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

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 sneakingly covered from
general observation by a filthy handkerchief held
over his mouth. The cowardly act of servility was,
however datected, and the loud demand of the mul-
titude below, happily aided by the general and de-
cisive approbation of the 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 Charing-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 we saw numbers
moving towards the Parks.

WESTMINSTER 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
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 exe-
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 superbly gilt
upon a ground of rich crimson velvet, and placed
under a canopy 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 as 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
Family 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 for 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 east side was devoted to
persons having 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..
priatcd to the Peeresses alone, for about one third of
its length, and the remainder to Peers' tickets. The
upper tier was sub-divided into sections, and, like
that of the eastern side, was allotted to difE.Tent
official personages, principally for the ticket of the
Lord Great Chamberlain and Lord Chamberlain
At each side of the hall a long dinner table was
placed, with marked scuts for the peers : these were
separated by a railing front the area which was ap-
propriated for the ceremonies, and the floor in the
centre was covered with superfine blue cloth, laid
upon neatly manufactitred matting ; the galleries
were accessible through small winding staircases at
each side of the hall. From the cantalivers orna-
mented with angels bearing shields, which support
the antique roof, gilt chandeliers were suspended,
to shed a light upon the dining tables ; they were
formed of circular wreaths of cut-glass, and too
plain fin. the florid Gothic architecture which they
ilhuninated..

The.A; ecru the chief arrangements for the com-
pany assembled on this grand occasion; and it is
due to the acting Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord
Gwydvr, and his deputy Air. Fellowes. who were
on duty in the Hall the whole of the preceding
night, to state, that their arrangements were it-
mirabi j adapted to ensure admis•:ion to the respcc-