The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-11 00:00:00

INSTALLATION OF THE DUKE OF

WELLINGTON.

(From the Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary.)
OXFORD, JUNE 10.---The important 10th of June
has come, and, as I write, is almost past, for Oxford.
Carriages rolled incessantly through the town almost
as thickly as they are wont to going to an opera, to
set down the ladies at an awning erected before the
entrance assigned to them, where they had to wait for
the moment of admission nearly as long as an hour
and a half, and where in doing so they displayed the
same philosophic patience and unflinching endurance
which they are ever known to display in the hour of
a squeeze. They were very numerous, dressed in the
most gay and elegant manner, and altogether such a
lovely fellowship as seldom sheds light and delight
upon the severe retreats of scholastic life. When the
admission door opened, the crushing and driving
through the narrow opening of iron gates, resembled
what we can conceive to have been the torrent of old
Picton's " fighting brigade" bursting through a
breaeh at Badajos, or St. Sebastian. At about a
quarter to eleven, however, all those who could get
into the theatre, both the gentle and ungentle, had
attained their places, and awaited the sequel of the
day's proceedings.
In the meantime the Colleges were sending forth the
chief men in their full robes, who were seen on all
sides passing and repassing through antique archway
or quadrangle, Grecian or Gothic, and hurrying off to
the old hall of the university college. Thither, too,
proceeded from the hotels and lodgings of the town
the various personages who, by virtue of old or lately
received honorary degrees of LL. D., were entitled to
take places in the Chancellor's procession.
In the High-street the houses were filled from top
to bottom, while the unaccommodated multitude were
massed together in full occupation of the road. In
fact, expectation was never more on tiptoe than on
this important morning in this fair town. At length
eleven o'clock came. The arched gateway of the uni-
versity almost immediately afterwards was thrown
open, the imposing scholastic procession commenced
its movement out of the olden hall of the college, and
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His Grace worei;ue
riband and star, and, over all, the Chancellor's gown,
richly ornamented with gold lace ; he also wore the
college cap, with a gold tassel. Au reste, his Grace
looked uncommonly well, in fine health and spirits.
He was supported by the Vice-Chancellor. Imme-
diately after him followed those noble personages who
formerly received honorary degrees at the university.
Amongst those we had no difficulty in recognising
was the Marquis of Londonderry,- who wore his full
hussar uniform, and over it his scarlet robe of Doctor
of Civil Law. The Marquis, however, retained his
sable skin cap, with its lofty plume, doubtless to the
great dis-edification of all Alma Mater. We ex-
pected that his Grace the Chancellor would have
directed the Proctors to do their duty and see to the pre-
servation of the University costumes. There were about
30 of these old LL. D.s. After them came six of the
Bishops ; then the newly-elected Noble Doctors of
Law; then the Doctors of Divinity and the Doctors
of Physic and Civil Law ; and, finally, the Proctors
of the University. The appearance of this train was
uncommonly brilliant, both from the great number of
the individuals who formed it, and from the contrast
of the black and scarlet silk robes and the military
uniforms worn by them. I may here remark that the
Duke of Cumberland did not of course join the pro-
cession, but that a few moments previous to its exit
from the University College he proceeded to the
theatre in his private carriage. As the procession
passed along the route, which has been mentioned,
the Duke of Wellington frequently received hearty
cheers ; but those tributes of goodwill were more
especially paid at his setting out, and at his arrival at
his destination.