THE 'Cum. — His Majesty, accompanied by the Queen, quitted Brighton on

Monday morning, and arrived in London at half-past four. The Royal suite arrived in the middle of the day. It poured in torrents when the King left the Pavilion ; but, notwithstanding the weather and the numerous previous opportunities of seeing his Majesty, the gates were crowded by people anxious to catch another glance of his grace-giving countenance. On the afternoon of the King's arrival, a Cabinet Council was held, for the appointment of the Commissioners to open Parliament, and other weighty matters. They did not break up until seven o'clock.

On Tuesday, the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland visited their Majesties, and in the evening these illustrious persons and the Duke of Cambridge were entertained by the King at dinner.

On Wednesday, his Majesty held his first levee for the season. At two o'clock, the deputation from the Corporasion of Dublin were intro- duced into the Royal presence, when they presented the address of con- gratulation from the Corporation. It will be seen from this fact, that the story circulated by the Irish newspapers, of the King's having refused to receive the address unless through the medium of the Secretary of State, was unfounded. An address of congratulation was also presented to his Majesty by a deputation of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Among the deputation were the Moderator of the Assem- bly, Dr. Singers, Dr. Chalmers, Professor of Divinity, and Dr. Lee, Professor of Church History in Edinburgh University, Mr. Pringle, M. P. for Selkirkshire, Sir Henry Jardine, the King's Remembrancer, and Sir John Connell the Procurator for the Scottish Church. After the addresses had been presented to his Majesty, he retired ; and the Queen took her place on the throne, attended by her ladies, when simi- lar addresses were presented to her Majesty. The members of the de- putations had the honour of kissing hands. The ex-Duke of Bruns- wick had an audience of the King on this State occasion. Lord Glenlyon delivered into his Majesty's hands the green ribbon of the late Duke of Athol, and Mr. Stuart delivered the order of the Bath worn by the late Sir Charles 31. Pole. The levee was attended by the whole of the great Officers of State, the Ministers, and all the Foreign Ambassadors, among whom the celebrated Prince de Talleyrand was not the least

conspicuous. Washington Irving w :s also rJsent, as Seer( tary to the American Embassy. The following wee the presenutians made in the course of the day.

Mr. Tassel], Mayor of Maidstone; Alderman Winchester, Member fin Maidstone; Mr. David Pollock, Recorder of Maidstotte; Mr. Edmett, Chamberlain of Iffaidstone; Mr. Hoar, Deputy Recorder; Mr. TN. Hughes, a Jurat; Mr. Wise, a alagistrete; and Sir. Beale, of Maid- stone, with am Address, by Sir Robert. Peel. ale. Sandman, with an Address from Colchester. Mr. Swete, High Sheriff of Devon, with the County Address, by Lord Rolle.

Col. Wood, by Col. Fitzelarence, on Ids appoint. meat of A id.de-Camp to his Majesty for the ser- vice of the militia, and to present an address from the county of Brecon.

Mr. Colquhoun. colonial agent for Nevis, and Mr. Cottle, with the address of condolence anti con- gratulation from the council of Nevis. The High Sheriff; with an address front the county of Buckingham. Mr. William Augrove, R.N. Mayor of Penryn. with an address from the inhabitants of that borough, by Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Cotquhoun, colonial agent for the Virgin Islands, with an address of condolence and con- gratulation Irma the Legi-dature. The Knight of Olin, High Sheriff' of the county of Limerick, with an address.

Lord William Russell, by the Earl of Jersey. Lord Nerroys, by the Earl of Macclesfield. Lord illenlyon, to return the badge and rihand of the Order of the Thistle, worn by his father, the late Duke of A thol.

Bultop of Exeter, on his translation to the see of Ranger, by the Archbp. of Canterbury. Earl of Winclielsea, by the Marquis of Bute.

ishop of Oxford, by the Earl of Jersey. Mr. Barton, on his appointment as Treasurer to the 9ueen. V .1.afforil, by Lord George Seymour. Mr. Fred. Pollock, Ilieg's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.

Capt. Cates, by Lieut.-Gen. Callender. Capt. Fitzelarence, by the Earl of Errol. Mr. Hodgson, on beingappointed one of the Gen- tlemen of the Privy Chamber in Ordinary to his Maiesty, by Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Prossor Sandford, University of Glasgow, by Sir Robert Peel. Capt. Edward William Corry Astley, R.N. by Sir Robert Peel.

Lord Dormer, by the Marquis of Sligo. Via. Newark, by Lord Clinton. Mr. Dedel, Secretary to the Netherlands Em- bassy, by the Netherland; Ambassador. Rev. joint Mitchell, by Capt. Usher, R.N. Hon. Thomas Erskine, one of the King's Counsel, by the Lord Cbancellor. Rev. Thomas Randolph, Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty, Lsy the Bishop of London. Idr.Joseph Priestley, of Wakefield, by Dr. Mac- michael, to present ,to his Majesty the Histo- rical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Rail.roaesIn Great Britain.

Rev. Dr. Pole, by Mr. James Buller.

Sir Evan Murray Macgregor, by Lord Glenlvon. Sir George Duckett, Bart. by Adm. Sir H. Neale. Rev. C. 11. N. Rodes, by the Duke of Devonshire. Mr. Taunton, one of his Majesty's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.

Rev. Walter F. Hook, on his appointment as Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty, by the Bishop of London.

The Dean of Norwich, by the Archbishop of Can- terbury.

Mr. Stuart, to deliver the badge of the Order of the Bath, wont by Sir C. M. Pole.

Mr. W. Stuart, by the Marquis of Bute. Earl of Newburgh, by the Lord in Waiting, Rev. G. Hudson, by the Duke of Leeds. Mr. A. Spoteswoode, by Sir it. Peel. Hon. Baron pinnate, by the hi. of Salisbury. Mr. G. Burrard, M.P. by Adm. Sir H. Neale. Sir W. Waller, on receiving the Grand Cross of theGuelpnic Order. Mr. R. Nichols, of Wakefield, by Dr. Mac. rnichael, to present the Map of Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Rail-roads, in Great Britain. Earl l'ortmore, by Earl Brownlow. Sir E. Antrobus, by Vice-Adm. Sir R. King. Lord,l'etre, by the Duke of Norfolk. Rev. Dr. Nolan, by the Archbp. of Canterbury. Mr. Morgan, by Sir C. Morgan. ai Mr. Garainer, on his return from the Continent. Rev. Dr. Hares, by the Archbp. of Canterbury. Mr. Bernal, M.P. for Rochester, by the lion. II. Duncan, CR. Mr. H. Drummond, by Lord Melville.

Rev. P, S. Dodd, by the Archbp. of Canterbury iDa P C. Scarlett, attached to the Embassy at Paris, by Lord Aberdeen. Mr. Polhill, M.P. by Sir W. K. Grant. Mr. FardeII, ALP. for Lincoln, by Ld. Strathaven. Commander John Russell, lt.N. by the Lord Chamberlain.

Capt. Harward, R.N. by Adm. Viset. Exmouth. Captain Pennell, by Mr. Croker. Capt. G. Harris, R.N. on his taking his seat in Parliament.

Capt. D. Dundas, R.N. on his appointment to

thecommand of his Ma.'osty's ship Prince Re-

gent, by Vice-Adm. Sic J. P. Beresford, Bart. Lieut. S. Spencer, R.N. by Capt. T. Ussher,R.N. Capt. Dunlop, on promotion, by his father, Lieu- tenant-General Dunlop.

Capt. IL Rowley, R.N. on promotion and his re- turn from abroad, by Vice-Admiral Sir C. Rowley. Capt Frankland, by Vice-Adm. Ld. Colville. Capt. E. Harvey, on his return from India and Persia, by Sir Herbert Taylor.

Col. Sir R. Gardiner, by his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, on his being appointed Aid. de•Camp to the King.

Lieut.-Col. Macdonald C.B. on his appointment to the command of the 11th ftegt., by the Adjt.- Gen, of the Forces.

Col. Dick, Aid-de-Camp to the King, by Lord Hill.

Lieut.-Gen. Dunlop by Lord Hill. Lieut.-Gen. Comer, by the Duke of Wellington Maj.-Gen. Mackie, on promotion, and on his being appointed Governor of St. Lucia, by the Right Hon. Sir George Murray.

Corn. Basden, on his return from the Mediter- ranean, by Sir George Cockburn.

Lieut-Col. Fyere, on his appointment as Com- manding Royal Engineers at the Matuitius, by Major-General Sir A. Bryce. Major Searlett, by Col. G. Fiteelarence. Major Geddes, by Sir John Maclean. Major Garvock, on his appointment as Assistant. Adjutant-Gen. at head-quarters, by Ld. Hill. - Lieut.-Cols. Bristow and J. Harvey, on promo then, by Lord Hill. Maj.-(yens. illainwaring, Sir F. de Rottenburg, and Sir William Pringle, by Lord Hill. Lieut -Col. Wemyss, by Lord Hill. Vice-Admiral Dobson, by Sir (i. Cockburn. Capt. Sykes, R.N. by Sir G. Cockburn. Col. Moslem, by Lord Hill. Rear-Aden. M'Kinley, on promotion, by Viscount Melville.

Vice-Adm. ToRenme.he, on promotion, by 'yrs. Melville.

Adm. Sir H. Neale, Bart. on promotion. Adm. Sir B. H. Carew, on promotion, by Sir G. Mark.

Adm. Sir J. S. Yorke, oh his promotion. kfajor-General Hooke, on promotion. Maj.-Gen. J. M'Lead, by the Adjutant-General. Admiral Sir R. Stopford, on his advancement to the rank of Admiral of the White. Adtairal Sir J. WellS,K.C.B. on promotion. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir H. Blot kwood, Bart. and K C.B. on promotion. Admiral Viscount Exmouth, to kis: hands. Admirti Palmer, on his return fr.mt France. Rear-Admiral %Verney, by Lord St. Helen's. Maj..Gen. Peilpol, on his promotnn, by General Lord Hill.

Colonel Hare, upon being amminted Inspector of Army Clutl fog, by Lord Hill. Major-General Dalbaic, on hisLipr ointment as Inspecting-Lienend of the Cavalry, by General Lord Hill, Maj.-lien. Watson, on his appointment to the Stalin India, by General Lord P ill. Lieut. Col. E. Kelly, on his appointment to the 34th Regt. by General Lord H ill.

Capt. T. A. Trant, by Lord Hill.

Lieut. W. D. Puget, by Lord A. Beanelerk. Lieut. Mitchell, by General Campbe,l. Commander Smart, by Viscount Me;rille. Commander Scobell, by Sir W. Gordon. Col. Le Couteur, A ide.de Camp to the King, by Colonel Fitzclarence.

'Commander A Hall, by Lord Byron. Lieut. Dunlop, by lien. Dunlop. Lieut. Alen. 24th Regt. by Lieut -CO. Alen. Lieut. It. B. Crawford, by .1dm. Sir J. Boynton. Lieut. Halliday, by Viee.Adm. Tolls maehe. Lieut. Tollemaehe, by Vice-Adm. Tollemache. Lieut. J. Smail, by SBA. Dickson.

Lieut. Deshorough, by General Campbell. Lieut. Itobilliard, on his return from the Mediter- ranean. by the Earl of Waldegrave. Lieut. C. Dawkins, by Mr. Dawkius. Lieut. and Adj. James, by General Campbell. Lieut. „T. C. Wright, by Sir George Murray. Lieut. J. M. Schnell, by the Lord in Waiting Lieut. Charles Bell, R.N. by the Earl of Errol. Humphry Butler, by Lord Beauelerck. Lieut. Warden. by Capt Duncan. Capt. S. It. Jarvis, by Adm. Mel'. H. Durham. Capts. A. Maitland, Aylmer, Sir J. Lowe, and the Hon. H. Dunean, on their being appoin ted A elm- de-Camp to His Majesty, be Lord A. Ideauclerk. Capt. A. Campbell, by the Duke of Argyll. Capt. George Sermour, on his beirg appointed Master of the Robes tir his Majesty. Capt. Martin, on his return front the Mediterra- nean, by Sir Byam Martin. Capt. Sullivan, by Maj.-Gen. Dal biac. Capt. Stephens, on his tnarriage, try Lona Clinton. Copt Braddyll Bigland, by Sir E. Tucker, N.C.'S. Mr. Charles Dickins, by the Earl of Mayo. Mr. Cooper, by the ttey. Sir W. H. Cooper Mr. Amheton Smith, by the Duke of Aroll. Mr. Campbell, King's Counsel, by (Sc Lord Chancellor.

Lieut--Cca. Rowley., on his promotion, by Vice- Adm. Sir Charles Rowley. Lieut.-Col. Buller, Elphinstone, by Lord Elphin- stone. •

Lieut.-Col. Goldie, by Lord Hill,

Lieut.-Col. J. M. F. Smith, Royal Engineers, on receiving the Ouelphic Order, by Count Munster. Commanders B. 51. Festing, W. Walker, T. Sykes, — Sherer, on his promotion, and It. Ciosbie, by Lord Melville. Lieuts. It. 0. Bridge, and — Pratt, by 3Iaj-Gen. Campbell.

Copts W. Fisher, J. N. Campbell, C. Carter, A. Mitchell, Cumley. Grey, Goate, T. Martin, T. Bennet, Mounsheer, Hickey, Colby, R. S. Mo- en, J. B. Dundee, Sir J. Dunbar, Bart. and Mends, by Lord Melville,

Capts. W. S. Parkinson and Sweeney, by Sir G. Cockburn.

Limits. P. Patten, T. Stuart. M'Ilwaine, E. Wylde, and Charles Jones, by Lord Melville. Capt. Rainer, R.N. C,H. on beingappointedonee his Majesty's Naval Aidestle-Camp. Capt. Seymour, on his return tram the 3Isliterra- nmn, by Col. Clitherow Limns. Stop. Parker, and W. Hoseason, by Sir G. Cockburn.

Capt. Gardiner, by Prince Leopold. Capt G. Smith, by Capt. Ussher.

Coma. J. Kincome and Benthas it, by L d. Melville. Corn Booth, by Sir G. Cockburn.

Corns. S. Hellard, H. Preston, W. B. Watts' and Capt. J. Reynolds, on their promotion, by Lord Melville.

Capt. G. F. Hotham, by Adm. Sir H. Hotham. Lord Eliot, by the Duke of Wel tington. Right Hon. R. W. Horton, by the Ld.in Waiting. Mr. Clement,, by Vie. Combennere, on going abroad.

The Lord Chief Baron of Scotland, on his appoint- ment, by 51r Robert PAL Six D. Ogilby, by Major-General Brooke. Dr. Johnson, on being appointed Physician Ex- traordinary to the King, by the Earl of Rosslyn. Rey. Dr. Goodenough, by the Bp. of London. Hon. J. Stewart, by Mr. Goulburn. Mr. Dune, Resident Surgeon Ordnance Medical Department, by Lord R. E. H. Somerset. Sir G. Clerk, on being appointed Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, by Sir R. Peel.

Hon. E. Stewart, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Customs, by Mr. Goulburn. Rev. R. Walpole, by he Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. Capt. Sir J. Franklin, R.N. on being appointed to command his Majesty's ship the Rainbow, by Vi,. Melville.

Vice...admiral Lord Colville, on promotion, and re-election as a representative Peer of Scotland, by Viscount Capt. G. Rennie, on his return from Sierra Leone and St. Helena, by Lord Melville. Rear-Admiral Stuart, on hispromotion and return trom the Mediterranean, by Sir G. Cockburn. Admiral Sir W. Hargood, on promotion. Colonel Sir D. Hill, on his promotion, by Limit- General Moore.

Lieut.-Col. Williamson, Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, by Lient.-Gen. Sir J. W. Gordon. Lieut.-Col. S. Dales. by Lieut.-Gen. Hodgson. Co/. C. Napier, by Lieut.-(ien. Sir G. Murray. Lieut.-Col. C. Fox, by Lord Clinton. Col. Sir J. Reynett, Aide-de-Camp to the King, on his appointment, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Maj.-Gen. Sir G. Way, by Lieut.-Gen. Sir A. Barnard.

Maj..Gen. Dickinson, by Lieut.-Gen. Lord Edw. Somerset.

Lient.-Gen. Travers, by the Lord in Waiting. Lieut.-Gen- Sir C Grant, on his promotion. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Warren Peacocke on being op. pointed to the Government of Kinsale. Maj -Gen. Marley, on his promotion, by the Duke of Wellington.

Capt. Prescott, C.B. by Sir B. Martin.

Capt. B. Bagot, by lien. Sir Edward Paget. Lieut. Charles Forbes, by Sir Charles Forbes. Bligh, by Rear-Adm. Sir T. Hardy, Bart.

Cape F. Pens, by the Duke of Norfolk. Capt. Henry Stuart, by Sir Herbert Taylor. Capt. J. Baldwin, by Adm. Sir P. C. Henderson Durham, K.C.B.

Capt. George F. Rich, by Vice-Adm. the Hon. Sir Henry Blackwood.

Viee-Adm.Sir John Beresford, on being appointed Port Adm. of the river Medway, by Viscount Vice-Adm. Sir John Gore, on promotion. Adm. Sir P. C. Henderson Durham, K.C.B. on his appointment to be Equerry to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.

Rear-Adm. Mudge, by the lion. Vice•Admiral Sir H. Hotham.

Lieut. Campbell, by the Right Hon. J. C. Henries. Mr. Henry Grape. by Ma]..Cen. Campbell.

Mr. Catesisy Paget. by the Earl of Errol. Mr. Askew, by Sir W. l Freemantle.

Mr. N. (Seville, by the Duke of Buckingham. poi& Mr. Wolfe, by the Right lion. J. Caleraft. the Admiralty, by Lord Melville. Mr. 1'. Davidson, by Sir C. Forbes, Hart. M.P. Me Buller, by l.ord Rolle.

Mr. R. Adam Dundas, by Viscount Melville Mr. Thomas Attree, by Sir Herbert Taylor.

On Thursday morning the King reviewed a battalion of the Foot Guards, on the parade in ;he Park; and in the evening he visited Drury

Lane Theatre, accompanied by the Queen and the two young princes a

Cumberland and Cambridge, and attended by the officers and ladies or the household. Every preparation which their zeal and loyalty coidel suggest had been made by the lessees to give splendour to the Royal re-

ception. " The Royal box," says the Court Circular, " was fitted upt in the form of a tent, and Nk as hung with pink, the ceiling irradiated

with an ornament in the centre, the sides fluted with fringed draperies; a handsome candelabrum was placed on a marble slab, on which were bouquets of the choicest flowers, and a small pier glass was on each side of the candelabrum. The ante-ronin was furnished in a style to corre- spond with the Royal box ; from the centre of the ceiling hung a large ormolu chandelier ; the sofa and the other furniture were handsoinady

gilt, and vere covered with crimson silk ; several candelabrt and ban-

quets were placed in different parts of the room." By a slight alteratiors of the front, the box was throwlt forward about eighteen inches, as that from every part of the house the best possible view was obtained of the Royal party. As early as half-past one, a few of the more de- termined had taken their enduring station at the doors of the pit and galleries ; by half-past four the crowd filled Russell Street, and the box- doors were also beset by no inconsiderable number. The pressure an& struggle on the doors being open were very great ; and the noise atud. confusion in the pit—into which, as is usual, one-fourth more than evert its capacious womb could accommodate hail found entrance—were for some minutes as great as at the doors; nor were they stilled until War- lock came forward to assure the house, that the most peremptory orders had been given that no more visitors should be admitted, and therefore the sufferings of the audience would at least not receive any aggrava- tion—of which, in fact, they were barely susceptible. At five minutes before seven, the shouts from without, which echoed round Covent Garden like a peal of tropical thunder, announced to the melting mats within the house, the arrival of the Royal party. The King and

Queen were received at the door by Captain Polhill the member for Bedford, and Mr. Lee, the lessees' and Wallack as stage manager-

Mr. Lee and Mr. Wallack conducted their Majesties to the Royal box. Colonel and Captain Fitzclarence, Lady Errol, and a n.umerous party or ladies and officers naval anti military, occupied the box next to their Majesties ; the Duke of Cambridge sat opposite ; the box immediately over-head was set apart for the Foreign Ambassadors, and other per- sons of high rank. On their Majesties entering the Royal box, they were hailed by the audience with a vigour and heartiness such as none but Englishmen in the best of possible humours can display. The shouts and clappings and waving of hats and handkerchiefs were frequently re- peated in the course of the evening. The play selected in the first it- stance was Masaniello, but it was changed for the Marriage of Figaro- whether, as the Chronicle supposes, on amount of the revolutionary cha- racter of Masaniello, we do not pretend to determine. The Brigetur followed ; in which Wallack appeared, as he always does in that cha- racter, to very great advantage in Massaroni. His acting seemed to attract the !narked attention of the King and Queen, and called forth frequent and warm approbation. The crowning enjoyment, however,

of the evening, was Liston's Bowbell, in the Illustrions Stranger ; a

piece in which if there be not much wit, there is an abundance of the elements of laughter, which in a play does quite as well. The King, who is a gentleman of hale mind as well as person, and quite above the miserable affectation of pretending to less satisfaction than he feels, laughed as loudly and frequently at the drolleries of the actor and the

playwright as his good old father used to do on similar occasions of fes- tivity, and his applause was as discriminating as it was generously be- stowed. The gentle Queen joined in the mirth of her excellent husband less loudly than he, but will every symptom of equal enjoyment ; and the princely boys were obstreperous in their mirth.

It is with real pleasure that we mark such open and unequivocal symptoms of unsophisticated sensibilities. It is a mighty fine thing to act the King, and we do not grudge our admiration to him that acts it well ; but it is an infinitely finer thing to be the man. The 'Ilona of Great Britain can never be contemplated without respect and reve- rence; to these the high office of dignity that he fills has a claim which. 1 we believe no man in his dominions has the most distant wish to deny. 1 But though power may compel homage, it cannot purchase love—that is a feeling to be excited not by the throne, but by tile amiability of its occupant. To those who look with an eye of fear to the tossing of the 1,

political ocean-abroad, and who think they feel something that indi- I

cates a groundswell at home, it must be a source of great and abiding / satisfaction that the personal character of the present King is of so popular and conciliatory a kind, as not only to take from restless spirits all hope, but all desire of disturbing the quiet and safety of his rei n.

And while the character of William the Fourth is so admirably au lated to calm down the violence of the turbulent, it is a source of evea

higher gratification to those who seek by loyal and honest means to im-

prove the institutions of the country, to see the crown borne by a man who has the soundness of judgment to appreciate the value of their sug- gestions, the kindliness of heart to sympathise in their sufferings, and the steady resolution of purpose to apply to each its legitimate remedy. It is said that a King may very cheaply render himself popular, and that his frequent appearance in the midst of his people is all that is necessary for that purpose ; but we will not ascribe to the people of England so loose and undiscriminating a spirit of applause. 'We believe that the ap- probation of Thursday night was not called forth by so trifling conside- rations as the King's good-natured accessibility, excellent as that virtue is, but originated in a strong and enlightened admiration of the sound- ness and integrity of his character as a husband, a father, and a friend, and his patriotic, his English feelings as a King. In offering to.the Monarch our tribute of sincere respect, we shoal,/ very ill express our feelings, and the feelings of every one who has seea her even afar off, if we did not include in his claim to the affection of his subjects the possession of so excellent and so intelligent a partner as Queen Adelaide. She lhoked on Thursday night every thing that a Queen of England ought to do—a pattern' in simple and unaffected dig- nity, to the matrons of her adopted land. Her dress expressed the purity and correctness of her taste and judgment—she appeared in a plain white robe, without show, without frippery, the simplex munditiis of the poet's imagination. The good King was dressed in a naval uniform— true blue, as unstaining as his honour—the colour which has ever been

pleasing to Epglish eyes and dear to English hearts.

"God save the King" was sung as usual as soon as the Royal party took their stations in the box: the solo parts were given by Sinclair Bedford, Cook, Mrs. Waylett, Miss S. Phillips, Miss Pearson, and other singers of the theatre. After the opera, the audience called for "Rule Britannia;" which was immediately sung. " God save the King" was repeated at the end of the performances. Two additional stanzas were sung in both instances, which were understood to be from the pen of Mr. Planche his fame as a poet will not suffer by our not inserting them. The Royal party remained in the theatre until the curtaiii fell ; when they retired, amidst the hearty blessings, and cheers of the audience. Late as it was —for the small hours were approaching before the Illustrious Stranger finished—the vicinity of the theatre was still crowded with- persons eager,

to catch a sight of the Royal visitors.

THE KING'S SPEECH.—The King, accompanied by the Queen, visited Lewes on Friday last week. When at Lewes, his Majesty was entertained by Sir John Shelley and Mr. Kemp, the members for the borough ; and these gentlemen afterwards addressed his Majesty to thank him for his condescension on visiting the town. The following, according to the Susse.r Advertiser, was his Majesty's reply. We shall have a King's speech on Tuesday, but this is truly the King's speech.

"in returning an answer to the address which you. Sir, have just spoken, I can- not help noticing, in the first place, that expression which you have just made use of, when you thank me for bestowing my time upon the present occasion. In looking back upon the blessings which this country possesses; and in feeling grateful for them, it is always to be remembered that our time is to be devoted to those duties which belong to us in our several stations of life, in order that we may enjoy all those blessings entire whilst we live, and band them down, unimpaired, to those by whom we shall be succeeded. I can assure you that I feel alwavs, and it is a prin- ciple firmly fixed upon my mind, that the time of the Sovereign is due to the nation over tehich he is called to reign, and that my time is always well bestowed in further-

• ing the happiness and interests of the people.

"it certainly is a circumstance well worthy of remark, that so long a period as six hundred years should have elapsed since last a Icing of this country has been pre- sent in this ancient and loyal borough. My lamented brother, his late Majesty, who, where he was most known, was always best beloved, having, from the state of his health, been unable to see so much of his subjects in this neighbourhood as he otherwise undoubtedly would have done, it is gratifying to me, in that station in whirl' Providence has now placed me, to have an opportunity of so doing. "By a late arrangement, Rims been provided that whatever property any Monarch of this country may purchase, at his decease shall, if not otherwise disposed of by will, become the property of his successor. In this way, the Palace at Brighton, the property of his late Majesty, has come into the possession of the Crown ; and it is particularly gratifying to me, connected and conversant as I have been from my early youth with naval affairs, that this, which may be called a naval palace, should at my accession have first become the property of the Crown. "I have been so frequently in this neighbourhood, and, in the former part of my life, spent so much time in this country, that I can never, at any time, consider my- sews stranger in it, but as residing in a county to which I have long and.bappily been accustomed. Intending annually to live some considerable portion,o4time in it, I have commanded that,themititie Of the counIy.shall hear in future the woe of time Royal Sussex Militia—a !mine which I have great Pleasure in bestowing, and which. I believe, is usual where a Royal residence 'is for any length oil time es- tablished. "I have always been attached to agricultural pursuits ; and I need scarcely say to you, gentlemen of Sussex, that this county is highly interesting to every.lover of agriculture—not only from its productive soil, but from that excellent breed Of sheep, which may perhaps be considered as the best which England any where produces. I consider the county of Sussex as one also of the best conducted, most loyal, and exemplary counties in the kingdom. "I feel great gratification, gentlemen, in the visit whichI am paying to this town. I accept, with pleasure, the manifestations of loyalty and regard which have been made to me ; and I conclude by wishes for the welfare of the inhabitants, and by thanking you, and by drinking to your continuance in good health."

The King, after a short pause, added,

"There is, gentlemen, one point which I have passed over, but of which it was my intention to have taken notice. You have drunk the health of her Majesty the Queen; and, in returning you my thanks, I meant to have done the same on her part also. Among the many favourable circumstances under which Providence has called me to ascend the throne of this country, there is none for which Ilea more grateful, or on which I set a higher value, than that it had previously been my happy fortune to be married to an individual so excellent in every amiable and good feel- ing.. In this country, character finds its way forth into the world, and is always known ; I have no doubt therefore, that you are already well aware of what I would say ; but I must take the opportunity of speaking what I most sincerely am convinced of—that her Majesty, who sits before you, possesses every estimable qua- lity calculated to give worth and lustre to her exalted station. Of this I am satisfied also, that a great share of that good and kind feeling which has been so largely ma- nifested towards me since I have occupied the throne, has not only been due to her estimable qualities, but has strictly and truly been exhibited and paid on account of that sense which is entertained of them."

Such sentiments as those which we have distinguished by Italics are not unfrequently used by poor scholars; but it is rare to hear them from the lips of powerful monarchs.