The National Register. — London, England, 1821-07-23 00:00:00

2:8 Poet's-corner. The har, which lnit a few moments be fore presented one of the grandest spectacles, became now, for a short time almost deierted. Those only re mained who haul not to 'Kos for the Abbey, or whose business detained them in the Hall. The preparations for the banquet now commenced, and the cloths were soon laid along the tables at which the Peers, &c. were to dine. This WAS the first part of preparation. When it was arrange I, the officers who bad the care of what is termed the coronation plate, began to place it on two large side boards placed on the right and left of the throne. The plate thus exposed was entirely of pore gold. It consised of several light large dishes and vases richly embossed. At a little before two o'clock, the waiters commenced laying on the banquet on the tables at both sides of the hall. 'llse meats screed up were all cold, and consisted of fowls, tongues, pies, and a profusion of sweet meats, conserves, and fruits or every kind. Before the tables were finally arranged (about two o'clock). the candks in the several branches Isere RETURN OF THE PROCESSION TO THE HALL. At about twenty minutes to four the gates of the ball were thrown open to ailinit the pmcessam on us return, in nearly the same order as it left. On einem% the hall, the Barons of the Cinque Ports bearing the canopy proceeded with the canopy as tar a, the steps of the platform. His Majesty did not ascend the throne on his return, but proceeded immediately to his chamber. A long imerval now occurred which the various officers, and especially the lit rt Ids, made the necessary arrangements for the nobility expect ed to return with his Majesty. His Majesty returned in the robea with which lie hail been ,itivested in the Abbey, wearing also the saute crown. In his right hand tie carried the sceptre, and in his left the orb, which, on taking Isis seat on the throne, he delivered it to two Peers stationed at his side for the purpose of re ceiving them. The twat course was then served up — It co aisted of 24 gold covers and dishes, carried by as many Gentlemen Pensioners. Before the dishes were placed upon the table by the two Clerks of the Kitchen, the great doors at the bottom of Hall were throw) open to the sound of trumpets and clarions, and the Duke of Wellington, as Lord High Constable, the Marquis of A tiglesea, as Lord Hiatt Steward, and Lord Howard Effingham, as Deputy Earl Nlarshal, entered upon the floor on horseback. While the V 4 covers were placed upon the royal table, these noblemen remained on horseback at the lowest step leading to the throne, and as the Gentlemen Pensioners delivered their dishes they retired backwards between the three horses, and so left the hall. They were followed by the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of A tiglesea, and Lurd Howard of Effittgliam, who backed their steeds with great skill down the centre of the hall. As soon as they were beyond the limits of the hall, the doors were closed. The dishes yet remaining uncovered, the basin and •wer were presented by the Lord Great Chamberlain that his Majesty might wash. He was assisted by the Earls of Abingdon aunt Vertilani, and the Lord of the Manor of Heydon was in attendance with a towel. His Majesty having dipped his fingers in the rose-water, and wiped them, returned the napkin to the gentleman who had performed the service of bearing it. Grace was said before the dishes were uncovered, but in so low a tone that it was wholly inaudible. The Dimes of York, Clarence, and Sussex, sitting on the right hand of the Ante; and the Dukes 01Cattibridge and Glocester, with Prince Leold, on the left ; the Carver and Assistant Carver, the Esrls of Detail-tit and • Chichester, took their stations at the bottom of the table, attended by the Earls of Mount Edgcombe and Whit worth, who acted as Sewer and Assistant-Sewer. The Duke of Devonshire sustained the orb on the left of the throne, and the Duke of Rutland the sceptre with the dove on the right, supported by the Lord of the Manor of Worksop, with the ordinary umpire, and the Peers bearing the tour swords. The tureens and dishes were then uncovered, and the carvers proceeded to help his Alajesty to sonic sour, of which he tasted. THE CHAMPION. The first course having been removed, the attention of all present was called to the bottom of the hall by a long and cheerful flourish of trumpets. The great gates were instantly thrown wide open, and the Champion made tits appearance under the Gothic archway, mounted on his lie-bald charger. He was accompanied on the right by the Duke of Wellington, and on the left by Lord Howard of Effingham. He was ushered within the li mits of the hall by two trumpeters, with the arms of the Champion on their banners; by the Serjeaut ter, and by two Setjeants at Arms with maces. An Esquire in halt armour was on each side, the one bearing his lance, and the other his shield or target : the three huraemen were followed by grooms and pages. The first challenge was given at the entrance of the hall, the trumpets hiving sounded thrice : it was read by the Herald attending the Champion, in the following terms : "If any person, of any degree soever, high or low, shall deity or gainsay our Sovereigii Lord Kitig George the Fourth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, :on and next heir to our Sovereign Lord King George the Third, the last Ktiig deceased, to be right heir to the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom, or th a t h e m i g ht in n in ,vjoy the same, here 111 his C 11.3111. 111011, Wahl 01.. tic 1;r:11, and is a false traitor; being ready iii person to combat with him, and in this quarrel eeiff ailetainite his life ag.enst hint on what day soccer he shall be .tepomted." After pausing for a few !•econds, the Champion drew nff bit gauntlet, and Om w it upon the floor, with a very as.atily and chivalrous air. As no (Mr 31 , 1/Cited to accept I c challenge, the Herald took tip the glove and returned it to the Champion. The cavalcade then advanced half way up the hall, when it again halted, and the trumpets soinaled, the challenge was real! as before, the gauntlet thrown eio'ssn. and restored to the challenger. At the foot of the thime .he same ceremony was a third THE NATIONAL REGIATER time repeated, the Herald reading the challenge at the top of tl►e first flight of steps. The knightly appearance and gallant deportment of the Champion obviously gave considerable pleasure to his Majesty, who taking the goblet that was presented to him try the Cupbearer, drank to the bold challenger with a correspoding air of gaiety. The Champion on his part having received the cup, drank to the King, but monounced " Long live his Majesly King George the Fourth" in rather somewhat of a school-boy tom. After he had drained the cup, he gave it to one of his pages, who bore it away as the perquisite of his master. The Champion having retired, the second course was brought in by the Gentlemen Pensioners precisely in the same form as the first, the Lord High Constable, the Lord high Steward, and the Eal Marshal attending as behire on horseback. Immediately afterwards, Garter, attended by Claren cenz, Norroy, Lyon, Ulster, and the rest of the kings and officers of arms, proclaimed his Majesty's styles 111 Latin, French, and English, three several times. Dinner being concluded, the Lord Mayor and twelve principal citizens of London, as assistants to the Chief Butler ofEngland, accompanied by the King's Cuphearer and assistant,presented to his Majesty wine in a gold cup, aid the King has Mg drank thereof, returned the gold cup to the Lord Mayor ac It tee. It was remarked, that his Majesty leas engaged in C:)ll‘er.ation with the Lord Chancellor at the time when the Lord Mayor presented himself to perform his service. The King did not bow, as usual, as the Lord Mayor ascended the steps; nor on receiving the cup was he allowed to kiss the King's hand. 'rue hdiowing services sync also performed : Tne Mayor of Oxford, harms, presented to the Kier; a bowl of wine, received the three maple cups for his fee. 'rite Lord of the Nlanor of Lyston, pursuant to his claim, brought up a cliJrger of wafers to his Majesty's table. The Duke of Athol, as Lord of the Isle of Man, pre sented his Majesty wino two falcons. The peers then rose in their seats, and drank good health and a long and happy reign to the King, which was received with three tunes three by the whole com pany. "God sane the King" followed, sung in fine style by the whole choir, the chorus being swelled by the com pany, all standing. 'I he Duke of Norfolk then said, " The King thanks his Peers for drioking his health : he does them the ho• flour to drink their health and that of his good people." His Majesty rose, and bowing three times to various parts of the immense concourse, drank the health of all pre sent. It was succeeded by long continued shunts Iron: all sides, during wWcit the King resumed hit seat usi his throne. .Non Domine, having been sung by the choir, various Peers paid their homage and respects to his M jesty ; after which, the King receiving from the Dukes of Devonshire and Beaufort his orb and sceptre, retired amid reiterated acclamations. The King quitted the hall at a quarter before eight o'clock; afterwards the company was indiscriminately admitted to partake of such refreshments as remained on the tables of the Peers. The hall was cleared by nine o'clock. AMUSEMENTS, FESTIVITIES, &e. Ilyde Park on Thursday last was thronged to excess by persons who had repaired thither to are the ittnusraients in that quarter. Several tents were erected at the west side of the River, which were supplied with refreshments for the company. Marquees were also erected for those who had the superintendence of the fire-norks at night, which were brilliant in the extreme. The tires along the banks had va riegated lamps suspended from them, which had a beautiful effect, particularly with respect to their reflection from the water. The sky sockets were let off in a circular direction, were seen from all parts of the metropolis. The globes of fire which they discharged were beautiful, and illumined the surrounding almospheir, whil, showers of fire issuing from the fire-works beneath exhibited various devices, and ex ceeded any thing that we b., ve ever seen—such as irradiated stars, brilliant crowns, mid immense wheels of fife remark able for their brilliancy and variety. Within the railing there was an immense nuaiber of transparent lamps, similar to thei,e in St. Jamee s Park at the time of the celebration of peace and the battle of Waterloo, and in addition to these there was an aquatic fete ou the Serpentine River, consisting of is boat race and various other amusements. As the night approacle . d, Hyde Park was the great magnet of attraction, as persons from all quarters of the metropolis assembled to view the fire works, and to enjoy the other emu anent'. 011 Thursday, at a quarter after one o'clock precisely, Mr. Green and a friend ascended with a magnificent bal loon from the Gruen-pack. It rose majestically, while the Aeronaut was cheered with the acclamations of thon sands of spectators. The air, from the heal of the wea ther, was su much rarefied, that the balloon did not ascend with any great degree of velocity, and remained a con siderable time in view of the spectators. Mr. Green having thrown out some ballast, it soon arose to a great elevation, and took a north-west direction, and was seen from all parts of the •netropolis, until it at length disap peared. The spectators iu the Pat k particulary were much pleased, as the balloon was so well inflated, that the expo 'rimed Aeronaut was ready to ascend at the moment previously specified. The balloon descended at a quarter before two o'clock, near South Nlims, and Mr. Green arrived in tow n in the evening. A formidable gang of thieves made a successful sally on Thursday, uu persons coming Rom the Green Park into Piccadilly, soon ante, the biliiooll ascended, and the confusion was heightened by the hackney coaches block ing tip the passage across the wail. Several littlitB had their watches torn Isom their breast, and a country gen tleman hail his small clothes nearly cut from hum, the pockets of which contained 151. and his watch. The con -Insion and screams were so great at the moment that there was nu chance of apt,' elitittling any of the daring gang. The illuminations Mule nearly retained to the Public Offices, Theatres, and the houses of he. Majesty's trades men. The front ut the Brink of England was covered with about 15,114:0 lamps, uhitlt weir arranged in the most tasteful and elegant manner. The East India Company's warerooms and offices were well illuminated ,as were also the Board of lixrise dud South Sea Home. 11 " ^ '•" ' HER MAJESTY'S PROTEST AGAINST TEE DECISION OP THE PRIVY COUNCIL. -...........- _.__ .... _ CAROLINE R. TO THE RING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. THE PROTEST AYH REMONSTRANCE OF CAROLINE GIUEEN ON GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Your Majesty having been pleased to refer to your Privy Council the Queen's memorial, claiming as of right to ce lebrate the ceremony of her coronation on the 19th day of July, being the day appointed for the celebration of your Majesty's royal coronation, and Lord Viscount Sidinouth, one of your Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, having communicated to the Queen the judgment pro. flouncing against her Majesty's claim; in order to pre. serve her just rights, and those of her suceessois, and to prevent the said minute being in after-times retuned to as deriving validity from her Majesty's supposed acquit escence in the determination therein expressed, the Queen feels it to be her bounden duty to enter her most deliberate and solemn protest against the said determina tion ; and to affirm, that by the laws, usages, and customs of this realm, from b o re inuncmorial, the Queen Comm t ought of eight to be crowned at the saute time, with the King's Majesty. Im support of this claim of right his Majesty's law officers have proved before the said Council, from the must ancient and authentic records, that Queens Coll.lolt of this realm have, Irvin time immemorial, participated in the ceremony of the cut ciliation with their royal husbands. The few exceptions that occur demonstrate, from the peculiar circumstances in which the) in igittated, that the right itself was never questioned, though the est,' cise of it was from necessity suspended,or from motives of policy declined, Her Majesty has been taught to believe that the :nest valuable laws of this country depend upon, and derive their authority from custom ; that your Majesty's royal prerogatives stand upon the same basis : the authority of ancient usage cannot therefui e be rejected without: shaking the foundation upon which the most important rights and institutions of the country depend, Your Majesty's Council, however, without controverting any of the facts or reasons upon which the claim made on the pint of her Majesty has been supput ted, have expressed a judgment in opposition to the existence of such right. But the Queen can place no coatidence in that judgment, when she recoilects that the principal individuals by whom it has been pronounced were formerly her success ful defenders ; that their opinions have waved with their interest, and that they have sluice become the must active and powerful of her persecutors : still less Call she confide in It, when her Majesty calls to mind that the leading members of that council, when in the service of your Majesty's royal father, reported in the most solemn form, that documents reflecting upon her Majesty were satis factorily disproved as to the most important parts, and that the remainder was undeserving of credit. Under this declared conviction, they strongly recommended to your Majesty's royal father to bestow his favour upon the Queen, then Princess of Wales, though in opposition to your Majesty's declared wishes. But when your Majesty had assumed the kingly power, these same advisers, its auother minute of conned, recanted their former judg ment, and referred to and adopted these vet) , same do cuments as a justification of one of your Majesty's harshest measures towards the Queen—the separation of her Ma jesty from her affectionate and only child. The Queen, like your Majesty, descended from a long race of icings, was the daughter of a sovereign house connected by the tics of blood with the most illustrious families in Europe, and her not 'racquet alliance with your Majesty was formed in fall confidence that the faith of the King and the people was equally pledged to serum° to her all those honours and rights which had been enjoy ed by her Royal predecessors. Li that alliance her Majesty believed that she exchanged the protection of her family for that of a Royal husband and of a free and rouble-minded nation. Flom your Ma jesty the Queen has experienced only the bitter disap pointment of every hope she had Widget!. to the attachment of the people site has found that powerful and decided protection which has ever been her steady sup port and her unfailing consolation. Submission trom a subject to injuries of a private nature may be matter of expedience—trom a wife it may he iiintlvr of necessity — but it 'levet can he the duty of a Queen to acquiesce m the infringement of those rights which belong to her cult mil tit tonal character. The Queen does therefore repeat her most solemn anti deliberate protest against the th.cision of the said Council, considering it only us the sequel of that cum se of persecu tion under which her Majesty has so long and so severely suffered, and V 6 hich decision, if it is to furnish a precedent for future tunes, can have nu other cdect than to fortify oppression with the forms of law, anal to give to injustice the sanction of authority. The plotection of the subject, front t h e highest to the lowest, is not only the tine but the only legitimate object of all power ; '111(1 no act of power can be legitimate ts lUcli is nut Mundell on those principles of eternal justice, without which law is but the wile tyranny, and power the iiittrusneut of despotism., glover lime, Jury 17.