Wilkinson (1768-1841), whose husband was a violinist and leader at Vauxhall.—(
The London Pleasure Gardens
, pp. 286-326.)
On June 29, 1811, the Duke of Gloucester was installed as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. The Installation Ode, written by W. Smyth, of Peterhouse (1765-1849), Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, and author of
English Lyrics
(1797) and other works, was set to music by Hague, and performed in the Senate House, Braham and Ashe, it is said, particularly distinguishing themselves among the performers. The Ode is given in the
Annual Register
for 1811, pp. 593-596. The rival Ode, which Byron preferred, was by Walter Rodwell Wright.