The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-26 00:00:00

THE KING'S LEVER.

Yesterday his Majesty held a Levee at his Palace
in Pall Mall, which for spleadonr and numbers has
been rarely equalled. It is the etiquette, that every
person, notwithstanding any previous attendance at
Court, should be presented after the Coronation. The
number present yesterday of nobility and others, was
estimated at nearly two thousand. A detachment
from the King's Guard marched into the Palace-yaril
from the Old Palace, under the Command of Cu
lonel
Dawkins, of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, pre-
ceded by their band in their State uniforms. A de-
tachment of the first Regiment of Life Guards, un-
der the command of the Earl of Uxbridge, aril ~e,l
in Waterloo Place, opposite the King's Palace, . end-
ed by their band in their State uniform., with
their k •ttle drums. trumpets, trombones, &c.; they
played alternately with the f.mt band. The Life
Guards were dressed in armour, in the style of the Cuiras-
siers; two of hie corps ere stationed in the Grand ;
one of them measured six feet two inches, and the
other six feet two inches and a half. Town•end and
Sayer, with a numerous assemblage of the Poliee,
were in attendance, but v.-e are happy to say their
official interference was not necessary, as every thing
passed off eith the great,•st order and regularity.
The King's Pages, the Geodesic:l Porters, &e. ap
peered in their new Coronation uniforms, the coats of
purple richly embroidered with gold lace, the waist-
' coats sad breeches of white kerstiyinere, with gold em-
' broidered button* and gold lace to the knees. Ibe
Yeomen of the Quart had their new partisans given
to theta at the Corinatioa ; seine of their priacipti

from Russia, Count Vinton, Count tie Ilene, the At-
tonsey-Getweal, the Solicitor-04mnd, All Speaker of
the House of Commons, the Dean of Westminster, the
Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal, the Lehi Mayer gof
London, the Recorder of Loadoo, lie. Sheriff Wil-
hams. ke. So. kc. The Ressiaa Ambaseadoe Satre-
ordinary went in State in two carriages t the Austrian
and the French Ambassador in the same state as on
the day *ben presented to the King. There were
also present the Spanish Minister, the Americas Mi-
nister, accompanied by his Secretary. Mr. Adam
Smith; the Turkish; the Danish, the Netbeelaods. the
Swedish, the Prussian, Hanoterlas, Portegnose, Ba-
varian, and Neapolitan Ministers. the latter accotn•
pealed by Prince Pertannat the Special Minister ; the
the Prussia. Minister Extraordinary, Baron Just. the
Saxon Minister, Prince Peskin, Count Lode, General
Felisberto Calderon Brant and his son, the Moyer of
Oxford, the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, &c. ke.
The following, In addition to those who bad preri7
only attended, and who were presented to the Meg
and kissed hands upon his Coreeadott, were among
those pretested upon special occasions 1---
Astley Cooper, Esq. on being appointed &ogees to
the King,
Vice-Admiral Sir L. Halsted; by the Lord in Waiting.
Admiral Yuba' on promotied.
Viasultimiesi-bi:wfoed. sso prosodist--
Vice-Admiral Sir It. Lee, on promotion.
Admiral Sir It. Strachan. on promotion.
Vice-Admiral Sir B. Hallowell. on his aprilomont.
Viet-Admiral Sir M. Dixon, on promotion.
Major-lien. Turner, on promotion. _
Rear-Admiral Sprangeri by the'Lerd is Waiting.
Lieot.-Oen. Sir G. Drummond, on his appointment to
the Otith regiment.
Lieut.-General blackenzie, on promotion.
Major-4in. Shaw, on promotion.
Lit:lL-Oen. Sir W. Cockburn, on promotion.
Major-lien. S. Barns, on promotion.
Lieut.-Geo. o;r' by the Lord in waiting.
Major lien. the Hon. W. Stewart, on promotion.
FAO of Strathmore, by the Marquess of Huntley.
Vice-Adm. Sir C. P. 11. Durham, on his promotion
and return from abroad.
Sir William Boor, by the Earl of Orford.
Majortioneral Sir John Ilyng, on appointment as
Knight Ussamunder of the Batb, and to the Staff in
i;ug land.
M'Arthur, Physician of the Fleet, by the Lord its
Waiting.
Sir Thomas Maitland, on his return from the lonian
Islands.
Sir It. Woodford. Bart. Governor of Trinidad, on his
return on leave of absence, by the Marquess of Lan-
donder7.
Mr. Norton, by the Duke of Rutland.
Mr. Bier, Commissioner of Inquiry into the State of
New South Wales. on his return.
R-nr-Admiral Sir D. !‘lilne, on his promotion.
Admiral Sir J. IL Whitslied, on his promotion.
Mr. D. Fellowes, Serretary to the Lord Great Cham-
berlain. be the Lord Great Chamberlain.
Lord Waltingbam, un promotion as a Lieut.-General.
Lieut.-Col. Dance, 2d Life Guards, by the harpies;
of Londonderry, when he received the honour of Knight-
hood.
The Rev. James Wm. Vician, Rector of St. Austin
and St. Faith, London, by the Lord in Waiting.
Dr. Luke, on his being appointed Physician to the
Lietst.-Col. Peters, Superintendent of the Reeniting
Set rice.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Brooke Clarke, by the
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Waiting.
31. Behr, Uslierof the Order of the Bath.
Mr. Alash,Gentleman Usher and Daily Waiter to hi;
Majesty.
Mr. Joseph Ohenon, Clerk of the Cheque of the Hon.
Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners.
The Gun. Captain Stat, on Lady Charlotte Strutt
being created Baroness Rayleigh.
Major-Gen. Askew, Coblstream Guards, on his pro.
motion Avlieu his Alajesty vas pleased to confer the ho-
nour of Knighthood on him.
'Foe Earl of Donoughniore, noon his having obtaine I
the honour of a Pe..rage of the United Kingdom.
Tile Provost of Colleze.
The :.iarquess uf Lothian. nn his being created a
B. itiJi Peer.
• .rd Justice Clerk of Scotland.
Ale. 1.“1 Gordon, by the Lord in Waiting.
Lord Saltoun, the I lonourable W. Fraser, Ur. Laing.
Mr. Wou.lbridge, and Ar. luititilioun, Agent for Do-
minica, with a Loyal Address from the Council and
Assembly.
The Kee. Mr. ilolutes,Sab-Dean of the Chapel Royal.
Sir Patrick Walkur, tie-atleusaii Carer of the White
Roil.
The Mayor of Oxford, baring assisted in the office of
Dotter at the Coronati.m.
Mr. R. Bray, hr the Lord in Waiting.
Major Ilsetteetste, id Dragoons, ea his preened**.
Lord Bowden, on his promotion.
The Chevalier Zansmil, Knight Commander of the
Order of St. Michael and St. (horse, Member of 1:

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