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How Jong they had been in the 

 hovel, is unknown to him ; but, in 

 a moment, he became alarmed. 

 He jumped up in a fright, saying, 

 " Come, boys, let us go home; we 

 shall all be killed in this place." 

 His companions did not speak, 

 and he ran home, where he in- 

 formed his mother, he thought his 

 companions were all killed by the 

 lightning, as they did not speak or 

 stir. Several of the neighbours 

 went to the place immediately, and 

 there found them all lying dead. 

 The lightning fell on their heads, 

 and ran down their dodies, burning 

 their necks, shoulders, and breasts, 

 in a dreadful manner, causing ma- 

 ny large brown sores. Blakey was 

 hurt on the right arm and thigh, 

 having a place on each scorched 

 nearly as large as a half crown. 

 A dog was in the hovel, and re- 

 ceived no injury. Two of their 

 shirts were burned, but the out- 

 ward garments were not damaged. 

 29. The university of Cambridge 

 was thrown into great consterna- 

 tion, by the appearance of fire 

 in one of the apartments of Trinity 

 College, at nine o'clock in the 

 evening ; it was, however, ex- 

 tinguished without damaging any 

 other part of the building. There 

 had been no fire or light in the 

 apartment for the previous twenty- 

 four hours ; and this is the third 

 or fourth instance of fire breaking 

 out in different colleges of this 

 university, without any discover- 

 able cause. Much serious investi- 

 gotion has consequently taken 

 place, but hitherto without effect. 



JUNE. 



1. The Installation of the 



knights lately added to the order 

 of the Ba.Ii, took place in the usual 

 form. Early in the morning several 

 troops of the'horse guards were post- 

 ed in detachments in the avenues 

 leading to VV^estminster-abbcy. Par- 

 ties of the foot guards were posted 

 within the abbey, and every prepa- 

 ration suited to the occasion was 

 made. At about ten o'clock the per- 

 sons connected with the ceremony 

 met in the House of Lords, and at 

 eleven the procession commenced 

 in the following order : — 



Six usiiers, with wands. 

 The drums of his majesty's 

 household. 

 The Serjeant trumpeter, with his 

 mace. 

 Squires of the knights elect. 

 Knights elect, and the proxies of 

 those who were absent ; wear- 

 ing the surcoat, and girt with 

 the sword of the order ; carry- 

 ing the mantle on the right arm, 

 and bareheaded. 

 The squires of the knights' com- 

 panions, wearing black velvet 

 caps. 

 The knights' companions, in their 



full costume. 

 The duke of York, as grand mas- 

 ter, attended by his aides-de- 

 camp in uniform. 

 The pursuivants and javelin men, 

 closing the procession. 

 The procession moved under a 

 temporary boarded covering from 

 the prince's chamber to the south- 

 east door of the abbey, passed 

 down the aisle, crossed by the 

 west-end, and then turned through 

 the great transept of the abbey to 

 Henry the seventh's chapel, where 

 the ceremony was gone through in 

 the usual manner. 



Temporary ranges of seats had 

 been erected among the monu- 

 ments, 



