The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-06 00:00:00

T Ili INSTA LLA 770 N.

OXFORD, TIIIVRID•Y AFTZILKOON.
Last night the second Concert took place at the
Theatre, which was crammed at an early hour.
The vocal performers were, CATALAN; (who
continues to receive unbounded applause, and who
is extremely courteous and consplyiug in every
thing the audience wWi).• Madame ISTANeaI, Mrs.
VAUGHAN, Mr. BARTLIMO) MT. Bir.t.AigT,
KNYTETT, and Mr. Bitaume, The 'last
Gentleotan had nearly got into rather an ennstistcal
scrape in the Orchestra ; he substituted an English
sung•for. an Italian one, which- War annoiieeed; at
which the,sudience made him Near theit•.tlitplea.
'sure pretty plainly. This " sweet singer of Is.
rad," however, made them a speech, which
be informed them, that some parts of the in.
tended sung were mislaid, 4114 that he,
therefore, under the necessity of substiiting
something eke. ' He has 'not sliewn
.hie face' this
morning 'in the Theatre; bat • Wise iloes.'his
best this evening, matters elll all•be right *gain.
The Theatre this morning was stut quire so in.
conveniently fall as on Tuesday, thAngh there
were ieeeral now faces in the area ; among others.,
Mr. Stirateam, who, we hear; has
Wdecfieekthvs
favour intended him, of an- honorary LLD-sbip.
The proc es sip u of the CUANCTITOOO from:baliol
college. along Broad-street,.eild through,the-Cla.
Tendon Printing-house, to-the Theatre,. which was
very numerous' and spfendid un Tuesday Morning,
was to-day composed- only of the Bedets,• the
Charlet...LW,. the Viee.Chancellor, and a -*DoetOr
stragglieg et An.ase distance behind. 'After Lord
Gasemz.e.had entered the Theatre and taken the I
Great Chair with the customary formalities, hip
proposed a list of names of persons for the Hono-
rary Degree, to all which the Doctors and Masters.
said " Placet ;‘' and they were all admitted, as
the Arst list was ou Tuesday; the following are
their 0601r6 ;
The Right Hon. Lord Viscount }lawarden; the Hon. R.
Neville, M. P. ; the lion. W. H. Lyttleton, N. P.; the lion.
J. Abercromby, M. P.; Sir Cecil Bishop, Bart.; Sr W.
pole, Bart.; Sir G. Clarke. Ban"; Sir S. Glynn, Bart.;
,Si; Richard Brooke, Bart.; Sir G. Warr oder, Bart.; Sir
Gregory Osborne Page Turner, Bart. k Sir Oswald Moseley,
pert.; Sir Matthew Strong, B,sri.; Lieutenant-Geaerat Sir
6. Nugeot, Bart.; Sir Edward Daman SatsdFr\ Bart.;
fenr•Admirai Sir W. &Smith. 1c,n1.1 Sir C. E. Carrington,
• k Rear-Admiral 1. G. Manley ; William Cavendish,
1'41.i C. iv. W. wrow, B:se. AL P. I Henry Parcells Esq.
• Y.; .1. Ne•Despld* Ssia, Al. P.; J. Blackburn, Esq.
• r.; W. Lawudes- , Esq. $l, P. J. Leach, Esq. Dl. P.;
panic' Giles, Esq. M. P.; W. M. Preemontle, Lial. M. P.;
r3404:1 Greilfeklit Esq. Hi, P.; R. Yr. H. I*. M. P. t
'W. Holmes, Esq. Al. P.; ins. Balm, Esq. M. P.
This cOremun.y being finished* the iteeitatiom
eqameticed. Thai were fifteen in number : anti
were delivered alternately from the IVestern and.
the Eastern B.ostrums, the west taking the lead.
The fifteen young recital were,
Mr. Lessereses% Christ Church; English rhymes.
TAW. DeLEII/411114 Brasenose; Wish verse.
Nr, Roexas, Oriel; English blank verse.
r. h411061.5T. Exeter; English Terse.
Nrighfiliell %WIDOW ; Latin.
14r• Musa, Magdalen; English verge.
Am. Mr. CANTSII4. (sat of Lord Cswdo,i), Chris;
Church; English verse.
Mr. K,EBLEs Corpus Christi, ; English verse.
Puel.rzn, New College; English verse.
Mr. CAOOOOlOb, **MK ; English Tent.
Mr. 4400664 Trinity; English verse.
C. fisfroessr, Christ Church; English verse.
Mr. dui,, Oriel; Enlist' verse.
Mr. Riessaftes, Jesus; English blank verse.
;lord ;issi.sv tacit son of Earl Barkessr), Christ
Church; Latin. •
Either from some general understanding, or,
perhaps, from the want of it, the topics of thistle.,
4effusions were almost all alike. They were all
dressiNi to the Chancellor, filled with his praises,
end those of the University which had elected I,
bigri
Gafevits.a,tby Oxford seats thee in the Cbaih I
ft Of high t(esert; assd bids thee welcome there !" .
in meet of them, his-Lordship was patsegiriged
for his public conduct some years ago, to Oich
was attributed the suppression of violent • fac-
tions, and the public safety from anarchy,. such es
prevailed.. to eitice.. I%lie‘teal *aild eloquence.
with which he euceeeded in achieving the final
abolition- of the Slate •Trade, • furnished eniple
scope fdr the poetie fancy, which represented the
t' paliny".Afriea, centuries hence, resounding the.,
raises of GMENTILLi" With, All. her tongues."
is Lordship's eduation at Christ Church, his ,
talents, his learning, end his early and continued
affection for the University, &c. &c. weregeneral
topics. 'Oise be twtecuitiplitnented him un his an.
eestry. Au+ these • proclictlons contained very
good linesiend no inconsiderable share of poeti-
cal geniusi. some thoughts were filiely conceived,
and elegantly expressed. There was one' excep-
tion to their dime reseinblauce to each other ; and
that was Hie. first One, by Mr. Chinnery. This
youthful lorsiOer4 • whose hoe, have uuquestiou.:
ably much: beauty 'lied' spirit' delivered an eu.:
comiastic poem, one -die late Duke .of Porr-
Nis, and said but little ot tbe present Chancellor.
All proper respect irtfue to the virtues of the de-
parted great s but theke were pot !epilog critics
in the area, who thee& that. the magic powers
of fictioa, so neteifary to poetry, had not been,
neglected in describing the anal sad Intim:o4W
merits, and• great public ternsllll of hit Grace..
It was really not the most complimentary *thin',p
in the wadi! to Lord Gluey:tax to tell his
Lordship so much above one whose: serious po.
htical differences of opigimi on the Most import-
ant public matters, botl) io Chord sad State, led
him to take his Lordalpies place at the head of the
King's Slinistaras and 141IPIP It to his dying day !!!
His Lordship wag that he was to see its their
regret fur the %wig the-Dotter the hales, of it-
tachetest which the University would beff to him-
self! There was oho so elegant ceinpihneet to
the memory of Mr. Vstreuste hitroduced.
Another eseeptiou from the genera) straia
sentiment was in the Wes of Mr. 1314; ofGrief
College,
whirl' Ma above the commen. placei;
and with a noble spirit of British freedom, emirs'
tulated the Chancellor on belag phiemiet the head'
rif an URiversity, which ball coastal among V