The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-16 00:00:00

THE EXTERNAL PREPARATIONS.

The preparations for the accommodation of spectators, in
the vicinity of she Abbey and Hall, are pushed forward with
great activity. The whole area in front of the Hall, the
Abbey, and the adjoining streets, which can possibly com-
mand • transient glimpse of the procession, present no-
thing but piles of scaffolding cu,cred iu, ■nd titled up with
sent., mail the spectator has the means or selecting and judg-
ing fur himself, according to the intensity of his curiosity
and the depth of his pocket, fur here happily these is a gra-
duated scale of prices, well adapted to the means of the
various CI iu society, from one guinea to twenty.
These buildings have ►isen with talismanic rapidity ; many
of them are, howe•er,solid, spacious, and commodious, with
every accommodation of retis ing chambers, and fitted lip fur
the reception of implies on the previous night. Of these the
grand central pavilion affords accommodation on the most
extensive scale; but we shall name them in the order in
which they appear from the grand entrance to Wesimiuster
Abbey. Over the great gate, and beneath the towers, are
sonar small galleries ; that ou the left hand as you enter is
called the Select Gallery, which is splendidly fitted up, in
boxes like the theatre, with scarlet and white hangings and
gilt ornaments. The gallery at the right of the eat ,
is called the Royal Gallery, and is fitting up like the other.
The whole area in the church.yaid is fitted up as the
Bishop's Cathedral Gallery, and has been contracted
for by the beadles of St. Marlin's Church. This great
gallery is subdivided into different compartment.,
which ■re under-lit, and called by the respective, owners
by other names, and the prices vary from two to five
guinea* each, in the seals, according to the view of the line
of the procession. The remit of the Westminster Semiuns-
house is fitted up into seats for the Pulite Magistrates sad
their friends. The garden within the railing, at the opening

hi Great GeettAillitreai; iwrihdiiided into. itariety of arm.
tures, by Messrs. deladhey and Cu. Thtg have Stied up
substantial
_gp4eriee the* is mileplibe,ftypl !Madinat,
roeloised Within the gardesi thiendleig Trona the end of
George-street; Bee. AirV called the Royal AmpAl•
Master, and As et eebtisel>Stiow of the amesh.. t ,i, The third
Is the Royal Garden Pabllloo, eetwOol " ofpittiles-
slow-hoes& The *am raciest PahM.-1 Meitellldn' hu
railing neer M. Margaret's amid, Is ce the timid emirs!
lihrilims, which commands • hint viey of the prOomalatic
it pewee& trim wit velum to Wemeidoater-bill,
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mats are eobeeseplimay arranged, and well Sited up. The
mats on the me sills command thie•Paliee-yattl view,
Oil the Westminster Abbey side, of the preeessioe.
Grand Central Pavilion esteem!' bendy 1,500 feet, sad b ha.
psble of malidaing 7,000 persons, with imitable arrais.
m meat, for ovisious and ref/mimesis of evert &script ;
it is • ism complete sad siegaat structure. Is front Br
Cued of &chequer. in Palace-yard, arc some seat Mille-
Titre; at the river side of the Hall there are aim galleries
Sited up, but whether they are fur the use of the public or
' Not, his sot as yet beau &sweated. Over the Challitrutl'a
stable a gallery is rerouting, which, jut idditiea its Will.
Of the procemion, will committed the Champioe's egress.
The frosts of the houses tea the terrace in New Pala e-
yelid, primal A coatlemed range o( boxes torrespoodiag
wish the several stone,. They are lollies foes of theatrical
boxes, with a kited of Chinese roofing tiger the •
' of them. Some of them are neatly palsited, with festooned
ornaments
ornaments distemper. Tile reviiliag colours iiretrini-
ma sad Mee. Prom some of the limits, the front and side
wafts have been taken down, sod the roofs areAupported by
substantial prow; the whole rooms helot approrlatal for
' the receptioareit essmpasy. Twee places heer.4lrartety of
names, some of lbeedi as whimsical as caprice ma make
them ; there are the Navy Hotel, Royal Observatory, Re. Sec.
The prices in hoot of the houses vary from fuer to tweedy
' ;mime; sad the utmost dispatch is used iu coutpletiog the
erectiou.
THE CHAMPION.
Saturday asoraim, at wise o'clock. Mr. Droste, the
Champion attended by Mr. Blythe, his ridiaormaster, took
hie last le:ma at Astley's Amphithestreoted was pronounced
perfect in all the duties which he will kme to perform. He
wan sorrousideel by • large party of his friends, who greeted
him with warm apples's. He was himself dressed in this
mike mistime which he will wear us the day of the corona.
time, inelediag his helmet, which is decorated with a splendid
plume of ost rich feathers, prepared by Carberryoba plummier,
in Conduit-street. The plume cuasists oftwemy.one teatimes,
in three alternate rows of white, blue, and red, sersammted
by a beroe's jel.black tuft. The bone was also attired in
the imusings and other trappings prepared for the occasion,
which cowrie of au antique-formed saddle, high in the
pommel, with pistol•helsters. There is also a rich scarlet
saddia.eloth, nearly covering the horse, richly embroidered.
The bona's head, like the helmet of the Champion, was de-
corated with • plume, consisting of sixteen frathera, in rims
alternately white, blur, sad red, with a beron'n tuft at top.
The pistol holsters considerably obstruct the view of the
person of the Cbsmpiou.

After the Champion had finished his lesson, the armour
was sent to be burnished, and the hoositegs sod trappings
were delivered to Mr. Cuff, iv make some few alteration.
This asoraing, at tee o'clock, the horse will be removed to
the Chasapiou's stable is New Palace-yard, and in the
coarse of the day Mr. Dysnoke will practise in the Hall.
The horse of the Earl Marshal will be removed at the muse
time. The beads of the horses of tbe Duke of Wellington,
the Lord High Countable, as well as those of the Mar-
quis of Atm!. sey, the Lord High Sieward,and Lord Howard
of Effingham, the Deputy Earl Marshal, will be decorated
with plumes of ostrich feathers with heron tops. The Duke
of Wellington and the Marquis of Aughtsey will ride their
own horses, which have been trained in private.
The Lords' Committee appointed to superintend She ar-
rangements for the coronation. assembled WI Saturday at
Whitehall, at one o'clock. Earl Hartowby sat as President;
and, among other illustrious sad noble iudividuals who were
present, were their Royal Higheesoes the Dukes of York and
Clarence, the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Wellington,
the Earl of Donoughmore, At.
A variety of topics connected with the preparations in
progress weie brought under their Lordebips• considera-
tion. Several official notices intended to have been inserted
in Saturday sight's Gazelle were also discussed, bat these,
from certain alterations which were deemed expedient, and
which required consideratioe„ were withdrawn upon as un-
derstanding that ass Extraordinary Gazelle should be pub-
lished this day, in which they are all to appear.
No allusions whatever were made to preparations for the
reception of her Majesty, nor hare any orders on that *ab-
ject been given.
Lord Hood, her Majesty's Chamberlain, although a Peer,
is sot entitled to tickets for either the Abbey or Westutruster
Hall, inasmuch as he has not expressed his intention to join
the procession. If her Majesty should persevere in the In-
tention ascribed to her, therefore, of brio( present at :be
eoronatiou of his Majesty, and that no especial provision is
made for her accommodation, she will have to avail herself
of the privilege of souse other Peer. Her Majesty has bad
several offers of tickets, but we bare not beard that she bits
as yet accepted them.
Is is expected that many of the Peers will go is their
bargei to Westminster on Thursday. This sill be the case
with Lord Melville, first Lord of the Admiralty.
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Saturday the King's Wairrosen appeared in their new
elotbiag, and were inspected, previous to the day of she
C.oronatioa, tithes they era to carry the King's diaper from
the kitchen to the Hull door.

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CORONATION FESTIVITIES.

From all the accounts which have come to our hands, it
appears that the 19th of July will be signalised as a general
holiday throughout the empire. Every when preparetioes
are making for various public demonstrations of loyalty and
attachment. It will be a day of saiversal festivity; masters
intend to treat their servants, and manufact their work-
men; and it is nuderstood that all the shops will be closed.
At moat places public subscriptious have been entered Into
to defray the expense of dinners and tither acceptable treats
for the poor.
We have already **fitted the preparations making at Bath,
Bristol, Shrewsbury, Exeter, and several other cities and
towus. The followiag accounts are among those not pre-
viously noticed :--
A numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of
Windsor was held its the Guildhall on Saturday, when It was
determined to celebrate the joyful occasion of his Mejesty's
Coronation in a way that should he horsoarable to the
town, sod productive of gladness to all chums of the com-
munity. A Committee was appointed to carry the neces-
sary preparations into effect, sad amongst other modes
of celebration, it was determined that an ox should be
roasted whole, and that bread and 1,500 commotion cakes
should be also distributed. Mr. Banister and Mr. Adams
presented Carlo • fat sheep to the festivities, as did the
maids and bachelors of Windsor. Mums. Ramsbottons
and 1.. ell also presented eight, and Messrs. Jennings four
bare els of beer. Messrs. Cooper also ofered coals fur roast-
ing the ox sod sheep, and Mr.. E. Brown the ire-wouil.
Mr. Perryman offered Ike use of the Bachelor's Acre. as
tenant of the pasture. It was rettommeoded that a ball
should take place at the Town-hall, and that there should
be • general illunaiustion. A meat liberal subllgintiou was
immediately entered into, which amounted to nearly ltAa
before the meeting broke up.
The Corporation of York held a meeting ma Monday, her
the purpose of taking into consideration the manner in which
the day of the King's coronation should be honoured in that
city. It was resolved that all the members of the corporate
body should assemble at the Guildhall at elegies o'clock in
the morning of the 19th instant, for the purpose of joiaiug
is a public procession—that every accommodation should
be Oren to the military and other public budies or persons
who might choose to join in the said prucessius—that a pro-
per bead of music should be provided for the oecaaiou—and
that the procession should go through all the bars of the
city, commencing with Boothia, and ending with Mickle.
gate-bar. In addition to the shove, it was also resolved,
that the members of the Corporation, sail seek other per-
sous as the Lord Meyor seignk proper to invite, should
dine together in the Masaloa-houle ; also that tea pounds'
worth of good ale sheik! be distributed in each ward of the
city amongst the populace, making together forty poised,'

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