The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-21 00:00:00

T.IYE KING:

_ .
. • Ye'sterday afternoon, at half-past five o'clock,
his
MA,JEsTyarrived at his- Palace in Pall-ntall,
from Brighton, in his travelling carriaze; escorted
I by a.'party of Light Horse. Soon after the King's
arrival he dined. - Preparations were then made
for his Majesty's fli'st visit to the Italian Opera
sin,ce.his accession to the- Throne, where every
possible preparation was made by the Committee
and Manager for the. reception olthe Sovereign.
The entrance Mid 4 the colonnade in the Hay-
market to the Royal Box, was coyered with
scarlet cloth. The anti-room to the King's room
was lined with white satin,, with festoons of gold
lace ; the top formed that Of a tent. It was
furnished with a sofa, and lighted with large wax
Jights. The Royal Box was most magnificently
and splendidly fitted up with crimson satin and
gold lace, the top similar to that of the anti-room.
The King and his Suite passed through the Con-
cert Room. The Earl .of Aylesbury, Viscount
Lowther, Count St. Antoniol IVIr Ebers, and Mr.
Ayrton, were iu attendance to receive his Ma-
jesty. . .
At hair-past six o'clock a Guard of Honour'
marched to the Opera House, under the com-
mand of Col. Woodford. At a quarter before
eight o'clock their Royal llighitesSes the Dukes]
of York and Clarence arrived at the Opera
House, and were received with military honours
by the Guard of Honour, and, loud huzzas by
the immetV populace who surrounded the Opera
House in-all directions. A few, minutes before
eight o'clock the Royal Procession moved from
the Palace. in the following order :
ht Carriage,
the. Gentlemen Ushers and Exonss in Waiting—

2d 'carriage, Sir Wm. Congreve, the Equerry in Waithig;the
Page of Honour, and Col. lance, the Silver Stick in NVaiting—
;id carriage, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller
of the Household, and the Master of the ltobes--4:11 carriage,
the, Doke of Wellington, the Lord Chamberlain, the Wee
Chamberlain, Gold Stick in Waiting, and the Captain of the
Groom of the Stole, as Principal Lord in
Yeoman Guard—.sth carriage, the King, attended by the Mar-
lciVueasistinogf
s:er of the Horse.
Ins Majesty was received with loud and aVni ed
tlees t3eir
a,
gene-
ral acclamations, from his leaving the Palace to
his alighting at the `Theatre, so much so, that the
sound of the trumpets with the escort of Life
Guards, could scarcely be heard. The same
observation is applicable to his 'returning, the
cheering being loud, general and enthusiastic.
Sir Robereßaker, the Chief Magistrate of the
Police, was in attendance, with Townsend, Saver,
Lavender, Vickery, 'Bishop, Ruthven, and Sal-
mon, the principal Officers of the Public Office,
Bow-street, to preserve order on the gratifying
occasion. •

KING'S THEA TILE.—Ttle 1101130 was crovrdeA

with elegant company at an early hour to welcome
the Royal Visitor. His Majesty, , attired in the
uniform of a Field-marshal, and attended by
the Dukes of York, Clarence, Wellington, and
Montrose, besides his personal Staff, entered the
Royal Box precisely at eight o'clock, when the
hand immediately struck -up " God save the
King ;" and by one simultaneous movement,
the pit, boxes, and gallery rose, and -with
most rapturous and unanimous acclamations
greeted the Royal presence. - His Majes-
ty seemed much affected, and bowed re-
peatedly in token of the satisfaction•
these. convincing proofs of loyalty and good feel-
ing gave him. The vocal part of the loyal An-
'diem was given alternately by Mesclaiiies-CaM-
porese and Vestris, arid Signora Mori ; the
audience -unanimously ecstatically joining in the
chorus. His Majesty was in excellent spirits—
looked remarkably well, and during the pro-
gress of the Opera gave repeated and unequivo-
cal marks of satisfaction: The Duke of Cla-

renee sat on his right aud the Duke of York of

his left hand, while the Dakesof Welling-ton,
Montrose, and other distinguished Noblemen,
occupied the remainder of the box, those on
either . side being filled by his Majesty's suite.
In the interval between the first and se-
cond acts the audience again rose up, and
called for " God save the King," which was re,
peated as at first. After the Opera, a very ap-
propriate and beautiful allegorical scene was in-
troduced into the Ballet, in which Fame is re-
presented pointing to the impressive motto," God
save the King," depicted on a rainbow extend-
ing completely across the stage. At the conclu-
sion of the piece, for the third time, " God save
the King" was • played and sung, followed by
" Rule Britannia," his _Majesty standing and:
bowing to the audience; after which the truly
interesting,
.Monarch retired, enthusiastically
greeted 'with loud and continued acclamations.

VISCOUNTESS CASTLEREAGH'S PARTV.-ru st.

James's-square, on Monday evening, her Lady-
ship gave a grand rolt, it being the first this
season. The splendid suite of apartments were
illuminated in a nouvelle and beautiful style.
The visitants exceeded 300; they were enter-
tained with tea, coffee, and confectionary. ' The
company met at eleven, and broke up at two
o'clock.

MR. COUTTS' PARTY.-4 select assemblage of
Mr. and Mrs. COUTTS' friends took place at their
mansion in Piccadilly, on Sunday last, to hear
a performance (interspersed with other sacred
pieces) of the new Grand Requiem produced on
the previous Wednesday at Drury-,lane Theatre.
To the taste and liberality of Mrs: Coutts the
composer is indebted, upon this occasion, for
one of the most flattering co:npliments ; and
the delight of this distinguished Lady's visi-
tors confirmed the public impression of his
talent as a Composer. Among the Performers
were Madame Camporese, Mrs. Salmon, Miss
Wilson, ,Miss Goodall, Mrs. Bellchambers, Mr.
Walsh, Mr. Pyue, Mr. Cutler, and a very diet:-
tive instrumental colps, led, by Mr. Smart.--A
beautiful Sonata on the Flute was performed by
M. Teuton, from Paris, a Professor who bids fair
fOrexcellenco is his peculiar path of eiertion.—
The arrangements of the.eVening were directed
by Sir George Smart, who evinced his •well-
known•talents as a.Conductor.

. A numerous and fashionable company were assembled at.
the sixth'concert of the Devon and loceter Harmonic So:iety.
on Thursday evening. Tie vocal .niusic. was commenced by
" Shepherds I have lost my love," sweetly h•errnonised by
Saffery, and as harmoniously sung :and an Italian duet of
Meyer's received powerful support from the fine tenor and
tasteful expression of an amateur gentlemiin, " 3ustli'~e love,"
and " When time was entwining," were entitled to unqualifi-
ed praise: Tie whole concert went cif with eclat.