MISCELLANIES. 



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■of favour on its Chief Magistrate. 

 At no period could this be more 

 properly done, than on an occasion 

 so advantageous to the Country as 

 the present, when the return of 

 Peace so long desired, and which 

 was the sole object of all our 

 efforts, had been so gloriously 

 achieved by the valour of his 

 Majesty's arms, in conjunction 

 with those of His Illustrious Allies; 

 nor could it be conferred on a 

 person more truly worthy of it, by 

 every public and private virtue 

 than his Lordship ; and he had 

 great satisfaction in having the 

 power to confer a signal mark of 

 the Royal Favour upon him," 

 His Royal Highness was then 

 graciously pleased to order Letters 

 Patent to be prepared, for granting 

 the Dignity of a Baronet to the 

 Lord Mayor, who kissed hands on 

 the occasion. 



At seven o'clock dinner was 

 announced, and the Royal and 

 Illustrious Company passed from 

 the drawing-rooms into the hall 

 in regular State Procession, the 

 Bands of their Royal Highnesses 

 the Prince Regent and the Duke 

 of York, in the music galleries, 

 playing national and appropriate 

 airs. The City Officers, the Al- 

 dermen, and the Lord Mayor car- 

 rying the State Sword, preceded 

 his Royal Highness the Prince 

 Regent, who, with the Emperor 

 and Grand Duchess, the King of 



Prussia, and the Princes of his 

 family, followed by the Illustrious 

 Guests, walked round the Hall, 

 turning as they entered to the 

 right, and going round the tables 

 at the west-end, proceeded to the 

 east, by which means the Ladies 

 in the Galleries all standing, and 

 waving their handkerchiefs, were 

 gratified with a full view of the 

 Illustrious Visitors. The Royal 

 Party then ascended the steps 

 leading to the elevated platform 

 on which the Royal Table was 

 placed, and there seated them- 

 selves. The Table was most 

 sumptuous in its display of gold 

 plate ; its richness indeed was 

 unparalleled : magnificent orna- 

 ments in candelabra, epergnes, 

 tureens, ewers, cups, dishes, 

 glaciers, &c. being selected for 

 the purpose, and the great body 

 of light thrown thereon, produced 

 a most striking and brilliant effect. 

 In the front of the Royal Table 

 were placed on the floors, and 

 upon stages, a profusion of the 

 most rare and costly aromatic and 

 decorative shrubs, which entirely 

 lined the space from the steps to 

 the Table. 



The Gentlemen Pensioners and 

 Yeomen of the Guard were sta- 

 tioned on the elevated Platform, 

 at proper distances from the Royal 

 Table. 



The Royal Party was seated in 

 the following order : 



UNDER THE CANOPY, 



The Prince Regent, 



With the Emperor of Russia on his right hand and the King of Prussia 



on his left. 



