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

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WITH WHICH
THE " TRUE SUN" IS NOW
INCORPORATED.

LONDON :
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1838.

Our Journal of this day commemorates the Co-
ronation of her MAJESTY, by appearing in a golden
dress. We claim little more merit for this splendid
specimen of the united arts of engraving and printing,
than having most diligently exerted ourselves to lay
it before our readers. To the great ingenuity of
the firm of De La RUE and Co., to the perseve-
rance and exertions of Messrs. CLOWES and Son, to
the great skill of Mr. EDWARD WYON the modeller,
and to the talents of one of the first engravers of the
age—to all these gentlemen combined we are in-
debted for the great beauty which our Journal this
day exhibits. The zeal of all the gentlemen we
have mentioned, and in particular, M. De La RUE,
in rendering us assistance, is above our praise, and
seemed dictated by a conviction that their own ho-
nour was concerned in our success. Our readers
may form some idea of the exertions and expense
necessary to attain our object, when we state that it
has required the united labour of three large esta-
blishments, comprising between two and three hun-
dred persons. Our publication is a proof that our
exertions have not been in vain, and the very hand-
some manner in which three of our Morning Con-
temporaries have done us the honour to speak of the
specimen we laid before them, is an earnest of that
praise we hope to deserve from the public at large.
We have unfortunately to regret that an accident,
wholly unexpected, and which might have happened
at any time to almost any printing completed by
machinery, will prevent us from preparing to-night
the large numbers for which we have a demand.
All our Subscribers we shall serve to-night; but the
Public at large must have patience with us. By
Saturday, we hope to continue our publication, and
from that time forward, we shall be ready to answer
all the immense demand, already far exceeding our
expectation, and amounting to nearly a quarter of a
million, which may be made.
For ourselves, we shall briefly say that we have
no other object in view than to please that public
which we have ever found an indulgent and encou-
raging employer ; and, to do honour to that day on
which the Nation's QUEEN has vowed at the Altar
and before her assembled people to preserve the Na-
tion's liberties, and, with God-like attributes, to do
justice, tempered with mercy.

Among the distinctions conferred in honour of that
auspicious event which the British nation is this day
celebrating, with a joy as deep as it is universal,
there is none that the public will consider better de-
served, or more appropriately bestowed, than that
which advances Lord DUNDAS to the Earldom of
Zetland. The Noble Earl possesses extensive pro-
perty in the county of Orkney, of which Zetland
forms the larger and more populous portion ; as well
as the patronage of almost all the churches in both
the districts; and he has used the power derived
from these sources in such a manner as to endear
himself to the inhabitants in general. But strong as
these claims may be, they are in our view far infe-
rior to that which the Noble Earl derives from hav-
ing, during the course of a long life, adhered inflex-
ibly, through good report and had report, to those
liberal political principles with which he set out in
his youth, and to which her Gracious MAJESTY is
well-known to be cordially and firmly attached.
This Earldom, though a new creation in the British
Peerage, is, notwithstanding, of very ancient date ;
and it is a circumstance not perhaps generally known,
that the blood of the first Earl of Orkney and Zet-
land, ROGNVALD, or RONALD, of Mceri, in Norway,
flows in the veins of Queen VICTORIA. Such, how-
ever, is the fact. HAROLD, the Fairhaired, having
subdued the Orkney and Zetland Islands, towards
the close of the ninth century, constituted them an
earldom, dependent on the crown of N orway, and
gave them in charge to the above mentioned power-
ful chieftain. HROLF, or Rot.i.o, as he is. generally
called, the founder of the Norman dynasty, was the
son of Earl RONALD ; and from Rom.o, WILLIAR
the Conqueror was the fifth in descent.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The House was opened shortly after 7, and by 8
o'clock, numbers of Members were flocking in, some
dressed in Court dresses, a great many in military
and naval uniforms, and a vast number in the uni-
from of the Yeomanry Cavalry.
Amongst the earliest arrivals, were Lord Sandon,
Mr. Bernal, Alderman Copeland, &c. The Mem-
bers continued to pour in, dressed in all sorts of uni-
form, till 9 o'clock, when the Speaker entered in his
State robes, the Sergeant carrying the mace, and
wearing all his orders. At that time there were up-
wards of 400 Members present, and it never was our
fortune to witness a finer or grander scene than when
the Members all rose to receive the Speaker as he
proceeded to the Chair. The intermixture of the
various uniforms and Court dresses, formed as beau-
tiful a coup d'reil as could possibly be witnessed.
All the officers of the army and navy wore the col-
lars of the orders to which they belonged. Amongst
those who attracted the notice of the House, were
Admiral Codrington, whose breast was covered with
orders; Lord William Bentinck, Admiral Adam,
General Evans, Sir F. Trench, Sir H. Hardinge,
&c.
Mr. Walter Campbell appeared in a superb High-
land dress, and was loudly cheered. So also was
Mr. Pease, who wore an exceedingly neat Court
dress, which had as much the appearance of a
" Friend's" dress as possible.
Mr. Fector appeared in a superb velvet Court
dress, and was loudly cheered.
Shortly before the Speaker came in, Mr. O'Con-
nell entered the House in a Court dress, which
caused much laughter, in which the Hon. Member
cordially joined.
During the half hour which elapsed before the
Ballot was commenced, the Members enjoyed them-
selves in jeering and laughing at each other.
At half-past nine precisely, the Speaker called
" Order,': and said that the Ballot was now about to
take place, and as the counties were called, the Gen-
tlemen who represented them, and places within
them, would at once proceed to the Abbey.
The first county called was Meath, then Perth,
Flint, &c. It was singular that the first drawn were
those which had but few Representatives, conse-
quently the House was filled for a considerable time
after the balloting began.
Lord William Bentinck was the last to leave the
House.
The Ballot was got through in half an hour, and
the Speaker accompanied by the Sergeant, Chaplain,
Secretary, &c. went over to the Abbey at Teu o clock.