Star.
London, England, 1827-08-06 00:00:00

the Commissioner, the Honourable Sir Geo. Grey, returning to the
Yacht at 1 1 e as. •

Thursday morning, at ten o'clock, the Mayor and Corporate
Body, in procession, attended by a train of Peace Officers, em-
barked in four barges, and proceeded to the Royal Sovereign
Yacht, to pay their respects to th! Lord High Admiral,
and present the Corporation Address 041 the appointment to
his high office. They continued on board about forty minutes,
and then returned, in procession, to thesTown Hall. His Royal
Highness, immediately afar the civic procession had left the yacht,
went on board his Majerty's ship Prince, for the purpose of
flustering the Ordinary ; after which he inspected the other
41hips laid up in that.eondidon ; be returned to the Royal Sovereign
at half-past six o'clock ;at seven the Lord High Admiral left the
*mein, under a salute, with the yards manned, and reached the
i shore at five minutes after seven, where he was received by the
Garrison Staff and a Guard of Honour (the Grenadier Company of
the 50th Regiment), under a salute from the battery, and proceeded
to dine with the Mayor and Corporation. At eleven o'clock his
Royal Highness retired Irons the company, for the Adnttral's
house, where he eoniinued a short time, and then proceeded to the
Dock-yard, mad embarked under a salute from the Garrison to re-
turn so the Yacht. •
Friday, at nine o'clock, his Royal; highness landed at the
Sally•port,under a salute front the .Garrison, where he wasre-
ceived by the Lieutenant-Governor and his Staff, the guard of
honour paying him the usual respects ; and proceeded to review the
Royal Marines its the Barrack-yard, drat se marching order,and then
■ the order of review on South Sea Common. At one o'clock he
partook of a dejrune at the Nlarine Mess.room, and, after reviewing
the troops, he examined their Infirmary, &c. ,t four o'clock
his Royal Highness embarked at the Dock-yard for his yacht,
where at seven, he provided a dinner for oar Commanders-in-Chief,
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and a party of officers of both services. Thole GC ihe guests who
were entitled to salutes, received them from hie Majesty's brig
Freer's, with the Lord High Admiral's flag flying; on their beartling
the Royal Sovereign. During the evening, on his Majesty's health,
and his Royal Highness's being drunk, the Pruett' saluted with 21
I. The party broke up at an early hour.
Saturday, at half-past nine o'clock, his Royal. -Highness the
Lord High Molina landed at the Victualling Mice Quay, where
he was received by a Guard of Honour 1 he proceeded to inspect
the troops; at one, his Royal Highness breakfasted with the
, Olken of the Royal Marine Artillery ; soon after the troops were
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drawn up round the lines to receive the Duchess of Clarence, who
was expected to arrive by water ; at two, the Royal Duchess
came in by land. During the afternoon his Royal Highness was
present on South Sea Common, where the Royal Marine Artillery
went through a Brigade l• kid Day; at five he returned to the Ad-
miralty House, to dine with the Duchess and a select party.
The presentation of the Corporation • Address to the Lord
High Admiral, by the Mayor (Daniel Howard, By.;, Recorder
(William Selwyn, Esq.), and the rest of the Corporate Body,
was very flattering to those Gentlemen, whose attachment to
the House of Brunswick, and the genuine principles of Con-
stitutional Freedom connected therewith, they have ao long
and firmly maintained. They were received by his Roya‘.
'Nimes' with the most dignified urbanity, and, as the Gentle-
men were severally introduced to him by the Mayot, k lustre of
prin:ely kindness was thrown around the scene, by his courteous
demeanour. His Royal Highness noticed to Mr. Selwyn, that.
he thought he was on the Western Circuit; the Learned Lie-
' warder replied, he bad left it only for a short time, to bane the.
' honour of paying his bumble but sincere thinks to his Royal High-
ness. His Royal Highness kindly requested Mr. Selwyn to remem-,,
lee him to Mr. Justice Best (on the same Circuit), and desire himi,
when his friend has a touch of the gust, to remember him (his
loyal Highness), and their early days of acquaintance. The Ad-
linen was read by the Recirder with peculiar elegance Rind empha-t
ski end his Royal Highness read his most gracious Reply in a tone,
and manner that skewed they were the sentitueots of hia. heart. •
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HIS Ro?.IL H IGH NESS'S REPLTIL
" am to thank you for your congratulations on
my recent appointment by his gracious filar-sty to the situation or
the care and controul of the Naval Power of the United Kingdom.
I most perfectly agree In sentiment and conviction with you,
that the proud pre-eminence which this country has attained is
mainly to be attributed to the distinguished superiority of the Bri-
tish Navy. I do consider it belongs to the office I now hoid to
maintain the splendour and t►e exalted character of our Navy; and
I trust. front my early and long acquaintance with the King's Naval
service. and my consequent sincere attachment to that professions
in which I have had the advantage of being educated, I shall dis-
tribute honours and emoluments to those of illustrious merit, which
must produce, in future warfare, the most powerful incentive to
gallant enterprise and heroic achievetbents.
" Our gracious Sovereign is most firmly attached to the prin-
ciples which have placed his Royal ancestors and himself on the
Throne of these Realms ; and I do, with you, most fervently pray,
that our beloved King may long be preserved to us ail.
I sincerely intend, by every exertion in my power, and by a
close attendance to my public duty, to forward the best interests
of the Naval Power of this country.
" I must ever remember with satisfaction, that I am a freeman
of this Borough, and whenever nit public duty calls me to this
place. I shall visit it with pleasure, being well convinced of the
importance and very great benefit which Portsmouth must pro-.
duce to the empire at large. " %twits H."
The entertainment given by the Mayor and Corporation of
Portsmouth, to his Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral, on
his official visit to this important Naval station, was one of the
most splendid, sumptuous, and costly banquets that could be pre.
pared ; such an we as, probably, has been rarely surpassed.—
About 130 persons were present to meet the Royal visitor,
comprehending, besides the Corporate Body, that Nobleman
so highly esteemed thimiehout the Navy, the Right lion. Karl
Spencer, K. G. the highest Naval, Military, and Civil Authorities,
and a select number of the respectable inhabitants of these towns,
who were Welted on the most enlarged spirit of liberality. The
Royal Duke and his distinguished friends were evidently impressed
and gratified by the general scale of sumptuous liberality which had
been bestowed on their entertainment. It was served, by previous
suitable arrangements, with all the good order, regularity, and com-
fort of a private Gentleman's table. The dinner was prepared by
Mr. Nance, of the Fouutain.—The cloth being removed, the Mayor
gave as a toast. " The King, GOD bless him."—The band (Royal
Marines) played the National Antheni," Goo save the King '—the
whole company stood up and joined in the heart-inspiring sentiment,
ands Royal salute fired from the neighbouring bastion, marked the
event, and excited the applause and attention of all around. 3be
next toast (given by the Mayor) was—" The Royal Family." with
three times three, which was greeted with the warmest affection
and most enthusiastic applause. " Hail, Star of lkunswick," was
struck up by the band The Mayorsthen roar to propose the
" health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, the Lord
High Admiral," which be introduced by thanking his Royal High.
nese for his condescension in honouring the Corporation with his
presence, and expressing his hope that he would accept the spirit in
which the present entertainment was offered, if it did not equal
what was justly due to his exalted station. The Mayor then re-
marked, that in his Majesty's revival of the ancient office or Lord
High Admiral, and conferring it on his Royal Highness, be was
satisfied there was but one opinion in the nation—and that an ap-
proving one. It tended to enhance the dignity of that invincible
arm of our national defence and glory, the British Navy, which had
so mainly contributed to overthrow that colossal Power winch, but
for England, would have destroyed the liberties of Europe ; and if
the appointment was hailed with gratification generally, it was much
more emphatically so in the first naval arsenal. and the first maritime
port in the world—Portsmouth. Tune—" Rub: Britannia." Ile
Royal Highness's health was then drank with the same fervour and
joyous acclamation as had been before expressed, on the King's
health—the battery repeating the distinguished salute.
The LORD Huns Ansuaat rose, and began a very neat and sen-
sible speech, by observing that. as an Englishman, he was most
warmly a friend to the Institutions of our country, and amongst
the meet respectable and interesting of which were Corporations
like the present—the guardians ut the people's civil rights.—
He was indebted to the abounding goodness of his Majesty for
his appointment to t►e distinguished post which be now sus-
tained; and without entering into the history of the ancient
office of Lord High Admiral, which, to his Naval Frinids,
would be unnecessary, he believed it would be allowed to be one
which, if properly exercised, would be of great advantage to
the Navy, which had gained fur this country so much re-
nown; and his Royal Highness pledged himself that it was his
intention to exercise that trust, as might be most conducive to
the interests of that important department. liii Royal High-