148 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1812. 



the Master of the horse, and Earl 

 Poulett, the Jord in waiting. The 

 carriages were preceded by a nu- 

 merous body of the Royal Horse 

 Guards, who were followed by 

 four marshalmen, sixteen footnaen 

 in state liveries, and a party of the 

 Yeomen of the Guard. The pro- 

 cession arrived at the House of 

 Peers at tuo o'clock, and the 

 Prince Regent being robed, ascend- 

 ed the throne, and delivered the 

 speech- His Royal Highness's 

 robes were held up by General 

 Keppel, and Mr. Cavendish Brad- 

 shaw. On returning from the 

 House, the Prince wore a blue 

 great coat trimmed with gold lace, 

 gold frogs, fringe, &c. 



It being the first time the cream- 

 coloured horses had worked in 

 harness, a groom was appointed to 

 attend each of them, and they 

 were ordered to be very particular 

 in taking the angle from Cleveland- 

 row into the stable-yard ; unfor- 

 tunately they took too great a 

 sweep, and the off hind wheel of 

 the coach coming in contact with 

 the post at the corner of the foot- 

 path leading to the Marquis of 

 Stafford's house, the shock tore up 

 three of the curb stones, broke a 

 sway- bar, and threw the state 

 coachman off" the box; he fell be- 

 tween the wheel horses, but re- 

 ceived no other injury than cutting 

 his lip; he did not loose his 

 reins, and was on the box again 

 instantl3\ The Prince looked out 

 of the windows of the coach, and 

 satisfied himself of the safety of 

 the coachman. The accident de- 

 tained the procession for some 

 time. 



Notwithstanding the wetness of 

 the day, the streets, houses, and 

 public buildings were filled with 

 spectators. A military band was 



placed at St. James's palace, and 

 another at the House of Peers ; 

 and the cannon in St. James's 

 park fired a salute when his 

 Royal Highness descended from 

 the throne. The park and streets 

 through which the procession pas- 

 sed, were kept clear by the 

 16th, and another regiment of 

 dragoons. 



DECEMBER. 



2. A convocation of the clergy 

 in the Diocese of Canterbury, was 

 held at the Jerusalem chamber, 

 in Dean's-yard, Westminster, when 

 an address to the Prince Regent 

 was agreed upon. Yesterday was 

 the day appointed by his Royal 

 Highness to receive the same. The 

 convocation accordingly assembled 

 in the same place and proceeded 

 at three o'clock in grand proces- 

 sion to Carlton House; the Bishops 

 being dressed in their lawn sleeves 

 and robes, and the other dignified 

 clergymen in their canonicals. 

 The Archbishop of Canterbury, 

 attended by his chaplains, and 

 other attendants ; the Bishops of 

 London, Lincoln, Salisbury, and 

 Oxford; the Dean of Christ 

 Church, Dr. Hall, as prolocutor ; 

 Dr. Fines, Prebendary of Westmin- 

 ster; Dr. Vyse, Archdeacon of 

 Lichfield ; Dr. Hughes, Canon 

 Residentiary of St. Paul's ; the 

 Rev. Mr. Pott, Archdeacon of 

 St. Albans; and others of the 

 clergy. Soon after their arrival 

 they were conducted by the Lord 

 Chamberlain to the Prince Regent, 

 who was seated on his throne to 

 receive them. The address was 

 read by the Archbishop of Canter- 

 bury, and the Prince returned a 

 suitable answer. His Royal High- 

 ness 



