THE CORONATION.

Trus great ceremony took place, as had been previously announced, on Thursday. We shall endeavour, in our description of it, to render the whole as intelligible as possible to those who are compelled by fate and distance to receive their impressions of the pageant at second-hand. In doing this, we must " On their imaginary forces work;" " On their imaginary forces work;" and they must "Piece out our imperfections with their thoughts:" and even then, much must be left unrecorded and unimagined. If, how- ever, those who only read of the show, lose some of the pleasure which those who saw it enjoyed, they can at the same time congratulate them- selves that they escaped the fatigue, neither small nor easily sustained, Which those who saw it had to endure.

The preparations made by the inhabitants of the various streets through which the out-of-doors procession had to pass, were began aq early as Monday ; and on Tuesday the pavements of Whitehall and Parliament Street, and of the various avennes leading towards and com-

manding a view of the doors of the Abbey, were encumbered at every step with carpenters and the materials of their trade, and the noise of hammers and grating of saws drowned even the ceaseless din of wheels which distinguishes those great thoroughfares. These preparations continued to be pressed forward with unabated activity during the whole of Wednesday ; and towards the afternoon of that day, there was a nearly continuous line of scaffolds from Charing Cross to the Abbey, —a few of them for the accommodation of pri-

vate parties, but by far the greater number of them dedicated to the convenience of all who chose to pay. In the immediate neigh- bourhood of the West door of the Abbey, a very large and commo- dious scaffold had been erected, by permission of the Dean of West- minster, whence, for a somewhat higher rive than was demanded in less favoured situations, the spectators could see the entry of the com- pany at the West door, and be at the same time sheltered from the weather ; a part of the accommodation which was found to be of very great importance before the ceremony terminated. In the Abbey itself, by the same permission, very ample galleries were erected on the outside of the Organ-screen, from which a full view of the proCession from the West door could be obtained. The seats in these galleries were put-- chaseable by the public at large ; the tickets, according to the place to which they gave access, varying from one to three guineas. Within the Orn-ban-screen, none were admitted unless by tickets from the Earl Marshal ; and all, save only the immediate actors in the procession—Peers and Peeresses, as well as the more humble part of the throng—were obliged to present their tickets to the appointed officer before they were permitted to take their places. The tickets were printed, some on coloured, and some on plain paper ; and thus the guide could at once, merely on seeing the colour of the ticket, give the proper directions to its possessor : the ticket itself was then opened and inspected by the Usher, and the particular seat to be occupied by the party pointed oat. For the better understanding of the various parts of the interior of the Abbey to which we shall have occasion to refer, we shall conduct the reader from the Western entrance of the Cathedral into the Choir, pointing out as we proceed the various still-life parts of the picture. At the coronation of George the Fourth, the preliminary arrangements for. the ceremony were made in Westminster Hall. From the great door of the Hall, a raised platform stretched to the Western entrance of the Abbey ; and along this platform the whole of the Royal procession passed and repassed, going to the performance of the coronation cere- mony in the Abbey, and returning to the banquet with its ceremonies in the Hall. The present advisers of the Crown having determined, in consequence of the enormous expense which it entailed, to omit the ban- quet altogether, and with it a large portion of the non-essentials of the coronation, it became necessary to erect a resting-place for their Ma., jesties and their immediate attendants on alighting from their car. riages until the various parts of the procession in the interior were marshalled. With this view, a design was prepared by Messrs. Sidney, Smirke, and Phipps, for a building in front of the west door of the Abbey, which was executed under their supervision with much taste. If: was designed in the style of architecture prevalent in the reign of Henry the Third ; and, although extremely light in its structure, had all the appearance of solid masonry, so admirably was it painted by Mr. Parris, the painter of the Colosseum. The entrance consisted of a Gothic arch whence a temporary awning of striped pink canvass projected ; under which their Majesties and attendants alighted from their carriages. The front, was decorated with Gothic pinnacles, and hung with 'heraldic shields, on which were emblazoned the Royal arras of England, their present Majesties' arms and bearings, with the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle. This entrance led into a passage seventy feet long by nineteen feet wide, papered in imitation of stone, with a high wainscoting of oak. The ceiling was painted in pannel ; and high up on the walls were emblazoned shields representing the arms of England, Ireland, Scotland, Hanover, Brunswick, Luxembourg, and Saxony. On the spandrills of the inner arch were two angels bearing labels, with on one side, " Dornine, salvtim fac Regem," and on the other" Decug et tutamen." On each side of this gallery, and immediately within the entrance, were two apartments, one on the right for the King and his attendants, and one on the left for the Queen and her attendants. These were approached by two small saloons with folding-doors, and furnished with tables and chairs—the former gilt, and the latter covered with crimson cloth. The apartments them- selves were papered with rich crimson paper, with gilt cornices. The ceilings were of blue with Gothic borders, and the whole lit by high latticed windows, with amber borders, painted to imitate ground glass. The carpets were of crimson ; and the furniture comprised state and other chairs, with gilt frames and scarlet cloth seats, sofas tables, dressing-glasses, toilets, &c.; and each apartment was provided with closets. The floor of the gallery was covered with matting, over which, in the centre, was a broad carpeting of dark blue cloth.

The space from the door to the Organ-screen—the Nave, embraces extensive side aisles, with nunneries or vaultings above. These, accord. ing to ancient usage, are the exclusive privilege of the Dean and Chapter ; and were let to Messrs. Armstrong and others, for the purpose

of erecting those seats for the accommodation of the public to which we have already alluded. The seats completely occupied the side aisles;

they were divided into separate compartments, covered with crimson cloth and matting. Above, in front of the vaultings op^ nunneries, gal. leries were thrown out, which were also let. These also were covered

with a imson cloth and matting. Under the boxes, which were sup- ported by Gothic arches, were passages for the free access of the persons whose duty it was to attend the formation of the procession. The whole were painted stone-colour, so as to harmonize with the general effect of the building. Along the centre of the Nave, a platform one hundred and ten feet fts length and twenty feet in width, was raised, and covered with matting; the centre, as in the gallery already described, being covered with blue cloth. This platform terminated with the Organ-screen. It was not, however, until he had passed from under the Organ-loft, that the spectator beheld the interior preparations for the ceremonia3. Within that enclosure, none but those favoured of the Earl Marshal,

and the other by three. The whole of this stage was covered with cloth would make about two hundred more.

Srst step. The other steps were covered with Wilton carpet, which the Abbey by a covered gallery leading to the West door. Access was extended about a yard beyond the base of the steps on the surface of the given by the same portal to Peers and Peeresses, and the members of

Ueheatre, and was fringed with a broad yellow border : the remaining their families. The Members of-the House of- Commons entered by the epace- was covered with a crimson floor-cloth. On the more elevated door at Poet's Corner ; and the greater part of the public found access stage, :,leoll the Throne or Chair of State of his Majesty. The back by the same way. For their accommodation, a covered passage stretched

eras of eu oblong shape, richly carved and gilt, bearing on the top the across the street opposite to the Members' Lobby ; and then, turning to .P..) y-1 a -ms, also carved and gilt, with the initials of his Majesty be- the left, was Continued in a line- with the railing to the corner of Old 31'241114 the elbows and legs were likewise carved and gilt, the feet in Palace Yard; it there turned to the- right, and- led directly on to the imitation -of lions' claws ; the inside, against which his Majesty had to door. There was a door at the street-end-of this last turn, where the /eau, was stuffed and covered with crimson velvet with gold lace carriages set down. Iannels ; the back was of plaiu crimson velvet. The footstool cor- By way of guarding against accidents or interruptions, barriers were responded in magnificence. On the lower stage, was her Majesty's placed in the several streets leading into Pall Mall, Cockspur Street, and Throne or Chair of State. The back of this was of an oval shape, and the line of Whitehall and Parliament Street. Some of these were fixed; smaller than the other, but it was equally splendid in its decorations. others, which stood in the line of access appropriated to particular par- Two Recognition-chairs, similar in form, and also splentlidlygilded, stood ties, were open to tickets. These barriers were erected the previous in front below the Chairs of State. evening.

Iii front of the Theatre was the Sacrarium, where the ceremony of The morning of the Coronation-day was fine. At half-past three it was the coronation takes place. The back of the Altar was enclosed in a calm and clear ; and at four o'clock, when the breaking of the dawn be- gilt Gothic frame, and covered with purple and gold silk. In the front came visible, and the cool morning-breeze began to rise, nothing could was the Altar table, with its two cushions, covered with purple and gold exceed in serenity and beauty the appearance of the sky. The streets silk. Before and on the sides were kneeling-cushions, covered with blue at that hour were even more • still than we have usually found them. velvet ; and on the north side of the table stood the Archbishop's chair, Tile expectation of a day of uncertain pleasure, and of certain fatigue, of plain oak, of Gothic form, with purple velvet back and seat, and fald- had sent strollers on the previous night to an early bed. There-were stool. The whole of the floor was covered with a rich purple and gold here and there a lamp exhibited at the scaffolds in Whitehall and Par- carpet. On the southern side was situated the Royal box for the Prin. liament Street, and temporary watchmen and wanderers of the night oesses, covered with a crimson canopy, with a rich gilt Gothic cornice, were stretched on the steps of not a few of them ; but there was no The box was lined with fluted crimson sarsnet, and the front covered mark of the coming ceremonial, but a few policeman trudging lei- with rich silk crimson damask, a deep gold fringe at top and bottom, and surely towards the spot of its observance. It had been arranged that twelve gilt chairs in the interior. Opposite to this, on the north side of the Abbey should be opened at four o'clock ; and for the bettensecuring the Sacrarium, was the bench for the Bishops, covered with blue and of punctuality in that respect, the doorkeepers were to be in their places gold silk, and accommodated with kneeling-cushions of crimson velvet, by eleven. At four o'clock, not a few both men and womenwere assem- The remaining part of the Sacrarium was lined with coronation da- bled under the awning of the passage at Poets-Corner door; and by mask, deeply festooned at top with rich gold trimming ; the drapery half-past four, there must have been at least one hundred and fifty. looped with gold cord and gold rosettes ; and the whole finished with an From the costume of the ladies, a stand of three-quarters of an hour, immense gold cord stretching all along the top. On each side of the even under shelter, in the darkness and chill of so early an hour, was Altar, were rich coronation silk drapery and curtains covering the doors hard-service ; and. even-they were-beginning to complain of the delay, of the traverse. In the centre of the Sacrarium, facing the Altar, were in accents nof quite so soft as the rustling of their ostrich plumes, when, the Coronation Chairs. That on the right, for the King, was the famous at about ten minutes before five, the door opened on its reluctant hinges.

.chair of Edward the Confessor ; that on the left, for the Queen, the There must always be some petty neglect where the details are so . chair in which Queen Elizabeth was crowned. These were prepared for numerous. There was -a menial atthe door, not to inspect the tickets, the occesion, with richly gilt backs, pinnacles, crockets, and fret-work,. but to ascertain if the parties had tickets ; and he had one candle, and gilt lions as supporters. The remaining parts were covered with not very large nor eery brilliant ; but there was neither guide nor -gold-brocade, looped up behind so as to show the feet. To the right of light to any part of the Abbey ; and for several minutes the cams these chairs were the King and Queen's faldstools, covered with crimson pany, ladies and gentlemen; went wandering up steps and down steps, velvet, with cushions of similar material, with gold lace borders, and and driven literally from post to pillar, every one taking his fellow for gold tassels, with kneeling-cushion, and two splendidly gilt Litany- the pilot whose services he required. After considerable delay and great 'chairs behind. In front of these, to the left of Queen Elizabeth's chair, confusion, a man who had been attracted by the clamours of—" The was the Bishop's faldstool, covered with purple velvet ; and beyond the 'way to the choir !" " Choir, Upper Gallery !"—" Choir, Lower Gal- Princesses' box was the Offeringtable, which was covered with the same dery !"—" Vaultings !"—which issued from some three or four score of xaaterial as the-Altar. , male and female mouths, came forward, and gave directions which • Such was the arrangement. of . the central portion of the Choir. enabled us, and those who were proceeding to the same point, -to And The ffoor of the Northern Transept was fitted up with ten benches the alley which led to out mutual resting-place. The, direction was covered - with crimson cloth, for the various Peeresses who had couched in words- which were .singularly appropriate to the situation of . .

signified their intention to attend, the first beech being appropriated the wanderers-it was, to ". walk onwards tewards the light." The 'to Duchesses, and then in due gradation for all the different degrees of -light Was a dim and distant One; pro.heeding apparently from . one of the dignity; down to the lady of the junior Baron. The particular places-of .numerous: Windeive of the 'Abbey, at the end, of a iongenarrow, and ,403.Peeress was also marked according to seniority. Above these beaches, : dark pathway, which we . could ' feel, though we -could not see,. to be . were several more, for the daughters of Peers, &co these were coieeeed 'formed by the 'sin:Torte of some of the numerous galleries._ Arrtved at . With- steeple Matting. On the Sow of the South Transept,.were.a,suties thaend. of . this passage, we. at length fOutad a guide, and received. par. whose rankentitled them to take a part in the high festival of the day, of-benches for the Peers, the decorations andorder beingin-everyrespecr were admitted. It is necessary, in order to understand properly the dis- similar. At each corner of the Transept; were semicircular enclosures, position of this part of the Abbey, that all the seats and pews with within which the Heralds. and other officers connected with the Mare which the floor is on ordinary occasions covered should be supposed to be shelling of the pageant took their occasional stand. The pulpit was removed. This being done, the spectator still passing along the platform fixed at the corner of the North Transept. It was of a hexagonal form.

to which we have just adverted, found, on emerging from under the loft, The desk was covered with crimson velvet, and had a crimson velvet on his right hand and his left, a range of benches, five in number, rising cushion ; the sides were also covered with crimson velvet, and on the,

One above the other, and stretching from the line of the loft to the centre panne!, were embroidered the letters I. H. S., surrounded, North-west and South-west corners of the Transept respectively. Those with golden rays. The ballustratles were Gothic, and the steps covered. on the right—we suppose the spectator placed as be naturally was on with blue and gold Wilton carpet. In a line with the pulpit, was a entering, with his face towards the Altar—were appropriated to such gallery fronting the Sacrarium, for the Foreign Ambassadors; and next of their Majesties' attendants as had no particular place in the to it a gallery for the Earl Marshal. Opposite to these, and Mime. ceremony assigned them. Those on the left were appropriated to a diately over the Royal box, was a gallery for . his Majesty's private somewhat miscellaneous assemblage of spectators, of whom the friends. Behind the Altar, was the Traverse in St. Edward's Chapel, Aldermen of the City of London at the foot, in their gowns, and in which were fitted up retiring-rooms for their Majesties after the

the Judges at the head, with their wigs, were the most conspicuous. ceremony, and there also was erected a temporary altar, on h Over these seats, on a level with the Organ-loft, and lining the sides deposit certain of the Regalia. These rooms were fitted up in a plain. of the Choir, were what were termed the Lower Galleries of the manner, and had closets on each side of the shrine of St. Edward. The Choir, to which ladies and gentlemen holding no public office or special floor was covered with a rich carpet ; and there was a table in the centre, rank were admitted. Above these galleries were others, similarly with reposing-chairs for their Majesties. occupied, which the tickets denominated the Upper Galleries of the The roof of the chamber was formed by the gallerY set apart for the Choir; and higher still, and far beyond, were continuations of the seats accommodation of the Members of the House of Commons. This gal- a the vaultings, the portion of which, without the Choir, we have already lery occupied the whole of the eastern end of the Abbey, the seats at noticed, and which were continued in an unbroken range round the the back reaching very nearly to the vaultings. The only reserved whole of the Abbey. At the back of the spectator, as we have supposed place in this gallery was that of the Speaker ; who sat in his state robes, him placed, was the Organ-loft. In this gallery the vocal and instru- on a chair in the centre of the front bench, the mace being deposited on mental performers were placed, in preference to the gallery over the a cushion before him. There were other galleries within the Transepts ; Altar.The Gothic screen, which separates the Choir from the Nave, those nearest the Choir were covered with crimson cloth. The company was raised se as to enclose the musicians and operate as a sort of on these appeared to he of no distinct character ; and some of the seats sounding.board. The addition to the screen was painted by Mr. Parris, had been erected, from what we could judge, rather with a charitable so as to represent a rich piece of architecture of the time of Edward the wish to indulge the sitters with a view of the Peers and Peeresses on Third. The shields on the upper part of the façade represented, in the this occasion, than from any hope that they could gain even a passing ceetre, Edward the Confessor's arms, and on each side the Royal arms, glimpse either of the procession or of the ceremony. We have not seen the Cityarms, the Red Cross of St. George, the Saltire of St. Andrew, any calculation of the number of sittings in the Choir ; and it is not the Portcullis, and the Union Roses. On each side was a canopied niche, easy, without a minute calculation of all the nooks and corners where containing the statues of Edward the Confessor and Henry the Third curiosity might plant a spectator, to-make even an approximate estimate the Founder of the Abbey. At the one end and the other of this gallery, of them. The gallery for the dommons was said in the House to be was a space cut off from the lower galleries of the Choir, and appropriated large enough to accommodate at least four hundred members. Looking

to a select band of the Westminster Boys. to the space which these four hundred occupied, we should think that The platform towards the Transept terminated in a flight of seven about 2,500 might be the slumber of persons in the Choir, including all steps.; which led to " the Theatre or Pulpitun-I," the space between the the galleries. At one time, the platform was densely crowded with two Transepts, or lathe exact centre of the Abbey. In the middle of Yeomen of the Guard, Gentlemen Pensioners; and even common so!..this Theatre was a stage of two parts, the one approached by five steps diers, who stole in from the Nave to get a peep of the ceremony. These

of gold, with a rich gold fringe terminating at the commencement of the We have stated that his Majesty and the persons of his suite entered Srst step. The other steps were covered with Wilton carpet, which the Abbey by a covered gallery leading to the West door. Access was extended about a yard beyond the base of the steps on the surface of the given by the same portal to Peers and Peeresses, and the members of

Ueheatre, and was fringed with a broad yellow border : the remaining their families. The Members of-the House of- Commons entered by the epace- was covered with a crimson floor-cloth. On the more elevated door at Poet's Corner ; and the greater part of the public found access stage, :,leoll the Throne or Chair of State of his Majesty. The back by the same way. For their accommodation, a covered passage stretched

eras of eu oblong shape, richly carved and gilt, bearing on the top the across the street opposite to the Members' Lobby ; and then, turning to .P..) y-1 a -ms, also carved and gilt, with the initials of his Majesty be- the left, was Continued in a line- with the railing to the corner of Old 31'241114 the elbows and legs were likewise carved and gilt, the feet in Palace Yard; it there turned to the- right, and- led directly on to the imitation -of lions' claws ; the inside, against which his Majesty had to door. There was a door at the street-end-of this last turn, where the /eau, was stuffed and covered with crimson velvet with gold lace carriages set down.

ticular directions for our further progress. At the moment when we entered the Abbey, with the exception of the attendants at the doers Outer and inner, and the strangers who had entered with us there was not a living being within the ample walls of the edifice. The light was dimly shed through the painted window in the east of the building. The sun had not risen ; and the whole scene of repose and gloom pre- sented a marked contrast to the animated picture which it exhibited be- fore the lapse of the next three hours. The first person of note who entered the Choir was Lord Teuterden : he was dressed in his judge's robes, and carried his coronet, _as all the other Peers did on entering, in his hand. The other Judges arrived in rapid succession. The Marchioness of Hastings was the first of the Peeresses who took her seat. The Marchioness is a young lady, to whom Nature as well as Kings have been lavish of their favours ; for she possesses a singularly fine figure ; and, if we may judge from her garniture, a correct and cultivated taste. She was especially marked from the earliness of her entrance; but even after she was surrounded by hundreds of noble and fair, to the very end of the ceremony she re- mained conspicuous by the elegant bit unobtrusive character of her costume, and its happy adaptation to the pure and simple character of her style of beauty. If the Marchioness was distinguished by her youth and the simplicity of her attire, the Duchess of St. Alban's at- tracted equal attention for the gorgeousness of her robes: her Grace was literally covered with diamonds. The next lady who created a buz of admiration, was the Marchioness of Londonderry ; to form whose attractions, were conjoined the beauty of the first and the jewels of the second competitor for public honours. These, with one excep- tion, were the only ladies present who seemed to create a sensa- tion on their entrance. That exception was the Countess of Errol ; in whose happy countenance there appeared, during the whole of the ceremony, a more marked expression of heartfelt pleasure than in any on which we gazed in all the ample area. Of the men, two only were received with very marked attention. The first was that living wonder, Prince Talleyrand ; a man whose equal, if he can be so called, has not appeared since the days of the famous Shaftesbury, with whom both.sin his mental character and in his intriguing spirit, and in the public estimation of both, he bears no small resemblance. The ex-Bishop of Autun, bending beneath the load of fourscore, and his long snowy locks floating,thickly over his cheeks, was led slowly up the plat- form between two of his suite. No sooner had he issued from under the Organ-screen, than a universal hush took place, and all eyes were turned upon him, and every Peer and officer seemed to move forward, as if by resistless impulse, to gaze on and welcome him. The other person svho was received with marked interest was the Duke of Wellington ; who went round the Theatre, and examined the whole of the interior. From Eve to six o'clock, many of the less remarkable visitors arrived. About half-past six, the Marchioness of Hastings, to whom we have already al- luded, took her place, accompanied by her lord. From that time to eight, the Peeresses and Peers, with the members of their respective families, en- tered in rapid succession ; and by half-past eight, nearly the whole of them had taken their seats.. The lower benches, on the left, alongside the plat- form, began to fill abotithalf-past six. Those on the left were not occupied until the procession had arrived at the Abbey. About the same hour the members of the Queen's Band entered the Organ-loft ; and soon after. the Choristers made their appearance ; and the Westminster Boys -scrambled to their places. The gallery of the members of the House of Commons was not occupied until nearly nine. The members had assembled in their own House, at eight o'clock ; when the Speaker informed them, that in order to prevent confusion, it had been deter- mined to draw lots for the order in which the members of the different counties should quit the House for the Abbey. The lots were drawn, and, whimsically enough, the first lot was King's County. There were one or two members, however, who thought, that though the lot might put an end to strife, it had no special virtue in securing a sight of the ceremony of the day ; and they, not to interrupt or be interrupted in taking up their places by the jostling of their fellows, walked quietly over at an early hour. Among these, the worthy member for Middlesex, /Sr. Hume, was conspicuous ; who, by simply looking to his own conve- nience, managed to plant himself in the first row, and within one place of the Speaker's chair, and thus to secure the best possible view of the -whole service. The seat on the Speaker's immediate left was occupied by Lord Althorp, that on his right by the Sergeant at Arms. From nine to ten o'clock, the interior of the Choir presented a highly entertaining sight. There was the immense gallery of the Commons in the extreme east ; the somebreness and formality of the Court dresses, or livery as Mr. Hume somewhat irreverently denominated it, being agreeably broken by the uniforms of such members as held commissions an the Array or in the Militia,—probably one-fourth of the whole. On the north and south was the gallery of the Foreign Ambassadors, with their splendid costumes;. that of the Earl Marshal, and the gallery ap- propriated to his Majesty's friends, all of them filled with elegantly dressed females, their heads nodding with plumes, and their necks and 'robes glittering with gold and jewels Below was the Altar, with its .superb array of gold plate; with the box for the Royal Family on one side, and on the other, the bench for the Bishops. Then there were the thrones .and chairs, and gorgeous carpeting of the chamber of dais which occu- .pied the centre. Next came the seats of the one Transept filled with the Peeresses in their crimson mantles, and ermine capes (a rich, and,

-though a heavy, not an unbecoming costume), and their gaudy stoma- --chers, and the coronet sparkling on the knee of each ; and the Peers also

• in their long mantles, formed in groups, or wandering from place to place in the Theatre • the officials, with their blue pelisses and crimson sashes and wands of Office ; the Heralds with the splendidly embroidered surcoats ; here and there a General or Admiral covered with orders, an -officer of the Cuirassers, with his polished back and breast-piece and his Roman helmet;. Aldermen with their gowns, straying, from curiosity, :beyond bounds ; Judges with their wigs; grave attire and gay; faces of solemnity and of gladness • youth and age ; robes of silks and mailed harness; with a flood of sunshine streaming down through the stained glass -and bringing out in every degree of prominence the brilliant points of the perpetually shifting picture ;--all this presented to the eye of the spectator a scene which none could see and ever forget, but of which none who did not see it can by the Most finished deScription be enabled worthy of their characters and office, were content to occupy these

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to form an adequate conception. 1 seats, save Alderman Heygate, who seemed" exceedingly none who did not see it can by the Most finished deScription be enabled worthy of their characters and office, were content to occupy these to form an adequate conception. 1 seats, save Alderman Heygate, who seemed" exceedingly Having brought down the dgscription of the interior to this point, it is necessary to return to what in the mean time was passing oat of dooms The streets we have already described as even more than usually still at four o'clock. At six, the streets and scaffolds began to fill with gazeree and from that hour up to the moment when the procession started frosa St. James's Palace the crowd rapidly augmented, until at length it be- came a multitude Palace, exceeding the expectations which had been formal on the subject, even by those whose duty it was to provide for the pres servatiou of public order, prone as they ever are to exaggerate coming evils. At six o'clock, a discharge of artillery took place in St. James's Park ; and about the same time the following troops arrived there— the 1st Regiment of Life Guards, the Scotch Greys from Brighton, the Horse Guards (Blue), the 9th Lancers, and the 7th Light Dragoons, each regiment headed by their respective bands in their state clothing ;

the three battalions of the Scotch Fusileer bands, and the 2nd and Coldstream Regiments of Guards ; in a word, the whole of the Houses

hold troops. The Scotch Greys and the 7th Light Dragoons were sta- tioned in the Park ; and the Life Guards and the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) lined the streets through which the Royal procession passed, add the Foot Guards were stationed within the Abbey and without, as far as possible towards the Palace. In addition to these, the whole of the Metropolitan Police force was stationed on the pavement to assist in pre- serving proper order. Shortly before six o'clock, a number of men pro. ceeded to gravel the road from the Palace to the Abbey.

The procession began to move from the Palace at a quarter past ten

o'clock. The King was dressed in an Admiral's uniform ; the Queen was dressed in white. As the procession passed, the bands which were- stationed. at different points struck up " God save the King." The peo- ple cheered as with the voice of one man ; and as far as the eye could reach, hats, handkerchiefs, and flags were seen waving in the air. [We gave last week the order of the procession, and we need not now repeat it.1 From St. James's to Charing Cross, and from Charing Cross to Westminster Abbey, every window, scaffold, roof—in fact, every inch of standing or climbing room — was thronged with eager spectators of both sexes. Mechanical ingenuity seemed to have been tried to the ut- most in the erection of stands, booths, mid scaffolds, at every nook or crevice, all along Whitehall and Parliament Street, from which even a passing glimpse of the procession could be snatched ; and, notwithstand- ing the occasional showers from seven to ten o'clock, all were filled, and at fair prices. The ladies mustered in great numbers,—indeed they were the occupants of the windows, balconies, and temporary booths, hi the proportion of seven to one of the coarser half of the species ; and, of course, contributed essentially to the beauty and effect of the whole scene..

About half-past ten o'clock, the cheers in Whitehall and Parliament

Street, and the waving of kerchiefs, announced the progress of the Royal carriages, It was an exhilarating comment on the great truth, that no monarch reigns so securely as he who reigns in the hearts of his people. Theprogress of the good King does not require to have its glories en- hanced by odious comparisons ; but the contrast which it offered to the- last coronation procession was too marked and great not to strike the most inattentive. His Majesty, the Times says, was affected even to tears ; but we did not witness this.

Previous to the procession passing from the Palace, several of. his

Majesty's Ministers had gone down to the Abbey. They were all suf. fered to pass in silence (their persons, it is probable, not being known to the million), except Lord Chancellor Brougham, who has a remarkable- set of features as well as a remarkable mind to inform them : he was immediately recognized, and loudly cheered. Of the individuals who formed part of the procession, the people expressed their opinions with more honesty than politeness. The good-humoured Duke of Sussex was loudly cheered ; while the Duke of Cumberland was not so loudly but quite as heartily, hissed.

There had been occasional showers from seven to ten o'clock, which

damped the clothes, though they did not damp the spirit of the specta- tors. At ten, the 'heather brightened up, and the procession passel under a clear and sunny sky. At eleven, however, it was again over- cast ; and though there were partial gleams after that time, the re- mainder of the day was any thing but comfortable. Soon after .the procession had passed down Parliament Street, a large portion of the crowd which had lined both sides of the way, dispersed in various direc- tions, in search of other amusements, until the time should arrive for- the return of the procession. Others, more patient, remained in the places they had the good fortune to secure ; judging that if they once gave them up, it would be difficult to regain them. In this they were right. The passages at both sides of the street continued tolerably free for about an hour, but after that time the crowd again began to thicken ; and before two o'clock there was a mass of persons at each side of the

so closely wedged together that it was utterly impossible to pass

between them and the houses. As the crowd increased, they necessarily- encroached on the carriage-way, which was soon reduced tea width little more than sufficient for the passage of one carriage. To afford a larger space for the return of the procession, became absolutely necessary; and- it required the utmost exertions of the Police and the few of the House- hold Troops to regain the space thus lost, and to preserve it when it was. recovered. It is but justice to the civil and military power engaged in this arduous duty to say, it was performed with great moderation and good temper, even where force was required. For the most part, their exertions were met by the crowd in a good-humoured manner : here and there a refractory spirit was evinced, and some hot-tempered sub- jects would not submit to the order to keep Within the line ; but a few prances of the Guardsmen's horses soon produced that cure which the batons and the shoulders of the constables had failed to effect.

The first notice which those who were seated in the interior of the.

Abbey received of the Royal approach, was the booming of the Park guns, as the procession left the Palace. The first actual indication of his Majesty being at hand, was the entrance of those of the Royal House, and the junior branches of the Family who did not take part in the procession. The platform and the area of the Theatre, whose crowded condition we have adverted to, were speedily clearse'

the Peersketired to their places ; the officers ---" ' e • -

mends • the Heralds and Pnes--' .. ...sourest+ to tam. coin the —.savants-betook themselves to their pests; who M.(1 shown a degree of curiosity on the omit- anxious to head the procession, or some way mingle in it. Driven from the platform, he sat down On the steps leading to the side gallery, where his place appointed was ; and it was not with- out considerable entreaty that he was at last induced to withdraw within its enclosure. At eleven o'clock, another salvo of artillery an- nounced the arrival of their Majesties at the Abbey. Previous to this, the Great Officers of State, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Noblemen appointed to carry the Regalia, and the Bishops who were to support their Majesties, as well as those who were appointed to carry the Bible, the Chalice, and the Patina, had assembled in the Jerusalem Chamber ; where the Regalia, having been previously laid on the table by the officers of the Jewel Office, were delivered by the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain to the Noblemen appointed to carry them. From the moment that the cannon gave joyous " note of preparation" that the glittering pageant was at length about to appear, every eye was bent to the west,-with as much eagerness as ever a worshipper of fire turned to the east. At length, precisely five minutes after eleven o'clock, the head of the procession appeared in the Choir ; and the whole rapidly followed, in the following order.

Officers of Arms.

The Prebendaries and Dean of Westminster. His Majesty's Vice-Chamberlain. Comptroller of his Majesty's Treasurer of his Majesty's Household. Household. bearing the crimson bag with the medals. The Lord Chamberlain The Lord Steward of his Majesty's Household: of his Majesty's Household : his coronet carried by a Page. his coronet carried by a Page.

The Lord Privy Seal : The Lord President of the Council: his coronet carried by a Page. his coronet carried by a Page.

The Lord chancellor of Ireland, attended by his Purse-Bearer : his coronet carried by a Page.

The Lord High Chancellor, attended by his Purse-Bearer : his coronet carried by a Page. The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in his rochet, with his cap in his band; attended by two gentlemen.

PRINCESSES OF THE BLOOD ROYAL, viz.

Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, in a robe of estate of purple velvet, wearing a circlet of gold on her head ; her train borne by a lady of her Royal High- ness's bedchamber, assisted by a gentleman of her Royal Highness's household; the coronet of her Royal Highness borne by Viscount Villiers.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland, in a like robe ; her train also so borne; and the coronet of her Royal Highness borne by Viscount Encombe.

Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,in alike robe of estate ; her train borne in like manner; and the coronet of her Royal Higlineseborne by Viscount Deerhurst.

The Queen's Vice-Chamberlain.

THE QUEEN'S REGALIA, viz.—

The Ivory Rod with The Lord Chamberlain of The Sceptre with the the Dove, Her Majesty's Cross, borne by borne by Earl Cawdor ; Household; his coronet the Earl of Jersey; his coronet carried by a Page. his coronet carried by a Page. carried by a Page. Two Sergeants Her MAMMY'S CROWN, Two Sergeants at borne by the Duke of Beaufort ; at Arms. his Grace's coronet carried by a Page. Arms.

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g The Bishop in her Royal Robes ; The Archbishop = Fe of her Majesty's Train of Winchester. borne by the Duchess of Gordon, Armagh.

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in the absence of the g g • ,,1 = 0 i i_sa sa assisted by m r.3 Six Daughters of Earls, viz. Lady Theresa Fox-Strangways, Lady Theodosia Brabazon, Lady Mary Pelham, Lady Georgiana Bathurst, Lady Sophia Gust, Lady Georgians Grey. Ladies of the Bedchamber in Waiting, viz. Countess Brownlow, Marchioness of Westmeath. Maids of Honour, viz.

Hon. Miss Eden, Hon. Miss Seymour, Hon. Miss C. Boyle, Hon. Miss Be Roos, Hon. Miss Begot, Hon. bliss Mitchell. Women of the Bedchamber, viz.

Lady Caroline Wood. Lady William Russell. THE KING'S REGALIA, viz.

St Edward's Staff, The Golden Spurs, The Sceptre with the borne by the borne by the Cross, borne by the Duke of Grafton; Marquis of Hastings, Duke of St. Alban's ; his coronet carried by his coronet carried by his coronet carried by a Page. a Page. a Page.

The Third Sword, Curtana, The Second Sword, borne by the borne by the borne by the Marquis of Cleveland; Marquis of Salisbury; Marquis of Downshire ; „his coronet carried his coronet carried his coronet carried by a Page. by a Page. by a Page.

Black Rod. Garter.

The Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England ; his coronet borne by a Page.

PRINCES OF THE BLOOD ROYAL, viz. His Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER, in his robes of estate, carrying his Baton as Field Marshal ; his coronet borne by a Gentleman of his Royal High- ness's Household ; his train borne by Lord Edward Thynne. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, in like robes ; his coronet carried by a Gentleman of his Royal Highness's household; his train borne by Lord John Spencer Churchhill. His Royal Highness the Duke of CumneaLAND, In like robes, carrying his Baton ; his coronet borne by a Gentleman of his Royal Highness's household; his train borne by Lord Ernest Bruce.

The High Constable of Ireland, The High Constable of Scotland, Duke of Leinster ; Earl of Erroll; his coronet borne by a Page. his coronet borne by a Page. The Earl Marshal The Sword of The Lord High Constable of England, State, of England, with. his Staff; his borne by Earl Grey ; the Duke of Wellington, Grace's coronet his coronet . with his Staff, and his Baton borne by a Page. carried by a Page. as Field Marshall; his Grace's coronet borne by a Page.

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The Patiaa, The Bible, The Chalice, borne by 'borne by borne by

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Marquis of Douro, Marquis of Titchfield, Earl of Lincoln, r assisted by the Master of the Robes, and followed by the Groom of the Robes.

The Groom of The Gold Stick of the The Master of the Stole : Life Guards in Waiting : his coronet borne hi by a Page. his coronet borne the Horse ; s coronet borne by a Page. by a Page.

The Captain of the Yeomen of The Captain of the Band of

the Guard • Gentlemen Pensioners ; his coronet borne by a Page. his coronet borne by a Page. Two Lords of the Bedchamber, viz.

Earl Amherst, Earl of Denbigh ; each attended by a Page to bear his coronet. Exons of the Yeomen Yeomen of the Exons of the Yeomen of the Guard. Guard. of the Guard.

The moment that the Monarch appeared in front of the Organ Gal- lery, the band and organ and singers pealed forth the anthem " I was glad." While the anthem was performing, the various actors in the procession took up the places assigned them in the Theatre. The Pre- bendaries passed over to their station on the south side of the Altar, be- yond the King's Chair. The Vice-Chamberlain, Comptroller, and Treasurer of his Majesty's Household, passed to their seats. The Dean of Westminster, the Great Officers, and the Lord Archbishop of Can- terbury ascended the Theatre, and stood near the great south-east pillar. The Princesses and their attendants were conducted by the Officers of Arms to their box. The Queen, preceded by her Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Chamberlain, and the Noblemen bearing her Regalia, having as- cended the Theatre, passed to the north side of her Throne to the Chair of State on the east side of the Theatre, where she stood by the said chair until his Majesty's arrival. The Princes of the Blood Royal were conducted to their seats, as Peers, by the Officers of Arms. The High Constables of Scotland and Ireland were conducted to their places, as Peers. The King, having ascended the Theatre, passed on the south side of his Throne to his Chair of State, on the east side of the Theatre, opposite to the Altar. Their Majesties then knelt to their private devo- tions, on the faldstools before their respective chairs ; which done, they took their seats ; the Bishops, their supporters, standing on each side ; the Noblemen bearing the Four Swords on his Majesty's right hand ; the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain and the Lord High Constable on his left ; the Great Officers of State, the Noblemen bearing his Ma. jesty's Regalia, the Dean of Westminster, Garter, and Black Rod, standing about the King's Chair, and the Trainbearers behind his Ma- jesty. The Groom of the Stole, the Gold Stick, the Master of the Horse; the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, and the Captain of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners then passed to their seats as Peers. The Queen's Officers the Noblemen who bore her Majesty's Regalia, her supporters train-bearer, and assistants, remained standing near her Majesty ; her Lord Chamberlain on the right hand, her Vice-Chamber- lain on the left ; and the Ladies Attendants behind her Majesty's chair.

When the anthem had ceased, the Archbishop of Canterbury turned first to the east part of the Theatre, and afterwards proceeded together with the Lord Chancellor, Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord High Con- stable, and Earl Marshal (the Garter King at Arms preceding them), to the other sides of the Theatre, and at each of the four sides, with a loud voice, spoke to the people the following words- " Sirs—I here present unto you King William the Fourth, the undoubted King of this realm : wherefore, all you who are come this day to do your homage,.are you willing to do the same I" His Majesty rose from his chair, and bowed to the Commons, at the end of the first announcement, and afterwards repeated the bow to the loud acclaim of" God save King William !" which burst from the mem- bers. He then proceeded to the south side, and made a similar inclina- tion to the Peers. His Majesty afterwards came forward and bowed to the west ; and lastly he paid homage to the Peeresses who sat on the

north. This was by far—morally speaking—the most imposing part of the whole ceremony. There was something which spoke to the heart even of the least enthusiastic, when thegood man whom acts of so high popula.

rity have justly honoured with the title of the Patriot King, clad in that true blue which speaks so powerfully to theaffections of Englishmen, and his head honoured of years as well as office, uncovered to ask of his loving subjects if they were willing to recognize his title to rule over them. True, the demand is but a form, and known to be so; but it is a form of no mean significance ; neither was the response of the people unman.- ing. A curious inquirer, in reference to the arrangements of the Choir, might ask who were the fourth party whose recognition the Sove- reign in this case demanded ? The appeal to the Commons we can easily understand, and why the first appeal was made to the source of all legitimate power; the address to the Peers is also easy to be under- stood ; and the Peeresses are a part of the Peerage, either from their legal status, or as being in possession by descent of the honours of the order. Was the fourth power the Press ? Certainly such of its mem. hers as were present sat in the west ; and of all those who recognized him on that proud day, no power or dominion did so more heartily than that great and undefined one of which they were the represen- tatives. A second anthem, taken from the 21st Psalm, followed the recogni- tion; and when the anthem had ceased, the boys of the Westminster School cheered and shouted as loud as their reed voices enabled them, "Vivant Rex et Regina !" There was said to be a recitation also, but only these words were heard. It had a ridiculous effect, coming imme- diately after the fine music of the band. The feeble hurrah of the boys sounded like the twitter of a flock of swallows; and their learned saluta- tion, one after another, bore no resemblance to any language of articu- lately-speaking men. The rest of the ceremonies we shall describe with more formality than we have hitherto observed ; not only because in their nature, with the exception of the oath, they are purely formal, but because we could not make our readers clearly understand either their character or succession

in a general description. •

While their Majesties were reposing on their chairs of state (the King, after the recognition, had returned to his), the Altar and the approaches thereto were prepared for the solemnity of the "Offering.' The Bible, the Patina, and the Chalice, were placed upon the Altar by the Bishops who had borne them in the Royal procession. Upon the steps of the Altar, the officers of the wardrobe spread a cloth of gold, which extended over the space immediately adjoining the Altar. The Officers of the Wardrobe also placed upon this cloth of gold two cushions of splendid workmanship for their Majesties to kneel upon. The Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and the Bishops who were appointed to the duty of reading the Litany, then vested themselvesin their copes. These Pre.-

parations completed, the King, attended by two Bishops as his sups porters, and preceded by the Dean of Westminster, and by the great Officers and Noblemen, bearing the Regalia and the Four Swords, pro-

,ceeded towards the Altar. Here his Majesty, uncovered and kneeling, made his offerings. The first was a pall, or altar-covering, of cloth of gold; which was delivered by an Officer of the Wardrobe to the Lord Great Chamberlain • he handed it to the King, his Majesty placed it in the hands of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Archbishop placed it upon the Altar. The King's second offering was an ingot of

gold, weighing one pound in troy weight. This was delivered by the Treasurer of the Household to the King ; who placed it in the hands of the Archbishop of Canterbury ; who put the ingot into the oblation- basin. The Queen's offering was a pall of gold cloth, similar to that of the King ; and her Majesty presented it with the same formalities as the King had presented his, kneeling all the while on a cushion to the left hand of her Royal consort. Their Majesties continuing to kneel before the Altar, a prayer was offered up by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; and the prayer being con- cluded, the Regalia, with the exception of the Swords, were delivered, by the officers who had borne them in the procession, to the Archbishop of Canterbury. His Grace handed thein to the Dean of Westminster, who placed them upon the Altar. Their Majesties were then conducted to the south side of the Altar; where chairs of state had been provided for them ; and around his Majesty's chair all the Great Officers and Noblemen who had taken part in the procession arranged themselves ; the distinguished personages who bore the Swords being most prominently stationed. Her Majesty was surrounded by the principal officers of her Household, by the Mistress of the Robes and her assistants, the Ladies of the Bedchamber, and the Maids of Honour.

The Litany was then read by the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry and the Bishop of Lincoln ; who, vested in their copes, kneeled at a faldstool that was placed in the midst of the eastern part, above the steps of the Theatre. Their Majesties, during this portion of the ceremony, kneeled upon cushions that were placed before their chairs of state. The commencement of the Communion Service followed. The Bishop of Llandaff reading the Epistle, which was taken from 1 Peter, ii. 18 —" Submit yourself to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake," Ste. ; and the Bishop of Bristol reading the Gospel, which was selected from Matt. xxii. 15—" Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk." Then followed the sermon, which was preached by the Bishop of Lon- -don; the Right Reverend Prelate taking for his text the passage which we have just quoted from the Epistle of St. Peter. The sermon was more distinguished for the neatness of its diligently-rounded sen- tences, than for any novelty of argument or illustration. The Bishop dwelt very warmly on the preeminent virtues of the reign of George the Third, and the tone which the example of that Monarch and his Queen gave to the morals of his Court, and through the Court to the nation at large. He expressed a hope--he might have said a con- fidence—that the present reign would be as honourably distinguished. The Bishop said nothing of the last reign; which, from the line of argu- ment adopted, his silence seemed to point out as exercising but small influence of domestic virtue, whatever other influence it exercised. Perhaps the most singular feature in this part of the ceremony, was the Egure of Talleyrand, leaning forward from the gallery where he sat, within ten or twelve feet from the Bishop, and listening to his oratory with all the appearance of deep and earnest attention.

During the sermon, their Majesties sat in their chairs of state, at the south side of the Altar. The King wore a cap of crimson velvet, turned up with ermine, which he had worn during the procession ; he was still supported by the Lords who bore the Swords, and by the Lord Great Chamberlain, and other distinguished personages. Her Majesty's sup- porters continued standing around her chair, and to them were now added several of the Bishops. The Archbishop of Canterbury took his seat upon a purple velvet chair, on the north side of the Altar. The Garter stood beside his Grace. The Dean and Prebendaries of West- minster were stationed on the south side of the area to the east of the King's chair, and close to the Altar. They remained standing during the whole of the ceremony.

As soon as the sermon was concluded, the Archbishop of Canterbury approached the King, and addressed him in these words—" Sir, are you willing to take the oath usually taken by your predecessors." The King answered—"I am willing." The Archbishop then put the following questions from a book to the King ; the replies were made also from a book which his Majesty held in his hands.

Archbishop—" Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of Great Britain, and the dominions thereunto belonging, according to the statutes in Parliament agreed on, and the respective laws and customs of the same ?" -The King—" I solemnly promise so to do.'

Archbishop—. Will you to the utmost of your power, cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all yourjudgments t"

The King—" I will."

Archbishop—" Will you to the utmost of your power, maintain the laws of God,

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the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law ? And will you maintain and preserve inviolate the settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof, as by law established within the kingdom of England and Ireland, the dominion of Wales, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and the territories thereunto belonging, before the union of the two kingdoms ? And will you preserve unto the Bishops and clergy of England, and to the churches there committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ?"

The King—. All this I promise to do."

His Majesty then rose, and, attended by his supporters, went bare- headed to the Altar ; where he knelt at the steps, and laying his hand upon the Gospels, said—" The things which I have here before pro- mised, I will perform and keep : so help me God." The King then kissed the book, and signed the oath.

• The King then once more put on his cap, and returned to his chair. The Anthem, "Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire," was then sung by the Choir.

Upon the conclusion of this anthem, the Archbishop read the accus- tomed orison preparatory to the anointing ; and at the end of the prayer, the Choir sung Handel's Coronation Anthem. During the performance, the King was disrobed othis crimson robes of state, by the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain. His Majesty also took off his cap of state ; and the robes and cap were carried into St. Edward's Chapel. Thus disrobed, Majesty appeared in the uniformef an Admiral. In the mean time, the ancient chair of St. Edward, covered with cloth of gold, had been placed in front of the Altar ; and upon the con- clusion of the anthem, his Majesty, being conducted thither, took his seat in it for the purpose of being anointed. As the King proceeded to the chair, a rich canopy, called the " Anointing Pall," was held over

his Majesty's head by the Dukes of Leeds, Rutland, Newcastle and Northumberland. This pall was made of gold and silver brocade; it was lined with silver tabby, and had a deep gold fringe and tassels all

round it. The noble Dukes raised it over the King's head by means of four silver staves, which they fixed in loops that were attached to each corner.

The anointing was a part of the ceremony which none but the imme-s diate actors could by possibility see, as the King was not only surrounded

by the Bishop and the canopy-bearers, but hidden from observation by the canopy itself, which was held in a manner that gave little grace ta the fanciful act which it served to hide. The oil is said to have been applied to his Majesty's head, his hands, his breast, to both shoulders, and the bowings of both arms. The oil is applied by the Archbishop with a spoon, into which it is poured from the Ampulla. The Ampulla is in the form of an eagle, with the wings expanded ; it stands on a pedestal, all of pure gold, finely chased. The head unscrews at the middle of the neck, for the convenience of putting in the oil, which is poured out into the spoon through the point of the beak. The weight of the whole is eight or ten ounces ; the cavity is capable of containing about six ounces. The anointing spoon is of pure gold, with four pearls set in the broadest part of the handle. It was anciently the custom literally to pour the oil on the head of the King ; and the old formula directs, if the hair of the King lie not smooth after the anointing, it shall be combed with St. Edward's comb ; which is also preserved. In the present instance, as in all those that have preceded it for many years, no more than a drop of oil was used. As soon as the Archbishop of Canterbury had anointed the King, his MajeAy kneeled down, and the Archbishop pronounced the benediction over him. His Majesty then rose from his knees, and resumed his seat in St. Edward's Chair, and the Knights of the Garter redelivered the canopy to the Lord Chamberlain.

Immediately after the anointing, it has been customary to invest the Monarch with a heavy robe called the Supertunica. Indeed, the whole ceremony, when gone about according to the old rule, is little else than one unceasing succession of rising up and sitting down, and robing and disrobing. The Supertunica part was in the present case dispensed with, and the ceremony of the Spurs proceeded with. The Dean of Westmin- ster took the Spurs from the Altar as soon as the anointing was over, and the canopy removed, and delivered them to the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain ; who, kneeling down, touched his Majesty's heels with them, and then returned them again to the Dean, who laid them again upon the Altar.

Earl Grey, who bore the Sword of State, then delivered that weapon to the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Chamberlain, and received from his Grace another sword, in a scabbard of purple velvet. Earl Grey, on receiving it, delivered it to the Archbishop, who laid it ()in the Altar ; and having pronounced a prayer over it, he again took the Sword from off the Altar, and, assisted by other Bishops, delivered it into the King's right hand ; and the Lord Great Chamberlain girt his Majesty with it. When the customary exhortation which accompanies the delivery of 'the Sword had been pronounced, the King, rising up, went to the Altar, where he offered the Sword in the scabbard, and then retired to his chair. The Sword was then handed to Earl Grey, who carried it during the remainder of the solemnity, having first drawn it out of the scabbard. His Majesty then rose from his chair, and standing in front of it, was invested by the Dean of Westminster with the Imperial Mantle, or Dalmatic robe of Cloth of Gold, the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain fastening the clasps. When the King bad sat down again, the Archbishop having re- ceived the Orb from the Dean, delivered it into the King's right hand. The Lord Chamberlain then receiving from the officer of the Jewel Office the Ruby Ring, delivered the same to the Archbishop, who put it on the fourth finger of the King's right hand. The Dean then brought from the Altar the two Sceptres with the Cross and Dove, and delivered them to the Archbishop.

In the mean time, the Duke of Norfolk, as Lord of the Manor of Worksop, presented to the King a Glove, for his Majesty's right hand, embroidered with the arms of Howard, which his Majesty put on.

The Archbishop then delivered the Sceptre with the Cross into his Majesty's right hand ; and the Sceptre with the Dove into his left hand, saying, "Receive the Rod of Equity," &c. The Duke of Norfolk, as Lord of the Manor of Worksop, afterwards held the Sceptre, in order to relieve his Majesty from the inconvenience of its weight. The delivery of the Sceptre was followed by the great formal act of the day, the CROWNING. The Archbishop, standing before the Altar, took St. Edward's Crown into his hands, and consecrated and blessed it ; and then, assisted by other Bishops, he came from the Altar, the Dean of Westminster carrying the Crown to where the King sat, and the Arch-

bishop placed it on his Majesty's head. The moment of the crowning, which was intently watched for, was hailed by loud cries of "God save the King !" The trumpets at the same time sounded, the drums beat, and the Tower and Pask guns fired by signal. The acclamation ceasing, the Archbishop pronounced the exhortation, "Be strong and of a good courage ;" and the Choirs then sung the Anthem, "The King shall re- joice in thy strength."

As soon as the King was crowned, the Peers put on their coronets, the Bishops their caps, and the Kings-of Arms their crowns.

The Dean then took the Bible from the Altar, and delivered it to the Archbishop ; who presented it to the King ; who returned the Bible to the Archbishop ; who gave it to the Dean, to be by him replaced on the Altar.

The King then knelt, holding both the Sceptres in his hands, and the Archbishop thus blessed him—" The Lord bless thee and keep thee ;

and, as he bath made thee King over his people, so may he still prosper

thee in this world, and make thee partaker of his eternal felicity in the world to come." The Bishops and the Peers answered" Amen.' The Archbishop then turning to the people said—" And the same Lord grant that the clergy and people gathered together for this ordinance, may by his gracious assistance be continually governed by thee in all happiness, and that humbly obeying his will, and faithfully serving thee, they may enjoy peace in the present life, and with thee be made partakers of the everlasting kingdom." Again the Bishops and Peers responded " Amen." The King then arose, and went to King Edward's Chair, where he kissed the Archbishops and Bishops who were present. This done, the Choir sang the hymn Te Delon lazsdurnus ; and when the Te Delon was ended, the King, led up by the Archbishops and Bishops, ascended the Theatre and was enthroned by Bishops and Peers. The Archbishop pronounCed the exhortation ; and all the people in every part of the Ab- bey answered by cries of " God save the King !" accompanied by clap- ping of hands and loud and repeated huzzaing.

-His..Majesty then delivered the Sceptre with the Cross • to the Duke of Norfolk, and the Sceptre with the Dove to the Duke of Richmond. . The Archbishop then knelt before the King, and, for himself and the ether Lords Spiritual, pronounced the words of homage, as follows- " I, William, Archbishop of Canterbury, will be faithful and true, and faith and truth will bear unto you, our Sovereign Lord, and your heirs, Kings of Great Britain ; and I will do and truly acknowledge the ser- vice of the lands which I claim to hold of you as in right of the Church. So help me God." The Archbishop then rose and kissed his Majesty's' left cheek ; the rest of the Bishops present did the like, and retired.

When the Lords Spiritual had performed homage, the Duke of Cum- berland ascended the steps of the Throne, and, kneeling before the sing, pronounced for himself, the other Dukes of the` Blood Royal accompanying him the words of homage—" I, Ernest Augustus Duke

of Cumberland, d ' o become your liege man of life and limb and of earthly worship, • and faith and truth I will bear unto yon, to live and die against all manner of folks. So help me God." The Duke of Cum- berland then touched the Crown upon his Majesty's head, and kissed his Majesty's left cheek ; the rest of the Dukes of the Blood Royal doing the like'after him, and then retiring. . The Dukes and other-Peers then observed the same ceremony ; the senior of each degree pronouncing the words of homage, and the rest of the same degree saying after him, and each Peer of the same degree, successively, touching his Majesty's crown, and kissing his Majesty's left cheek, and then retiring. Several of the Peers were saluted:with clapping of hands, as they ap- proached to do homage to his Majesty. Among these, the Duke of Wellington was loudly clapped ; Lord Plunkett, very generally ; and Lord Lyndhurst partially. Lord Chancellor Brougham, who is the youngest Baron, was thelast that saluted his Majesty. His Lordship, during the ho- Mage ceremony, remained standing at the King's left hand, and formed . in that position the most remarkable figure in the splendid group. He stood drawn up to his-full height ; and his coronet, which was placed on the top of his immense dress wig, added not inconsiderably to his stature, enhanced as it was by the elevation of the platform. There• -was an evident watching for the moment when be should take off his coronet. When hedid so,-there was aloud and-general clapping : this did not suffice the enthusiasm of his admirers, but was followed by three distinct rounds of cheering—an honour which was paid to none else during the whole ceremony, the King and Queen only excepted. It was during the ceremony of the homage, which necessarily con- sumed a long space of time, that the Treasurer of the Household, Sir William Fremantle, distributed the coronation-medals. The distribu- tion could not have been made more sparingly had Mr. Hume officiated Instead of Sir -William. The medals, silver ones, of the size, apparently, of half-a-crown, were so frugally scattered, that we should imagine not more than twenty pounds worth altogether went to gratify the scramblers. The scene at the back of the Throne was at this moment very different . from the scene in front of it. While the -Peers were going through that service-on which the Marquis of Londonderry placed so high a value, " the young officers who had entered at the tail of the procession, the attendants of the Peers, and others from the side seats of the Choir; were literally tumbling on the floor of the Theatre. Sir William Fremantle was followed, and pulled about, and jostled, and pressed upon, by cla- mourers for another and another, until he was unable even to get his hand into the bag that contained them, for very mobbing. One of the learned Judges seemed uncommonly eager on the occasion,-and stretched out his hand with great avidity ; but as he could not get out of his seat 20 wrestle with the throng, we rather believe his entreaty was unavailing. The homage done, that part of the ceremony which regarded the Queen was proceeded in. It is unnecessary to describe minutely the ceremonial of this part ; as the consecration, the anointing, the giving of the ring, the putting on of the crown, and the enthronization, are pre- cisely similar to the same forms in regard to the King. The only particular that remarkably differs, is in the anointing of the bosom of the Queen,—a ceremony more recommended by antiquity than delicacy. The Queen's robe was removed for the purpose by her ladies in attend- mice; who afterwards wiped the place with fine cotton wool ! The canopy over the head of the Queen, when she was anointed and crowned, was borne by four Duchesses, as that over the King's head had been borne by four Dukes. While the blessing was pronouncing immediately after the crowning, a bright ray of sunshine, after a long period Of gloom, suddenly streamed through the windows on the south side of the Choir. From the overshadowing of the canopy, and the position in which her Majesty was placed, the only part of her person that was lit -up by it was the bend of the crown, the diamonds of which sparkled at that instant like a row of gas jets. When the crown was placed on her Majesty's head, and when she sat down on her throne, there was a general huzza throughout the Abbey, as hearty and as loud as that which saluted the King. The Peeresses, as soon as the Queen was crowned, each assumed her coronet, as the Peers had previously as- sumed theirs, at the moment of the crowning of the Queen. The holy sacrament, of which their Majesties partook, followed the enthronization of the Queen. We cannot say that, with the exception of the parties immediately engaged, this part of the ceremony inspired much reverence, or excited much attention. On the contrary, there was apparent throughout the whole of it—and it seemed to be lengthened out to its utmost—a very marked expression of impatience and weari- nestramong both the noble and common part of the spectators. When their Majesties had partaken of the sacrament, and the service bed ended, the drums and trumpets sounded a flourish. His Majesty: then, attended by the Great Officers, and the four Swords being carried *are hips, descended into the area, and passed through the door on the

south side of the Altar into St. Edward's Chapel ; and the Noblemen who had carried the Regalia received them from the Dean of West..

minster, as they passed by the Altar into the Chapel. The Queen, at the

same time descending from her Throne went into the same Chapel, at- the door on the north side of the Altar. Their Majesties then went into the Chapel ; and the King, standing before the Altar, delivered the- Sceptre with the Dove, which his Majesty had borne in his left hand, tce the Archbishop, who laid it on the Altar. His Majesty was then dis- robed of his royal robe of state, and arrayed in his royal robe of purple velvet, by the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain. The Archbishop then placed the Orb in his Majesty's left hand. The noblemen who had car. ried the gold Spurs and St. Edward's Staff, delivered them to the Dean, and the latter deposited them on the Altar. Whilst their Majesties remained in the Chapel, which also served, as we stated in the commencement, as a retiring-room, the officers of arms arranged the procession to return ; so that all was ready to move at the moment that the King and Queen left the Chapel.

The procession moved out of the Abbey in the same order as it en-. tered, except that their Majesties wore their crowns, and that the King' bore in his right hand the Sceptre with the Cross, and in his left the Orb ; the Queen bearing in her right hand her Sceptre with the Cross, and in her left the Ivory Rod with the Dove ; their Royal Highnesses the Princes and Princesses wearing their coronets ; and the Princes who are Field Marshals carrying their -batons.

At the door of the Abbey, the Crown jewels were delivered to the officers of the Jewel Office, who were in attendance for that purpose ; and the King and Queen put on their caps of velvet instead.

The procession returned from the Abbey to St. James's Palace in nearly the same order as that in which it had set out in the morning, but by no means with the same regularity. This was occasioned partly by

the want of sufficient space to form the carriages in line, and partly by the wetness of the day. Indeed, some of the carriages of the Royal party

drove off as soon as the officers whom they were to convey had entered them, and did not pull up till they reached Charing Cross. In this way, the procession,. as it passed up Parliament Street, appeared broken. An- other difference was, that the glasses of most of the carriages were up in consequence of the rain. But for these circumstances, the return of the procession would have presented a more imposing appearance than

its outset, as all the Peers and Peeresses who had-to -take a part in it

wore their coronets and robes. The members of the Royal Family were again loudly cheered as they passed, particularly the Duke of .Sussex.

The procession advanced at a very slow pace, so that every one in the line was gratified with a full view of the King and Queen, the great ob.: ject of attraction. In every part of the line, their Majesties received-the same cordial and enthusiastic proofs of the affectionate. attachment of their subjects. The arrival of their Majesties at the -Palace was an- insunced by the firing of a royal salute of twenty-one cannon ; which closed the ceremonies of this memorable day. '