The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-16 00:00:00

HIS MAJESTY'S CORONATION.

SUPPLEMENT TO LONDON GAZETTE,
OF FRIDAY, JULY 15.
BY THE KING.
A PROCLAMATION, DECLARING HIS MAJESTY'S
FURTHER PLEASURE TOUCHING HIS ROYAL CO_
RONATION AND THE SOLEMNITY THEREOF.
WILLIAM R.

Whereas, having resolved, by the favour and blessing of Al-
mighty God, to celebrate the solemnity of our Royal Coronation,
and of the Coronation of our dearly beloved Consort the Queen,
upon the eighth day of September next, at our Palace, at West-
minster ; and having accordingly signified our royal pleasure con-
cerning the same, by our Proclamation, dated the thirteenth day
of July instant, whereby, amongst other things, we thought fit,
out of our princely care for the preservation of the lawful rights
and inheritances of our loving subjects whom it might concern,
to declare, that, by our Commission under the Great Seal of
Great Britain, we had appointed and authorised our most dearly
beloved Brothers and Co'uncillors Ernest Augustus Duke of CUm-
berland, Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex, Adolphus Fre-
derick Duke of Cambridge, our most dear Cousins and Council.
Tors William Frederick Duke of Gloucester, and Prince Leopold
of Saxe Coburg, and divers Lords and others of our Privy Coun:
cil, therein named, or any five or more of them, to receive, hear,
and determine the petitic:ns and claims which should be to them
exhibited by any of our loving subjects in this behalf; and that
we should appoint our said Commissioners for that purpose to
sit in the Painted Chamber of our Palace at Westminster, upon
Monday the twenty-fifth day. of day of July instant, at eleven of
the o'clock in the morning of the same day, and from time to
time to adjourn as to them should seem meet, for the execution
of our said Commission ; and whereby we did. also signify unto
all and every our loving spbjects whom it ought concern, that
our will and pleasure was, and we did thereby strictly charge and
command all persons, of what rank or quality soever they might
be, who, either upon our letters to them directed, or by reason
of their offices or tenures, or otherwise, were to do any service
at the said day or time of our Coronation, that they would duly
give their attendance accordingly, in all respects furnished and
appointed as to so great a solemnity appertaineth, and answer-
able to the dignities and places which every cue of [heal eespee:
tiveiy held and enjoyed, and of that they, or any of them, were
not to fail as they would answer the contrary at their perils; un-
less upon special reasons by ourself under our hand to be allowed,
we should dispense w ith any of their services or attendances;
And whereas by a tepert. made unto us by a Committee of the
Lords of our Most Honourable Privy Council, to whom we
thought tit to refer the arrangement of preparations necessary
upon the occasion of the aforesaid Coronation, the said Com-
mitten of our said Privy Council have in obedience to our com-1
mands, whereby they were especially directed tp, make the said.
arrangements as mushabridged and'as “contimical as might ho
compatible with a strict regard to the solemnity and importance
of the occasion, and a due Compliance with the provisions of ex,
(sting Statutes in that behalf, reported to tie their opinion, that
it may be proper fur Ri to omit that part of the ceremonial which
usually takes place in Westminster-hall, and that part thereof
which consists of the procession, and that we should give direc-
tions for the celebration of that part only (as might be hereafter
curtailed) which is; solemnized in Westminster-Abbot ; and
the said Committee of our Privy Council have further submitted
to us, that in dispensing with the ceremonies winch have here-
tofore taken place in Westminster-hall, it may be proper that
we should dispense with the services and attendance of tho;t:
Iyho, by ancient customs and llsneq, as else hi regard of
dives tenures' of sundrY manors, and other hereditaments,
do claim and are bound to do and perform divers several services
at the time of our said Coronation, which services would have
been performed in Westminster-hall, or in the procession, and at
the same time that we would be graciously pleased to declare,
that such dispensation should in no wise interfere with the rights
and privileges they may claim as touching the performances of
the said services ct any future Coronation of the Kings or Queens
of this realm : and whereas the said Committee of our said Privy
Council have further represented nnto its, that it pal be ativi.7,
able for us to iiSto our 'Rtiyal 'Prticlarriatioti "to-'th,it 'effect, we,
therefore, in compliance with the advice so dutifully tendered
to us by our Privy Council, and having at heart the ease of our
loving subjects, do, by this our Royal Proclamation, signify and
declare that it is our Royal will and pleasure, that such part only
of the solemnity and ceremony of the Royal Coronation of our-
self and our dearly beloved Consort the Queen, as is usually upon
the Coronation of the Rings and Queens of this maim, i,oleMnized
in Westminster Abbey, 'shall take place; iiid We do further, by
this, our Royal Proclamation, signify and declare, that we do for
ourself, and for our dearly beloved Consort the Queen, dispense
upon the the occndm of this our Coronation, with th e procession,
and with the services and attendance of all persons who, by ancient
custom and usage, ttr in regard of their tenures of any manors,
lanai,- or other heteditaments, do claim, and are bound I o do and
perform any services, at the time of the Coronation, Whielf,acCord=
'of; to ancient custom or usage, are to beperformedin Westminster-
hall, or in the procession, such dispensation, nevertheless, to be
altogether without prejudice to the rights and prerogatives of out
successors, Kings and Queens of this realm, to demand and require
the performance of the said several services at any future Celv-
_nation Gl' the Kings or Queens of this realm : and we do 'hereby
further graciously declare that the Same shall not interf4ro with
the rights and privileges of any of our loving subjects to claim
the performances of such several services, or any of them, at any
future Coronation : and we do hereby, in further compliance

['with the advice of the aforesaid Cotomittidof our Privy Council,
declare, and make known, to all such of our loving subjects as it
may concern, that it seems good to us that the Committee of
Claims shall, upon the occasion of this our Coronation, but
without prejudice fbr the future to the rights and claims of anV
of our loving subjects, exclude from their consideration such
claims as may be submitted to them, in respect to the rights or
services connected with the parts of the ceremonial heretofore
performed in Westminster-hall, and with the procession : and,
we are tbrther pleased, by the advice aforesaid, to direct that the
Court of Claims do meet in the Council Chamber, at Whitehall,
instead of in the Painted Chamber, at Westminster, as had been
directed by our former Proclamation.
Given at our Court of St. James's, the fifteenth day of July,
in the second year of our reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.