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

THE QUEIN.

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The following are copies of Letters from her Ma-
jesty, with the answers thereto :
" Bralideliburgh House, July 15, 1821.
"-tier Majesty communicates to his Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury, that as his Majesty the King has thought fit
to refuse her being crowned al the same thine nith the King,
het the Queen mu•t tru•l that there can he ohj,•rti. ri to her
Majesty's receivisit that right on the foliowing week,
whim Ilk. 4.they still remains in a stale of tiretioration Iltr
the august ceremony, without all) additimi.l ear ace to the
lla ion.
" 'rind ht r jetty does tint wish it from any desire of
partieTaiing in the mere form and tercution) of a COM.
))))) . hut as u jo at right, which bet '.l.lje,ty would not
abandon, it it bout doing it manifest injury, tot only to her-
self, to future Queens Cons to the Britian uati"%nal
to posterity."
ANSWER.

Palace, July 15, 1821.
'‘ The Archbishop of Canterbury bas the honour Ito ac-
knonle.l;te with all humility the receipt of her Majesty's
communication. Her Maksty is undoubtedly aware that the
Arc htti- loop cannot stir a single step is the subject matter of
it without the commands of the King.

LETTER TO THE KING. •
(SCNT TO LORD SIDMOUTH.)
•• July 18, 1821.

" The Queen tequests, thnt his Majesty would be pleased
to give an early answer to the demand which the Queen has
made to the Archbishop of Canterbury to be crowned the
to:lois nig week, not wishing to increase nuy new espenre
" the nations The Queen must trust, after the insult that
her Majesty has received this morning, the King w ill grant
her just rights to he cross tied as next Monday, and (lint his
Majesty will command the Archbishop of Canterbury to
fulfil the Queen's particular desire to confer upon leer that
sacred and auzust ceremony.—The Quern also communi-
cates to his Majesty, that, 'luring the King's absence in Ire-
land, her Msjesty intends visit Edinburgh."
ANSWER.

" July 20, 1821.
" MADAM —I have to acknowledge the receipt of a
letter from your Alajesty, enclosing one addressed to his
Majesty the King, which I have had the honour of laying
before hie Majesty, and I em eonmianded to acqnaint your
Molest.), twat the Pt ivy Council, to rs hunt your Alajesty
Petition was retell ed at your own request, having decid-
ed, after solemn a rgiiitioni, that the Queens' Consort of
shwa Itealm are not entitled, as of I aglo, to be crouned at
my time, the King dues not think ',toper to give any
older fur the Coronation of :your Mrjesty.
" I have the honour to be,
" With the hig!iest respect. Madam,
" Your Majesty's most obedient humble sel vont,
(Sigoed) " SIDMOUTH.'

ANECDOTE OF HIS LATE MAJESTY.--When his
late Majesty was residing at the Palace of' Kew, the
Princess Charlotte, then a little girl, was staying
with the King ; and it was his delight to tuke her
out with him in his morning and evening walks.—
On one Occasion, as she was going out into the
garden from the White-horse at Kew, his Majesty
observed to the pages, who were standing in the
hall, " Make way for this poor child." On this the
young Princess remarked, " I am not a poor child,
g, rand papa—indeed I am not." " Yes, my dear,"
answered the Kino., " you are, and I will tell you
why. You are kept by the whole nation, and that
makes you poor indeed ; and as to the crown, I
assure you, it sits not light on the head of those who
wear it !"—A fine method this of conveying an
instructive moral to her youthful mind; and of
teaching much more forcibly titan a long datctie
discourse could have done, the grace of humility on
the one hand, and the virtue and gratitude on the
other, front Princes to subjects.
THE CORONATION MEDAL —A gold medal, in a
red-morocco case was given to each of the Peers.
"l he silver medals were not very profusely distributed.
They were thrown among the boxes, and here and
there a smart contest took place for tke prize. In
the. Earl Marshal's box two gentlemen were sung-
, gling for several minutes for a medal, which fell
between them, but which, however, neither of th.mt
found. When they resumed their places, a young
lady, who was a quiet spetator of the contest, put
her hand down between the benches, and took tip
the medal, much to her own satisteation and that of
her family. The medals have on the obverse a head
of his 3iajesty in a very high relief, crowned with
laurel. The edge is raised, and encloses the inscril
tion " Georgius IV. D. G. Britanniarum Rex, F.
D." The reverse presents the King sitting in a
chair, holding a baton in his hand : Victory crowns
him in the presence of the three kindoms, which are
represented by three figures, the foremost holding the
trident for Beitannnia, the second Erin, distinguished
by a shamrock in his helmet, and the third Scotland,
known by a thistle in her helmet. The three figures
rest their right hands on an altar, which, in a pan..
nel, his the snake with his toil in his mouth, sig-
nifying eternity ; meaning that the union of the
three was to be eternal. Behind the figure of Vic-
tory are the emblems of peace. agriculture, and com-
merce. Over the figures is the fallowing inscrip-
tion :—" Proprio jam fare, aniino pat,-rno ;• and
beneath them are the words. " Inabgaralus. Die
Jufi .1a no NI.DCCCXXI." The woi I:roan:41;p
of the reverse is excellent. The fignres are exqui-
sitely cut, particularly that of los Majesty. The
head on the obverse does not strike one as well dote,
though it is a gaud likentass.