The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-08 00:00:00

'"ViVATIONS.

Mr. HULKE, a -very resPl,--'44ble inhabitant of
Deal, tiotwitlistanding the proposed suUs...,:,tion,
attended the Court, andaltho,ugli not called upon
to give evidence, be applied for 'payment of his
expences out of the County Hate, ‘vhich was
.granted in the nsuot manner to persons.whose situa-
tion in life does not enable them to prosecute at their

awn expence..
It is rather extraordinary thalMr. EvANCR, the
Rec Order, did not attend any of the examinations
of• the two Officers, although he was in Deal, and
the charge one affecting their lives. From that
Gentleman's high office and character, it .is im-
possible to credit his approval of Mr. IGGULDEN'S
designating the accused, 'vhile acting in his judi-
cial capacity.- as " blood-thirsty rascals and pup.
pies." Surely. the Recorder could not' sanction
'such sentiments.
After thetie extracts and observations, I have
only -to congratulate the pliblic and yourself upon
the honourable acquittal of Messrs. ROBILLIARD,
and' ARGUIMBAU, notwithstanding the prejudices
of all ranks of persons at Deal, implicated in what
is called the " Fair Trade," which trade has .re-
ceived a material check by_ the active exertions
-and-personal courage. of Catain M'CuLLocti and
the -officers and crew of his Majesty's ship Severn,
who all Merit. the, warhiest thilnks of their Coup.
try.- Many persons-in the Court, at Maidstone,
expressed their surprise that- the MayOr of Deal,
Mr. InVosotti;'ottrai-not attendingto-giNe his eylf
dence On the trial ; doubtless he had ground of
objection justifying hisabsence,. which, perhaps,
will 'ultimately-be daiiilOpecL" •

A NAVAL OFFICER.
'0 Mr. EDWARD locetrimErz,l Representative.rof the East.
,„,4

India Company.

Colonel-Ramss's hunter, whilst following the
Berkeley hotinds on Thursday last, suddenly took
fright, became restive, and fell,4by which acci.
cent the Colonel's leg was fractured,:,

THE ROYAL NUPTIALS.

MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND

THE PRINCE OF HESSE HOMBEEG.

Yesterday evening the Marriage of her Royal
Highness the Princess tLIZABETN (third daughter
of their Majesties) tvitll PHI)..Ir AUGUSttiS
'muck, the Hereditary Prince of Hesse Ho; t-
lzerg, took place at the Queen's Palace.
. Ever since the -int! °thief ion of ?his Serene aigh-
ness to her Royal Highness, :Aunt two Yeats ago,
a correspondence has been kept up between them.
,and we have the
.pleasure to say, that- there is
every prospect of mutanti hai.;pines:y from the con-
genial disposition of boils the illustrious perso-
nages.
. The amiable and endearing qualities of her
Royal Highness are well known. She has always
been most forward in acts of virtuous benevolence;
and io the neighhoorhood Of Windsor, in.parti-
cular, the absence of het Royal Highoess wiil he
deeply felt. The Prince of flesse Homberg,sirce
his resi,dence in Eitgrind, has discovered similar
-good qualities and amiable dispositions; anal adds,
tto-the most condescending manners, the true dig
,pity of the Prince, and the benevolence of a good
man.
Tre solemnization of the noptials having; been
finally isereed opon, cards of- itation were Li-
sited, berue,,o twit awl threewreks since, to.th;:.
Foreign AmbasSaalois and Ministeti, with their.
I,aaks ;' the Loral Chancellor and the Cabinet'
-,Mioisters, with their Ladies; the Deputy Karl
_Marshal of Etugland ; the Great
.effiecrs of State,.
wilt those of the Household. of the King and-.
'Queen, and of the Windsor Establishment; the
t'irrites of the Royal Dukes and Duchesses ;. the
Lord Chief Justi .e of the Court-of King's Bench,
with the other distinguished characters who wet e
`to perfot in and assist at the solemnization of the
'marriage ceremony.

A great. profusion of wedding cakes had been
preparing. for several weeks'past by Mr. Balker,
the Queen's confectioner, which were most libe-
rally distributed to the different Royal Establisht;
mews in the course of yesterday, as welt as in the
...evening to the company who were honoured with
being invited to be present, and which liberally
extended to the attendants and others.. It was
handsomely enclosed in two whiteptspets,•6eaka
The splendid Saloon in the Queen's Palace,
which is considered one of the largest -and best
proportioned rooms in London, was
.the place
determined on for the solemnization of the inar-
ridge ceremony.. An altar was oide.retlf.to
led, up under the magnificent throne which was
erected there as the Queen's Throne, for the pur-
pose of receiving the Addrr.ses upon the mar-
riages.of the Ptince'a Charlotte and the Duchess.
of Gloucester. On Mondisya mast splendid tein•
porary altar was fitted up there by Messrs., France
and Bauting, under the directien and...superinten-
dence of Co/onel•Stephenson and Mr. Marsh. Tie
whole was covered with crimson' velvet, orna-
mented with gold lace, from the .Chapel
St. James's. Palace, knit Whitehall Chapel, With
*be cushions a rid ,tools. The gold Communion
. • -•- , ,
-bitted together, was roassall the mostspiendid ex's-
Iliititions that ever was displayed 'Ton any similar
occasion ; part of it is very ancient, having be-
longed to King William.. There were three re-
markably large salve's, or dishes, richly orna-
mented, one of them representing our Lord's last
Supper with his Disciples, with appropriate and
emblematical devices su the coin pa run cots. There
were two immensely large lag eons from the Cha-
pel Royal, beautifully chased, and a number „i
ewers. Also several chalices, :or Ct'n}.•rof solid
gold. Each corner had most ertirl It tripods
for six candles. Tha •
-ww!,-,e, was judiciously.. ar-
ranged. ("1-:
r,„ gonday packages of the Princess
-...-czabeth and the Prince of Hesse Hotnherg were
/Made up, and sent off in a break to the Prince
Regent's Cottage at Windsor, which had been
prepared arid in 'readiness to receive the Royal
new•married Pair for several days past. • • -
On account of the striking from work of the.
• Journeymen employed in manufactoring carriages,
the new tEa veiling carriage ordered for her Royal
and his Serene highness could not be finished in
• due time ; in consequence of which the Princess's
. landaulet has been repaired anti beautified for the
occasion, with the addition of :he letter F., the
the Prince's initial, to E., under her Royal High-
ness's coronet, and was sent•home on Monday
night from the coactonaker's to be prepared for
travelling.
Yesterday morning Mr. Foster, the private At-
' torney of the Queen and Princesses, attended the
Prince Regent, the Queen, • the Prince of Hesse
Homberg, and obtained their signatures, to the
mat riage settlement : and also those of several ne-
cessary official characters.
Yesterday morning the Prince of Hesse Hom-
berg had a long interview with the Prince Re-
gent, at Carlton House ; he paid several visits in
the course of the day. His Serene Highness dined
at his residence, in St. James's Palace, a little be-
fore five o'clock. At a quarter before eight, he
went from St. James's Palace in State, to the
'Queen's Palace, .with his suite, in two of the
Prince Regent's Carriages, escorted by a party of
the Life Guards.

His Serene Highness's suite coniisted of Baron
O'Naghten, Baron iie Gerning, Baron de Krane,
and Lord Stewart. His Serene Highness was
received with the same marks of.attention anti
respect as the different branches of the Royal Fa-
mily, by the Guard of Honour, and the band play-
ing " God save the King."
Her. Majesty and the Princesses Augusta and
Elizabeth dined at the Qtreen's Palace, at five
o'clock.
Detachments of the Life Guards took their sta-
tions from Pall-Mall to the Queen's Palace, soon
alter six o'clock, to regulate the carriages, &c.
A guard of honour marched-to the Palace about
seven o'clock. The Palace was illuminated with
extra lamps.

The company began to arrive at a quarter be-
fore seven o'clock, and had all assembled before

eight.
They entered by the colonnade and !he him
:!oor to the grand hull, where there were a few

•
'spec w itois admitted, dressed in hite, as were the
female domestics engaged in the, Palace, in ho-,
flour •of the Royal Nuptials. The hall was lined
with the.Yeoinen of ttre Guartl. Pages were sta-
tioned on the irand staircase-,Ac. to direct and
conduct the comlyny as they arrived.
Ut the arrival of.the different' branches of the
Royalfamily, costsisting of the Duke anti' chess
of York, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucestel-,
the Duke of Clarence, the Duke of Kent. the
Princess Sophia Of Gloucester, they proceeded to
the right, .on entering the grand hall to the
Queen's dining-room, &c.
The Foreign Ambassadors entered the Grand
Saloordirst to see the ceremony, to report to their
ditierent Courts; they were accompanied by their
Ladies-, folio wed by the Cabinet Ministers and their
Ladies, 'twit() proceeded to the right. The f', eat
Officers, and those of the Royal truseitobi, ex-
cept those in immediate attendance, took their
stations to the kft side.

At eight o'clock her Maiesty, with the dif-
.
tetent branches of the Royal Family who had
-arrived in the Palace, except the intended
hide and Bridegroom, began to move from
their private apartments, and on en‘cr:og the
Saloon, ihe Royal y • were preceded by
The.l,arl of Winchilsta, Lord John Thymic. and Cotonel
Stephenson, the Viee.Comptroller, her Majesty's Cic;unb•tr-
lain and Vice-Chaudterlain, thy Countess of lichestcr, as The
Lady in Waitln4, the Great. Otlierrs. of State and oth.er at-
! telniants, Kith the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pen-
,iioners, headed Try Lieut flenderson and Mr.Stochdate, their
standa►d bearers.

Tire Qut-en took her station in a most splendid
;Chair of State to the left of the altae,- prepared
her reception. The tlifferent.branches of the
Royal Family took their:stations according to their
rank. 'the Archbishol; of Canterbury and the Bishop
of London appeared at the altar,the latterattending
as Bishop of the Diocese and Dean of the Chapel
Royal. Every thing hcing ptoperly arranged for
the ceremony to commence, the Lord Chamberlain
retired and introduced his Serene Highness the
Prince of Hesse Homberg, between the Dukes of
Clarence and Kent ; his Serene Highness was
attended to the altar by Baron O'Naghten, Baron
de Gerning, and Baron Kiane. His Serene High-
ness was dressed in his General's uniform, and
wore several of his Orders, grand Crosses, &e.
having ten in the whole. The Lord Chamberlain
retired again, and introthieed her Royal Highness
-the Princess Elizabetb,,who was conducted to the
altar by the Dukes of Clarence aml Kent ; the
Duke of York appeared to give her .4%17-ay, the
Prince Regent not only being absent in conse—
quence Sit not being quite recovered from the,
slight attack of the gout, but would, it was un-
derstood, not have been .present at all events,
owing to a similar scene having been fresh in his
recollect iisn, in the marriage of his beloved daugh-
ter, the Princess Charlotte. After the rekemony
had concluded, the female attendants had the ho-
nour to kiss the Bride's band.

The Bislrop•of Eieter and the Rev. Mr. Blom-
berg, the Cletks of the Royal Closet, were in at-
tendance in their places.
Mr. Howse, the Serjeant of the Chapels Royal,
with his trasid of office, attended the Bishop of
London es Dean of the Chapel Royal', to take the
Register of the Marriage, to be 'deposited in the
Chapel Royal, where all the Royal Marriages are
ore: n ‘,/f Or. V...1"4„;9.1;ge'5._ 110-
voter-square, in which the Saloon-is Situated, at-
tended to enter the 111-arrige in the Parish Regis-
ter Book. . .

As soon as the ceremony had conclutkd. a sig.
nal vas given from the Palace ft S.4rjcant
who had received orders from the Board of Ord-
nance to announce, by the discharge of forty-one
cannon, the
_joyous event were accord-
in: ly dit!:f.;.trged-a few minutes after eight. The
'7'
, r guns were also discharged upon the occa-
sion.

The Saloon had a most splendid appearance in
addition to the altar. On the altar were two large
communion wax candles ; ott each side ►were large
candlebearers about ten feet high, with five large
►wax candles, each reflecting against large pier
glasses. The front or rail of the altar ►was cover-
ed with crimson velvet ; on each side of the rail
►were large catullebearers, with wax-candles each.
In the centre were three. large lustre's, and a va-
riety of small ones.
Atter the ceremony had concluded, her Ma-
jesty received the congratulations of all the dis-
tinguished characters present.
The adjoining room, called the Japan room,
was brilliantly illuminated, and a great variety of
the most choice refreshments were provided and
served up to the company.
The Bride and Bridegroom retired, and having
taken off their splendid dresses, his Serene High-
ness appeared in a full ball dress, and her Royal
Highness in a white satin pelisse and a Nun's
veil. They left the Palace soon after nine o'clock
in her Royal Highness's landaulet and four, for
the Ptince Regent's Cottage at Windsor. The
Duke of York handed his Royal Sister to her
cart iage.
lu the evening several of the Royal Tradesmen
illuminated their houses.

The following had the honour of being invited
to be present upon this distinguished occasion,
some of wbom were prevented' from being pre-
sent by indisposition and other unavoidable
causes :

Prince Esterhazy, the Russian Ambassador, Countess Lie-
yen, French Ambassador, Marchiouess D'Osmond, Swedish
Ambassador, Spanish Ambassador, Mr. Chester, Duchess
San Carlos, the Ambassador from the Nethellands, Baron
Engel, Count Lndorf, the Neapolitan Minister, and Countess
Ludorf, Lady M. Taylor, Miss Vyse, Lady J. Thymic, Lady
C. Bellasyse, Colonel Dalton, Colonel Higgins, Mrs. Curry,
lady M. Erskine, Miss Dee, Count and Countess Munster,
Colonel Seymour' Sir B. Bolton, Lady A. Smith, Sir T.
Stepney, Sir H. Calvert, Sir W. Gordon, Sir H. Torrens,
General Bnde, General Grenville, Lady C. Montagne,
Lady M. Ponlet, Colonel Braildvll, Hon. A. C. Brad-
shaw, Sir William Lumley, Sir H. Turner, sir E. Pa-
get, Sir G. Campbell, General Hammond, Sir William
Congreve, General Bayley, Sir H. H. Vivian, Viscount
Petersham, Sir G. Naylor, Viscount Lake, Earl Delat%ar,
Lord Groves, Lord Stewart, Lord Amherst, General Finch,
Colonel Thomas, Hon. Colonel Stanhope, Sir J. Cradock, Sir
W. Kepkl, Sir E. Stopford, Viscount and Viscountess JOce-
Iyu, Lord C. Bentinek, Lord G. Berestord, General Hulse,
Sir B. Bloomfield, Lord Boston, Earl Poulet, Lord C. Spencer,
Marquis Headfort, Viscount Melbourne, Lord J. Mut lay,
Colonel A. .Upton, HOnourable C. Murray, Duke and
Duchess Montrose Marquis and chioness of Hertford,
Marquis and Marchioness Cholmondeley, Alarquis and
Mar-
chioness of Winchester, Earl Harrington, Earl Macclesfield,
Viscount. Sydney, Countess Harrington, Countess Maccles-
field, Viscountess 'Melville, Lady Eldon, Earl Westmorland,
Earl and Countess Harrowhy, Earl and Countess Mulgrave,
Viscountess Castlecagh; Viscount and Viscountess Mel

NTr. 3 nil Mrs. Canninz, Mr. Vansittart, Bishop of Lond,oi,
Archbishops of Cauteilmey-find York. Lord Chancellor, Mr.
Manners Sutton, six MaidS 'Of
.llohoht, four Ladies of the
Bedchamber, three Gentleyien Uslifi, of the Privy Chamber,
three Quarterly Waityrs, Mr. Cire'Ole, Lord and Lady El-
lenbomigh, sir W. Grant; Eal'ihnd Countess Morton, Earl
and Countess HarcoUrt, GeneM TaYbir, Misa
Marchioness of Bath, Countess. pcthtiikVti, Dowager Countess
„Harcourt, Earl '-Witychilsea.,' - Lord
Miar4.ertion, Lord and Lady 4-eri, Lord St. He-
lens, LorrifireN, Lord Soitterril le, Sir 1-.;tlt ge,'Sjr 11. and
Lady Campbell, Sir H. Neale, Viscount Sidinotilh, L apt Li-
re/pooh Lord Keith, Rev. Mr. Blomberg, Major-General
Sir J. Lyon, Baron Best, Monsieur de Weird, American Ml-
ni,ter, Lord H. Howard, Countess llossl}n, Lady M. Wyn-
yard.