Star.
London, England, 1826-05-17 00:00:00

ETON MONTEM.

The triennial and ancient celebration of Eton Mon-
rem took place yesterday, when the a ins of old Emil a
shone forth in all the gay varieties of costume.whicis
art or fancy could devise ; indeed the splendour of the
dresses far eclipsed in magnificence those of any former
period. From an eatly hour in the morning, the road
from the Metropolis was crowded with carriages, con-
taining an elegant assemblage of females, fr;ends, and
old Etonian', all anxious to witness and partiLipate in
the support of this interesting ceremony. Ar an early
hour in the morning, the accustomed procession took
place round the College yard, when the Captain (Mr.
Picketing) having spoken his oration, proceeded to
marshal his tiny warriors, and Salt-bearers were dis-
patched in every direction to levy the accustomed con-
tributions upon the passers by—a service which was
performed in a very gentlemanly anl decorous manner.
At about half-past one, the assemblage of nobility and
gentry at Salt-hill was very considerable; but much
disapp.)intment was expressed when it was known that
his Majesty would not be, according to his gracious
intention, able to attend. A little before two, the grand
cavalcade of Montem made its appearance, extending.
for half a mile along the main road from Slough, and
in front of the ancient druidical mount, where the
Ensign (Mr. Vallancey) was quickly seen displaying
his skill and prowess in gracefully waving the silk
flags, which forms the principal featute of the Montem
ceremony. The scene was at this moment unusually
'brilliant, as, independent of the sparkling of the em-
broidered dresses of the Etonian:, the lustre of bright
eyes and charming faces in the surrounding carriages,
aided by all the advantages of fashionable embellish-
ment, tended, in no incr- -iderable degree, to heighten
of the A - the most distin-

the splendour _ picture. .mong
guished of the visitors, many of whom must entertain
a filial regard for Old Mother Etona' we observed his
Grace the Duke of Northumberland, Lords *Donnald
and Rolle, Sir Charles Cockerel!, Mr. Secretary Canning
and family, Mr. Robinson, and many others of equal
note. A very splendid repast for the Etonian: and
their friends was, as usual, prepared at Mr. Bottum's,
where forty tables, including one for Dr. Yeate, the
Masters, and twenty-six distinguished visitors, spread
forth a most inviting banquet to commemorate the
joyous day. The collection was not, we hear, quite
equal in amount to some former occasions; but this
will be the less regretted, when it is known the amount
is not a consideration with the present Captain, whose
family is very wealthy. Poor old Herbert Stockhore,
the Montem's Poet Laureate, made his usual grotesque
appearance in his triumphal car, attended by his grace-
ful helpmate, and drawn, as aforetime, by his high-bred
Arabian pony, chaunting his: own verses, in imitation
of the ancient god of Song, and levying contributions
by the sale of copies, in accordance with the mere
modern Professors. Tire commencement of his Qde is

so truly original that we are induced to give the fitst
:is lines, ss a specimen of its unique style :

" 1, Redwine &saber*, once more
In spite el age, and pains rheumatic,
Hop down to bliOnteln with verses attic,
Ti wake the Muses as I have done before.
'for why should I lie s-bed, groaning and bickering,
When I ought to be up to sag Captain Pickering?"
A very large body of the London light-fingered
company attended, and had just commenced business,
without issuing even a prospectus, when the an ival of a
party of Bow-street artillery, under those able tacticians.
Mess's. Townsend, Sayers, Bishop, Smith, Taunton,
Ellis, and Perry, made a very unexpected attack upon
the rijk brigade, and succeeded in routing the bantliiii
before they had done any very considerable damage to
the pockets of his Majesty's liege subjects. The dar
proved most auspicious, and the regulations were
excellent, every thing passing off, up to the time of our
leaving, without the slightest interruption or accident.