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and doctors, when he very politely 

 admitted sir Sidney to a seat. 



At a quarter before eleven 

 o'clock, Dr. Crotch, the professor 

 of music of the university, an- 

 nounced the approach of the chan- 

 cellor and the procession, from the 

 vice-chancellor's, upon the organ; 

 and the excellent band under his 

 direction, amounting to about 100 

 performers, struck up the march in 

 the Occasional Overture. The six 

 beadles of the university, in their 

 full dresses, entered, followed by 

 lord Grenville, the chancellor, in 

 his new robes, which for elegance 

 far exceed the lord chancellor's 

 state robes. Dr. Parsons, the vice- 

 chancellor, followed his lordship in 

 full robes ; there were also in the 

 procession, earl Spencer, lord G. 

 Cavendish, lord C. Spencer, vis- 

 count Morpeth, the bishop of St. 

 Asaph, the judge of the admiralty, 

 the speaker of the House of Com- 

 mons, sir J. Hippesley Cox, sir 

 W. W. Wynne, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. 

 T. Grenville, &c. 



After the chancellor had taken 

 his seat in the chair, and all those in 

 the procession, the music ceased. 

 His lordship then opened the high 

 convocation, in a Latin speech, 

 declaring the purposes of the con- 

 vocation, viz. to commemorate the 

 benefactors of the university, ac- 

 cording to the intention of the 

 right honourable Nathaniel lord 

 Crewe, late bishop of Durham ; 

 also to confer degrees upon quali- 

 fied persons. While the chancellor 

 was addressing the meeting, all 

 those who came in the procession 

 stood ; earl Spencer was on the 

 right of the chancellor, and Dr. 

 Parsons, the vice-chancellor, on his 

 left. After his lordship had finished 

 reading the list of names, he sat 



down and put on his cap ; the 

 proctors did the same, being the 

 only privileged persons to be cover- 

 ed in the presence of the chan- 

 cellor. The band then played a 

 very charming piece ; after which 

 the six beadles entered again in 

 procession, followed by a doctor 

 of laws, and those who were can- 

 didates to have that honour con- 

 ferred upon them. The doctor we 

 understand to be Dr. Heber, of 

 Brazen-nose-college: headdressed 

 the chancellor in a long Latin 

 speech, recommending the per- 

 sonages who were candidates for 

 the honour of being admitted doc- 

 tors of civil law. The chancellor 

 rose from his chair, took off his 

 cap, and answered the doctor. 



His grace the duke of Somerset, 

 was the first candidate proposed, 

 who, being informed by the chan- 

 cellor he was admitted a doctor of 

 civil law of that university, bowed 

 respectfull)', and then approached 

 towards the semicircle, the seat of 

 the doctors, where he was intro- 

 duced to his seat by Dr. Parsons, 

 the vice-chancellor, and one of the 

 proctors. The next candidate was 

 the marquis of Buckingham, who, 

 on ascending the steps to take his 

 seat in the semicircle among the 

 doctors, unfortunately fell ; he was 

 raised up by the chancellor and 

 vice-chancellor. The noble mar- 

 quis did not appear to have re- 

 ceived any material injury. 



The following is a correct list of 

 the noblemen and gentlemen who 

 were admitted afterwards to the 

 degree of D. C. L. The marquis 

 of Downshire, marquis of Ely, earl 

 of Essex, earl of Abingdon, earl of 

 Jersey, earl Fortescue, earl of Ca- 

 rysfort, earl Temple, lord viscount 

 Bulkeley, lord viscount Carleton, 



