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about half past two. He came up 

 the road immediately after a post- 

 chaise, in which were Lord Ytir- 

 mouth, and Lord C. Bentinck. 

 His Imperial Majesty was in the 

 carriage and four of Count Lieven, 

 the Russian Ambassador, without 

 a single attendant : from the ar- 

 morial bearings it was supposed to 

 convey some foreign nobility. 



When the Emperor arrived at 

 the Pulteney Hotel he alighted, en- 

 tered the house, and passed through 

 the lower apartments without 

 being recognised. He ascended 

 the first flight of stairs, when the 

 Prince Gag-arin announced his ar- 

 rival. At the same instant his 

 sister the Grand Duchess, met him 

 on the stairs. They saluted each 

 other in the most affectionate man- 

 ner. The Emperor afterwards 

 embraced the interesting child 

 Prince Alexander. The tidings of 

 the emperor's arrival resounded 

 not only throughout the house, 

 but in the street, where an im- 

 mense concourse of people expres- 

 sed their joy, by huzzas, and 

 " Long live the Emperor, " &c. &c. 

 His Imperial Majesty appeared 

 shortly afterwards at the balcony, 

 and bowed in the most conde- 

 scending manner, which he conti- 

 nued to do occasionally, till eleven 

 o'clock at night, the people shout- 

 ing their applause. Lord Morton, 

 the Queen's Chamberlain, waited 

 upon the Emperor, in the name of 

 the Queen, to express her congra- 

 tulations on his arrival in England. 

 At half past four o'clock, the Em- 

 peror went in Count Lieven's car- 

 riage, accompanied by his Excel- 

 lency, to see the Prince-Regent, 

 at Carlton House ; b'lt he went so 

 privately, that the escort of horse, 

 who were appointed to attend him, 



missed him ; but they escorted 

 him back to the Pulteney Hotel. 

 He was received in a very private 

 manner by the Prince Regent, who 

 gave his Majesty a most hearty 

 welcome. Pulteney Hotel had been 

 fitted up in a magnificent style, 

 particularly the principal apart- 

 ments, which the Grand Duchess 

 gave up for her brother. A new 

 state bed was put up for his Impe- 

 rial Majesty. The Grand Duchess 

 and the Emperor dined together 

 without any companion. 



The Prince Regent, to shew due 

 attention to the Emperor, prepared 

 a residence for him at St. James's, 

 in the house of the Duke of Cum- 

 berland, which was newly fitted 

 up for the occasion. Yesterday 

 the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord 

 Steward, the Duke of Montrose, 

 and Colonel Thornton, were in at- 

 tendance during the whole of the 

 day, till seven o'clock, full dressed, 

 in expectation of the Emperor's 

 coming there to take up his resi- 

 dence. A guard of honour, with 

 two bands in their state uniforms, 

 attended in the court-yard, oppo- 

 site the house, during the day. 



The King of Prussia, his sons, 

 their numerous suites, came also in 

 a very private manner, and arriv- 

 ed at Clarence-house, Si. James's, 

 about three o'clock. A party of 

 the Yeomen of the guard. Royal 

 Servants and attendants, as at 

 Cumberland-house, were in readi- 

 ness to receive him. A few mi- 

 nutes before four, his Majesty, at- 

 tended by an Aid-de-camp, went 

 to Carlton-house. The Prince Re- 

 gent received him in the same 

 manner as the Emperor of Russia. 

 He remained with the Prince about 

 half an hour. His Majesty receiv- 

 ed visits from the Prince of Orange 



