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London, England, 1814-06-30 00:00:00

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On her Mascrry counteimanding the girders for
the Dl awing room intended fur to-morrow, the
Dowager Countess of HA IitoURT, as the Lardy in
Waiting, issued cards of invitation on Tuesday murn•
ing tot numerous and splendid party, in her Ma.
)esty's mime, to cards, &c. that evening. On this
teeasion the Palace was brilliantly illuminated with
patent lamps and lustrec. Her Majesty's Pages wore
uniform similar to the Pages of the Prince Regent.
The Yeomen of the Guard received the company in
the grand hall. The meeting of the great warriors
ritt this distinguished bccasion, this being the first
tarty the Duke of WELLINGTON has appeared at, was
truly interesting. Marshals BLUCHER and PLATO/Pl
nrrived first; they embraced and received his Grace
most feelingly and heartily. This was also the first
interview his c race had with the QUEEN, and it is
unneceeey to say he was most graciously re-
ceived 1 in feet, the Noble Duke was surrounded by
ell, each anxious to pay his Meld-Marshal's
tribute of respect and
congratulation. He wore a Pield-Marehal's uniform r
his left breast was literally •covered with stars and
tither badges of honour. The refreshments were thp
most choice, rare, and in great abundance. The
company began to arrive soon after nine o'clock, and
bad not finished coming till near eleven. Among
the company, besides the above distinguished charac-
ters, there were ••
Ike Prince Regent, the Royal Family, Ole Princes of Harden-
berg, Cobourg, Metternich, and Bavaria. Ambassadors—Rus-
sian, Spanish, and Auttrian. The Archbishops of Canterbury
and York. The Bishops of Salisbury and Exeter. Dukes—De-
vonshire, Richmond, Beaufort, Newcastle, Grafton,and.Gordon•
Pssckesses—Montrose, Bucc*vgb,aud Wellington. Marquisses
Ileadfort, Hertford, Camden, Wellesley, Ely, HuntleY, Lane'
downe, and Cornwallis. Marchionesses—Donegal, Dowager of
bath, Winchester, Headfort, Ely, Dowager of Ely, Lansdowne,
And Huntley.

And a numerous list of other distinguished persons
of 'both sexes.

W4NST.E4ID 110US;.8 Fh72.

_ A splendid Fete was given yesterday at Wanstead
House, by Mr. WILLIAM WELLESLEI LONG POLE, in
honour of the return of his illustrious relative, the
Duke of WELLINGTON. The preparations had been'
conducted, in so private a manner, the people of the
vicinity had scarcely an idea of them until they burst
forth yesterday in all their glory.' A t an early
hdur the whole neighbourhood, for many miles round,
was in motion. Carriages of every description, filled
with elegantly-dressed people, and pedestrians innu-
merable, were seen passing in all directions to this
splendid and extensive domain. On entering it, the
attention of the visitors was distracted by objects of
interest to a hungry traveller in every part. Ilere
they saw a prodigious ox roasting entire in chains
there might be seen a sheep in the same situation—
we counted half a dozen in several-places. Nor were
they without a sufficient supply of the necessary em-
bellishments. Butts of stingo flowed in every quii-
ter, and carts, loaded with bread and cheese, tra-
versed the domain in every direCtion. It was also
interspersed with tents and booths, and the fineness
of the day favoured the cause. The grand dinner
within this spacious and princely mansion was ordered
for six o'clock. To it were invited the PRINCE Re-
cent. and all the Royal Dukes, Marshals BLUCHER
and Ptarure, and all the other distinguished Fo-
reigners now in London, the Duke and Duchess of
zu.,lNGtoz, the Ministers, &c. In expectation of
seeing them on their way, the road from Snaresbrook
to Wanstead was blocked up with a continued line of
carriages, mixed with pedestrians, so early as four
o'clock. Flags and other trophies marked the way.
Among the ornaments was a grand arch at the en-
trance of the village of Wanstead, inscribed with,
44 Wellington," in letters of gold. Three large can-
non weie planted in front o? Winstead House. The
first discharge announced the arrival of his Royal
Highness the PRINCE 'Reoenr, -and the other dins-
lingua visitors,- amidst the tumultuous !pizzas and
plaudits of the multitude. The second discharge was
the signal for cutting up the ox, the sheep, and the
commencement, of other festivities on the domain.—
The third discharge announced the sitting down of
. tur Royal and Illustrious Party to dinner within.
Atoight, the portico and extensive colonade were
&Wu of Transparencies and devices, ap-
prof nate to the great occasion,' but boasting all the
variety of fancy and ingenuity, adorned the windows.
'he mansion, however, was only the centre of efful-
gence—lts rays extended to a circle of many miles,
all brilliantly illuminated.
In the evening there was a grand ball, which was
attended by upwards bf one thousand distinguished
fashionabkv:—His Royal Highness the Paws Re-
nal:l* was escorted by a party of the'Royal Horse
Guards Blue.
The Duke of WELLinerizt and the gallant Btu:nen
were at the Marchioness of SALIEBVEY'S Cower:a-
. siva; at her house in Arlington-street, on Sunday
night. They went away together at one o'clock.
At PetwoTth, the EMPEROR, on retiring after sup-
per, took leave of the PRINCE Reoestr and his Host,
because he said he should order his carriage at four
o'clock in the morning. The PRINCE REGENT, to
- shew his attention to his Imperial Majesty, determin-
ed to sit up till four o'clock. But at that hour, when
the horses were all readyr it was found that, contrary
to his Usual custom, his Imperial Majesty was in a
sound sleep, and by the etiquette of his Court, the
edict? in attendance would nor waken him, and be
• slept till eight o'clock.
The Master of Ike Greyhound k at Button Las
four Post Chaises, each of which workej upwards of
latro months without any other applitatWthau about
One halt-crown box of the Royal Patent Anti-atnition'
cesposiode, which was sufficient 'fur all of them I
stud we understand that draft icconsicierably dimi.
wished its * 'taking r

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On no public rejoicing for spy great event were
there ever such preparations as those now making for
the Thanksgivlop on Thursday nest at St. Paul's.
The following is an outline of the LAM.
Thie seats preparing will accommodate about 5000
personi, allowing 20 inches for each individual. The
Procession will enter at the great west door, facing
LUdgate-hill. From the door under the portico to
the b3ttont of the stone steps, there is to be a boarded
avenue, 10 feet wide, with an awning, and lined with
crimsolt cloth. From the foot of the steps towards
the statue in the yard, the same covered awning is to
be continued, but instead of 10 feet, it is to be 20 left
wide, in order to receive the persons in waiting on each
side, and leave the middle passage clear for the com-
pany ts they enter from their carriages. On entering
the great western door there is an avenue railed off on
side to the iron gate, in front of the Choir or
Chancel. This passage is to be matted, and the rail-
ing covered with crimson cloth ; in the area will be sta-
tioned acompany of soldiers. and the avenue will belin-
ed with a double file of soldiers, as far as the circle un-
der the great dome. Round this circle will.be a row of
sailors supporting diferent flags, and in the centre will
be some Officers with colours. From this circle into
the chancel of the Church, where the Royal pew is
built, the space will be lined with the Yeomen of the
Guard, in full dress. On each side the avenue from
the entrance, there are seats erecting, raised one above
another to the top of the cornice. Each bench, and
all the wood work, will be covered with crimson cloth ;
the quantity which it will require is estimated it
25,000 yards. On entering the Chancel, under the
organ loft, is built a pew for the Prince Regent,
about 20 feet by 12, elevated about 18 inches above
the floor. From the chain which supports the great
brass chandelier, will be suspended a beautiful canopy
of crimson velvet, with tassels and rich gilt orna-
ments, surmounted by the Prince of Wales's plume,
composed of the finest ostrich feathers that can be
procured, with the Regal Coronet underneath, deco-
rated with appropriate ornaments. From this pew up
to the great window, where the altar stood, and which
is removed on this occasion, are rows of benches, for
the accommodation of the Deans and other members
of the Church. We shall now proceed to describe the
places assigned each class, from the entrance to the
extreme end or altar.

On entering the Cathedral there are 52 seats on
each side, for the officers of the works ; next them are
68 seats on each side, for the board of works : and
next that, 68 seats on each side, for accommodating
the Gentlemen of the fabric and. their Ladies. From
thence to the circle there are 68 seats on each side for
the Charity Children, and round the circle, on elevat-
ed seats, are accommodations for 800 of the Common
Council and Livery, and their Ladies, the, top sett
nearly as high as the cornice under this Vhispering
Gallery ; from the circle to the door of Vie Chancel
are, on each side, two fine temporary galleries fur the
accohimodation bf the friends of the Lord Chamber-
lain. On entering, you come to the royal pep', .on
each side of which are seats for the Heralds. The
Archbishop of Canterbury's box is on the right, and
the Lord Privy Seal on the left; behind which is
the Jean's closet. Between the royal pew and the
reading-desk is the Woolsack, with 24 seats for the
Master of the Rolls, Vice-Chancellor, and Judges.
On the right of the reading-desk is fitted up a grand
pew for the Princes ; and on the seats behind, their
lattendants ; 60 places behind in the stalls for so many
Peeresses. Opposite to the Prince's pew, on the left
side of the reading-desk, is a royal-pew for the accom-
modation of the Princesses; with a stall behind for
their attendants, 16 seats for Foreign Ministers, and
18 seats for their Ladies in the stalls behind, and also
seats for 26 Peeresses. Near the Bishop's pew is one
for the Speaker of the House of Commons and atten-
dants, and on the opposite side, 16 seats for the Lord
Mayor, Recorder, and Court of Aldermen, and 18
seats for their Ladies in front.

Up from the reading-desk to the altar, are seats
for the Peers, and the Dean and Members of the
Chorch. The galleries on each side are for the ac-
commodation of the Members of the House of Com-
mons ; the left side of the organ gallery is for the
Court of Lieutenantcy, and that on the right for the
Lord Chancellor. The Speaker's box, the Lord
Mayor's, the Archbishop of Canterbury's, and Lord
Privy Seal's, are each to have a canopy, and a crim-
son curtain festooned. The Archbishop's pew is be-
tween the Speaker's and the Peers' stills ; and the
Bishops' on the opposite side, between the Lord
Mayor's and the Peers' stalls.
Upwards of 100 carpenters are dailr at work in
the interior, whilst the crowds of fashionabies who
flock daily to see the preparations, are beyond calcu-
lation.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held
in the Egyptian Hill, at the Mansion-house, for the
purpose of taking into consideration a variety of busi.
ness ; but principally to propose, an invitation to an
entertainment for our illustrious ero, his Grace the
Duke of Wellington. After a few observations from
several Members, it was agreed, that the Freedom of
this City and the Sword, voted to the Duke of WEL-
LINUTON, should be presented in the presence of the
Members, in the Guildhall ; and that his Grace be
invited to dine with the Corporation on any day con-
venient to him. It was referred to a Committee to
give such directions for fitting up the Hall as they
shall see ut.
A Deputation of six Commoners were appointed to
represent the Court, on his Royal Highness the PRINCA
R WEN T coming into the City on the 7th of July.-
The Loan MAYOR informed the Hall that he had
received letters of thanks from the Emperor of RUSSIA
and the Kiog of PRUSSIA, for the congratulatory Ad-
dress lately voted by the Common Council, which
would be read by the proper officer. The Emperor
of RUSSIA thanked the Common Council most cour-
teously for their approbation of his conduct, aid said
he was delighted to visit Britain, after having termi-
nated a glorious war by a happy peace, which he
hoped would prove a blessing to mankind.—He bad
been the firm ally of Britain in war, and be hoped to
her lasting friend in peace. The King of Paus-
olA likewise thanked tht Court for their approbation
of hi; condutt, and congratulated than on time happy
overthrow of a gyganticAyrannye and the present
prospect of universal peace, and hoped the' union be-
, ttveeft Prussia and Britain would endure for ages.—
The letters were ordered to be enteral aar the 'onrush

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eat no firmer ocestsioll any extra pay Upon
Asir arrival to that protnotion, it is now understood,
dee following plait and rates of pay are to be immedi.
ate!), had recourse to, in consideration of the soppeirt
lof their rank, and for their long and meritorious servited
A Major-General of Cavalry, an aura pay per day £0 2 •
A Major-General of Infam 111 y
A Major-General from the Half-pay - - ols
But as it is.understood In this arrangement that the
present contingent allowance of the General of Ca-
nary is to be taken from him, this will reduce his
extra ray to only 101 a-day, such a distribution will
naturally excite a public inquiry; and it may here be
discovered that the present pay of a Major-General
Of Cavalry, upon hit iank as Lieutenant-Colonel, is
6s. azdat more than that of a Lient.-Colonel of Infan-
try; but to balance thii extraordinary, the purchase of
the commission in the. former is £9OOO more than
that of the latter, so thittite Infantry General has, Ire-
yond all diipute, an addition Of pay of ffs. more than
the Major-General of Cavalry ; and, what it more re.
Markable, it may be said that the half-paP officer has
the extraordinary Mat:ince of ISL The public will,
therefore; be the best judgei of the equity and justice
of this distribution, when it must be remarked that the
half-pay officer, who has quitted the service for his own
accommodation, getting the difference of exchange,
and retiring to his peaceful cdttage, is rewarded ten-
fold more than those who hate been risking their lives
and fortunes for the salUimicon of Europe, with a credit
that have entitled them fit the repeated thanks of Par-
'fiament, and the loud applaudits of their country.—
But setting aside these observations upon the dispro-
portionate allowance, in what light must be considered
the extra pay of 10d. a-day to support the rank of a
Major General? It has for some time past been held out
to the flattering hopes of those Veteran Officers, that
the reward of merit would not be forgotten ; and
when their services were no longer called for, the gra-
titude of their country would provide a competency
in life, so justly their due for their meritorious con-
'duct, remindful of the splendid victories they had
achieved on former services, and in the late glorious
campaigns in the Peninsula—the expulsion of the
enemy trom that country ; yet, after the memorable
battles of Talavera, Busaco, the Pass of the Douro,
Salamanca, Fuentes de Nova, Vittoria, and the
splendid conquests of so many fortresses, these im-
mortal heroes ire allowed to retire on the shelf, with
the additional pay of 10d. per diem.
But there are other circumstances of import that
Ball more loudly for consideration than even what
is here mentioned. They are the losses these Offi-
cers suffer upon their appointment to their elevated
sank.—For here it most be noticed that as soon as
they are promoted Irom their situations of Lieute,
nant-Colonels and Colonels, they no longer enjoy
those comforts and advantages, of which they had the
benefit while living with their respective regiments ;
for instance; when they had no house-rent to pay for,
an ample allowance of coals and candles, four !scales
bept almost tree of expense, and without taxes ; the
same advantage as to servants ; an allowance of wine
equal to relieve them from the chity of that commo-
duty, and their meat allowed it the contract price.
Three hundred pounds a year may then be truly
calculated as their losses upon arriving at the rank of
Major-General'; and yet (if such arrangement should
prove true) the country is led to believe, that these
Officers are amply provided for with the additional
pay of tenpence per dime. VEIIITAS.

• The *anent Captain HosTa, of the Royal Navy,
distinguished by his services in the Adriatic, and other
parts of the globe, we regret to say, lies very ill at
Gosport, from whence he is unable to move.
Loan Cocitanne.---.The following anecdote of his
Lordship evinces a generosity of disposition that little,
accords with the verdict under which his Lordship is
now suffering :
4, The merits of so aspiring an Officer as Lord
Cochrane could not be overlooked at the commence-
ment of the late war, and, accordingly, we find him
soon after, in October 1803, appointed to the Arab.
Frcim this ship he was, the year following, removed
to the Pallas frigate, of 32 guns, in which he pro-1
ceeded to the Newfoundland station, and where he
remained but a short time. In the beginning of
180.5, he was sent from England with dispatches to
'his uncle Admiral Cochrane, who was then blockad-
ing Ferrol ; and while cruizing off the coast of Spain,
his Lordship had the food fortune.to fall in with and
take the Fortuna, a Spanish vessel from Rio de la
Plata, with diamonds, gold and silver, dollars, ante.
quantity of valuable merchandiseereported altogetWer
to be worth £300,000. The generosity of Lord Co-
chrane, his officers, and ship's company, on this occa-
sion, to the Spanish Captain and Supercargo, well
deserves to be recorded for the lasting honour of the
national character.

When the Spanish Captain, accompanied by the
Supercargo, who was a merchant and passenger from
New Spain, went on board the Pallas, they appeared
extremely dejected, as their private property, amount-
ing to 30,000 dollars each, was on board the prize.
The papers of the Fortuna being examined. they in-
formed Lord Cochrane that they had families in Old
Spain, but had now lost all their property, hardly
earned by commerce, during nearly twenty years, in
the burning clime of South America, with which
they were returning to their country, intending there
to enjoy the fruits of their industry. The Captain
stated that he was particularly unfortunate, having
lost a like sum by a similar accident, in 1779, when
'he was obliged to begin the world again. Their dis-
tress was such that Lord Cochrane could not help
feeling for their disaster ; and with that generosity
which is ever the attendant of true bravery, he con-
sulted his officers on the propriety of returning each
of those Gentlemen 5000 dollars in specie, which was
immediately agreed to be done, according to their
respective proportions." „His Lordship then ordered
the Boatswain to pipe all hands on deck ; and, ad-
dressing his crew, with much feeling, but in a plain
way, stated the particulars. The appeal
seamanlike,was
successful
the gallant fellows, with one voice,
exclaimed, Aye, aye, my Lord, with all our hearts !"
and gave three cheers. The Spaniards were overcome
with this instance of generosity, and actually shed
tears of joy in the occasion."

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