CHRONICLE. 



381 



tions, and give direclioiis. They 

 also superintended the issuing of 

 tickets, for passing and re-passing 

 at the different gates. — All the Mar- 

 shalmen were ordered to attend by 

 the board, as well as the porters 

 and officers belonging to St. James's. 

 On Monday, at three o'clock, the 

 foot-guards doing duty at Windsor, 

 were inspected in the Park by Ge- 

 neral Leslie, in new cloatbing, to 

 heighten the grandeur of the specta- 

 cle ; the duke of York and Glou- 

 cester's bands were also in new 

 cloathing. 



On Monday night several parties 

 of the Bow-street patrole, guarded 

 the castle ; and were relieved every 

 two hours, the same a» the sol- 

 dier . 



On Sunday, as Sir Isaac Heard 

 was examining the scaffolding, a 

 nail entered his left foot upwards of 

 an inch ; and on the wound being 

 examined by a surgeon, he said it 

 would be impossible for him to go 

 through the installation, in conse- 

 quence of which an express was sent 

 off to London, for Mr. Townsend, 

 of the herald's office, to prepare 

 himself to do the duties of the office 

 of garter. 



During Monday the duke of 

 York arrived from London, the 

 duchess from Oatlands ; the duke 

 of Cumberland from Kew ; and 

 the princess of Wales from Black- 

 heath. 



Tuesday morning was ushered in 

 with the ringing ol bells ; and be- 

 tween six and seven o'clock the 

 guards were marching in different 

 parts of the town in their new 

 cloathing, and the two bands play- 

 ing, the trumpets of the Royal 

 Horse (iuards sounding, and a party 

 cf luarrow-boues and cleavers beat- 



ing. The morning being extremely 

 fine, the whole had a very grand 

 effea. 



Soon after seven o'clock the 

 Royal Horse Guards marched from 

 their barracks, opposite the grand 

 entrance to the castle. A few mi- 

 nutes before eight o'clock his ma- 

 jesty came to the door, where the 

 pair of silver kettle-drums had beea 

 previously placed ; when his majesty 

 addressed colonel Dorien, and said, 

 " I present these drums to you as 

 a mark of my esteem for the good 

 condudl of the regiment upon all oc- 

 casions." The colonel delivered to 

 his majesty a written address from 

 the regiment. A corporal then 

 lifted the drums upon a grey horse, 

 on which a black man was prepared 

 to beat them, when the band, con- 

 sisting of eight trumpets, struck up 

 " God Save the King,'' after which 

 they gave a royal salute, and re- 

 turned to their barracks, playing 

 " Britons Strike Home" as they 

 passed through the town. Numbers 

 of parties arrived, from London 

 and the neighbouring towns andvil- 

 lages, full dressed, early in the 

 morning, having been deterred from 

 attempting to procure a lodging in 

 Windsor. 



The prince of Wales dined with 

 the duke of Devonshire at Chis- 

 wick, on Monday. After dinner 

 his royal highness and his grace 

 proceeded to Staines, where they 

 slept at the Bush Inn, from which 

 place they arrived about a quarter 

 before nine o'clock this day, at 

 Windsor. They were followed by 

 the duke of Clarence. 



The town, after nine o'clock, con- 

 tinued uncommonly crowded during 

 thewhole day ; but very excellent re- 

 gulations were adopted and carried 



into 



