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

• SP2 usagnificent and costly tlevicss in tiont bur public buildings, the illuminations of our pt ivate house , fail short of the beauty ot those in the chiefstreets of Oxford. The serenity of the weather permit ting' it, the candles were planed on the outside of the houses, which gives a much stronger light ; on some of them the number was etnititless. The effect of the Fliginstrcet was magiral. The ancient battlements. turrets, and spires, thus rendered visible at in the highest e picturescpw, and approached to the sub lime. The porch of St. M..ty. with its twisted columns, lighted up exact cot respondence with the seaitires of the architect in e, %VW+ enchanting. Festoons of % , arieg:ited limp- , were hung tl. t,i - ecti the pinnacles at the, top of the son:h bide t f !lie ,Licreil edifice. 11- inn:Mating a chord' is rather nueinvinini ; but a t Is. p 11 i.ey ex plained, that it was ci it oration of pc:ice. Some paiiitii,gs dis played a t o ler a ble s hare of John 'l . lii. well dressed ermat i s ( rott ,p i t.o. :t Kings and Princes) who pronienatlud II& streets, the °Teat n umber of guilt feinales, and the greater pi opurtion of acad ' emical porson.4 in their sable robe , ,, t i l t - m i xe d w i t h t h e tro . t e , titte appearance 4•1 the country folks who had fIOCLC:i froth ail pat is to see the sigla, c;:ve ore a notion of it!cariiival. Litt iu tots midst of all this splendour, before one in the morning, and most sini doily. the %duds blew, the rain descended. the lights wtre exists washed ; the glare of lightning fl a shed Ihrongli the city and the noise of thunder closet' the ef the scum:. T 1 i IF,AI2IZ.E. This Innttlhi g the vh,ev Eel:ent and :he Duke of York Were in readintss al the aim: It of Dr. Hall, I) , Line. The Pt ince of Me-hlenlitirlx, the Queri.'s :mired shortly after front Let d Itircourt's at Nimeitant, w!.ere he SI , TVS : the Pt irce is a genteel looking voting titan, and wears do slat ehios. The Prrv.iiin in; es ti;ch eanle frost Dr. Iloilo:Cs avai t melds, and walked throtigh Ptekwater-cool t to their Itoy al Father at I.)r. Cook's at Cutious Guist'. 'Day arc youths tit ail in L :voions countenance; and the Crown Ptivec has a 4 Or.(lCiibil' rest'ilibknee to the portrait: of hiss lilt, nio:her. The Prit;ee of Orange oppeared 'text in his Doctor,. gown. All these nine( e were pl.intly dre-std. Then came Lurd and gr. Bralge Bathur.t. in the Wool sor uniform, from . 11 ..r. - 1 / .ooertson's, a t the. 9oservatoiy (where Lord Hat rowby and Air„VanAilt:ltt atre likewi , e are, unnod ) anti waited on the Itgc;it, 4, did Sir Charles Stewart, hour the JZisLtp 01 . ; lord's lodgings in the College. Sir Charles w'as vt ry grant the show ofII is itrago - en uniforri, and the glitter of his varo.tis rtars. The Chaneello;•,,rul.tl, arrived lAst in his titivate eArria , ..e.. A filthe proe.!s,ion v..as formed by the University guilt k. 'f lie Prinre Reent followed ; he -.yore a d.,lk wig willow" vowtkr, blue coat; the oroeis of St. Andrew the ernssian Eaglus, and the Golden Fleece, and his Academie gown. Royal liitlaiess extremely cheerful in conversation with .Lord on his It : the Dike of York, with his gown and Garter, was on his 'flue Royal Broliirvs:thAed at a slow paee to the Divinity Sehan!. with Lord Grenville, in his Lordship's carriage. The Emptrtir of Russia, nod his Ai-ter. and tic King of un a n tan i e nt ( tl , m a c in th e Prince's carriages. front 11-rtoo and Corpus with their attendants. • • Tile Theatre had been sipened very early, and the ;milts weft flocking thither before seven o'cINA. In the gallery, containi-g , about :;61, places were feSeiVl d fee 2f;(1, who might acrompao3 th • Prioct's guests. 'the Regent and the forei4n Monarchs, with their attendants, %vac first row:acted to the Diviaiiy School. 'flue general art .•!ge inents of the Theatre i; etc as usual. The whole of the lower seuti• circular gallery Lwinj uppirpriated to the Ladies, Mid the tippet one to the Under nradoate aid Bach:dors of At is ; hut there was a great alteration in I*.c eitelzs an isiog from the area. In thi: Centre a platform, the rid' rattod vi!rich Vkas etivettil with crimson VC:vet, and the steps with crimson cloth, On this was placed a chair, superbly gilt, with the Princes phone out the back, and covered with crimson velvet, tor tlit! On the right and left %%sere two lower eitairs, ornamented ...th similar materials, tOr tt.e Emperor of Rossia and .11:e of Pi ossia. The Ownedler sat to the left of the latter Monarch; the Ducht ss of Oldenburg to the right of her Imperial brother. To the right of flue bnchess, rather lower, sat- flits Foreign Princes in chairs; and to the left , of the thativellor,the other Forel tiers and Nob:cmcn ut infersior rank. The 'urea Was all.; tied to Masters of Arts, gat( lielop. of Law, anil strangers admitted by tickets. The Members of the procession on entering the ilicatre, divided on each side, when Ins Royisl lligh• ness the Prince Regent, the Emperor Alexander, .and the King of Prussia, advanced to their respective 'scats, in their academical ronti. Tait- of the (tepee of poctor ref Civil Law for the Emperor alai fhr King had *beet' passed in a previous emivdration on Nlonday, 0101 . Majesties now received tht'in after the chau ccllur Lail opened ConvOcatiou. The Chakellor theu prOisosed a JUNE 19. diploma for the degree of LL. D. for leis Grace the Duke of \l'd. which was it passed, the two 'Atonal ells joiniag in the vels, as I)octers ot lite University. The honorary deg( ees t,f 113 then conferred upon l't ince Metternich, Count Lieveti,. and Field 'Alarslial Piinec Blucher. Mr Cr o e,the venerable Public Orator,ascended the tribune, and deliev-red a brief Latin minion, in honour of the illeistriotts visitori, the effect of %%Well was much in. cue:lst:el by his serious and impressive de livery. This was followed It the recitation ot live crpies of Endisli verse : the first by Mr. W I)allty, Fellow us Exeter ; the se-emid by Mr. H. llosateriet, of Corpus Christll the third b, Mr. R. Ledo in. of 0, it I ; the fourth (an ode) el rit tell by Mr J. Hii;:lies, yeas spy ken by Mr. It. Alo.eall, both et Oriel; and the filth Oa ode) 1.. W. T. Coleridge, of Exeter. The verses in general eerie good ; ih n;.11 not elistiinmishe d for any transecirlant poetical merit. wvie for the ino‘t part tolerably via. clelivtic,t. There a-, however, tun much cf sanwitt ss in the themes, and in the in.:ewer of tie atint• the.m. The (-melte , : atroi of ; 1 ambition, tyranny nes ',ermine, doll fall of Illionapartc; the fine e . Q, now ,. keyerance of the edlicel Monarcli• ; the heroism and devotion of 11, 4 1 Russian and Prie , - . 1;111 Generals. and the final sloe( of the con:. Leone cause tetfether with the usual and eiatoral gies 4 uthe tiiii ver-itv. formed t!:e lea , !ing teat iii es. Ai ail' pa eie botota cil on the Prince l'evuot foe hi- wise caimeAs, aid e.cr.crolis coedit, t o mixed r.•.., : te•te for the limo.. led indisposition o' his 1%1;1k-ie. The humanity of the Allies to France, ee t,ee, .it the ii feet. %vas the ::::41eet of 1 1 4 ; 11 pwai!.e. The follae% nig is a .ample from Mi. Ilosaa quet Speak, Europe, res:nicel from the whelionig flood, Red polar \rioter- ci.i:l'd you or'• ; Hari coi.ver , e with the ?cute(' Ills breast Alere:.'s geode milli( nee stee:'d ? - tail Gallia's stk:i nerds/ iged Her towns ent•ack'd. her impoilievei liv :ill her merchant weatili awl antir-t idc, From Seitie's tall towers to Gairo•ine's By lies falhi tyraiir, show of princely state, His Halo: unellain'd, hi: lift. it:violate, Bv these. fn. lands and distanst times sfall know. " Christian valour spares the prostrate ttot . ." There Was more pious ascription of our suceessts to Heaven in tins Gentleman': verses than in the rest, they cod thus not to yen), Grrat Chiefs, tho' high our pi rise the Iti•toriini",; pen m Poet's la3b! Yet atilt to Volt alone shall mortals bow In awful love, aud e grdteul vow ; But ve yourselves nuts! Low, your praise he given, To him the Loan of Lou Ds your - King in tleaven. Mr. Hu: thus had the folleiwing appropriate . complime t s,t to the, Emperor of Russia : 'Ton from fierce Macedonia's Lord, Who filed the royal Persirea's captive f.ne, That phreilLied si;ppliatit Art intplorta To FOar F ` her ltouon i but implored in vain. Dia, Art, declare whose conquering arm Pre•crved each trophy of thy tavour'd Gave back secure from svath and harm, The classic' spoils of time ? 'Twits he the Hero of the North: In bin: a nohler ICXO.l:dt I. view; Who chased the tyrant to his aliger forth. Vet o'er the prostrate foe his buckler threw. And again : Enough throng', Anarchy's will ninbt Bath eleam'd that meteor of p ittentutis birth, . Whose red and destalating light Shone hilt to blast the fare ui uounteclls Earth, (attended are its 1 ;...:n-z, its reign is pail.; Reviving Etirop& I .r.eilies at Igst, And in Itim tit immortal Czar, The pure and steadfast ray otyreedom'A morning stare Colcridge's ale concludes with an eloquent compliment ten the 4.'irinre Regviit high the cup ofpraise To Hini. who . , in that desperate night, Still waved on high, the beacon light The brunsWick, resolute to save, • • Who sternal' that ull-devouring wave : Who, when t n “) earthly hope was given, Found strength and confidence in Heaven ; . And upwarttg . iazing on bright honour's sun, Fiuish'd the Ito!y war his glorious fide begiuth _ . 7'Tl E N T 1 ON A L It EC IST El'.