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THE King's birth-day was celebrated at Court on Tuesday. The Queen held a Drawing-room at St. James's Palace ; which was most numerously attended. The Knights of the different Orders all ap- peared in their collars : the ladies wore splendid dresses, mostly British manufacture. The 'Archbishops of Canterbury and York, accompanied by a number of the Bishops, attended the King in his closet, and delivered an address of congratulation which had been agreed upon at a Convocation of the Clergy. A similar address was -afterwards presented to the Queen. All the members of the Royal Family, the great Officers of State and of the Household, the Foreign Ambassadors, and a numerous and unusually brilliant assembly of Foreign and British nobility, attended their Majesties in the throne- room. In the evening, their Majesties entertained the members of the Royal Family, the Dukes of Orleans and Brunswick, and a select party, at dinner. Many of the more public buildings in various quarters of the town were illuminated.
On Wednesday, the King held a Levee ; and in the evening gave a splendid dinner to the members of the Jockey Club, in the grand ban- queting-room.
On Thursday, the King and Queen, attended by the Earl of Den- high, the Countess of Mayo, and Sir A. Barnard, visited the Arch- bishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace, where a dejeuner was served. In the evening they went to Windsor.
Prince George of Cumberland entered his fifteenth year on Mon- day last ; and received visits of congratulation from the King and Queen, and other members of the Royal Family.
The Duke of Orleans and his suite arrived at Grillon's Hotel on Monday afternoon from their tour in the Northern counties. The Duke attended the Queen's Drawing-room on Tuesday ; and after taking leave of their Majesties, left town for Dover on his way to Brussels.
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