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other delicious fruits of natural 

 growth. Eighty of the young gen- 

 tlemen of Eton school supped in the 

 presence chamber; his majesty 

 having been to the school to in- 

 vite them. — Iler mnjcsty's private 

 rooms were illuminated with beauti- 

 ful Egyptian lustres, and nothing 

 but wax was burnt throughout the 

 castle. Every bed in the town was 

 engaged, in consequence of Avhich 

 upwards of 100 of the Bow-street 

 patrole were stationed along the 

 road for the protection of those who 

 might return to town. 



The ladies dresses were sumptuous 

 in the extreme. 



The gentlemen were dressed in 

 [the full Windsor uniform, except 

 those who wore the military habit 

 of their respective regiments. Some, 

 however, appeared in magnificent 

 court suits. 



26th. Her majesty gave a grand 

 public breakfast at Frogmore, 

 jWhich was attended by about 200 

 'persons of distinction. The com- 

 pany were waited upon by the 

 , royal servants in full dress livery. 

 |A few minutes past 3 o'clock danc- 

 ing commenced, which continued 

 till near 6. 



27th. This day, about 2 o'clock, 

 as a groom belonging to sir Thomas 

 Ramsden was exercising a horse 

 upon constitution hill, the anitnal 

 suddenly took fright, and ran away 

 most furiously with his rider into 

 jst. James's Park, where meeting the 

 rarriage of sir F. Millman, about 

 iialf way between the queen's house 

 iind the Stable yard gate, the groom 

 ieinp totally una\)le to govern or 

 lirect his course, the animal ran 

 vith all his force between the horses 

 |n sir Francis's carriage. A cannon 

 j»all could not have occasioned more 

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sudden destruction. The animal 

 fell with the shock, and his rider 

 was thrown to the ground %vith 

 great violence. One of the horses 

 in the carriage was knocked down, 

 and the pole of the carriage was 

 broken. 7 he coachman was forced 

 off his box, and fell under the coach, 

 but received not much injury,- as 

 the wheels did not pass over him ; 

 one of them just grazed his head. 

 By a violent swing of the car- 

 riage, occasioned by the impetus of 

 sir Thomas Ramsden's horse, in 

 collision with the two horses in 

 the carriage, and their violent 

 motion when struggling together, 

 sir Francis Millman's head was 

 forced through one of the front win- 

 dows, the glass of which cut his 

 forehead and other parts of his face, 

 in several places, in a most shocking 

 manner. His ancles were also sprain- 

 ed severely. The horses being soon 

 disengaged from their assailant, and 

 the coachman replaced upon the 

 box, sir Francis drove home with all 

 possible speed, and surgical assist- 

 ance was immediately called in; 



28th. The tunnel through Blis- 

 worth Hill, near Northampton, was 

 this day completed. This tunnel is 

 nearly two miles in length, and has 

 been one of the greatest difficult "s 

 the grand junction canal have had 

 to surmount, in executing their na- 

 tional undertakings. It opens a 

 direct intercourse with the metro- 

 polis, by inland navigation, from 

 the northern, north-eastern, north- 

 western, and midland canals and 

 manufactories. 



This day were executed, op- 

 posite Newgate, John Tennaiit 

 and liichard IFayward, alias Rcgi. 

 nald Harwood ; the first lor a rob- 

 bery in the house of Mr. Shaw, of 

 B b BridgQ-. 



