The Sun.
London, England, 1814-06-15 00:00:00

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Oxroaii; 'June 14, Nine o'Cloct: in the F.ve;iing.

For three ten days past all has •heen hope, lin,-
.and anxiety, in this City and Urniversity.:--
The influx of visitors has been' gteater than cv(.l-
- kuo*n on any of the tunny previous occasioi-.:,
abed. coMmemorations, elections, ;till installa:.
thins of lituaripw: Personages have taken blade:
The price of lodgings, stabling, and other accom
modations, it •is almost needless to add, has, of
course., risen in amenormons.degree.,
Lord Grenville, our Chancellor, arrived yesterday
forenoon, as did many Noblemen and Gentlemen a
the Uaiversity. Shortly after the thuncellor's ay-
-rival, he proceeded to the Divinity School, and
-there opened the convocations in the usual forral.
The 9th, regiment, and some detachments of other
reginients of dragoons, and troops -of the Okfhrd,
shire Y,comanry, entered the city in the evening.
. This.mOining being fixed for thc expected ar-
rivals, the.utmost activity prevailed. Haif7past
ten wits the time appointed by the Chancellor for
the • assembling of tyre University .to. meet their

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A-lignst Visit.ors. At a tneeting.Of the Chancellor,
Heads of -frouses tind Proctors,. he!d iri the Dele-

g3teS'• ROOM, a ProtTamma was drawn up and is-
sued,.by Which all the arrangements were ordered;
according to which all Members oldie University,
Under Graduates and Bachelors, all Masters
of Arts, Proctors, Doctors, Heads of tionseo,
and :Noblemen, ill short, all the Univerity, went
out, each in his proper habit, and rAnged theM-
selves in lines on either side of the High-street,
from St. Mary's Church to,the west end of Mag-
dalen bridge, to which Seniors were nearest The

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centre of the street was left entirely opeik ti an iin-
interritpted by horsemen or carriages. The Yeo•
manry were stationed bet ween the gowrisnien and
the footway, which was thus left incommoded
for the numerous spectators. Tue windo.vs of

all the houses in High-street were crowded with
Ladies. Lord
.Francis Alin:any Spencer was Com-
mand.ing Officer of the troops on dory.
't he Nohlemen and. other Members of the Uni-
verity attended t:te Chancellor at Dr. Coles, at
Exeter College, at ID o'clock,, and accompanied
h.s Lordship shortly afterwards to the Hall of
Alagilitlen College, where pertiossiim was given
by the President and .Felhiws of that College, for
those who formed part of the Procession Jo meet.
Dake,of Y'-nk, and
.many other distinguished
.peisons,repaired thither. 'llle.:.llaypr and Aher-
men, in their robes, and the Corporation of the
City ofOxf,'n--1 :tilt-leafed, and took their station
on Magdalen Bridge,
The assembled Punlie did not waif so long as,
is Nueta' occastOns4) f public ceremonial.—
At twelve o'clock, shortly after the arrival of the
Priiice or Mecklennurg in the Queen's carriage,
nit avani courier announced the approach of the
Prince Regent ; and Lord F. A. Spencer rode out
to ineet his Royal HighoeFs. The Prince cattle
in his private. travelling carriage and four, and
aligoted on the bridge, where his Royal Highness
was met by the Chancellor, who laid the staves of
the Bedels,of the University at his Royal High-
ness's.teet. The staves beaig most graciously re-
turned, the Mayor advanced and presented to his
Royal Highness the ensigns of his office, which
also most graciously returned, the Procession
.was 'inmediatery commenced on focit.;--rtyr-enrpb--
ration wailLcl first, the Juniors preceding. Then
walked the Chancellor of the University in his frill
chess robes,and the Major of the City in his robes,
on his lett hand. All were uncovered; The Prince.
•Regent came next, with his -hat in his hand
His Royal IlighneSs'as in the ,Windsor uniform
(dark Nit.,e and scarlet), and wore the Order of
the Garter, and the Russian and Prussian o,ders.
He looked extremely well, and appeared: in high
spirits. The Duke of York was on his right, wear-
ing his academic robe, and the Order of the Gaiter.
Their Royal Highnesses- were followed by Lord
Sidmouth, the Earls of Darnley, Harcourt, &sex,
Pembroke, Spencer, and Fortesene, the Bishop of
Peterborough,
.and a long train, composed of
the Nobility,
,Clergy, and Members of the Univer-
sity. It was 'expected that the Russian and Prus-
sian Monarchs. would have arrived at the Same
time, and formed part of the Procession, which
Was provided for. in the Prograirima but-for some
reasons of choiee or convenience this did not hap Pen.
The Royal and Academic Procession then moved
up the High-street, anti turning to the right at St.
Mary'se Church, , passed the Radcliffe. Library to
the Divinity School ; in approaching .which,
the Memhers of every rank formed lines to
the : right and, left, while his Royal Highness
was conducted by the Chaneellor and the pro-
per Offitcrs to his: ' seat. Being seated, the
Prince Regent received • the Address of the
University from the Chancellor, to which his
Royal Hieliness made a most gracious ahswer.---
'The Chancellor then presented to the Regent the
Officers of the University, and afterwards, accom-
panied by them, attended his Royal Highness to
the apartments prepared for his reception at Christ
Church eonege.,--theretO receive his Royal
ness's commands for conducting hitn, and the
distinguished personages wilt) were every momeut
expected,. ,in suitable ceremony to those Colleges
and public buildings of the University, which it
might lie his Royal Highness's pleasure to visit.
All eyes in the crowded street and on the bridge
were now turned with impatient expectation east-
ward, to behold the Emperor Alexander, and
every appearance of an officer, or a servant in
Royal Livery at quick race, was regarded as an
indication of his Imperial Majesty's instant com.e
ing. At lengbt, after the lapse of about an hour,.
a post-chaise and four, containing Lords Yar-
mouth; and Cathcart, was hailed as the inithediate
precursor of the Russian. Emperor,
Within a few minutes afterwards, preceded by
the General Lord A. Spencer, and a few
light dragoons,.Alexander, and his amiable and•
accomplished sister, appeared in an open ba;
rouche of the Prince Regent's, drawn simply
by four post-horses. The Emperor was dressed
in a plain blue coat, wore his. hair • withmit
powder, and with his hat continued bOwing to-
the public, constantly and gracefully, the whole,
way up the High,....reet. The Duchess of Olden-.
burgh wore a inagnifide,lt plume of feathers, and;
like her Imperial Brother, constantly expressed.
her kind feelings of. the respect I..stified to them,
by siMilar tokens of•gratication atrti ,!or,descen..
6iOn. The. appearance Of. Alexander utttrai;ttd