The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-02 00:00:00

" Your most obedient, and bumble Servant,

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fir. Stewa."4,-
‘4 Steward's 01Ece, Lincoln's Inn
May 31, 18151.

INSTALL the leNtariTS the BATH.

. Rotwithstanding the unfavourable state Of the
wather last morning, so much vas the public
curiosity excited by the n„.aninificerit display whiah
it was generally understood'would.be inade dtiring
this Splendid Cereinc'.ny, thatseveittl hundreds Of
genteelly dressed hadiat an' early hour, o.
:curled all the places 'in the ••klphlity of Wesiiiiin-
Styr Abbey, from which they could obtain a vicw
of the. procession as it passed. The windows of
the chambers attached to the House of Lords
were crowded with beauty and fashion, as Writhe
roof- of the colonnade, and the windows o all the
adjoining houses ; and those (of whom there were.
many) who could not obtain elevated situation,
vcontented• themselves with a partial view from
their carriages. The Bourgeois:. were also terry •
numerous in their attendance, although the throng
was by no means so great-as the public curiosity
taught us to expect. • `, ,
At eight o'clock several troops-of Horse Guar&
arrived in Parliament-street, from their gliarters„
•and were immediately stationed in small pariTes in
all the avenues leading,to.the Abbey: - About
took their .post opposite Whitehall, and doable,
that number were placed 'in. Great George-stlret,
where they dismounted, but stood prepared tore-
mount, if then services' 'services should be required., In-
theimmediate vicinity
.of the platform there Were
also strong parties. A. company of the Foot
GuardS;were stationed on the ptatforni,-which was
not finished till a late hoar on Sunday evening;
and was formed 'of deal boards about a yard from
the ground, boynded son each side
.by strong
wooden railing, atid,surmounted by a -ioof of wea-
ther boarding. It extended from the dooi' of the
House. of
,Lords; kbown by 'the name -of the
Prince's door,' to the door of. time Abbey iii Poet's
Corner, and a green cloth was laid down from one
end to the other..

Previous to ten o'clock all the persons who were
to take part' in the\ ceremony had arrived-at the
House of Lords,. where they attired themselves in
their respcctiye habits, and shortly before eleven,
the necessary arrangements having been made,
the procession commenced in the following order

FOLIT USilitri,, with ands ornamented with ribands.
Four Drummers and FiferA, and eight Tronr,eters, in 'their
full uniform. - '
Squires of the:NAV-its elect.
Knights Peet, and the -Proxies of those who dicl7n4t attend.—
' They wore the surco;it and. girt; with the •'&7.vord.:of the

Order, carried the mantle Ontheir right arias; 'and walked
bare headed.
The Squires of the Knights who had -already reCeilicdthe'llo
nour of •Knighthood, wearing Wel' veket caps.. ' •
The Knights themselves, superbly tictssed in .their larper
•• costume, and all wearing white satin hats; ornamented With
white plumes. ••
His Royal Highness the Duke of York,' Grand Master, fol-
ldwed by his Aide-da•Camps in fullunifortn,
Then came several Heralds mid- a party, of Aavelin men, by
whom the procession was closed.- . : •

They proceeded -slowly .ahing the 17114.forin to
the Abbey; and from thence to. King Henry
Vllth'sApe!, where the installation was per-
formed: • -

After the procession entered' the Abbey, they
walked up the south. aisle round the--weq end.of
the nave, where a number of seats were erected'
for the friends of the Dean, and thence,along the
north aisle across the north .cross-of the transept
to the Chapel of Henry VII. where the: ceremony
of Installation took, place. Through all these
parts of the Cathedral, seats and scalfoldings.were.
placed for the 'ipectators., who were admitted by.
Special tickets to every several part—•-sorllC, to
walk in the nave,;Others to seats under the organ,-
others tp row-s above the aisles, :others. to the
public gallery, to the -Lord Chamberlain's
seat,. '&c. 'Many persons of fashion besdeged the
doors of entrance at the Cloisters by eight o'clock,
and at nine they-were admitted, from-whielaime
till,: eleven o'clock, the number was increased by a
influx.--While: the Knights Were. in:the
Chapel, the nave of the Cathedral became a kEnt
of 'fashion-Ale proinenade, enlivened by the'pre-
sence of many pretty women, though the band of
music, which had previouily,entertainelfthe com-
pany, was now silent__ Ail round the space
where the procession 'moved w*Jined 'by the
Guards, and betwecn'the lines whi'ciethey fOrnied,
the public walk ensued. The ceremony: lasted
nearly four bours..., The following
,is .an account
of theforruz,—: - . ,

In 'Henri .the Seventh's Chapel, the Banners of
the deceased knights. are buried under the Altai:,
the. Band, during this ceremOny, playing The Dead
March in Said : the Installation of-the respective
knights then took, place, and Dicing Service be
gun. Dr. Pm. cell's Deita, and appropdiate
Anthems were sting,. ITthe 'Cielltlemea 6f the
Choirs of the Chapel Royill, St. Paul's, .an.ll,tet.t-
-minster • -

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Divine Service-being ended, .:the.'Knii;lits_put
on their hats 'and feathers, the Proxles remained
inwovered,,. and .approached severally,. with their
Companions, to .the.Altar,'-tichere each Knight
standing., and (tro.wing—his sn~oi•d, ,pffercd it to the
Dean, received aim laid it on'the Altar.
The Knigh ft-then red e dined it of the -D an 'a o
restored it with'proper adnionitionS.
the se ere inolly 21)e.ing, .0011ClUtjejl,, aTiti n el's
Coronation .IC;i'izg, being
sung, the.. procession returned, to the .Prince's.
Chamber in.the same-orderß.-can-ie. Ii m thence,
eqept that the Prebendaries retired to the. Jeru-
saleM chamber from.the Abbey door'; and that
the Esquires and Officers of Arms, and Officers of
1.1. w„ Ordep, when they came 'out of the church,
were, covered—Within the Abbey door, the
King's iVi.,ster Cook made the admon -Lien to each
Companion. ,
On the Conclusion' of the ceremony, the Herald
ofthe Order marshalled the Squires, KnightS, and
Companions, who, as their harnef were called, 'se-.
verally bowed to the Royal Party above the altar;
and then. to the- door, and retired. The PrincesseS
ininiediatay AV ithdrym, and while the Procession.
went xoundthenave.;:hadan.opportunity of again
taking their places by the doOr-that leads- outfrom
the Poet's 'Corner, and to see the 'Order march
from the Cgthedral.. As they passed, they saluted
the Princess ..Charlotte of Wales, the Princess
• Elizabeth:, the ,Duke of -Kent, awl the Princess
Augusta, who, stood in' the order we havenamed
them, and. returned the compliment by bowing and
curtseying, till the whole had cloSed as it entered,
by the Duke of. York, accompanied by his Aides
de-Camp.---The spectators cleared away, the sol-•
dielt were marched off, and in half an hour there
dill 4ut' remain any trace of.tliis grand ceremony,