LON 
Sliey were preceded by the palm of perfeverance, the lau¬ 
rel of victory, and the long-wished-for dawn of a folid 
peace glowing over their crowns. Oh ! that the paternal 
heart of our venerable and beloved monarch George III. 
could have felt, and bis eyes furveyed, the glorious fcenej 
then the enjoyment would have been complete, and the cup 
cf pleafure filled up to the brim. But Providence had or¬ 
dained that a melancholy drawback ffiould be laid upon 
tiie fum of our prefent happinefs, to imprefs us with the 
awful thought that no fublunary pleaftire is without an 
alloy of pain. 
At p. 395. we exprefled our expeftation of a vifit from 
the whole of the royal perfonages who were then at Paris, 
vritnelTing the completion of their glorious work by the 
reftoration of the family of the Bourbons in the perfon of 
Louis XVIII. The emperor of Auftria, however, thought 
fit to return to his own dominions 5 but, on the afternoon 
cf Monday, the 6th of June, the emperor Alexander, and 
Frederic-William king of Pruflia, landed at Dover, hav¬ 
ing been conveyed thither from Boulogne in the Impreg¬ 
nable man-of-war, commanded by the duke of Clarence, as 
admiral of the fleet. Having flept that night at Dover, the 
imperial and royal ftrangers entered London, in a private 
manner, on the afternoon of the 7th ; the emperor lodg¬ 
ing at the Pulteney Hotel, Piccadilly, previoufly occupied 
by his filler the duchefs of Oldenburgh ; (fee p. 386.) and 
the king of Pruflia, in apartments prepared for him in the 
Stable-yard, St. James’s. On the following morning, the 
Sth, the emperor vifited Kenfington Gardens, Weftmin- 
ller Abbey and Hall, the Britith Mufeum, &c. and in the 
afternoon was prefented, as was the king of Pruflia, to her 
majefty, in full court, at the queen’s palace, and fplendidly 
entertained by the regent. On Thurfday the 9th, the party 
vifited St. Paul’s, and the London Docks. In the afternoon, 
the emperor and the king were declared elected knights 
of the Garter, at Carlton-houfe ; and theabfent emperor of 
Aultria was likewife declared eledted a companion of the 
fame order. On Friday the 10th, both fovereigns, with 
their fuite, proceeded, by way of Richmond and Hampton 
Court, to Al'cot races, and afterwards dined with her ma¬ 
jefty at Frogtnore. On Saturday the nth, Alexander paid 
a vifit to the Bank ; and, in the afternoon, gave audience 
to lords Erlkine, Grenville, Grey, Holland, and other dif- 
tinguilhed ftatefmen : a/ter which, both he and Frederic- 
William received addreftes of congratulation from the 
lord-mayor and the whole corporation of London. In 
the evening, both parties appeared at the opera-houfe. 
On Sunday the nth, the king of Pruflia, with his family 
and fuite, attended divine fervice in Weftminfter-abbey; as 
did Alexander at the chapel of his ambaflador in Welbeck- 
flreet. Both fovereigns afterwards rode for a confiderable 
time in Hyde Park, amidll at leaft 150,000 people. Monday 
the 18th was let apart for an excurfion down the river to vifit 
the dock-yard and arlenal at Woolwich, Greenwich, &c. 
Tuefday the 14th and Wednefday the 15th, were em¬ 
ployed in an excurfion to Oxford, Blenheim, Stowe, &c. 
On Thurfday the 16th, the fovereigns were prefent in St. 
Paul’s, at the annual aflembly of 8000 charity-children 
of the metropolis ■, and, in the evening, they vifited Drury- 
lane Theatre. On Friday the 17th, they were entertained 
with great magnificence by the city-merchants at Merchant- 
Tailors’ hall; and the following day, Saturday the i8tb, 
was fixed for the grand city-entertainment which is the 
eccafion of this digreliion. 
The prince-regent, to give a proper effedl to the enter¬ 
tainment of the corporation of London, determined on 
going in ftate, with the full fplendour of his court, pre- 
cifely in the manner of the firft vifit of a king to the city 
after his coronation. Official orders were accordingly 
iflued to all the attendants to be in readinefs at St. James’s 
palace, to attend his royal highnefs. At three o’clock 
his R. H. went in a private carriage from Carlton-houfe 
to St. James’s, and entered by the garden from St. James’s 
Park by the temporary entrance to the little drawing-room 
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from the king’s levee-room, where he was received, by his 
ftate page. His R. H. was drefled in full military uniform, 
wearing the Englifh, Ruffian, Pruflian, and French, orders. 
At four o’clock, the king of Pruflia having'arrived at the 
palace from Clarence-houle, the royal proceffion began to 
move through the ftate-rooms in the fame grand order as 
when the fovereign goes in ftate to the chapel-royal on 
Eafter Sunday, except the ferjeants at arms 
The line of ftreefs from Carlton-houfe to Guildhall was 
thronged at an early hour. The (hops, the windows, and 
roofs of the lioufes, were filled with fpedtators. Single 
feats were engaged at from five (hillings to a guinea per 
head; and windows in particular lituations, were difpol'ed 
of fo high as from twenty to thirty guineas each. 
About three o’clock the ftreets eaft of Temple Bar W'ere 
lined on both fides with nearly 8000 troops—regulars, mi¬ 
litia, and volunteers, aided by detachments of cavalry. 
Soon after four, the cavalcade departed from Carlton- 
houfe in the following order : 
The Seventh Iiuflars. 
Seven of the Prince Regent’s Carriages, in which were the 
Officers of his Houfehold and Foreign Officers of dif- 
tinction. 
The State Carriages of the Prince of Orange, Dukes of 
Cambridge, Kent, and Gloucefter, each drawn by fix 
horfes. • Thefe illuftrious individuals were accompanied 
by ieveral of the Foreign Princes. 
The State Carriage of the Duke of York, who was ac¬ 
companied by two Princes of Pruflia. 
Speaker of the Houle of Commons in his State Carriage, 
Between each of thefe Carriages were left ions of the 
Oxford Blues. 
Then came the Carriages of his Majefty’s Minifters, in¬ 
cluding rliofe of the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Sid mouth. 
Lord Melville, Earl Bathurft, Duke of Montrofe, 
Mr. Vanfittart, Sec. Sec. Thele were followed by two 
troops of the Horfe Guards, in new' uniforms. 
Guards. 
Carriage and Six Black Horfes, occupied by the Regent’s 
Officers of State. 
Six or feven Royal Carriages, with the Suite of the King 
ot Pruflia, Foreign Noblemen, Officers, &c. 
A Detachment of Huflar Cavalry. 
Officers of the Yeomen. 
One Hundred Yeomen of the Guard, in their Ancient 
Coltume, w ith Halberts on the left (boulder. 
Officers of the Heralds’ College. 
Kings of Arms. 
Heralds in their Tabards. 
The Prince Recent, in the State Carriage, drawn by 
eight beautiful cream coloured horfes, 
with fcarlet-ribbons, &c. 
The King of Pruflia (at on the right of the Prince. 
Guards. 
A vaft number of other carriages containing Foreigners of 
Diltindlion, the Marquis of Wellefley, Lord and Lady 
Caltlereagh, Prince de Wagftade (Blucher), Count Pla- 
toff. Lords Hill, Beresford, Combermere, and a long 
fuite of perfons of dirtinction. 
A ltrong detachment of the Greys clofed this cavalcade. 
A little before five, the Prince was followed by the 
Emperor in the following order : 
Horfe Guards. 
The Prince Regent’s State Chariot and fix white Hano¬ 
verian horfes, decorated with blue ribbands.—The 
Emperor of Russia, drefled in fcarlet and gold, oc¬ 
cupied the fame, with his Illuftrious Sifter the Grand 
Duchefs of Oldenburgh.—His Majefty was cheered in 
the loudeft manner by the fpeclators, which he returned 
by bowing uncovered. 
Guards. 
A Royal Carriage with two Ruffian Princefles, and many 
private carriages.—The 9th Regiment of Cavalry, and 
the Scotch Greys, brought up the rear. 
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