308 DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 







with a genial smile, I have not for- 

 gotten. 



In the evening there was a superb 

 banquet at the government house, when 

 the grand parade and the slopes of the 

 ramparts were covered with people of 

 both sexes and all classes. 



Although gas was not then in exist- 

 ence, the whole place was brilliantly 

 illuminated; and when the Prince Regent 

 appeared on the balcony, accompanied 

 by his Imperial and Royal guests, the 

 scene had altogether a most magnificent 

 appearance. 



Just at the time, as if it had been 

 previously arranged, the Duke of Wel- 

 lington arrived from London, and joined 

 the Sovereigns on the balcony. They 

 then all drank to the welfare of the 

 British people, when the cheers of as- 

 sembled thousands greeted the princely 

 assemblage. 



