The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-30 00:00:00


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CHANCELLORS or 'OXFORD SINCE THE RP..
VOLUTION
JAM ES •-.Doke of ORMOND. handled 1639.
Earl of AN AN. 1;15.
JOHN. Earl of WESTMORLAND. 1759.
GEOROE HENRY. Earl fib r 170.2.
FREDERICK. Lord NORTH, (Earl GUILDFORD) ,
1772.-
II.LI AN HENRY', Duke of PORTLAND, 17P
The Duke of Portland was installed at Bul.
strode, the seat of his Grace, on the 3d of Ocro.
her, 1792:—0n the preceding day the Tice.
Chancellor, Proclora, Public.
. Oratuts-ltegistrac,
and other Officers of the University, -with a tide.
guy of the Convocation, set out for kfigh Vijk
Comb', Bucks, in ten carriages, suitably attend*
and having dined and slept that night at the Keil
Lion, next Jay proceeded to ilolitrode, in their
formalities, and installed his Grace the Mike of
Portland Chancellor of that University,- with the
usual ceremonies ; in the course of which his
Grace addressed the Deputation in a very pulite
and elegant speech, expressing, in the highest
terms, his gratitude to the University furittellis.
anguished honour he had received, and promising
his must active zeal defentfing its privileges, wail
promoting its prosperity, ,
The company were iIfteTWRINIS most eleently
entertained by his Grace at dilutor, .c.pon services
of massy gold, and silver table stti of plate, in a
state of splendour and magniticence difficult to
describe; at which were preseet Lord Viseinmt
Stormont, Lorillialrnsbury, the Lord Ilisluy of
Oxford, the Doti of Christ.church, Sir Ww. Scutt,
Mr. Burke, Mr. 11'elbore Ellis, Mr. WytitLiaul)
and several neighbouring gentlemen.
The approaching festival at Oxford is uot, pro.,
poly speakiug, the laylallation of Lord Gittot.
, emir, for that ceremony took place serest
months ago, at Catatelfortl.lleuse; but the emu.
in., Gala is the first Annual Commemoration of
the Founders after the Ki
...vet.utt, which it is usual
to observe with uncommon splendour. The pro.
ceedings of the University will, of course, be si.
, miler to what took place in 1793, when the Duke
of PORTLAND first took Isis seat in the Theatre,
having previously received a diptsms as DJetor of
Civil Laws.

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His Royal•ilighneas the Duke of CumatatAtro
paid a visit yesterday afternoon to Mr. ?geeseAll
is Downing.street. His Royal Highness, olio
looked much better, was attired in a Wee coat, his
wooded arm being iii a black silk sling. A great
utielier of persons were attracted in the street
daring bis stay with the CILANCELLOn of the
Excitegotsa.
The Due:besot Beuestati and her Want ,laugh.,
ter wore yentomity as well as COMM be expected.
MC. and Lady ELtatAltwillOWassebataa will be
pres‘n, •.o Tuesday, at tie rose gala at Oxford.
The 'of Aust./ingenue, the Spanish Ant.
bassedur, and -Mr. Pisanaps the Americas ABMs,
kw, dined on ThiiriOlv moms with Mr. pomp.
VAL, at Alehouse in i:l.;wtiing.streety
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Sir PRA Neff elliannlT arrived in (OWN at 1
house in Piccadilly, on T)surstlay, being the Ant
time sauce his release front the Tower, and jawed. ,
itiately efter returned to Wimbledon.
Wednoaddy, his Grace the Lord Archbishop of •
CANTEN,sua, left Lambeth Palace, on the second
Visitation of his dlorese, accumpeeled by the Bi.
shop of Exerts.. His Grace arrived at Sitdrig.:
bourn, on Thursday, where he will confirm, and
bold a visitation for the Deaneries'of Sittingliount
end °cringe: Yesterday his Graeeconfirteed at
Ashford, and held a visitation for the Deaserien
of Charing and Lympe ; from thence he proceeded
to Canterbury, where he will be received by the
Doan, Prebendaries, end Clergy. His Grace will,
in the usual form, be invited to the Geildhall Its
partake of an elegant collation provided by the
Mayor and Body Corporate. This day, his Grace .
will be conducted to the Throned with the aces.
toured solemnities, and will hold a visitation at the
Cathedral. On. Monday, confirmation at the Ca.
thethil, and visitation fur the Deaneries of Can.
terbnry and Wesibeer. Tuesday, confirmation
at the Cathedral, for the city telly, and at Fare?.
sham. Wednesday, confirmation at. the Cathedral,
and viSitation for the Deaneries of Bridge and
Thuriday,• confirmation at Ramsgate,
after which his Grace, will proceed on his siiiitatieti
to Sandwich, Dove,' llythc, New RunineY,'Ten.
terden, &c.
Mr. Keene, of liammergmith, killed 20 pi.
icons, in 2t shots, yesterday, from a trap, at
the regular 21 yards distance. Such a specimen
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of- good shooting has rarely been exhibited. . •
Saturday seinnight GABnIEL SHAW, lung cele: ;
hrated as a linntsman„walked from Kendal tee '
Whitehaven, whe.ro he **Tired blmut three o'clock. „1
in the afternoon, did the business he was sent ar:
On, left Whilehaven the neat morning, and arrived
at Kendal about five.o'clock in the evening. Tao
'journey out and in, over Ilerdituot and Wryno.e„
is about 96 tuns* The anibulatec is 43 years
age.
A party of artificers and artillery, sin Nartizy,
commenced repairing the line of w.cie the
neighbourhood of Clielmsfroll.
Mr. T. WEST, the celebrated rower, has Tn.
gaged, for a wager of te• clay guise.* loge 104.
miles in '24 home, on the 2d of lily. Has are
two and three to out, against bis 'performing the
distance in the given time.
A slue! was fought yesterday morning early in e
field a! thie back of Copenhaw.W-Itentss, betweeit
Ca;,ta:ll TILLAnn and W. R. tticaAan, Esq. ut
Culney, Surrey. The meeting tusk place in con.
sequence of a dispute at a ball In Fitzroysirtare,
on Wednesday armies;. Mr. ltlcittao wd
wounded in the lbft breast by his adversary's ire*
and was conveyed assay in a post.ehaise, attended
by a surgeon.
On the 13th instant there was a good deal of
thunder in the neighbourhood of Dilibfrieg, at-
viirspanied with a heavy shower of rain and hail.
A belkiek, on the farm of Barnhill, in the parisk
of Terregles, occupied by Mr. M`Kenzie, was
killed by•the lightning.
The detaelinreist of the Guards fur service is
Portugal wilt be forwarled in the course of a few
days. They are f 4 jai) the dep6t at Wins Oar°
racks) Pods Mouth. •

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