. ssal en"al ?-' in
flanked by two tuagn.ificeet gas eta,s the Po.epoornuients,
left hand having at its centre the Royal arrua of Pruele.ilae
'while that tip nit the right encircled the well-known 2
motto, " Honi soit qui mad y pense." The illumination
at the residerce of the Bclgian Minister in Portland_
place was also characterised in no small degree by brd-
liancy of effect as well as by chasteness of design. It
consisted of a series of gas jets, very tastefully arranged,
representing the initial letters " V.A." and "F.W."
separated by a crown resplendent with dives huee. On
the opposite side of the street a simple gas star shout
Outside the hence of the An.bassador of th't United
States. The Portuguese Embassy exni'eited a device
somewhat similar, save in so far as it was composed of
different colours, and was surrounded by wreath,
of laurel of the same varied character. Altogether un-
like those to which we have adverted, at least in the
nature of its design, was the illurninalion at the residents
of the Tnrkirh Minister in Dryanstone-equare, of which
the crescent and the name of the Sultan done in cypher
formed the most prominent features. Upon the right
hand was a crown, having beneath it the letters "ITR."
The entire device was surrounded by variegated glass
g.o
i hes,'and presented an appearance more than ordinarily
ru.sian Austrian, Bie:zlian, and French
brilliant. The 1. - ,
;
very tastefully illuminated the de-
Etnba.seies were also
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of
last mentioned consisting the
' • the case of the .
sign in
French and English Crowns, each surrounded by laurels
with a hand clasped in baud in the
and an Impt,rial star, wincirciin,
the letters " V. F.
shone outside the resi,
centre. A star in gas'i e
ne a „f ille S N edish Minister ;
while outside that of the Hanoverian e
Ambassador alarge
star with a transparency displin, the white horse of a.), g
LS 111 gas jets was tx-
tianover, and decorated with Wars: