The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-04 00:00:00

balconies of the house, from Which this Was thrown, were
filled with lovely females, in the bright blue costume, one of
Whom Moved a flag as the procession passed, bearing the fol..
lowing inscription in gold letters :—" The Sons and Datigh-
ters of Erin hail their King !"—The new and handsome apa
proach to the Cathedral, which, for the accommodation' Of his
Majesty, and the illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, was first
prOposa by the Dean to be formed through his own garden,
was intended to have been lined for the procession by the
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children of the incorporated Society, the King's Hospital,
and the charity schools of Dublin ; but this appropriate ar-
rangement was interrupted by the incessant rain. At each
side platforms were prepared, and those in the garden of
the Deanery; calculated to accommodate nearly four hundred
of the Dean's friends and acquaintance, were, from the
same unfortunate circumstance of continued ruin, left almost
unoccupied. On the front of the Deanery-house were displayed
the King's Arms, with the following motto underneath, " Fear
GOD, honour the King." Three royal flags of silk waved on the
house and in the garden ; and, had the weather favoured, the
whole effect would have been most agreeable and impressiveaa-
At so early an hour as seven o'clock in the morning, there
was not a coach to be procured for hire in Dublin. This was
the cause of many serious disappointments to persons who had
not carriages of their own. Many a fair bosom panted in
anxious suspense, and would have been as much rejoiced at
the sight of a grim hackney coachman rolling up his crazy
vehicle, as if it were a bridegroom at another period. Many
were resolved to " bide the pelting of the pitiless storm,"
rather than forego the promised gratification. Accordingly,
numbers even of thoge who had tickets for the interior of the
Cathedral, were to be seen endeavouring to reach the Chnrch,
which was effected - by the greater number, but not without
splashed stockings and. wet shoes. The outer aisle of the Ca-
thedral was thronged at an early hour with a very fashionable
assemblage. A space through the middle of the aisle was
railed in, along which the procession was to move. The pas-
sage was carpeted with a rich purple cloth, and the railings
were covered in with a bright green baize. On each side seats
rose gradually, where many of the most beautiful of our
countrywomen appeared, cheering-hnel decorating the- scene.
Upon the inside every arrangement had been .made which
could in any way contribute to the satisfaction or convenience
of the visitors. A number of Gentlemen of high respectability
officiated as stewards, who paid the closest attention to see that
every individual was .conveniently and suitably placed. The
stewards were at their respective stations before nine o",clock ;
they were uniformly dressed in blue coats, white waistcoats,
breeches and stockings ; each wore a white or pink silk sash,
tied•round -his waist, and carried a wand. They were well
selected for the occasion, and rendered themselves universally .
admired for their courtesy and exertions throughout the day. •
The arrangements were judiciously conceived, and well
suited
to the occasion, and they were in every respect sedulously and
strictly adhered to. • For these excellent arrangements the visi-
tors ate indebted to Sir William Betharn ; and for the atten-
tion paid to ourselves, in common with the other members
of the Press, we beg to return our particular thanks. At
half-past ten o'clock the streets were lined by the military, who
were posted in Cork-hill, Dame-street, George's-street, Atm.-
gier-street, Kevin-street, to the west gate of the Cathedral.—
At one o'clock the King arrived at the Castle from the Park,
where his Majesty being robed in the splendid habiliments of
the order, and the procession formed, proceeded in his state
carriage, accompanied by the Duke of Montrose, to the Ca-
thedral'. At this hour the joy bells began to ring, and shortly
after Wards we noticed the battle-axe guards taking their respec-
tive places in the passage in the Cathedral. Shortly afterwards
the loud and enthusiastic greetings of the people heralded the
approach of his Majesty ; he reached the church exactly at 20
minutes to two o'clock. His Majesty was received by the
Knights, Esquires, and Officers of the Order, and the Dean and
Chapter and Officers of the Cathedral, and conducted through
the aisle to the Chapter-room in the following order :
Vergers--Choristers—Prebendaries--PursuiVants—Serjeants
at Arms, with their maces—Athlone—Esquires of Knights .
to be installed, three and three as before—Cork Herald-_
Knights to be installed, two and two as before—Dublin He-
rald—Esquires of the Earl of Longford—Earl of Longthrtl,
Esquires of the Earl of Enniskillen—Earl of Enniskillen--
Esquires of the Marquis of Thomond—Marquis of Thomond—
Esquires of Earl O'e‘eill—Etrl O'Neill—Esquires of the .Ilar-
quess of Headfort—Marquess of Headfort.—Esquires of the
Marquess of Conyngliam.—Marquess of Conyngliam.—Ulster.
—Genealogist.—Usher.--Secretary, Chancellor.— Prelate.—
Sword of State.—THE SOVEHEIGN.—His Majesty's train
borne by six Peers' sons.—His Majesty's Esquires.-,Colonel
and Officers of the Battle-axe Guards.—The Choir. •
The coup d'oeil presented in this-part of the building, when
the procession entered the chapter-room, was most splendid.
The first Dignitaries of the State were among those who were
in the body of the Church, wearing their various orders and
insignia. Prince Esterhazy (the Austrian Ambassador), Prin-
cess Esterhazy, and the 'Marchioness Conyngham, sat in a pow
immediately facing the Throne which was to be occupied by his
Majesty. The procession having fallen back on each side, his
Majesty advanced, and took his seat upon the Throne ; the
Knights then came forward successively, according to seniority,
and each, with his Esquires, having first bowed to the altar,
made their obeisance to his Majesty, after which they stepped
backwards, until they reached their places in the choir. The.
installed Knights wore their hats—the Knights to be in-
stalled still held their hats in their hands. The hat of each
Knight was covered with a profusion of ostrich feathers, of
three colours, crimson, blue, and white. They wore blue and
white silk dresses, and the installed Knights large trains. The
Knights being all seated in their respective stalls, and their
Esquires in front of them, the Dignitaries and PrebendarieS
proceeded to their places near the Altar ; and the Choristers
being placed in the gallery, in front of the organ, Te Deum
was chaunted with a sublime effect. It is impossible to con-
ceive a more powerfully impressive combination of the Relia
gious and State Ceremonial than that afforded at this moment.
At the conclusion of the anthem, Ulster, the Heralds, Fur- ,
suivants, and Esquires of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cumberland, proceeded to the chapter-room for the insignia,
and re-entered in the following order :
Pursuivants.—lleralds.—Ulster King of Arms, with the.
Collar on a blue velvet cushion.—Esquire, with Banner.—Man-
tle.—Sword.

On arriving at the table, the Ulster, Genealogist, and Secre-
tary, went to the front of the stall of the proxy of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cumberland, making their reverences
to the Sovereign : they, with the proxy, proceeded to the table,
where the Lord Primate, as Prelate of the Order, read the ad-
. monition, "tobe a true servant of Almighty God, and a wor-
thy Brother and Knight Companion of the most illustrious
Order of St. Patrick •" and the Sovereign having commanded
the two senior Knights to descend from their stalls, his Lord-
ship was by them invested with the Sword and Collar, and the
Mantle being placed on his Lordship's right arm, he was re-
conducted to his stall, making his reverence to the Sovereign,
and standing with his hat on, the uninStalled Knights standing
up at the same time ; the senior Esquire then unfurled the
Banner, and Sir 'Wm. Betham, as Ulster King of Arms, pro-
claimed the style of his Royal Highness. The Officers of
Arms and the Esquires then went to the altar with the Banner;
the principal Esquire presented the offering to the Register,
who placed it on the altar, and Ulster King of Arms having re-
ceived the Banner from the Esquire, delivered it to the Register,
who placed it within the rails, after which the Esquires, &c.,
with reverence to the altar and Sovereign, returned to their places.
The seat of Grand Master to the Order was unoccupied during
the day, the King being on his throne, and Grand .Master, the
Lord Lieutenant, occupying his own stall as Earl Talbot, one
of the Knights. The following is the order in which the new
Knights were installed :-
1. The Duke of Cumberland, by his proxy, Lord Graves.._
2. Marquess of Donegall.-3. Earl of Caledon.-4. Earl Tal-
bot.-5. Earl of Ormond.-6. Earl of Meath.-7. Earl of
Fingall.-8. Earl of Courtown.-9. Earl of Roden.
The Knights having been all installed, the choir sung the
anthem, composed by Sir John Stevenson, " 0 Lord, our Go-
vernor." The principal performers were Messrs. Smith, Wey-
man, and Jayger, assisted by Mr. Bedford, Sir John Steven-
son, and Master Ormsby. At half-past three o'clock, the an-
them being concluded, the Knights advanced, and having made
their obeisance to the King retired, bowing to his Majesty, and
followed by their Esquires, who observed the same ceremony
precisely as they had done at the beginning of the installation.
At the passage under the organ, the Knights, &c. retired, their
Esquires formed separate lines along the aisle to the door,
where the royal carnage was in readiness, and they stood a
little advanced, in order toimake their parting acknowledgments
to the Monarch. His Majesty, attended by his Esquires, his
Lords in Waiting, his Grooms of the Bed-chamber, his Equer-
ries and Pages, passed through the aisle to his carriage. Before
the commencement of the ceremony, the Lord Mayor stood in
the body of the church, nearly fronting the Throne ; the two
High Sheriff's and the City Chaplain stood behind him. This
place was not allotted to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff's in the
ceremonial. His Lordship occupied the place, we are inform-
ed, by the permission of the Dean and Chapter ; the Stewards
first, and afterwards Sir William Betham, wished to prevail
upon his Lordship to retireto some other situation, but the Lord
Mayor would not stir ! There being no remedy but force to re-
move his Lordship and the Sheriffs, and that mode not being
deemed fitting, they were furnished with seats, and held their
places to the end.