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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1S14. 



band, in state unifornj, playing 

 roartial airs. All the R03 al Dukes 

 and the Duchess of York came 

 in state, and were received with 

 military honours. The Duke of 

 Richmond and Marquis Wellesley 

 also came in slate. There were 

 also present — 



The Prince of Orange, the 

 Prince of Mecklenburg, Marshal 

 Blucher, Marshal Lord Beresford, 

 Lord Hill, General d'Yorck, and 

 a numerous assemblage of Foreign 

 and British officers, together with 

 the British Cabinet " Ministers, 

 Officers of state, and the Royal 

 Household, the Lord Mayor and 

 the Corporation of London, the 

 Sheriffs, &c. &c. 



At half past two the shouts of 

 the populace announced the ar- 

 rival of the King of Prussia and 

 his family, Lord Charles Bentinck, 

 bis Chamberlain, &c. in state. 

 His Majesty was dressed in his 

 own regimentals ; he wore his 

 hair very short, and without pow- 

 der ; the band played " God save 

 the King." His Majesty bowed 

 repeatedly. 



At a quarter past three, the 

 Emperor of Russia arrived in state, 

 in the Regent's carriage, escorted 

 by a party of the Bays, and was 

 received with miUtary honours. 

 His Majesty was dressed in an 

 English uniform, and wore the 

 Order of the Garter, He was met 

 at the door of Carlton-house by 

 the Prince Regent, in regimentals 

 of blue and gold. His Ro3'al 

 Highness conducted the Emperor 

 to his closet, where they held a 

 conference for some time, and 

 were dressed in the robes of the 

 Garter, 



A procession was formed from 

 the closet to the Chapter-room, con- 

 sietinw of the following Knights : 



— The Dukes of York, Kent, 

 Sussex, Cambridge, and Gloces- 

 ter, Earl of Chatham, the Mar- 

 quis of Salisbury, Earl of West- 

 morland, Earl Spencer, the Mar- 

 quis Camden, the Duke of Rut- 

 land, the Earl of Hardwicke, the 

 Duke of Beaufort, the Earls of 

 Pembroke and Winchelsea, the 

 Marquisses of Stafford and Hert- 

 ford, the Earl of Lonsdale, the 

 Marquis Wellesley, the Dukes of 

 Richmond, Montrose, and New- 

 castle, followed by the Bishop of 

 Winchester, Prelate, the Bishop of 

 Salisbury, Chancellor, the Dean of 

 Windsor, Register, and Garter at 

 Arms and Black Rod, Then 

 walked the Prince Regent, Iwving 

 on his right the Emperor of Rus- 

 sia in the mantle and collar. The 

 Prince Regent's train was held by 

 Sir William Keppel, Groom in 

 waiting. The Emperor of Rus- 

 sia's train was held by the Earl of 

 Yarmouth. 



The Prince Regent took his seat 

 on the Throne ; having on his 

 right, a chair of state, in which 

 his Imperial Majesty was placed, 

 and a vacant chair on his left for 

 the King of Prussia. 



The Chancellor then, by his 

 Royal Highness's command, read 

 a new statute, whereby, after com- 

 plimenting the King of Prussia 

 upon the heroism, military skill, 

 and personal intrepidity which had 

 created the just admiration of all 

 Germany during the late contest, 

 now auspiciously terminated in the 

 blessing of peace, i)is Majesty- 

 was declared elected a Knight of 

 the Garter, His majestj' was then 

 introduced to the Chapter, be- 

 tween the Dukes of York and 

 Kent, and was invested with the 

 insignia of the Order. His Ma- 

 jesty then received the accolade 



