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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1809. 



illuminated a considerable distance 

 from the house, which appeared a 

 solid blaze of light. The area be- 

 fore theentrance, was brilliantly or- 

 namented witli lights, suspended in 

 the most fanciful and elegant man- 

 ner among the branches of the 

 trees, and on arches and festoons, 

 erected for the purpose. Over the 

 principal entrance' was a transpa- 

 rency representing a medallion en- 

 circled by a wreath of laurel, and 

 surmounted by a crown with the 

 rays of the sun reflected from the 

 back ground. On the centre was 

 the following inscription: 



GEORGIUS TERTIUS 



REX 



ANlJO 50 REGNI. 



And underneath was the follow- 

 ing beautiful and highly appropriate 

 motto from the Scriptures : 



Tlie boarj head is a crown of glory 

 wlieu it is found in llie palb of riglileoiis- 

 ness. 



The large hail on the ground 

 floor was also decorated with trans- 

 parencies, the floor, together with 

 the grand staircase, being painted 

 so as to resemble marble. 



Over the door at the western 

 end, was a transparency of his ma- 

 jesty's arms, with the followitig me- 

 morable words, from thefirst speech 

 which he addressed to his parlia- 

 ment after ascending the throne : 



BORN AND BRED A BRITON, I 

 GLORY IN THE NAME. 



Oh the right was seen the plume 

 of feathers of his Royal Highness 

 tile Pi:ince of Wales, with the let- 

 ters G. P., while the Royal Arms 

 were supported on the left by the 



transparency representing Magna 

 Charta resting on the lion and the 

 unicorn in a recumbent posture, 

 with the Rose and the Thistle, and 

 the Shamrock in the foreground ; 

 whilst the national flags with the 

 masts of a ship, and the other em- 

 blems, completed the rear. 



At the opposite extremity of the 

 Hall, over the great door leading to 

 the gardens, was another transpa- 

 rency, on a very extensive scale, 

 presenting a view of the constitu- 

 tion of Great Britain, on several 

 medallions. 



On the upper part immediately 

 over the medallion, on which was 

 engraven England, sat Britan- 

 nia ; the rays of the Sun were con- 

 nected on the right with the Par- 

 liament over which stood Legis- 

 lature resting upon a rock ; the 

 Parliament was again subdivided 

 into the Lords and Commons, 

 with their appropriate emblems. 

 The Judicial with the Judges 

 and Juries were connected by the 

 same means with the left, with a 

 figure of Justice supporting with 

 her right hand the sword, and the 

 balance with her left. In the centre 

 between these two divisions, was 

 seen a Star, representing the exe- 

 cutive part of the constitution, with 

 the King engraven in large letters 

 of gold, and encircled by the gar- 

 ter with the motto, " Honi soil gut 

 7nal y j)ense" — below this was the 

 Church surmounted by the cross 

 and the commandments, and again 

 subdivided into the Spiritual 

 Lords and the Clergy, with the 

 nu'tre over the former, and the book 

 of Common Prayer and the chalice 

 over the latter. On the lower part 

 of this beautiful representation, was 

 seen St. George on horse-back con- 

 tending 



