270 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1810. 



lord Braybrook, lord Cawdor, lord 

 Carrington, Mr. William Wick- 

 ham, Mr. George Tierney, Mr. 

 William Elliot, sir William Drum- 

 mond, K. C. sir John Newport, sir 

 John Anstruther, Mr, Fagel, late 

 greffier of the United Provinces. 



The rev. William Crowe, of 

 New College, the public orator of 

 the university, then entered the 

 rostrum, and delivered a Latin 

 oration commemorating the bene- 

 factors of the university, which 

 received great applause. The re- 

 citation of the chancellor's prize 

 odes then took place. All the 

 gentlemen were extremely perfect; 

 we did not hear any of them once 

 prompted; andthey wereall highly 

 and deservedly applauded, parti- 

 cularly Mr. Chinnery, who deli- 

 vered himself with the utmost 

 eflPect and grace. The new ode 

 was then performed, written in 

 honour of the new chancellor. 



The proceedings of the day be- 

 ing concluded, the chancellor rose 

 and adjourned the convocation. 

 His lordship then left the chair, 

 and proceeded throughout the 

 crowded area singly, when he was 

 cheered generally throughout the 

 theatre. All the doctors followed 

 his lordship singly, according to 

 their rank : every thing was con- 

 ducted with the greatest decorum 

 and regularity. The chancellor, 

 several noblemen, heads of houses, 

 doctors and proctors, to the num- 

 ber of about 200, dined with the 

 vice-chancellor at Baliol College, 

 where every delicacy was provided. 



The concert at the theatre was 

 crowded long before the perform- 

 ances commenced. The female 

 part of the audienc e was most bril- 

 liant. The orchestra was directed 

 by the almost unequalled skill of 



Dr. Crotch, the university profes- 

 sor, and Bartleman, Braham, and 

 Catalani, exerted their powers with 

 effect. Catalani was peculiarly ex- 

 cellent in her last song, " O ti mii- 

 ova," and curtsied at every expres- 

 sion of general approbation in the 

 most winning way in the world. 

 At the end, after the coronation 

 anthem, " God save the king" was 

 called for by several. Most of the 

 performers were moving, but she 

 showed a strong disposition to 

 comply with the wish, which was 

 becoming more general. She 

 then sang " God save the king" 

 in better English than one could 

 expect, and was assisted in the 

 last verse by Braham. 



At night a grand ball took place 

 in the town-hall, where about 700 

 personsassembled,andin which the 

 wealth and beauty of the city and 

 its neighbourhood was mixed with 

 the academics, andgracedwiththe 

 rank and dignity of the nobility. 

 This grand fete lasted four days ; 

 but the entertainments were varied. 



9. Holland was united to France 

 by a decree of Buonaparte, dated 

 this day at Rambouillet. 



11. The Persian ambassador, 

 sirs G. and W. Ousley, with Mr. 

 Morierj formally took leave of 

 their majesties, at the drawing- 

 room, previous to departing for 

 Persia. His majesty presented the 

 ambassador with a dirk mounted 

 with diamonds : the queen also 

 made several presents. 



The comparaiivestate of poverty 

 to which the once opulent inha- 

 bitants of Hamburgh are reduced, 

 may be inferred from the follow- 

 ing circumstance : — MoUitor, the 

 Frcnchcommander.haditrecently 

 in contemplation to march thedivi- 

 sion uuder his command, amount- 



