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CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA.
Thursday being the day appointed for the coro-
nation of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Vic.
toria, long before dawn-the early dawn of a sum
-mer's morning-the metropolis, it might literally be
-said was in motion. Never within memory was
London so full of strangers of illustrious birth,
-rank, title, and aflluence as at the present moment,
and all of our own nobility, and nearly the whole
gentry of the United Kingdom, are also in town.
The whole line along which the procession passed
was early crowded with multitudes of people of all
classes and every age. The line of houses on both
sides was fitted up, with hardly an exception, with
balonies and other suitable stations for seeing the
procession go by. At a quarter before four, the day
was ushered in by the firing of a royal salute of
twenty-one guns, and the town soon began to be on
the move. and in an hour from that time the remoter
parts of the metropolis began rapidly to pour out
their restless -numbers. The streams all met one
--way; all were hastening towards the stage upon
which was to be exhibited a spectacle which the
majority neither expect nor wish again to be re
peated in their time. Joyousness, happiness and
loyalty appeared to swell every breast. At five
o'clock the doors of the Abbey were opened, and
many of those having the privilege of being present
to witness the ceremonyhad arrived, and were
seated within its ancient walls very shortly after
that time. Carriages continued to arrive in rapid
-succession for several hours, set down their company.
andl depart in the best possible order. Before the
doors were opened, an immense line of carriages
was formed;-waiting for that event to deposit their
visitors, and asearly as half-part four some persons
• had taken'their seats in the open air in the galleries
erected in-the precincts of the Abbey, so great was
"the anxiety'to secure seats to prevent the remotest
possibility-sof a disappointment. At break of day
.the weather-was lowering, heavy, and unpropitious
-in aspect, but as the day advanced the sky became
-less threatening, although at I.o time was there any
appearance in' the face of the sky to encourage hopes
of a really fine day. It was much, however, to-say
that it did not rain, and that it held up well until
--everybody had got comfortably seated in his place.
The preparations for doing all due iaoner to the
--lday all along the line of pbocession, were in many
-places on a very m-gnificeist scale. -On both sides
:.of the triumphal arch -at Hyde-park-corner, a
strong frame-work was erected,--and commanded a
:.ine view of the procession as it came up Constitution
-hiill. On the roofs of the houses in Groveenor.
"li lace, similar -workswere-thrown up. The prepara
'tions for beholding the procession -and for illumi
nations at Barona Rothschild's and Lord Coventry's
-were elegant; -many of the houses on-that side of the
a-wayy 'were -tastefully "and elegantly fitted up.
"Devonshire House was truly elegant. On a level
with the walls of the court.yard; a large balcony
-tastefully divided into boxes, and in comfort and
--decoration strongly resembling a b ,x in the ,' dress
-circle," -was erected. A profusion of crimson cloth
.lined every part of the large space-in front, and
?panels, with very elegant gilt hieroglyphics com
.p!eted the illusion. " God save our Queen" in
" elegantly variegated lamps, surmounted and ex
tended the entire length of the balcony. The effect
- of the whole was beautiful, and -excited much ad
miration, -vhich-was -not a little heightened by a
:pair of stupendous flags suspended freom the roofsof
Joloy's -arndthe Gloucester Coffee-house, and which
"formed a very characteristic finale to that street. In
-St. J.Tarei's.street, Crockford's was very conspicuous;
the -.frontage of that elegant estublishment was
formed ito a series of balconies, covered with
crimson cloth ; " Victoria Regina," in variegated
lamps occupied the entire front, the effect of which
Supan such a ground, when lighted, must be very
- ane. Brooks's, White's, and Arthur's club-houses
in that street, -with many of the tradespeople's
-shops, exhibited much t.ste. Some were profuse
-in their decorations. A crown, a star, the letters
V. R.. a wreath in v.riegated lamps or gas, were
the pr:evailing symbols. The preparations at Eng
•li h's HIotel, at the foot of St. Jammes's street and
Sam's Library, were very tasteful. A blilcony was
-thrown up in front of Marlborough House. Pall.
- mall, and the profusion of laurel with which it was
--,covered, gavy: it a very aural and bowerlhke np
-pearance. The Oxford and Cambridge Club Rouse
had its balconies elegantly and -commodiously fitted
up--a-star surmounted by a crown of colossal pro
rportions, had a -fine effect. The -Carleton, the
" Traveller, and the Athenmum, had their respective
frontages elogantly'fltted up with gas fitttings and
nlamps, -with a variety of devices The Ordnance
Office presented a very splendid appearance; the
-arrangements there were very chraciteristic,-a
Sclown of-vaiiegated lamps of immense proportion
-was in the centre. -on either side a star, and pieces
- of ordnance, and shells in pyraamidalprecision, com
:.posed of- variegated lamps, with stands of colours
•and other warlike devices, gave peculiar significance
and eleg.nce to'this exhibition. -The Olpera houe,
-National Gallery, and the dffice of 'the ,, Mirror of
-'arliament,' Cockspur-street, were profuse in their
.arrrangemnentsfor illuminating. Those at Charing
-cross were fully equal to any former exhibitions.
All the public oleess in Parliament-street were
lplCndid ; foremost among them was the Admiralty,
which, like the Ordnance-office, was characteristic
:and unique. The Horse Guards and Treasury gave
.aipple uote of preparation -by a profusion of lamps
.and devices, and many were not a little puzzled at
the entrance to Downing--treet, where a gate
-literally composed of variegated lamps was fixed.
The housces on both sides of Parliament.stre'et were
--in general tastefully fitted. Twvo lines suspended
from the opposite roofs bore the union fi.lags, the
effect oT which, when viewed from the centre of
Parlianent-street, and taken in conjunction with
-tIhe other arrangements, was really imposing.
TuE novUsE Or COMMONS.
About-7 o'clock the House of Commons assembled,
-and soon afterwards the members began to throng
-its benches, some dressed in full Court dress", many
in naval and mnilitary 'uniforms, with'orders, and a
-large number wearing Windsor uniforms. Amongst
-the earliest in the house were Lord Sindon, Lord
Eustin, Sir R -H.Inglis, Mr. Q'Connell, Mr. Shaw,
aCaptain Pechell, Viscount Cole. Mr. C. Jurguson,
•Ard W. Bentinck, Sir F. Pollock, Sir 3F. Trench.,
S.ir H. Itardinge, Sir.3. C. Hobhouse, Sir W.
- Fllett, Sir 3.-Graham, and Sir E. Sugden. Shortly
?PfaTre9 o'clock -most-of her Majesty's Ministers,
and-the leaders of the Opposition took their places.
At this hour the body of the House and itsgalleries
wese filled with nmembers, and presented a ltruly
striking appearance. Scarcely anytling could be
-rconceived onore splendid, is a coup d'ral, than the
appiearance of: the house, when, on the eutrance of
the Speaker, who took tile chair at nine o'ceock, all
thenmembers rose to receive him. Prayers having
been read,-the Speaker inforn.ed the House, that in
order-to secure perfect-fairneassin the alloiting of
the seats in the Abbey reserved for tile Counmols,
tile counties would be .ballotted for, and requested
that the members, for each coupty, and for each
t.,rouguh situated witllhin tIe county, should on tile
siame of the county being called, leave the house
and proceed to the 'Aklbey. "The ballotting then
.comnmeneced,and h'aving~been compleited, tie house
at ten -o'clock was 'searly empty.
TaR -PROCESSON .
Tlhe processibn -formned in St James's Park at
nine i'chack, and started from the Palace at ten
o'clock precisely. 'The route was up Constitution
hill, along lticadilly, St. Janaess-a..treet, Pall-nsall,
-Cockspursseeqt, ( haring-crNse, ~1)yitphpal, Par
hiaiseant.astrl:t, to the westeri door -of. ?,tininsl.er
AIbbty.' 'Thie 'et4zrict was by the sane route, iand ia
t-e ·isaij sirde~. T?he dir~ctiou of tile procesiwon was
underthe dsderof the Master of thie Horse, TJhe
eg~?ipages of the various resident atd eratraoyd~nary
AnPassadors excited unia:s:ya adm i atiQo. They
.were splendmid iii tie extraeme. Indeed, sonma4mn
ceh ?ts ird the mnjiaitjy of' ihemn thiat ihy ap
aHraed qutite fo ecliseth~spleldour of iaoiat other
caygagest' in the" prucecsin. with, the excelition of
ftye.gecqroae', . T''lhe?peple in. tie strgegts+ vre. ip
-tae best possib! temsper" amad nouJtling coslhI es? e'd
Wle aeicqi and god clertbatriif. rIl.e , anpn.g 4ill.
A uiiiver'al ismile of pleasuri"':i-hd-asiad tsfetiod bid
diffused itselfon the faces of all; and the weather 1
from being - occasionally cloudy., was nmuch more
favourable for the occasion than a -finer day would a
have been, as It was consequently less oppressive to I
thosewho liad no _hliejtr. _At. half-past eleven
another royal salute announced her Majesty's
entrance into the Abbey and at that point ended
.the.interest, fir_ eatLlmeat.. tofthose out of the I
Abbey, while it commenced for those within.
INTERIOR or THS CHOIR.
The scene in the interior of..the choir was sur
passingly grand and interesting; nor could it fail
to suggest reflections in which every Englishman
might well indulge with con'cious pride and ex
ultation. The. fair and youthful Sovereign of the
greatest empise in the world was here to have the
solemn sanction of religion given to that crown
which had descended to leras herrightful inheritance
with the joyous concurrence of a devoted people.
Here was she to receive the willing homage of all
the nobles of the land, in the presence of the highest
special functionaries of all the courts of Europe,
and under the eyes of the representatives of.the
nation. In looking prospectively to the auspicious
destinies which, it is fervently hoped, may await
her Majesty down to the last moment of a long and
happy reign, it is impossible not to be struck with
amazement at the vast, the almost boundless extent
of the regions which are subject to her sway. To
Great Britain at the present day may justly be ap
plied the words of the Roman poet, in speaking of
those illimnatable territories which yielded obedience
to the sceptre of Caesar, when [ote was in the
zenith of her power :
" Sed neque in Artoo csdem fibi legeris orbe;
Nec Polus adversi calidvs qoa mergitur Austrl ;
Unde seam videas oblinuo sidere Romam,
AEtherts Itnmensi partem si presserjs snam,
Sentlet axis onus, Lihrati pondere ecil.
Orho tene medlo; pars setheris illa sereni.
Tota vacet, nullaque obstent a Cmsare nubes.
The altar displayed a vast quantity of massive
gold plate, used upon occasions of solemn state.
Directly in front of it was King Edward's chair,
richly gilt, and lower down in the same line was
the faldstool, covered with purple velvet of the
richest description.
Shortly after five o'clock there was a constant
succession of arrivals; the peers to whom no.duties
were assigned in the cerenmonial taking their seats to
the right of the throne, and tile peeresses to the left.
Among the first arrivals .vere the Marquisses of
Northampton, Downshire, and Tweeddale. Several
dignitaries of the church were also early in their
attendance. At six o'clock not a single seat was
unoccupied in any of the galleries, and the endless
variety of gay and splendid attire in whici'the
ladies appeared, served, by contrast, to give a dis
tinctive character to such an array of the fair as
cannot be met with in any other country in the
world except Great Britain. In the long compart
ment running down towards the door from the left
of the throne, judges, pt ivy councillors, admirals,
general officers, sergeants at law, masters in chan
cery, and civic functionaries, were found seated to.
getheron the same benches. About seven o'clock
a great.number of distinguished foreigners arrived,
and took their seats in the compartment to the right
of the throne, and in the same line as the opposite
one towards the door. At eight o'clock the Duke
de Nemours arrived, and was shown into the Royal
box. His Royal Highness immediately afterwards
left his seat, and, standing to the right of the
throne, entered into close conversation with the
Earl of Munster. He was dressed in a rich uniform
of blue and gold, and looked remarkably well.
Every succeeding monment now brought with it a
fresh acceossion of peers and peeresses, and the offi
ers of the Heralds' College were incessantly en
naged in conducting them to their places. The
Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress were shown to
their respective seats, the former to the right of the
judges, and the latter among tilhe peeresses. Sir R.
Peel, who was attired in full Wirdsor uniform. took
his seat with the Privy Councillors. At half-past
nine o'clock Prince George of Cambridge artived
with the Duchess of Gloucester leaning on his arm.
When the Lord Lieutenant of Irelanid.entered, he
was announced by his new title of Marquis of Nor
manby. The Duke of Nassau arrived immediately
afterwards, and was led to the royal box. At20
minutes before ten o'clock, most of the members of
the House of Commons took their places in the gal
lery over the altar, appearing either in full court
dress, military uniform, or in the costume of deputy
lieutenants of counties. The members belonging
to t he navy wore the.uniform of the service. At ten
o'clock repeated salvos of artillery announced that
the procession had set out; a few minutes pre
viously the Speaker of the House of Commons took
his chair, arrayed in his full robes of state. At 11
o'clock Marshal Soult entered, followed by the
officers of his suite. His presence excited a most
lively interest, and ,us he advanced towards the
ambassadors' box, a gallant admiral of the British
navy shook him cordially by the hand. He was
dressed its the full uniform of a field marshal. When
the Turkish ambassador presented himself, he looked
round on all sides as if lost in admiration, and re
mained for some minnutes immnoveably fixed on the
magnificent scene. While gazing on the benches
on which were seated all that could most peculiarly
attract his attention as exhibiting the female
nobility of England in the height of exalted rank,
enhanced by every possible embellishment, he evi
dently showed, bythe expression of his countenance,
that never before had Iris eyes lighted upon so
brilliant and beautiful an assemblage. The dresses
worn by some of the high functionaries of the
Austrian and Russian legations were costly and
splendid even to the very profusion of expense.
Prince Esterhazy appeared in the uniform of an
officer of the Hungarian hussars, and the whole of
it blazed all over with brilliants. In thile amlnbassadors'
box Prince Schwarzenberg took his seat on the
froit bench, to the extreme left, having tlie French
ambassador, Count Sebastiani, on his right, imme
diately behind whom sat Marshall Soult. Tile
otherambassadors and ministersstationed themselves
ins similar gradation, according to the established
order of precedence.
Her Majesty's arrival at the great western door
wasr long heralded by the loud and hearty acclama
tions of the. people, who crowded every nogk ad
joining the Abbey, or from which the slightest
glimpse of the royal cortege could be obtained.
Their cries were as instantly taken up, by the Artil
lery firing a royal salute of 21 guns, during which
her Majesty alighted from the state carriage, the
band stationed near playing " God save the Queen."
From the time when a similar royal salvo of guns
anl:ounced her Majesty's departure from Buck
ilghlam Palace, was as nearlyas possible an hour.
On arrival at the west entrance of the Abbey, her
Majesty was received by the Great Officers of State,
the noblemen bearing the regalia, and the Bishops
carrying the patina, the chalice, and the bible;
when her Majesty repaired to her robing chamber,
constructed on the right of the platform without
the entrance. T'he ladies of her Majesty's House
hold, and the officers of the Royal Household, and
of the respective households of the Princes and
Princesses, to whom duties were not assigned in the
solemnity, inimediately passed to thIe places pre
pared for theim 'tespectively. Her Majesty having
been sobed, advanced up the nave into thle choir;
the choristers in the olchestra singing thIe anthem,
J I was glad when they said unto me, we will go
intoq the hpute of the Lord."
Tns sct'azrs.
The Dean then birought to the altar the sceptre
witli ihe cross, tandthe sceptre with the dove, and
delivered them them to the Archbishop. In Sthe mean.,
time, the. Duke of Noriflk, as. Jord of the Manor
of. Workspp, left hiis seat, and, approaching tlhe
queen, kneeling, presented to her Majesty a glove
fi'r her right hlamd, embroidered with the ants of
[Ioward, which'her' lajesty then put on The
Atchlbilshop then delivered thle Scrptre with the
Cross into her Mijesty's right hand, saying 9 Re
ceivethe Royal Sceptre," &e. ; and then the Seeptre
with the Dove into lher left hand, sayoingr * Receivr
het Roi of. Equity, ' &c.
*ran caowieSWo.
The Arctbilshop standing before the altar, and
having St. Edward's Crown before him, took tin
hfame into his hinds. and gotliscraeted and blessed it
with the psayer, " O 'od.wdhoacrownebt thly faith
fu? Iserants with. mercy. &c." 'het the Arch I
islinpcaig from 'thei altar, asai~titd by the Arch
bihopsuof Yor;k and Armutngh, with the Biihops of
London, Winchester, and other tishop,. the Dean a
of WestminstercarryingtbheCrown ;.alld:the Arch- I
bishop took it and placed it on her Majesty's head ;
when the p ople, with-loud and repeated shouts.
cried s' Gad save the Queen;" and inmmediately theI
Peers and Peeress6e present Pit on their Coronets,I
the Bishops their caps, and the Kings of Arms their 4
crowns, the trfampeters sounding, the drums beat. I
ing. anis the Tower and Park guns firing by signal.
This was the most interesting part of the whole
ceremony; and at this moment, with voices within c
the Abbey shoutiog aloud their loyal acclannations,
the guns outside boominga double royal salute of
41 guns (the 5rst of which was the signal for the
people outside to join their shouts to those of the
assembled spectators within the Abbey,) the peers
and peeresses standing, w'hen the bustle occasioned
by their simultaneous rising and placing their coron .
nets on their heads had ceased--tbe whole present- I
ed to the eye, of the spectator a scene which to his
dying day be cannot fail to remember, embodying
as it did palpably all the romance of the middle I
ages, mingled with its' chivalry, and the feeling of
ardent devotion of all ranks in the stateto the per- I
son of our most gracious Queen. The acclatnations 4
ceasing, the Archbishop pronounced the exhortation, I
" Be strong and of a good courage," &c. The choir
then sang the following anthem :--' The Queen
shall rejoice," &c.
HER MAJESTY'S RIETUR,.
Shortly before four o'clock the procession com
menced its return. As Her Majesty's carriage was
the last to leave the abbey, the spectators, the major
part of whom had experienced the pleasing fatilues
of sight-seeing since three o'clock in the morning,
did not evince the same curiosity.or gratification at
sight of the procossion which they had exhibited, in
the morning under the influence of novelty 'But'
no sooner was the advent of Her Majesty announ- 1
ced. than the aspect of the throng became changed,
the sleepy became aroused, the languid grew lively,
the quarrelsome settled their differences, and all ad
justed themselves so as to obtain the best sight for
themselves, without incommoding their neighbours,
for, save in an occasional and very rare instance, an
English crowd, of any class, is tolerably courteous.
The enthusiasm which attended her Majesty's en
trance, great as it was, did not equal the }warmth
with which she wgs greeted on her egress. The
cheeritng was realiy deafening, and was kept up even
after her Majesty's carriage had passed into Par
liament-street. The procession reached the Horse
Guards on its return about half past four o'clock.
All the equipages of the corps diplomatique. and
most of those of our nobility occupying tile same rel
ative position in the cavalcade,--her Majesty on
this occasion being even more vociferously greeted
than in the morning. As soon as her Majesty had
passed, and the few that followed her-for few there
are who would follow when the etiquette is that her
Majesty should be the'climax-the assembled crowd
began to disperse themselves over the line, and tlhe
temporary inhabitants of its margins to betake them
selves to their refections-wise people ii their gen
eration, at this time of day. A few minutes before
five o'clock, the ringing of St. Martin's bolls, and
the pressing solicitude of the military and police to
the people 1' to keep bsack" annouanced to those as
sembled, that her Majesty had undergone the ordeal
by which she confirmed a sAcred compact between
herself and her loyal subjects. The procession we
think was not quite so extended as, in its progress,
but the effect of the whole was very exhilarating.
The members of the royal family were vociferously
cheered, and her Most Gracious Majesty wore her
crown and carried her sceptre, while she acknowl
edged the vivas of her loyal subjects with a degree
ot grace and dignity that was most imposing on all
beholders.
The effect of the procession on its approach to
wards the palace was somewhat broken, owing, in
truth, to the enthusiasm of the people, which so far
detained her Majesty that, in going down Constitu
tion-hill, the carriages of the ambassadors got con
siderably a-head, and had passed the palace before
the first of the royal carriages made its appearance.
When the Queen once more presented herself, the
most tumultuous 'icclamations burst forth from; the
assembled multitude, and her Majesty, even to the
threshold of the palace, continued to acknowledge
the testimonies of affection which from every side
were showered upon her by her loyal and warm.
hearted subjects.
TII FAIR IN IIYDE.PARK.
Shortly after the procession had passed Apsley
house, the amusements of the fair commenced in
good earnest. A nunmber of theatres of a minor
class had sprung up, and swings, almost beyond
enumeration, had been erected whilst it had been
arranged, that donkey races and several other at
tractive pursuits, should be added to the originally
proposed objects.
At half-past ten o'cloch, the fireworks were let off
in each park, and excited the astonishment of the
multitude, who had gathered to witness, the result
of the competition between Messs.; Southby and
D'Ernst. The former providing those for Hyde.
Palrk and the latter those for the Greeqnpark.
Tihe display in Hydo. park was similar to that in
the Greenpark, with the exceptior, that aniongst the
former was the transparency by Dawson, represent
ing her Majesty seated on her favourite Arabian
horse. '1 his device was magnificent. Her Majesty
was representtd as emerging from the arch of a tent
pie illuminated by many hundreds of brilliant
diamond lights. This last dio?liay'was attended by
the discharge of several hundred rockets,. bomb.
shells, &c., producing aai almost electric effect. The
noielty of the discharge of so many rockets at'once
(upwardsof 400) excited universal admiration aid
delight.
The equipages of th'e foreign ambassadors ex
cited; as will readily be conjectured frons, the peru
sal of the following minute description of some'of
them, much admiration.
The Ambassador E.ovraordinary frem lhe Sul.
tan.--Thle carriage was drawn by two, horses.. The
body painted a rich IHke, with the rising sun and
cre*cent richly en:blazoned on the panels. T'he
liningcrimson and yellow silk, dith rich festoons.
The hammercloth blue, with gold and scarlet hang
ings. The centre scarlqt velvet, on which is the
rising sun and eresoelnt with diamonds. The carving
is very massive. 'I he harness very handsome and
elegant, with the rising sun and crescent and star,
with trophies on tile different parts to cor espond.
The coachman and fobtmen wore their usual Euro
pean liveries.
His Ea'celleney Marshal Soul (Duke de Dal
matia,) Ambassador Eatraordinary from France.
-The car riage of this distinguished nobleman
created by far more interest than that of any other
ambassador. "It as of Pi~encsi manufacture; the
colour was a rich cobalt, relieved with gold. The
panels were superbly emblazoned with the arms
of hIsis Excellency, at the back of which were the
baton of a Field-Marshal. The only order was
that of the Legion of Honour. It had side-lights
and four elegant lamps, ornamented with the ducal
coronet, of rich chased silver. The raised cornice
was alsoof silver, and it was higher and more elab
orately chased than any other carriagein the carval
cade-nt each of the fourcorners was a ducal coro
net of large dimensions. The lining of the irlteriol
was of a rich nankeen saltin, relievsd whth aparltt,
and fitted upin quite an unique style. The ham
mereloth wasof blue bfiroadcloth. and trimmed with
nankoenegimp and tassels. In.the cenltre wrcte the
arms of ills E-cellency, esqtsisitely cosbroidered.
Thle harnea~s was ornamented with a tost,beautifully
chased idilver furniture. Theliveries wer oif a drab,
colour, with a rich figured silk lace. It wasdriawnl
by two horses;'
TrlE. qUKce? o rELLr?ToNR ?N's CawD ]BALL.
His G ace gave a grandball on Thursday night.
at Apsley House, in celebration of her Majesty's
Coronationll. Cards ofinvitation for 2000 1erson
including the elite of tihe nobility of both patties.
(were issued, and many seasons have elapsed since itr
lhaes fallen to our duty to rocotsd an account, of
ball so splendid in all.its arrangemenuts. The car
rinages began to,arrive.shortly before ten, and ha?
not concludead,to set down caapaly at one Tha.
muagnificent stalscase was brilliantly illunainatedr
..nd it is needless to add ptreAented an elep·ubt ap
pearncee. The lalllery, adornetd. iths::oneof.thu
finest productions of art. was appropriated for 'a
salon de dance, a beautifully constriucted orchestra 1
being erected for Strsuss's band. Jahe galleryvass
lighted from costly ormolu chandeliers, on rare
marble pedestals. The ottomans and -draperies are
of amber. There were five other saloons, all re
markable from the various objects of vertu they
contain. The company was most distinguished, and
the gentlemen appeared in, Court dresses or naval
and military uniforms. The dresses of the ladies
weresplendid in the extremeand of the richest des.
cription. Perhaps the most interesting observation
we could make was the presence of Marshal Soult
(French Ambassador Extraordinary) whose bril
liant achievements can only be excelled by those of
the ' Hero of Waterloo ;" both of these eminent
men, not by birth, but from their extraordinary
talents, are dukes, and are undoubtedly the honest
defenders of their respective countiles, although
their politics are as far apart as the antipoJes. We
were happy to remark the excellent health and
spirits of the noble host, who paid every attention
to his noble and distinguished visitors. Their
RoyalHighnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam
bridge. Duchess of Gloucester, Prince George of
Camhridpe, and the Duke de Nemaours, arrived
before half-past 11, shortly before.which hour dane
ing commenced to Strauss's fine band playing the
much admised quadrille &- Navalle."
THIn tLI.UtMINATIONS.
Almost the whole of this vast metropolis was
beautifully illnm'natedon Thursday night. Nothing
could exceed the splendonr of somnie portions of the
town. From the corner of St. James's-street, next
Piccadilly,.aloe: Pall mall,. Cockapur-street. and
the whole line, of pro'cession to the Abbey, a.msst
every house bore outward signs of the people's joy,
and brilliant in the extreme were the streets; nor
did the Strand, the Hay-market, H.,lblon, Flleet
street. Cheap'lde, and other of the principal lines of
streets, althlough not so universally decorated, ex
hiblt a less beautiful supply of gas and oil ltghts.
Squares and streets in all parts of the town, Itussell
squnare, Bedfrird-square, Gordon-square; &ec., &c..
all showed some illuminations, however simple.
Nor did smaller streets, such as Dover-street, Suf
filk-street. Haltmoon-street, Henrietta.street- &c.
&t:, forget to contribute their quota to the general
effect. TIht public huildings certainly bore away
the palm, not, perhaps, on account of their superior
beauty, bhut because they pre ented new designe,and
vied in magnificence with the best of the former
displays of the club-houses &c. The Ordnance, the
Admiralty, the Post-aftice. the East India hou'e,
the Horse-Guards, and Shmerset-hou-e. were all
magnificent. The great defects is the ga?-t-hee uni
fortuity of. colour, and the want ofa??eon.raat flnme
of gas; owing to the infltence of the wind-were
well supplied, and the designs united the excellen
.des of each de-sc iption at illulinatilona previously
in use. The illuminations at the houses of the
different ambassadors were alRo exceedincly hand
some, particnltr'y those at the French and liussian
embassies, Prince de Ligne's, Prince Schwvartzen
berg's, and Marshal Soult's. These all excelled in
taste, beauty, and design. The Spanish Auhbassa
dor's was a complete flood of light. The principal
tradesmen of her Mlajesty also made great efforts ;
bht among all the tradesmen's exhibitions, Messrs.
Howell and James still stand first. The new-paper
oflices were also bri.liant. and omee greatly im
proved. The theatres, with the exception of her
Majesty's (the Italian Opera-h,use). which pre
sented a transparency seldom equalled, were dingy
and miserable. totally unworthy of the occasion, and
of the munificence of her lMajesty in throwing thenm
open. On the Mansion-house was its old design,
and the show at the various Companies, except the
Fishmoneers', did not merit particular attention.
The devices exhibited no great novelty--" V It" and
a Crown eternally met the eye; and the adage was
fully exemplified, that it is far easier to make a de
cent copy, than to Invent a.tolerable'orliinal device.
The transparencies were few in number; and prisn
cipally confined to likenesses, not always highly
finished,.of her Majesty. The evening was calm
and dry. there was nothing, therefore, to prevent
the full brilliancy from being perceived; the streets
up to late hour of the morning were crowded to
excess; and if the scene thus exhibited testified, as
we sincerely believe it did, the real feeling of a loyal,
free, and a happy people, her Majesty must feel a
perfect satisfaction, that she reigns ina the hearts of
all her subjects.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Ott no occasion was greater anxiety witnessed to
be present and in time, at any great ceremony, than
was evinced yesterday. As early as. half-past three
o'clock, the writer of these notices was present
at the entrance leading to Poet'., corner, the station
Indicated on his card of admission, which was to
the Lower Choir Gallery. Even then, at that early
hour, there were umose than a 100 persons (of whom
a coqsiderable portion were ladies) present, and
jammed together immediately at the door as close
as they could be packed. Tlis crowd was every
moment getting greater and closer, and tihe patience
and perseverance of the ladies, who had comse early
were most praiseworthy in persevering their places.
The policemen did not come until four o'clock, by
which. time so dense was the crowd seeking ad
mission, that they could not make good their way
Into the Abbey by that door, but had to go in Iy
the great western entrance, and across the edifice.
About half past four, within half an hour of opening
the door, there were in the covered avenue ap
proaching to this entrance not less than several
hundred nersons with their cards of admissicn teady
folded in their hands.. The police at this time had
made a barrier adross behind the first hindred who
had ar ived, and this they kept very properly until
the first comers had all got within the door at the
Poet's corner and the same order was observed
with the remainderot the crowds as they succeeded.
Within the Abbey the admitted patties were shown
in three several. directions to their respective sta
tins, and advanced along the way indicated ; they
were further directed sy the gentlemen of the told
sticl:, to whom they showed their tickets, and were
desired to retain them. [he galleries and vaultings
gradually filled up, anti by h-.tl pst 6ve they were
qunite occupied, not a seat being without its .vwneLr.
The ladies were chic fly in full court dress, except
that trains and feathers, both most properly--one
as occupying room unnecessasrily, the other as pre
venting thie view of those In the neighbonrhood of
the fair owners-had beenexpressly excluded by
the Earl Marshal's orders. There were very few
turblans or head dsesses worn, and those few even
gallantry will not prevent our saying were not by
the younger or more beautiful portion of the fair
sex. The hair was generally worn i, curls, with
nothing but a few flowers to ornamenet it. The
ladies dresses of every bright and rosy hue were
contrasted well with the mslitary, naval, and court
dresses of the gentlemen; thie latter, however,
were not indispensable, and many gentlemen in ball
room dresses gave additional variety to the scene
All the fifteen judges were present; fourteen o
them took their seats on the front seats at thle. left
hand, the uppermost next the theatre; they were
arranged in tw', rows and their cauliflower wigs
presented an extr.aordinasy appearance to those
looking down on them from the galleries and vault
ings above; in fact, looking not snlike a flaek of
sheep. The fifteenth of the learned Besch was
Lord Chief Justice Denihamn. who took his sent
as a Baron among tile Peers, desirou', no doubt, of.
performing his share of hamage to tile sovereairn.
in the front corner of the Judges' beneh, ispune
dliately looking on tlse theatre, and,beside the north
transept, having in fact one of the.best views in the
Albey, was the tight hIonble. Sir Jaohn Cowan, the
Lord Mayor, in his roles of state... In this box
were also seated the Vice Chancellor and 'the
Master of the Rolls, in their rabes of state. The
Prirvy Councillors, whose staite hrsesses made them;
look like Artillery offleers. hIad the back seats of' the
pews aIpropriated to tiae judges; we had thecas iosity
to count the numitber ast diessed plesent in their
palaces, and foud tlsm to ihe exactly thirty-elgiht.
A'a?ltonigst the morst remanrkable of whom, up elose to
the Peereses, was a groap, of which Sir Rl.bert
Peel was the centre, cansiating of thie tight Hlon.
J. Wilson Croker, .ir George Murray, Sir Stratford
Canning, and Sir George Warrender.
Is.maybe remarked that iprobally uothing except
Soanle such important natianal ceremony as that of
kharsoay canuld Ihave brougl.t so m;ast ladies out of
heIr beds as were thus early in the' galleriaes asnd
o,ther parts of Westminster Abbey, lnderd. many
appeared not to have gone to bed at all-a fact that
was the most mortifyingly prved, as we noticed
that some ifew ladies' in the clhair gallelres could
hat dly,keep their eyes open during the latter partioa
of the ceremony. In the north upper choir gallesy,
ana'Le'o in a flatin lng fire coloured gown, his haick
hiee, dark as that cilour could he, between it andi
tla paure white suaban, reinoding one of .niah be-.
tween the,glow of sunset and.thle cool approach ofj
dawh-a-wa is prominent object, catching the eye in
atantly as it w'andered over thie masses:distributed
hionhsout the building. The fist srymptnmsol
applause hIeard within the Abbey were tit thi0 en-:
istllance ofl Al"shal , oult, whol~ iull of'year's rnndj
welh-e;r'nd inonolrs, ret:s on hiis *nroacS: within
the nave with the bearty slaaudits of all wita~English
hearts within their h?soms. This merited comopli
ment seemed- to affect the venerable,warrior very
much, and was exactly what generous opponents
might be expected to award to an old for, now for
the" first time on -English soil as the represen
tative of a monarch at peace with our Sove
reign. As the venerable Mar.shal, who is some
little taller than his old antagonist, -the Duke of
Wellington. entered the choir.- he was saluted
with a coldial grasp of the land by an English
officer stationed among the; Knights of the Bath;
during the greater part ot the ceremony tile Marshal
was'standing in the Ambassadors' brx Immediately
opposite the Duke of Wellington. A place in the
furthest end of the lower choir gallery north and
immtiedi.ttely adjoining the orchestta, was kept for
the Westminster' boys; they occupied it shortly
before her Majesty's arrival, and when the Queen
had entered anti taken up her first position beside
the theatre at the Soulh-end, they shouted aloud, Int
excellentt concert, however, led on by the master of
that Royal school, " Vivat Victoria Regina" thrice.
This was the first of the loyal greetings with which
her Majesty was received within the walls of West
minster Abbey ; and comitg as it did nnexpectedly
on the ear (for it was not in the prograatme) in the
loud shrill voices of the boys heard above the deeper
tones of the master, it had a startling, but not nn
pleasing eff?ctc We could not procure a cotmplete
list of the Peers and Peeresses who were ptesent,
but the following we arecertain of, either as know
ing the noble personages themselves, or as having
heard their names thus announced :-Their Royal
Hi.hnesses the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge,
Prince George and the Prince a of Cirlblsidge. (the
two latter ot whom had no places assigned them in
the procession, and consequently were enabled to
come early).; the Prince was in military uniform,
and on his ent, ance into the choir was received with
the respect due to his exalted rank, the whole com
pany standing.: he was marshalled with the iproper
ceremony to his seat In the Queen's box. Their
Royal Highlnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, Kent,
and Cambridlge, the first nam d of the three Royal
Duchessei, as r .º of the actual blood royal, had
her place in the procession nearer to thie person of
tile Queen than the other two Royal Duchesses,
whl. were there only from matinmonial alliance
with the Royal Family of England' Dikes of Nor
folk, Somerset ansd Duchess, Richmond and two
Duchesses. Dowager and preaent, IBean'ort, Devon.
shire, Rutland anti Duclihes, Northumlberland and
Duchess, Wellington, Hamilton and Duchess, Buck
ingham, Sutnerland and Duchess, Leinster and
Duchess, Buccleugh and Duchess, Ai gyll, Roxburgh
and Duchess. Marquises Winchester, Lansdowne
and Marchlioness, Salisbury and Marchioness, Bath.
H rtford, lti'e and Marchioness, Exeter and Mar
chioness, C'anricarde and Marchioness. Northamp
ton, Nortanhy etnd Mliaschionessi, Winchester, Lon
donderty and Marchitness (who wore certainly, of
the peeres-es, the must splendid assortment tit ditn
m.ndl-), n?ltea, Cholmondlley, Hastings, and
M.archiness. Aileshury and il.,trchioness, West
mninnter, Lothian, Dwnshire, Sligo and Mar
chloness, Conynehaut and Marchioness. Earls
Shrewhsbury and Countess (who wore a geal Ihead
dress, of much taste and elegance), E.arl of Denhigh
and Countess, Lindley and Countess, Stamford and
Countess, Chesterfie.ld and Countess, Essex and
Countess (late Mi's stephens,) whose appearance
was the signal for the gratiffe.tion of nluch interest
and curiosity: (the last timle she made a public ap.
peat atce within the same venerable nalls, was as
one of the singers at the great MI?sicat F,.tivall, li
comlnmetloration of Haalldrel. whn the Queten, wlholiU
she was oll Thursday oflicially nsum honed to attend
as tne of the Countestses of the realm, was there as
a visitor and a princes;).
Tihe Queen on her entrance into, the choir, was
dressed in a beadtiful white satin giown, over which
was a dres' of white blond, she looked remarkably
well; as tihe procession advanced up the choir to
the steps leading to the theatre, there was a panse
of about a minute's duration, during which her
Majesty rematned stationary, during which time,
as it was immrdiately under the spot in the gallery
which we occupited, a 'favurable o)pponrtunity was
thereby presented us of noticing her M,?esty. Her
Majesty also wore a circlet of diamonds in her hair.
The heavy train of costly velvet worn by her Majesty
was borne by eight daughters of peers, who throughl
out the whole day kept near the Royal person;
during tile ceremony of the Homage. the Maidsii o
Honour took their places, standing behind toe
chair of state. and to some extent obstructed the.
view of thoue who had seats in the Choir and in
tihe Lower Choir galleries,. whe, could harely see tile
Peers advance up the steps and touch the Q teen's
crown in the performanuce of the act of hmage.
Had they taken their places on one of the lowtest
stgps leading to the threou a better view would have
been affitded of this part of the ceremony to all
within the Abbey. The Maids of Hlonour were all
dressed alike in white satin aced blonde, and wore
wreaths of small white ,uses it their hair; the
uniorenity and delicacy oifthis attire had a most
pleaing effect. There was a rumour in tile p)hpels
lately, that not less than three of theee ladies are
about to desert the service of their yon ns land maiden
Queen for the silkent bonds of matte nnony': the happy
men are to be envied, and the ronly d flieulty, we
should imagine amtontgst them would be one of
choice. The Ladies of the Bed hatlber inmnlediatelc
on a-cending the theatre remained behind, ant were
conducted by the Master of the Ceremonies to the
box prepared fr.thseiri reception at the head, in the
part raile:l off trot thie choir at the right h;andt side
of the altar next to tile theatre, where they remeined
dlring tihe cerenitoiest of tihe subsequent coeronatiun.
Durintg tile hutnage somtile marks of-pop lar alp
proval were exhibited on the 'approach to perform
the olenmn act of fealty by a few of tile Peers. His
Roysl Highness the Duke of Sussex, when he
ascended to the foot of tie throne, remained a shlort
time conversing with his royal niece before lie paid
the homage. When the Duke of wellington
asceinded, he was hailed with very general cheering.
The next Peer who was.similarlyl naticed was Earl
Grey, and the only other Peers who received siruilar
marks of approbation werec,Lord Hill and Lord I.yndt
hourst. When the venerable lird Rl,le, who is int
his 82d year, advanced to the. foot of the throne, lhe
was hardly a'le, with very great difficulty, to ascend
the steps leading to it, when her Majesty mast gra
cictlsly condescended to advance to meet her aged
baron--which act of royal and glracius kindness
was instantly felt and appreciated by aill the spec
tators, who loudly andti zeaslnuly applauded it. Whiden
the Peers had done their homage, thie House of
Conmmons, determined tent to be outdone in mani
festation ocf loyalty, immediately gavc!, every man,
nine loud and ihearty cheers, accomnpanied with
reiterated cries of " God save Queen Victoria.''
The simtultaneous a.iontaneity of loyal feeling would
almost seenm to have been provided for in the pro
gramnme, which, hlowever, was inot the ease as it
emanated flonm a genuine irrepressible feeling of
loyalty at the inoeent. The assembled muititudes
in tile galleries and vaultings were not behind
--her Majesty's faithful Conmmnns' in this manifes
tmtion, but caught uip and repeated the shouts until
the vaulted roof and arches of the whlole sacred
edifice rang with one universal acclaim. Duringtlle
ceremony of the homage, the Earl of Surrey, as
Treasurer of her lMajesty's household, threw abhout
among the choirs and lower galleries the coronatlion
medals. This caused a great deal of amusement,
and some few scene', in which the most dignified
chlaracters took no velydignified part. It was some
thing extremely ludicrous to see venerable judges
scrambling for pieces of silver, and pm ivy couacillors
endeavouring to snatch the prizes from theil. As to
aldermen, knights orthe bath, and genetal Fflcersl
the. guardaleme were especially active in diving
amnong the benches fttr those treasures; it was no
thing compared with the venerable petsonages
(from whom, as. their tutors say of full-grown
chlildrenc, 'ee hItei' thlings might have been ex
pected') alrea~tly alluded to. As we obtained a
sight, bnt not possessin, of one ot these iloedali, we
shall'de-c.ithe It. it is. ol silver, the size f a crown:
piece., but very solidly cut. On one aide ie a unod
portrait f the Queen, in very hold relief, and a 'o
lerable .liie".ea, with a scre ll and legend eof lie
Queen's titles. On the outer site are represented
sthiee Itinusles pieettilng the Qsee'e with a crown
(Entlnnt, Scoitlaenh, stnd Irtdand, no dttumbitintentledc).
with thee eetrnd nhccve, " Etusues: 'rI saotaI.t
aea su,*' and, beneath, the date of her Majesty's
coronation.
SThe hollwinwg is an estimate of tile value of thel
diff-rent jewels contained inathe late msgntifirenl
diad'tm,, ithe. c Queen's Rilch Crown," and froma
wlhich the presemntne, .mtntlftcerliredl by Me..it
Ruudell aid Bricge, is compo, ed, abd wtich heL
Majesty wore this day :
Twenty diamonds, round the circle,
.150Oi e0,hh....... .... .....£..... 30.000
Two large ceentrediltanoids. 200J eiteh 4,000
Fifty Isier sman.ller.diamuiendi l;laced it * "
tile apples of.the foeiter......... 100l
F. or clusttctlesench compeenedof twenty
fiee diamuds......... ........... 14,000
Poir hail ge diaionlls otl the tops of
tile eoresi ...................... 40,004
STi e've di.msonds c,,nedineld in; the
SAt ·r"de-l.u ....... ................ 10,0i?'
SEichgeea, uttlialtldls' dlaniotnds, clntained " -'
e in th....s.*....... . .·. · * .** 'f
and cross. • ; I- ws.
One hundred and forty.one diainond s
on the tioundt.......... ......
Twenty-six diamonds on the uppper
Two circles of pearls about the rim.. 300
?Notwlthgtanding such' au: enorpioug t£lg e'
jewellery. Independent of the gold velvet cap, ermine
&c., this crown welighed only nineteen onces ten
pennyweights ; it measured seven Inches In height
firom the gold circle toithe upper cross, and 1ie
diameter at the rim was t?,e incites.
HYDn PARE.--Hyde Park on Mondsy presented
a far different appearance to its usual one, in conse.
qunee of the persons to whom allotments ofground
for the great fali had been made commencing their
operations. As early as three o'clock in the morn.
ing, bodies of police from the B, C, D, L, M,T,
and V divisions, assembled In Hyde-park,and Were
placed by Mr. Superintendent Mallallle at the
various -gates through which no vehicles laden for
the purpose were permitted to pass without showing
their tickets, agReeably to the orders which" ha
been promulngated. Soon after four o'clock nume.
rous vehicles of every description entered the park,
and having been directed to the various spots allotted
to them by Mlessrs. SMallalieu, Johnson, sand Lee,
to whom the superintendence of the fair had been
deputed; the erection of several theatres, refresh.
moet booths, marquees, &c. was commenced, and
hvdusk in the evening near.y half the fair wasaoma
pleted. Among the most'prominent of "the lions"
were Kichardsou'v &Scowton's theatres-theCrowa
and Anchor booth, upwards 400 feet long; theEp.
soum Stand booth, of nearly the same length-a
number of other extensive booths by Mr. Butt,by
the Archery Ground, Bayswater; Mr. Simup nfa,t
the Black Lion, ditto; andjMlr. Sawyer,'of t heCsde
Kennington-and an extensive piece of machiner,
tor whirling round children of a younger and older
growth in boxes resembling ships in full sail, to the
imminent risk of their necks, &c. During the dS
the park was visited by thiousands of persons anxsle
to witness the -progress of the preparations; tdhe
principal object .of attraction to whlom appearttd,
however, to he the inclosure from whence the dl
play of fireworks took place. Throughout .thi
day upwards of fifty artistes were employed I ar.
ranging the various devices. in the Green-parkthe
satme number were. employed. At Hfyde.-paak.
corner., a very extensive girllery has been erectedi
under the grand portieo over the entrance of St.
George's Hospital and on either side of the
triumphal arch over the entrance gate to .t. Jam?es'
Park, galleries have also been erected. Alonggbe
terrace in I'icatdilly extending from the Du lcyo
Welling on's to thie coiner of Hamiltutr.place, a
number of aorkmuen have also been employed fore
simlilar putpsoe.
On Tuesday several men were engaged in fixtng
the -taff upon the malrble portico facing Bucking.
harlr Palace, to which is to be attached the.le0yal
•standard of Englainl. The staff is 80 feet high.
The Itoyal Starndatrd, which is 30 feet long and 18
feet deep, is comnposed of swrong wrought ilk, and
of very fine texture. It was fixed to tile staff an
Wednesday evening, and when floating with the
wind it presented a very splendid appearance. The
co,st of It was near £200, and it was made by a
matnufacturer in the city.
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