The National Register. — London, England, 1821-07-16 00:00:00

220 THE QUEEN. DECISION OE THE PRIVY COUNCIL AGAINST THE QUEEN'S RIGHT TO BE CROWNED. . _ At the Conrt at Carlton-bunse, the loilt July, 1621. Present—The King'. most excellent Majesty to Council. Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Report from a Committee of the Lords of his Majesty's most Ho nourable Privy Council, in the words following, vit.:— " Your Majesty itavitig been pleaeetl, by your order its council of the 3.1 of this instant, to icier unto this com mittee the sex era! ial, td her Majesty the Queen claiming a ri to to he crow'e tI on the Ellin' day and the same place which lee , (have) been appointed for the coro nation of your Man sly, mod pi toying to be heard by counsel iu stippoi t of the s.iid Mann; the Lords of the Committee, in obeilitlice to your 31ajesty's said order of tar tence, hat'e aettordingl) heard her Alajtsty's Attorney and Solicitor General in hotpot!. of her Majesty'a said claim, and having also heat d the observations of your Majesty's Attorney and Sulteitor General thereupon, their Lordships do agree Nimbly to report to your Majesty. their opinions, that as it apps ars to divot that the Qat ens coasort of this realm ale oat entitled 01 tight to be era% sled at any time, tier Majesty the Cloyeti is not en titled as of right to be crowned as the time specified in her Majesty's memorials. " Psis Majesty having taken this said rt poi t into con- AIIiCEMIOII. bas been pleased, by acrid with the advice of his Pt ivy (mimed, to approve thereof, (Signed) " C.C. (;121::VtLLF..” (This report was sent by Lord Siduwatit to Lord Hood, the Quern's Cliambet THE QUEEN'S ANSWER. lirandenburgh liouse, July 11. " NY LORD,—Your Lordship's letter of yesterday to Lord Rood, conveying to me the Report of the Committee of Council on my Memorial to the King 111 Council, claiming my right to Le crowned; and as I find the Committee positively denies that right which I have claimed, and which all Queens Consort have enjoyed (without one exception arising from the will of the Sove reign), 1 consider it necessary to inform your Lordship, that it is nhy inuntion to be present at the ceremony on the 19th, the day fixed tee his Alajesty's Coronation, and I therefore demand that suitable place may be appointed for me.- (Signed) " CAROLINE R. " To the Rt. lion. Lord Viscount Sidmouth." To this letter the f o llowing reply, without a sig. mature, was on Friday night received at Brandenburg!' House : " Whitehall, July 13, 11121. Manast,-1 have laid before the King your Majesty's letter Lome, of the 11th of this mouth, in which it is stated, that your Majesty considers it nectsisary to inlimn me, that it is your Ma jesty's intention to be present at the ceremony of the lrith, the day &tied for his Majesty's Coronation, and you therefore dentinal that a suitable place may be appointed for your Majesty; and I am commanded by the King to refer your Majesty to the Earl of Liverpool's letter to your Majesty, of the 7th of May last,• and to acquaint your Majesty, that it is not his Majesty's pleasure to comply with the application contained in 1 our Ma• Jesty's letter." Her Majesty instantly dispatched the following very proper acknowledgment of this new insult offered to her by one of her subjects, and one of her husband's servants:— " Brandenburrh House, July 13, lit2l. " My LORD,-1 have this instant ft:velvet a letter, dated Whitehall, July 13, without any signature; I therefore consider it as anonymous, and shall treat it as such till I hear from your Lordship. " CAROLINE R. •' The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Sidnioutti." • The following is a copy of the letter above referred to • Lord Liverpixil has received the King's commands, in consequence of the List communication of the Queen to Lord Liverpool, of the sth instant, to inform the Queen, that his Ma jesty having determined that the Queen shall tinni Co part of the ceremonial of the Coronation, it is theretine his Royal pleasure that the Queen shall not attend the said ceremony. " Fife House, 10 May, 1ti21." THE CORONATION. His Majesty has appointed two train-hearers, in ad dition to the six whose names we have already stated, namely—the Earl of Surrey, son of the Duke of Nor folk ; and the Earl of Uxbridge, son of the Marquis of Anglesea. Great progress has been made In the ornamental part of the throne, in the hall.—The gilt cornices have been put up, and a considerable portion of the canopy erected. A splendid chair still be placed tin der the canopy, on which his Majesty will sit both in the 'miming when he receives the royal re g alia, and subsequently at dinner. S,x other chairs havebeen prepared for the illustrious person.; who will dine at tin: :Royal table ; namely, their Royal Highnesses the Duke of 4 :mk, Clarence, Sussex, and Cumberland, Doke of Gloucester, and Prince Lcnpuld. An alterattim has taken place in the Royal box. 'the benches which had previously been erected have been removed, and chairs, we understand, arc to Ise substituted. The scats in the box for the foreign mi•iisters have been stuffed with hair and covered with scarlet clo h. All the chairs on which the Peers are to be seated, when they dine in the hall, have been placed in their proper places ' so that a perfect idea of this part of the ceremony may he formed ; and in fact, with the exception of the labours on the Royal platform, and those of the table decorators, the ar rallaeolvillS hercare perfect. Lod Howard, of Edingliam. is to act as Earl Mar shal of the day of his Majesty's coronation, as subiti tote of bird Henry Howard, who will be unable to attend from indisposition. The LordiComtaittee of Council have required from the Earl Marshal's department an estimate of the accom modation which the Abbey will afford for the spectators, is order to arrange the number of tickets to be issued to Pars and others entitled to this privilege. It is calcu lated that there are seats for four thousand persons. While the works connected with the ceremonial are advanced, the labours of those who are preparing seats for the accommodation of the public are pursued with equal zeal. The wilt& of the houses frontipg West unuster.hall, Old Palace-yard, have been covered with gAllei tea, some of which has been tastefully painted and butte with crimson cloth, presenting the appearance of 1 boxes in a theatre. a made with respect to St. Margaret's...-. , Jridge street, the whole of Little Bridge street, and part of Great George-street. A licensed victualler, at the corner of Kin sheet, in order to afford convenient room, has actually taken the whole front of his house, supported the floors with beams, and converted the moms into galleries. The top of the champion's stable has been converted into a box for spectators; and in fact every place commanding a view of the platform exhibits erec tions of various sorts for the same purpose. Models have been b tabenitted to his Majesty of the or naments that are to be used at the grand banquet at Westminster-hall, as the tables, when covered, will have a most brilliant and magnificent appearance. A proludon of rich and heautiful fold and silver plate will be used on the occasion, and to save tittle the greater part of the dinner will be cold. There are at present eia,ht hundred table deckers and waiters set down as candidates tor service at the grand banquet. Many aentlemen have offered to avear iu livery and to assist, but their offers, it is imagined, will be e jected, as instead of afhirding any assistance, they would be more likely to create confusion. ‘Vorkmen are busily eitga.2.eil in fitting up the old House of Lords, the Painted Chamber, and several of the Glllllllkticegooms, as (lining rooms for those members of the procession vein) cannot dine in the hall. Apart ments are also preparing On the ground floor of the House of Lords fur the accommo:lation of the Peer esses, when they may 'Milk proper to retire from the Hall. Pass tickets will be granted to the Peeresses to proceed from Westminster-hall to the Abbey, and from thence back to the hall. They wi go by the covered way leading to Poet's Corner. Each 'leer who shall dine in the Hall will be allowed to bring his own set vant to wait on bon. The &cis appointed for the oc. casino, is a scarlet frock coat, with blue sash, silk s ockitigs, and black shoes. Places to view the precession at the coronation, in cluding those within and without the Hall, and the Abbey, are contracting for ino,tHXl persons. The chief demand for seats, it is said, is from individuals from the country. Assuming that there arc wily 50,000 seats let to in dividuals to see the procession pass from the hall to the Abbey at five guineas a seat ou an average, they will produce rite suit of 250,0001. The rehearsal of the grand anthem, to be performed at the King's coronation, is to take place On Monday In serving up the first course of his Majesty's dinner on the day of coronation, his Grace the Doke of Wel, lington, as Lord Iligh Cohstableof England for the day, and the Marquis of Anglesea, as Lord High Steward for the day, will accompany the Earl Marshal (Lord How ard, of Ellingham,) on horseback, attired in their roles, as Peers, and having on their treads their coronets. I t was thought these noble individuals would have ridden by deputies, but thus personally perfi 1111 l ing their offices, the interest of this part of the splendid scene will be greatly enhanced. lit addition to the several regiments of cavalry sum moned to London to attend the confutation, we under stand that all the yeomaury corps within fifty miles of the metropolis, will likewise be present. A consult tion took place the Lord Great Chain berlain's office, on Mmioav, as to the probable time which the various cereinlimes to be gone through on the day of the coronation would occupy, when it was con sidered, that under all circumstances, it would be impos sible for his Majesty to sit down to dinner till eight o'clock in the evening. In this view of the case, it was deemed necessary that preparations should he made for lighting Westminster Hall, and the avenues leading to and from ii, on the approach of niOtfall, and orders to that effect have been issued. Mr. Petry of aloud -street, is the person by whom these orders are to be executed. He was on ‘Vednesday morning engaged in making his militates ()film number of lights which wiil be necessary. Splendid chandeliers are to be suspended from the heads of each of the angels tei initiating the arches which support the roof the Hall, (28 in number), and each of these chandeliers will contain from 50 to 60 wax candles; independeitt of these, there will he brilliant candelabras, and other lights, on the tables and royal platform. The diuing-roonts in the House of Lords, Courts of Law, as well as all the other rooms and passages through which the members of the procession will have occasion to pass, will also be lighted with candelabras, 'mitres, branches, and lamps. All persons havin4 tickets for Westminster-hall will be expected to go in hill di I:SS :—Gentlemen wearing, coats with standing collars, black small clothes, white silk stockings, shoes with buckles, swords, and cocked hats. The ladies with feathers and other costly head dresses. The Lord Great Chamberlain has signified his inten tion to open %Vestiiiinster-hall to the inspection of the public generally, and without tickets, the day but one after the coronation, and for several days subserviently. A plan is in contemplation for the PecresNes to ent bark• instate barges at Vauxhall-bridge, and p.oceed from thence to Parliament-stairs, where they will land. Tins will save a considerable degree of time, as well as con. coition, by lessening the number of carrirges going to the House of Lords. Peers have been requested not to bring their servants with them to assist ill robitur ; percents from Mr. Webb, the robe-maker, will attend at the House of Lords for that purpose. On Thursday evening a good deal of his Majesty's plate, intended to be used on the day of th e coronati ~, was brought from Carlton-palace to the Hall ; and it was arranged on the royal table, in the presence of lords Cliolmondeley, Conyug ham, Gwdi r ; Sir 13. Bloomfield; Messrs. D. liellowes, &e. _ _ The Lot-Mil:out:lnure of Council assembled on Wed nesday, to consider of the arrangements for the corrina tion. The question of the number of tickets to he issued to each weather of the procebsiou was brought under . their lordships' observation, and Sir Geo. Naylor baying provided an estimate of the accommodation which the Abbey will affiord for spectators, it was determined Out each Peer who h s signified his intention to be present shall receive five tickets; Privy Counsellors, not Peers. font. tickets ; Knights of the Grand Cross, three tickets; Knights Commanders of the Bath, two tickets; and Clerks in Council, two tickets. Lord Callhorpe has been appointed to carry the sold spots at the coronation, and the Earl of A hergavenny will execute by deputy the office of his Majes:y's Chief' Larderer. The Marquis of Exeter will execute the office of Lord. High Almoner. The old form of introducing representatives of the Dukes of Acquitain anti Normandy its the procession will be dispensed with on the peseta occasion. The Water Company, under the direction of the Board of Works, have begun to lay down cast non water pipes from the main pipes, which run along the trout of the leers' entrance into the House 01 Loros. They will proceed front this poinmeross Palace-yard, along Poets' Corner, and theater into the !wily of !lie church, win re regular punks of firemen will be statitined, so that any accident Irmo fire will be completety guarded against. Similar precautions will be provided for the Hall. The workmen have also begun their operations in several of the offices attached to the !Joust 0: Commons. Mr. Dorritigtou's office is fitting up for the silver seul ;rod the engrossing office is to be the napery. The committee rooms, Nos. 11 and 12, are being fitted up and prepared Mr the Boyal Princesses as robing and retiring rooms. CottowAatoN Disismit. —The banquet in the hall, after the ceremony of the coronation Is over, will be of the most splendid character. The preparations making to provide sumptuously fin the royal, old& and illustrious guests, may be ima r tmed, from there being now 1•30 cooks engaged in guiting ready for the coronation tinnier. The several stoves, coppers, tic. are at work. Many things have already been cooked, mein as hams, The five fires for roasting are performing their part; and the plan for turtling the SiltS belore all these fires at one and the same time, is loom! to Jitr,wcr most admirably ; all are turned by the exertim,s of title 111411. The company who will sit down to dinner in the hays, will consist of of 204 Peers and Msluips ; 36 Privy Coun sellors; 28 Knights (first class) Grand Crosses, attached to the Military order (tithe Bath ; and 86 Knights Coin. matiders (second class.) Toe whole number will be 354. Each of these will have LIS own attendant with hint , 1 tattle, such attemlaut to be [whited in a scarlet liock coat, with a garter blue sash round the waist, Sic. ac cording to the Gaz, tie order. BRAZIL -0.- Advices to the 11th of May have been received front Riu de Janeiro. The King sailed for Lisbon on the 26th of April, on board a line-of-battle ship, accompanied by a small squadron of two frigates, ith some smaller vessels of war and transports, His suite was numerous; he was also attended by 900 finnilies of the city, the whole consisting of 4,000 persons. The King has left the government of the Brazil to his Royal Highness Don Pedro, with the Conde dos Arcos us his prime minister. The unmixed extract of a letter describes an evont of a somewhat fatal nature which occurred a few days before his departure, and is supposed to have accelerated it; but it appears that tranquillity was speedily restored, and continued up to the date of the present advices : " Rio DE JANEIRO, APRIL 28.—We regret to say, that the tranquillity of the city war disturbed on the night of the 21st instant, and serious conse quences were apprehended from the troops 'having been called in to disperse a meeting of electors held that day in the Exchange, to nominate deputies to the Cortes. Instead of doing that for which they were convened, a deputation was sent about mid night to the King, requiring a provisional govern ment in confitrmity to the principles of tha Spanish constitution, which he agreed to. As, however, the meeting followed up this step by other irregular proceedings, the military were brought forward, when unhappily they fired into the Exchange, and killed and wounded many iodividuals, and appre hended others. Several among the killed and those under arrest are respectable shopkeepers and dealers. —We are now perfectly tranquil, but there is no business doing. The soldiery have not committed any outrages since Wednesday last." The Coronatim is to be succeeded, a few days after, by a grand fete at Carlton-house, to exceed in splendour even that given to the Allied Sovereigns ; and early in August his Majesty leaves town tbr Ireland On Friday a letter was received at each of the Police Offices from the Secretary of State fur the Hume Department, giving instructions where each Magistrate is to be stationed on the clay of the Co ronation, on which day all the Police Offices are to be shut up, and illuminated at night. The Barclay Match to do 1000 Miles in 1000 Hours.-1l r. Eastcot a Somersctshire Yeoman, who has been labouring ut this great undertaking, has failed in his efforts. The match was for 500 guineas, and the pedestrian was unable to proceed at the 34th day, when he was four minutes over the hour in completing his mile. He remained well until the day before he was beat, and was backed at two to one to tviu. His legs were much JWOIICII.