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London, England, 1816-05-21 00:00:00

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Tesdeedaypieteri- * Prince LEOPOLD rode out on
horsebackeeeXelittlie .sefere four -o'clock his Serene
*-,}liglutiess, ttseoMpirt7ed by his Royal Consort, the
Pripeess Catlanteetere, went hi ilieir close landau to
York:House:44loe they were joked by the Duchess'.
of YORK. and they went* to the British Gallery, in
Pall Mall. previous . to the exhibition opening to the
public view.
The Duchess of YORK was. attended by Lady
CULLEN SNIITH and Geeei el. 'Nevi'. The Royal
Pally were received by the Marquis of STAFFORD;
the Earl of AZIERDEEN, Earl Bnoweeow, Lord DUN.
pies, she Right Honeureble CHARLES Lost% Sir
GEORGE BE AUMONT). Sir THOMAS BERNARD, Sir
AURA IIAM HUME, apd the Rev. W. H. Cent', Di-
iectors of the' Institution, who attended the Royal
visitors through the Exhibition, hnd explained the
different subjects. His Serene Highness appeared
particularly gratified, and &Om hie marked attention
to the best paintings, proved his judgment in the art.
. The Royal Pair continued about an hour viewing
the pictures, and then returned to York House, where
they alighted from their-carriage.
The Princess CHARLOTTE and Prince LEOPOLD •re•°
'limed to Camelford House in their curricle. The
Duchess of YORK followed in her carriage to dine
with them • which caused her Royal Highness and
his Serene Highness to be later in their attendance at
Druty.lane Theatre than they intended : their inten-,
Coes -having been reported in the course of the day,*
attracted an excessively crowded House, and hun-
dreds could not gain admittance, who temained in
Russell.street, where the concourse became so very
great, that the street became impassable.
DRURY LA NE THEATRE.--The House was crowded
10 an overflow in every part, long before the rising of
the curtain, and the utmost impatience was manifes-
ted to hail the expected Illustrious Visitors, who (for
the reasons above stated) did not arrive till a few mi-
nutes before nine o'clock. They were conducted by
the Managers with the most marked attention e—
matting was laid froth the steps of the carriage to the
entrance of the Theatre ; Mr. DIRDIN, Mr. RAE, Mr.
WARD, Mr. SPRING, and Mr. RORAUER were in
readiness to receive them in full-dress Court-mour-
ning, and lighted them with wax lights into the
PRINCE REGENTS private box. The- PRINCE and
PRINCESS were attended by Baron HARDENBKOKE and
General TAYLOR. At the time the Royal Pair en-
tered the box, the last act of the new play of Bertram
had commenced ; and Mr. KEAN was in his most
trying scene, but 'the performance ceased in conse-
quence for a time. , Her Royal Highness was dressed
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in mourning, with chaplet of white roses and lillies
round her head, and, in the most condescending man.
;ler, leant as forward as possible in the front of the
box, which is very ill calculated for the audience to
see any person in ir ; her Royal Consort stood in the
front; on her left hand, dressed in mourning, with h7s
Order on his left breast. The :iudience were enthu-
siastic in their applause. The wheL of the cempeny
then appeered oe tl..e stage, decorated wit:. white fa-
vours, and sung " Got, save the King" in a very su-
perior stag l.i. Tile addititiaal stanzas sung in the mar-
• siege entertainment -were given on this occasion by
• Mr. T. Ceram and Miss NASH. During te .. perfor-
mance Princess CHARLOTTE was ve•ating time with
her fan on the front et the box. At the conclusion
of the National Anthem her Royal Highness bowed
very respecttully, and appeared sensible of the mat ked
attention shewn her. In the-course of the evening
we were very sorry to notice the tumult that pre-
*ailed, arising from the dissatisfaction of a great pate
of the audience being unable to see the Illustrious
Pair. The noise was so great that the singers were
: literally hissed off while singing “. Rule Britannia,"
• and nearly the first act of the Luce was passed in
dumb show. The wish of the audience, as far as it
could be ascertained amid the uproar, seemed to be
• that the Illustrious visitors should remove to one of
the stage boxes, that they might enjoy a better view
of their persons, and this appears to have been un-
derstood by them, as they rose, came to the front of
their box, and repeatedly saluted the audience, which
restored quiet, and the Farce, from that time, went
on without farther interruption. 'At the close of the
entertainment, her Royal Highness respectfully bent
forward, bowed repeatedly, and retired amidst the
general applause of the audience.
CLAREMONT, SURREY. .-- The Commissioners di
Woods and Forests have finally determined to pur-
chase this Estate for the residence of the PRINCESS
CHARLOTTE and the PRINCE or Cosonan. The price
is understood to be se6.9,ooo—the bargain was 'con-
cluded on Friday evening at Esher, where Surveyors,
on the part of the Commissioners, and of CHARLES
Rosa ELLIS, Esq. the proprietor, had been employed
for several days before : £71,000 are said to have
been required for it. Mr. ECUs gave for the Estate
Ammo, but his purchase included several valinible
farms, saich-he still retains. In his fc;rtunate bar-
gain the house and grounds were estimated at less
than halt that sum. The Park consists of three bun.
ared acres, ornamented with a profusion of stately
timber, and the illustrious couple are to have with it,
the Mantis of Esher and Milbourne, with a hobse on
the edge of the Park, which was occupied by the late
Mr. Justice HARDING. Five of the farms adjoining
the Park, being well stocked with game, are to be
leased by Mr. ales to the PRINCE op Coaouxw.

Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, her MA-
JIM and the PRINCESSES left the Queen's Palace for
Windsor, and returned to London in the evening.
The Duchess of C.IMBERLAND is indisposed, and
has been confined to the house for several days.
*Saturday night last, as the Earl and Countess of
Arm:sawn( were proceeding to the Opera, their car-
. riage run over a poor old man, by which accident he
had his, leg broken in a s!locitng manner. The coach-
man instantly stopped, and his Lordship biligap.
-prised of the accident, ordered that the man might
• be conveyed in a coach to St. George's Hospital,
and every attention paid him. The coachman called
die next morning, and gave l:im a guinea on his own
necount. The poor man has had the bones set, and is
likely to do well. His Lordship sends daily to kao*
• ow he is.
• • "I'ittcadilly, from the cemmencement of flee Green
47' ritrk to Hyde lark Gat!, is about to be paved with
cast iron. which is now preparing attioundry in Wales.