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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



of three shilling tokens issued by 

 the Bank of Eniilaml, from the 

 10th of December, 1812, to 

 March, 1814, was 3,008,983, and 

 their amount in value 451,347/. 

 9s. each token weighing 9dwts. 

 llgrs., the silver of dollar stand- 

 ard. Tlie number of eighteen- 

 penny pieces issued in the same 

 period was 1,510,440, the value 

 113,283/. Is. Grf. eacn weighing 

 4 dwts. 17|grs. of dollar standard. 

 No dollars were issued in the same 

 period. 



The Duchess of Oldenburg, and 

 the Duke of Clarence, 

 landed from the Jason 

 Sheertiess on Tuesday afternoon, 

 one of the Prince Regent's car- 

 riages was dispatched yesterday 

 morning for the purpose of con- 

 veying her Imperial Highness to 

 town. General Turner and Co- 

 lonel Bloomtield also departed 

 yesterday in order to receive the 

 Duchess on the part of the Prince 

 Regent. 



Uer Imperial Highness was re- 

 ceived on her landing at Sheer- 

 ness, with all the honours due to 

 her rank ; and ou coming ashore 

 she was waited upon by General 

 Turner and Colunel Bloomfield, 



having: 

 frigate at 



as Representatives of the Prince 

 Regent, and by the Russian Am- 

 bassador and his lad)'. This morn- 

 ing after breakfast, her Imperial 

 Highness left Sheerness, where 

 'every mark of respect was shewn 

 her by the inhabitants. On her 

 arrival at Rochester, her Imperial 

 Highness went into an inn to 

 partake of some refreshment ; 

 and on her being informed that 

 the inhabitants of that city would 

 be extremely gratified by seeing 

 her, she very condescendingly pre- 

 sented herself at a bow-window of 

 the inn. The populace appeared 

 to feel the condescension, which 

 they acknowledged by every mark 

 of respect. The Duchess is a very 

 elegant woman, of the most affable 

 and |>leasing manners, and speaks 

 English extremely well. 



On her arrival at the inn on 

 Shooter's-hill, four of the Prince 

 Regents fine bays were in readi- 

 ness to put to her carriage, with 

 postillions and outriders of the 

 Prince's establishment, and the 

 escort of a party of light horse. 

 The whole entered London by 

 Parliament-street, at a quarter be- 

 fore four o'clock, in the following 

 order : — 



Two Liaht Horsemen. 



The Duke of Clarence's Travelling Chariot and Four, in which were 



his Royal Highness and Colonel Bioomfield. 



Two Light Horsemen. 



Two Footmen and an Outrider in the rojal Liveries. 



The Prince Regent's Carriage, drawn by Four Bays, in which was her 



Imperial Highness, accompanied by the Princess Volhowsky, 

 Madame Aladensky, and the Countess Lieven. The Carriage was fol- 

 lowed by a party of Light Horse. 

 The 3rd Carriage was another of tlie Prince Regent's, in which was the 

 Prince Gagarin and General Turner. 

 The Russian Ambassador's Carriage, with his Excellency in it. 



The procession proceeded the park, and up St. James's- 

 Ujrough the Horse-guards, through street, to the Pulteney hotel, 



