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his countenance ought to be a tar, but whose long-
sunned coat eloquently prayed for promotion, at-
tempted to. utter some hisses. But this unmanly
and most unnaval effort was sneakiagly colered,from
general observation by a filthy handkerchief held
over his mouth. The cowardly net of servility was,
however datected, and the loud demand of the mul-
titude below, happily aided by the general and de-
cisive approbation of die respectable spectators in
the booths, obliged this solitary hisser to desist.
The particulars of her Majesty's demands for ad-
mission, of the refusal she received, and of her return
home, will be found in a subsequent column.
About nine o'clock we remarked but a few idle
loungers at Cliaring-cross and along Parliament-
street. In Piccadilly the shops were open and bu-
siness carried on much in the usual way. The chief
interest of the coronation seemed to have left it with
the Queen. In every direction wc saw numbers
moving towards the l'arks.
W 511 N STER HALL.
Two tiers of spacious galleries were erected
against the eastern and western walls of the hall ;
over the principal entrance from Palace-yard, an 11
orchestra was constructed, in a style of architecture
corresponding in design with the noble Gothic roof
of the building ; but as well as the designs deco-
rating the front of the galleries very inferior in e:se-
cution to the grandeur of the original model. The
throne was placed at the southern extremity of the
building, immediately under the fine window at that
side, and erected upon a spacious platform, which
extended over the site lately occupied, by the Courts
of King's Bench and Chancery : it was tuperbly gilt
upon a ground of rich crimson velvet, and placed
under a c.snopy decorated in a similar style of
gorgeous richness, and displaying the royal arms
emblazoned in gold ; before the throne stood a
square table, covered with cloth of blue and gold.
The platform was ascended by three flights of steps,
each extending across the Hall. The first and second
from the area were covered with crimson cloth, and
the upper flight immediately leading to the table at
the foot of the throne was, as well ms the floor
itself; covered with a rich carpet. On the right of
the throne, at the east side of the Hall, the box
was constructed for the female branches of the Royal
Fatally admitted to the ceremony ; at the opposite
side, and also on the royal platform, was the box
appropriated to Foreign Ambassadors and. their
ladies: over the former were the boxes sub-
divided between the Earl Marshal, the Lord High
Steward, and the Lord High Constable, and above
the first mentioned, boxes were fitted up fir the
suits of the Foreign Embassies. These boxes, the
lower ones in particular, were splendidly ornamented
with crimson cloth richly embroidered with gold.
The lower gallery on the cast side was devoted to
persons havieg the Lord Great Chamberlain's and
Peers tickets; the upper, at the same side, was
divided into sections marked by the windows, for
the Lord High Steward of Scotland, the Lord
Steward, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the
Surveyor and Auditors General, the Board of Green
Cloth, the Board of Works, and other public depart-
ments. The lower tier at the west side was appro-
priated to the Peeresses alone, for about one third of
its length, and the remainder to Peers' tickets. The
upper tier was sub•divided into sevtions, and, like
that of the eastern side, was allotted to diligent
official personages, principally for the ticket of the
Lord Great Chamberlain and Lord Chamberlain.
A t each side of the hall a long dinner table was
placed, with marked seats for the peers: these were
separated by a railing from the area which was up•
propriatcd for the ceremonies, and the floor i❑ the
centre was covered with superfine 'ulue cloth, laid
upon neatly manufactured matting ; the galleries
were accessible through small winding stair-eases at
each side of the hall. From the cantalivers orna-
_niented with angels bearing shields, which support
the antique root; gilt chandeliers were suspended,
to shed a light upon the dining tables ; they were
formed of circular wreaths of cut-glass, and too
plain for the florid Gothic architecture w:ii:lt they
illuminated.

These were the chief arrangements for the com-
pany assembled on this grand occasion; and it is
due to the acting Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord
Gwydyr, and his deputy Air. FeHowes. woo were
on duty in the Hall the whole of the preceding
night, to state, that their arrangements were ad-
mirably adapted to ensure admission to the respcc•

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tive places appropriated for spectators, and to afford
the utmost accommodation to every person whose,
duty it was to attend the Hall throughout the day.
Lord Gwydyr and his deputy were both personally
superintending the arrangements, and most active
in facilitating the necessary accommodation fur the
visitors, many of them of the highest rank, who
arrived at the Hall at diiy-break. At that hour
the arrival of different official attendants, in dresses,
all of them brilliant, but some of them fantastical,
began to develope some of the chivalrous pomp
attending the coronation ceremony. The first
set of official personages who entered in form were
the Barons of the Cinque Ports, with their canopy.
They were attired in richly embroidered dresses,
and attended by eight gentlemen in full dress, who
practised as bearers, the duty of supporting the
canopy along the area of the Hall; it was of straw
colour silk, richly embroidered with gold, the
frame studded with silver ornaments, and the
supporting rods of silver, richly embossed ; it had
a light and elegant appearance. At six o'clock,
their Royal Highnesses the Duchesses of Glo-
cester, Kent, and Clarence, and the Princess Feo-
dere, daughter to the Duchess of Kent, entered
their box, with a large retinue of ladies. About
the same time the Prince and Princess Esterhazy
and a number of foreigners of distinction, entered
their box at the opposite side. The foreign am- ".
basieidors and their suite were chiefly in military
costume, and decorated with orders. At 20 minutes
before seven o'clock the Yeomen of the Guard
entered in due form, and at that time the arrivals of
peers and peeresses at Palace-yard became so rapid
that the gates were constantly thrown open; they,
were however rather rudely closed while a number
of privileged persons seemed to be in the act of
producing their tickets entitling them to ingress,
when shouts from the people assembled in Palace-
yard announced the arrival of her Majesty the
Queen to claim her right of being present at the
coronation. There was a considerable bustle within
the Hall when this intelligence was communicated.
Mr. Fullowes, immediately followed by Load
Gwydyr, repaired to the gate, and some anxiety was
manifested within the hail, while the Queen was
known to be within the verge of the palace, and
while her Majesty was engaged in the act of assert-
ing her right to be present at the ceremony of the
coronation. About seven o'clock, her approach was
announced by loud acclamations without the barrier,
and a kind of confusion and anxious agitation within.
The burst of applause when her carriage appeared
completely overpowered the ill-directed and irreso-
lute efforts of a portion of the spectators whose in-
terests and connexions prejudiced them against her
person. Her carriage drawn by six horses, passed
the barrier without interruption, and proceeded by
the King's Arms tavern to tie trly opposite the door
of Westminstershall. Her Majesty there stopped
for a few moments, apparently uncertain what course
to take, as she had hitherto met with no obstruction,
and yet had received nothing like an incitation to
approach. At this moment the teJings of the spec-
taturs were wound up to a pitch of the most painful
anxiety. The persons who immediate !y surrounded
her carriage knew no bounds in expressing their
enthusiastic attachment, while many of those in the
galleries, apprehensive of the consequence of the ex-
periment which she was mating, could not restrain
their fears ana alarms. In the meant thne great
confusion seemed to prevail among the officers and
soldiers on and near the platform; the former giving
orders and retracting them, and the latter running
to their arms, uncertain whether they should salute
her by presenting titan or not. Astonishment,
hurry, and doubt, seemed to agitate the whole mill.
titude assembled either to witness or compo,e the
ensuin,, pageant. ‘Ve never remember to have
observed more unequivocal symptoms of pain or
horror than were manifested by pea lc of the most
opposite sentiments, when they saw their Queea
treated like an alien or outcast, by the servants, and
at the festive hall of her husband. Every heart
thrilled with pity or indignation. These fee::tiga
were increased as she alighted front her carriage amid
proceeded on foot leant g on the arm of Lord
flood, and accompanied by her lititliful companions
of affliction, Lady Hood and Lady Anne Hamilton,
to demand admission. The approach of the Queen
towards the hail-door produced a aousiderable
tion within : there was all in.niediate rush to the
door, which was closed amidst much confusion.