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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



Ilia Royal brothers, and the other 

 illustrious persons. 



About half-past four o'clock his 

 Majesty the Emperor of Russia 

 quitted the Pulteney Hotel, ac- 

 companied by his sister the Duchess 

 of Oldenburg, in the Regent's 

 state chariot, drawn by six fine 

 Hanoverian horses, and attended 

 by his usual guard. His Imperial 

 Majesty's suite occupied four other 

 carriages. His Majestj' arrived at 

 Guildhall about a quarter of an 

 hour after the Prince Regent. As 

 soon as his Majesty's approach was 

 announced, the Lord Mayor went 

 to receive him and his illustrious 

 sister, and conducted them in the 

 same manner, and with the same 

 marks of respect as had been 

 shewn to the Prince Regent, to the 

 drawing-room. Here he was re- 

 ceived and welcomed by his Royal 

 Highness. The illustrious per- 

 sonages continued for some time 

 in the drawing-room ; and about 

 seven o'clock, it being announced 

 that dinner was ready, they were 

 conducted to the Hall by the Lord 

 Mayor, the music striking up 

 <«fhe Roast Beef of Old Eng- 

 land;" and after parading round 

 the Hall, took their seats under 

 the canopy of state, amidst the 

 shouts and acclamations of the 

 company assembled, and the wav- 

 ing of handkerchiefs and plaudits 

 ©f the ladies in the galleries. On 

 the right of the Prince Regent was 

 seated the Emperor, and next to 

 him the Duke of York ; the rest 

 of the Royal Dukes were seated 

 at the table of the hustings. On 

 the left of the Prince Regent sat 

 his Prussian Majesty, and next to 

 him the Duchess o*' Oldenbuvo-, 

 having her son upon her left. 

 Lord Yarmouth stood behind the 



chair of the Emperor, attended l)y 

 three of the Regent's servants, 

 dressed in their state liveries and 

 velvet caps. The Lord Mayor, in 

 the first instance, placed himself 

 behind the chair of the Prince 

 Regent. At the table next to the 

 hustings were seated Marshal Blu- 

 cher, Platoff, the Lord Chancellor, 

 the Speaker of the House of Com- 

 mons, the Judges, Nobility, &c. 

 The first toast drank, was that 

 of "the King of England," whicb 

 was given by the Prince Regent, 



The health of the Prince Regent 

 was proposed by the Lord Mayor, 

 and drank with general acclama- 

 tions. The Prince gave " The 

 Lord Mayor and Corporation, and 

 thanks to them for our kind re- 

 ception." 



The followinsr toasts were : — The 

 Queen and Family — The Emperor 

 of all the Russias — The King of 

 Prussia — ^The Emperor of Austria 

 — The Duchess of Oldenburg — The 

 King of France — Ferdinand the 

 Seventh, of Spain — The Sovereign 

 Prince of the Netherlands — The 

 Hereditary Prince of Orange — All 

 the Heroes who have served Eng- 

 land by sea and land — All the Ge- 

 nerals of the Allied Armies. 



The songs given between the 

 toasts were : — " Rule Britannia," 

 " Hail ! Star of Brunswick," " To 

 Arms, to Arms," &c. 



Of the dinner it is almost need- 

 less to say, that every delicacy 

 abounded. The wine was of the 

 most choice kinds, as was the 

 dessert also. 



About a quarter before eleven 

 the Royal guests withdrew, amidst 

 the cheers of an assemblage of 

 one thousand persons. 



Before the Prince Regent left 

 the anti-chamber to proceed to the 



