The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-06 00:00:00

TILE KING &c.

WEST COWES, Atm. 3.
Lord•Craveu has returned to these roads from
the Royal squadron, which his Lordship .left
yesterday at Yarmouth. It was remarked that
in beating down upon a wind his Majesty's yacht
proved the best sailer in the squadron, but on
going large Lord Craven was the victor. A kind
of seamanlike emulation is graciously encouraged
by the King on.this occasion; for otherwise, the
strictness of etiquette would not allow any vessel
to precede the Royal yacht. But it was some-
thing like a naval race yesterday, every man
trying to prove the best power which he could
exercise over wind and water. It is now ascer-
tained- that six private yachts have followed the
King, and are determined to accompany his Ma-
jesty. to Dublin. They are the yachts of Mr.
Thomas Smith, the Hon. Mr. C. Pelham, Mr.
Vernon, Mr. Williams, Mr. Maxey, and Lord
Anglesea. At five o'clock this morning the wind
changed to the East, a mostlfavourable alteration
for his Majesty. I have learned that at three
o'clock in the afternoon his Majesty had passed
Portland. 'At this rate the Royal squadron will
be speedily at Holyhead.

DUBLIN, AUGUST 1.

It is quite impossible to describe the enthusiasm that prevails
in this country froze one end to the other. Joy is pictured in
every countenance ; and every tongue gives utterance to the
most fervent expressions of attachment to his MAJESTY. The
principal merchants,-fawners, and tradesmen, are determined to
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collect all the persons dependent on them, in order to swell the
immense crowd that will go in procession to meet his Majesty.
They are to have their hats decorated with shamrocks and rib--
bons. One gentleman has already mustered not fewer than two
thousand ardent souls, and promises before the week elapses
to double the number:. From the peculiar character of the
people, some extraordinary and distinctive manifestation of
their feelings might naturally be expected, and the one which
it is understood they are to give, will astonish not only their
English fellow-subjects, but all 'Europe. It is reported as a
fact, that they intend on the arrival of his Majesty to draw his
carriage with silken ropes, that are to run in-one uninterrupted
line from the CaStle of Dublin down to Dunleary, where his
,Majesty is expected "to land. -Persons are to be stationed at
Convenient distances to supppyrt and pull these costly traces, and
the distance over which they will pass is not less than seven
Irish miles. The', Turf Club of Ireland are to give a most
splendid Fete at the Curragh of Kildare, which is, perhaps, the
finest race-ground in the world ; and to perpetuate the recollec-
tion of his .%lajesty's visit, the place of running, on the day lie
attends, will for evermore be called the " Royal Course."
A meeting of the Turf Club was held in Leinster-street, on
Monday, at which it was resolved—
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" That having now every reason to expect that his Majesty
will be most graciously pleased to honour the Curragh with his
presence during his Royal visit to this country, the Noblemen
and Gentlanen of tle Turf Club do avail themselves of this
opportunity to manifest their warmest feelings of loyal attach-
ment to his august person.
" That, in order. to mark their gratitude and sense of this
most distinguished honour about to be conferred on them, every
exertion be made to render his Majesty's reception as suitable
to his station and dignity as their means and anxious endea-
vours admit of; and that a ( ommittee be appointed for carry-
ing that purpose into effect."
It was further resolved— .

" That the first Autumn Meeting, usually held. in the mid-
dle of September, shall be altered, and shall commence on the
Monday of whatever week his Majesty may vouchsafe to signify
his intention to honour the Turf Club with his august presence.
" That the meeting so altered, shall be for ever denominated
the Royal Meeting,' and shall commence on she Monday after
the anniversary of the auspicious day, which shall confer on- a
considerable body of the most loyal, the most attached, and the
most devoted subjects, the distinguished honour and happiness
of beholding their illustrious and revered Monarch amongst
them. -And

" That the first race at the Royal Meeting shall for ever be
the Royal Stakes, of IDOgs. half forfeit, to be handicapped by
the stewards, to which Fthe Turf Club shall acid a purse of
300 gs. ; and that these stakes shall be run for over a course
which shall be exclusively dedicated to his Majesty, and be de-
nominated the Royal Course."
The surplus money, after the expenses of the fete are defray-
ed, is to be appropriated to a noble purpose—the liberation of
all the poor debtors of the County. The different Counties and
Corporateßodies are altpreparing Addresses to his Majesty,
and the Graduates and Students of the University are to go up
to the Castle with one in their academic robes. So strong is the
emotion of the public mind at this auspicious period, that the
Royal visit absorbs all other considerations, however important.
You hear nothing else talked of, and in contemplating it, men
seem to have forgotten their ordinary avocations. They muster
together at the coffee-houses, and expatiate on the happy results
that must ensue from an event, which forms an era of joy and
concord in the history of the country. At the coffee-house
where I.write this, an individual has just said in my hearing,
" It is only now we feel we have a King, and it is only now the
King will feel he has Irishmen as his people."
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3lounisos's HOTEL, Eight o'Clock.
I have kept this letter open till the latest moment, to give
a brief outline of a scene of festivity and conciliation,. which
no language can describe in terms worthy of the spirit that
animates every heart around me at.the present moment. All
the respectable Protestants and Roman Catholics of Ireland
are now assembled under one roof, and at one table, forgetting
those differences which kept them too long disunited, and
resigning themselves to one common sentiment of proud exul-
tation at the joyou3 occasion that has effected their recon-
ciliation. The Lad Mayor. is in the Chair, supported on his
right by Sir -Benjamin Bloomfield, and on his left by Lord
Monck. The dinner was served up in the most superb style,
the guests amounting to upwards of His Majesty's health
has been this moment drank with a burst of enthusiasm, of
which words would in vain attempt to convey an idea.—The
following are the toasts drunk on the occasion

1. Tli'e KlNG—threp times three, the company standing.
Tune—Gon save.the King.
2. Memory of George HI. our revered Sovereign—standing,
in solemn silence.

3. The Duke of York and the Army.—His march.
4. Duke of Clarence and the Navy.—Tune, Rule Britannia.
5. Duke of Cumberland..
6. Duke of Sussex.
7. Duke of Cambridge and the rest of the Royal Family.
8. Our Gracious Sovereign, George IV. and the 19th July,
1821—four times four.—Tune, Patrick's Day.
9. The Lord Lieutenant, and Prosperity to Ireland—:three
times three.—Tune, Garry-owen.
10. The Chancellor and the Irish Bench.
11. The Commander of the Forces, and the Army serving in
Ireland--Tune, Grenadier's March.
12. The Glorious First of August; 1714, the accession or the
illustrious House of Brunswick to the Throne of these Realms.
13. (By the Vice-President,) The Lord, Mayor and the City
of Dublin—three times three.—Tune, Sprig of Shillelah.
14. (By the Lord Mayor.)
.The Vice-President.
15. The Earl of Fingal'. •
16. Mr. Secretary Grant. Tune—Scot's wha hae.
17. Sir Benjamin Bloomfield. Tune—Welcome here again.
. 18. The Duke of Leinster and resident Nobility of Ireland.
' 19. The Duke of Wellington and the Field of Waterloo.—
Tune—The Conquering Hero.
20. The City Representatives. (No more instrumental music.)
21. The Representatives of the County of Dublin.
21 The Provost and the University. •
23. The Right Hon. W. C.- Plunket, Representative of the
University.
24. Lord Ingestrie and the Noble House of Talbot.
25. The Governor Of the Bank, and the Trade of Ireland.
26. The memory of our late Representative, the Right Hon.
Henry Grattan.
27. The Attorney General and the Irish Bar.
28. The Solicitor General. -
29. The Memory of Lord Nelson.
30. The Marquis of Hastings and the gallant Army serving
in India.

31. Marquess of Downsbire and Linen Manufacture.
32. Lord Oriel and the Agricultural Interest of Ireland.
33. Lord ,Meath and Yeomanry of Ireland.
M. The Friends of Ireland in the Imperial Parliament.
33. The Mother of 6t. Patrick.
36. Harmony and concord among all classes of his Majesty's
Subjects.
37. Universal Benevolence.

38. The Canalk and Collieries of Ireland.
39. The 30th July, PM, which united all classes of_ his
Majesty's subjects in harmony, good fellowship, and brotherly
love,;---three times three.

L'ast—To our next merry Meeting