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~_". The King's Ancient.Serient, John i f nit, PA.' 13 . 5. enders eitherlide of the jewel at the breast there wan a fe lla King's Solitit r-Geneial. The Kings Attorney-COM]. F - etentation of a portcullis. This jewel or badge consisted or Thirty-two Gentlemen of the Privy-Chamber. the City Arms and supporters in enamel, set round with diamonds. & T o o ' of the Vestry of the Serjeant-Porter, in a Scarlet The Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England, Lord Gwydyr, chapel Royal, in a Scarlet Robe, with his Black Ebony in his Robes of Estate,. his Coronet and his White Staff in kis Robe, with his Gilt Verge. s a w band. Children of the Choir of Westminster, in Surplices. His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold, in the full Habit of Twain Children of the Chapel Royal, in Surphees,with Scarlet ', the Order of the Garter, carrying, in his right hand, his Baton Mantles over them. I as Field Marshal , and, in his le ft , his Cap and Feathers ; his Choir of Westminster, in Surplices, with Music Books in their • Train borne by hands. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in his Robes of 'thirty-two Gentlemen of the Chattel Royals in Scarlet Mantles. i Estate, earrying, in his right hand, his Bat on ' as Field Mar ' flub-Dean of the Chapel Royal, in a Scarlet Gown. shah and in his left his Coronet; his Train borne by Twelve Prebendaries of Westminster, in Surplices and rich Ills Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, in hts Robes of .. Copes. Estate, carrying, in his right hand, his Baton as Field Marshal ' Tye Dean of Westminster, in a Surplice, and rich Coped Purple Velvet, embroidered with Gold and Silver. . and his Coronet in his left ; and his Train horns by Pursuivants of Scotland and Ireland, in their Tabards. jib Royal Highness the Duke of Some, in hie Rotes of Estate, His Majesty's Band. , with his Coronet in his hand, and his Train borne by Others attendant on the Knights Commanders of the Bath, in His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, in his Robes of Estate, their Mantles, Chains, and Badges. . with his Coronet its his hand, and his Train borne by Knights Commanders of the Bath, not Peers. His Royal Highness the Duke of York in his Robes of Estate, Olken of the Order of the Bath, in their Mantles, Chains, and merlin, in his right hand, his Baton as Field Marshal, and Badges. his Coronet in his left , end his Train borne by Knights Grand Crosses of he Bath (not Pmrs), in the full Habit 1 of their Order, carrying their Caps in their hands. • The High Constable of Ireland, The High Constable of Scot ia his Robes, Coronet in his land, the Earl of Errol, in his The Knights of the Bath presented a particularly splendid ap- I poro si t y. They were in the full dress of their Order, consist s with his Staff. Robes , Coronet in his hood, ing of a ourcalt of white satin, over which there was a mantle and his. Staff. ' of crimson satin, lined with white, and tied at the neck with a Two Serjeants at Arms. cordon of crimson silk and gold, with gold tassels. On the left The Deputy The Sword of The Lord High Constable of shoulder of this mantle was embroidered an eight-pointed silver li m o Marshal, State, borne England, the Duke of Wei- Star, having in the centre three Imperial Crowns of gold, with Lord Howard by the Duke lington, in his Robes, his Co the motto" Trice junta in Una," in letters of the same. They of Effingham, of Dorset. ronet in his band, with his wore also hats of white silk, ornamented with a standing plume w i t h his Staff. Staff; attended by a Page, of ostrich feathers of the same colour, buskins of white kid, carrying his Baton of Field gold spurs, and gold-hilted swords, in white leather scabbards. Marshal. The Collars of this Order were of gold, and were composed of Two Serjeants at Arms. nine Imperial Crowns, and eight roses, thistles, and shamrocks, be prop. rly enamelled, issuing from a Sceptre. The whole were a ni TheSceptre with St. Edward's The Orb, L-4 a. linked together with seventeen gold knots, enamelled white.— ... 0 . ./ t's the Dove, Crown, carried carried by the Ig. 5:2 The Badges which were sespinded to these Collars, consisted of c ::: t carried by the by the Id. High Wm of Devon..., o . ) d . an oval 3ledel of gold, on which were a rose, thistle, and sham- Goy rock, issuing from a Sceptre, as before, encircled with the 7- t.n tO motto of the Order. f. c Z •=") The Patina, The 13ible, • The Chalice, m 7. p, A Pursuivant of Arms, in his Tabard. 4 o borne by the borne by the borne by the 2 anit The Three Barons of the Exchequer, and Three Justices of each tO ••• o a Bishop of Bishop of Bishop of o ^ Bench, in their Robes , wearing their Serjeants Coifs, and 41 .4 Gloucester. Ely. a. - - Chester. a a • a carrying their Caps in their hands. The Lord Chief Baron of the The Lord Chief Justice of the THE KING, Exchequer, in his Judge's Common Pleas, in his Judge's Supporter: 1n the Royal Robes, wearing a Supporter: Robes and Coif,with his Hood Robes, with his Hood ' and Lord Cap of Estate, adorned with Lord and Sleeves, lined with Er- Sleeves, lined with Ermine Bishop of Jewels, under a Canopy of Bishop of mine unpowdered, wearing unpowdered, wearing the Col- Oxford, Cloth of Gold. borne by the Lincoln ' his Collar of SS's gilt. Ur of SS's. ti for the Lord following Sixteen Barons of the for the Lord The Vice-Chancellor. The Master of the Rolls. o Bishop of Cinque Ports: Bishop of Poi The Lord Chief Justice of the King ' s Bench, in his Judge's A B ith and The Hon. Wm. Henry Scott, Durham. e Robes and Coif, with his Hood andSieer:s, lined with ermine -o Wells. - James Dawkins, Foq. Edw. unpowdered, wearing his Collar of SS's, s gilt. Milward, Esq. Barons of 4 - The Clerks of tile Council in Ordinary. la • es i s Hastings, Privy' Councillors, not Peers, in rich Habits. " Joseph Stewart, Esq. Charles Dean of Windsor, R LF.mmerson, Eq. G. Noakes, Register a! the Order of the Garter. c. Knights of the Garter (not Peers), in the full Habit and Collar -li i Esq. Barons of Sandwich, of the Order, Caps in their hands. II .a E. B. Wilbraham, Esq. and The Collar of the Knig hts of this Order had an extremely .. i . - "V Renshaw Latham, Esq. Re agent appearance. It is re gold, and consisted of twenty-five i cons of Dover, roses of red enamel, surrounded by blue garters, en which ap- t Ilenj. Cobb, Esq. 'and Choi- 5' ts pears the motto of the .Order in gold, " Irma sat qui met y § niondeley Hering, Esq. Barons i geese." Briween each of the Garters was a golden love-knot, -3 of Romney, with which they were connected; and to the c.iitre of the Col- _49 Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. 1 bar Was , i , .%/tlldeti the figure of St. George slaying tile Dragon, lat William Deeds, jun. Esci.llu- a which was Alil made of geld, enamelled in proper colours. e runs of Hythe, His Majesty's Vice-Chamberlain, the Marquis of Graham. . S '' Wm. Philips Lamb, Esq. and Cbmptrolkr of his Majesty's Treasurer of his Majesty's • John Dodson, Esq. Barons of Household, Lord George Be- Household, bearing a Crimson e Rye, y 'Word. Bag with the Medals, struck v v Henr Brougham, Esq. and 1.. is honour of the Coronation. ~.."- A Pursuivant of Arms in his Tabard. n Concannon, Esq. Barons of Winchelsea: Heralds of Scotland and Ireland, in their Tabards and Collars t . His Majesty's Train borne by of SS. • eight eldest Sons of the Peers, The Standard of Hanover, borne by the Earl of Mayo. *sawed by the Master of Barons, in their Robes of Notate of Crimson Velvet, with their the Robes, and Coronets in their hands. followed by the Groom of the A Herald, in his Tabard and Collar of SS. . Robes. The Standard of Ireland, borne The Standard of Scotland borne lay Lord Bernhard. by the Eirl of Lauderdale. Captain of the Yeo- Gold Stick of the Captain of the Band The Bebop' of England and Ireland, in their Rochets, with men of the Guard, Life Guerds in of Gentlemen Pen in his Robes .of Waiting in his stoners in hisltobes their Celia in their hands. Two Heralds, in their Tabards and Collars of SS. Estate, Coronet in Robes, Coronet in of Estate, coronet • his hand. in his hand. Viscounts, in their Robes of Estate, their Coronets in their hands. his hand ' Two Heralds, in their Tabards and Collars of SS. Lords of the King's Bedchamber, The Standard of England, borne by Lord HM. The Keeper of his Majesty's Privy Purse, Sir Benjamin Earls, in their Robes of Estate, their Coronets in their hand, Bloomfield. Two Heralds, fir MU Tibirds ind Collars of S& Grooms of the King's Bedchamber. The Maio Standard, borne by Earl Harcourt. Equerries and Pages of Honour. Marquisses, in their Robe+ of Estate, their Coronets in their Aides-de-Camp. bands. Gentlemen Ushers. The Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, the Mar- Physicians, Surgeons, Apothecaries. quits of Hertford, in his Robes of Estate, his Coronet in his Ensign of the Yeomen of the Lieutenant of the Yeathen of band, attended by an Officer of the Jewel Office, its a Scarlet Guard. the Guard. Mantle, with a Crown embroidered on his left shoulder, His Majesty's Pages In full State Liveries. bearing a Cushion, on which were placed the Ruby Ring and His Majesty's Footmen in full State Liveries. the Sword to be girt about the King. The Lord Steward of his Majesty's Household. the Marquis of Exons of the Yea- Yeomen of the Exons of the Yea Cholrnendeley, in his Robes of Estate, his Coronet in his hands. men of the Guard. Guard. men of the Guard. The Royal Standard, borne by the Earlof Harrington. Gentleman Harbinger of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners. King of Arms of the Gloucester King of Hanover King of Clerk of the Cheque to the Clerk of the Cheque to the lonian Order of St. Arias, in his Ta- Arms, in his Ta- Yeomen of the Guard. Gentlemen Pensioners. Michael and St. bard, Crown in his bard, Crown in George, in his Ta- band. his hand. Yeomen of the Guard, closing the Procession. hard, Crown in his As soon as the Procession made its appearatce from West. band. minster Hall, the soldiers stationed along the Platform shout- Dukes, in their Robes of Estate, their Coronets in their hands. dered arms, and observed the greatest silence and steadiness. Ulster King ofArms Clarenceux King of Norroy, King of On the advance of his Majesty to the Bank of each division, in his Tabard, and Arms, in his Ta. Arms, in his Ta- arms were presented, and all the music, drums, &c. struck up Crown In his hand. bard, Crown in his bard, Crown in his at once, and continued pbying until his Majesty had passed the - hand. hand. division to which they were attached. The dresses of all the Heraldic Officers added great splendour The troops• occupying the Platform were divided into three to the other ceremonial costume. The Crowns of the diff..rent division, seach commanded by a Field Officer. Kings at Arms consisted of a plain circle of gold, on which were While the Procession was moving from the lower part of the raised sixteen uptight leaves, eight of (hens being shorter than Hall, his Majesty called several of the youthful Pages to him, the others. Round the circle were the words " Miserere mei Dieu ;" the Coronet was trimmed up with ermine, and sur mounted and conversed with them successively for some time, with that mounted by a crimson velvet cap, with a tuft and tassel of gold. dignity and urbanity which his Majesty unites in so pre-eminent On the Tabards or Surcoats of each Heraldic Officer, his a degree. His Majesty afterwards conversed with the Duke of Majesty's arms were richly embroidered. The word Tabard, York, who, on leaving the platform to join the Procession, which still signifies a gown in some parts of Germany and Bel gium, here denotes a sort of sleeveless coat, with wimp which made his obeisance in a singularly graceful manner. fold over the arms; on every pirt of which garment the Royal His Majesty, in descending the steps, called on a Noble Peer Ensigns are depicted in their proper colours. The dresses of the near him, and then proceeded under the canopy, at 40 'oblates Kings of Arms were made of velvet and cloth of gold, those before I 1 o'clock. His Majesty walked with a firm step, and for the Heralds of damask, and those for the Pursuivants of satin. They were all lined with crimson silk or taffeta, and fas- appeared quite cheerfel. tened by ribands. The Kings and Heralds wore Also Collars of THE ABBEY. S.S. made of silver, those of the former gilded, and those of the latter plain. The collar itself consisted of several S shaped The light of morning had scarcely began to make its appear ornaments linked together, and at the two centres were badges ants when the splendid company, whose sight was to be gratified consisting of the Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock, enamelled in by the grand spectacle of the ceremonies appointed for the Ab their proper colours. bey, were to be seen at all quarters of the vast building. The 'The hard Privy Seal, the Earl The Lord President of tha t arrangements made for the accommodation of those who had of Wesunotelaud, in his robes Council, the Earl of Harrow of rsatate,Coronet In his hand. by, In his Robes of Estate, procured tickets for the Abbey, were such as to prevent confu- Coronet in his hand. sion it the most effectual manner, so that daring the whole time Archbishops of Ireland--uansely, Armagh, Dublin, Cashel, occupied in tendering the oath to his Majesty, &C. Eke. Ste. there and Team. The Archbishop of York, in his Rochet, Cap in his hand. was not the slightest interruption. Notwithstanding the well- The Lord High Chancellor, in his Robes of Estate, with his known forbearance and politeness of the upper ranks, there were , Coronet in his hand, betting his Purse, and attended by his now and then some hasty expressions of impatience at the great Pursebearer. length of time that intervened between the hour appointed for The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in his Rocket, Cap in his hand. admission, and that at which the ceremony commenced. Every . Two Serje ants at Arms. sound of the trumpet or drum was a si g nal for a g eneral move- THE REGALIA. ment in the vast assembly, and many were faiigued by the nu- St. Edward's Staff, The Gold Spurs, The Sceptre with merous disappointments, as well as by the great length of time borne by the Mar- borne by Lord Cal- the Cross,borne by quis of Salisbury. thorpe. Marq. Wellesley. which the ceremonies without had occupied. The third Sword, Curtana, borne by The second Sword. On the arrival of the Procession at t h e Abbey , t he Herb borne by the Earl the Duke of New- bortie by Duke of woman and her maids, and the Serjeant-porter, remained at the of Galloway. castle. Northumberland. entrance, within the great west dour ; the drums and trumpets Two Serjeants at Arms. filed off to their gallery over the entrance door. Usher, of the Green Red. Usher of the White Rod. The Choirs of the Chapel-Royal, and of Westminster, then The Lord May- The LurdLyon Garter Princi. Gentleman proceeded, with his Majesty's Band, to the Organ Gallery, and or of London, of Scotland, in pal King of Usher of the on his Majesty's entering the Abbey, the Choirs commenced in his Gown . , his Tabard, Arm% in his Black Itod, singing the Anthem—" I was glad when they said unto me, we CnnoeleoJewel carrying his Tabard,. 'bear- bearing his will go into the house of the Lord." Ste. bearing the Cmwn and ing his Crown Rod. The Prebendaries and Dean of Westminster filed off to the City Mace. Sceptre. and Sceptre. left about the middle of the Nave, and there awaited the King In the Golden Collar of the Lord Mayor a love-knot and a coming into the Church. led role, enclosing a white rex, were at between every two Mis Majesty entered the Abbey precisely at twenty minutes THE PRETENDER. In the Gentleman's Maga:Use, for 1764, page 29, is an ex tract from a ',Ater addressed to the Duke of Devonshire which contains the following singular anecdote :—" It is publicly said too, that the young Pretender himself came from Flanders to see the Coronation, that he was in Westminster Hall during the Coronation, and in town two or three days before and after it, under the name of Mr. Brown; and being asked by a gen tleman who knew him abroad, how he dtarq venture hither? his answer was, that he was very safe." This relation receives additional strength from a part of a letter written by David Hume, In 1773, which is as follows:—" But what will sur prise you more, Lord Marshal, a few days after the Corona tion of the present King, told me that he believed the young Pretender was at that time in - London, or, at least, had been so very lately, and had come over to see the abew of the Co ronation, and had actually seen it. I asked my lorl the rea son for this strange fact. Why,' says he, a gentleman told me so, who saw him there, and whispered In his ear—' Your Royal Highness is the last of all mortals whom I should expect to see here.'—' It was curiosity that led me,' said the other; but I assure you,' added he, that the person who is - the cause of all this pomp and magnificence, is the man I envy the least !'" It has also been reported, in addition to these eiddences, that when the Champion cast down his gauntlet for the last time, a white glove fell from some of the spectators who were in an elevated situation • and that, on its being handed to the champion, he demanded " who was his fair foe ?" suppo- sing that some lady had accidentally dropped it. As soon as this story became public, it was instantly connect •d with the Yourg Chavalir, and the glove was said to have been thrown by hint, who was present in female attire. That the latter might have been the case, seems, from the letters already cited, to be extremely probable , but it also appeared impossible that any one should thus hazard so much as the casting down a gage to the King's champion would bring upon them. Such was the light in which the affair was viewed at the time, and it soon 'passed away entirely disbelieved: THE SPECTATORS IN THE GALLERIES. Thornton, who was present at the Coronation Banquet of George 111. and his Queen, says:—" It was plea sant to see the various stratagems made use of by the corn pany in the galleries to come in for a snack of the good things below. The ladies clubbed their handkerchiefs together, to draw up k chicken or a bottle of wine. Nay, even garter; (I will not say of a different sex), were united for the same pur pose. Some - had been so provident as to bring *baskets, which were let down like the prisoners' boxes at Ludgate, or the Gate house, with' Pray remember the poor prisoners.'" CORONATION FEASTING. Althdngh the banqact in Westminster Hall, to-day, will, no doubt, be very sumptuous; yet we niuch doubt, whether in quantity of meat it will equal the feast of some of our very early ancestors on similar occasions. The following statements are collected from authentic documents preserved in that most valuable collection—Clarke' I radera. Feb. 10th, te74, orders were to different Sheriffs, to furabla the lullowiug pruvisious 4 Wiud w, cu Laster live, it befit, then intended that the oronatiii of ICing Bdwar;l f. should be solemnised at that time and place, viz. Oxen. Swine. Sheep. Yowl& Sheriff of Gloucester . Go 102 60 3,000 --- Bucks and Bedford 4O 66 40 1,100 - Oxford 4O 67 40 1 1 100 ---- Kent • 4O 67 40 2 , 100 ---s-- Surrey and Susses - Warwick and Leicester 60 98 40 5,000 ---- Somerset and Dorset Essex Total, Twelve Counties .—.. 440 744 430 12,430 In the year 1307, King Edward 11. Issued an order, dated at Clipston, on the 25th of September, to the Seneschal of Gascony, and Constable of Bourdeaux, to provide a Meas l yut Pipes of good Wine, and send them to London—there to be delivered to the King's Butler before Christmas, to be used at the approaching Coronation. The purchase and freight of the wine was to be paid for out of the revenues of Gascony, by a company of Florentine merchants, who farmed those revenues. Ist of January, 1508, the same King issued an order to the 'Sheriff of Wiltshire, (and probably to all other Sheriffs ht pre portion,) to buy and provide out of the revenues of the Sheriff dom tiventylour live oxen, twenty !Jur bye porkers, twenty f t rur hoe browse, and twenty four fat bacons, to be delivered at Westminster to those who should he appointed to receive the same, within a fortnight from the Festival of the Purification 6 HACKNEY-COACH FARES. At the last Coronation orders were issued froth the Lords of the Council to Hackney-coachmen and Chairmen, for regulating their attendance and fares on that day. These orders were butted in consequence of the Hackney-coach and Chairmen having en tered into a combination not to attend their duties on the Coro nation-day, but at exorbitant rates. In consequence of this, the Lords of the Privy Council not only ordered that such persbnt should be out with their coaches and chairs by four o'clock in the morning, but that their duty should be faithfully performed without any advance in their demands, under pain of being pro ceeded against with the utmost severity. This order had nut the intended effect; and it is doubtful if they would have plied at all, had not the matter been compromised by an eminent se dan-chair-maker, who advised them to trust to the generosity of the Public; in which they were nut disappointed, as a guinea was frequently given as the fare from any of the Squares at the Court end of the town, to Westminster Abbey and the places adjacent. Refreshmeets, indeed, were not in so small a propor tion sixpence being readily paid for x glass of water, and one shilling for a roll. PRICES OF SEATS. The public curiosity to see a Coronation has rapidly increased for many centuries. On consulting Stone, Speed, and other an tiquaries, with regard to the sum, formerly given, it appears, that the price of a good place at the Coronation of William the Con queror was a blank, and probably the same at that of his son, William Rufus. At Henry the First's it was a crocard, and at Stephen's and Henry the Second's a pollard. At Richard's and King John's, who was crowned frequently, it was a suskin, and rose at Henry the Third's to a dodkin. In the reign of E dward the coins begin to be more intelligiule, and we find that for see ing his Coronation a Q, was given, or the half a ferling, or Aar thing, which was the fourth part of a sterling, or penny. At Ed ward 11. it was a farthing, cud at his son's, Edward 11/. a half penny, which was very well given. In Richard I L's thoughtless reign it was a penny, and continued the same at that of Henry IV. At Heat yV. it was two pennies, or the half of a grosses, or groat; and the same at that of Henry the Sixth, although during the reign of this Monarch, Coronations were so fre quent, that the price was brought back to the penny or half. penny, and sometimes they were seen for nothing. At Edward IV. it was again the half-groat ; nor do we find it raised at those of Richard 111. or Henry VII. At that of Henry VIII. it was the whole groat, or grossus ; nor was it altered at those of Ed ward VI. and Queen Mary; but at Queen Elizabeth's it was a testour, or tester. At those of James I. and Charles I. a shit ling was given ; which was advanced to half-a-crown at those of Charles 11. and James 11. At King William's and Queen Anne's it was a crown ; and at George I. it was seen by many for the same price. At Geo. 11. some gave halta-guinea ; but that was thought vastly extravagant. How different was the case at the Coronation of his successor, his late Majesty George the Third! The front seats in the gallery of Westminster Abbey were let at ten guineas each ; and those is commodious houses along the line of procession at no less prices. The prices in the ordinary houses were from five guineas to one guinea, so that one little house in Coronation-row, after the scaffolding was paid for, cleared 5709, any some large houses upwards of £lOOO. In the Coronation Theatres, as they were called, being a sort of large booths, ca pable of containing from twelve to fifteen- htindred seats, the prices were beyond all precedent. The rent of the ground on which the scaffolding was erected was proportionably extrava gant. That in the Broad Sanctuary let at three guineas and a half per foot, and that within the rails enclosing the Abbey, at five guineas. As an instance of the eagerness to witness this grand spectacle, a Gentleman was prevailed on to take a room for his Lady, at the rate of one hundred and forty guineas; but the appointment of the solemnity of the Coronation falling unhappily at the time of her expected aoceuchemext, she further preva*icti on her hus band to let a skilful accoucbeur, nurse, &c. attend, and to hire an additional withdrawing-room, lcst the hurry of the day should accelerate an event which would render it impossible to remove her. C 2 n 2 2 Past elevei o'clock, Ind the Prebendaries and Dean West minster again fell into the Procession next before the Kings of Arms, who •procededtbe Great Officers. The Procession moved along very slowly. The effect was in describably grand. The whole company stood, and the most solemn silence was observed. That part of the Procession pre ceding the Knights Commanders of the Bath, Knights Grand Crosses of the Bath and their Officers, the Clerks of the Privy Council in Onlinary, the Privy Councillors, the Register of the Garter, Vice Chamberlain, Comptroller of his Majesty's Ifoute held, and Peers, were conducted to their seats by the Officers of Arms. The Prebendaries of Westminster then took their places hear the Altar. The Serjeants at Arms went to their places near the Theatre. The Standards were delivered by the bearers of them to Pages at the entrance of the Choir, and resumed and borne in the return. The Princes of the Blood Royal were conducted to their wats as Peers. The Prince Leopold was conducted to his scat in the Royal Box. The Barons of the Cinque Ports, bearing tke Canopy, and the Gentlemen Pensioners, remained at the en trance of the Choir. The King then ascended the Theatre, and passed on the south side of the Th r o ne t o hi s Ch a i r o f tate, on the east 'ide thereof opposite to the Altar ; and after having privately prayed (kneeling down upon the Fald-itool), took his seat, the two ishops, his supporters, standing on each side; the Nobleman bearing the four Swords on his right hand ; the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, and the Lord High Constabb on his left; the Great Dicers f State, the Deputy Earl Marshal, the Dean of Westminster, the Noblemen bearing the llegalia, Train bearers, with Deputy Garter, The Lord Lyon, the Lord Mayor of London, and Black Rod, standing about the King's Chair. THE RECOGNITION. The Archbishop of Canterbury, together with the Lord Chancellor, the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord High Constable, and Deputy Earl Marshal, preceded by De puty Garter, then moved to the 'east side of the Theatre, where the Archbishop made the Recognition. His Majesty rose out of his Chair and stood before it whilst the Archbishop, having his face to the east side, said as follows : " Sirs—l here present unto you King George the Fourth, the rightful inheritor of the Crown of this realm; wherefore all ye that are come this day to do your homage and bounden duty, are ye willing to do the same?" To this demand the People replied with loud and repeated acclamations of " GOD save King George the Fourth." The Recognition was repeated at the south, west, and north sides of the Theatre, the King st:nding all the while by his Chair of State towards the east side of the Theatre, and turning his face to the several sides at such times as each Recognition was made. At the last Recognition the trumpets sounded and the drums beat. Ili+ Majesty then sat down, and the Bible, the Chalice, and the Patina were carried to and placed upon the Altar by the Bishops who had borne them in the Proces,ion. The King then passed to the Altar, uncovered, and hoed bag upon a cushion, made his first offering of a Pall or Altar Cloth of gold, which was placed upon the Altar by the Arch bishop. The King also presented a second offering, which was an ingot of gold of a pound weight, and which was put into the oblation baton. The Archbishop then said a Prayer, at the conclusion of which the King rose and was conducted to the Chair of State on the south side of the area. The Litany and the beginning of the Communion Service having been read, the Archbishop of York ascended the Pulpit and preached a Sermon. Kr For further Autictilars, see Second . Edition, next Page. CORONATION ANECDOTES. SEEING A CORONATION. A sad mistake was once made at Court by the beautiful and celeb.rated Duchess of Hamilton. Shortly before the death of George 11. and whilst he was greatly indisposed, Miss Gun ning, upon becoming Duchess of Hamilton, was presented to his Majesty. The King, who was particularly pleased with the natural elegance and artlessness of her manner, indulged in a long conversation with her Grace. In the course of this tete-a-tete, his Majesty asked her if she had seen this, and if she had seen that ; and how she liked such, and how she liked so. " Oh !" said the Duchess, with great animation, " 1 have seen every thing ! There is only one thing in the. world I wish to see, and I do long so much to see that." The curosity of the Monarch was so greatly excited to know what was this won derful thing she.was so anxious to see, that he eagerly asked her what it was ? " A Caronation," replied the thoughtless Duchess—nor was she at all conscious of the mistake she had made, till the King took her hand with a sigh, and with a me lancholy expression replied, " I apprehend you have not long to wait ; you will soon have your wish." Her Grace was over whelmed with confusion. HIS LATE MAJESTY. Bishop Newton, in the Introduction to his Treatise on the Prophecies, after noticing the grace and elegance with which his late Majesty ascended the throne at his Coronation, says, that when his Majesty went to receive the Sacrament, clothed in his robes, and with his crown on his brad, be asked the Arch bishop of Canterbury if it was not proper to take off his crown ere he received the Sacrament? The Archbishop not know ing the custom, inquired of the Bishop of Rochester, and other dignitaries of the church, and they not being able to solve the doubt, his Majesty immediately took off his crown, saying, no Alouarch could be too bumble upon so solemn an occasion. THE CIIAMPION.. There is probably no part of the Coronation ceremony so po. pularly interesting as the Champion's challenge ; -fur it is a kind of scenic exhibition, which fixes itself on the mind, and seems an undecayed fragment of England's former chivalric exercises. Rapin relates, that the first mention of the King's Champion ap pearing at-a Coronation, was in 13; 7, at the crowning of King Richard the Second. He however supposis that the office was of much greater antiquity, since the then Champion claimed it by virtue of his Manor of Scrivelshy, which evidently shows that the duty was vested in that Manor. Philip de Marmyun, who ' lived in the time of King henry 111. is known to have been the King's Champion ; and some writers suppose that the office existed antecedent to the. Norman Conquest. They auppprt this argument by stating, that as the early Norman Sovereigns had no right to the English Throne, so they would not rest their preten. sions on the issue of a single combat, and that in consequence the ceremony of a challenge was suppressed, until time had given somewhat of a legal title to the Monarchs of the Norman Ling At the Coronation of King James the Second, the follgwing provision of arms-was made fur the Champion complete suit of white armour, a pair of gauntlets, a sword and banger, a case of rich pistols, an oval shield, with the Champion's Arms painted on it, and a gilded lance, fringed about the handles. .tll these would have become the Champion's fee, but that certain compensation-money was allowed to his r•-delivering them to the Earl of Dartmouth, Matter of the Armory. There were al-n provided a held-saddle of crimson vavet, with breast-plate, and other caparisons for the horse, rich!y laced with gdtl• and silver, a plume of red, white, and blue leathers, consisting of eighteen tails and a heron's top ; another plume for the horse's head, and trumpet banners, with the Champion's own Arms de, pitted upon them. CORONATION FEAST OF KING EDWARD T. " King Edward I. was coronyd and anoynted as ry,ht heyre of Engelonde, withe moche honor and wor•schyp.—And ewe masse, the Kynz went to hys patty. for to holde a ryaU feste, amuses them that hym had d.on slrvre d wonsch•—• And whanne he was set at his mete, Ktrg Alesan of ScO-- lantie come to doo hym servyse and worsschyp with a q e i o:tyse and an hondryd knyghts writ him, honed and airay.d, trit whame they weren lyght of tlityr hone, they let theyr horse goon whether they wolde, and they that swede take them to !do them to theyr own behofe, wythoute any ehala; ge. And .f ye , that come Syr Edmond, Kyng .Edward,..s broiler, a elute/In knyght and a gentyll of renoon, and the Erie of boruw4le. and the Erie of filowcestre. And attar them come the Plc of Pembroke, and the Erie of Warren, and eche of them ledcla on theyr hondes he them:elfe an hondryd knyghts, dilate in theyr armes. And whanne they weren alyght of e slit horse, they let them goo whedyr they wolde, and they that cot . trk acre take horde thine stylle at theyr ovrne Liking. And whanne all this was doon, Kyng Edward dyd hys dinged* and hys myghte to amende the rilme. and redresse the wronges in the best maner, to the honor of God, and profyte to the crown: and to, the holye cherche, and to unmade the anoyance of the cornea peple. The worsschyp for the grace of God was in hyns, and ever kadde the victorye of bys enemyes." It would appear from the above extract, that four English barons let loose four hundred hones, beside what the King of S.:Aland and Edmund, the King's brother, gave to the pops. lace; and that those.who tint could take them, kept them with. o 1.14.1c:1..114M. 1 1