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was employed in viewing jo,ooo troops, drawn up in 
Hyde Park to fire a J'cu-de-joie, in honour of the peace, 
which w as proclaimed with the ufual formalities in the af¬ 
ternoon. The evening was fet apart for a moil fuperb 
entertainment and ball, provided by the members of 
White’s Club, in Burlington-houfe and gardens, at a coft 
of nearly 40,oool. Tuefday was employed in taking leave 
of the royal family, and in other preparations for depar¬ 
ture. On Wednesday morning the aid, both fovereigns 
left town (the emperor previoully viewing the Tower 
of London) for Portfmouth, where they were entertained 
with a grand naval review. Thence they proceeded along 
the coalt to Dover, where they embarked on their return 
to the continent. 
We now return to Guildhall.—For feveral days after 
the fuperb entertainment, a vaft concourfe of people re¬ 
paired thitherto view the beautiful ornaments before they 
were removed ; and at length, when they were nearly taken 
down, the arrival of the duke of Wellington occafioned 
them to be haftily reftored, in confequence of his grace 
having accepted an invitation from the corporation' to 
dine there on the 9th of the prefent month (July.) On 
that day, the duke was entertained by the corporation of 
London, in a ftyle of magnificence and fplendour equal in 
every refpeCt to the luxurious difplay which was made on 
the occafion we have juft noticed. There was, as before, 
a covered entrance from the centre of Guildhall-yard to 
the hall, which was lined with green cloth, and lighted 
with variegated lamps and filver fconces. The canopy 
ereffed over the three feats of the monarchs on the late 
occafion remained, but was moved nearer to the wall; 
and the three chairs on which the Prince Regent, the Em¬ 
peror, and King, fat, were raifed on a platform, and re¬ 
mained empty the whole evening. At the back of the 
throne was placed one glaf*, containing nearly fixty fquare 
feet of Britifh manufacture, which had a molt beautiful 
effect, by affording the appearance of two halls molt fplen- 
didly fitted up ; the glafs being of that extent as to take 
in very nearly the whole hall at one view. 
The corporation of London upon this occafion took 
the opportunity of inviting every perfon to the entertain¬ 
ment who had been in any way noticed in the votes of 
parliament for their fervices, either by fea or land, as well 
as thole they had themfelves noticed in votes of thanks, 
and given the freedom and fwords, boxes, or other rewards ; 
in addition to which were the relations and thofe that 
were connected with the duke of Wellington, his ftaff, 
and many others both naval and military, who, although 
they had not been noticed by name, had yet deferved well 
©1 their country for the fervices they had performed. 
The votes of parliament and the proceedings of the court 
of common-council were gone through from the year 
1,79a to the prefent time ; and the names were feverally 
feketed for the purpofe. 
Prior to the dinner, at about five o’clock, the duke was 
prefented with the freedom of the city in a gold box, and 
■with the fplendid (word which had been voted to him. 
On delivering the former, Mr. Chamberlain adminiltered 
the oaths to his grace, and then addreffed him, reciting 
the different occafions on which his gallant achievements 
had attracted the notice of the city of London, and had 
produced thofe indications of public gratitude, in the meet¬ 
ings of the corporation and the livery, of which he had been 
informed during the progrefs of his glorious career.—The 
duke, having bowed to the lord-mayor and the chamber- 
lain, exprefifed his high fenle of the honour conferred upon 
him by the city ; and attributed thefuccefs of all his enter- 
prifes to the ability with, which lie was fupported by his 
brother-officers, and to the valour and difeipline of his 
miajcfty’s.forces, and thofe of the allies. On receiving the 
'.(word, he raifed his voice and lpoke with particular ener¬ 
gy ; declaring his readinefs to employ it in the fervice of 
his fovereign and his country, fhould it unfortunately hap¬ 
pen that the general wifn of the nations of Europe l or a per- 
DON. 
manent peace ffiould be difappointed, and that he fficuJd 
be again called upon to affilt in the public caufe.—The 
duke then took off his own fword, gave it to one of his 
aids-du-camp, and replaced it by the city-fword. This 
ceremony was performed in the council-chamber, in the 
raifed part of the room which is devoted during the fitting 
of the court to the lord-mayor and aldermen. All the 
feats were previoully removed, and the apartment was ele¬ 
gantly decorated. At the farther extremity there was 
raifed on a pedeftal the head of his grace in white marble; 
and the artill had happily fucceeded in the refemblance; 
but, on account of a fmall imperfection in the material, 
we tinderftand another bull is to be fubliituted. 
The dukes of York, Kent, Suflex, Glouceller, Norfolk, 
Beaufort, and cabinet-minifters, being aflembled, they 
next proceeded to the Great Hall in the following order: 
The City Marlhals. 
The Officers of the Lord-mayor’s Houfehold. 
Several Members of the Committee, with wands. 
Officers of Guildhall according to feniority (juniors firft). 
Six Members of Committee, with wands. 
The Sheriffs. 
The Aldermen, two and two (juniors firft). 
The Lord Mayor, preceded by the Sword and Mace. 
The Duke of York, with the Duke of Weelingtqm 
on his Right Hand. 
The Royal Dukes. 
The Relations of the Duke of Wellington. 
The Cabinet Minilters. 
The Ambaffadors and Foreign Minilters. 
Nobility, Admirals, and General Officers—the Duke of 
Norfolk fir ft. 
Other Officers and Gentry. 
The Members of the Common Council. 
The whole proceffion, inftead of turning to the left 
at the bottom of the Iteps leading into the great hall di¬ 
rectly to the huftings, where the chief tables were placed, 
went entirely round the hall, by which means the numer¬ 
ous ladies who were aflembled in the galleries had an op¬ 
portunity of being gratified with a fight of thofe heroes 
who have lo nobly lupported the glory of their country 
both by fea and land. The band in the upper galleries 
played, during the proceflion, “See the conquering hero 
comes.” The duke of Clarence was ablent from indifpo- 
fition, and the duke of Cambridge from being under the 
necelfity of leaving town. The only cabinet-minifter ab- 
fent was lord Sidmouth, from indifpofition. The dinner 
was ferved up in the firft ftyle, and was a moft complete 
civic feaft, confiding of turtle, venifon, and every other 
delicacy of the feafon. The railed platform for the 
principal tables had been rendered more commodious, 
and a greater number of perfons were accommodated 
upon it. The Lord-mayor fat in the centre chair, with the 
Duke of Wellington on his right hand; and the remain¬ 
ing chairs were filled by the Royal Dukes, Foreign Princes 
and Ambaffadors, the Minilfers of State, and a long 
lift of naval and military characters of diftinCtion. The 
top of the canopy was ornamented With a ducal coronet, 
fur'mounted with a dome, and on the front of the dome 
was a fplendid fword and a marflial’s baton, exquifitely 
ornamented. The remaining decorations of the hall in 
point of plate, luftres, galleries, &c. were fimilar to thofe 
exhibited on the former occafion. There were two mili¬ 
tary bands—and fome of the moft celebrated glee-fingers 
added continually to the general conviviality of the even¬ 
ing. The galleries, which were not removed, were de¬ 
voted as well to gentlemen as to ladies; and the number 
of perfons prefent was greater than at the former feaft. 
Every thing was however conduced with admirable regu¬ 
larity, and nothing occurred to mar the harmony of the 
feene. Among the other viands under which the table 
groaned, was an excellent baron of beef; and, oppofite 
this good old fample of Englifh fare, flood a blue-and- 
white chjsa jug, which held twenty-three gallons of brown 
flout. 
