hearts of our lovers, is more eafily conceived than defcribed; but, in order to give a stability to this mutual fatisfaction, it was neceflary that Aurelia should be fecured from the tyranny of her uncle, whofe power of guardianship would not otherwife for fome months expe. of love, and being covered with clay from the heels to the eyes upwards, he appeared in such an unfavourable light at Dr. Kawdle's door, that the footman refused him admittance. Nevertheless, he pushed him afide, and fought his way up-stairs into the dining-room, where the company was not a little aftonished at fuch an apparition. The fellow himself was no lefs amazed at feeing Aurelia, and his flip. He forthwith fell upon his knees, and, in filence, held out the letter, which was taken by the doctor, and prefented to his wife, according to the direction. She did not fail to communicate the contents, which were far from being unwelcome to the individuals who compofed this little fociety. Mr. Clump was honoured with the approbation of his young lady, who commended him for his zeal and expedition; bestowed upon him an handsome gratuity in the mean time, and defired to see him again when he fhould be properly refrethed after the fatigue he had undergone. Dr. Kawdle and his lady having entered into their deliberations on this fubject, it was agreed that Mifs Darnel fhould have recourfe to the protection of the lord-chan-own fweetheart Mrs. Dolly Cowcellor but fuch application was rendered unnecefiary by the unexpected arrival of John Clump with the following letter to Mrs. Kawdle from the froward of Anthony Darnel, dated at Aurelia's house in the country. 66 Madam, it hath pleafed God to affli& Mr. Darnel with a fevere tiroke of the dead pally. He was taken yesterday, and now lies infenfible, feemingly at the point of death. Among the -papers in his pocket, I found the inclofed, by which it appears that my honoured young lady Mils Daynel is confined in a private madhouse. I am afraid Mr. Darnel's fate is a juft judgment of God upon him for his cruelty to that excellent perfon. I need not exhort you, madam, to take, immediately upon the receipt of this, fuch meatures as will be neceflary for the enlargement of my poor young lady. In the mean time, I fhall do the needful for the prefervation of her property in this place, and fend you an account of any further alteration that may happen; being very refpectfully, Madam, your moft obedient humble fervant, Ralph Mattocks." Clump had pofted up to London with this intimation, on the wings Mr. Thomas Clarke being confulted on this occafion, gave it as his opinion, that Mifs Darnel should without delay, choose another guardian for the few months that remained of her minority. This opinion was confirmed by the advice of fame eminent lawyers, to whom immediate recourfe was had; and Dr. Kawdle, being the perfon pitched upon for this office, the neceffary forms were executed with all poffible difpatch. The first ufe the doctor made of his guardianfhip was to fign a power, conftituting Mr. Ralph Mattocks his at torney torney pro tempore, for managing the eftate of Mifs Aurelia Darnel; and this was forwarded to the fteward by the hands of Clump, who fet out with it for the feat of Darnel-hill, though not without a heavy heart, occafioned by fome intimation he had received, concerning the connexion between his dear Dolly, and Mr. Clarke the lawyer. [To be continued.] A full and circumftantial Detail of my Lord-Mayor's Show, and the Entertainment at Guildhall, on November 9, 1761. In a Letter from a Gentleman to his Friend in the Country. I Dear Sir, Must own, that I look upon that part of the ceremony, on this occafion, which is prefented to us on the water, as perhaps equal to what we read of in Holland or Venice: I therefore took a boat, and ordered the waterman to row me along fide my lord-mayor's and the companies barges, as they proceeded on to Westminster. Our Thames you have feen, indeed, but never fo richly adorned with gilded gondolas, (fhall I call them ?) and almoft covered with innumerable boats or skiffs. The skinners barge was diftinguished from the reft by the outlandish dreffes, in ftrange spotted fkins. and painted hides, of their rowers, &c. the barge belonging to the ftationers company, after having paffed the narrow ftrait through one of the arches of Weftminster bridge, and tacked about to do honour to my lord-mayor's landing, touched at Lambeth, and took on board an hamper of Claret,, (the tribute annually paid to learning) from the archbishop's palace. This, indeed, is constantly referved for the future regalement of the mafter, wardens, and court of affiftants--and not suffered to be shared by the common crew of liverymen though one of them, I hear, committed a kind of facrilege, and prophanely ftole a bottle. : As the ceremonies of fwearing in my lord mayor at Westminster-hall are fo well known to you and me, and repeated annually, I did not ftay to fee them, but landed as foon as I could, in my return back, at the Temple ftairs. Here I found, that fome of the city-companies had dif embarked from their barges before me. All along Temple-lane, leading from the fairs, I faw them drawn up in order, between a row of the train bands on November, 1761. each fide, who kept excellent difcipline; the Temple-gate at the top of the lane, opening into Fleet-ftreet, being kept shut, and barricadoed from affailants; and only fome fmall parties of the unorderly, undifciplined mob, on the forlorn hope, juft reconnoitring them through the defiles of bye-courts and paffages, and retreating, as fast as they could, in order to make a ftand in the high-roads, through which thefe regulars were afterwards to force a paffage. The barges belonging to fome of the other companies had the prudence, as there was no danger of short allowance, not to land their men, who regaled themselves comfortably on board, while the others were cooling their heels in the lane fome hours, waiting till the royal proceffion had paffed by. My lordmayor, indeed, and his attendants, were invited by the mafter and benchers of the Temple, to come on thore, and were refreshed in the Temple-hall. Every houfe from Temple-bar to Guildhall, was crowded from top to bottom, and manny had fcaffoldings besides. Carpets and rich hangings were hung out on the fronts all the way along. And for the honour of the city I must observe, that contrary to what was practised at the coronation, inftead of letting out places to hire, and making money of pro vifions at advanced prices, the inhabitants (fome few excepted) generously accommodated their friends and customers gratis, and entertained them in a most elegant manner: fo that, though the citizen's fhops were fhut, they might be faid to have kept open houfe. The fame was alfo done in all the streets from St. James's, through which the royal cavalcade was to pass. This fet out from the palace about twelve o'clock; but (would you believe it?) by the mifmanagement of thofe, who thould have taken care to clear the way of hackney coaches and other obftructions, fuch long and frequent stops were made, that it was near fix hours before the royal family got to Friend Barclay's houfe oppofite Bow-church, from whence they were to fee the city proceffion, in a balcony hung with crimfon velvet; by which delay, my lord-mayor was enabled to return the compliment to his majefty, who was just as much in the dark at the coming back of the proceffion at the coronation. As the royal family paffed by our window, I counted between twenty and thirty coaches belonging to them and their attendants, bendes thofe of the foreign ambaffadors, officers of ftate, and the principal nobility. The duke of Cumberland came first, their majefties laft, in the old ftate-coach, the new one not being finished. The duke of York's coach was the most elegant of all, and inftead of coronets at the corners, had a moft fuperb gilt ducal coronet in the centre of the top. But what was most remarkable, were the prodigious acclamations and tokens of affection fhewn by the populace to Mr. Pitt, who came in his chariot accompanied by earl Temple. At every ftop the mob clung about every part of the vehicle, hung upon the wheels, hugged his footmen, and even kifled his horfes. There was an univerfal huzza; and the gentlemen at the windows and in the balconies waved their hats, and the ladies their handkerchiefs. The fame, I am informed, was done all the way he paffed along. I need not trouble you with an account of the city proceffion, which has been feen for many years the fame. The fkinners, the ionmongers, and the fishmongers companies, were the only companies that had fomething like the pageants exhibited of old on this occafion : but, however clearly the fymbols of the furred caps and fpotted furr drefes of the fkinners company, or the dolphin and mermaid of the fishmongers, might be undertood by the fpectators, I must confefs myself at a lofs how to interpret the improvement made in the flow of the armoureks company. Befides the ufual boreman in armour, they prefented us with a figure, Standing erect in a kind of phaeton, drawn by four horfes; this re prefented an Indian warrior, because he had a bow in one hand, and a quiver of arrows flung across his back. The proceffion having paffed me, I posted away along the back lanes to avoid the crowd, and got to Guildhall fometime before my lord-mayor could reach thither. I had procured a ticket through the intereft of Mr. ----, who was one of the committee for managing the entertainment. When I had got in, I foon found out my friend, who informed me of the following particulars: he told me, that the doors of the hall were opened at nine o'clock, for the private admission of fuch ladies into the galleries, who were favoured by the gentlemen of the committee, and confequently got the best places: that at twelve they were again opened for the general reception of all who had a right to come in: that particularly at the entrance of Mr. Pitt and lord Temple, there was a loud and univerfal clap, which was continued for fome time. The galleries prefented a very brilliant fhow of ladies; and among the company below were all the officers of state, the principal nobility, and the foreign ambaffadors, among whom I could but particularly remark the rich and fingular dreffes of the Algerine and Tripoline ambaffador and his fon. It was paft úix before my lord-mayor came in; when immediately difpofitions were made for the reception of their majeflies, and the royal family. A temporary paffage (enclofed at the fides and top) had been made leading to the hall gate, and this was lined by the common-council men, many of them with candles in their hands: the committee formed a paffage from the hall-gate a-crofs to the fteps leading to what is called the King's-Bench. You know it, it is where my lord Mansfield fat, when you went with me to hear me give evidence in Mr. Hunt's fuit. At the bottom of thefe fteps my lord and lady mayorefs (with the aldermen) ftood to receive each of the royal family (except their majefties) as they came, and the two fheriffs were ftationed at the outward door of the temporary paffage. to meet and conduct them. After waiting about an hour in this order, came the three young princes, then (at fome intervals) the princefs Amelia, then the duke of Cumberland, then the princefs Dowager, and and after that the duke of York, all of them being received with great clapping, &c. Notice being now given, that their majefties coach was near, the lord and lady mayorefs with the aldermen advanced to the great door of the hall, and waited there with the fheriffs to receive them. At their majefties entrance, you have been told that the lord-mayor prefented the city fword, which being returned, he carried it before the king, the queen following with lady mayorefs behind her. The mufic had ftruck up, but was drowned in the acclamations of the company in short, all was life and joy; even their giantships Gog and Magog feemed to be almost animated. Their majefties were pleafed, with wonderful condefcenfion, to return the compliments that were paid to them, and, in exprefs terms, declared their admiration at the fplendor and magnificence that every where surrounded them, as did also the rest of the royal family. They now proceeded on in the fame order to the Council-chamber, as it is called ; where (as you may have read before) the number of city-knights was encreased by the honour of knighthood being.conferred on the two fheriffs, Meffieurs Nath and Cartwright, and my lord-mayor's brother, heretofore Mr. Thomas Fludyer. After Ataying here for about half an hour, the royal family returned into the hall, and were conducted to the upper end of it, called the Huftings; where a table was provided for them. This table was fet off with a variety of emblematic ornaments beyond defcription elegant, and a fuperb canopy was placed over their majefties heads at the upper-end. It was almost nine before the dinner (or rather fupper) was served up to the royal family, who all fat at the fame table, and no other perfon with them. One particular I cannot help acquainting you with, viz. that the ladies in waiting upon the queen had claimed a kind of right, by custom, to dine at the fame table with her majesty; but this was over-ruled, and they obliged to fubmit to eat in company with thofe creatures, the aldermens ladies, at my lady-mayorefs's tables; which, by the bye, were no lefs than three in number, and ferved in the most elegant manner, in the apartment called the King's-Bench. Other ladies of distinction, not accommo dated there, had an entertainment at the town clerk's houfe. The lord-mayor and aldermen had a table fpread for them in the lower huftings. A table for the privycounfellors, minifters of ftate, and others of the nobility, was on the right hand, as you afcend the upper huftings; another for the foreign minifters on the left. Our friend Hopkins, who roars out with fuch heartiness the truly British fong of O the Roast Beef of Old England, &c. will be hugely pleafed when he hears, that on each of these two laft-mentioned tables, was placed at the upper-end half a fide of cold roast beef, in one of which appeared to be ftuck a flag with the royal arms; and in the other, a flag with thofe of the city. The common council-men were not overlooked by thofe of their brethren, who had no fmall share in conducting the whole of this entertainment; for they had eight tables (as well as I can recollect) allotted to them in the body of the hall, at the end where my lord-mayor's table was. The judges, ferjeants, &c. dined in the old Council-chamber. The attendants upon all the company were plentifully regaled in the court of Common-Pleas. I fhould enclose you a topographical map, in order for your rightly understanding the various places of action; but let it fuffice to tell you, that the ground was properly marked out, and the commiffaries were much more than not deficient in providing the alimentary fupplies for each party. Four aldermen, of the committee, set on the dishes, and, with the lords in waiting, attended the royal table. My lord-mayor ftood behind the king (as we may fay) in quality of chief butler, while the lady-mayorefs waited on her majefty in the fame capacity. The entertainment confifted of two courfes, betides the defert. To say that it was elegant, fumptu ous, and all that, is faying fomething and nothing. About the time that the fecond courfe was bringing on to the royal table, 1 obferved, that my lord and lady mayerefs handed each of them a glass of wine to their respective majefties. Forms must be gone through the common cryer proclaimed aloud, -- that his majefty drank "Profperity to the lord-mayor, aldermen, and common-council of the city of London, and the trade thereof." The mufic 4G 2 directly directly ftruck up with the noble Anthem, compofed by Handel, of Ged fave the King. Immediately upon this ceremony being paffed, my lord and lady mayores were difmiffed from further attendance on the royal table, and fuffered, or rather or dered, to go to dinner. It is faid that the ufual phrafe is from the king, "Now my lord-mayor, pleafe to go to dinner," the like being alfo repeated by the queen, mutatis mutandis, to the lady mayorefs. I was not near enough to hear it; but Sir Samuel and his lady, I know, went to their refpective tables; while Sir Robert Ladbroke, Sir Richard Glyn, the two fheriffs, and fome other gentlemen of the committee, were left to wait on their majeflies. I must not forget to tell you, that the grand fervice of plate at the king's table was entirely new. My lord-mayor, as foon as he got to his table, in return of the honour done to the city by his majesty's most gracious toaft, through the throat of the fame common cryer, bawled out aloud, --- "Health and a long reign to their majefties;" upon which the mufic ftruck up immediately. The healths of the rest of the royal family were in order drunk at my lord-mayor's, and the other tables, but not in the fame ceremonious public manner. Their majefties, with the royal family, retired directly after their repast, to the Council-chamber, where they had their tea. In the mean time every thing was removed; and the huftings, where they had dined, the floor of which had been covered with rich carpeting, was again covered afresh, and prepared for the ball, which was to enfue. On the return of their majesties, and as foon as they were feated under their canopy (for however they may like it, it is below the dignity of royal feet ever to foot it) the ball was opened with a minuet performed by the duke of York, with lady may orefs his partner. Other minutes fucceeded, by the younger branches of the royal family, with ladies of diftinction. It was now about twelve o'clock, when his majefty fignified his intentions of going; and the hurry and confufion without doors, in bringing up the carriages, rendering it impoffible for the royal family to obferve the fame order in returning as in coming to the city, the proceffion back was confequently irregular. Their majefties waited half an hour before their coach could be got up, and, after their departure, the princess Dowager was above twenty minutes in the temporary passage, (nor could the be prevailed on to return into the hall) waiting for her's. The royal family did not reach St. James's before two in the morning. I must obferve to you, that, fome how or other, before all the royal family were gone, there was a ceffation of the mufic, which, though repeatedly called for, did not anfwer, the gentlemen of the cat-gut,&c,having thought proper to march off. Upon the whole, it must be confeffed, that this enertainment at Guildhall much exceeded that at Westminster-hall, as well in the magnificence and profufion that attended it, as in the regularity and decorum with which it was conducted. Champagne, Burgundy, and other valuable wines, were to be had every where; and nothing was fo fcarce as water. Even the ladies in the galleries had an elegant collation provided for them, to go to as they pleased, in what is called the Irish-chamber, and apartment adjoining. His majesty himself was pleafed to declare, that, to be elegantly entertained, he must come into the city. Mifs Chudleigh politely told Sir Grifp Gafcoigne, that they must never pretend at court to give entertainments after the city. The foreign ministers in general expreffed their wonder; and one of them faid in French, that this entertainment was fit only for one king to give to another. The houses were illuminated in all the streets, both in the city and Westminfter, leading to St. James's; and fome of them were adorned with curious transparent devices of the initial letters of their majefties names, and of lamps fo difpofed as to reprefent a crown. You will hardly believe, that the crowd in fome places was very near as great at the return of the royal family as at their coming; and I can affure you, that Mr. Pitt was attended with the fame acclamations all along quite to his own houfe |