The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-05 00:00:00

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' The LerdsCnonnissitioossaupoititvel ty the king.
to hear rail determine all clam. relating to the livr.
vices at his Majesty's Royal Cortinetiun. oroeutbled
on Saturday morning. in pursuance of their adjogen.
mew, in the Painted Chamber. There were pro.
.:nt. the Earl of H irrowhy. Lord President of the
Council, iu the Chair; their Royal highnesses
the Dukes of Yoik, Clarence. and Gloucester, his
Royal flightless Pettier Leopold of Saxe Coburg,
tfie Doke of Athol, Lord Arden, Lord Amherst,
Sir William Scott, Sir.. Nichol, Mr. Rragge Ha.
tiniest, and seve►al osilwr Nobirieen and Gentieme,..
The Earl or Errol clothier! to parfuens, by his deputy. she
Woo Noble theMargass of Hastily, She service of walking
at hi. el ,jnity's coronation as High Constable of She King-
doms of Scotland.

Lord Hoagies cloimedsas the lineal representative of the
'beim Duke* of Dooglat, to bear h. fore his Majesty, on
the day of the coronation, the Crows of Scotland.
The &rut 4:f the Noble Lord, in answer lo some ijoiestions
pot to him Loy the Duke of Clarence, explained, that Ibis
service was not performed at the Coronation of King
George I. in consegnence (as we could culkrt) of the attain.
door of Ilse Duke of Douglas at list period; or at the Corona_
inns of King George 11. because at that period the molested
right to She Peerage was not determined.
Witham Henry Whitbread, Esq claimed as proprietor of
• certain mono, to RediOrdsbire, to perform the service of
Hie, Almoner to the King on the day of the Coronation,
soul to receive the fees and emotomenta incident to the service.
Henry Blokes, E.g. the elder, and H. B.ookes, Esq. the
younger, of Citric Cattle, in Dursetshire, claimed to be per.
.molted to osshot the Baotou* of hi. Majesty', Conque Ports in
the perfornimiee of the dotty assigned to them on the el,y of
the Coronation (of hearing the Royal canopies o►er the King
sod the (torero Consort).
A pelotino was presented on behalf of -- Dymoke,
Esq. claiming, a• lineal desceinlant of Philip de Marmyon,
to profane, the office of Champion at the Coronation.
[This claim is in opposition to that which was made at
the former Court,on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Dymoke, neat heir
of the late Lewis Dysooke, Karl. and it was now observed by
the Commissioners, that the right to the idlL*' was appurle-
Sant to the ma,our of &row* baby. IMO that the claim presented
at the former Court was made by the person actually iu pos-
session of the manor]
A petition was presented on liehAlf of the Most Noble
the Manton; of Ormond, claitairg ghat the Noble Marquis
might be permitted to perform the duty or chief butler ou
the day of his Majesty's COMPIIIIOI7.

The Court flaw ordered that strangers should
depict from below the bar, after which it remain-
ed fir upwards of half tin Lour in consultation.
when. upon our returning, it was announced that
the following claiino were agreed to :--
Tlie Doke of Meatrim, as Master of the Horse; the
Lord Mayor of Landes, to serve Ike King, after dinner,
with wine, from a geld cop, and other claims; Lord Gwy-
die. as Hereditary Chamberlain, to have • lodging near the
King daring his earoestims, with hose and shirts; the
Barone of the Cinque Forts to support a canopy of state;
lite Rev. John Dymoke,as Champion of England, by sub-
stitute, he being I Clerk ; William Henry Whitbread,
E.g. fal P. as Lord of the Barony of Bedford, to have cer-
tain wile's; the City of Oxford, for divers dignities;
the Bishop eof Bath and Wells, to assist •t the Coro-
unfit's.; the Dean and Chapter ot Westminster, for ob.
Fatuous and offeriiige, after divine service, on the C.lllMla
Zion day; William Ml:there, Esq. as Lord of the Manor
of Greet Wyssoadeky, Hertfordshire. to serve the King
ith the first cup, of silver gilt, at his coronation dinner;
the Duke of Athol, • reserved claim by the 50th of Geo. 111.
as Lard of the Isle of Man, to present two falcons to the
King; the Karl of Aberetivenoy. as Chief Larderer; and
the Ba ears de Rullosen, to present, by deputy, a gil, spar
to the King.
Among the deferred chime we noticed those of the Duke
of Norfolk, the Earl of litickingharts, the Marquis of Or-
mond, the Barons of Cori, Castle, and Lord Otinglas.
The claim of Mr. Dymoke Wells to the Championship
was shammed, that office being appurtenant to Ilse manor
of Acrivebby, in the pomession of the Rev. Mr. Dymoke.
The Court then arkjourried to Friday, the 16th inst.