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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-10 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE INSTALLATION.

(Abridged front the correspondence of the Times.)
CAMBRIDGE, SUNDAY.—This morning, at a quarter-past
eleven, the Chancellor, according to immemorial usage, pro-
ceeded to the church of Great St. Mary to hear divine service.
Nothing could be more unostentatious than his progress from
Trinity to church. His fine countenance, full of benevolent ex-
pression, indicated satisfaction, but not a haughty satisfaction,
at the novelty of his situation. He was preceded-by the three
esquire bedels in their robes of ceremony, bearing the maces of
office. The vice-chancellor walked on the left of the noble
marquis, and the Duke of Northumberland, as high-steward, on
his right. They were followed by noblemen and gentlemen;
each wearing the dress to which his collegiate rank, in either
of the universities, entitled him. We observed among them the
Marquis of Downshire, the Earl of Devon, Lord Brownlow,
Lord Canterbury, Lord Brecknock. Lord Farnborough, Chief
'Justice Tyndal, the Recorder of London, Sir H. Hardinge, Sir
Inglis. and Mr. Goulburn. These were succeeded by a con-
siderable number of doctors, both of law and divinity, heads of
houses, fellows, proctors, and tutors. There were very few on
the outside of the church, but the inside was filled long before
the commencement of service. The procession entered through
the door which leads to what is called the throne, and took their
seats in the same order in which they arrived. Service being
closed, a very impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr.
Bowes.

The procession then moved slowly from the church, and re-
turned to T. inity. Before the congregation separated, a form,
always observed upon occasions like the present, was gone
through. It consists in reading over the names those by
whose munificence colleges have been founded or endowed, or
other important services rendered to this ancient and celebrated
seat of learning.
At two o'clock, the chancellor, attended as he had been in the
morning, proceeded again to St. Mary's, to be present at the
evening service. A sermon was preached upon this occasion
by the Bishop of Gloucester. A new anthem was performed in
the morning, the composition of a candidate fur the degree of
bachelor in music.

THE SENATE:HOUSE, Mosina v.—lt was very evident at an
early hour this morning thatsoine source of unusual excitement
was at hand. The number of carriages, horsemen, and foot
passengers that were in motion towards the seat of the Earl of
Delawarr seemed to tell that the great cause of attraction was
there, for to that point the crowd were proceeding with great
eagerness. It soon became generally known that the Duke of
Wellington was to be conducted in triumph through the town
from the seat of the noble earl. • It was, indeed, a triumphant
entry ; not graced, it is true, with the spoils. of war, but accom-
panied at every step with the shouts of exulting gratitude. The
noble duke was expected to arrive soon after tune o'clock, and
crowds of spectators, along the road, in the streets, and around
the Senate-house, were eagerly looking out for his arnval.
About ten minutes past nine, a carriage was seen in the distance,
and soon after the leading horsemen of the cavalcade were
descried. The people, not a mere mob, but persons apparently
of great respectability, had taken the horses from his carriage
and were drawing film into town. The noble duke remained
standing during the- whole time, the Earl of Delawarr being
seated at his right hand. Upon reaching the Senate house,
where a great number of the gownsmen were in waiting to ob-
tain admittance. a shout was raised that might have " created a
soul under the ribs of death." Guns.liring, bells ringing, num-
berless handkerchiefs waving from the windows, flags flying
from the houses of the most respectable inhabitants announced
the arrival of the hero who had been conqueror in a hundred
fields, not for his own country alone, but for the civilized world.
Long at' er he passed the shouts were distinctly audible, till the
cavalcade reached Trinity, from whence the noble duke was to
accompany the chancellor to the Senate-house. There could
not have been less than from five hundred to seven hundred
gentlemen yeomen of the most respectable class, together with
many of the most wealthy of the inhabitants of Cambridge
were present and mounted on horseback on this occasion. They
preceded the can riage of the noble duke, which was followed by
a numerous retinue of footmen, mixed with a considerable num-
beralso on horseback.

We now return to the Senate-house, which was not opened
for the public until about eleven o'clock. Eight rows of seats,
running, four on each•side, along the whole length of the hall,
were reserved exclusively fur ladies, as were the far greater
part of those in the large gallery erected for the temporary ac-
commodation of the orchestra and the vocal performers who are
to perform in the concerts. Soon after the doors were opened,
all these seats were completely filled exclusively with females
in plain, but elegant, and, in some cases, costly attire. The area
of the hall was as quickly filled to the very entrance with a
dense mass of masters of arts, and strangers introduced by them.
The upper side gallery on the left of the entrance was reserved
exclusively fer under-graduates, and it was filled with the suds
denness of a torrent. The opposite gallery was also completely
filled, in part by strangers and in part by the members of the
university. A scene now commenced of great animation, and
of such a nature as would have induced one tts think that not a
single whig resided in any one of the. numerous colleges of
Cambridge. A seat of state, or throne, was inepared for the
chancellor, with his arms richly embroidered placed in the rear
of it. The under-graduates, baying taken a moment's breath
to recruit themselves from the rush they had just made into the
gallery, immediately commenced tfre work of cheering in such
unceasing and astounding reduplication as threatened to give
no small share of occupation to that portion of the faculty who
call themselves aurists. Three cheers were given in rapid suc-
cession, and without the slightest regard to order or priority, for
the Chancellor, the ladies, the King, the Queen, the Duke of
Cambridge, Mr. Goulburn, Sir Robert Peel, the Princess Vic-
toria, the Master of Queen's, the Duke of Wellington. This
last was such an effort of the human luugs as may with truth be
called wonderful. It seemed as if every man•who joined in it
was desirous that he should part u ith life in that one show.
•The next cheers were to the memory of Mr. Pitt and for Sir It.
Inglis. (Here a voice from the gallery called out, '1 Wait till
they comeV and this, with. the entrance otihc vieesejnincellor
at the moment, had the effeit of Obi:lacing ii mothentary calm.
The Vice-Chancellor took his seat at the table, and continued
there till twelve o'clock, receiving iu the usual manner, and from

the proper officer* the certificates of their having complied with
the forms required previously to the taking of a degree. This
ceremony is called the caper, and, having been finished a few
moments before twelve, the proper officers began itinnediatety
to open a passage to the platform through the dense mass of
graduates and others who filled the area of the hall. The crowd
was so great that this WAS effected with some difficulty. The
chancellor now appeared at the grand dour of entrance, and
moved along the passage, preceded in slow pace by the esquire
bedel. He was received with loud cheers, ladies and gentlemen •
all standing at the time. Prince George of Cambridge had en-
tered previously, -With the vice-chancellor, and conversed in the
most affable manner with various individuals, ladiei and gen-
tlemen, who were near him. The chancellor, in his progress up
the hall, was followed in succession by the vice-chancellor,
Prince Pizzo di Borgo, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Duke of Grafton, and the Duke of Wellington. To these suc-
ceeded the various noblemen, prelates, and gentlemen upon
whom degrees were afterwards conferred, and the work of cheer-
ing again commenced. That for the Duke of Wellington was,
distinguished not less for loudness than continuance. Cheers.
were then given for the ladies, for Goulburn and Law ( the mem-
bers for the University), for Lord Eldon, for the Archbishop of
Canterbury, and one cheer more for the Duke of Wellington.
" Again !" cried a voice in the gallery, and it was repeated with
fearful energy. Much decency was shown in these manifesta-
tions of feeling, and hissing ur groaning occurred in only a few
instances. Indeed, as we were informed, there was a grace
passed, strictly prohibiting any such proceeding. The hisses
and groans were for the radicals, fur Lord John Russell, Lord
Morpeth, Lord Brougham, and three groans for O'Connell.
The business of the day now properly commenced, not, how-
ever, till various other rounds of cheering were given for the
Duke of Wellington. The degree of master was then conferred,
in the usual form, upon the following noblemen, prelates. and
gentlemen:—The Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Down-
shire, the Marquis of Northampton, Lord Hardwicke, Lord
Brownlow, Lord Amherst, Lord Brecknock, the Earl of Bur-
lington, the Bishop of Exeter, Lord Abinger, the Bishop of
Llandaff, Lord Clive, Lord Lyndhurst, Sir James Graham, Air.
Justice James Parke, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir E.
Kerrison, Sir Pultenev Malcolm, Sir James Rose, Sir Edward
Sugden, Sir Charles Wetherell, the lion. Rice 'Trevor, Lord
Prudhoe, Count Pozzo di Borgo, and the Duke of Wellington.
As this part of the ceremony is performed in a way that ap-
proaches nearly to silence, and the cheering was not discon-
tinued during the performance of it, it was quite impossible,
though placed immediately over the chancellor, to hear what
was passing. There were other noblemen and gewlemeu on
the platform upon whom degrees were not conferred upon this
occasion, either because they were already graduates or because
they did not desire the honour.
'1 he public orator then introduced the noblemen and gentle-
men upon whom degrees had been conferred, who, after taking
the required oath, and snaking the accustomed deekaration, re-
ceived the congratulations of the chancellor.
JESUS COLLEGE.-111 the evening, after the ceremonies at the
Senate-house were closed, the chancellor, with the high steward,
heads of houses and distinguished visitors, dined with the vice-
chancellor at. Jesus College. A concert was given in the senate
house in the evening.
'rues par.—At half-past eleven o'clock the chancellor entered
the great door of the Semite-house, preceded by the three esquire
bedels of the University, bearing silver wands, in the usual or-
der. I may take this opportunity of mentioning that Mr. Gun-
ning, the senior bedel, wore a massive gold chain, which, I un-
derstand, has been presented to him by the Marquis Camden.
The noble chancellor was followed by the Dukes ofCumberland,
Wellington, Northumberland, Grafton, Prince Pozzo di Borgo,
and most of the other distinguished persons who attended yes-
terday. It is unnecessary to repeat a list of names which I have
already given you ; but I should state, that in addition to the
noblemen and gentlemen whom I mentioned before, there were
present to-day the Marquis of Londonderry, the Earls of Aber-
deen, Fitzwilliam, Radnor, and De Grey, Lord Wodehouse,
Sir F. Pollock, Sir W. Follett, and Mr. Baron Bolland.
The appearance of the chancellor and his distinguished com-
pany was hailed with loud and prolonged plaudits from every
part of the Senate-house.
Then commenced vollies of cheers and hisses for a variety of
persons and things, such as I mentioned yesterday, and shall
again to-day slightly glance at:—" The Chancellor" (loud and
enthusiastic cheering, with " one cheer more"); "The Duke
of Cumberland" (much cheering); "The Duke of Welling-
ton" followed next, and that name was received, as it always
has been throughout these proceedings, with the warmest tri-
butes of approbation; "The Vice-Chancellor" (loud cheering);
"The Duke of Northumberland" (much cheering) ; " The
Ladies" nearly brought down the Senate-house on our heads;
"The King" (loud cheers); " Her Majesty the Queen" (en-
thusiastic cheering); "The Princess victoria" (loud cheer-
ing); " Prince George of Cambridge" (great cheering); "Sir
Robert Peel" elicited such applause as to make me again look
up to the roof with anxiety; "Lord Lyndhurst" (much cheer-
ing); "The Bishops" (loud and continued applause); " His
Majesty's Judges," "Lord Londonderry," "Sir E. Sugden,"
" The bishop of Exeter," " Sit It. Inglis," "The Bishop of
Glocester' "Mr. Goulburn," and "Lord Canterbury," each
came in for no scanty share of approbation; " Mr."Pryme"
(cheers and • hisses); "The Members for the town" encoun-
tered a volley of groans. "The Niembers for the University"
were hailed with enthusiasm; "The Archbishop of Canter-
bury" (great applause); " Lord John Russell" and " Lord
Morpeth" met the same reception as yesterday, and' were
heartilyy, groaned and hissed. " One groan inure for Lord John
Russell and his Majesty's Ministers" (great laughter and
hissing); " His Majesty's late Ministers" were more fortunate,
they were enthusiastically cheered. "The Chancellor of Ox.
ford" (thunders of applause); "The Chancellor of Dublin"
( loud cheering); "Three groans for the Members of the town"
(the three groans were freely given, and a few supplementary
ones); " Dr. Wellington" (loud and long-continued applause) ;
"The Marquis of Lansdowne" and " Lord Melbourne" both
stood in the same category and were soundly hissed; "The
Irish Church" (tremendous cbeeriug); "No church robbery"
elicited an unequivocal manifestation of feeling ; " Lord
Brougham" (groans.)
Dr. Turton, Regius Professor of Divinityk.went through the
forms of conferring a degree of doctor in dinissty on Dr. Bowes;
three degrees in civil law were conferred by Dr.Geldart, Regius
Professor of Civil Laws, and four degrees of doctor in medicine
by Dr. Haveland, Regius Professor of Physic. The ladies were
greatly amused and interested by the ceremonies ef the ring and
salutationof which took place in conferring tlioso degrees.
Mr. Whitehead, of St. John's, as soon as order had been re-
stored, recited his prize poem on the death of the Duke of
Gloucester. Our limits preclude us from giving more than the
concluding stanzas:—
"Calm was the Sabbath's close, the evening bell
From tow'r to tow'r had flung its last farewell,
_; •
And thoughts of sadness, claiming sweet control,
Crept with the. hues of sunset o'er the soul.
Hark! 'twas the death-hell's voice whose iron tongue
Broke the soft spell that o'er my spirit hung :
"!'was Glocester's knell! how spreads the mournful tale,
Peals from each tow'r, and floats on every gale!
The veteran soldier, starting at the sound,
Shall catch the tidings as they circle round,
And when the tear of honest grief is dried
Shall tell of battles fought by Glocester's side,
While e'en the children hush their mils,/ game,
And learn to weep at good Prince William's name.
(Applause.)

" Alas for Africa! her voice deplores
The generous patron of her injur'd shores;
Land of the thirst y desert's scorching gleam,
Where the gaunt lion guards the scanty stream,
The tameless vulture, sovereign uucoiitrolt'd,
Reigns on thy purple peaks and headlands bold,
And scarce a rustling footstep e'er intrudes
On the deep cloister of thy giant woods,
Thy trackless wastes of mountain, sand, and sea,
Stern Nature's chanced regions, all are free;
Free rolls old Niger his unconquer'd waves,
But man sinks prostrate, and tbv sons are slaves!
Yet shall Sierra's palmy groves declare
Who mark'd thy wrongs, and heard thy anguish'd prayer,
Bade newborn hopes the captive's task beguile,
Till rugged labour learu'd to wear a smile;
On yonder shores a living tomb shall stand,
Inscrib'd by rescued Afric's grateful hand
And Glocester's name be ail but deeni'd
Cl se-iink'd, immortal Wilberforce, with thine.

"Seize the bold pencil, let the portrait live
With all the glow a f'inder's hand could give,
And paint in burning colours, bright and free,
All that a patriot and a prince should be!
Paint the warm heart on noblest aims intent,
By courts unsullied and by threats unbent,
W here envy's serpent eye can flint no stain,
And flattery tries her swell voice in vain,
Let learning's walls beneath his smile ascend,
And worth neglected find at leugth a friend,
Trace but the outline of that princely breast,
And weeping England shall supply the rest.
(Applause.)
"'['here is a grandeur in a nation's tears,
When every heart one common burden bears ;
'Tie not the sorrow whose obtrusive glare
Bursts in wild grief, or smoulders in despair,
'Tis one majestic gloom that reigns around,
Dims every eye, and saddens every suund,
A silent surface of unruffled woe
That tells the depth of f. tiling hid below.
" Such were the tears that generous Atliens shed
O'er patriot chiefs and sons untimely dead,
As from her gates along the crowded road
Weeping she pass'd to valour's last abode;
While in the race of glory, sire to son
The torch pass'd (inward as his course was done, •
Then sank contented with the meed she gave,
The sacred honours of a soldier's grave.
" So grateful Science o'er the marble weeps
Where her loved Granta's good Meecenas sleeps--
Oh, might her tears his silent guerden be,
And fall like dews around his memory!
Had he but perisli'd when in youth's bright hours
W it h blameless step he trod her classic bow'rs,
And white she gaz'd a it Ii all a mother's pride
The princely flower had languisli'd, droop'd, and died,
Yet had she wept, and bade her praises bloom
Like funeral garlands o'er his early 'orub;
But when he sank as Autumn suns to rest,
And years had bound him to her grateful breast,
Her's shall be grief more sacred and more deep,
Tears such as orphans o'er a parent weep,
And the pale Muse to deck his grave unbind
The wreath that round her youthful brows he twin'd,
While Learning's pious hand enrols his fame
By royal Henry's side and Margaret's saintly name.
(Applause.!
" But who shall clear the gloom from Granta's brow,
And which of all her sons shall shield her now?
To guard her charter'd rights unshrinking stand,
And earn the laurel from her grateful hand ?
Ilere to thy feet she turns with beaded knee,
And, generous Camden, rests her eyes on thee!
(Loud applause, in the midst of which the Chancellor
took off his cap and bowed to the company.)
" Past is the cloud, and dried the holy tear
That England shed around her prince's bier :
I'asour'd of Ileav'n, that, like a halcyon's nest,
Securely slumbeiest on the Ocean's nest,
Where Preedom breathes her incense all around,
Like a sweet wild flower in its native ground,
Thine are the sons thy treasur'd hearths inspire,
In peace all softness, but in light all fire,
That met bare-bosom'd on thy heights, La Haye,
The cuiress'd might of Gallia's proud array,
Sprang to the charge, as wav'd their leader's hand,
And worthy prov'd of 'Wellington's command.
(Great and continued applause.)
And if the sympathies of earth eau move
1:11,o sacred ardour of a spirit's love;
If the pure censer of celestial bliss
Hold ought of fondness for a world like this,
Is there an orb of all the clusters bright
That pour their splendour o'er the vault of night,
Whose lovelier gem upon the seangleel sky
Outshines his native star in Gloucester's eye,
Or charms away one tributary smile
l'rern the loved precincts of his own bright isle?"
(Applause.)
The Cliancelfor, afidresiirig 'Mr. Whytehead, said—“ You
have discharged in a most able manner the very diffleidt task

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you ,have had to perform ; you 'have Wttiliir6ctibed the peat.
misfortune which the University has-'unstained in the death of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Glonreeter; and I have great
pleasure in presenting you with this prize as a testimony of your
exertions." Mr. Jacob hid Smith, scholar of Tiinity, then
recited a Greek prize ode in Sapphic Verse cu the subject of
Delos ; and Mr. Drury recited a prize ode in Latin Alcarcs on
Belisaritis.
These compositions were very well received, but are too long
fur insertion.
A Greek awl a Latin epigram by Mr. Drury were bath ex-
tremely clever, and were well delivered and received by the-
a whence.
At the conclusion of the recitations, the installation ode,
written by the Rev. C. Wordsworth. Fellow or Trinity College,
the music composed by T. A. Wellesley, Mus. Bac., organist
of Trinity and St. John's, was performed. The concluding
grand chorus gratified the audience so much, that a repetition
of it was demanded. Some opposition being raised to this pro-
position, "..God save the King" was called for, iit which, as a
niedius ttcrwiqus, both parties immediately acquiesced; and it
was accordingly etuag by the vocalists, Carat on singing the
first verse, Se.pio the second, and' Sapiti and Madame Stock
hausen the third, the audience jeining loudly in the chorus, and:
huzzaing when they came to 101,14, may he !Tien." The
Chancellor then departed amid loud cheers, and the audience
left the Senate-house as quick as they could.