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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



the Emperor of Russia, and the 

 King of Prussia, rose fioui the table, 

 and were conducted to the Com- 

 mon Council Chamber by the Lord 

 Mayor as before. His lordship 

 immediately preceding the Prince 

 Regent with the S*crd of State, 

 andhisUoyal Highness was pleased, 

 when about to take his departure, 

 to address himself to Rlr. Recorder 

 as follows: "My reception has 

 " given me great pleasure ; every 

 *' thing that has been done merits 

 " my entire approbation ; indeed I 

 " must command you to express 

 •' to the Corporation, the high 

 " gratification I have experienced 

 " this day." About eleven o'clock, 

 the Prince Regent and the other 

 Royal and Illustrious Personages 

 were accompanied by the Lord 

 Mayor to their respective carriages, 

 and returned in state to St, James's 

 Palace before twelve o'clock. All 

 the Knighis Marshal Men and 

 Attendants, except the Coachmen 

 and Postillions, bearing large flam- 

 beaux in their hands, added to the 

 Grandeur of the Procession, and 

 produced a novel and most bril- 

 liant effect. 



After his Royal Highness the 

 Prince Regent had retired, the 

 Ladies were admitted from the 

 Galleries into the Hall, provision 

 having been previously made for 

 that purpose, by the erection of a 

 staircase of communication at the 

 West end. 



In addition to the entertain- 

 ment in the Hall, dinners were 

 provided at the New London 

 Tavern for the General of the 

 District, and the Field-officers of 

 the Regiments and Corps on duty, 

 and the Heralds and Officers of 



arms : other dinners were provided 

 at the Guildhall Coffee-house, for 

 the Lord Chancellor's and Judges' 

 Suites, and the Officers of the 

 Lord Mayor's Household. The 

 vocal Performers and the Royal 

 Military Bands procured their own 

 tlinners, previous to their attend- 

 ance in the Hall. Provisions were 

 also made in the various taverns 

 a. id iims in the neighbourhood, 

 for the Band of Gentlemen Pen- 

 sioners, the Yeomen of the Guard, 

 and other persons, in attendance 

 upon the Royal Personages, as 

 well as for their horses and car- 

 riages ; and the great room in 

 Cateaton-street, belonging to the 

 late Paul's Head Tavern, was ap- 

 propriated to the Livery Servants, 

 where they were furnished with 

 every proper refreshment. 



The Magnificence and Splen- 

 dor of the Entertainment on this 

 glorious occasion, having greatly 

 excited the public curiosity to 

 view the decorations and fittings 

 up of the Hall, the numerous ap- 

 plications for that purpose in- 

 duced your Committee, as far as 

 they consistently could, to comply 

 with their wishes, and therefore 

 directed the plate and ornaments 

 to remain on the various tables, 

 and every convenient facility of 

 ingress and egress through the 

 galleries to be afforded, by which 

 means thousands of Persons (many 

 of whom were of high distinction 

 and great respectability) were gra- 

 tified with a view of the magni- 

 ficent decorations, during the 

 three days your Committee were 

 enabled to continue the accom- 

 modation without materially in- 

 terrupting public business. 



