The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-12 00:00:00

' tiusb CITY i;EitliilO.N.k-.

The freedoni of the Lily of LoildOn ;vas yes-
,.
terdstv Presented g, , its old boxes of exquisi work-
manship, to their Roval lisghnesses the Poke of
KENT, the bake of Stiss'lrx, the Duke of VsLots-
CESTEII, and his ::,3erene IlighnesS the Prince of
SAXE-COBURG.. •

Theirßoyal flialinesses arrived at Guildhall a boot
half-past four o'clock. The arplause of the intil-•
titude was loudly testified on the approach of the
Prince of Conj.! aq., Haying been introduced
the Couacil-chanwer to the ',oat) ATAYOR and
Common Council, they were iiinered into the
hall, accompanied by Lord Eitiittu and their
suite. A very respectable asieniblige was there
prepared for their reception, and the 'Chamber.-
lain, after reading the Resolution rif the Court,-
and administering the customary oath's, presetiled
the boxes ,itecessively, to. the Royal Party.
The Duke of Ktt4T_begged leave to express 11;4'
warmest acknowledgments' for the hotiOur ‘wliteh
bad been conferred upon "him, und..which he felt
the more sensibly front its h►appeniin during the
Mayoralty of a Magistrate for whom he not only
entertained a personal regard, but for whose pub-
lic principles he bad the highest respect. He was
happy to find that his limited exertions- were thus
recognised by his fellow-citizens, and it would
serve to stimulate his future endeavours to deserve
their esteem in supporting those institutions which
did honour to the country.
• The Duke of Sussax likewise declared his gra
titanic for the high and additional complitnent:
which he had received from the Metropolis.--lle
valued it the more when he reflected on the
names of thrise on whom. this honour had been
-before conferred. Ammg" these was Prince Fre-
derick, the father of our beloved :...sovereign, who
had been truly described by an eminent writer to
be " the friend of merit and maukind." No ef-
forts of his own could have entitled, him to so
-great a murk of distinction, but it would supply
the strongest motive to him to merit the obliga-
tion.

The Doke of GLOUCESTER observed, that he
could boast of little or nothing which could have
deserved the high opinion of the city of
.London
as indicated to hint on the present occasion ; but
if i perfect:devotion to constitution, and an
acknowledgment of the principles which plaCed
the family to which he belonged upon Cie throne
—principles Which always hail guided, and would,
he trnsted,. ever guide his public conduct—might
recommend him to the favonrable judgment of .his
conntrymen, he perhaps had sonic claim,
The Prince of Coeuno read a paper, and with
a very distinct English accent,, assured the Loan
Mayor, that it would always be, bis .ambition to
assist in' promoting the commerce, interests, tlnd
prosperity of the City of London. -
The meeting then adjourned.tn.+thelansion-
house, where a glilendid entertainment was given
by the Loan MAYOIL ,Afterdinner, the LADY
MAYORESS had a numerous evening party, con-
sisting of not less than 2000 persons, among whom
were many distinguished foreigners, .but we did
not observe any of the Ministers. The,ttoyal
Gutists hotiaur to, their host by their hearty
and friendly enjoyment of. his ate; bta..the
Duke of Sussex was the only one of the Royal
Party .who &weed. The Prince of SA%c-Cneurto
retired about half-past eleven, and was. soon fol-
lowed by his illustrious relatives. The gas-lights
added their usual brilliancy to'the scene.

Description of the two boxes presented yester-
day at Guildhall ; one to his Royal Highness the
Duke of OLOUCy.STER, the other to his Serene
Highness the htillee O 1 SsxE•COsutta, each con-
tabling the'Freedoto 01 the City of London :-

The body of the boxes is made from a piece of oak which
formed apart of his Nlajestylsidlip Victory, that bore the hag
of Nelson, iii the glorious battle of Trafalgar ; they are lined
with gold, richly ornamented on the outside with the same
metal.

That presented to the Prince of Saxe-Coburg basi:wart:ls of
his Serene Highness in tho centre of the lid, with those of his
August Consort on separate shields, witb.the Prince's notto—
" Ft:en-and..Fest ," the whole of dead gold in has reli,f, upon
an oval medallion, surrounded by a richly chased border of
the rose, thistle, and i4haturoc, in variegated gold.

Iu Iltu four corners arc the respective orders or the Goiter

the Bath, the Austrian Order of Maria Theresa, and the Rut-
siaiL Order of st. titorgc; each of these honorary distinctions
is surrounded with an antique Roman Inuret -wreath,• chased