The following is an account of the average prices of corn in England and Wales, by the standard Winchester bushel, for the year 1783. Oats Wheat Beans N. B. The prices of the finest and coarfeft forts of grain generally exceed and reduce the average price as follows, viz. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Per bufhel, 6d. 3 d. 3 d. 3 d. 6d. fingle mistake occurred from the time of their arrival at the choir till they returned to the chapterhoufe. The effect of the ceremony viewed from the galleries was amazingly fplendid. As the proceffion reached the choir they were arranged in their proper places by Uliter, and the heralds of arms; the prebends feats were prepared under the galleries, to which they filed off as they came up.-The efquires of the knights entered three a breaft, with their white fattin furcoats lined with fky blue, their white fattin bonnets in their hands. After making an obeifance to the altar, they were told off into their proper places immediately under their refpective knights, where they continued ftanding while the knights advanced two a-breast clad in their furcoat only with the cap of the order in their hand, the junior knight first. After being placed in the ftalls formerly allotted to the prebends of St. Patrick, the whole continued ftanding till the fovereign of the order entered in full drefs, girded with the fword, collar, and mantle, wearing his cap and plumes. He was conducted by the officers of the order to the ftall formerly occupied by the dean, and after being faluted by all the knights and efquires, took his feat, covered, when the coronation anthem immediately commenced. After it was finished, the officers of the order, with the heralds and purfuivants, advanced to the fovereign's ftall, making three profound obeifances, where they received the banner, which was carried by Ulfter to the altar, and there received by the dean. The prince's banner was depofited in The premier the fame manner. knight, his grace of Leinster, was then invested with the infignia of the order, by the proper officers, and took his feat covered, when the next knight, Lord Clanricarde, was called upon; his grace defcended in full habit of the order to receive him, and was conducted to the fovereign's stall between the inftalled knight and Ulfter; after the obeifances were made, the premier knight af fifted in putting on the fword, the collar, and mantle of the order, and delivered him the cap, when he returned to his ftall, and was faluted by the fovereign and the other knights. After the fame other knights. ceremony of installation had been gone through with each knight, and all feated in full habit of the order, Te Deum was celebrated by the band, when the proceffion left the choir in the fame manner they entered, only the knights wore their fwords, mantles, collars, and caps. A guard of 300 volunteers mounted in the cathedral, and were drawn up on each fide of the fouth and center aifles, in lines three deep, through which the procellion moved, and were received by the whole with prefented arms. Three troops of volunteer horfe were drawn up in Patrick's Clofe during the installation. Gardiner's horfe difmounted, did duty in the choir, and were placed as guards at the altar and entrance, The CEREMONIAL of the INSTAL LATION. On the proper precaution having been taken to guide the line ef of carriages and of fpectators, and Genealogift, chancellor, fecretary. the streets being lined with the Aid de Camp Prelate. peer. Lord lieutenant. Camp Aid de regiments on Dublin duty, his Sword of ftate, carried by fenier excellency, preceded by his own carriages, containing his houfehold, the efquires of the fovereign, and the peer who bears the fword of flate, and attended by a fquadron of cavalry, fet forward from the caftle, and followed by the knights companions, each in a coach attended by their efquires; and no other carriage, fave thofe of the knights, were allowed to move in this proceffion. At the door of the cathedral of St. Patrick his excellency was met by the officers of the church and of the order, who attended him to the robeing-room. His excellency alone being in the full mantle, habit, and collar of the order, the other knights in the furcoat only, and with their caps and feathers in their hands; their mantles, collars and fwords having been previously fent to the chapter-room. As foon as his excellency notified his pleasure, the proceffion was made to the choir in the following manner, viz. Singing men. Messengers. Peers fons. Upon entering the choir the trumpets, purfuivants, and other officers attending the proceffion, proceeded to their proper places, as well as his excellency's fuite. The efquires, three a-breast, made their reverence to the altar when they came oppofite to the ftall of their knight, and then wheeled off to their refpective places; the knights entered two and two, and after the fame reverences proceeded to their ftalls, where they remained ftanding till his excellency was feated, when they bowed all together, and feated thems felves. The choir then performed the coronation anthem; after which the ufher, king of arms, heralds, and purfuivants, attended with the three efquires of the fenior knight, went out with the ufual reverences for the infignia of the order, with which they returned in the following manner, viz. : the ftall of the faid fenior knight, after the ufual reverences to the fovereign's stall the knight then defcended into the middle of the choir, where he was invested with the fword, the mantle, and the collar, by the chancellor and regifter, after reading the admonitions prescribed, viz. Upon putting on the fword; "Take this fword to the increase of your honour; and in token and fign of the moft illuftrious order, which you have received, wherewith you being defended may be bold strongly to fight in the defence of thofe rights and ordinances to which you be engaged, and to the juft and neceffary defence of those who be oppreffed and needy." Upon putting on the mantle; "Receive this robe and livery of this moft illuftrious order, in augmentation of thine honour, and wear it with the firm and fteady refolution, that by your character, conduct, and demeanour, you may approve yourself a true fervant of the almighty God; and a worthy brother and knight companion of this moft illuftrious order." Upon putting on the collar; "Sir, the loving company of the order of St. Patrick hath received you their brother, lover, and felÍow, and in token and knowledge of this, they give you and prefent you this badge, the which God will that you receive and wear from henceforth to his praife and pleafure, and to the exaltation and honour of the faid illuftrious order, and yourself." They conducted him to his fall, with the ufual reverences to the fovereign; and he feated himself with his cap upon his head; immediately after which the efquire unfurled the banner, and the knights ftanding up uncovered, Ulfter repeated his ftyle in Englih, and a proceffion was made to the altar, of the regifter and officers of arms, attended by the efquires with the banner, which was delivered to Ulfter, who prefented it to the register, who placed it within the rails of the altar. After which, with the ufual reverences, the efquires proceeded to their places, and the officers of arms proceeded with the efquires of the fecond knight in like manner as before. And when thefe ceremonies were finifhed, the choir performed the Te Deum; after which a proceffion was made in like manner as before to the chapter-room, and from thence to the caftle, where the knights repofed themselves till dinner was ferved; when a proceffion was again made from the prefence-chamber to St. Patrick'shall, where the knights took their feats covered, viz. the grand mafter in the center, the prince's chair on his left hand, the prelate and the chancellor at the two ends of the fovereign's table, and the knights on each fide; and the efquires remained ftanding till after grace was faid, when they retired to the feats prepared for them. Towards the end of the first courfe, when his excellency food up uncovered, the knights rofe uncovered, and the king of arms proclaimed by the found of trumpet, that the grand matter and knights companions of the molt illuftrious order of St. Patrick drank the fovereign's health. The fecond fecond course was then brought in with the ufual ceremonies; after which his excellency again ftood up, and the knights uncovered, Ulfter again proclaimed that the grand mafter, in the name of the fovereign, drank the healths of the knights companions. And at the end of the fecond course, all riting again uncovered, the queen's health was drank and proclaimed in the fame manner. The defert was then brought in, and during it the officers of arms, with the ufual reverences, cried Largefs thrice, and first proclaimed the ftyle of the fovereign, and afterwards of each knight companion, who fucceflively ftood up during the faid proclamation. After which the knights, efquires, and officers attended the grand mafter to the prefence-chamber, where the ceremony was finished; and the efquires and officers retired to the dinner prepared for them. Cundapore, which he reduced after fome flight refiftance, and from thence reprefented in very strong terms, that the condition of the army was not fuch as would warrant his attempt upon Bednure, but that nevertheless he would make the trial; and this advice of his intention was conveyed in a letter from Cundapore, dated the 19th of January, and received here the 8th of February. The general's representation of the danger of the enterprize, and fatal confequences of a failure, was expreffed fo forcibly, that we did not think it proper, after an opinion given in fuch strong terms by the officer who was to execute the fervice, to perfift in exacting a compliance with our above-mentioned orders; and we therefore, though with reluctance, dispatched difcretionary orders to the general to defer the attempt, at the fame time recommending to him to give due weight in the fcale to the advantages Hyder's death would afford him, which, in our opinion, more than counterballanced the objections which might in ftrict prudence be urged against the attempt. The fervice, however, had been performed before the difpatch of our orders, and on the 14th of February, the prefident received advice in a note from Capt. Toriano, commandant at Onore, of our army having forced the Gauts, and gained poffeffion of the city of Bednure. Advice of this important event was fhortly after communicated to you by the prefident. Subfequent reports, and intelligence collected from private letters, made us very impatient to receive |