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rrerences and sit down, placing Lis hat on the

cushirmi before Wm.
'1 he rest of the Knights and Proxies, seniors first,
severally or with their Companions, are in likeman-
ner to be conducted to the altar, and make their of-
ferings, and afterwards to return to their stalls with ,
*the like reverences. •
Divine service being enf.cd, the Knights put on
their hats and feathers, the Proxies remaining un-
covered, and Bath summons them as before, tinder
their banners, and the Companions and Proxies in-
stalled, attended by Bath, and an Officer of Arms,
are to be cnndud?tl severally or with their Com-
panions to the altar, as at tote first offering, where
each Knight, standing and drawing his sword, offers
it to the Dew), who receives it, and lays it on the
altar : the Knight then redeems it of the Dean, who
restores it with the proper acimonitioxic.
The Knights and Proxies being all severally re-
concluded to the places under their respedive ban-
ncr:, and Mr.Handell's Coronation Anthem, " God
save the King," being sung, au.l the-ceremony
concluded ;
A procession is made back to the Pr;nce' Cham-
ber in the same order it came front thence, except
that the Prebendaries have le-ive to retire to the
Jerusalem Chamber tram the' Abbey door, and that
the Esquites and Officers of Arms, and Officers of
the Order, svh a they come out of the Church, arc
allowed to he covered. Within the tioor of the
Abbey, the Kini_fs Blaster Cook is to make the
admonition to each Companion.
And at the &tor of the Prince's Chamber, a per-
son is appointecl by Bath King of 4kru Is to receive
the mantles front the proxies.
JOHN PALMER CULLUM, Bath.

TILE (WIDER OF THE STALLS.
ENTRANCE CIIAPEL.
1 The Sover,iityt It If. Doke of York
:3 Lori I.3isimenn Earl of M.:carritoy •
5 Sir Rohm; Gunning' Lool De Rialto:ere
7 Lord I.l,rellest -r t, .sewn! I fowe
9 Earl of ittilm. bury Sir 11. !if mro
11 Earl of St %-ut...i.t. l i,..r.1 Grey of 1-loick
1:3 1(1. H. Sir W. E...rc.•rt I V.sermitt Gal,: of
1:3 Rt. H. Sir Gong.: \ u..ge I.333ctiont Rrirt..ort
17 I..wd Bewley 1: 11 ..ir 3' .1. Pitt
19 Bt. 11. Sir Ir. 11r,ulows Sir Holm .1 rib. ,erutaby
21 Lord 11 hi:worth Lord ke;tb
23 ih. 11. Sir J. li. Warren I lit. 11. Sir .1 . fiw,do
25 Sir A. Clarke Sir J. 11. Cr.';
27 I. isrount Nebo,' Sir J. C4331i
29 Sir II lierreN Sir A. Mit...bell
31 Sir 7'. iriii,..s !Anil Thitriii.i.....i
:i3 Sir T. Tri.:t!.c Si,. 3. T. l)u.l i. wills
33 Sir Jam,: •Niiiiviiris sir E. Cook
:37 Sir 1. Gradoch. sir D. Duair.is.

Those in Italic; are the

ALTAR.
Kilizht; to be instilled.

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THE ARcnc FOX.
[From Bingley'g Animal Biography.]
The Arctic Fox is smaller than the common fox,
and of a blueish grey colour, which sometimes
changes to perfecet white. The hair is very thick,
long and soft : the nose sharp, and the ears short,
and almost hid in the fur ; the legs are short and
the toes covered on the under parts like those of a
hare. The tail is shorter, but more bushy than
that of the common fox. These animals are found
only in the Arctic regions near the polar circle,
and in the islands of the Frozen and eastern Oceans,
where they are met with in incredible numbers.
Steller has given ui an ample and entertaining de.
sc:iption of their mange's.
During my unfortunate abode, says he, on Be-
ring's bland, I had opportunities more than enough
of studying the nature of this animal, which tar
exceeds the common fox in impudence, cunning,
and roguery. The narrative of the innumerable
tricks they played, might vie with Albertus Ju.
lius's history of the apes on the island of Saxen-
burg.
They forced themselves into our habitations by
night as well as by day, stealing all that they could
carry off; even things that were of no use to them,
as knives, sticks, and clothes. They were so in-
conceivably ingenious as to roll down our heavy
casks of provisions, and then steal the meat out of
them so ably, that, at first, we could not bring
ourselves to ascribe the theft to them. As we have
stripped an animal of its skin, it has often happened
that we could not avoid stabbing two or three
foxes, from their rapacity in tearing the flesh out
of our hand,.
If we buried it ever so carefully, and even added
stones to the weight of earth that was upon it, they
not only found it out, but with their shoulders
shoved away the stone, lying tinder them and help-
ing one another with all their might. If, in order
to secure it, we put any animal on the top of a
high post in the air, they either dug up the earth
at the b w um, and thus tumbled the whole down,
03 one of them clambered up, and with incredi:ile
artifice and• dexterity threw down what was upon it.
They w-atched all our motions, and accompanied
us in Whatever we were about to do. lithe sea threw
up an animal of any kind, they devoured it before
we could get up to rescue it from them ; if.they
could not consume the whole of it at once,, they
trailed it in portions to the mountains, where they
buried it under stones before our eyes, running to
and fro- so long as any thing remained to be con-
veyed away. NVhile this was doing, others stood
on guard and watched us. if they saw any one
coming at a distance, the whole troop would corn-
but: at once and begin digging all together in the
sand, till a beaver would be so completely buried
under the sin lice, that not a trace of it could be
seen. In the nightaime, when we slept in the field,
they came and pulled off our night-caps, and stole
oar gloves tom under our heads, with the heaver
coverings and The skins that we kip upon. In con.
sequence of this we always slept with our clubs in
our. bands, that if they awoke us we might drive
them away ur knock them down.
When we made a halt to rest by the way, they
Fathered around us, and played a thousand.taicks
to our view, and when we sat still, they approached
es so near, that they gnawed the thongs of our
shoes. If we lay down, as if intending to sleen,
they came and smelt at our noses, to try velretber
we were or alive • if we held our breath, they
gave us such a tug of the nose as though they would
bite it off. On our first arrival, they bit off the
Ames, the Sngers and.the toes of our dead, while
'we were preparing the grave, and thronged in such
a manner about the infirm and sick, that it was wial,
difficialty we mild keep them off..
F,very mousing we saw these audacious animalt.
patrolling about among the sea-Boars and sea-bears
lying on the strand, imerlinz at such as were,a4leth,