The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-28 00:00:00

seven inches :and a half; the scab-
barsfin all respects is like the two
former.

Cu rtoma, or the Pointless Sword,
representing the Sword of Mercy,
is the principal in dignity of three.
swords which are borne naked
befbre the kings at the c6ronatiou.
It is a broad bright sword, of which
the length of the blade is thirty-two
incites, the breadth almost two
inches, the handle, which is myered
with fine gold wire is four inches
long, and the pommel ah inch and
three-quarters, which, with the
cross, is plain steel gilt , the length
of the cross is ahnot4 eight inches.
The scabbard belonboin, to it is 'co-
b
yered With a rich brocaded cloth of
tissue, with gilt ornaments.
• The sword of state, which is a
large two-handed sword, having a
splendid scabbard of crimsori velvet,
decorated with gold plates of the•
royal badges,. in order as follow :
Up at the point is the.orb or mound,
then the royal crest of a lion stand-
ing on an imperial crown ; lower
down are a. portcullis. harp, thistle,
fieur-de-lis, and rose ;, near the hilt
is the portcullis repeated ; next are
the royal arms and. supporters ;
and lasi-lv7 1 e hart); thistle. &e.,
occur over :wain. The other side
of the scabbard is exactly the same.
The handleand pommel of the sword
are embossed with similar devices
in silver gilt ; and the cross is form-
ed of the royal supporters, the lion
and unicorn, having a rose within a
laurel between them on one side,
and a fleur-de-lis, encircled in the
same manner; on the other.

The Icing's sceptre with the (love
is a sceptre of gold, in length three
feet seven* inches, three mehes in
circumference at the handle, and
two inches and a quarter round the
top. The pommel is decorated with
a circle or fillet of table-diamonds,
and in several places with precious
stones of all sorts, and the mound
at the top is embellished with a
hand or fillet of rose-diamonds.
Upon the n►ount is a small Jerusa-
lem cross, wherein is fixed a dove
with wings expanded, as the emblem
of mercy.

The orb, mound, Or globe, is a
ball of gold of six *lies diameter,
encompassed with a band of the

same, embellished with roses of
diamonds encircling other precious
stones. and e(lged about with pearl.
Oil the top is a very large ame-
thyst, of a violet or purple colour,
near an inch and a half in height,
of an oval form, and which, being
encompassed with four silver wires,
becrqiies the pedestal of a splendid
ei.(t.ss of three inches and a
in h fight and three inches
in breadth, set very close with dia-

inozlds. having, in the middle, a

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ra—Tion the other. It is also embel-
lished Ivith four large pearls in the
angles of the cross, near the centre,
and three more at the ends of it.
The whole height of' the orb awl
,
cross is eleven inches.

The first and principal diadem,
denominated -St. Edward's Crown,
witk.which his Majesty is invested,
is so called in commemoration .of
the ancient one, which was kept in
Westminster Abbey till the begin-
ning of the great rebellion, when,
with the rest of the regalia, it was
sacrilegiously carried away. It is
a very rich imperial crown, enibel.
lished with pearls and precious
stones of various kinds, as dia-
monds, rubies, emeralds, and sap-
phires, with a mound of gold on the
top of it, encircled with a band of
the same, embellished
,also •with •
precious stones ; and upon the'
mound a• cross oti gold decorated in
a similar manner, having three very
large oval pearls, one at the top of
the cross, and two otherS pendant
at the sides of if. This crown is
composed, as all those of England
are, of four crosses and as many
upon a rim or circle of
gold, all embellished with precious
stones, from the tops of which
crosses arise four circular bars or
arches, which meet at the top, and
at the intersection is the pedestal
whereon is fixed the mound. The
cap within the crown is of
.purple
velvet lined with white taffeta and
turned •up with ermine, thickly
Fov,:dered in three rows,

THE AI;PUI.I,A AND ANOINTING

SPOON.

The ampulla, which contains the
holy oil, is in the form of an eagle,
with the wings expanded, standing
on a pedestal, all of pure gold,
fin,ely chased. The head unscrews
at the middle of the neck fbr the
convenience Of putting in the oil,
and, the vessel being entirely hol-
low, it is poured Out into the spoon
through the point of the beak. The
weight of the whole is nearly eight
or ten Ounces, and the cavity of the
body is capable of containing about
six ounces. The anointing spoon
is likewise of pure gold, with four
pearls set in the broadest part of
handle ; the bowl of the spoon is
•finely chased both within and with
out, and, by its extrepe thinness
appears to be very ancient.