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right. The band of mufic, immediately upon his high- 
nefs’s entering the fenate-houfe, performed the coronation- 
anthem. Previoufly to his highnefs’s entering the fenate- 
lioufe, the proftors had iflued a proclamation, forbidding 
all expreflion of approbation or difapprobation “in that 
houfe.” The moment the duke entered, however, he was 
greeted with thunders of applaufe from the under-gra¬ 
duates, who were immediately joined in chorus by the 
matters of arts, &c. The overture being ended, the vice- 
chancellor read a fpeech in Englifh, and then prefented to 
his highnefs tfce patent of office, which was read aloud by 
the fenior prodtor, the Rev. J. Afpland, of Pembroke. He 
prefented alfo to his highnefs the book of ttatutes. Af¬ 
ter this, the vice-chancellor taking his highnefs’s right 
hand in his own, the fenior proCtor admhiiftered the oath 
of office ; his highnefs then was feated by the vice-chan¬ 
cellor in the chair of (fate ; and was thereby injlalled. 
The vice-chancellor’s fpeech firft complimented the 
duke on his military diftinftion ; and afterwards on his 
firenuous exertions on behalf of the abolition of the flave- 
trade; and on his regularity, while an under-graduate in 
the univerfity ; befides other general topics. The fpeech, 
which was neatly drawn up, was received with great ap¬ 
plaufe. After apaufe, the public orator, the Rev. R. Ta- 
tham,of St. John’s, delivered a Latin oration, his highnefs 
the chancellor fitting in his chair; the reft of the com¬ 
pany fitting uncovered. The orator having finifhed, his 
highnefs, rifing from his feat, and taking off his cap, re¬ 
plied in a very elegant Englifh fpeech to the vice-chan¬ 
cellor and public orator, the company ftanding uncovered 
during the whole time. The fpeech was delivered with 
good emphafis and action, without notes; and it is no 
compliment to the duke to fay, that he was the belt pub¬ 
lic orator of the day. His fpeech was frequently inter¬ 
rupted, and finally followed, by unbounded applaufe. 
The inftallation-ode, written by profeftor Smyth, and 
compofed by profeffor Hague, was then performed ; in 
which Mr. Braham and Mrs. Aflie, but particularly the 
former, acquitted themfelves with complete fuccefs. The 
butinefs of the morning concluded by a procefiion in the 
ufual order to the lodge of Trinity-college. When the 
head of the proceffion arrived at Trinity-lodge, they open¬ 
ed to the right and left, and formed a lane, through which 
the chancellor, accompanied by his friends, patted. His 
highnefs was drefled in a blue filk gown, (the Trinity- 
colour,) adorned with a profufion of rich gold lace; and 
was covered, during the whole time of his fitting at the 
ceremony, by a trencher-cap with a gold taflel. 
The fenate-houfe, the fcene of this grand ceremony, 
had been fitted up with great ingenuity ; and the accom¬ 
modations were quite as convenient as to large an afiem- 
bly could have expefted. The ladies made a moft bril¬ 
liant fliow. The royal duke was ufhered in and out of 
the fenate-houfe by the firing of cannon, the ringing o.f 
bells, Sec. After the inftallation, the chancellor gave his 
grand dinner in the Cloifters of Nevill’s court, Trinity- 
college, which were fitted up for the reception of about 
a thoufand perfons. Of the entertainment it is but juf- 
tice to fay, that never was one upon fo large and liberal 
a fcale conduced with more comfort and regularity. 
Bands of mufic were lfationed under an elegant marquee 
in the centre of the grafs-plot of the court.—To this ac¬ 
count of the proper ceremony of inftallation, we fhall only 
add, that feftivities on the occa/ion continued till Wed- 
nefday the -3d of July, ending with the afeent of hjr. Sad¬ 
ler in a balloon ; and that, upon the whole, the univerfity 
of Cambridge feerns to have honoured her chancellor in a 
manner not lefs dignified and appropriate than that of 
her filler Oxford in the inftallation of lord Grenville. It 
is fomewhat lingular, that in both thefe elections the mi- 
nifterial candidate proved unfuccefsful. 
On the 22d of April, between the hours of two and 
three in the morning, a fire broke out at Goullee’s pork- 
fhop, the corner of Half-Moon-ftreet, Bifhcpfgate-ftreet, 
s-, hich qccafioned the lofs of eight lives. The moment the 
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flames burft forth in the lower apartments, the alarm was 
given from without by fome pafiengers; but fuch progrefs 
had the fire made, that it was too late to fave the lives of 
tnott of the inhabitants. The family confuted of Mr. 
Goullee, his wife, three children, the nurfe, a maid-fervant, 
and a fhop-boy ; alfo a waiter of the London-tavern, and his 
wife, who were lodgers in the firft floor. The two latter 
only were awakened by the noife; and they had the good 
fortune to efcape to the window of the firft floor witli their 
bed, which they threw on the pavement for the purpofe 
of throwing themfelves upon it. The wife made a leap, 
and, falling on the bed, did not receive the flighteft in¬ 
jury ; her hufband, who inftantly followed, was not fo 
fortunate; he came in contact with a hook, which tore 
his leg in a dreadful manner, but from bruifes be fluttered 
no material injury. • Of the reft of the family nothing was 
feen, but the populace heard at intervals their cries; and 
this was but for a fhort time, for, the floor giving way, 
the whole of this unfortunate family perifhed in the burn¬ 
ing ruins. The youngeft child was only a month old. 
On the 18th of May, twelve ftandards and colours taken 
from the enemy on different occafions, including the 
French eagle taken by the 87th regiment at the battle of 
Barrofa, were carried with military ceremonies;: from the 
Parade in St. James’s Park, to Whitehall Chapel, and 
depofited on each fide of the altar. The fpeCtacle, which 
was one of the fineft ever witneffed, was attended by the 
dukes of York, Cambridge, and Gloucefter, fir D. Dun- 
das, generals Hope, Doyle, See. and the Spanifh and Por- 
tuguefe minifters; befides a number of ladies of diftinflioni 
On the 10th of June, the volunteers of the metropolis, 
about 20,000 in number, were reviewed on Wimbledon- 
common by the prince-regent. The troops from the weft 
end of the town began to move towards the ground about 
fix o’clock. Some of them went in the new military cars, 
which contain each twelve men, and convey troops witli 
great rapidity. Moft: of the city-corps embarked in lar^e 
boats, provided for the occafion, at fo early an hour as 
three o’clock; and, taking advantage of the tide, went up 
the river as far as Putney, whence they marched to their 
ftations. About lialf-paft ten the general line was ordered 
to be formed. Then was feen one of the finett fights 
poflible : the extent of the heath, the beauty of the day, 
the finenefs of the different regiments, the fteadinefs of 
their difeipline, the exaftnefs of their manoeuvres, the af- 
fembled crowds reaching from one end of the common to 
the other, all made the fpeflacle fuch an one as can fcarcely 
be deferibed in adequate terms. The whole of the troops 
were under the immediate command of the duke of Cam- 
biidge, as commander of the home-diftrict. They were 
drawn up in two lines of at leaft a mile and an half in ex¬ 
tent. The right relied on Wimbledon-green, whence the 
line was continued the full length of the common to the 
fouth-eaft; and the left touched the road that leads acrofs 
the common from London to Portfmouth, earl Spencer’s 
park-wall being full in their front. The prince arrived 
on the ground about twelve, accompanied by the duke of 
York, who, on reaching the centre of the line, immedi¬ 
ately took the command of the field, as commander-in- 
chief. The review then commenced, and was over about 
five o’clock. The day was remarkably fine, and the 
fpeflators were numerous beyond all former example. It 
was l'uppofed, that, including the troops, there were at 
leaft 200,000 perfons on the ground. 
A great national calamity having deprived the fafhion- 
able and the elevated of the annual celebration at St, 
James’s of their fovereign’s birth-day, his royal highnefs 
the prince-regent thought it his duty to provide a f'ubfti- 
tution, greatly exceeding, in brilliancy at leaft, all former 
difplays of cordial hofpitaliry on the part of the fovereign, 
and affectionate loyalty on that of his fubjeCts, from the 
commencement of his reign to the prefent day. On the 
evening of the 19th of June this grand entertainment took 
place, to which there had been previoufly invited upwards 
of two thoufand of the nobility and gentry of the coun- 
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