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Oxford has been crowded during the week, with people of all ranks who flocked to see the grand ceremony of the installation of the Duke of Wellington as Chancellor of the University. All the private dwellings, rooms, and inns, were filled with visiters. In default of beds, sofas were in great requisition, and many esteemed the loan of a few yards of floor and a cloak, an especial favour. The Duke arrived in Oxford about four o'clock on Monday afternoon, at- tended by a numerous cavalcade, who went out some distance to meet him. He rode in an open barouche ; looked full of spirits and health; and appeared to enjoy exceedingly the deafening cheers, which above, around, and below, from the balconies, windows, piazzas, and the streets, 'welcomed his arrival. He alighted at the door of University College, of which the Vice-Chancellor is Master. On Tuesday, the first day of the ceremony, the crush at the different

entrances to the Theatre was tremendous. The ladies were all admitted without confusion, and the regulations made were generally judicious; but were not acted upon with sufficient precision ; as the doors by which the Masters of Arts, Bachelors, and Under Graduates were to enter, were not opened until a quarter of an hour after the appointed time of ten o'clock. Thus a vast crowd was collected ; and in the pro- gress through the narrow passages to the Theatre, caps, coats, and gowns, were mercilessly mangled, and nmny suffered severely, though no bones were I roken. The iron railing near the schools was abso- lutely forced down by the pressure ; and those persons who were nearest to it fell, and received severe bruises. When once, however, the Theatre was gained, the magnificent spectacle it disclosed was suf- ficient to repay the sufferers for all they had endured. The corre- spondent of the Times, who had seen two coronations, gives the pre- ference to the scene at Oxford. Ile was indeed quite enraptured with the splendour of the spectacle : take a sample of his description.

"As soon as you entered the Theatre, there was a prospect almost too dazzling- to be looked upon. Around you, and above you, to the right and to the left, were crowds of beauties, who compelled you, in spite of your Christianity, to think of the !tennis of Mahomet's paradise. Look where you would, you en- countered the glances of their bright eyes; and in those glances was all the mind, the music breathing from the face,' which youthful poets, forgetful of reality, too often indulge their fancy in describing. I believe that you are al- ready aware that during the encrenia the rising semicircle of the Theatre is re- served for the Noblemen and the Doctors, and that immediately behind them are placed the ladies of Peers and the different members of their families. The gallery immediately facing this semicircle was reserved for ladies, who, though equally respectable in the eyes of society, are not so in those of the Herald's College. With these ladies, by the monastic regulations of the University, it was forbidden that any male animals, whether of the gown or of the town, should intermix. The practical effect of this regulation, absurd as it appears in principle, was admirable. You had all the colours of the rainbow, and a few more, presented to you in close contact, amid a profusion of feathers and flowers, which I should in vain attempt to describe. Nothing could be more striking, nothing more magnificent. If there was any thing to complain of, it was only that the less juvenile of the ladies occupied too prominent a place, if I may bor- row a phrase front Petronius, in the 'erudite eyes' of the University. But even with that drawback, the coup d'reil was beyond all description for attraction and beauty and magnificence."

At length the galleries were filled ; and as no more tickets bad been distributed than would admit the right number of visiters, there was something like order established. A unanimous cry then arose for a cheer for the Duke of Wellington ; which was given at the very top of the lungs of the ardent multitude. A number of other names were then called. Earl Grey was well hissed; Lord Brougham, partially hissed, and partially cheered. The Duke of Cumberland, who had arrived the previous evening at the rooms of his son's tutor, Mr. Jell, was greeted with unanimous, uproarious applause : so were also Lord Wynford and Lord Lyndhurst. Some unpopular members of the Uni- versity, such as Dyer, one of the Proctors, and Dr. Gaisford, Dean of Christchurch, were hooted by the younger students.

Soon after eleven, Dr. Crotch, upon the organ, announced the ap- proach of the Duke; who soon appeared, dressed in a black (alit, across which he wore his blue riband of the Garter, with a black silk mantle and gold fringe—the latter being the proper costume' of the Chancellor of the University. In the Duke's train, were Lords Lon- donderry, Montague, Hill, Mahon, Apsley, Sir G. Murray, Sir H. Hardinge, Sir R. Inglis, Sir C. Wetherell, Sir T. Ackland, and others. There were also present eleven Archbishops and Bishops, and numer- ous other noblemen and gentlemen whose names are not given. Among the distinguished Indies, were the Princess Lieven, Marchioness of Salisbury, Lady Brownlow and her daughters, Ladies Herbert, Gran- ville Somerset, &c.

Inen the cheering hail subsided, the Duke, in a short Latin speech, opened the business of the Convocation, by stating that it was con- venial to conifer the degree of Doctor of I uws, haneris eaus.i, on the following individuals.

JIk Exeelleucy Baron Dedcl, the Dutch Minister. (Chars.) Dig Excellency the Count Matusehewitz. tti, itte Russian Minister. (Cheering.) His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch. K.T. (InonenseTheering.) His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G. louder cheering.) The Most Noble the Marquis of Salisburc

The Must Noble the Marquis of Bute. Great cheering.) The Right Honourable the Earl or Wine tilsea. (De,afening shouts (f applause.)

The Right Honourable the Earl of Warwick.

The Right Honourable Earl [Sc la Warr. (Cheering.) The Right Honourable the Earl of Russ)) u. The Right Honourable the Earl of Wilton.

The Right Honourable the Earl of Brownlow.

The Right Honourable the Earl of Falmouth. (Cheers.) The Right Honourable Fitzroy Somerset. (Applause.) The Right I lonourable Gram ills Somerset.

The Right Honourable Francis Egerton. The Right Honourable Viscount Strangford. The Right Honourable Lord Burghersb. Sir J. A. Park.

Sir J. Vaughan.

Sir James Scarlett. (Immense cheering.)

After the Chancellor had gone through the list once, he went through it a second time ; and after each name, on proposing the ad-

mission_, Placetne rads Doctores, placetne robis Magis- tri ?" The Convocation replied with one voice, "Placct." The Duke then turned round, and said in a voice half aside, but audible, "Now I shall get on." This declaration caused much laughter..

When this ceremony was completed, Dr. Phillimore, as Professor of Civil Law, proceeded to " present " the new Doctors to the Chan- cellors and Proctors—the Doctissimi Cancellarii, and Euregii Procura- tores. The following resume of his Latin address is taken from the Times.

"He said that twenty years had now elapsed since he had had the honour and gratification of seeing in the University a similar assemblage of noble and dis- tinguished individuals. On that occasion, he had presented to the University as honorary Doctors the illustrious heroes who had visited the country with the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia. Intense as his delight was upon that occasion, it wanted one circumstance to render it complete—the presence of the greatest commander of them all, our own countryman, the Duke of Welling- ton. After alluding to the merits of the late Chancellor, Lord Grenville, who had added lustre to the course of study adopted in the University, by pursuing the same course after he had left the University to mingle in the world,—and after stating that that noble lord had found consolation in extreme old age in those literary acquirements which had furnished him so many triumphs and his country so many benefits in manhood,—he proceeded to observe, that on the death of that great and good man, it became the duty of the University to select out of the noble and distinguished individuals whom it had reared in its bosom, a worthy successor to that noble lord. Merit, he said, was not of one class. There were different roads to the temple of fame, and different men must distin- guish themselves in different ways. One man made his way to eminence by li- terature, another by arts, another by arms. Of this latter class, none were more illustrious than the noble Duke now their Chancellor. Be witness his triumphs in India, Portugal, and Spain—his victories at Salamanca, on the Pyrenees, and at Toulouse—and above all, his liberation of Europe in the bloody field of Wa- terloo."

After dwelling some time on this theme, he presented the Doctors, paying high compliments to several, especially M. Dedel (the Dutch King's envoy) and Lord Fitzroy Somerset. The former the Doctor termed "pacis amicus," and said that he had been sent to this country "ad componendas controrersias," which the reporter waggishly reneers "to compose protocols." Each Doctor after being presented, stepped from the area into the Doctor's circle, and shaking hands with the Chancellor, passed on to his seat.

Three other orations were then delivered by members of the Uni- versity,—one by the Public Orator; another by Mr. Kenington, of Trinity ; and another by Mr. Anstice, late of Christ Church. The Chancellor then said, in a loud tone—"Dissokintes hanc Conrocatio- nein ;" and the company left the theatre. All was over by two o'clock. The Duke, attended in the same !Danner as he came, returned to Uni- versity College. Shortly afterwards, he drove out to make some calls.

On Wednesday, the Convocation was reopened with ceremonies similar to those performed on the previous day ; but as the morning was showery, the spirits of the visiters were somewhat damped. The upper gallery was occupied by the Junior Under Graduates; who were even more noisy and uproarious than their predecessors, the Senior Under Graduates, on Tuesday. The names of different University officers were called out, and hissed or cheered as it might happen. The political feelings of those lads were then exhibited, in hissing the Duke of Sussex, and Lords Grey, Brougham, and Durham ; and in cheering Sir James Graham, Mr. Stanley, and Sir Edward Sugden : groans were given for the London University, the Gower Street Company, Stinkoinalee, &c. "The Dissenters" were hissed with a long pro- tracted snuffle, and cry of" Amen." Groans followed the call of" Our French Allies;" but cheers and laughter were given for" Our French wines." The King's name was coldly received ; the Queen's with those of the Dutchess of Kent and Princess Victoria, loudly cheered. "Down with the present Administration!" was a sentiment most cor- dially received by these Tory striplings. The Duke of Wellington was accompanied by a numerous train, as on the day before • and degrees were conferred on Lords Clanwil- ham, Norreys, Melon, Encombe, Arthur Hill, Monson, Teign- mouth, Fitzgerald and Vesey, Lyndhurst, Wynford, Templemore, Stuart de Rothesay, Sir Hussey Vivian, General Sabloncoff (who was partially hissed), Messrs. T. Parker, Arbuthnot, H. Pierrepont, Gotilburn, G. R. Trevor, Mountstuart Elphinstone, and F. Spencer. When the degree was conferred on Lord Eneombe, the cheering was most vociferous ; and when the ceremony of presenting him was to be performed, every eye was turned on his grandfather, Lord Eldon, who was this day in the Duke's train.. The old man was much affected, and shed tears plentifully. After gazing some time upon his grandson and heir, he

laid his head upon the table before him and hid his face from the spec- tators. Every one present, as may easily be believed, sympathized strongly with the old Chancellor's feelings. Lord -Lyndhurst, Lord

Wynford, and Sir Hussey Vivian were among the most warmly ap- plauded Doctors.

After the degrees had been conturred, the Installation Ode, by .Mr.

• it may be difficult to conceive a ile.tree surpassing " immense ;" but the &scrir live epithets aie from the report in the Tines. Kehle, was performed to mils:c by Dr. Crote!i; Lit tile p;aformanee was interrupted by the crowd in the area, m here the pressure was im-

mense: voices crying to be let out were constantly heard, with shouts of "Stop the music." The Duke held up his hand in vain to implore silence .A young boy was thrown down and trampled on. With great

difficulty be was lifted up over the heads of some gentlemen into the Doctor's semicircle. Several persons fought their way out of the Theatre by main force.

After the Installation Ode, several students recited poems and ad- dresses in different languages, full of eulogy of the Duke, who hardly knew which way to look amidst such a shower of the most fulsome: flattery. About three o'clock, the Convocation was again dissolved ; and then numerous parties of gentlemen and ladies partook of refresh- ments in the cloistered halls, the doors of which their founders in- tended should have remained for ever closed against the fair.

The Chancellor held a levee in the afternoons both of Tuesday and Wednesday. He dined with the Vice. Chancelloron Tuesday, and with the Dean of Christ Church on Wednesday.

In the evening, there was a splendid ball at the Star Inn.

On Thursday morning, the Bishop of Oxford preached a strong High Church Sermon at St. Mary's Church, for the benefit of the

Radcliffe Infirmary. There was no shouting in the church ; but many deep and hearty congratulations were exchanged on the effective and powerful champion the Establishment had just secured.

There were concerts on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, at the Theatre. Phillips and Madame Caradori, appear to be the principal

favourites of the Oxonians. On Thursday, the Duke of Cumberland mixed in the assembly, in plain clothes, and was again enthusiastically cheered. The heavy rain in the evening caused all the sedans and carriages to be in requisition ; and ladies, divines, and students, scam- pered home through the streets in dirty confusion.

There was a repetition, with little variety, of the proceedings of the three previous days, in the Theatre yesterday. There was the same noisy cheering, and the same pressure of crowds. The Dissenters, O'Connell, his Tail, Rint, Rapale, Sze. were classically hissed. " Blackwood" and the" Standard" were applauded. " The reporter of the Times" was gently hissed ; for such we take to be the meaning of the following metaphorical and shadowy passage in that gentleman's own report of the circumstance-

" I heard but a faint sound rustling over my head, very much resembling in length and volume that which a languid breath of air occasionally raises among the leaves of two or three unfortunate limes duly planted before the garden-gate of some happy nook in the retirement of Islington." A long list of new Doctors was again gone through. Among the noticeable persons so honoured, were Sir Astley Cooper, Sir Charles

Wetherell, Mr. Charles Ross, Mr. Alexander Baring, Mr. John Gibson Lockhart, Mr. Westmacott the sculptor, Mr. Wilkie the painter, Mr. Blore the architect, Mr. Frere (of the Antijacobin), and Mr. Richard Jenkins. Thus the Convocation was not broken up without some men, whose merits are distinct from their Toryism, being placed among those whom the Duke of Wellington has delighted to honour. They were left, however, till the last—to bring up the fag-

end of the learned phalanx. Congratulatory addresses in English, Greek, and Latin, were repeated as before. The Convocation was finally dissolved by dumb-show, amidst thundering cheers.

Another concert followed in time evening, at which the Duke was not present. He dined with a huge party at St. John's College ; and left Oxford for London this morning, in company with the Duke of Cum- berland.