The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-10 00:00:00

TEMPLE-BAR-CITY SIDE.

From the earliest hour this was a spot to which
thousands and thousands thronged, from a knowledge
that here the Lord Mayor and City Functionaries
would meet her Majesty, and that from the circum-
stance of her Majesty having to stop at the gate,
a more particular view of her might here be ob-
tained than probably at any other place through-
out the line ; and certainly here the crowd was
crammel to sufloccion, for many were the poor crea-
tures of both sexes who were carried away into some
retired spot in a state of perfect insensibility. We
ourselves saw one poor man who, from the effect
of pressure on his
.chest (though he stood erect
all the time he remained at that particular place),
was removed in a faint, and promptly
attended by two
medical gentlemen, who, for some . time, entertained i
doubts of his recovery. However, he did recover suf-
ficiently to be able to be taken home.
Every window was filled, and the top of every house
covered with human beings. The centre gate was shut
at an early hour, and through one of the side-gates
passengers were allowed egress into the city, and through
the other from the City into the Strand, until a little

after one o'clock, when the thoroughfare in either direc-
tion was put an end to.
At this period the First Life Guards, and the
Blues passed through the Bar into the City, and
lined the streets two and two on eaeh side from the
Bar to Guildhall. The 2d Life Guards then took up
the line from Temple-bar to Charing-cross.
Within the Bar, the soldiers, the City police, and
innumerable special constables kept the streets entirely
clear of all foot passengers. The passengers were
pressed back on the pavements, and not allowed to
stand in front of them.
Almost immediately afterwards the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Sheriffs, came to the gate from the
City, in their carriages, accompanied by their La-
dies. At the gate they got out of their carriages,
and went into Child's Banking-house, which is
the House next to the Gate. Their car-
riages then drove through the Gate, turned
round and returned to the city with the ladies in them.
A detachment of artillery next came through the Bar
and passed down into the Temple. Those horses
were intended for the Mayor, Aldermen, &c., on which
to ride into the city.

After the City functionaries had all assembled, and
remained some time in Child's (except the Lord Mayor)
they left that house, went down into the Temple, and
mounted the horses that had been provided for them.
They then came on horseback (many of them comi-
cal enough in their appearance), to the Bar, each
horses' head attended by the artilleryman walking who
rode it from Woolwich. The Aldermen were in their robes
and carried wands in their hands. They then lined
the street on either side close to the Bar, there to
await the arrival of the Queen. The centre gates
were then opened to admit the Royal Procession
which arrived at ten minutes before three in the
order already described.
The Guard of Honour which attended her Majesty
consisted of 40 from each of the regiments before
mentioned, and was commanded by Colonel Bouverie.
The Royal Procession having passed along until
her Majesty's carriage came to the Bar, her car-
riage was then stopped. The Lord Mayor ap-
proached the side of the carriage, accompa-
nied by his Sword-bearer, and after addressing her
in a low tone of voice, which, though we were close to
him, we could not hear, he presented her with the
sword, which her Majesty was graciously pleased to
return with a smile and a most courteous bow. The
Lord Mayor then mounted his steed, preceded the
Queen, and her Majesty drove off, attended
not only by her Guard of Honour, but by the City
functionaries on either side, and preceded as we have
said by the Lord Mayor.
Her Majesty looked extremely well, was conti-
nually bowing and smiling to her loyal and lov-
ing subjects, and seemed highly interested in observing
all the decorations and devices upon the houses, with
the preparations that were busily going on for the illu-
minations. After the Royal Party and suite had
passed alone, the centre gates were immediately closed,
and the pressure of the crowd at this particular spot
instantaneously lessened.
We regret to say that just at the time at which the
Queen arrived at the Bar it began to rain, though
slightly, and continued raining for about an hour.
We are likewise sorry to have to state that a ladder
raised opposite Gosling's banking-house broke just
before the Queen passed, and that a man who was
on it assisting in decorating the house fell from it
upon the heads of till mass below, who were not a
little astonished at the visitation. He was . consider-
ably hurt, as were also those on whose heads he fell,
though we are happy to state that no lives were lost.

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'FLEET-STREET.
Before eight o'clock this part of the line of march
exhibited a most crowded appearance ; and by ten
o'clock the multitude had increased to such a degree,
that it was difficult to gain a passage through ; and it
seemed impossible to clear the carriage-way, in
order to lay down the gravel preparatory to the
arrival of the procession. By this time every scat,
nay, every spot that afforded the most distant view of
,the spectacle—even to the tops of the houses —were
occupied. St. Dunstan's Church was covered with
spectators, from the platform erected in the Church-
yard to the belfry itself. Between twelve and
one a detachment of the Life Guards arrived,
and with the assistance of the police and a
large number of special constables succeeded in clear-
' :I- F the centre of the street ; the gravel was then laid
eown ;the Life. Guards took up their position in couples,
r bout 50 feet apart, on either side of the way, their backs
to the footpath; the intervals between them were filled up
by policemen and special constables about two feet apart,
and thus a clear avenue was preserved for the passage
of the procession. Shortly before, the Lord Mayor,
Sheriffs, and Aldermen passed through the street on
their way to meet the Royal procession, and waited,
in their carriages, between St. Dunstan's Church and
Temple-bar, when they joined it in the manner above
described. There was some little merriment excited
by the awkwardness of the worthy Common Conned-
men in managing their steeds ; but no accident took
place. The Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, and the Duke of Sussex, were re-
ceived with loud cheering. But it is impossible to
describe the enthusiasm which was manifested on the
arrival of her Majesty in her magnificent state car-
riage ; hats and handkerchiefs were waved ; every voice
was raised in expressions of loyalty and attachment,
and a shout, '' loud as from numbers w:thout num-
ber," burst from the vast multitude, drowning even the
loud and joyful peals which issued from the bells of St.
Dunstan's and St. Bride's. The moment the Royal
cortege bad passed, the crowd attempted to break the
line and follow in its rear ; much scuffling and knock-
ing of heads was the result ; the exertions of the,
police, though they moderated the rush which other-
wise might have been attended with serious conse-
quences, could not prevent great numberS of the
mob from clinging to the carriages of the Judges
and Noble Personages. As the Royal carriage
passed Mr. Nason's, the chemist, corner of Shoe-
lane, six gentlemen in. the balcony emptied pint
bottles of wine into capacious glasses and drank her
Majesty's health—this was noticed- by her Majesty in
the most gracious manner.
LUDGATE HILL AND ST. PAUL'S.
At a very early hour the streets in this district were
much crowded with people, anxious to see the proces-
sion. About the gate of St. Paul's, from which the
speech was to be delivered by the Elder Grecian of the
Blue-coat School, the crowd was immense ; and with-
out the aid of the Horse Guards, the constables could
not possibly have preserved a carriage way. About
twelve o'clock a party of the Blues arrived and took
their station in line along the street ; and it was de-
lightful to sae, at a distance, the beautiful manner in
which they pressed the crowd back with the horses.
Apparently they must tread upon and hurt many, but
so well were they trained that not one even got his
toes crushed. One thousand constables were sworn in
the morning for the city, and in this district they per-
formed their arduous duty very well, and with good tern-
per. About half-past twelve the company began to drive
in to take their places in the Guildhall, amongst whom
we noticed Fox Maule, Esq., R. Stewart, Esq.,
Herries, Esq., and the Hon. Mr. Goulburn. About
a quarter-past one o'clock a number of men came along
the streets and threw out the gravel, which lay in heaps
along the road, which was an intimation of.the ap-
proach of the procession. At this time the Civic pro-
cession passed on their way to Temple Bar, to receive
her Majesty. The new Lord Mayor was much
cheered. The crowd was so immense, and so densely
_ packed, that a great many, both men and women,
fainted, and were obliged to be assisted out by the
constables. The Companies had bands in their various
. compartments, which played occasionally for the
amusement of the multitude. At a quarter to three the
, procession reached St. Paul's—it was opened by
four City policemen on horseback. They were fol-
lowed by the Under-Sheriffs in their state carriages ;
then the Royal carriages, which were severally re-
ceived with a flourish of trumpets from the stand of
the Blue Coat School. The Dukes of Cambridge and
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by some of the masters, went out to the road and
delivered the speech.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

This institution, possessing, according to an ancient
custom, the privilege of addressing the Sovereign cia
the occasion of his coming into the City, to honour the
Corporation of London by partaking of their hospi-
tality, claimed the enjoyment of that privilege on the
present occasion. The claim being allowed, an appli-
cation was made to the Dean and Chapter of St.
Paul's, for the allotment of a portion of the Cathedral
Church-yard for the erection of a booth for the ac-
commodation of the establishment ; and that portion o
the yard which fronts Ludgate-hill (the very best spot
that could have been selected for the purpose, and the
best in the whole city for viewing the procession), was
allotted to the Hospital. A very extensive booth was
erected by Mr. Shaw, the Architect and Surveyor of
the Hospital, in which the Treasurer, the Committee,
the Masters and Officers of the Institution, and the
children, to the number of seven hundred and thirty
(the other four hundred, who, together with seventy
girls, form the full complement of the Institution, being
in the establishment at Hertford, and it not being
practicable to bring them to town), were admirably
placed, so as to form a very imposing, as well as in-
teresting spectacle, calculated to give her Majesty a
satisfactory idea of this great metropolitan school,
which, standing as it does alone as to its nature and
objects in this country and in the world at large, re-
flects honour on the Throne from which it emanated,
and on the City which has cherished and enlarged it.
The President of the establishment (Mr. Alderman
Thompson) was not in the booth, as he was required
to be in official attendance on her Majesty; but
on his passing the Institution in the procession, he
was acknowledged by the plaudits of the whole es-
tablishment, in a manner worthy of the uniform ur-
banity and kindness, as well as attention and liberality,
with which he has discharged the high office of Pre-
sident of the Hospital, and which have greatly endeared
him to every perso❑ connected with it.
On the arrival of her Majesty's carriage at the top
of Ludgate-hill the Senior Scholar, Frederick Giffard
Nash, accompanied by the Treasurer, Richard Ho-
them Pigeon, Esq., and the Head Master, the Rev.
Edward Rice, Esq., advanced to the door of the
carriage on a platform erected for the purpose, and
delivered the following address :

" MOST AUGUST AND GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,

" We the children of the royal, ancient, and religious
foundation of Christ's Hospital, gratefully avail our-
selves of the opportunity t. fforded by your Majesty's
gracious visit to the metropolis of your dominions, to
implore your Majesty's condescending notice, and to
offer our humble but sincere congratulations on your
Majesty's happy accession to the throne of your
ancestors.

" Educated and supported within the walls of an in-
stitution founded by King Edward the Sixth, himself
a you/yid Sovereign, to be at once a means of im-
parting sound learning and useful knowledge to the
young, and also of disseminating from generation to
generation the true light of the Protestant faith, and
afterwards increased by King Charles the Second, who
added to the establishment its mathematical and naval
branch, whilst private liberality, stimulated by those
illustrious examples, has from time to time munifi-
cently enlarged its resources—we feel ourselves bound
by a deep sense of the inestimable benefits we are re-
ceiving, to look at all times to the throne of these
realms, with peculiar veneration and affection.
In your Majesty's sacred person we recognize also
the representative of a line of Monarchs who have
successively honoured our Institution with their Royal
notice and favour; amongst whom, in particular, we
retain a deep impression of the distinguished kindness
shown by your Majesty's immediate predecessor to
the delegated body of our Schoolfellows on their
annual presentation at his Court ; and we trust that a
grateful
remembrance of that kindness, as well as of
the many benefits which our country received from his
paternal sway, will ever dwell upon our mind.
" Having been already honoured with the benignant
notice of your Majesty in the extension of our receLt
vacation, for which we tender to your Majesty our
humble acknowledgments, we venture to hail this
mark of your gracious consideration, as holding out to
us a hope that the Royal foundation of Christ's Hos-
pital will continue to receive from your Majesty the
same protection and favour which it has ever received
from the Throne ; and we humbly pray that it may
please the Almighty Disposer of events to pour down
upon your Majesty, in the abundance of his mercy,
blessings spiritual and temporal, and that your Majesty
may reign long and prosperously, surrounded and
supported by the affections of a free and happy people."
Having delivered the address, he presented a copy
of it, beautifully written on vellum, to her Majesty ;
after which the whole of the children sang " God
save the Queen," accompanied by trumpets, led by
Mr. Harper. In the evening the booth was illumi-
nated by a very splendid device, characteristic of the
Hospital—viz , on the top a Crown, on the right
hand the words '' Edward our Founder," and on the
left the words " Victoria our Friend," each sur-
rounded by a wreath of laurel ; beneath the Crown the
words " Christ's Hospital." The whole of the ar-
rangements were con;lucted under the practical su-
perintendence of the Treasurer (It. Hotham Pigeon,
Esq.), who is the Resident Governor of the Hospital,
and who devotes to the Institution a portion of his
time and attention perfectly unexampled in the history
of official appointments, to which no compensation is
attached but the consciousness of doing good, and the
honourable estimation of society.
Her Majesty then bowed, and the carriage went on
amidst loud cheers. The moment the speech was
over, 800 of the Bluecoat-school Boys struck up the
National Anthem, in which many of the multitude
joined.
In the procession which followed Lord Melbourne
was recognized, and was much cheered.
The line between Temple-bar and the Mansion
House presented the most enlivening and bustling ap-
pearance from the dawn of day, and at a very early
hour the crowd became immense. Every person oc-
cupying a shop in the line seemed to vie with each
other in his demonstration of loyalty and splendour
both externally and internally. By seven o'clock
crowds of fashionably-dressed ladies were seated in
the windows, and very rapidly the density of those
crowds increased. The anxiety also of the shop-
keepers to make their visitors happy and comfortable
it is impossible too much to appreciate, or too highly to
extol. Amongst many others we could not pass un-
noticed Mr. D. T. Clarke's wholesale and retail lace-
warehouse, No. 2, Ludgate-street, which presented
an extremely elegant appearance. Over the front of
his house there was an immense Crown, brilliantly il-
luminated with three hundred gas lamps. It was one
of the largest Crowns in the line, and Mr. Clarke was
offered 201. for it beyond the sum he paid. He had also
suspended from his house two large Union Jacks, which
be obtained from an Admiral's ship. The house is
the largest single house in Ludgate-street, or Ludgate-
hill, extending all over Pilgrim-street, and consisting of
four floors above the shops, with fire windows on each
floor, all of which were literally crammed with Mr.
Clarke's friends and customers, principally consisting
of ladies of the greatest respectability, and amounting
in number to four hundred, amongst whom we observed
Major Orme and his family ; Joseph Bonser, Esq., of
Poleson, in Surrey, amid his family ; Charles Clarke,
Esq., of Woodland-place, and his family, sze. Every
room in Mr. Clarke's old established and extensive
house was (including all the bed-rooms) heated and
made comfortable long before the arrival of his vi-
sitors. He provided a handsome breakfast for them :
tables were covered during the whole of the day with
cold meats, game and poultry of every descrip-
tion—wines and spirits of every sort of the finest
quality ; tea and coffee was served up in the
evening ; an abundant supper was supplied to all who
could partake of it, and if true loyalty is to be in-
ferred from a slavish exertion on the part of Mr.
Clarke and his principal assistants, to make his friends
by whom he was surrounded happy, well may it be
said that_ Her Majesty's accession to the throne is
hailed with enthusiasm by the devoted citizens.
Mr. Clarke's hospitality and exertions of course is
only one instance of .thousands in the city. a nel
Co., of Ludgate-hill, and St. Paul's Church-yard,'Ell
whose premises are likewise immense, had their windows

full principally of ladies, superbly dressed. They
have an immense establishment, and many hundreds
of young persons are employed by them. Their house
was handsomely illuminated. Besides those in their
employ, they had six hundred visitors, all of whom
were entertained in the handsomest possible manner.
They had a military band in attendance, and the visitors
were entertained in the evening with a ball, which was
kept up with great spirit and the utmost mirth. The
happiness of the conductors of that house, like that
of those of their neighbours, seemed to consist only
in contributing to the comfort, happiness, and accom-
modation of their guests.