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[July i, 
INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, ann DEATHS, mn awp near LONDON. 
With Biagraphical Memoirs of difinguibed Characters recently deceafed, 
The proclamation of Peace, May ro, excited 
the mot lively fenfations of j joy: The ftreets 
were crowded at a very easlg hour by per- 
fons of almoft every rank, impatiently wait- 
ing for the proceifion; and the vaft numbers 
of ftrangers from the country, whom curio- 
fity had attra¢ted, added much to the buftle 
of thefcene. Every window in the line of 
the proceiffion difplayed a groupe ef female 
beauty ; and many ladies took pafte Mion of 
their feats by nine o'clock. The houfes in 
the ftreets through which the proceffion 
paffed, had the appearance of pyramids of 
people; for the moft flight and dangerous 
ereGtions. were eagerly contended for, and 
with thefe the front of every houfe was 
completely oofcured. The proclamation in 
1783 was not attended by atenth part of the 
the number. At half paft ro, the horfe. 
guards arrived at St, James’ s, and drew up 
two deep in front of the palace (their faces 
towards ‘the palace), firetching their line 
from St. James’s. ftreet, along Pall Ma ll, to 
the Union Club Houle ; 3 in their front the 
beadles, confables, high-conftable, high- 
bailiff, and the civil officers of Weftminfter, 
affembled in an oppofite line. Ata quarter 
paft 13 the King’s band ftruck up ** God 
Save the King !” ‘Rule Britannia,” &c. 
were played befoee St. James’s. The heralds, 
and knight marfhal with his men, in the 
mean time afiembled in the ftable-yard of the 
palace, from which they proceeded precifely 
at 123 and when they were coming out of 
Cleveland row, the heralds founded their 
trumpets, marching forward till they paffed 
St. James’s gate, and came oppofite the bal- 
cony window eaft of it, in which were the 
Queen, feveral of the Princeffes, and other 
branches of the Royal Family. Here, about 
Ix minutes paft 12, the trumpets having 
founded, Windfor Herald (Francis Townfend, 
etq. ) read, for the firft time, the proclama- 
tion of peace. At the conclufion the trum- 
pets founded; and the numerous foe&ators 
gave one loud and general huzga. ‘The pro- 
ceffion then Te forward. The cavalcade 
occupied nearly the entire length of Pall 
Mall, and was one of the grandeft fpetacles 
which, as a procefiion, ever was fees in the 
metropolis. When it atrived’ at Charing 
Crofs, the trumpets s founded three times, and 
a veneral cry of & Silence” obtained.” “In 
confequence, this was, perhaps, the only 
place where the reading of the proclamation 
was heard. jut as the proceilion arrived at 
Temple Bar, 1t being one o "clock, the Parl: 
and Tower guns were fircd. ~ As {con as no- 
tice was brought to the Lord Mayor and 
Sherifts of the approach of ‘the heralds and 
fuite from St. james’s, they mounted their 
chargers, and foon arrived at the fame place. 
‘Lhey were all ar elled in their robes and 
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chains of office. Sir John Eamer held in bis © 
hand the’ ancient {ceptre, which is regularly 
transferred when the Lord Mayor is {worn 
ins but feldom or never ufed in public 3 .it 
is about 1$ inches long, made with gold and 
glafs, ornamented with pearls and precious 
ftones, round the coronet ; at the top is the 
Britifh arms. ‘The She-iffs bore their wands. 
They were received with a grand acclamation 
of trumpets and other ube inftruments 3 
and took their ftation within the gate, whi zl; 
was fhut.and guarded. Onthe approach of 
the proceffion on the Weftminfier fide, the 
horfe-guards filed off and lined both fides of 
the way. The beadles of Weftminfter,. the 
officers of the high-bailiff, and the confables, 
did the fame, and made a lane tor the Knight 
Masfhal and his officers to ride up tothe gate. 
The high-conftable of Weéftminfter went firit 
to clear the way, Sir- ‘James Bland Burges, 
as Knight Marthal, dreffed i in his mantle and 
collar, mounted ona beautiful cream- coloured 
charger, led by two men, went up to the 
gate ; and the trumpeters having given three 
diftiné founis of the trumpet, the Knight 
Marfhal knocked thrice with his ftaff on the 
gate, which was opened 5 and he paffed 
through, and delivered into fab hands of the 
Lord Mayor a paper with the fign manual, 
demanding, on the part of his Majetty, a 
miffion into the city, to make proclamation 
of the peace. The Lord Mayor fignified his 
affent-; and the Knight’ Marfhal, with his 
{uite, returned to the Heralds “and announced 
that the paflage was open. ‘The cavalcade 
then moved on; and the Lord Mayor and 
Sheriffs took their place 1 in the line imme 
diately after the Heralds and other. officers of 
the College of Arms. At the bottom » of 
Chancery-lane the whole halted, and the 
trumpeters having made their Sonal: the He- 
rald read aloud his Majefty’s piaglaceenas’ 
The ftate-coach fell into the rear of the Mar- 
fhals, Heralds, &c. and wasfollowed by ten 
Aldermen’s carriages, among whom were 
thofe of Mefirs. Skinner, Combe, Staines, 
Cadell, Arfley, Blower, Shaw, &c. The 
Sfacentiee moved on through Fleet-ftreet, up 
Ludgate-hill, through St.Paul’s Church yard, 
and into Cheapfide. At the top of Woods 
ftreet the cavalcade again halted; and the 
trumpeters having founded thrice, the pro- 
clamation was again read. ‘The proceffion 
having reached the Royal Exchange, where 
Alderman Curtis was in military command, 
the proclamation was read for the lait time, 
anid very loud and reiterated huzzas. The 
eros pafied along Cornhill and Leaden- 
nall-firget' to Aldgate pump, where it dou- 
bled back along Fenchurch-itreet, up Grace= 
church-ftreet, down Cornhill, and formed 
oppolite the Manfion-houfe, ebre his Ma-. 
jery ’s thanks were prefented by the Lord 
Mayay 
