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Isle Of Wight.
evinced a desire not only to uphold its dignity , but to raise the character of the city , and to strengthen the bonds of union between the three great bodies , Avith which be Avas brought in contact—the University , tlie City , and the County . He set about this in a practical way , and in a true English spirit , for he invited round his festive board all in authority in the three bodies alreadalluded toincluding
y , the vice-chancellor , proctors , heads of colleges , high-sheriff , county members , magistrates , city members , citizens , and a host of literati , embracing some of the most distinguished poets , painters , sculptors , & c , whose presence gave eclat to the festival . The Masonic Brethren of the Province , and from a distance mustered in strong force , and among the latter were Bros . Dr . RoweSecondary PotterHodkinson
, , g , De La Rue , Rev . J . S . Broderip , & c . The Mayors of Bristol , Cambridge , Abingdon , and Banbury were also present . This festival , which took place on Monday , the 20 th of June , AA'as attended by upwards of 200 persons , and passed off in the most successful manner .
On the following Thursday , the 22 nd of June , the Mayor and Mayoress gave in the Town Hah a brilliant reception , or musical promenade , to which upwards of 1 , 500 invitations were issued . The company began to assemble about -ei ght o ' clock , and by ten all Avere set down , at AA'hich time there were not less than 1 , 200 persons enjoying the works of art and other intellectual stores , which the Mayor and Mayoressassisted bfriendshad provided in such
, y , exquisite taste for the gratification of their guests . The walls were hung with paintings in oil and water-colours , including some of the choicest works of Etty , Millais , Stanfield , Collins , Turner , Prout , AV . Hunt , Frost , F . Stone , Cattermole , Borall , Pyne , AVarren , Claxton , and others ; while models of scul pture , by Calder , Marshall , Macdowell , Bell , and Noble , placed in various parts of the room ,
imparted a degree of grace and beauty which could not be surpassed . Most of the heads of colleges and their families Avere present , and appeared to enjoy this noA'el ( to Oxford ) mode of being brought into contact with various classes of society . There Avere about sixty distinguished visitors from London and other places who accepted invitationsand joined in this delightful gathering . The proctorstutors
, , of colleges , noblemen , and principal citizens officiated as stewards on the occasion . On tbe folloAving day , tbe vice-chancellor and some of the heads of colleges escorted such of the Mayor ' s visitors as had come from a distance over various parts of tlie University , the public buildings of AA'hich were thrown open to them ; and at some of the colleges , Christ Church and-Magdalen , elegant entertainments were
prepared for them . The Mayor being desirous that the humble classes should participate in tbe pleasures of tbe week , threw tbe collection of paintings , sculpture , & c , in the Town Hall open to the public for three days , AA'hen upAvards of 20 , 000 persons availed themselves of this indulgence , and the best testimony that they appreciated it was afforded by their orderly conduct . On Tuesday , the 29 th of August , the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Isle Of Wight.
evinced a desire not only to uphold its dignity , but to raise the character of the city , and to strengthen the bonds of union between the three great bodies , Avith which be Avas brought in contact—the University , tlie City , and the County . He set about this in a practical way , and in a true English spirit , for he invited round his festive board all in authority in the three bodies alreadalluded toincluding
y , the vice-chancellor , proctors , heads of colleges , high-sheriff , county members , magistrates , city members , citizens , and a host of literati , embracing some of the most distinguished poets , painters , sculptors , & c , whose presence gave eclat to the festival . The Masonic Brethren of the Province , and from a distance mustered in strong force , and among the latter were Bros . Dr . RoweSecondary PotterHodkinson
, , g , De La Rue , Rev . J . S . Broderip , & c . The Mayors of Bristol , Cambridge , Abingdon , and Banbury were also present . This festival , which took place on Monday , the 20 th of June , AA'as attended by upwards of 200 persons , and passed off in the most successful manner .
On the following Thursday , the 22 nd of June , the Mayor and Mayoress gave in the Town Hah a brilliant reception , or musical promenade , to which upwards of 1 , 500 invitations were issued . The company began to assemble about -ei ght o ' clock , and by ten all Avere set down , at AA'hich time there were not less than 1 , 200 persons enjoying the works of art and other intellectual stores , which the Mayor and Mayoressassisted bfriendshad provided in such
, y , exquisite taste for the gratification of their guests . The walls were hung with paintings in oil and water-colours , including some of the choicest works of Etty , Millais , Stanfield , Collins , Turner , Prout , AV . Hunt , Frost , F . Stone , Cattermole , Borall , Pyne , AVarren , Claxton , and others ; while models of scul pture , by Calder , Marshall , Macdowell , Bell , and Noble , placed in various parts of the room ,
imparted a degree of grace and beauty which could not be surpassed . Most of the heads of colleges and their families Avere present , and appeared to enjoy this noA'el ( to Oxford ) mode of being brought into contact with various classes of society . There Avere about sixty distinguished visitors from London and other places who accepted invitationsand joined in this delightful gathering . The proctorstutors
, , of colleges , noblemen , and principal citizens officiated as stewards on the occasion . On tbe folloAving day , tbe vice-chancellor and some of the heads of colleges escorted such of the Mayor ' s visitors as had come from a distance over various parts of tlie University , the public buildings of AA'hich were thrown open to them ; and at some of the colleges , Christ Church and-Magdalen , elegant entertainments were
prepared for them . The Mayor being desirous that the humble classes should participate in tbe pleasures of tbe week , threw tbe collection of paintings , sculpture , & c , in the Town Hall open to the public for three days , AA'hen upAvards of 20 , 000 persons availed themselves of this indulgence , and the best testimony that they appreciated it was afforded by their orderly conduct . On Tuesday , the 29 th of August , the