The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-05 00:00:00

THE

INSTALLATION AT CAMBRIDGE.
ki,,oui tile Culic"iridge
The interesting and brilliant festivities connected
with the installation of hip Royal Highness Prince
Albert as Chancellor of this University are now close
upon us; and as the time approaches more near, more
evident become the bustle of preparation and the fever
of expectation. From one end of the town to the
other the note of pr; paration is loudly heard : one
cannot turn a come: 4,t a sirta-t w;i;44ut run:;ing
against a ladder, or a can of paint, or a deal ,lack.
Many and many a day is it since there has been in
this good town of Cambridge so universal a fever, so
thorough a cleansin so general a beautification, and
g,
so perfect an upset of all ordinary domestic matters as
that which prevails at this present time of writing.
if Everybody and everything is in motion ; andone
could but penetrate a little behind the scenes, a rare
display should we find of puzzled minds and excited
feelings. In a word, the whole town is alive, and no-
thing is talked of or thought of but the approaching
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At the conclusion of this account we append a short
programme of the proceedings, and shall now proceed
to report progress in the preparations. And first of
all of

THE ROYAL ROUTE.

The preparations at the railway station are of an
extensive character. Numbers of workmen have
been engaged there for some time in repainting and
colouring the establishment. A part of the platform
will he cut off from the rest by large moveable parti•
tions, for the use of the royal party, and this will
be fitted-up with great splendour. The old refresh-
ment room will be appropriated to her Majesty's use,
and Edgington is engaged in preparing it for the
purpose. Through this room her Majesty and the
Prince will pass when they leave the station. The
whole building will be decorated with innumerable
flags and banners, and it is expected to cut a very
dashing figure. Immediately under the front portico
is erected a gallery, for the accommodation of friends
of the directors, and at the upper part of the road is
a capacious gallery on each side, one of which will
be occupied partly by the families of members of
the Town Council. A little farther in advance the
company have erected a large and handsome triumphal
arch.

Leaving the property of the railway company, we
come into the region of private enterprise. At every
available point along Hill,-road stages and galleries
are in course of erection for the use of persons
anxious to have a good view of the royal procession;
and the same remark is applicable to the whole line
of route. The triumphal arch near the ho4pital is
nearly completed; it is quite an imposing structure,
and one may fancy that cannons are bristling on its
frowning battlements, to repel an invader or welcome
a Sovereign. At the corner of 'Pi-laity-street the arch
is not yet begun, but we presume we shall see some
symptoms of it before this day is over.

THE SENATE-ROUSE.
The fittings-up are nearly completed. At the west
end is a raised dais, upon which a very neat and
handsome canopy of crimson cloth with gold orna-
ments, surmounted by a crown, has been erected ; it
is approached by two steps, and on it are two chairs
of state for the Queen and Chancellor; the platform
is surrounded by a massive hand-rail, supported by
white and gold balusters; the hand-rail is covered
with pink velvet; the approach is by a handsome
flight of steps. The dais is carpeted with a superb
carpet. O❑ the north and south sides of the Senate-
house are raised seats for the ladies, the front of which
is ornamented with pannelling with gold beading,
capped with crimson cloth. The orchestra, capable of
containing 300, and opposite the throne, is of very ex-
cellent construction,and ornamented like the sides, but
rather more elaborately, being filled with gold mould
ing. The gallery at the west end, immediately over
the throne, is tastefully fitted up for ladies; adjoining
it are the reporters' seats The north gallery is for
Undergraduates ; the south for B.A.'s ; the whole area
is for members of the Senate and gentlemen visitors.
Prom the ceiling are suspended 5 splendid chandeliers.
An improvement has been made in the statues, which
are protected by enamelled railing, so that they are
not concealed, as on a former occasion. The arrange-
ments have been under the management of Messrs.
Bradwell and Sons. The throne, chairs, and deco-
rations are by Mr. J. Swan. The whole is very
strongly constructed. To prevent crowding or in
convenience, there are eight entrances. On the south
side, the south-west entrance is fur the throne; the
centre leads to the ladies' seats ; and the south-east is
for graduates and gentlemen visitors. On the north
side the furthest entrance leads to the ladies' gallery
over the throne ; the next to the ladies' seats on the
north side; the second entrance is for undergraduates,
who will mount by an exterior staircase; the first for
the orchestra. The principal entrance, which will
be protected by an awning, is for members of the
Senate, and their friends. Of course it is through
this entrance that the Queen and the Chancellor
will pass.

THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S DINNER.
Owing to the smallness of the dining-hall, the
company will be very select; accommodation has
been made for sixty; the tables in the hall have been
widened. The hall is looking exceedingly neat, and
everything is going on rapidly.

TRINITY COLLEGE BANQUET.
The preparations here are on a more magnificent
scale : arrangements are being made for 330. The
Vice-Master's table will be assigned to the Queen and
the Chancellor, and it may ahnost be said that it will
be loaded with plate, which will be supplied by Hunt
and Rosktll.

PUBLIC BREAKFAST.
The preparations in Trinity and St. John's are on
a magnificent scale. On the north and south sides
of the cloisters are tables 200 feet long; and under
the Library are two tables, each 150 feet long ; a
space of 19 feet broad has been left all round for
walking A rustic bridge across the Cam, near the
north-west gate of the cloisters, and another across
the ditch, connect the two colleges. Edgington is
fast progressing with his part of the preparations ;
the dancing tent, which is a grand affair, is up, and
the greatest activity prevails in every department.
We have already mentioned that two military bands
(those of the Life Guards and Scots Pusilier
Cruards) will attend, and that Koenig will lead a
band for the votaries of Terpsichore. We under-
stand that preparations are making for 4,000 visitors.
Tickets, be it remembered, will be charged five shil-
lings extra if not taken until after Monday.
THE FIREWORKS AND BALLOONS.

A large area has been fenced off on Parker's
Piece, opposite the Town Gaol, in order that the
thousands who are expected to view the fireworks may
have every facility of so doing. The standard pieces
will be elevated on high poles. The selection and
arrangements are under the immediate superintend-
ence of Mr. Deck, whose amatuer exertions in the
pyrotechnic art are well known to the town, and
whose employment of Mr. Darby, the celebrated
pyrotechnist of Vauxhall Gardens, will en-
sure a rich and varied treat. Among others
will be exhibited a piece termed the Kaleido-
scope, from the variety of forms and colours it ex-
hibits by its complicated machinery ; a scientific
piece, in which the beautiful and varied tints of polar-
ized light are combined, and which excited so much
applause when exhibited at the first meeting of the
British Association in Cambridge; a national piece,
" The Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock," entwined in
brilliant fire, for the finale, which will be the most
splendid piece ever exhibited in Cambridge, in which
all the powers an-I beauties of the pyrotechnic art will
be combined. The names " Albert and Victoria,"
surmounted by a crown and star, with pyramids of
brilliant fire 40 feet high, amid the flight of hundreds
of rockets, will give effect and honour to the memo-
rable occasion. It is hoped that the shameful prac-
tice of throwing fireworks into the area, which on a
former occasion nearly proved fatal, will not be re-
peated, involving, as it does, the pleasure of a few,
but the lives of many. The firing will commence on
Monday evening, about ten o'clock.
On Tuesday evening, at seven o'clock, Mr. Green,
the veteran in aerosi Litton, will ascend from the same
space, being his 361st ascent since he had the honour
first to ascend by order or the Government, at the
coronation of George the Fourth. The balloon is
constructed of scarlet and yellow silk, contains 30,000
cubic feet of gas, and is, with the car, entirely new,
and the most splendid ever made. It will hold four
persons; and gentlemen wishing for a change of air
had better make speedy application to Mr. Deck.