and Pr. William, her train borne as before. The Ladies of her Majesty's Bed Chamber in waiting. Maids of Honour. Gentlemen Penfioners. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Ld. Archbp, of Canterbury. The D. of Cumberland gave her hand to his majesty, and immediately on the joining their hands, the Park and Tower guns were fired. Their majefties, after the ceremony, fat on one fide of the altar on two state chairs under a canopy; her R. H. the Princefs Dowager of Wales fat facing them on a chair of flate on the other fide, all the rest of the royal family on ftools, and all the peers, peereffes, bifhops, and foreign minifters (including M. Buffy) on benches. There was afterwards a public drawing-room, but no perfons prefented. The houfes in the cities of London and Weftminster were illuminated, and the evening concluded with the utmoft demonftrations of joy. The nobility of Ireland, having previous to this ceremony revived the difpute about the precedence of the Irish peers walking at the wedding of their majefties, the king directed, that the privy council fhould enquire, and report the precedents as they happened upon fimilar occafions; upon which report the Irish peers and peereffes were admitted to walk, and were marfhalled in the procellion, together with the peers and peerelles of Great Britain, according to their refpective degrees, taking place of the British nobility of inferior rank. The following anthem, compofed Solo by a Boy, accompanied by Mr. Vincent on the hautboy. Bleffed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days fhall be doubled.' Solo by Mr. Mence, accompanied by Mr. Weideman on the German flute. A virtuous woman is a crown 'to her husband, her price is far above rubies. Strength and honour are her cloathing, and the fhall rejoice in time to come.' Solo by Mr. Beard. Hearken, O daughter, confider and incline thine ear, forget thine own people and thy father's houfe. So fhall the king have pleasure in thy beauty. Instead of thy father's thou fhalt have children, whom thou mayit make princes in all lands,' Chorus. Children are an heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Lo thus fhall they be bleffed that feareth the Lord.' On the 9th, the day after the ceremony, there was the most numerous levee of the peers and peereffes, and gentlemen of the fift [P13 duthuction, diftinction, with the foreign minifters, all in their grand dreffes, that had ever been feen, to pay their compliments to their majefties on their nuptials, and at night a moft fplendid ball, which was opened by the duke of York and the princefs Augufta. On the 14th, the lord mayor aldermen and commons of the city of London, in new mazarine filk gowns lined with fur, prefented an humble addrefs of congratulation to their majesties on this joyful occafion; and the fame day the chancellor of the univerfity of Cambridge prefented their addreffes, and were moft graciouly received. The fame night about a quarter after fix, their majefties, with most of the royal family went to Drurylane playhoufe, to fee the Rehearfal. Their majefties went in chairs, and the rest of the royal family in coaches, attended by the horfeguards. His majefly was preceded by the duke of Devonshire, his lord chamberlain, and the Hon. Mr. Finch, vice-chamberlain; and her majefty was preceded by the duke of Manchefter, her majesty's ford chamberlain, and lord Cantalupe her vice-chamberlain, the carl of Harcourt, her mater of the horfe, and by the duchess of Ancafter, and the countefs of Eflingham. It is almoft inconceivable the crowds of people that waited in the fireets, quite from St. James's to the playHouse, to fee their majefties. It is faid the crowd preffed fo violently pon her majefty's chair, that the difcovered fomne figns of fear; but upon entering the playhoufe fhe prefently recollected herfelf, and behaved with great gaiety the whole night after. Never was feen fo brilliant a houfe, the ladies being' moftly dreffed in the cloaths and jewels they wore at the royal marriage. The houfe was full almoft as foon as the doors were open, fo that out of the vaft multitude prefent, not a fiftieth part got in, tothe infinite difappointment and fatigue of many thoufands. There' was a prodigious deal of mifchief done at the doors of the house ; feveral genteel women, who were imprudent enough to attempt to get in, had their cloaks, caps, aprons, handkerchiefs all torn off; the great crowd and want of fresh air brought to the people's minds the condition of thofe unhappy people, who were fuffocated in the black hole at Calcutta in the Eaft Indies*. A girl was killed, and a man fo trampled on that he recovered with much difficulty. On Wednesday the chancellor and univerfity of Oxford prefented their addrefs and both universities feemed to have vied with each other in making the moft illuftrious appearance on this happy event; there being a greater number of perfons of high rank and eminence attending the prefentation of their refpective addreffes, than has been known on any former occafions. The playhoufes likewife vied with each other on this occafion. On the 25th their majefties and the royal family went to Covent Garden theatre to fee the Beggar's Opera, with which her majefty appear ed highly delighted. On this occafion two magnificent boxes were prepared; one for their majefties of a cherry-coloured velvet, the fel toon enriched with a filver embroidery, lace, and fringe; in the center was reprefented two hymeneal torSee Annual Regifter, 1758, p. 278. ches ches inclofing a heart, the device mutuus ardor; the columns were wreathed with lace, and the canopy adorned with taffels and a crown of excellent workmanship; the whole Jined with white fattin.-The other for the princefs, was of blue velvet, decorated with gold, and the canopy diftinguished with the enfigns of the principality of Wales. The whole is faid to have coft 7001. We fhall conclude this article with the following lift of the eftablishment made by the king for the houfhold of her majefty. Chamberlain, chefter. Duke of Man Vice Chamberlain. Lord Cantalupe. Miftrefs of the Robes. Duchefs of Ancafter. Ladies of the Bedchamber. Duchefs of Hamilton, Countefs of Effingham, Countess of Northumberland, Countess of Egremont, Vif counters Weymouth, Viscountess Bolingbroke. Maids of Honour. Mifs Bifhop, Mifs Wrottelley, Mifs Beauclerk, Mifs Keck, Mifs Meddows, Mifs Tryon. Bedchamber Women. Mrs. Dashwood, Mrs. Tracey, Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Brudenel, Mrs. Boughton, Mrs. Bloodworth, Semftrefs and Laundrefs. Chetwynd. Mrs. Gentlemen Ufhers of the Privy Chamber. Sir James Calder, Mr. Stanhope, Mr. Boyle. Gentlemen Ufhers Daily Waiters. Mr. Allen, Mr. Jenkinfon, Mr. Molyneux, Quarterly Gentlomen Ufhers Waiters. Captain Robinfon, Mr. Hubert, Mr. Causlaid. Surgeon. Mr. Pennel Hawkins. Surgeon to the houthold. Mr. Thomas Gataker., Apothecary. Mr. Brande. Apothecary to the houfhold. Mr. John Devaynes. Pages of the Back Stairs. Mr. John Nicolaii, Mr. Rich. Chapman, Mr. White, Mr. Francis Weybrow. Pages of the Pefence. Mr. Va latin, Mr. Sutherland. Nec. Woman to private Apart. Mrs. Moore. Nec. Woman to the publick. Mrs. Cogghead. Treafurer. Andrew Stone, Efq. ley. Attorney General. Mr. Huffey. Solicitor Gen. Mr. de Grey. Mafter of the Horfe. Earl Har court. Equerries. Lieut. Col. Montgo mery, Capt. Harcourt, Mr. JohnSchutz. Pages of Honour. Mr. Fitzpa trick, Mr. Byne. A clerk of the fables; a bottle. man; five coachmen; eight foot. men, and three for the mafter of the horfe; two grooms; four chairmen; five poftilions; five helpers. A full account of their majesties co ronation. The eighth of July, the same day on which the king declared his intentions to demand in marriage, her most serene highness the prin cess Charlotte of Mecklenburgh, his majesty signed the following proclamation for his coronation. PROCLAMATION, GEORGE R. Physicians. Dr. Letherland, Dr. W Akenfide. HEREAS we have refolved, W by the favour and biefing Phyfician to the houshold. Dr. of Almighty God, to celebrate the Pringle. [P] 4 folerenity folemnity of our royal coronation upon Tuesday the twenty-fecond day of September next, at our palace at Weftminfter; and foralmuch as by the ancient cuftoms and ufages, as alfo in regard of divers tenures of fundry manors, lands, and other hereditaments, many of our, loving fubjects do claim, and are bound to do and perform divers feveral fervices on the faid day, and at the time of the coronation, as, in times precedent, their anceflors, and thofe from whom they claim, have done and performed at the coronation of our famous progenitors and predeceffors: We, therefore, out of our princely care for the prefervation of the lawful rights and inheritances of our loving fubjects, whom it may concern, have thought fit to give notice of, and publish our refolutions therein; and do hereby give notice of, and publifh the fame accordingly; and we do hereby fur. ther fignify, that by our commiffion under our great feal of Great Britain, we have appointed and authosized our most dearly beloved brother and counfellor Edward duke of York [with all the other members of the privy council] or any five or more of them, to receive, hear, and determine, the petitions and claims which fhall be to them exhibited by any of our loving fubjects in this behalf; and we fhall appoint our faid commillioners for that purpose to fit in the painted chamber of our palace at Weftminfter, upon Tuesday the twenty-firft day of this inftant July, at ten of the clock in the forenoon of the fame day, and, from time to time, to adjourn, as to them fhall feem meet, for the execution of our faid cominition, which we do thus pubkish, to the intent that all fuch perfons, whom it may any ways con cern, may know when and where to give their attendance for the exhibiting of their petitions and claims, concerning the fervices before mentioned to be done and performed. unto us at our faid coronation: and we do hereby fignify unto all and every of our fubjects, whom it may concern, that our will and pleafure is, that we do hereby strictly charge all perfons, of what rarik or quality foever they be, who either upon our letters to them directed, or by reafon of their offices or tenures, or otherwife, are to do any fervice at the faid day or time of our coronation, that they do duly give, their attendance accordingly, in all refpects furnifhed and appointed as to fo great a folemnity appertaineth, and anfwerable to the dignities and places which every one of them refpectively holdeth and enjoyeth; and of this they, or any of them, are not to fail, as they will anfwer the contrary at their perils, unleís upon fpecial reafons by ourfelf, under our hand, to be allowed, we fhall difpenfe with any of their fervices or attendances. Given at the court at St. James's, the 8th day of July, 1761, in the firft year of our reign. The Monday following, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the officer of arms, ferjeants at arms, and others, mounted their horfes, and at Weftminfter-hall gate, Windfor herald (after the trumpets had thrice founded) read the above proclamation aloud; which being done, a proceflion was made to Temple-bar (where the conftables of the city and liberty of Weftminfter retired, and were replaced by thofe of the city of London, the city marthal attending) in the following order. A per A party of conftables, with their ftaves, to clear the way. High conftable of Westminster with his staff. Knight marshal's men two and two. Drums two and two. Trumpets two and two. Serjeant-trumpeter in his collar, bearing his mace. Bluemantle and Rouge Dragon . purfuivants, in their coats of his majefty's arms. Rouge Croix purfuivant, in his coat of his majefty's arms, having a ferjeant at arms on his left hand. Lancaster herald, in his coat and collar, having a ferjeant at arms on his left hand. Wind for herald, in his coat and collar, between two ferjeants at arms. A party of conftables to close the proceffion. At the end of Chancery-lane Lancafter herald made proclamation; and lastly at the Royal Exchange (in change time) Rouge Croix purfuivant proclaimed it a third time, which ended with loud acclamations of multitudes of people prefent. After the king's nuptials, another proclamation was publifhed, to give notice, that it was his majefty's intention, her majefty fhould be crowned at the fame time and place. Upon this occafion Weftminfterhall was laid open from end to end, and every thing it lately contained, entirely removed, except the floor and steps of the King's Bench court. A new boarded floor was likewife laid from the north gate up the middie of the hall to thofe fteps, covered with matting. On each fide was built a large gallery, the bottom about five feet from the ground, and containing eight benches, co In a vered alfo with matting for the fpectators. Over this was erected a fecond gallery, not fo wide, but of the fame length, viz. that of the open part of the hall, when the King's Bench court fubfified; but what must at first fight appear very frightful, a third gallery was fixed as it were in the, roof, and fupported by thofe beams, which are decorated at the ends with cherubims it did not run quite the fame length as the others, nor was it fo wide as may be imagined, from its being placed in fo narrow part of the building. Between the firft gallery and the floor were contrived on each fide, large clofets or pantries, with double doors, anfwering the purpofe of fide-boards, cellars, &c. as well as to contain the plates, difhes, and other things wanted by the company and waiters. fpace, left between thefe pantries and the platform up the middle of the hall, the tables were placed for that part of the company to dine at, who had not the honour to be at the king's table. His majefty, with his queen, nobility, great officers of ftate, &c. dined on the elevated part of the hall, where is kept the court of King's Bench. The whole was lighted by fifty-two large chandeliers, each ornamented at the top with a gilt imperial crown. The lower gallery was accommodated with a curious fluice, of an admirable contrivance, for the reception of urinary difcharges. Over the north gate, which was oppofite the king's table, a large balcony was put up, for the trumpets, the kettledrums, and other mufick, and in the centre over them was fixed an organ. It was under this musick, that the chainpion, attended by the lord high conftable, and the earl marthal, |