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

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INCORPORATED.

LONDON :
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 18Z18

Our Journal of this day commemorates the Coro-
nation 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 cur readers. To the great ingenuity of
the firm of De La RUE and Co., to the perseve-
rance and exertions of MeFsrs. CLOWE3 and Son, to
the great skill of Mr. EDWARD WION 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 it) particular, M. De La
Reg, in rendering us assistance, is above cur
praise, and seemed dictated by a conviction that
their own honour 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 establishments, con.prising he-
week two and three hundred persons. Our publication
is a proof that our exettions have not been in vain, and
the very handsome manner in which three of our
Morning Contemporaries 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 tittle 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 pa-
tience with us. By Saturday, we hope to
continue our publication, and from that time for-
ward 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
;nay be made.
For ourselves, we shall briefly say that we
have po other object in view than to please that
public which we have ever found an indulgent
and encouraging 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 pre-
serve the Nation's liberties, and, with God-like
attributes, to do justice, tempered with mercy.

Among the distinction; conferred in honour of that
auspicious event width 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
deserved, or more appropriately bestowed, than that
which advances Lord I)csDas 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 dis-
tricts ; 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 inferior to that
which the Noble Earl derives from having, doting
the course of a long life, adhered inflexibly, through
good report and bad report, to those liberal poli-
tical principles with which he set out in his
youth, and to which her Gracious MaiEsTv is
well-known to bo cordially and firmly attached.
This Earldom, though a new creation in the British
Peerage, is notwithstanding of very ancient date;
end it is a eireumitance not perl.aps generally
known, that the blood of the first Earl of Orkney
and Zetland, RUGNVALD. cr IZoNano, of Mceri,
in Norway, flows in the viens of Queen VICTGRIA.
however, is the fact. liar:coo, the Fail-haired,
caving subdued the Orkney and Zetland Islands
towards the close of the ninth century, constituted
them an earldom, dependent on the crown of Nor-
way, and gate them in charge to the above rc(n-
tioned powerful chieftain. likony, or Itst.no as he
is generally called, the found:r of the Norman
dynasty. w.t.s the son of End BOSSED; and from
Roux, Wif.t.hot the CoDqucror was the filth in
descent.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.
(Tins DAY.)
Thu House was opened shortly after 7, and b) S
o'clock nwinbers of Memlers were flecking in, some
dressed in Court di es!es, a great many in military
and naval uniforms, and a vast number in tl.e uti:crm
of the Yeomanry Cavalry.
Amongst the earl:est arrivals we re Lord S: radon,
Mr. Berried. Aleerman Co; eland, &e. The Men--
Le's continued to pour in, dressed in all aorta of e.ni-
form till 9 Wel, ek, when the Speaker cnteild in his
State robes, the Sergeant Carr) in; the mace, and
nearing all his eiders. At that time there e ere up-
wards of 400 Al ernlerfe pt carat, and it never vs es ut r
foitute to witness a liner or grander scene than
when the Meiebers all rose to receive tl e Speaker
as ha proceed, dto tl.e Chair. TI e intermixture of
the various uniform: and Court dresees formed as
beautiful a coup triril as could possibly be witnessed.
All the officers of the :limy awl navy 'A ore the col-
lars of the orders to which they belonged. Amongst
hose who attracted tie notice of the House sv re
Admit al Codrini,ton, twlo Ir ca t ai revered with
orders ; Lord Wre. BentiLek, Admiral Aeaer, Cc-
ieral Ev-eire, Sir F. 'french, Sir 11. lia (tinge, &c.
Mr. Walter Campbell appeared in a sup, rb High-
land dress, and was loudly chreted. So also was Mr.
I'caa., who wore an exceedingly ne• t Court dress,
which had as muchthe appearance of a " Frielid's"
dress as possible.
Mr. F, etor appeared in a seperb velvet Court
dress, and was loudly cheered.
Shortly before the Speaker came in, Mr. O'Con-
nell encored the (louse in a Court dress, which caused
much laughter. in which the lion. Men her cordially
joined.
During the half hour which elapsed before the
Ballot was commoneed, the Members enjeyed them-
selves in jeering and laughing at each other.
At half.yast nine precisely the Spt.aker called
" 0; der." and slid that the Ballot was now :eali;t to
take place, and as the counties were called the Gen-
tlemen who represented them, and placer withio
them, would at once proceed to the Abbey.
The first county called was Meath, then Perth,
Flint, &c. It was singular that the first dr.iwn were
those which hal but few presentalives, conse-
quently the liou,e was filled for a considei alek time
after the billotit:g begin.
Lord W. 13entinck was the last to leave the licire.

The Ballot was got through in half an I, our, and the
Speaker accompanied by the Serjcaiit, Chaplaia.
crctary, &c. went over to the Abbey at Ten o'clock.

CFFIOE OF ORDNANCE.

7. in Pall-mall, the Office of Ordnance was remark-
able for the splendour and elegance of the decora-
tions. In Vie centre of the building was displayed
the ancient Ordnance arms, mounted by a white rose
and the crown, above which was raised the Rival stan-
dard, which was of large dimensions, and pourtra)ed
in brilliant colours: on either side were V.Yo
shields with military trophies embraced by a scroll,
on which eas inscribed Victoria Regina, ornament, d
with variegated lamps. The nation& emblems of the
rose, shamrock, and thistle, c;:twiced is a wreath of
laurel, completed the centre ornaments. On each
wing was a lar4e'star in variegated lamp?, surmounted
by three Union Jacks floating from the p:tray t. On
the gable wells enclosing the fore-court a military
trophy of brilliant flags, consisting of regimental s• an-
ards,wasari angel with gr, t iste,w Lich were placcd
in such a way as to harmoriLe with the (Alter levies s,
and to give to the whol^ the aopeararee orgr,•at mag-
nitude. The whole of the fore curt aas atiprepri., ted
to the construct on or a spaeiou4g,llery for the accom-
modation of the Mast,r• C olcral a the Ordir•ric,.. the
Oillcera, and ti.e Civil Eaiployea in Loudon.
Seats were al o roser.% ei for conne-ted w:th the
military and civil others of th, Departniei.t. The
gallery was construct ,d upon the roost ap;a.oveal
principle;, and se-urcd by the suit-tsctial cha-
racter of the work from the possibility or
accident. On either side of this g-dlery was a
plateau, uPor, which were drawn tw files of solders,composed of Gunncrs of the Artillery, and Sappers
attached to the cr-rps or Royal Engineers, all
raw/ tome," entrant in the uniform of these
nr-n, that of the Sapper; beicg scarlt t. and of the
Gunners arhipd much to the effect of the
comp d'w;l, giving life and ae:mation to this bril-
liant exhibition of miliiary parade.
The cure arrangem,rts and the style of the
decorations did great credit to the liberality of the
Department, and, to the taste of Sir Frederick
Smith, Commanding Royal Engineers, under whose
directions they *Acre executed by Mr. Chas. Storey,
Works.
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