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

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The officer on guard (we believe Colonel M‘Kinnon)
was immediately summoned to the spot, and asked
her Majesty for her tick,:t. She replied that she
had tame, and as Queen of England needed none :
he proti!ss.d his sorrow, but said he must obey
orders, and that his orders were to see that no
person whatever should be admitted without a
ticket. Her Majesty then retired. They went to
the door of the Duchy of Lancaster behind the
Champion's stable, and had the door shut in their
races. They then turned round, and leaving the
royal carriage behind, proceeded to demand admis-
sion at another entrance. The same intense sensa-
tion of interest and the same applause mixed with
partial disapprobation continued to follow her.
When she arrived nearly at the other extremity
of the platform—that which was opposite to the
central pavillion—her further progress was arrested
by a file of about a dozen soldiers, who were sud-
denly ordered to form across the platform. Her
Majesty then quitted it, and went straight on to the
House of Lints on foot.

" Lord Iloud having desired admission for her
Majesty,
" The :lit:at-keepers drew across the entrance, and
riques:ed to sec the tickets.
Lord hood.-1 rresent you your Queen ; surety it is nut
nreesialy for her to have a tiettct.
Duor Keeper.—Our orders are to admit no person without a
Peer's tiettet._ . . . . . .

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Lor Hood.—This is your Queen : she is entitkd to admission
with, . t such a lour. . . _

Tuc Queen, striding, but still in some agitation—Yes, I am
yo.ir Queen, will you admit me?
Door Ke2per.—My orders are specific, and I feel myself bound
to ohey the.u.
The Queon smiled.
Lord tiooti.—l have a ticket.

Door Keeper.—Then, my Lord, we will let you pass upon
producing it.
Lord Hood now drew from his pocket a Peer's ticket tar one
person ; the original nutne in whose favour tt was drawn was
erased, and the name of Wellington substituted.
Door Keeper.—This will let one person pass, but no more.

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al Lord Hood.—Wi-1 your Majesty go in one?
Her Muje.ay at first assented, but did not pers:vere.
Lord Hood —Am I to understand, that you refuse her Ma-
je.fy admission ?
Ddor Keeper.—We only act in conformity with our orders.
I I er Majesty again smiled.
Lund Hood.—Then you refuse the qieen admission ?
A door keeper of a superior order thin came forward, and was
asked by LORI Hood whether any preparations heal been made
for her Majesty ? He answered respectfully in the uegative.
Lord Hood —Will your Majesty enter the Abbey without
your Ladies.
Her Majesty dce:ind.
Lord Hood then said, that her Majesty had better retire to
her carriage. It was clear no provisions had been made for her
aecommodatiou.

Her Majesty msented.
Some persons within the porch of the Abbey laughed, and
uttered some exprestious of disrespect.
Lord Hood.—We expected to have met at least with the con-
duct of gentlemen. Such conduct is neither w.mly nor man.
naly.
Her Majesty then retired, laming on Lord Hood's arm, and
followed by Lady Hood and Lady Hamilton.
She was preetial by constable* back to the platform, over
which she returned, entered her carriage, and was driven off
amidst reiterated shouts of applause.
At half past seven o'clock, a number of gentle-
men, dressed in a mulberry-brown frOck coats with
white lace ruffs and white sashes, entered ; they
were the attendants upon the acting Earl Marshal,
and bore gold wands with the emblazoned arms of
the Duke of Norfolk, the hereditary Earl Marshal.
The Gentlemen Pensioners entered at the same time,
and the Heralds laid their maces of office, and the
swords of state, at the top of the peers' dining
table, on the western sideof the hall. The different
attendants were then called to their respective
places, the military, heralds, and other personages,
who had throughout the morning moved backwards
and finwards in detached bodies, began to separate
and assume more regular order, and every appear-
ance denoted the near approach of the solemn cere-
monies of the day. fkliire eight o'clock most of
the persons who had to walk in the procession as-
sembled in the appointed places.
Soon after eight o'clock Mr. Fellowes led into
the Hall Miss Fellowes, who afterwards preceded
the procession on the royal platform as his Ma-
jesty's berbwoman ; site was attended (as her
maids) by Miss Garth, Miss Collier, Mis Rams-
bottom, Miss Hill, Miss Daniel, and Miss Walker.
The ladies were very elegantly dressed in white
muslin with flowered ornaments. Shortly after
three, large ornamented baskets filled with flowers
were brought in and placed near the ladies, who
were, until the procession moved, accommodated
with chairs at the extremity of the Hall. At a
quarter past eight o'clock the doors were closed;
tat canopy-bearers were arranged at the foot of
the royal platform, and the Heralds commenced
their arrangements for marshalling the procession
in the ball. The Kii.g•s Sergeants, Lens, Vaug-
han, Onslow, Pell, entered in their scarlet robes :
the Knights of the Bath, and the Knights Coin.
'minders of the Bah, followed, in the collars and
11..litts of their ender, sere divided by Heralds,
and tiled off at each side of the hall behind the
veer,' tables. The Juil;us now entered, and were
d t‘ithout the Petra' tables. Privy Coon-
cl lois were next arratigtd : among them were the
Ilon. George Canning, Mr. B. Bathurst,
Si, C. Long, the Chancellor of the Exchequer in
his lobes of other, Stour.:cs Bourne, Mr. C.