The National Register. — London, England, 1814-06-19 00:00:00

._~_.. -- WIN* •••14. fe,ef./ JUNE 19. Prussian flag 4. It was a beautiful sight—the day was fine ; and the band playing at intervals the favourite national airs, made the scene truly delightful.—At nine o'clock the Prince Regent and his it us trious visitors embarked, the baud striking up (sod sac tiro Mag they were followed by General Blucher, Tolly, Platuff, and u number of other officers, and the fleet moved off gliding gently down. greeted with the acclamations of the thousands assembled on the wharfs and shore. Off London-bridge the City. barges, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, -vc. joined the procession. On clearing the bridge, Voir Majesty's hada title u pportuity of witnessing theilliMells;2 eommerce of the port of Lontlm). On their art ival off Woolwich, about twelve o'clock, the Thisbe, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Legge. and other ships, fired a salute, and manned their yards. The Nelson, of Ivo gnus, was inspected, wine-e mutinous dimensions are as follow :—Extreme length. 594 feet 6 incite.> ; breadth 53 fret 6 incites ; inirtheo 2601 tons ; height of Maillillast, 1:23 feet ; number of •ttrils of canvas in all the sails, when set with a light bee eye, I 1,300 ; number of Milt, I'2o ; ditto of men, 3;5. Oai landing. the lloitarclis were revel'' , d lby the Earl of lilidgrave, Master-General of the (?rsloance, with all due hohom s ; a discharge of the great guns took pl a ce ; and el s e licyal party, with their numerous sniff s proceeded to view the Arsenal :ma Libureatory. Al itch time was occupied in the inspection of these other departments of this magoilicent establishment. A oiselefr,:e Congrevc's lockets 1160 took place, and the effects of that !remelt:Lions invention of modern warfare, the secret of Mime composition has been hitherto confined to this country, were exliihited to their Majesties. It was three o'clock before the Ilh!stt ions Visitors left the Wan en, to proceed to the Barracks, where retresinnei:ts e.crc provided for them. About six o'clock the Ito) al p arty and their attendants cotnntenced their rennin to town ley way sit Gm enwich. The ihustrions Party wos every where grut id' loud and incessant I►laiud:t~.—Al oft half-past seven o'clock they passed over Westminster-bridge on their return to tow n.—ln the eveniog the Prioce Krgent, and his Im perial and Royal Visitors, ith the Marquis of Statford at Cleveland tion4e.—The Caine illostrious Party vitt r di7mei• ;refit to Cie nos' and Countes- of Chulmoodelcy's residence in Piecadi!:y, to a ball and slipper. The Emperor of It ussil opened Cie ball with jelsey, and danced with stvtral latties in rotation till live o'clock in the murnipg. 0 - saio..l.lllaii 10 4, :•• . 0 !.1 1.111 % ,. .?044411fti, • Vt. •-••• :46.0 THE NATIONAL REGISIT.R. ROYAL VISIT TO oxFoRD. Tuesday morning, at a eaaricr Ite:i.re six o'clock, the Prince Itegcbt, httendctl by (;olett 1 Rioom b Ct Cal Ron House fur (k -foul, fullow)(1 b\ the Royal Vi:.itor-, &e. Oxford, .Tone 14, nine o'clock in t i .*C elfCtlittr. 'Fhb; marnitio being fixed for the expected arlival:, the utmost activity pi cvailed. Half past ten was the time appointed by the Chancellor for the ai:senibling of the University to meet their annst tors.' At a meeting of the Chancellor, Heads of 1-ion,cs and Proctors, hell in the De legates' Room, a Programma was drawn up and ksiictl, by whirl) all the arrangements were orele . ml The Neblemtn :ma other Members of the University' attended Loyd Grenville, ttle Chancellor. at Dr..Colea, at Em.ter College, ;:t • 10 o'clock, ancs aeco:npanied his Lorekhip shortly ;111cm-treks to the Hall of ;11;14d:den College. A t twelve o'clock. she after the of the Prince of Meek le:11)1100e in the gocen's crtriage, an grunt courier antionneed the approach of the Prince Hegeot ; and Lord I. 11. Spencer rode nt to meet his Royal flightless. 'flue Prince c .me in his private travelling carriaue sued Emir, and alighted on the! !midge, where his Royal was met by the Chancellor, who laid the staves of the Bedels of the University at his Royal Highness's feet. The staves heiog. most graeionsly retierned, the Mayor advanced and preseoted to his Roval Highness the esisigirs of his office, which being also most , rraeloosly returned, the proves- Sion was immediately commencell c toot. The Corporation walked first, the Juniors preced.ng. Then walked the Chancel!, r of the University intik fall dress rollcs, Mayor of the City hi his robes, on his left All were .:neovered. l'e e PriLee. Regent cause next, with his hot in his howl. The Duke of Yolk on his right, wearing his academic robe, and the. Order of the Geui to r. 'flair Royal fliglinesses were foll Owed by Lord Sidinutitli, the Earls of Darnley, Harcourt, Essex, Pembroke, Spencer, and Fortcsene, the ilishi p of Peterborough, and a long train composed of Nobility Clergy, and Members of the University. The Royal and academic procession then moved up the High•Rtreet, and turning to the right at St. Mary's Church, passed the Ratcliffe Library to the Divinity School ; itsapproaclting which. the members of every rank formed lines to the right and left, while his Royal Highness was condorted by the Chancellor and the proper officers to his seat.. Beinglieated, toe Wince Regent received the 'Address of the University from 39! the Chancelior, to which Jii. Royal Highness tnadc a most gracious answer. The Chancellor then pre,eitted to the Regent the officers of the University; and afterwards aceompanied by them, attended Lim Itoj'ail Highness to the apartments prepared. fur his reception at hrist Church College. _ _ _ All eyes in the crowded street and on the bridge were now turned with impatient expectation eastwards, to behold -the Emi eror Alexander, and every appearance of an officer, or a servant in royal livery at a quick pace, was regarded as an inctic ation atlas Imperial Majesty s instant coming. At length, after the lapse of about au hour, a post chaise and four, containing Lords Yaimonth and Cath. cart, Nay hailed 113 the immediate precursor of the Russian Empe. ror. Some error in tunronneing his Majesty's near approach, occa sioned a hulk:row. calor On the part of many of the speetati who had come in from the sin con:itry ; nod for a mount nt some of the honours (lie populace, destined for the Monarch of the North, were about to be heaped on tt.e two Noble Lords in the A few minutes after one o'clock, preceded by fie General Lord e. A. Spencer, and a few light diagisnos, Alexander, and Ila amiable ::nd accomplished si-ter, appeared in an open Inironehe ut the Prince itvgent's, drawn simply by four pst horse,. They had no companions lii the carriage. Tile E.! p 111* was dressed in plain blue coat, wore his hair without ri,wder, and with lii. hat continued bowing to tip! public, constantly erace'ully, the whole say up the High-treet. The Duchies of Uldet.hs rg a magnificent plume of I atiiers, wol f like her Imperial broth r, cons:antly expriessed her kind feelings of the respect testified to them, by similar tokens of gratification d co..deste..s:On. The Emperor and his ilstcr drove to Merton Oilleire. . . 31ajesty the King of Prussia entered ()x i rd a short time after the Emperor of Russia, likewise in an op: n barouche of the Prince Regent's, drawn by ptest horses. 'The Kt g ncenmpanied by ;ifs two sons, the Priness tit PriiP4ia. y went t ; the tesfilcute prepared for them at the Colle,ge of Cori us Christi, in front of which the Prussian Eagle %V.IS immediate!) placed, and a Guard of urmotir s,ver,l carriages, with the aft; taints of ihe Ittissian and Prus sian Mona; ells. 4,01.0;111rd to come Ito till fonr, when the veteran hero, Blucher, re•ri% cif, whose pfe•cifee was the signal tor 1! c most husia•l ic acclamations. 31 , Ili: Ins characteristic activity, Alex: n ler, after lookin - g at his ;par:mews :it and the Cidleee, wallstA out to ti w the behind, the Classic grove of Cl:fist Church. He remained thure a short lime, snrveyn g the beauties ofthe place, mitt was svalf.ing in the pubic ~nets i.cfne three &clock, act:onl y:laird by the Doke of Devonshire, Earl l'oiteetie, and the Earl of EsH x, with %%limn he made innu«li tidy tie tour of the most di tioiriiislied Colleges and public edifices. His NLijesty, in the course of wahs, 13i'azenosc, Ad Souk, (:oriati-Christf, Christ Chinch, ami t:n ee °flier College-, the Clareniton:Printing-liouse, the I)is'ini:y f-ichool, and St Mary's Church. The Crowd following his rtl;Jesty fioni place to place, at length aecnittidated so as to reii• tier it e‘pedieut In wake ail (Ty.) path fir him, by ! , entling a small delta:l:unlit of dr: g .ons, which dividing in o two I art-, the Elope. or,' arid the nobl; pre's , witte Bins, wa.keti Pim. bout liVe, Alex:miler ri turned - to Merton, bowed to thaT, and retircrk to ki :Tarim( uts alfme. 'fliere he was to receive the Address 44 the I .lavor and Ci rporation of Ox!Ortl, N.) Guard of Honour, nor :my external Aymbols of •royalty, have ' bee:i placed in front et . 'Merton i.3ollege. King of Prussia received a himtlar Address at Corpus. The ince of Orange was at St. John's. . Yesterday inorning Deurecs of I)octors of Laws were to, be eon. I felled on ait the Illustrious with, the u ceretnotries. Oxford, June 15, eight ()stock. - - _ • _ The grand banquet yesterday evening was surpassingly I.eacti!ill, from t he . -4:et oduced by the tOrm of the edifice, and the facili ties it ;idol ds for a perfect view of the emnpanv. About .200 dined. of whom .:/9 were the Prince's guests. The gallery was thrown open to the public, who ascended by the spiral •tairea.e, and O s •ended by a temporary wooden one erected externally. i t was a truly gra. itying sight to sec the Sovereigns of gri at countries, hi therto unknown to each other peromally, sitting down together with social friend4hip, and clia.4tened festivity, Airroulided by a mut, t:tude of gladened spectators. The Emperor of Russia was pare tieularly cheerful, and conversed much. His accomplisheti sister. whose residence in this country has almost familiarised her to us, was not the least joyous partaker of the feast. At night the N‘hole city was initrain.ated• Though in displays of this, kind in Loudon we excel whltPeintid be expected here, iu the GO woo