pro ed at the houfe of Mr. Enew, where fhe was received and waited upon by Mrs. Enew and Mrs. Rebow; but captain Beft attended her with coffee, and lieut. John Seabear with tea. Being thus refreshed the ceeded to Witham, where the arrived at a quarter past feven, and ftopped at lord Abercorn's, and his lordship provided as elegant an entertainment for her as the time would admit. During fupper, the door of the room was ordered to ftand open, that every body might have the pleasure of feeing her moft ferene highnefs; and on each fide of her chair ftood the lords Harcourt and Anfon. She flept that night at his lordship's houfe; and a little after 12 o'clock next day, her highnefs came to Rumford, where the king's coach and fervants met her; and after stopping to drink coffee at Mr. Dutton's, where the king's fervants waited on her, fhe entered the king's coach. The attendants of her highnefs were in three other coaches. In the firft were fome ladies of Mecklenburg, and in the last was her highness, who fat forward, and the ducheffes of Ancafter and Hamilton, backwards. On the road fhe was extremely courteous to an incredible number of fpectators on horfe and foot gathered on this occafion, fhowing herfelf, and bowing to all who feemed defirous of feeing her, and ordering the coach to go extremely flow through the towns and villages as fhe paffed, that as many as would might have a full view of her. Thus they proceeded at a tolerable pace, to Stratford le Bow and Mile-End, where they turned up Dog-Row, and profecuted their journey to Hackney turnpike, then by Shoreditch church, and up. Oldfreet to the city road acrofs Ilington, along the new road into Hydepark, down Conflitution-hill into St. James's park, and then to the garden gate of the palace, where the was received by all the royal family. She was handed out of the coach by the duke of York; and met in the garden by his majefty, who in a very affectionate manner raised her up and faluted her, as fhe was going to pay her obeisance, and then led her into the palace, where the dined with his majefty, the princefs dowager, and the reft of the royal family, except the two youngeft. After dinner her highness was pleafed to show herself with his majefty in the gallery and other apartments fronting the park. About eight o'clock in the evening the proceffion to the chapel began in the following or der: The Proceffion of the BRIDE. A Quarter Waiter. A Gent. Ufh, bet. the 2 Sen. Heralds Lady Sarah Lenox, L.Car. Ruffel, L. Ann Hamilton, L. Eliz. Ker. L. Harr. Bentinck, L.C.Montagu. L. Eliz. Keppel, L.L.Grenville, L.Eliz. Harcourt, L.S.Strangways Here Serene Highness having been in this manner conducted to the chapel, the Lord Chamberlain and Vice Chamberlain, with the two Heralds, returned to wait upon his Majefty. The KING's Proceffion. Drums and Trumpets as before. The Knight Marshal. Purfuivants and Heralds at Arms. Knights of the Bath, not Peers; wearing their collars. Privy Counsellors, not Peers; Comptroller of the Treasurer of Houfhold. the Houfhold. The KING wearing his collar. Capt of the Captain of Capt. of the Yeomen of the Band of Guard Life Guard. Penfioners. The Gentlemen of the Bebchamb; in waiting. The Mafter of the Robes. Two Grooms of the Bedchamber. Gentlemen Penfioners. The RETURN. A Quarter waiter. AGent.Ufher between two Heralds, Pursuivants and Heralds at Arms. Knights of the Bath, not Peers. Privy Counsellors not Peers, Unmarried daughters of Peers. Peereffes. Peers as before. Norroy and Clarencieux, kings of Arms. Lord Privy Seal. Lord Chancellor. Lord Archbp. of Canterbury. Garter; between two Gent. Uhers, The Earl Marshal. His R. H. the D. of Cumberland. The Mafter of the Rolls. Two Grooms of the Bedchamber. The QUEEN. Conducted by the Lord Chamberlain and Vice Chamberlain, fupported by their Royal and and Pr. William, her train borne as The Ladies of her Majefty's Bed Maids of Honour. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Lord Archbp. of Canterbury. The D. of Cumberland gave her hand to his majefty, and immediately on the joining their hands, the Park and Tower guns were fired. Their majefties, after the ceremony, fat on one fide of the altar on two state chairs under a canopy; her R. H. the Princefs Dowager of Wales fat facing them on a chair of ftate on the other fide, all the rest of the royal family on ftools, and all the peers, peereffes, bishops, and foreign minifters (including M. Buffy) on benches. There was afterwards a public drawing room, but no perfons prefented. The houfes in the cities of London and Westminster were illuminated, and the evening concluded with the utmost demonstrations of joy. Strength and honour are her cloathing, and the fhall rejoice in time to come.' Solo by Mr. Beard. Hearken, O daughter, confider, and incline thine ear, forget thine own people and thy father's ⚫ house. So fhall the king have pleasure in thy beauty. Inftead of thy father's thou shalt children, whom thou mayft make princes in all lands,' Chorus. The nobility of Ireland, having previous to this ceremony revived the difpute about the precedence of the Irish peers walking at the wedding of their majefties, the king di-have rected, that the privy council fhould enquire, and report the precedents as they happened upon fimilar occafions; upon which report the Irish peers and peereffes were admitted to walk, and were marfhalled in the proceffion, together with the peers and peereffes of Great Britain, according to their refpective degrees, taking place of the British nobility of inferior rank. The following anthem compofed by 'Children are an heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Lo thus fhall they be bleffed that feareth the Lord.' On the 9th, the day after the ceremony, there was the most numerous levee of the peers and peereffes, and gentlemen of the first diftinction, with the foreign minifters, all in their grand dreffes, that had ever been feen, to pay their compliments to their majesties on their nuptials, and at night a most fplendid ball, which was opened by the duke of York and the princefs Augufla. On the 14th, the lord mayor, aldermen and commons of the city of London, in new mazarine filk gowns lined with fur, prefented an humble addrefs of congratulation to their majesties on this joyful cccafion; and the fame day the chancellor and university of Cambridge prefented their addreffes, and were moft graciously received. The fame night about a quarter after fix, their majeflies, with moft of the royal family, went to Drurylane playhoufe, to fee the Rehearfal. Their majefties went in chairs, and the rest of the royal family in coaches, attended by the horse guards. His majefly was preceded by the duke of Devonshire his lord chamberlain, and the Hon. Mr. Finch, vice-chamberlain; and her majefly was preceded by the duke of Manchester, her majefty's lord chamberlain, and lord Cantalupe her vice-cham. berlain, the earl of Harcourt her master of the horfe, and by the duchefs of Ancafter, and the countess of Effingham. It is almost inconceivable the crowds of people that waited in the streets, quite from St. James's to the playhoufe, to fee their majefties. It is faid the crowd preffed fo violently upon her majesty's chair, that she difcovered fome figns of fear; but upon entering the playhoufe the prefently recollected herself, and behaved with great gaiety the whole night after. Never was feen fo brilliant a house, the ladies being mostly dreffed in the cloaths and jewels they wore at the royal marriage. The houfe was full almost as foon as the doors were open, so that out of the vaft multitude prefent, not a fiftieth part got in, to the infinite difappointment and fatigue of many thoufands. There was a prodigious deal of mifchief done at the doors of the house; feveral genteel women, who were imprudent enough to attempt to get in, had their cloaks, caps, aprons, handkerchiefs all torn off; the great crowd and want of freth air brought to the people's minds the condition of thofe unhappy people, who were fuffocated in the black hole at Cal. cutta in the East Indies *. A girl was killed, and a man fo trampled on that he recovered with much difficulty. On Wednesday the chancellor and university of Oxford prefented their addrefs; and both universities feemed to have vied with each other. in making the moft illarious appearance on this happy event; there being a greater number of perfons of high rank and eminence attending the prefentation of their refpective addrefes, than has been known on any former occafion. The playhoufes likewife vied with each other on this occafion. On the 25th their majefties and the royal family went to Covent Garden theatre to fee the Beggar's Opera, with which her majelty appeared highly delighted. On this occafion two magnificent boxes were prepared; one for their majefties of a cherry-coloured velvet, the feftoon enriched with a filver embroi dery, lace, and fringe; in the centre was reprefented two hymeneal tog * Sec Annual Regifter, 1758, p. 278. ches ches inclofing a heart, the device mutuus ardor; the columns were wreathed with lace, and the canopy adorned with taffels and a crown of excellent workmanship; the whole lined with white fatin.-The other for the princefs, was of blue velvet, decorated with gold, and the canopy diftinguished with the enfigns of the principality of Wales. The whole is faid to have coft 700 1. We fhall conclude this article with the following lift of the efta blishment made by the king for the houshold of her majesty. Chamberlain. Duke of Man chefter. Vice Chamberlain. Lord Cantalupe. Mistress of the Robes. Duchefs of Ancaster. Ladies of the Bedchamber. Duchefs of Hamilton, Countess of Effingham, Countess of Northumberland, Countess of Egremont, Vifcounters Weymouth, Viscountess Bolingbroke. Maids of Honour. Mifs Bishop, Mifs Wrottefley, Mifs Beauclerk, Mifs Keck, Mifs Meddows, Mifs Tryon. Bedchamber Women. Mrs. Dashwood, Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Brudenel, Mrs. Boughton, Mrs. Bloodworth. Semftrefs and Laundrefs. Mrs. Chetwynd. Gentlemen Ushers of the Privy Chamber. Sir James Calder, Mr. Stanhope, Mr. Boyle. Gentlemen Ufhers Daily Waiters. Mr. Allen, Mr. Jenkinson, Mr. Molyneux. Gentlemen Ufhers Quarterly Waiters. Captain Robinson, Mr. Hubert, Mr. Cauflaid. Surgeon. Mr. Pennel Hawkins. Surgeon to the houthold. Mr. Thomas Gataker. Apothecary. Mr. Brande. Apothecary to the houfhould Mr. John Devaynes. Pages of the Back Stairs. Mr. John Nicolaii, Mr. Rich. Chapman, Mr. White, Mr. Francis Weybrow. Pages of the Presence. Mr. Valatin, Mr. Sutherland. Nec. Woman to private Apart. Mrs. Moore. Nec. Woman to the publick. Mrs. Coggfhead. Treasurer. Andrew Stone, Efq; ley. Attorney General. Mr. Huffey. Solicitor Gen. Mr. de Gray. Mafter of the Horfe. Earl Har court. Equerries. Lieut. Col. Montgomery, Capt. Harcourt, Mr. John Schutz. Pages of Honour. Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Byne. A clerk of the ftables; a bottleman; five coachmen; eight footmen, and three for the matter of the horfe; two grooms; four chairmen; five poftilions; five helpers. A full account of their majefties cora nation. The eighth of July, the Same day on which the king declared his intentions to demand in marriage ber most ferene highness the princefs Charlotte of Mecklenburg, his majefly figned the following proclamation for his coronation. PROCLAMATIO N. GEORGE R. HEREAS we have refolved, Phyficians. Dr. Letherland, Dr. W by the favour and bleffing Akenfide. Phyfician to the houfhold. Dr. of Almighty God, to celebrate the Pringle. [P] 4 folem |