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r (, t LONDON. WEDNEFDAY, APR(I. 21. . - PR In OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE o•cf.mext Con(019, far money, 511—t3r May 58U--Ornniunt al PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY : NA Stneh 173 :72 7 India Bonds as. a 3s diC 3 per C. R-d. An. OH Excheq. Bills IL 24 diC 3 per Cont. CnnL Ann. 5741 Omnium 2ii4 peens 4 Per Cent C. 731 Engliffi Tickets t Si. tps. 5 per Cent. Navy Silt CooL for May Offal Lang Ann. 16 15-16 t Both Honfes of Parliament meet to-morrow, when , Mr. PITT, it is (aid, means to anticipate fome of Mr. WHITZRIAD'II meafures, by himfelf moving for a Committee to enquire into the different branches of the Public Expenditure in every Department. To secure a full attendance of his friends, the following Note, figned by himfelf, has been fent round : • Sta—You are requefted to be pundtual in your attendance at the Houfe of Commons on Thurfday next, as bufinefs of a very catradirdinary nature is Intended to be brought forward. a Your faithful humble Servant, WM. PITT." To reflore in Come meafure dot balance ofpower, it is airerted that eight new Peers will fhortly be created, among whom the following are named: Sir Cisaal. Es Miontrrox, Sir CHILILES MORGAN, Sir H MILD. WAY, Mr. THELLUSSON, and Mr. CHARLES YORKS. The latter Gentleman, we believe, is certainly to come into office. Yefferday, after onr paper had been a few minutes at profs, we received accounts of the capture and re capture of his Majefly's thip CLIOPATRA, and of the capture of the French frigate la Vile de Milan. The particulars of this gallant affair appeared in the Ga zette of IA night, which our Readers will find in the laft page of this Paper. Lail night we received Paris Papers to the 16th intl. from which we have given fome eztraas, as alfo from Dutch Papers to the z r R intl. They flue, that intelligence has been received at Fluffing of the failing of the Spanifh fleet from Ca diz for Ferrol, to join the French fleet that has been fo long blockaded in that port, and to proceed toge ther for Brea. The Spani(h fleet is Rated to confill of 12 (hips of the line ;—and the French to have to,ooo troops on board. We can hardly believe, however, that the Spaniards can fo fuon have got fuch a force ready for tea, knowing, as we do on good authority, that their arfenals were almoll bare of fibres of every kind, when the wat commenced be. tween the two countries. All the troops in Holland teem to be in motion to be ready to repel an attack which they espea to be spade by elis country upon Zealand. Bowararra arrived at Lyons on the lath inftant, where he has already iffued feveral Imperial decrees. Some orders have been publilbed at Milan, prepara tory to his arrival in that place ; and Martha' Jove. mix has commanded that a monument be ereaed to commemorate the elevation of the Corfican to the Italian Throne. JOSEPH BONAPARTE has mark a fo lemn and pompons entry into Brune's, where he pre fides at the meeting of the Elatoral College of the Department of Dyle. PLTIRSHURGH, M•RCH a6.—On the 24th inf. a Courier departed from hence for London; and to. day the Swediftt Baron CRASSOW fet off on a mifGon to Stockholm. On the arrival of thefe difpatches at the two Courts, it is probable that Englandand Swe den will be enabled to judge how far they may ex pea fupport in their hoftile views from the Ruf f ian Emperor. MADRID, Malta' 28.—Our army in Galticia now amounts to 28,000 men ; we are allured that it is de !lima to take poffeffion of the harbours and firong places of Portugal.—The fitting out of our fleet at Fcrrol, was completed on the 26th of March, and the (hips are now ready to proceed to fea at the &It notice. The fleet confills, without French (hips, and betides frigates and corvettes, of t 2 (hips of the line. The fleet at Cadiz coaling of 12 (hips of the line ; 4 French (hips of the line ; 2 frigates, 12 gun boats at CadiL—and 18 at Algefiras. VIENNA, APRIL 10.—Since the time when we re ceived intelligence that the Emperor Moot roll had accepted the Crown of Italy, it has been remarked, that the Council has affembled more frequently than ufual. Several couriers, which have been fent off to and arrived from Paris, in the courfe of the prefent and the preceding week, have given occafion to fe veral conferences of Rate. The Count de RA su woo s y, A mba &dor from Ruffia, has alto had feveral conferences with the Prince of Scowsozaaseau, Vice-Prefident of the College of War. The Archdukes Louts and REGIIIII were on Sunday laft invefted with the Order of the Golden Fleece.—A report is circulated among the French troops, which are marching to Italy, that after the Coronation of the King, it is poffible that they may be embarked for Egypt. CORN MARRIT, MAR 11• LAN R. APRIL 24.—The Apply of Wheat to-day is rather confiderable, having much remaining unfold ; fine is very heavy of fate, and the famples of ordinary much lower; a few Dantzic arrivals, not of firll quality, at rather lets than our higheß currency—Rye is 4s. and Ss. per quarter lower than laft week; and Barley Rill nearly uotaleable, and Rated lower—We have ..41 few Oat ar rivals from Pruffia—Fine are rather in demand, at flnuew•hat better price—Rape Secci fearce nod dear— Flour and other articles are at little alteration. THE INSTALLATION. ORDER OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE KNIGHTS Or THE GARTER, OP WHICH HIS SIAJSITY IS ♦LWAYS AT THI NIA). As to the reafon of the Inaitution, it did not pro ceed from fo trivial a Around as a Lady's Garter, Co neither had King Edward 111. who was the foun der of the Order, any regard to the Garter, or lea. ther thong, which King Richard I. in his attempt upon Cyprus and Acon, ordered to be tied about the legs of his Officers, to animate their courage, by fuch a particular dittinCtion ; but Edward 111. being a Prince of it warlike difpofition, and engaged in a war with France, made it his bufinefs to engage the heft fiddlers in Europe in his intereft. With this view he projeCted the Petting up King Arthur's round ta ble, and proclaimed a folemn tilting, to invite fo reigners of courage and quality to the exercife. The place for this folemnity was fixed at Windfor, for which purpofe, on New Year's Day, 1344, he pub liffied his royal letters of prote&ion, for the lac , coming and return of fuch foreign Knights as were willing to hazard their reputation at this public tilt ,Ang, and ordering that this entertainment timid be held annually at the fame place, at Whitfuntide ; all the Knights, during this folemnity, were entertained magnificently at the King's expence, eating together at a table fix hundred teet round, which he.called the Round Table. To countcrmine this projee, Philip De Valois, the French King, made ufe of a fimilar expedient, at his own Court, inviting the martial men of fame and cha rader in Italy and Germany, for fear they fhould be pre-engaged to Edward. This thought proving fuc cefsful, gave a check to King Edward's deign. Ed ward having lately given his garter for the fignal of a fortunate battle, he took occafioa from thence to in- Ilitute this Order, making the Garter the principal diftin&ion of ir, from whence that fele& number, whom he incorporated into a fraternity, is called Knights of the Garter. By this Garter, the Knights companions are fymbolically put in mind to a& by the maxims of good faith, fincerity, and religion, to pulls an enterprize with refolution, but not to undertake any thing contrary to the Itatutes of the Order ; not to violate the engagements of friendthip, the law of arms, the privileges of peace, or to do any thing con ' Crary to articles of probity and honour. This Noble Order was founded in the 23d year of the reign of King Edward 111., anno 1350, the pa trons or prote&ors of it were the Holy Trinity, the Bletred Virgin, St. George, and St. Edward the Con feffor, and as it is the molt noble, fo it is the molt an cient of any lay order now in tile in Europe. The number of the Knights Companions of the Order are 23, befidetehe King, the Sovereign of the Order. To qualify a perfon fur this honour, he mull be a perfon of an unblemiffied chara&er, not under the degree of Knight, and one that cannot be charged with abet ting a party or fa&ion againft his Prince. He mutt be a Gentleman born, that is, as King Henry VIII.'. (Witte' explain it—a Gentleman by name, arms, and blood ; fo that no Knight that has been convided of herefy or treafon, or can be charged with cowardice, is capable of being ele&ed a Companion of the Or der, and may forfeit it upon conviaion, after he is chofen ; he is likewife liable to be degraded, at the pleafure of the Sovereign, if by libertinifm and ex- 1 travagaoce he fpends fo much of his patrimony as renders him incapable of maintaining his char:titer honourably. The habit of the order, upon folemn days, is the Garter, Mantle.Surcoat, Hood, Collar, Great George and Cap; upon the Collar days they are only oblig ed to wear the Garter, the Collar of the Order, and the Great George ; at the middle of the collar hangs the pitture of St. George, fitting on horfeback, who, having thrown the dragon upon his back, encoun ters him with a tiltingapear ; .the Garter, which is blue, was at the foundation of the order appointed to be worn a little below the knee of the left leg, which Hill continues, having this motto wrought on it— fiord Jolt qui mal y penfe, which was - made in French, becaufe at that time our King polreffed the greaten part of France, and was at war for the whole; and our laws were rhea in the French language, which was alfo univerfally (puke at the Englith Court. Be tides the twenty-fix above mentioned, this College or Corporation confilts of a Dean and twelve Canons, betides petty canons, vergers, and other inferior of ficer's, to which are added, twenty-fix poor knights, who have no other maintenance but the allowance of this college, which is given them in confideration of their prayers in behalf of the Sovereign and the com pinions, and by way of reward for their former fer vice in the field ; there are alfo force cenfiderable of. ficers belonging to this order; as the prelate of the order, which is only an office of honour, without any profit annexed, and this is fettled on the Bi. (hopric of Winchefler. The Chancellor of the Gar ter is the Bifhop of Salifbury for the time being; the office of regiftry belongs to the Deanery of Windfor. There is alto an officer, called Garter, principal King at Arms, whole bufinefs is to manage and marshal their folemnities at their in[hal]ation and feafts. Laltly the College is in the Cattle of Windfor, with the Chapter-houfe, and Chapel of St. George, built by King Edward the Third. WINDSOR, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 33. I am OR this moment returned from St. George's Chapel, where I have witaeffed a pageant that in point of fplendour exceeds any thing of which I could have ever formed a conception, and certainly far fuperior to any exhibition of a fimilar nature that has ever taken place in this country, or, perhaps, in Europe. It would Lideed require the higheß flight of a poet's fancy to imagine fuch a fcene of magnifi cence, and the man who thould attempt to give it' a full defcription, if any man were competent to the talk, would expofe himfelf to the fufpicion of dealing in a poet's rant. Much as public curiofity was ex cited—high as public expedation was railed by the rumours fome time afloat refpe&ing the vaflnefs of the preparation, the fcene itfelf was equal to any thing the warmeß fancy could *ilk, and far, very far indeed, beyond what the moil fanguine expeita tion could look for. It refembled altogether fome thing of that vifionary grandeur to which romantic writers are fond fometimes to introduce their heroes —lt was the magnificence of Afia challened and enriched by the refinement of Europe. Every thing that even the moll extravagant amateur of grandeur could with for was to be feen, and yet there was no thing tawdry—there was nu fuperfluity of ornament. Nothing was offered to the eye of the ear, but that which was calculated to afford gratification. Every thing that taße could devife, that judgment could execute, that wealth could procure, feemed combin ed to p roduce a tout vitriolic which should pleafe the eye, fafcinate the fancy and aftonifh the mind.— Aftoniihment was certainly my fir( feeling, but that was foon foftened into delight. There Is nothing at all on record in the hiftory of the Garter, or any fimilar Inßitution in Europe, that is entitled even to a comparifon with the proceedings of this day. The morning's dawn gave the promife of a fine day, and the fun (hone forth with an unufual. degree of fplendor. It was not poflible for the weather to have been more aufpicious and this circumftance of courfe brought many thoufands to the Cagle. Before the ceremony of the Inßallation, it was known that the public were to be gratified by his Majefty prefenting a pair of kettle drums to the regiment of Horfe Guards. A prodigious concourfe of people affembled to witnefs the fight, which certainly was extremely brilliant, and condutted in a way perfeitly fuitable to the occafion. At eight o'clock his Majefly, richly dread in the uniform of the Horfe Guards, made his appearance in the grand fquare, where a fquadron of Honk was drawn up, attended with Trumpeters.— His Majeßy was accompanied by the Duke of York, the Duke of Cambridge. the Earl of Harrington, and the moft numerous Staff of Officers ever wit neffed. The drums were brought out far his Majefty to examine them ; they were of burniffied beautifully wrought, and emboffed with appropriate devices. After his Majefty had examined the drums he defired Come of his General Officers to take care of the Qeen, and fee that her Majeßy had a com modious Ration. The drums were then delivered to the Serjcant Major, who placed them on a honk ca. parifoned for the purpofe. The whole band of trum pets immediately ftruck up, GOD rave the King, and with the fquadron went round the court yard and out into the Little Park : the King mounted his charger, and cxercifed him round the rquare, in the fevt•ral paces of the menage, in a truly capital Rile, but pat ti cularly fo, when in the action of the piaf, his Majefty fuddenly dropt the reins, and his horfe made a full flop. His Majefty appeared highly pleafed, and ex• claimed, he had now got a thorough dreffed horfe. His Majefty proceeded the way the fquadron of borfe had gone before, and was met at the gate by the Duke of York and Duke of Cambridge, and Staff, who attended him to the Park, where the regiment of Horfe Guards were drawn np, and received his Majefty with the ufual honours. The drums were prefented with the accuftomed forms ; his Majefty, at the fame time, accompanying his gift with an appropriate and fuitable fpeech. From eight o'clock till near eleven, the fpedlators were arranging them. (elves in the different fituations molt convenient for viewing the proceffion, From St. George's Hall to the fouth entrance of St. George's Chapel, matting was laid for the Knights to walk upon. The gene ral appearance of the Caine yard was pidturefque be yond conception. The battalion of Grenadiers were Rationed from the farther end of St, George's Hall to the !mirage oppofite Lord Harrington's houfe, and from thence to the Chapel door the battalion of light infantry were placed. They flood on each fide, about half a yard from the matting, to keep the ground for the proceffion. The fpe&ators were four or five deep behind the Guards • the ladies were al lowed to Rand in the intervals b etween the files. The Round Tower particularly attracted attention. It was covered with people, and was well adapted for affording, a full view of the Chapel. The tops of the houfes of the Poor Knights on the old foundation were alfo covered with company. The houfe of Mr. Wyatt, the Archited, and the two turrets that flank it, were in like manner filled with perfons. The Governor's Tower, and the Store Tower, were in like manner devoted to the accommodation of the public. In short, the ramparts, and every place that commanded a view, were entirely occupied. In the whole there could not have been within :nd upon the Cagle lefs than from twenty-five to thirty thoufand perfons. At eleven o'clock a fignal gun announced the commencement of the proceflion, and the anxiety of the fpedlators was immediately reliev ed. The Guards were ordered to prefent arms while the proceffion palled. It proceeded in the following order from the Royal apartments to the Chapter Houle Firft were two muficians in fcarlet and gold playing fmall cilium flutes. Four drummers, in icarlet and gold, followed by one in the fame habit, ' walking uncovered ; then came the kettle drums; ' and after them a band of eighteen trumpeters in (car let and gold ; they played alternately with the flutes during file proceffion. Sir Iliac Heard having met with a very unfortu nate accident on Sunday, by a nail running through his foot, he was unable to perform his duty as " Gar ter," and Mr. Townfhend officiated in his room. PROCESSION FROM THE ROYAL APARTMENTS TO THE CHAPTER-HOUSE. Kettle drums and trumpets. Poor Knights two and two. Prebends two and two. Purfulvants and Heralds twoind two. Norroy (King at Arms.) aarencieuz (ditto.) • Knights Eke!, having thar caps and feathers in their hands; viz. Earl of Cheiterfield, Earl of Winehelfea, Earl of Pembroke, Marquis of Abereorn, Dllke of Beaufort, Duke of Rutland. Knights Companions, viz, v§t ihict t 3 E• leas:Men; Earls Spencer, Caddie. Weitmorland: Salilbury. Earl of Chatham. Marquis of Buckingham. Duke of Devoeihire. D Du o k k Prin e ece'° o ( Wf Cambridge, iamill u abri : dge ~, Duke Duke Duke o f f f i . S K Gu m iff7 t *icefterl Duke of Clarence, Duke of Peek ' , ' ' Prince of Wales, The Havins,arter R ic eger at A ( rm the s pe oit a a Right, & Deputy Black Rod on his Left Hind. I The Chancellor, with the Purfe, Havhi on his Rixht H and the Prelates. Lord 'o. ' The SwOrd of State. wi * my 3 0 a , ie 2,......2. .. i .:,., xr a v. v. - a 6i ______. THE SOVEREIGN. 'eo a E His Train borne by the MareulfinotWorcefter 3 a c 0 a. B . ''' w e aid Tavißoik. ... S g c lind of Gentleineu Penfloakera. ; a Having gone in grand proceffion to the Chapel, they entered at the South door,_ paired down the South Mlle, and up the North Aifie to the Chapter. Houfe ; the Poor Knights dividing on either' fide, • Sub or eke Knights only are hers saelationed are were ac tuallyreran. at front dilianee from the. Chapter Houfe ; thet •1., Prebends next above, and the Officers of .1: ms Lca:- eft to the Chapter Hoer. None entered with die Sovereign into the Chapter Hoare but the Knights Companions and the fwnrn Officers of the Order ; the Knights Fleet rei ired to their chairs in the Alit behy the Altar. The So. vertigo's Train was carried into the Chapter Houfe by Garter ; and war, borne out of the Chapter Houfe by Deputy Black Kod, and then again carried by the Train bearers, the Marquiffes of Taviftock and Wor. teller. The Sovereign. and the Knights Companions being (eased, the latter according to their leniority, and their Stalls in the Chapel. feveral of the Officers of the Or. der were (worn in doe farm. Then, by the Sovereign's command, the Regiller Banding on the left hand of his Majeily, read a new Statute. When done, the Regiller returned to hi, place. Garter then, by the Sovereign's command, int' o duced the Duke of Rutland, who was received at the door by the two junior Knights, Earls Spencer and Camden, and concluded to the table, where the Sur. coat, Girdle, and Sword had been placed : and Gar. ter prefenting the Surcoat to the two Senior Knights. the Dukes of York and Clarence, they inverted his Grace therewith ; the Regitter reading the Admoni. tion, Take this Robe," &c. Then Garter prefented the Girdle in like manner, and afterwards the .Sword, which they put on his Grace, who thereupon flood at his place near the Table. The Proxy for the Earl of Hardwicke was his brother, Captain Yorke, of the Navy, who was pre vinutly knighted by his Majelly, and is now Sir Jo. feph Yorke. He appeared in naval uniform, hold • log neither cap nor feather, bearing the robe on his left arm, fo as to thew the eras, and handing in the nail during the ceremony. Garter then introduced feverally the Duke of Beau. fort, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl of Pembroke, the Earl of Winchelfea, and the Earl of Chellerfield, who were insetted with the &moat, Girdle, and Coat with the like ceremonies. The Knights Elea and the Proxy continued in the Chapter Houfe while the proceffion to the Chapel was made down to the bottom of the North Aille and up the Middle Aine, into the Choir. OFFERING OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS. Then Garter, with the taloal reverences, took up the Banner of his Serene Highnefs the hate Duke of Saxe Goan, The Achievements of the late Marquis of Stafford, of the late Duke of Beaufort, and of the late Duke of Roxburgh, were offered, with the fame ceremo nies, by the fix fenior Xnights, not of the Blood Royal, attended each time by two herald% in rotation. Then Garter, bowing to each Knight (the fenior fiat). fummoned him to afcend into his ftall ; when he, fingly, on joining his companion, if prefent, made his reverences; and the fame were repeated when in the Stalls. All the Knights being in their flails Garter fum. moned the two fenior Knights, the D uke,i of York and Cumberland, under their banners, in order to idle' the Duke of Rutland, and a proceffion was made to the Chapter Houk, all making the ufual reverences on going out of the choir. This having taken plate, the two {nights, with the Duke, entered into the lower Rail, where the Re. giber adminittered the following oath, Deputy Black Rod holding the Gofpels : You being ehofen to be one of the Honourable Company of the Molt Noble Order of the Garter, dull promife and (Wear, by the Holy Evangelitts, by you here touched, that wittingly and willingly you ball not break any Statute of the Paid Order, or any Article in them contained, the fame t-ing agreeable and not re pugnant to the Will of Gott, and the Laws of the Realm, as far forth as to you belongeth and appeetaineth, fo kelp you .Goo and his Holy word." _ _ Then the two Knights concluded his Grace into the upper flail ; the Regifler and Garter entering into the lower (tall, and Deputy Black Rod remain ing in the area. Garter then prefented the mantle to the Knights, who invefled his Grace therewith, the Regifter read ing the admonition, " Receive this robe," &c. Next, Garter prefented the Hood, which was put on over his Grace's right fhoulder, the ends of the tippets being brought in front and palled under the girdle._ - . _ Then Garter prefented the great Cellar and George, with which the Knights invetted the Duke, whilit the Regifter read the admonition, 4' Wear this col• lar," &c. barter then pretented the Ratme book, which the Knights delivered to his Grace, and then placing the cap and feather on his head, they feated him in his Rail, and his Grace riling up, made a double reve• rence, viz. fiat to the Altar, then to the Sovereigns The Knights after embracing and congratulating him, defcended into the middle of the choir, and making their reverences, went up into their Rails; and re. peating the fame, fat down ; the officerb returned to their places. Then Garter fummoned the two Knights next in feniority, the Dukca of Kent and Cumberland, in tar• der to inßal the proxy for the of Hardwicke. The other Knights Ele& were conduced and robed, &c. as follows : The Duke of Beaufort—By the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Suffex. The Marquis of Abercorn—By the Duke of Cloucefter and Prince William. The Earl of Pembroke—By the Duke of Devonlire and Earl Chatham. The Earl of Winebelfea—By the Marquis of Salifbury and E arl of Weftmomland. The Earl of Chefterfield—.By Earls Spencer and Camden. There were Stalls for every Member of the Order. It will be obferved that all the Knights were ah rent whore names have not been mentioned in the pro. cam. The Knights Elea, &c. being inllalled, Divine fer vice commenced, which was the fame with that ufed in St. George's Chapel, on the Obiit Sundays. The properilalms weie the 211t046th, and 147th. The Hilt Letfon was the 44th Chapter of Eecieftatticus. The Te Dem. asinpofed by Gibbons. The Second Ldfoa was the nth Chapter of the Epittle to the Hebrews. The Anthem, which is a celebrated compofition of Handel's, feledted for the (=Arlon by his Makily, from Pfalm the sin, was lung at the conclufion of the firtt fervice ; the words were as follow : Chorus—' The King Ihail rejoice In thy ftreugth, 0 Lord." Verff-,' Exceeding glad than he be of thy falvadon." Chorus—" Glory anct great worlbp haft thou laid upon him." " Thou halt prevented him with the Meiling. of goodnefs, anj has fet a crown of pure gold upon his head." Full Chorus -m" tialkliajab."