The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-20 00:00:00

THE ILLUMINATIONS.

Yesterday being the day set apart for the commernora'ion of
her Majesty's birth-day, the club houses, and the several houses
of her Majesty's tradespeople, were brilliantly:illuminated in the
evening. The illuminations last night were more brilliant and
numerous than we have seen them for ' some time pas'. Pall.
Mall appeared one blaze of light, as did St. James's-sti eet, Wa-
terloo-place, and Bond-street. It was feared throughout the
day that the weather would prove unfavourable, as the sky
towards the middle of the day became overcast and lowering.
The evening however turned out to be beautifully fine, and the
streets in the west end of the town, by nine o'clock, were
thronged with spectators. Perhaps the most splendid of the
illuminations was the house of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort.
The device consisted of an immense imperial crown,' in
green and silver-coloured lamps, supported on each
s►de by the letters V. R, also in lamps, and there
were two large union flags, the whole encircled with an
immense wreath, combining the blossoms and leaves of the
rose, shamrock, and thistle.

Covent-garden Theatre was illuminated with an imperial
crown, and the initials V. R. in gas.
Drury-lane Theatre—The initials V. R. in variegated lamps.
The Guards' Club-house—Brilliantly illuminated with gas,
the devices consisting of an exploding grenade, supporting a
rich imperial projecting crown, with the Royal initials V. R.,
with a superbly radiated Scotch and Brunswick star at either
extremity.
The Conservative Club •house—An imperial crown, gorge-
ously jewelled in ruby and emerald-coloured lamps, with the
Royal initials V. R. in amber, and on each side a very splendid
star of the Brunswick order, the whole resting on luxuriant
festoons of oak, palm, and olive, reflected from a ground of
burnished silver.

Graham's Club-house—A grand projecting old English
crown, richly jewelled, with the Royal initials V. R. in deep
gold-coloured lamps.
The Albion Club-house The Royal initials V. R. in
amber-coloured lamps, surmounted by a splendid imperial
crown, richly jewelled. _

Willis, Tidor—The Royal initials V. R., suppporting a
grand projecting crown, and superbly wreathed with laurels,
in gas.

Brumley, Glassman—The Royal initials V. R., and crown
variegated.
Welch and Gwynne, Publishers A splendidly radiated
gas star.

- Geary—The Royal initials V. R. in pale amber-coloured
lamps, reflected from a ground of burnished gold.
Thomas, Bootmaker—The Royal initials, V. R. and crown,
in gas: _ .

Smith, Fruiterer—The Royal initials, V. R. and crown, in
variegated lamps.
Labern, Perfumer and Purveyor of Botanic Cream, by
appointment to her Majesty, and her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, Judd-street, Brunswick-square--" V. R." in
lamps surmounted by -the Royal arms.
Arthur's Club-house—The Royal initials, V. R. in circlets
of palm, surmounted by a grand projecting Windsor crown,
supported by two sumptuous stars, the whole resting on an ele-
gant tracery of scroll work in brilliant gas.
White's Club-house—A superb English crown, surmounting
the Royal initials, V. R., with an English and Brunswick star
at either extremity, and beautifully wreathed in palm, olive, and
gold in richly variegated lamps.
Brooke's Club-house Very rich wreaths, encircling a
splendid crown, resting on a magnificent star, with pendant
lozenges and diamond escutcheons.
St. James's Club-house—A grand projecting crown of the
Brunswick order, surmounting a radiated star of the Order of
the Garter, with the Royal initials, V. R., on a reflected ground.
Ellis's otel—The Royal initials, 7. R., in amber-coloured
lamps.
Messrs. J. and J. Holmes and Le Batard, Shawl Manufac-
turers by Appointment to her Majesty—Two large Brunswick
stars, with V. R. surrounded by laurel branches, brilliantly
lighted with gas, extending the whole length of their mag-
nificent frontage.
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Westminster Loan and Investment Joint Stock Company,
Adam-street, Adelpht.—The initials V. R. surmounted by a
large crown in variegated lamps, enriched by festoons, and on
each side a brilliant star of Brunswick in gas.
Boodle's Club-house —An Imperial Crown, gorgeously
jewelled, supported by the Royal Initals V. R., with mottoes
and pendant, diamond shield. The whole richly varigated.
ST. JAMES'S SQUARE.
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The Army and Navy Club-houses--A splendid device, ex-
tending the whole frontage of the establishment, consisting of
the emblazoned arms of the clubs • a sword and an anchor, with
the Royal initals, V. R. The :hole encircled by wreaths of
palms, holly, and oak, for a reflected ground, in richly vari-
gated lamps, resting on a classically designed scroll work.
The Colonial Club-house—Royal initials V. R., surmounted
by a projecting old English crown, in gas.
The Wyndham Club-house—The Royal initials, V. R., and a
crown, in gas.
Lord Stanley, No. B—V. R., and wreaths, in vatigated
lamps.