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FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Massager des Chambres, dated Wednesday.) We du not give credit to the intelligence circulated this morning of the capitulation of Warsaw, founded upon a letter from Munich, of which neither the date is given, nor does it assign any date to the event which it announces. Poland, says this letter, will form a separate kingdom under the sovereignty of Nicholas ; it will have a n ttional army, a vice-royalty, and authorities also national ; and the Russian troops can in no case enter Poland. These conditions appear probable ; it is at least on the basis of them that a negociation has for some time been carrying on, but there is nothing to prove that they h the ad been accepted at Warsaw up the 18th of August, date of the last account from the interior of that city. It must, besides, be supposed that, for a treaty so explicit as that the Russian Marshal was furnished with, a consent previously signed must have been given by the Emperor. On the other hand, it is possible that the Marshal may only be authorised to snake promises, in which case there is reason to apprehend that, the submission once effected, the Russian Cabinet would not show any eagerness to fulfil the promises. There is, besides, a question the solu tion of which the Poles would not fail to require before surrendering,-namely, whether the Russian army would evacuate their country immediately after the conclusion of the peace. All that we know from Warsaw is, that Gen. Krukowi ecki, invested with the supreme command, hastened to tranquillize and quell sedition ; that General Dembinski, appointed Generalissimo by the preceding Government, was unable to take possession of that dignity in conse quence of the opposition on the part of the army ; and that instead of him had been substituted General Prodzinski, late Chief of the Staff to Skrzynecki. It is, besides, confirmed that Skrzynecki and Prince Czartoriski had quitted the capital, and that General Kru kowiecki protected their flight against certain furious in dividuals, who, in a moment of delirium, forgot the ser vices and the patriotism of these two great citizens. The Commission which bad been sent to the Russian head-quarters to negociate had returned to the city. Through the agency of the Austrian Consul, very important despatches had been received from Vienna, which were believed to relate to the mediation set on foot by the seve ral Powers. Marshal Paskewitsch still expected the junction of the corps of Rudiger, and he was obliged to keep a strong di vision detached on his right at Piaseczno (six leagues from Warsaw), on the route by which that corps is to arrive. In the meantime the Volbynian General Rosyski, who commands a corps of partizans of 7,000 men, with nine pieces of cannon, in the palatinates of Kielce (Cracow) and Sandomir, harasses the flasks of the corps of Rudiger. On the 20th information reached Cracow that Rosyski hail de feated the Russians at Ilza, between Radom and Kielce. The enemy had 300 men (cavalry) killed, and 50 made prisoners, with their arms and horses. In consequence of this advantage the Russians were forced to evacuate the district of Kielce. Whilst Warsaw continues to resist, the diversion of Ro syski may be considered as important. No Russian has yet penetrated into that southern part of Poland which com prehends the south of the Palatinates of Kalish, Kielce, and Sandomir. The corps of Rosyski has found the means of recruiting, of supporting itself, and of doing much mischief to the Russians by a war of detail. A certain number of compromised patriots who, subsequently to the first n otice of the investiture of Marshal Paskewitsch with the chief command, quitted Warsaw on the report being circulated of a negotiation being about to be entered into, retired to Alicchow, between Kielce and Cracow. There they will second the efforts of Rosyski, and excite the in habitants, and their presence in these distant provinces will serve to maintain the spirit of independence. Should the resistance of Warsaw be prolonged, the Rus sian army, harassed by a circle of partisans throwing them selves upon its co mmunications, will perhaps experience the greatest embarrassments. It will besides be seen that Marshal Paskewitsch himself does not believe the contest to be near an end, he having fortified Lowicz (IS leagues from Warsaw, ou the route to Prussia), that it may serve as a point d'appui in case of a check or a failure of success. With reference to the system of the Prussian Govern ment, it may be said, looking to its Gazette, that no news is good news. If Warsaw had surrendered, we should already have I.ad it announced through that channel. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, Seer. 6 -Five per Cents., 911. 10c. 20c. 91E 91f. Sc. 91f. 9 1 f. 10 c. 911 . 90 t . 90 c. Off. 90f. 90. 91E 901 90c. 70c. 60c. 901. 70c. silsc 80c. 90e. 95c. 911. 90f, 95c. 9lf 90f. 90c. 90f. 85c. 90c. 911. 00f. 90e. 90f. Ssc. 90c. 91f. 901. 00c. 911, 90f. 95e. 90e. Four per Cents. 73f. Soe, Three per Cents., 60f. 65c. 50c, 40c. 20c. 30c. 25c. 15c. ' tgle, loc. 5101, 15c. 20c. 25c. 30c. 35e. 40c. 30c. WE 25c. 20c. 15c. Relates de Naples, 711. 70f. 75c. 71f. 70f. 90c. Rente d'Espagne, 10►! 10. Royal ;I.)anish Loan, 03 64M. Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 48 48h 48 174 45 471 4 47% 48 47F,', 4847%. Exchange on London, one month, paper, 251. 1(1e. ; money, 251. 10u I three months, paper, 251. ; money, 240 9.5 e, -Cours Autherilique. THE CORONATION. THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 1831 THE CEREMONY IN THE ABBEY. The doors of the Abbey were opened at four o'clock ; but at that early hour, comparatively few persons de manded admittance. At five o'clock di,charges of artillery took place in the Park and on the river, and were con tinued at intervals during the day. A peal from the bells of St. Margaret's church began to enliven the neighbour hood about the same hour, and by their cheerful tones gave notice of the arrival of the day which was to usher in the Coronation of our present most gracious and beloved Monarch. At six o'clock the arrivals became more frequent and from that time till the hour when the different en trances of the Abbey were closed the successive arrival of individuals, who were brought to the Abbey either by their rank, or by their official duties, or by curiosity, was sufficiently rapid to prevent those who had previously arrived from suffering severely from fatigue or ennui. About seven o'clock the services of the officers at arms were called into requisition by the influx of Peers and Peneesses, whom it was their duty to marshal to their appointed places. It would he impossible to describe the order of their arrival, neither would any person be pleased except the parties themselves, were we to attempt such a task, even if it were possible. At nine o'clock the Members of the House of Commons, being themselves their own heralds, took possession of the gallery assigned to them. Shortly afterwards the doors of the Abbey were closed, and we are sorry to say that at that time not more than half the seats in the different galleries, choirs, nunneries, and clerostaries were filled. how this happened we do not pretend to know. Within the choir, we believe that all the arrangements were under the direc tion of the Earl Marshal, nod we are sure, from the libe rality displayed by his Grace and by his deputy, Sir G. Nayler, in the allocation of seats, that the fault could not he with them. Without the choir the space from the great western door to the entrance was under the arrangement of the Dean and Chapter, and as five guineas a sitting were charged for places in galleries from which nothing .of the Coronation ceremonies could be seen, and nothing but a partial view of the procession, as it passed, could he obtained, we are not at all surprised, however much we may grieve, that there was nothing but a " beggarly ac vaunt of empty boxes" returned to those who had made up their minds to sell them ao dearly. Before we proceed to describe the ceremonies of the Coronation, it may not be amiss to give a short description of the internal decorations of the Abbey. In the first place all the monuments have been encased in hoards, to prevent them from suffering injury or mutilation; and the consequence is, that there is nothing in the present appear. mice of the Abbey to remind the spectator of its being the mausoleum of so many of our kings, heroes, and states men. From the great western door of the Abbey to the entrance of the choir were erected galleries decorated with crimson coth, of which the front parts were in a line i w ith the pllars of the centre aisle, and the hack parts rested on the walls of the Abbey itself. Along the main aisle a platform was erected, upon which the pro cession was to walk : it was matted over and covered in the centre with purple cloth. On each side of it two com panies of the Grenadier Guards were stationed from an early hour in the morning. The entrance to the choir is under a beautiful Gothic screen, enclosing the organ and organ loft, which on this occasion was set aside for the accommodation of the band. At the last Coronation the organ was removed from its ordinary position, and the space left by its removal was occupied by the boys of Westminster school and the drums and trumpets of the King's band. On this occasion it oc cupied its ordinary place. Some of the Westminster boys we re placed in s box at the right band of it : the rest were placed in another specially reserved for them, in the im mediate neighbourhood of the place of Coronation. Upon entering within the choir the spectacle became .6cent All the stalls, pews, and reading more magi , ' • Four or five rows of benches were desks, were re moved• we re set apart for the recep erected in their stead, and tion of the Kn i g hts of the Bath, Privy Councillors, Judges, and others who took a part in the procession. l On each side of the choir were built two rows o ga . eries, which readied to the intersection of time transept with the choir. The vaultings above these galleries were also fitted up as places for spectators, and handsomely decorated with crimson cloth. At the farther end of the choir some steps led to time theatre, or puipitnin, which was situated exactly in time middle of the Abbey, between the two transepts. It was covered to the base of the first step with cloth of gold, and thence to the flooring with rich Wilton carpet. The chairs of state of the King and Queen were placed upon it—that of the King on the right, and that of the Queen a step lower, on the left. Both chairs faced the altar ; and it was upon this chair that the King received the homage of his Peers after the Coronation. The north and south transepts were fitted up with rows of benches as at the last Coronation, but with this dif ference, that close to each window an extensive gallery, unfortunately not half filled, was erected. The first ten rows of benches on each side were kept for the Peers anti the Peeresses—the Peers sitting on the right, and the Peeresses on the left, of their Majesties' chairs of state. Above these rows were others preserved for the reception of the friends and relations of the nobility. On each side of the transepts were large galleries, ornamented with great elegance. In one of them, capable of holding 200 indi viduals, there were not more than three persons present. The Sacrarium, called in the printed ceremonial the area, exceeded, as at the last Coronation, all the other pre parations in magnificence of decoration. With the ex ception of an additional chair of state and faldstool for her Majesty, it was arranged in the same manner, and as it is not likely that in the hurry in which our description of the Coronation must necessarily be written, that we can equal the official account of those preparations published shortly after it took place, we prefer describing them in the words of the Gazette, to attempting any imperfect sketeh of them ourselves. " The first object which attracted the eye was the altar. The table, six feet nine inches in length, stood upon a platform a little above the elevation of the floor, and had a small shelf behind. The whole was covered with blue and gold brocade. The top of this covering was panelled with gold broad lace, and was edged with gold looped fringe. The bottom and sides were bordered with gold lace, and the whole was furnished with a deep gold fringe. seven inches deep. On this were subsequently placed the articles necessary in the Coronation. " The back of the altar was covered with blue and gold brocade " ". This drapery was coiled up with ropes of gold. It was surmounted by a cornice composed of two-inch-and-a-half gold and silk rope, with large gilt rosettes to each pipe. The fringe was ,of gold and silk, four inches deep. " On the left hand, or north side, of the altar stood the chair of the Archbishop of Canterbury; it was of oak. The back, seat, and elbows were stuffed and co vered with velvet of the colour called Bishops' purple, and were panelled with gold lace. There was a footstool to match, which was covered with purple velvet, and orna mented with gymp. Besides this, there was a kneeling cushion for the Archbishop, covered with purple velvet, with four gold tassels, and a similar cushion for the Dean on the other side. " The step leading to the altar and the floor of the sa crarium was covered with a rich garter blue and gold Wilton carpet. The pattern was the Norman rose with the ermine. " On the right of the altar stood the offering-table, which was covered with garter blue Genoa velvet, bor dered with lace, anti fringed with gold. Upon this, pre paratory to the ceremonies, was pl iced a cushion, upon which the offerings were to be made, covered with garter blue velvet, panelled with gold lace, and with four gold tassels at the corners." On the south side of the sacrarium was the box pro vided for the female branches of the Royal Family, and also for the young Princes. On the north side was placed a bench for the Bishops, who were to assist in the cere monies. There were also in the sacrarium a chair of recogni tion and a litany chair for each of their Majesties. St. Edward's chair stood on the south side of the area in front of the altar. It may perhaps be recollected by some of our readers, that in consequence of the dilapidated state to which the ancient ornaments of this chair were reduced, others of precisely the same character were substituted at the last Coronation. As the authentic as well as fabulous histary of this chair is rather curious, we subjoin it from Mr. R. Thotnson's excellent work " On the Processions and Ce remonies observed in the Coronation of the Kings and Queens of England." " King Edward's Chair (commonly called St. Ed ward's Chair) is an ancient seat of solid hard wood, with back and sides of the same, variously painted, in which the Kings of Scotland were in former periods constantly crowned ; but having been brought out of the kingdom by King Edward 1., in the year 1296, after he had totally overcome John Baliol, King of Scots, it has ever since remained in the Abbey of Westminster, and has been the Royal Chair in which the succeeding Kings and Queens of this realm have been inaugurated. It is in height 6 feet 7 inches, in breadth at the bottom 38 inches, and in depth 24. inches; from the seat to the bottom is 25 inches, the breadth of the seat within the sides is 28 inches, and the depth 18 inches. At 9 incites from the ground is a board, supported at the four corners by as many lions. Between the seat and this board is enclosed a stone, commonly called Jacob's, or the Fatal Marble Stone, which is an oblong of about 22 incites in length, 13 inches broad, and 11 inches deep, of a steel colour, mixed with some reins of red. History relates, that it is the stone whereon the Patriarch Jacob laid his head in the plain of Luz. It is also added that it was brought to Brigantia, in the kingdom of Gallicia, in Spain, in which place Gathol, King of Scots, sat on it as his Throne.— Thence it was conveyed into Ireland by Simon Brech, who was King of Sects, about 700 years before Christ's time ; from thence into Scotland by King Fergus, about 370 years afterwards ; and in the year 850 it was placed in the Abbey of Scone, in the Sheriffdom of Perth, by King Kenneth, who caused it to be enclosed in this wooden chair, and a prophetical verse to be engraved, of which he following is a translation : " Should Fate not fail, wlierecr this stone is found, " The Scots shall Monarchs of that Realm be crowned." This is the more remarkable, by its having been fulfilled in the person of King James the First, grandfather to the Princess Sophia, Electress Dowager of Hanover, grand mother to King George the Second, who was grandfather to his late Majesty King George the Third. " Tbia antique Regal Chair having (together with the golden Sceptre and Crown of Scotland) been solemnly of fered by King Edward the First, to St. Edward the Con fassor, in the year 1297 (front whence it derives the ap pellation of St. Edward's Chair), has ever since been kept in the Chapel called by his name, with a tablet affixed to it, whereon several Latin verses are written, in the old English character." The ornaments of this chair, which at present is covered with gold frosted tissue, consist of crockets and fret work richly gilt. It has a cushion covered with the same ma terials. The fatal stone maintains its usual place under the seat of the chair, but is hid front observation by the fringe which surrounds it. At the back of the altar, on the south side, was the entry to the traverse, in which their Majesties retired to alter their robes at the conclusion of the ceremony. It formed part of the shrine of Edward the Confessor. Im mediately above it was the gallery erected for the use of Members of the House of Comm Ons. The benches ascended in rows one above another almost to a level with the upper windows. The clerostaries above the sacrarium were, like those in the other pasts of the Abbey, fitted up in boxes for the reception of visiters. At the extreme end of the Ab bey, opposite to the great western door, a small gallery was erected, to citable the King's Trumpeters to give notice of his Majesty's entry into, and exit from, this most august of Christian temples. Such was the interior of the Abbey before the com mencement of the ceremonies of yesterday. Shortly after nine o'clock all the Peers and Peeresses who 'intended to witness the Coronation had arrived, and had been con.. ducted to their several places. So, too, had the Members of the House of Commons, most of them in military dresses. The choristers and the band were also in their places, the former wearing surplices and scarlet mantles, and the latter dressed in a sort of half-undress military costume. The Judges, in their coifs and purple robes, had also assumed their stations ; and many of the inferior officers of the household, who could not t ike their seats till the royal procession arrived, were loitering about the choir, not knowing and yet enquiring of every body what they had to do in the interim. Several officers of the Guards also strolled in, and slashing about in their gay uniforms, gave motion and sprightliness to the scene. A little before ten o'clock a considerable bustle was observed among these military loungers. The choir was suddenly cleared of them. The Grenadier Guards who lined the platform outside the choir were ordered to fall in, and be tore the spectators were well aware of it, presented arms to the Princess Victoria of Kent, and her two cousins of Cambridge and Cumberland, who came along with her to witness the ceremonial, At ten o'clock, the Great Officers of State, the Arch bishops of Canterbury and Yolk, the Noblemen appointed to cat ry the regalia, and the Bishops appointed to support their Majesties, assembled in the Jerus,lem Chamber, to receive the King and Queen's regalia. We must again refer to the interesting work of Mr. 11. Thomson; f u r a de • A faithful account of the processions and ceremonies ob served in the Coronation of the Kings and Queens of England • exemplified in that of their tale ;Most Sacred Majesties King George 111. and Queen Charlotte ; with all the other interesting proceedings connected with that magnificent festival.—Edited by liichani Thomson, Printed fur John Major, IS, Skinner-street, e.!ription of these regal ornaments ; and in doing so, we shall take them in the order in which they are laid down in the printed ceremonies, and not in the order in which that able antiquarian has placed them. THE QUEEN'S REGALIA. These are the Ivory Rod and Dove, the Sceptre and Cross, and her Majesty's Crown. They were carried re spectively by the Earls of Cawdor and Jersey, and the Duke of Beaufort. " The Queen's Ivory Rod, is a sceptre of white ivory, in length three feet one inch and a half; the pomel and ornaments are of gold, as is also the mound and cross at the top, but the dove on the top of the cross is enamelled with white ; the circumference at the lower part is about two inches, and at the top about an inch and a halt. " The Queen's Sceptre with the Cross, is also of gold, adorned with diamonds and other valuable jewels, being in length of two feet ten inches, with a mound and cross at the top, issuing out of a fleur-de-lis ; it is like the King's in its embellishments, only smaller, not wreathed, nor altogether so thick. " The Queen's Crown is a rich Imperial Crown of gold, set with diamonds of great value, intermixed with precious stones of other kinds, and some pearls. It is composed of crosses and fleur-de lis, with bare or arches, and a mound and cross on the top of the arches, after the same manner as the King's Imperial Crown, differing from them only in size, being lesser and lighter. The cap is of purple velvet, lined with rich white taffeta, and turned up with ermine, or Minever pure, richly powdered." THE KING'S REGALIA. These are—St. Edward's Staff—the Spurs--tbe Sceptre with the Cross—the Pointed Sword of Temporal Justice —the Pointed Sword of Spiritual Justice—the Sword of Mercy—the Sword of State—the Sceptre with the Dove —the Orb—St. Edward's Crown—the Patina—the Chi lice, and the Bible. They were carried respectively by the Duke of Grafton, the Marquis of Hastings, the Duke of St. Alban's, the Marquis of Cleveland, the Mat quis of Downshire, the Marquis of Sali-bury, Earl Grey, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Somerset, the Duke of Hamilton, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Bishop of Rochester, and the Bishop of Chichester. " St. Edward's Staff, in length four feet eleven inches and a half, is a staff or sceptre of gold, having a foot of steel, about four inches and a quarter in length, with a mound and cross at the top ; the ornaments are also of gold, and the diameter of it is upwards of three-quarters of an inch. " The Spurs, called the Great Golden Spurs, are elabo rately wrought, both round the outer edge, and at the buckle and fastenings. They hare no rowels, but end in an ornamented point, being of that kind which are deno minated prick Spurs. " The King's Sceptre with the Cross, or Sceptre Royal, is likewise of gold, the handle plain, and the upper part wreathed : it is in length two feet nine inches and a quarter, and is of the same thickness as the former. The pomel at the lower part is enriched with rubies, emeralds, and small diamonds ; and the space of five inches and a half in length, above the handle, is elegantly embossed and embellished with similar precious stones. The top rises into a fleur-de-lis, with six leaves, of which three are upright, and the other three are hanging down, all enriched with precious stones : out of the flour de lie issues a mound made of an amethyst, set round with table diamonds, and upon the mound a cross, wholly covered with precious stones, and a large table diamond, in the centre. " The Sword of Justice of the Temporality, or Third Sword, is sharp pointed ; the length of the handle is four inches, tie pomel an inch and three quarters, and the cross seven inches and a half: the scabbard, in all respects, is like the two former. " The Sword of Spiritual Justice, or, as it is connnonly called, the Second Sword, is pointed, but somewhat ob tuse. The length of the blade is forty inches, the breadth an inch and a half, the handle, as before (covered with gold wire), is four inches long, and the pomel an inch and three quarters deep. The length of the cross is almost eight inches, which is plain steel gilt, as before ; and the scabbard in all respects is similar to the former. " Curtana, or the Pointless Sword, representing the Sword of Mercy, is the principal in dignity of three swords which are borne naked before the King at the Coronation. It is a broad bright sword, of which the length of the blade is thirty-two inches, the breadth almost two inches, the handle, which is covered with fine gold wire, is four inches long, and the pomel an inch and three quarters, which, with the cross, is plain steel gilt ; the length of the cross is almost eight inches. The scabbard belonging'to it is covered with a rich brocaded cloth of tissue, with gilt ornaments. " The S.vord of State, which is a large two-banded sword, having a splendid scabbard of crimson velvet de corated with gold plates of the Royal Badges in order as follow. Up at the point is the Orb or Mound, then the Royal Crest of a Lion standing on an Imperial Crown : lower down, are a Portcullis Harp, Thistle, Fleur-de-lis, and Rose ; nearer the hilt is the Portcullis repeated ; next are the Royal Arms and Supporters ; and, lastly, the Harp, Thistle, &c., occur over again. The other side of the scabbard is exactly the same. The handle and pomel of the sword are embossed w ith similar devices in silver gilt, and the cross is formed of the Royal sup porters, the Lion and Unicorn, having a rose within a laurel between them on one side, and a Fleur-de-lis, en circled in the same manner, upon the other. " The King's Sceptre with the Dove, is a sceptre of gold in length three feet seven inches, three inches i n circumference at the handle, and two inches and a quarter round the top. The pomel is decorated with a circle or fillet of table diamonds, and in several places with precious stones of all sorts, and the mound at the top is embellished with a band or fillet of rose diamonds. Upon the mound is a small Jerusalem Cross, whereon is fixed a dove with wings expanded, as the emblem of mercy. " The Orb, Mound, or Globe, which was put i n t o his Majesty's band immediately before his being crowned, and which he bore in his left band upon his return in Westminster-Hall, is a ball of gold of six inches diameter, encompassed with a band of the same, embellished with roses of diamonds encircling other precious stones, and edged about with pearl. On the top is a very large atne thyst, of a violet or purple colour, near an inch and a half in height, of an oval form ; and which, being encompassed with four silver wires, becomes the pedestal of a splendid cross of gold of three inches and a quarter in height, and three inches in breadth, set very close with diamonds, hav ing, in the middle, a sapphire on one side, and an emerald on the other. It is also embellished with four large pearls in the angles of the cross, near the centre, awl three more at the ends of it. The whole height of the oib and cross is eleven incites. " The first and principal diadem, denominated St. Ed ward's Crown, with which his Majesty is invested, is so called in commemoration of the ancient one, which was kept in Westminster-Abbey till the beginning of the great Rebellion, when, with the rest of the regalia, it was sacrile ligeously taken away. It is a very rich imperial crowu, embellished with pearls and precious stones of various kinds, as diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, with a mound of gold on the top of it, encircled with a band of the same, embellished also with precious stones ; and upon the mound a cross of gold decorated in a similar manner, having three very large oval pearls, one at the top of the cross, and two others pendant at the sides of it. 'flits crown is composed, as all those of England are, cf four crosses, and as many fieurs-de-lis upon a rim or circle of gold, all embellished with precious stones, from the tops of which crosses arise four circular bare, or arches, which meet at the top, and at the intersection is the pedestal , whereon is fixed the mound. The cap, within the crown, is of purple velvet, lined with white taffeta, and turned up with ermine, thickly powdered in three rows." The Patina, Chalice, and Bible need no particular de scription. At a quarter past ten o'clock a discharge of artillery gave notice to the inmates of the Abbey that the Royal procession had started from the Palace, and revived the curiosity which had begun to slumber in many of their bosoms. An anthem was played by the choir, and at its close the loud and long-continued huzzas of the multitude on the outside of the Abbey announced the near approach of their Majesties. The officers of arms and tl:e Dean and Pre bendaries of Westminster, habited in their splendid stoles, marshalled themselves in the nave, along with the Great Officers of State, to receive them. At this moment the interest was intense. The Guards in the Abbey were under arms—Peers and Peeresses were moving down the aisle to take their places in the procession —the o fficers of the Earl Marshal were busily employed in preserving due regularity and order—and the spectators were hurrying to their respective places, which many of them had left from a feeling of something like ennui. Gradually, but slowly, the heralds were observed to advance. As they put them selves in motion, the glittering mantles and coronets of se veral Peers came in v . ew. Shortly afterwards the waving plumes and gorgeous robes of the Princesses of the Blood Royal attracted general attention. The Noblemen bearing the Queen's Regalia preceded their Royal Mistrees into the Abbey, and the clash of presented arms, and the enthusiastic acclaim of the spectators nearest the western door, informed thole that were more distant of her Majesty's arrival. A short pause took place—then another advance—till by de grees the whole line of the procession unfolded itself in magnificent array in the Abbey. At length his Majesty, -.4d preceded and' followed by some of the brightest ornaments of English chivalry, made his appearance, and was received with the applauding shouts of his grateful subjects. The choir immediately commenced the anthem, " I was glad when they said unto me we will go into the house of the Lord," and this anthem lasted until the procession had reached its destination, and their Majesties had arrived at the place assigned for the Coronation. The precession moved in the following manner:— Officers of Arms. The Prebendaries and Dean of Westminster. His Majesty's Vice Chamberlain. Comptroller of his Majesty's Treasurer of his Majesty's Household. Household, bearing the Crimson Bag with the Medals. The Lord Chamberlain The Lord Steward of his Majesty's Household ; of his Majesty's Household ; his Coronet carried by a Page. his Coronet carried by a Page. The Lord Privy Seal ; The Lord President of the Council; his Coronet carried by a Page. his Coronet carriedby a Page. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland ; attended by his Purse-bearer ; his Coronet carried by a Page. The Lord High Chancellor; attended by his Purse-bearer; his Coronet carried by a Page. The Lord Archbishopof Canterbury, in his Rochet, with his Cap in his hand; attended by two Gentlemen. PRINCESSES OP THE BLOOD ROYAL, Vii.— Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, in a Robe o 1 Estate of Purple Velvet, wearing a Circlet of Gold on her Head; her Train borne by a Lady of her Royal Highness's Bedchamber, assisted by a Gentle man of her Royal Highness's Household; the Coronet of her Royal Highness borne by Viscount Villiers. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland, in alike Robe her train also so borne; and the Coronet of her Royal Highness borne by Viscount Encembe. - • - Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, in a like Robe of Estate ; her Train borne in like manner; and the Coronet of her Royal Highness borne by Viscount Deerhurst. The Queen's Vice-Chamberlain. THE QUEEN'S REGALIA, riz. The Ivory Rod The Sceptre with with the Dove, The Lord Chamberlain of the CI oss, borne by her Majesty's borne by the Earl Cawdor ; Household; his Coronet Earl of Jersey ; his Coronet carried by a Page. his Coronet carried by a Page. carried by a Page. Two Serjeants Her Majesty's Crown, Two Serjeants at borne by the Duke of Beastfort ; at Anus. his Grace's Coronet Arms. carried by a Page. THE QUEEN, _ _ 'A ; - --- - - 52, Bishop in her Royal Robes; Archishop Fe:. of her Majesty's Train of 5 i a, ; Winchester. borne by the Duchess of Armagh. °ll Gordon, in the absence P 4 :.4 .- E of the P., Mistress of the Robes, '.g assisted by S' Six Daughters of Earls, .7 * viz.— iii Lady Teresa Fox Strangways Lady Theodosia Brabazon. lady Mary Pelham. Lady Georgiana Bathurst. Lady Sophia Cost. Lady Georgiana Grey. Ladies of the Bedchamber in INaiting, viz. Countess Brownlow. Marchioness of Westmeath. Maids of Honour, viz. Hon. Miss FAen. Hon. Miss Bagot. Hon. Miss De Roos. Hon. Miss C. Boyle. Hon. Miss Seymour. lion. Miss Mitchell. Women of the Bedchamber, viz. Lady Caroline Wood. Lady William Russell. THE KING'S REGALIA, viz. St. Edward's Staff; The Golden Spurs, The Sceptrewith the borne by the borne by the Cross, borne by the Duke of Grafton : Marquis of Hastings; Duke of St. Albans ; his Coronet carried his Coronet carried his Coronet carried by a Page. by a Page. by a Page. The Third Sword, Curtana, The Second Sword, borne by the borne by the borne by the Marq. of Cleveland ; Marq. of Salisbury ; Marg. of Dowushire; his Coronet carried his Coronet carried his Coronet carried by a Page. by a Page. by a Page. Black Rod. Garter. The Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England; his Coronet borne by a Page. PRINCES OP THE BLOOD ROYAL, VIZ. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in his Robes of Estate, carrying his Baton as Field Marshal; his Coronet borne by a Gentleman of his Royal Highness's Household; his Train borne by Lord Edward Thynne. - - • His Itoyal Highness the Duke of Sussex, in like Robes; his Coronet carried by a Gentleman of his Royal Highness's Household ; his Train borne by Lord John Spencer Churchill. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, in like Robes, carrying his Baton • his Coronet borne by a Gentleman of his Royal Ifighness's Household; his Train borne by Lord Ernest Bruce. The High Constable of Ireland, The High Constable of Scotland, Duke of Leinster ,• Earl of Errol; his Coronet borne by a Page. his Coronet borne by a Page. The Earl Marshal The Sword of The Lord High of England, State, Constable with his Staff; his borne by Earl Grey; of England, Grace's Coronet his Coronet the Duke of borne by a Page, borne by a Page. Wellington,d with his Staff,an h is Baton as Field-Marshal ; his Grace's Coronet borne by a Page. The Sceptre with St. Edward's The Orb, the Dove, Crown, borne by the y 7, r. borne by the borne by the Duke of ,tz c., ; Duke ot Lord High Somerset ; ag , ;7 ..--. 4 . Richmond ; Steward ; his x'al ~.- . L-, 72 his Coronet the Duke of Coronet s_ o "5, carried Hamilton. carried r.-. .. .. c 1 - b a Pa e 4 4 T t .- The bor i ne at b in y a, 4= 14 Y g ' by a. Page, F; .V.," . e., .... G• The Bible, The Chalice, A „,-,,,, borne by borne by F 4 —.-. .4 " the Bishop of the Bishop of the Bishop of 9' ,T., Carlisle. Chichester. Rochester. THE KING, In the The % .... .11 , z Bishop of =-::: a, !,;., of State ; of York, 0 0 His Royal Crimson Robe Archbishop 7„. i e"J Bath 'A' • 5 s. , = in the absence 0 absence. i 'e: ; and Ilis Majesty's Train of the ' F'" , ',„ b orne by Bishop '2 F, ca..:. Wells. 5 c..' Six eldest Sons of Dukes, of Durham. = ::::: •"' g El, ' ''. viz. .1 ,1 Marq. of Worcester, Earl of Surrey, Earl of Euston, Marq. of Douro, Marq. of Titchfield, Earl of Lincoln, assisted by the Master of the Robes and followed by the Groom of the Robes. The Groom of The Gold Stick The Master of the Stole,. of the Life Guards the Horseet borne by a Page. his Coronet borne by a Page. by a Page. The Captain of the Yeomen of The G Captain of the Band : of the Guard; entlemen his Coronet borne by a Page. his Coronet borne by a Page.. T w o Lords of the Bedcha mbe Earl r, of Denbigh; E ar l Amherst; a e ( Page bear lh,eis.Cnoern f oi o ie tt.h, Guard. E xo ns of the Yeomen of t he Guard. Exons of t ea he ch Y As his Majesty ente red the choir, the procession, which a e t o t i e n n c d n ed of b t y hGuard.ar d to . was then in full march, and visible in its whole length, was peculiarly striking an d im p ressive. Seen from the east end of the Abbey the spe ctacle .was one moving mass of glit tering grandeur. It was not, indeed, either so numerous, or so gaudy, or so diversified in appearance, as the spec tacle presented by the last Coronation ; but that was a novelty got up after long prep aration, and with the most unbounded expense. We had here no useless display of banners and standards—no irksome promenade of Bishops and Judges—no senseless paraqe of naval and military commanders—no jumbling together of costume the most fantastic and heterogeneous to form ~ The high imperial type of this earth's glory ;" but we had that which the last Coronation wanted, and whiolc gave to the present its chief grace and ornament— the appearance in the procession of high-born and illus trious dames, not less distinguished for their rank than virtue. Their waving plumes, their rich attire, their sparkling ornaments, and above all their natural attractions, cast over the scene a charm which was unknown at the last Coronation, in spite of all its extravagant and gorgeous magnificence. The grouping of the ladies who were in attendance on her Majesty was singularly elegant and beautiful. After her Majesty had ascended the theatre, and passed to the chair of state and faldstool below her throne, at which she bad to stand till his Majesty's arrival, they formed with her officers a semi circle about her, which had a very imposing effect. This was not diminished by the approach of the individuals composing his Majesty's train, who, after accompanying their Royal master to his faldstool, stood around him in the following manner :—The noblemen bearing the four s words stood on his Majesty's right hand, the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain and the Lord High Constable on his left; and the Great Officers of State, the Dean of Westminster, Garter and Black Rod at his back, an d be hind his chair. At this moment, the view along the choir and in the transept was singularly attractive. At the west end of it the choristers and musicians were stationed in the organ loft and gallery. The former were dressed in sur plices, over which they wore a species of red cloak, a i most elegant across which constrasted exceed in g l y well with the black hoods worn by others of their bod y : and the latter in a uniform , wh ich was more of a military, than a religious cast. The front of the g all eries on each aide ofin dfashionable thecl io i choir were attire. occupied ßelow them, ies r, in d tle extending by ladies the centre aisle to the steps of theatre, was a dense phalanx of officers, dressed in every variety of uniform known to the military service of Great Britain. Among them were mingled the Yeomen of the Guard, whose burly and an tique dresses formed a strange contrast to the light equip. me nts of the Foot Guards, who were allowed to pass into the choir after the procession. In the centre of the sacra rium were their Majesties and their attendants. On their right and left were the Peers and Peeresses, laden with all the pomp of minever and velvet ; and before them in a gradually ascending gallery were the Members of the • House of Commons, mostly clad in military uniforms. The coup d'cil afforded to the spectators, from either end of the choir, at this time must have gratified even those who re collect the excellence of the grouping at this part of the Coronation of his late Majesty. THE RECOGNITION. As soon as the anthem was concluded, the Archbishop of Canterbury, accompanied by the Lord Chancellor, the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord High Con stable, and the Earl Marshal, these noble personages being preceded by Garter, advanced towards the east side of the theatre. From this position the Archbishop made the re cognition in the following words : " Sirs,—l here present unto you King William IV., the right ful inheritor of the Crown of this realm : wherefore all ye that are come this day to do your homage, service, and hound duty, are ye willing to do the same ?" The reply to this demand, which was delivered with great solemnity of manner, and in a clear and distinct tone, was a general and hearty acclamation of " God sav e King WU- lirm the Fourth." The Archbishop and his noble colleagues in this cere mony repeated the recognition from points of the south, west, and north sides of the theatre, and at each repeti tion the reply was still, " God save William the Fourth." The King acknowledged his people's recognition with re peated bows, and at the last recognition there was a flourish of trumpets. The King's scholars of Westmin ster School, who were placed in the corner of the lower gallery, at the south side of the Abbey, and near the organ loft, immediately made a short Latin recitation, under the direction of one of their masters, which concluded with a shout of " Vivant Rex et Regina." Then followed another Anthem, taken from Psalm xxi. ver. 1-6 : " The King shall rejoice in thy strength, 0 Lord," which was sung by the choir ; their Majesties being in the mean time seated in their chairs of state. On the words " God save the King" being uttered, all the Peeresses curtsied in obeisance. At this moment one of the Ladies of Honour handed a sealed letter to the Duchess of St. Albans, and the circumstance excited a great deal of curious interest among all those who witnessed it. Her Grace did not open the letter, hut continued in • tent on the proceedings that were going forward. THE OFFERING. While their Majesties were thus reposing on their chairs of state, the altar and the approaches thereto were pre pared for the solemnity of the " Offering." The Bible, the Patina, and the Chalice were placed upon the altar by the Bishops who had borne them in th• Royal procession. Upon the steps of the altar the officers of the wardrobe spread a cloth of gold of costly richness, which extended over the spare immediately adjoining the altar. The officers of the wardrobe also placed upon this cloth of gold two cushions of splendid workmanship for their Ma- jesties to kneel upon. The Archbishop of Canterbury then arrayed himsel in his cope, and the Bishops who were appointed to the duty of reading the Litany also vested themselves in their copes. These preparations being completed, the King, attended by two Bishops as his supporters, and preceded by the Dean of Westminster, and by the great Officers and Noblemen, bearing the Regalia and the Four Swords, proceeded towards the Altar. Here his Majesty, un covered and kneeling, reverently made his offerings. The King's offerings were two in number. The first was a pall, or altar-covering, of cloth of gold, which, having been provided by the Master of the Great Ward robe, was delivered by an officer of the Wardrobe to the Lord Great Chamberlain, win, handing to it the King, his Majesty placed it in the hands of the Archbishop of Can terbury. The Right Rev. Prelate placed the costly gift upon the altar. The King's second offering was an Ingot of Gold, of the purest metal, and weighing one pound in troy weight. This had been provided by the Treasurer of the Household, and was delivered by him to the King, who placed it in the bands of the Archbishop of Can terbury. The Right Rev. Prelate put the ingot into the oblation-basin. The Queen's r ffering was a pall of gold cloth, similar to that of the King, and her Majesty presented it with the same formalities as the King had presented his, kneeling all the while on a-cushion to the left hand of her Royal consort. Their Majesties continuing to kneel before the altar, the following prayer was offered up by the Archbishop of Can terbury :--- " 0 God, who dwellest in the high and holy place, with them also who are of an humble spirit, look down mercifully upon these thy servants, William our King and Adelaide our Queen, here humbling themselves before thee at thy footstool, and graciously receive these oblations, which, in hutnble acknowledgment of thy sovereignty over all, and of thy great bounty to them in particu lar, they have now offered up unto thee, through Jesus Christ our only mediator and advocate. Amen." This prayer being concluded, all the Regalia, with the exception of the swords, were delivered by the respective officers who bad borne them in the procession, to the Arch bishop of Canterbury. His Grace handed them to the Dean of Westminster, who placed them upon the altar. Their Majesties were then conducted to the south side of the altar, where chairs of state, covered with damask figured cloth, had been provided for them. Around his Majesty's chair all the Great Officers and Noblemen who had taken part in the procession arranged themselves ; the distin guished personages who bore the swords hieing most pro minently stationed. Her Majesty was surrounded by the principal officers of her household, by the Mistress of the Robes and her as , sistants, the Ladies of the Bedchamber, and the Maids of Honour. The Litany was then read by the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry and the Bishop of Lincoln, whe, vested in their copes, kneeled at a faldatool that was placed in the midst of the eastern part, above the steps of the theatre. Their Majesties, during this portion of the ceremony, kneeled upon cushions that were placed before their chairs of state. The commencement of the Communion Service followed. The Bishop of Landaff reading the Epistle, which was taken from 1 Peter, ii. 18—" Submit yourself to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake," &c. ; and the Bishop of Bristol reading the Gospel, which was selected from Matt. xxii. 15—" Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk," &c. Then following the sermon, which was preached by the Bishop of London, the Right Rev. Prelate taking for his text the passage which we have just quoted from the Epistle of St. Peter. During the sermon their Majesties reposed in their chairs of state, at the south side of the altar. The King wore a superb cap of crimson velvet, turned up with ermine ; and, throughout the sermon, his Majesty was still supported by the Lords who bore the swords, and by the Lord Great Chamberlain, and other distinguished per sonages. Her Majesty's supporters, too, continued stand ing around her chair, and to the number of them were now added several of the Bishops. The Archbishop of Canterbury took his seat upon a purple velvet chair, on the north side of the altar. The Garter stood beside Ids Grace ; a long bench, covered with purple velvet, extended from the Archbishop's chair, mediately opposite to their Majesties, being placed on the north side of the area. This bench was assigned to the Bishops, most of whom were present. The Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster were stationed on the south side of the area, to the east of the King's chair, and close to the Altar. They remained standing during the whole of the ceremony. The appearance of the " Sacrarium" was at this moment peculiarly striking. The gorgeous appearance of the Altar, laden with service-plate of massive gold, and glittering with the splendid Regalia which had for a time been depo sited upon it, was surpassingly magnificent. The grouping, too, of the Royal supporters, who were clad in the most sumptuous apparel, presented a scene of the most graceful and dignified character. THE OATH. As soon as the sermon was concluded, the Archbishop of Canterbury approached the King, and standing be;ore him addressed his Majesty thus,—" Sir, are you willing to take the oath usually taken by your predecessors ?" T he King answered—" I am willing." The Archbishop then put the following questions to the King, whose replies were made front a book which his Majesty held in his hands. Archbishop--. Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of Great Britain, and the dominions thereunto belonging, according to the statues in Parliament agreed on, and the respective laws and customs of the same ? King—l solemnly promise so to do. Archbishop—Will you, to the utmost of your power, cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all your judgments ? King—l will. Archbishop—Will you, to the utmost of your power, maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Cos del, a nd the Protestent Reformed Religion established by law? And will you maintain and preserve inviolate the settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof, as by law established within the kingdom of England and Ireland, the dominion of Wales, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and the territories thereunto belonging, before the union of the two kingdoms ? And will you preserve unto the Bishops and clergy of England, and to the churches there committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of theut ? King—All this I promise to de. this Majesty then arose out of his chair, and, attended by his supporters, went bare-headed to the altar, " " kneeling upon a cushion, at the steps of the a ltar! laving his hand upon the holy gospels, he said-- . 1 . The things which I have here-before promised , I W form and keep, so help me Hereupon the King kissed the book, and sig ne !kir oath—the implements of writing being banded to jesty on a silver standish by the Lord Chamberlain 01 Household. The King again put on his cap of crimson velv,eo4:o:l,l returned to his chair. The anthem, " Come, Holy our souls inspire," was then sung by the choir. THE ANOINTING. nil Upon the conclusion of this anthem the Archhishel) ft the following prayer, which is the accustomed olio° r pat 0 L o ator to the anointing : pl y y rd, Holy Father, who by anointing with oil (lids), make and consecrate Kings, priests, and prophets, to tear4l govern thy people Israel, bless and sanctify thy chosen 07,,tt William, who by our Office and Ministry is now to be an°ilpe, with this oil,. and consecrated King of this Realm : su es him, 0 Lord, with the Holy Ghsst the Comforter, confirF i At ! stablish him with Thy free and princely Spirit, the si ti wisdom and government, the Spirit of council and g„'d strength, the Spirit of knowledge and true godliness, 3'04 him, 0 Lord, with the Spirit of Thy Holy fear, now and for Amen." 10 . At the end of this prayer, the choir sung Hander ee P4p did Coronation Anthem, taken from 1 Kings i. 59- "" " Zadock, the priest," &c. During the performag e be this Anthem, the King was disrobed of his Crimson g o re ,;, by the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, who ddiyeiro them to the Master of the Robes ; and his Majesty to off his Cap of State, the Deputy Lord Great Cban he d r ; delivered the same to the Lord Chamberlain; r & Robes and Cap were immediately carried into St.Echsci: Chapel, the Robes by the Groom of the Robes, t he 1 1 ' by the Officer of the Jewel-office. Thus disrobed , Majesty appeared in the uniform of an Admiral. Are In the mean time, the ancient chair of St. Edwa r d , vered with cloth of gold, had been placed in the feee ty the altar ; and upon the conclusion of the anthem bis jesty, being conducted thither, took his seat in it for t i,, purpo.e of being anointed. As' the King procee dee i the chair, a rich canopy, called the "Anointing_ was held over his Majesty's head by the Dukes of Le;,, Rutland, Newcastle, and Northumberland. This p 311,,,:, made of gold and silver brocade ; it was lined with t t tabby, and had a deep gold fringe and tassels all roull e It was formed into a canopy by the Noble Dukes jo t 113 :; tioned, who raised it over the King's bead by m ean t , four silver staves, which they fixed in loops that "be attached to each corner of it. This canopy W •p! over his Majesty's head during the ceremony of the see' d ing, and the Dean of Westminster stood by St. Ed e ii chair, behind the Archbishop, holding the Ampulla, w .,:; contained the consecrated oil, and the anointing wh ere his Majesty was anointed.) 11l The form of the anointing in the reign of George was this : 'l oe The Archbishop poured some of the consecrated e' d bik of the ampulla into the anointing-spoon, and anoi° te Majesty therewith on the head, breast, and hands , form of a cro s s, u s i n g n e arly the same words each ti „ P' namely, the following words:— „IS° " Be thy head sted with holy oil, as kings, priCi''' thy • - anoin_ prophets were anointed. " Be thy breast anointed with holy oil. "Be thy hands anointed with holy oil. And as S o lotn,- anointed King by Zadock the Priest, and Nathan the so be you anoint e d, bl esse d, a nd c onsecr a t e d King 0 1 1 ,,, people, whom th e L or d y our G o d h a th g i ven y o u to el' o l o govern, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, an' .rd Holy Ghost." I We perceive, h ow e ver , th a t it is stated in an ET)le Paper of yesterday, that on the present occasion, hi'," jesty was anointed on both the shoulders, and on the rod ings of both the arms, as well as on the head, bregs t i o ior hands. This may be the fact, and such a mode of O c iel, ing the Sovereigns of England was certainly the 0 . o i mode. The foll o wi ng p assage i s from an old transla ti° o a portion of the " Liber Regalis," which relates ° ceremony of the anointing. v se " Then the King ariseth and goeth to the altar, an" , ioce, off his other garments, the Archbishop, opening the PO r be anointed, first anoint e th hi s h a nds, saying, unguafit n us, &c. it 17 " The queerc (choir) singeth an antheme, and afte r 11 , Archbishop saith a prayer. " Then he anointeth the King's breast, and betwe.. ri , shoulders, and both his shoulders, and the bending of In' and the crown of his head. for : " Then the Dean of Westminster closeth the King l o t again, the queere (choir) in the mean time singing an si r after the Archbishop sayeth two prayers. if , " St. Edward's ivory comb to be used, if the King's b 3 an anointing, lie not smoothe." In modern times the anointing is, of course, 00 1 1: 0 i, and a mere drop of oil suffices, in whatever places be bestowed by the Archbishop. As soon as the Archbishop of Canterbury had ar °' i the King, his Majesty kneeled down, and the Areb bi , standing on the north aide of the altar, pronounc e r benediction over him t 0 10 His Majesty then rising from his knees, resu ril seat in St. Edward's chair, and the canopy having ' removed, the Knights of the Garter in attendso re delivered it to the Lord Chamberlain. THE INVESTING WITH THE SUPERTUN IC It was intended that on this, as on similar al/ the Dean of Westminster should receive from the °lotr of the wardrobe the supertunica of cloth of golds ' r ef il l with it is the province of the Dean to array the S' r o ,e l immediately atter the anointing. This ceremony, °, e fe: was omitted yesterday, although it is set down in tP,j, gramme, and being there, the other Evening PaPe' t , described this part of the ceremony as actually havil place. It was omitted at the King's request, an ' bably, for the purpose of abridging the ceremonY'.ol/ following is an accurate description of the Supertto,olei " The Supertunica, Surcoat, or Close Pall, with plain sleeves, of a very thick and rich cloth tissue, shot with gold, and ornamented with fl°"0, the same ; brocaded and frosted, without either "I,i: velvet. The length behind is about four feel; o l f ) front a yard and a quarter, having only one " 1 1l which forms it into two skirts, each skirt being o t 4 and a half, so that the whole width at the lowe r r olg) three yards. To this belongs a belt, or girdle , °_,,or t „, the same cloth or tissue, lined with a white "of, tabby, with a gold buckle, &c., to which clo?" 4 same are affixed for the Sword with which the N fr girded." THE SPURS. f v ,4 Immediately after the `°anointing," the Dean ' 9 ,10 , , minster took the spurs from the altar, and deliver e n et' to the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain ; whop ~ down, touched his Majesty's heels with them, s!: i returned them to the Dean, who immediately' 41 again upon the altar. THE SWORD. , Earl Grey, who bore the Sword of State, non' A. that weapon to the Duke of Devonshire, the Lora d ._/ herlain, and in lieu thereof, received from his G r° other sword, in a scabbard of purple velvet. 11 .. „ e effj 113 d been presented to the Lord Chamberlain by it. of the Jewel Office; and Earl Grey, on receiving S yr ill vered it to the Archbishop, who laid it on the altar' the following prayer:— A QA 4 Hear our prayers, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, an",-: 51, and support thy Servant King William, and vouells 3 ll,l,l' right hand of Majesty, to bless and sanctify this Swot 4 7 with this thy Servant William desireth to be girt, a defence and protection of churches, widows and 0,. P " * 't all thy servants, and a terror to all those who lie in "- mischief, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen." the The Archbishop then took the sword from an 01H and, assisted by other Bishops, delivered the avi°l,tfr the King's right hand, and the Lord Great Ch 3 . °l ot d, e t then girt his Majesty with it, the Archbishop 6aY I r t.!' this Kingly a fe u :' t ‘c h el o i r eco it fe y ht o .he f the Holy Apostles ; and remember 0 . tli y,o, hands of the rocuSh:colarundid,, unworthy, retl which hi‘y7 tl untoa consll o s:tdrii,efto.ca,,:oot Psalmist did prophesy, saying, ' Girt thyself wit h ..„orott, upon thy thigh, 0 thou most Mighty, and with this S:•o , : it t, cise thou the force of equity, and mightily destroy th:,Tf iniquity. Protect the Holy Church of God and n o ' re lit people ; defend and help widows and orphans • re' t tloi , gone to decay, and maintain those restored, that'doingoetl44 mayest be glorious in the triumphs of virtue, and e 55 0 ..,1%' the ornament of justice, and reign for ever with the her the World, whose image you bear, who with the Fat Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth world without end." OFFERING OF THE SWORD. ov ; Afttr this exhortation, the King, rising up, II" it: 4 ' * The Archbishop here laid his hand on the GoldPor vessel containing the Anointing Oil, which,„with were laid upon the Altar. f t Mr. It, Thompson fives the following account.% co,, pulla and Anointing Spoon :—.. The Ampulla, the Holy Oil, is in the form of an eagle, with t!.. e c iyC,ro, paraded, standing on a pedestal, all of pure gold, tn_.'oc,;,,P,; The head unscrews at the middle of the neck, fo'rely nience of putting in the oil, and the vessel being enl_i. it is poured out into the spoon through the poin",,s, The weight of the whole is nearly eight or tell o une. o O f ?, cavity of the body is capable of containing abo,;:, t 'The Anointing Spoon is likewise of pure gold, v.'"'o t e v set in the broadest part of the handle ; the bowl of )1 finely chased both within and without, and by its e% l ness, appears to be very ancient." t The following was thebenediction pronounce , ' bY 4ll'. bishop at the Coronation of George 111. ho Our Lord Jesus Clirist, the 'Son' of Ppil, . v o sf was anointed Witit the oil of gladhess alcove his tr, t he„i holy anointing pour down upon your head and hear.).0,944e, of the Holy Ghost, and prosper the work of yo ur attjtif: by the assistance of his heavenly grace you ntaYki people committed to your charge in wealth, Pe ling liness, and after a long and glorious course of r a ia y o ", poral kingdom wisely, justly, and religiously, Y ou 20,0 0'• made partaker of an eternal kingdom, throng. cirf, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." ford We had always understood that this Was s S a tt• diction for the op;as;on ; but an Evening PaP e l s ocs" Mllowing was the blessing pronounced upon his ' r p 4 ,4 Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday : /pro, " God the Son of God, Christ Jesus our his t / Anointed of his Father with the oil of gladness abo,„ 61 1 ,„( pour down upon thy head the blessing of the :flake it enter into thy heart, so that thou maye st r . _ jog dowl grace, and having justly governed thy temporal thout,sper mayest reign with him eternally, who, being Wit and. live in glory with God the Father, and the So"' Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen." ' it ' , where (delivering it chair the who firit re, roatroter of I k abbard r anc obe. 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