The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-25 00:00:00

THE LINE OF PROCESSION.

As the day for the coronation of our youthful and beloved Queen
approaches, the preparations to give it eclat arc actively on the increase.
liench,s are fitted up at the grand entrance to the Palace, at the top
of Constitution.hill, both facing the triumphal arch and looking down
towards Buckingham Palace, and along the low wall at the east side of
the residence of the ranger of the Green-park a platform has been
erected in a substantial manner, so that persons who may view the
Procession from it will have the wall breast-high for their protection.
No demonstration of any description appeared yesterday in the fronts
of the houses of the nobility and genlxy between Apsley-house and
Berkeley-street, but several galleries were in progress at
Hatchett's lintel and the Gloucester Coffne-house, situated im-
mediately beyond them towards the east. Barriers of a most
formidable description have been erected at the centre of Pico-
ar Sr. James's.street, and also at every entrance north of the line
of the procession from Albemarle street to Hamilton.place, including
Dnver-street, Clarges-street, HaLmoon-street, Whitehorse.street, Down_
street, and Park-lane. There is also one running across from the
triumphal arch to St George's Hospital, and a further one at the Hyde-
park entrance to Grosvenor-place. All the leading avenues are left
quite open, both from the west and the south, as they are to be the
chief modes of entrance to the ground pointed out fur the formation of
the procession.

Besides the preparations alre,dy noticed as having taken place In
Hyde park, the pyrotechnic gallery has been erected upon an extensive
scale, and the painters are busily engaged in giving it its livery of green.
It would be impossible to describe the effect produced in the " drives."
Yesterday, at hall-p.^st five o'clock, so many splendid equipages we never
remember to have seen before, and we have a distinct recollection of the
presence of the Foreign Monarchs amongst us after the first defeat of
Napoleon by the allies.

HYDE PARK FAIR.
A very inadequate idea is entertained of the extent to which this
portion of the coronation amusements is to be carried, or of the mea-
sures adopted to ensure order and decorum. With a view to the latter,
the whole afl:tir has been put under the management. of Mr. F. M. Mal.
superinten,:ent of the It division of police, now stationed at
poptford and Greenwich, whose experience in these matters, and in
those localities especially, renders him perhaps the most efficient per.
SOU that could have been selected; and who has the very able assist-
ance of Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee, who petitioned the Govern-
ment to sanction the fair.

Our readers will form some notion of the magnitude of these prepa-
rations when they learn that the area allotted will comprise about one-
third of Hyde park, as near as may be in the centre, extending from
near the margin of the Serpentine river to within a short distance of
Grosvenor-gate. This immense space will be occupied by every
species of urban and rural amusement, including a splendid fancy fair,
surrounded by attractions of a more hilarious and active nature. The
external form of this gigantic encampment of popular pleasure will ne-
cessarily be governed to a great extent by the nature of the ground, and
present occasional irregularities of figures; but in the interior of the fair,
here the level green sward affords the utmost facility for such an
arrangement, an almost mathematical regularity will be observed. To
this interior there will be eight entrances, the main one fifty feet wide,
and the others thirty feet each. On entering the visitor will find him-
se, f in an extensive site of an oblong form, being about 1,600 by 1,400
feet ; each side of which will be occupied by theatres, taverns, &c., and
ae endless variety of exhibitions; and the centre appropriated to lines
of stalls for the sale of fancy goods, sweetmeats, and toys. Among the
former Johnson arid Lee's (late Richardson's) theatre will be seen, con-
spicuously placed at the jun,:tion of the Grand and Victoria Parades,
and occupying twice as much ground as the Strand Theatre; an im-
nioue booth for refreshments and dancing, put up by Williams, of the
Old flailey ; and others of similar dimensions by Algar, Stevens, and
various competitors besides in the arts of supply and stimulation. That
the demand for accommodation has not been overrated is evident from
the tad, 0,4 on 4,1114,114711,ehingi when sites had been epgage4 for fly 9
hundre4 booths and stalls, but a small portion of the allotment—not a
tun part—remains disengaged ; and to the fairness of the arrangement
we are
fu tpltify: no preference was
given to any, but 1 ripe
lowance made fur the relative respectability of the applicants. 't First
come first serveir hag been the governing principle.
;-,,,,ctitifping the interior, or, more distingiiisablyt the fl F4I,NY
Fair'? N,Ft of the ground, we ohntteft to state that the lust 4e;p'.e room
is afforded to the visitors and spectators; the narrowest space being
thirty feqt wige) the Victoria ?araile, intersecting the fancy fair, fifty

feet wide; and the grand parade, into which the entrances lead, fr--
eighty to a hundred and thirty feet wide. With such roomy avenues,
the employment of a. large body of police, and the vigilant su:serinten.
dente of the gentleman who, in virtue of the office conferred on him, is
responsible for the whole proceedings, we doubt not that a decent obser-
vance of good behaviour will render the Hyde_park fair as ronarkable
for its propriety as its extraordinary magnitude will distinguish it from
every other public rejoicing of a similar nature.
A more delightful spot for such enjoyments it would be impossible to
select, nor one of easier access ; and it would be a task cf no little diffi.
culty to compute how many thousands wit visit it should the present fa-
vourable weather continue.

We understand that one hundred and fifty men and women will
be appointed to attend upon the Peers and Peeresses in Westrninstcr.
abbey at the coronation, and yesterday the following circular was for-
warded to the various applicants from the Earl Marshall's office :
" EARL MARSHAL'S,
" Great George street, Westminster.

" You are to attend with this letter at the north door of Westminster-
abbey on Monday morning, the 25th instant, at ten o'clock; you will
inquire for Messrs. Phipps and Cox, who will appoint you to your
station at the Coronation on the 28th instant, when you are to wear
white trousers and waistcoat. No black wilt be allowed to be worn.
"J. HAWKER, Richmond Herald."

FESTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY.

Lt ens.—We believe we may state that the holiday, so far as the
shopkeepers arc concerned, will be general. With respect to the sus-
pension of mill operations we are not able to speak with so much cer-
tainty. We have heard of the names of some firms who are deter-
mined to give their workpeople an opportunity of manifesting their
loyalty to the Queen, and that in a substantial manner, namely, not only
by giving them a holiday, but by paying their wages, and supplying them
with a good dinner. We have pleasure in recording the names of these
parties. Whether the example will prevail to a greater extent than
appears here, we cinnot say, but from what we hear, we think
the probability is much in favour of a pretty general closing—at
least, on the part of those millowners who are attached to liberal politics.
Messrs. James Brown and Co. give their workmen a holiday, and pro_
vide thern with a dinner. Mr. Holdforth gives a holiday, a dinner, tea-
drinking, and ball, and pays the wages of the workpeople for the day.
Messrs. Hinds and Denham give a holiday, and regale about 800 work-
men with a dinner. We understand that a very handsome procession
is to be formed from this establishment. Mr. James Green gives a ho-
liday and a dinner to the whole of his workpeople, at different places in
the town. Messrs. Maclea and March give a holiday and a dinner to
their workpeople. The. manufactories of Messrs. Marshall and Co.,
Messrs. Benyon and Co., Messrs. Titley, Tatham, and Co., and the foun-
dry of Messrs. Fenton, Murray, and Co., will liktwise be closed- We
are not aware whether any of the last-mentioned firms intend treating
their workmen, but their liberality is well known, and we have no doubt
will be judiciously exercised. In addition to the above, Messrs. Tottie
and Gaunt, of this place, will give the colliers employed in their
coal-pits at Churwell a holiday and a dinner. W. W. Brown, Esq.,
will treat 500 children at Chapel Alterton with tea and buns A number
of Sunday scholars connected with the Wesl,yan Methodist body,
we believe about 1,300, will be regaled in a similar manner and in-
deed we understand that this kind of rejoicing will extend throughout
the Methodist body. The friends in the Independent interest are about
to hold meetings with reference to the scholars, which will probably re-
stilt in a determination to snake a similar provision. Three hundred of
the poor in the 11ilLlu ll ward are to have dinners at the Griffin, the
Black Lion, the Black Horse, the White Cross, and the Horse and
Trumpet, where they will have the old English fare of roast beef and
plum pudding; and similar entertainments, provided by the Liberal
party, wilt take place in rooms and public-houses in various parts of the
town. The friends of temperance must not be forgotten. They will
assemble at tea at the Music-hall, at which Mr. John Hocking, a cele-
brated advocate of the cause, is expected to attend. At Hunslet and
othrr out townships the scholars belonging to the Methodist and dis-
senting bodies will be regaled in the same manner as those at Leeds. It
was last night agreed that all the schools belonging to the Wesleyan
Methodists in the west circuit should join in the procession to Hunslet-
moor, and afterwards be entertained at their respective schoolrooms.
The public procession will be formed in the following order :

" That the Mayor, with such members of the Corporation and other
inhabitants as may choose to accompany him, meet at the Court-house at
half-past nine o'clock, and walk in procession from thence to attend
Divine service, at ten o'clock, at St. John's Church, and atter that ser.
vice proceed on horseback to Hunslet.moor. That the children bclong.
ing to the different schools in the town assemble under their respective
teachers and proceed to Hunslet-moor, so as to arrive there at half past
twelve o'clock ; when her Majesty's Royal Lancers, and the Leeds
squadron of Yorkshire Hussars, will go through their military exercises,
lord fire in honour of the occasion. After which the Mal or, Corpora-
tion, and other inhabitants, will return in procession with the children
up Briggate, Upperhead-row, and down Park-row, to the Mixed Cloth.
hall, and there join in singing " God save the Queen." The children
then to walk to their respective schools, and there partake of such refresh.
merits as may be provided for them."

Such is the manner in which the Coronation will be observed in Leeds,
at least so far as we have been able to learn, for doubtless there will be
other modes of celebrating the event, with which we are not acquainted.
It will easily be perceived from a perusal of the above particulars, that
our account of the rejoicings to take place is confined to the Liberal
party, and for the very sufficient reason that what the Tories are going
to do nobody knows.—Leeds Mercury.
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Coronation festivities will take place in almost every town in York-
shire. We have received interesting accounts from many towns, in all
of which substantial dinners are to be provided for the poor; public
processions are to be organized ; holidays given to workpeople; and
balls are to close the entertainments of the day. Such are some of the
rejoicings fixed at York, Halifax, Pontefract, Keighley, Barnsley, Old.
ham, Delph, Skipton, Karesborough, Doncaster, Malton, Darlington,
and many other places.—Leeds Mercury.
SouTiiAsirroN.—The energies of the loyal folks of Southampton have
at lengh broken forth ; and, instead of allowing the auspicious day of
the Coronation of our beloved Sovereign to pass over in comparative
contempt, they have resolved to celebrate it in a manner becoming the
occasion. For this purpose his Worship the Mayor convened a public
meeting, which was held at the Guildhall on Wednesday last, and was
very numerously and respectably attended. The Mayor having been
voted to the chair, opened the business, by briefly alluding to the ob-
ject which called them together, and expressed a hope that there
was sufficient loyalty in the breast of the inhabitants to in-
duce them to come forward with their subscriptions to pro-
mote such amusements as may he agreed upon. It is pro-
posed to usher in the eventful day by the ringing of bells ; at
eight o'clock to fire six rockets and a royal salute of twenty-one guns.
Various amusements during the morning to Se provided by the rnm
mime; at twelve o'clock to tire six rockets and twenty-one guns ; after
which, the children belonging to the public schools to be regaled in
their respective school-rooms; at two o'clock, horse, pony, and foot
racing to commence on the Common ; at sunset, six rockets to be fired,
and a salute of twenty-one guns ; and the day's celebration to finish with
an exhibition of lire-works. In the evening the Committee met at the
Audit-house, by pi mission of his Worship, divided the town into dis.
tricts, anti several of the Membors were selected to canvass fur sub-
scriptions; and there is no doubt, from the willing mainwr in which
the subscriptions have been given, and the success which has already
attended their exertions that the Committee will, at the close of the
wcek, have to report a munificent sum. Independently of the above
bill of fare, many private dinner parties will be given, and the Mayor,
Corporation, and Burgesses will dine together ; for which Mr. Fisk is
engaged to provide ; and dinners will also be given at the Crown, Bugle,
and many of the other inns; Mr. Webb will also give a public ball in
the evening at the Long.rooms, for which a first-rate band is engaged.
Should the w:ather prove fine the attractive bill of fare above set forth,
no doubt, will draw an immense concourse of people to the town.—
Hampshire Telegraph.

LlVERPOOL.—Preparations on a splendid scale are in progress in order
to render the regatta ou the occasion of the Coronation as attractive and
worthy of support as the event which it is intended it shall commemo-
rate is important and interesting. By the kindness of Mr. Barton a
large piece of land immediately fronting the river, and commanding a
full view of the course which the contending boats will steer, has been
placed at the disposal of the Regatta Committee. To this space ladies
and gentlemen, subscribing to the Regatta Fund, who honour the scene
with their presence, will be admitted by tickets. Spacious marquees
will be erected to serve as refreshment rooms, the arrangements of which
will be placed under the experienced superintendence of Mrs. Dobson,
of the " Royal Rock," and a military band is engaged to lend its enli-
vening influence to the scene.—Liverpool Chronicle.
NORWICII.—The Mayor gives a dinner at the Assembly-Rooms,
where he has invited the town council, the church dignitaries, and
other gentlemen to the number of upwards of three hundred. So
equally divided have la::en his invitations, that we have reason to know
that those issued to his political opponents equal those to has political
friends. About the hour when the Town Council will be assembled to
hear divine service, races will begin on Monsehold-heath; and a race
dinner is, we understand to be held at the Norfolk Hotel. The
stewards of the races have determined to crown that new introduction
by a ball at the Assembly-rooms on Friday evening—the prose Ads
to
be appropriated to the racing fund. We presume by this annunciation
that it is intended to establish this amusement permanently at
fixed intervals. The parishioners of both parties of St. Angus.
tine, where the Mayor resides, have raised the largest sub.
scription (nearly 501.) ever collected there to aid in the object.
Between 700 and 800 will dine in St. Andrew's Hall, the
Mayor paying the residue of the charges incurred. Th'e in•
habitants of St. Peter's Mancroft have set on foot a aubcrip_
Lion fur fireworks; and if the amount will enable thm; it is their inten-
tion to extend the festivities by other public diversiOns on the Castle-hill
open to the citizens at large, besides which they give to the poor a dinner
in the Corn Exchange. This, after the preparation made by the mayor,
exhibits the most public spirit and the best disposition towards those who
may be excluded from any means of celebration of any parish or body in
the city. The public gardens open gratuitously,—A'a•urich Mercury.
WOODBILIDGe.—The subscriptions already received here for the Coro_
nation Festival will enable the committee to dine about 1,200, who, we
understand, are expected to assemble on the Market-hill at one o'clock,
and to form a procession, attended by the committee, presidents, and
waiters of the respective tattles, bearing appropriate flags, &c., proceeding
from that place through the principal streets to dinner on the Abbey.
lawn, at three o'clock, after which the committee, presidents, and their
friends, will partake of a cold collation tinder cover on the ground, which
will be supplied by Mr. Salmon, of the Bull Inn. The purse collected
for the rural sports is sufficient to warrant plenty of fun till duSk,%vh(ll
the company will be requested to adjourn to an adjoining meadow. to
conclude the day's amusement with a display cot' fireworks.
HurrFoan LOVALTY.—We regret to find that Hertford is about to
form a very discreditable exception to the general rule as to the mode in
which the Coronation Is to be celebrated. In almost every other town
of the empire, no matter how bitter the politloal struggles that have
taken place, politics have been lost sight of on this occasion, and the
day selected as one on which it was incumbent upon the people of Eng.
land to prove that however much they may be divided upon other sub.
jeets, there can be no divisions in their feelings towards the youthful
Princess who now fills the throne. Surely, for one day, she might have
hoped to rule over a united land. But no l In Hertford a mean, de-
testable spirit of political rivalry has been allowed to mar this prospect,
and the Tories have determined to seek in a national jubilee, a party ad-
vantage, which they will not obtain, We regret to find that Mr.
Carter hns been compelled, as Sir Robert Peel too frequently is in the
House of Commons, to give his sanction to a proceeding of which we
feel sure that in his heart Ire disapproves. It is most gratifying to us
to reflect that the hand of good fellowship has been held out by the Li.
berals, and that let what will happen we are not to hlaine.—llerts Re,
tormer.

Lord Castlereagh is progressing slowly towards con-
valesence ; he has suffered much from fever, arising from his wound,
CORONATION DAY.--ST. LUKE, MIDDLESEX.
—On the 15th inst. the Guardians of the Poor resolved that the seven
hundred poor inmates of their workhouse should, on the coronation
slay, be provided with roast beef and plum pudding, and the adults with
a pint of ale, in order that all might join in the rejoicings of the day.
Two of the swell mob who were apprehended by a
Bow-street-officer, and committed for attempting to OA pockets at
Ascot races, escaped from custody on their
.jc.urney to Beading, about
ten miles on the road. It would lltppear that this good fortune hi.d no
effect in deterring Chess front their•dishonest propensities, As one of these
delillg11PlIt: was recognised and apprehended again. at Hampton cokniS,
races by the officers of the metropolitAr; police.
THE LAT 4 FATAL RIOT XI; R.ENT.-BOUGH-
JUNO I .-7.1.10 two wounded men, Hadlow and
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aDoodugtlhitemis.orTelorne4 foorxl7ee;rtisheisxid-icocattehu
to
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Cho place every hour. He prays for it, to reglieve him feom his suffer-
ings, as does also the lad Hadlow, whose thigh is broken by a muskets
ball. Against both there was a verdict Wilful lgurcle.r rctllTlled by
, • .• •
the Coroner's Jury
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