The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-27 00:00:00

THE CORONATION.

It is already known that the Lord Mayor and Alde!.
men are dispensed with as attendants upon his MajestP,'
the capacity of butler and assistants, at the approachl
Coronation. They are, however, to have seats in
Abbey during the ceremony. The presence of the Mari
ters of the Twelve Companies, who at the Coronation °
Geo. IV. accompanied the Lord Mayor and Aldertu.°l'
has been altogether dispensed with. Indeed the clOr,
of the Masters of the Companies to wait upon his Pa°
testy have been altogether disregarded. The circul,°;
stances which led to the denial of these claims, vib'e
had long been considered of high authority, are raw.(
remarkable.

Before the Coronation of George IV., the Lord .
and Aldermen transmitted their claims to the Court,
were at once admitted to have established them. A
test, however, took place between certain persons of
city, as to who should accompany his Lordship and
brethren. It happened that four of the Masters of
exclusive Companies were not in office at the time Of
preparations, and those who were substituted for them
sisted upon performing service to the King, and made
necessary application in due form, as Masters of
Twelve principal City Companies. To their
grief, however, the Garter King at Arms
teem that they were wholly unknown to the Court
Claims, and that the Lord Mayor and Aldermen ht
point any twelve of their fellow-citizens, without
to any of the Companies, to attend and perform service al
Coronation. In order, however, to prevent confusion
discord on so important an occasion, the Lord Mayor
Aldermen appointed the Masters of the Twelve Cor-
assist them, and the ceremony passed over without
quarrel for precedency. The negative to the claims
Companies were not forgotten. A Committee had
formed to examine the records, in order to support or
pose the applications of the Twelve Companies on
occasions of a similar description, and it appeared to
Committee that the absence of privilege which the
Companies had established for themselves by env'
to confirm their monopoly to wait upon the King as
commoners, was sanctioned by ancient usage.
At the time it was supposed the Coronation of his
sent Majesty would take place under the usual foi
that there would be no reduction in the number
vants at the ceremony, a Committee was appoint
draw up a report upon the claim of the Twelve CA
The research was, we understand, made by Mr.
thorpe, Mr. Tyrrell, and Mr. Newman, who have
up the report, which corresponds with the sentence
Court of Claims, and flatly negatives their claims.
report exhibits great industry and talent. The
who drew it up were obliged to extract largely from
city records at Guildhall, as well as from authorities St
British Museum.
It is a source of regret amongst the citizens of ,
that his Majesty has determined to dispense with the
vice of the chief butler, as the exclusion of that
officer argues a very uncitizenlike mode of con
ceremonies. Indeed some go so far as to say that his
jesty's object is to encourage that sort of abstinence
which his civic subjects have never been very famoi
However that may be, it is certain that the Chief
trate will not have to perform the duty of handing
cup to the King, although it is generally believing tb
will be entitled to a gold cup by virtue of his
butler. At the last Coronation Alderman Thorp,
Lord Mayor, performed service as butler, and '
an unusually splendid gold cup as his perquisite.
claims, it is said, will be made for perquisites by
whose services are in these days of metropolitan
nomy abandoned as altogether unnecessary. A
able story has been revived in the city within the
few days, relative to a former Coronation. On the
sion we allude to the Coronation of the Monarch was
for a certain day. The Coronation cup was under
hands of the King's jeweller, and the Lord Mayor,
intended to cut a great dash amongst his fellow-LI en
da
slily went to the person who was finishing off the 04i 601
and told him to make it 301. richer and more beauceci
than his instructions amounted to. This innocent Pie _r,
imposition was accordingly carried into effect, and his
ship paid down his 301., and rejoiced in the supetig_.,lo
portance which the value of the perquisite would errty
upon him. By some awful circumstance the day of
Cu
nation was not only postponed, but actually appointtebio
take place in anothar mayoralty, and the gold cup,
"'I fol'
301. worth of superiority, fell into the hands of a wore_tio
tunate chief magistrate and butler. It is recorded tip
when when the Lord Mayor was receiving the cup from bis,r
jesty, there was amongst those who suspected the
poiutment a general titter, in which all the Aldermen,
one exception, joined.

Threatening letters are again appearing. u'h's
was picked up at Eastbourne on Sunday morning. r,
farmers threatened are the two GORINGS and a isce,
WATERS, the three principal agriculturists in the P
The labourers are stated to be dissatisfied with 12s'
per acre given for reaping.—ifrighton Guardian. ii
HORTICULTURAL CURIOSITY.—It iS Vif
known that the peach and nectarine are varieties oio,
natural species, called by LINNIEUS, Amygdalus I°ll,olo
but it is not common to see them blended together as ;pi
other varieties of plants and flowers are, upon the sop
individual. There is now growing in the garden of sop
GOMFIELD, Rectory-grove, Clapham, a single fruit,"
cidedly half peach half nectarine, which will be 5b io
within three or four rays to any one that is curious
such matters.

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