Star.
London, England, 1805-04-24 00:00:00

Nothing was offered to the eye of the ear, but that
which was calculated to afford gratification. Every
thing that taße could devife, that judgment could
execute, that wealth could procure, feemed combin-
ed to produce a tout vitriolic which should pleafe the
eye, fafcinate the fancy and aftonifh the mind.—
Aftoniihment was certainly my fir( feeling, but that
was foon foftened into delight. There Is nothing
at all on record in the hiftory of the Garter, or any
fimilar Inßitution in Europe, that is entitled even to
a comparifon with the proceedings of this day.
The morning's dawn gave the promife of a fine day,
and the fun (hone forth with an unufual. degree of
fplendor. It was not poflible for the weather to have
been more aufpicious and this circumftance of courfe
brought many thoufands to the Cagle. Before the
ceremony of the Inßallation, it was known that the
public were to be gratified by his Majefty prefenting
a pair of kettle drums to the regiment of Horfe
Guards. A prodigious concourfe of people affembled
to witnefs the fight, which certainly was extremely
brilliant, and condutted in a way perfeitly fuitable
to the occafion. At eight o'clock his Majefly, richly
dread in the uniform of the Horfe Guards, made his
appearance in the grand fquare, where a fquadron of
Honk was drawn up, attended with Trumpeters.—
His Majeßy was accompanied by the Duke of York,
the Duke of Cambridge. the Earl of Harrington,
and the moft numerous Staff of Officers ever wit-
neffed. The drums were brought out far his Majefty
to examine them ; they were of burniffied
beautifully wrought, and emboffed with appropriate
devices. After his Majefty had examined the drums
he defired Come of his General Officers to take care
of the Qeen, and fee that her Majeßy had a com-
modious Ration. The drums were then delivered to
the Serjcant Major, who placed them on a honk ca.
parifoned for the purpofe. The whole band of trum-
pets immediately ftruck up, GOD rave the King, and
with the fquadron went round the court yard and out
into the Little Park : the King mounted his charger,
and cxercifed him round the rquare, in the fevt•ral
paces of the menage, in a truly capital Rile, but pat ti-
cularly fo, when in the action of the piaf, his Majefty
fuddenly dropt the reins, and his horfe made a full
flop. His Majefty appeared highly pleafed, and ex•
claimed, he had now got a thorough dreffed horfe.
His Majefty proceeded the way the fquadron of borfe
had gone before, and was met at the gate by the
Duke of York and Duke of Cambridge, and Staff,
who attended him to the Park, where the regiment
of Horfe Guards were drawn np, and received his
Majefty with the ufual honours. The drums were
prefented with the accuftomed forms ; his Majefty,
at the fame time, accompanying his gift with an
appropriate and fuitable fpeech. From eight o'clock
till near eleven, the fpedlators were arranging them.
(elves in the different fituations molt convenient for
viewing the proceffion, From St. George's Hall to
the fouth entrance of St. George's Chapel, matting
was laid for the Knights to walk upon. The gene-
ral appearance of the Caine yard was pidturefque be-
yond conception. The battalion of Grenadiers were
Rationed from the farther end of St, George's Hall
to the !mirage oppofite Lord Harrington's houfe, and
from thence to the Chapel door the battalion of light
infantry were placed. They flood on each fide,
about half a yard from the matting, to keep the
ground for the proceffion. The fpe&ators were four
or five deep behind the Guards • the ladies were al-
lowed to Rand in the intervals between the files. The
Round Tower particularly attracted attention. It
was covered with people, and was well adapted for
affording, a full view of the Chapel. The tops of the
houfes of the Poor Knights on the old foundation
were alfo covered with company. The houfe of
Mr. Wyatt, the Archited, and the two turrets that
flank it, were in like manner filled with perfons. The
Governor's Tower, and the Store Tower, were in
like manner devoted to the accommodation of the
public. In short, the ramparts, and every place
that commanded a view, were entirely occupied. In
the whole there could not have been within :nd
upon the Cagle lefs than from twenty-five to thirty
thoufand perfons. At eleven o'clock a fignal gun
announced the commencement of the proceflion, and
the anxiety of the fpedlators was immediately reliev-
ed. The Guards were ordered to prefent arms while
the proceffion palled. It proceeded in the following
order from the Royal apartments to the Chapter
Houle Firft were two muficians in fcarlet and gold
playing fmall cilium flutes. Four drummers, in
icarlet and gold, followed by one in the fame habit,
' walking uncovered ; then came the kettle drums;
' and after them a band of eighteen trumpeters in (car-
let and gold ; they played alternately with the flutes
during file proceffion.
Sir Iliac Heard having met with a very unfortu
nate accident on Sunday, by a nail running through
his foot, he was unable to perform his duty as " Gar-
ter," and Mr. Townfhend officiated in his room.