The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-08 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT.

01 Saturday his MAJESTY held a Court at his
Palace in Pali-mail.

A Guard of Honour marched into the Court-yard of the
Palace, at half-past two•o'clock, preceded by the band of the
third Regiment of Foot Guards: A detachment of Life
Guards arrived about (110 swot time it, I a (id
_Water-
loo-place, with their band of tt co,pets ant. other instruments,
who played alternately some dellitfal ;•ieces.
At the Convocation of the Clergy, at ',lit- Chapter Ploose of
St. Paul's Cathedral, accorditig to rnstom, at t lie alerting of
a new Parliament, an A,' sn to hi, 61ajesty upon the demise
of the late King, and of Cangratnlation ;:pon the King's Ac-
cession to the Throne was 441 cod and the deom.atian
assembled on F:aturday ut the Jerusalem Chamber, a, West-
minster, to present the same to his Majesty; aud they pro-
ceeded from thence in grand procession to the Palace, where
they arrived a few minutes iefore three o'clock, headed by
the Archbishop of Canterbury, who came in Slate, with two
Carriages, in which he was attended by the Ape razor General
of the Province of Canterbury, carrying his Silver Staff, his
Grace" Secretary, Tram-bearer, Chaplain, &c. The Arch-
bishop was followed by the Bishops of London, Exeter, Salis-
bury, Worcester, Lauda ff, and Gloucester; the Dean of %Vest-
minster; Dr. Watson, the Archdeacon of St Alban's ; Arch-
deacon Woollaston, tae Archdeacon of Worcester, ,lrchdea-
eon of Canterbury, Archdeacon Potts, Dr. Randolph, Dr.
Gascoyne, Dr. Shuttleford, Mr. Jenner, &c. The Bishops
wet e dressed in their full robes of scarlet, as well as their
lawn sleeves.

There were also present at Court, the Lord President of the
Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the first Lord of the Treasury,
the Chancellor of the Exchequet , the Secretaries of State for
the Home :titd Foreign Departmests, the Master of the Ord-
nance, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord Cham-
berlain, the Lord Steward of the Household, the. Vice Cham-
berlain. the Comptroller of the Household, the Treasurer
of 'the Household, the Groom of the Stole, Gold Stick (Earl
Cathcart) in Waiting, Lord Amherst in Waiting, Sir Hil-
grove Turner (Groom in IVaiting for Mr. Cavendish Brad-
shaw), the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Equerry
in Waiting ; the Master of the Rolls, the Mlrquess of Salis-
bury ; Earls Hardwicke, Donoughmore, Chichester, Sheffield;
Lords Homier) Hill, Henley, Redesdale, Howard, J.
Thynne ; SPts Henry Russell, J. Sauiparez, J. B. Warren, G.
Naylor; Major-General Hutchinson; Messrs. W. V. Fitz-
gerald, Beltz, &c.
Preparations were . made for his Majesty's holding an In-
vestiture of the Order of the Bath, When Lieutenant-General
the Right Hon. Lord Howard of Effingham, was introduced
in due form, and was invested with the insignia of a Knight
Grand Cross, in the room of the late General Sir David Dun-
das. After which Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Tucker
Montresor was conducted to the King by Sir George Nayler,
Officer of Arms attendant (limn the Commanders, and received
fruits his Majesty the insignia of a Knight Commander.
The Ceremony took place in the presence of his Majesty's
Ministers, the Great Officers of State, &c.
Major-General Hutchinson was introduced to his Majesty
by Lord Viscount Nidnionth, his Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State for the Home Department, when the King was gra-
ciously pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the
gallant General.
. The King proceeded to take his seat on his Throne, sur-
rounded by his Cabinet Ministers, the Great Officers of State,
and other attendants; the Honourable Band of Gentlemen
Pensioners, in their splendid nniforms, surrounding the So-
vereign ou the Throne; when the Convocation of the Clergy
of the Province of Canterbury were introduced into the Royal
Presence by Mr. Nash, the Gentleman Usher in Waiting and
the Lord Chatnherlain. The Archbishop of Canterbury pro-
ceeded to read the Address, to which his Majesty returned an
appropriate answer. The Reverend Body was most graciously
received, and had the honour to kiss his Majesty's•liand. -
The King held a Privy Council, at which the -Earl of Do-
noughmore was introduced and sworn in a Privy Councillor,
and took his seat at the Board accordingly.

The Nlarquis of Salisbury, the Earl. 4 Sheffield, the Earl
of Chichester, Lord Redesdale, Sir Henry Russell, Lord John
Thynne, the Master of the Rolls, and Mr. W. V. Fitzgerald,
were introduced, and sworn in Privy Councillors to his pre-
sent Majesty.
Mr. Buller attended as Clerk of the Council.

His Majesty gae auJiences to the Earl of Harrowby, the
Eatl of Liveipuol, Earl MuJgrave, and Lord John Thymic.

REGISTER OF FASHION.

On Saturday night Lady Castlerear„b gave her first Opera
banquet this season, at her house in St..James's-square. The
suite of Drawing-rooms and Dining-rooms were brilliantly
illuminated ; in the latter the banquetting tables were laid ;
after the Opera her Ladyship was visited by upwards of two
hundred of the Nubility and Gentry.
The Marquess of Huntly gave an elegant entertainment on
Saturday, at his residence in Great. George-street, Westmin-
ster, to the Duke of York and a distinguished party.
Yesterday, the Duke of Wellington entertained a large
party of Noblemen and Gentlemen with a grand dinner at
Ansley House.
The Archbishop of Canterbury's fourth public enteitain-
Went. on Saturday, at Lambeth Palace, was attended by up-
wards of twenty distinguished Personages.
The Duke and Duchess of Athol entertained a party of dis-
tinction yesterday, at their house in Great George-street,
West niinster.

fire Nlarquess of Anglesea entertained a large part!, of dis-
tinguished personages, yesterday, at Lis bQi.lse iLI Old But-
liugton-sneet.

THE ARMY;

EDINIIURGII, MAY 4.—Ou Saturday the heavy
baggage of the 10th Hussars was =harked a:
Leith for London.

On Monday afternoon, two troops of the 7th
Dragnou Guards, under the command of Colonel
DUNNE, marched into Piershill barracks from
Preston. Other two troops are expected to arrive
on the 16;h inst.

Two companies of the 33d Regiment marched
in here yesterday from Newcastle.

In addition to the Aberdeenshire militia, those
of Argyleshire, Berwickshire, and Stirlingshire,
have been called out fur training and exercise
during the current year.

DUBLIN., MAY s.—Lord FREDERICK Latta*
(third son of the late Duke of ItictittotaD) is gone
to Nova Scotia, with Sir J. KEmPT, who is ap-
poitued Commander in Chief. _

Lieutenant-General Sir HENRY TUCKRR MON.
TRESOR has been appointed second in command of
the Forces in this Kingdom, and is to be stationed
in Dublin. A tew ye:ars ago this gallant officer
commanded Limerick garrison, and never did a
commander render himself more popular ; for he
possessed the rare but happy talent of rendering
strict discipline palatable, by urbanity of manners,
and A temper not to be ruffled.