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London, England, 1838-06-23 00:00:00

THE CORONATION

COUNCIL-OFFICE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 22.
These are to give notice, that printed copies of the Form and
Order of the Divine Service to be used at her Majesty's Corona-
tion, have been sent to this Office ; and that one copy thereof will
be delivered to each Peer, Privy Councillor, and Member of Par-
liament, who has duly signified to his Grace the Duke of Norfolk,
Earl Marshal of England, his intention to be present at the solem-
nity, on written application being made at this Office, in the course
of to-morrow, Monday, and Tuesday next, between the hours of
twelve and five o'clock.

C. C. GREVILLE

EARL MARSHAL'S ORDERS.
All persons having tickets of admission to the Choir of West-
minster Abbey on the day of the Coronation, not being Peers, are
to appear in the full. Court Dress, Uniform, or Regimentals,
usually worn at her Majesty's Drawing Rooms. The Knights of
the respective Orders are to wear their Collars.
The Ladies, who have Peers' tickets for admission into the tran-
septs of Westminster Abbey on the day of the Coronation, will ap-
pear in Court Dresses, without feathers, lappets, or trains; the
Gentlemen in Uniform or Full Dress.

Those Ladies holding Tickets for the Galleries over the Choir, or
other seats not within the Choir, may appear in Evening Dress,
without feathers ; and Gentlemen may appear either in Court
Dress, Uniform, or Evening Dress ; but no person present at the
solemnity is to appear in mourning.
No person will be permitted to pass into Westminster Abbey on
the day of the Coronation, except on production of a ticket issued
by me and under my seal; or to walk in the procession, unless his
name or office be mentioned in the ceremonial.

The Gentlemen-at-Arms, who will guard her Majesty, are to
remain at the foot of the steps ascending to the theatre, and are
especially ordered not to advance any farther. The officers of the
Yeoman of the Guard and the Exons are to stand within and near
to the choir door, and the Yeoman of the Guard in the nave on the
outside of the entrance to the choir.

The instructions framed by her Majesty's Secretary of State for
securing the commodious access and return of carriages to and
from the Abbey must, to prevent confusion, be followed in every
particular.
NORFOLK, Earl Marshall.

We observe that our friends north of the Tweed arc all on
the qui vive on this interesting occasion, and that in every town
and village, the 28th is to be kept as a day of rejoicing. We
are much gratified to Icarn that in the beautiful little town of Kirk-
cudbright, which, by the bye, is the nearest Scottish port, via Li-
verpool, from London, the incorporated trades are to celebrate the
event in a very peculiar, and, what we at the same time consider, a
most appropriate manner. We have seen the subjoined corre-
spondence, which will explain to our readers the intention of the
Kirkcudbrians on this joyous occasion.
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Kirkcudbright, June 6, 1838.
My Lord—As Secretary to the six Incorporated Trades of this
Burgh, I take the liberty of acquainting your Lordship that the
Trades have resolved to shoot for the " Siller-gun" on the 28th
inst., in honour of her Majesty's coronation. The " Siller-gun"
was presented to the town of Kirkcudbright by King James the
Sixth of Scotland, and First of England, for the purpose, as it is
believed, of being occasionally shot for, in order to accustom the
lieges to the use of fire-arms. This Royal gift has been only con-
tended for twice within the memory of the oldest inhabitant of this
place, viz., upon the day on which the late King George the
Fourth attained his majority, and upon the day on which the pre-
sent Earl of Selkirk, who is Lord of the Manor here, also attained
his majority.
Being a royal gift from one of her Majesty's royal ancestors, the
Incorporated Trades of this town conceive that a more appropriate
occasion could not occur for again contending for this royal prize
than the day of ker Majesty's Coronation ; and they trust that this
manner of evincing their loyalty and attachment to their Sovereign
will meet with her Majesty's most gracious approbation.
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
DAVID NIVEN.
To the Most Noble the Marquis of Conyngham,
Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, London.
St. James's Palace, June 12, 1833.
Sir Henry Wheatley begs to acknowledge the receipt of Mr.
Niven's letter of the 6th instant, addressed to the Marquis of
Conyngham, and in reply is honoured with the Queen's commands
to signify that her Majesty cannot but approve of the loyalty and
attachment to be evinced by the inhabitants of the Borough of
Kirkcudbright, on the occasion of her Majesty's Coronation.
To David Niven, Esq., Secretary, &c. &c. &c.
to the Incorporated Trades, Kirkcudbright.