Account of the Inftallation. Windfor, July 25. ABOUT ten o'clock in the form ing the proceffion began from the privy chamber to the chapter houfe. They entered the fouth door of the chapel, when the knights elect took their feats in the ifle behind the altar, and the knights companions, and the officers of the order, proceeded to the chapter houfe, when the fovereign being feated, the Garter king of Arms introduced the prince of Wales, who was received by the two junior knights, and conducted to the table were the furcoat, girdle, and fword had been placed; and the Garter at Arms prefenting the furcoat to the two fenior knights, they invefted his royal highnefs while the chancellor read the admonition.

Then Garter prefented the girdle, and afterwards the hanger and fword, which they put on.

The bithop of Ofnabrugh, and the duke of Cumberland, were then in troduced and invested in like manner. The proctor for his ferene highness was brought in; and afterwards the proctor of the prince of Brunswick.

The Garter at Arms then introduced the earl of Albemarle, who is received and invested as the reft, only the register read the admonition.

The Duke of Marlborough, the duke of Grafton, and earl Gower, were then introduced and invested as the earl of Albemarle had been.

They then with great ceremony proceeded to the altar, where the fovereign bowed low, and being in his ftall repeated his bow.

The prelate was conducted to the altar by the ferjeant of the veftry, and wo prebendaries by the verger.

Then Garter took up the banner of the late duke of Cumberland, and gave it to the two fenior knights, who, being preceeded by the two heralds, advanced, and made a reverence to the altar; then kneeling, they delivered the banner to the prelate, who, affifted by the prebendaries, placed it upright at the end of the altar.

The fword was then delivered by the Garter at Arms, and the helm and creft were offered in like manner.

The hatchments of the other knights deceased were offered with the fame ceremonies.

All the knights being fummoned in

their ftalls, Garter fummoned the two fenior knights under their banners, to inital his royal highnefs the prince of Wales; and a proceffion was made back to the chapter houfe, in which Garter carried on a cushion the mantle, hood, great collar, and book of ftatutes, having on his right hand the regifter, carrying in his hand the New Teftament, and the form of the oath, and admonitions, &c.

When they entered the choir, the Garter at Árms, the Register, and Black Rod, went under the prince's ftall, and placed the cushion upon the detk of the ftall.

Two knights then conducted his highnefs directly into his ftall, the king and the Garter delivered the mantle to the knights, who invested the prince while the chancellor read the admonition, Receive this Robe, &c.

Then Garter at Arms prefented the hood to the knights, who put it over the prince's right fhoulder, bringing the ends of the tippets before, and tucking them under his girdle.

Then Garter at Arms prefented the Great Collar and George, and invested the prince, while the chancellor read the admonition, Wear this collar, &c.

Garter then prefented the ftatute book, which the knights delivered to the prince, and then placing the cap and feather on his head, they feated him in his ftall; and the prince rifing up made his double obeifances; and the knights, after embracing and congratulating his royal highness, decended, and making their obeisances returned to their places.

Then the two next knights in feniority were fummoned down by the Garter at Arms, to inftal his royal highness the bishop of Ofnabrugh, who was introduced and installed in the fame manner as the prince of Wales,

In the like manner the proxies and the other knights were inftalled, only thefe took the oaths, which the prince of Wales and his brother did not on account of their tender age.

The knights being inftalled, diving fervice commenced:

In the mean time Garter at Arms fummoned the knights from their ftalls, each knight making his reverences in his ftall, and repeating th fame with his companion in the choi retired under his banner.

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their banners, and the prelate at the altar to receive the offerings. The fovereign, making his reverence to the altar, defcended from his stall, and then making another reverence, proceeded to the offering in great order.

On the fovereign coming to the rails of the altar, the Black Rod delivered the offering on his knee to the knight, who delivered it to the fovereign, and his majesty taking off his cap, and kneeling, put the offering into the bafon, held by the prelate, affiited by the prebendaries.

The fovereign then rifing made his reverence to the altar, another in the middle of the choir, all the attendants turning as his majefty did, and making their obeifances at the fame time.

When the fovereign returned, the officers of the wardrobe removed the carpet and cufhion on which his majefjefty kneeled, and leaving the first carpet and two cushions for the knights, and Black Rod returned to his place with his ufual reverences.

All the knights thus ftanding under their banners, two officers of arms joined with ufual reverences, went to the prince of Wales, who, making his reverences in the middle of the choir, was conducted to the altar, where taking off his cap, and kneeling down, he offered gold and filver in the bafon, and returning in the fame order, went to his fall, where making his obeifance he fat down.

Then the next two officers of arms attended the next knight in feniority, being a companion, who offered in Jike manner, and fo on till all the knights and proxies had offered.

Defcription of Queenhithe and Vintry Wards; with a Plan, neatly engraved.

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The chief streets, lanes, &c. in this ward, are Thames-ftreet, Queenhithe, with the feveral lanes running down to the river, Lambert-hill, Fith-streethill, Fivefoot-lane, Bread-ftreet-hill, Huggen-lane, Little Trinity-lane, with the fouth fide of Great Trinity-lane, and Old Fish-treet.

The harbour of Queenhithe is of antient ftanding, and was originally called Edred's hithe from the name of the owner: afterward it fell into the hands of King Stephen, and in the time of Henry II. it belonged to the queen, and obtained its preient name; great profit being made of it for her ufe. It is now a great receptacle for boats, lighters, and Weft country barges, having a meal market, and good conveniency for the ftowage of the goods brought thither by water.

The principal buildings in this ward are, the parish churches of St. Nicholas, Cole Abbey, St. Mary, Somerset, and St. Michael's Queenbithe, Paper Stainers hall, and Blackfinith's hall, together with a Swedish chapel.

This ward is governed by an alderman, and fix common council men: the prefent alderman is Richard Peers, Efq.

VINTRY ward obtained its name from the place where the wine merchants from Bourdeaux, who fettled on the banks of the Thames, used to land their wines; which was called the Vintrie.

It is bounded on the north by Cordwainers ward; on the east by Walbrook and Dowgate wards; on the fouth by the Thames; and on the weft by Queenhithe ward.

The principal streets are, part of Thames-street, from Little Elbowlane in the east, to Townsend-lane in the weft; a part of Queen-ftreet, Great St. Thomas the Apostle's, Garlickhill, Creat and Little Elbow-lane, &c. and the most confiderable buildings are, the parish churches of St. Michael's Royal, St. Martin's Vintry, St. Thomas Apoftle's, and St. James's Garlick hithe; Vintner's hall, Cutler's hall, Plumbers hall, and Fruiterer s hall.

This ward is under an alderman and nine common council men; the prefent alderman is Barlow Trecoshick, Efq.

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HERE are certain difpofitions, that the niceft cultivation cannot nprove, nor the bett examples allure to a love of propriety: but notwithanding the Benevolent Society must bfcribe to the truth of this affertion 1a few inftances, they are far, very r from conceiving it to be the genel picture of human nature. Our aders may, our friends will, rememer, that the Mifs Middletons were ceived into this fociety on the fecond arriage of their father: and that the deft young lady had a natural liveli. efs, a haughtinefs of fpirit, that emed to bid defiance to all restraint. will also be recollected, that Mifs fiddleton had the indifcretion not aly to form an acquaintance with a oung officer, but enter into a clan. eftine correfpondence with him; a orrefpondence which Mrs. Milnham ad hoped was no lefs happily difcoered, than happily terminated. But he misfortune is, that when once he mind contracts a wrong bent, it oes not easily refume its rectitude. Mifs Middleton, inftead of anfwerng the general expectations of her riends, only became fo much the nore guarded in her impropriety; unil having restored herself to their peret confidence, the put it in her power nore grofsly to abufe it; and in order to ive her intended husband due imprefions of her merit, greatly proved to im in the very inftance of marrying im, that he was fuperior to every dea of either moral or focial duties; na word, (for this fociety knows nohing of concealment) the went off bout three weeks ago, wholly unattended, except by her lover, for Scotland, where he was united to the man the had taught to defpife her, and returned in triumph to London. Her father, at the inftigation of his wife, made a vifit to Mrs. Milnham, that did little honour either to his head or heart; he charged his girl's elopement, to the false heroics, as he was pleafed to phrafe it, fhe had imbibed in the fchool of benevolence; and that our amiable Caroline might be fecured from what, her delicate nature would recoil at, following her fifter's teps, he bore her off, to her un

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fpeakable affliction, and the affliction of the whole fociety, to be under the eye of his beloved fpoufe, who is perhaps the leaft calculated of any woman upon earth for the character, in which Mr. Middleton is determined fhe fhall henceforth appear. Thus it is throughout life, that the innocent fuffer for the guilty in the univerfe there cannot be a more blameless mind than this fweet girl's: befides to confefs a truth, Mrs. Miluham had hoped to promote a union between her and one of the young gentlemen already introduced to the acquaintance of our readers, to whofe fortune, principles, family, and temper, the most difficult father could not make one reafonable objection. Mr. Middleton Mrs. Milnham well knew had his peculiarities; but the flattered herfelf that they would never have been brought into competition with her advice, in a cafe where the muft, both from her knowledge of his daughter's fentiments, and the gentleman's defervings, he the best judge of her future happiness.

A whole week paffed away in regret for the lofs of Caroline, and difapprobation of her fifter, when, at the expiration of that time, the new-married lady had the modefty to folicit the good offices of the friends fhe had dif honoured, towards obtaining a reconciliation with her father. Mrs. Milnham was shocked at the boldness as well as the meannefs of the request; but as there was a probability of opening an intercourfe with the valuable Caroline, by endeavouring to reconcile the old gentleman's pride to his inclination (for his darling girl had till then, in his opinion, been incapable of wrong) her note to the fociety was inclosed in a very polite letter from its members, to this unaccountable parent, and terms of accommodation immediately entered into; an article of which was, that he was to receive her fifter Caroline under her care, becaufe the lady wife was already heartily tired of the restraint her continual prefence was to her in a million of particulars; it must be almost needless to add, that things were foon amicably fettled, though, we are forry to X X

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