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

THE SERMON

Was then preached by the Bishop of London. During the
sermon her Majesty continued to sit in her chair on the south
side of the area, opposite the pulpit, supported on her right
band by the Bishop of Durham, and beyond him, on the same
side, stood the Noblemen, carrying the swords; on her left the
Bishop of Bath and Wells, and near him the Lord Great
Chamberlain-. The Archbishop of Canterbury took his seat
in a purple velvz t chair, on the north side of the area, Deputy
Garter standing near him. The Dean of Westminster stand-
ing on the south side of the area, east of the Queen's chair,
and near the altar.

The text from which the Right Rev. Prelate preached, was
he 34th Chapter 2d Book of the Chronicles, Y. 31.

THE OATH
I IThe sermon being concluded (and her Majesty having, on
Monday, the 20th day of November, 1837, in the presence of
the two Houses of Parliament, made and signed the declara-
tion), the Archbishop of Canterbury, advanced towards the
Qiii,cen and standing oefore her, ministered the questions pre-
.scrlt;,.-'4)y the service ; which having been answered by her Ma.
jesty,-she arose from her chair, and, attended by her supporters
and the Lord Great Chamberlain—the Sword of State alone
being borne before her Majesty—went to the altar, where,
kneeling upon the cushion placed on the steps, and laying
her right hand on the Holy Gospels, tendered to her Majesty
by the Archbishop, she took the Coronation Oath, kissed the
b)ok, and to a transcript of the oath set her Royal sign ma-
nual, the Lord Chamberlain of the Household holding a silver
standish for that purpose, delivered to him by an officer of the
Jewel Office.

The Queen then returned to her chair, where her Majesty
had sat during the sermon, on the south side of the area, the
following hymn being sung by the Choir, the Archbishop
reading the first line,
" Come, Holy Ghost, our souls in-
spire," &c.

THE ANOINTING.
T-Inou sae conclusion of the hymn the Archbishop
read the prayer preparatory to the anointing, " 0 Lord,
Holy Father, who by Anointing with oil, didst of old make
and consecrate Kings, Priests, and Prophets," &c. At the
conclusion of this prayer the choir sang the anthem,
" Zadok the Priest and -Nathan the Prophet," &c. At the
commencement of the anthem the Queen arose from her
chair, went before the altar, and attended by her supporters
and the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State being
borne before her, was disrobed of her crimson robe by the
Mistress of the Robes, assisted by the Lord Great Chamber-
lain, which were immediately carried into St. Edward's
Chapel by the Groom of the Robes.
The Queen then proceeded to and sat down in St. Ed-
ward's chair, covered with cloth of gold, and with a faldstool
before it, placed in front of the altar, when her Majesty was
anointed ; four Knights of the Garter, viz., the Duke of Rut-
land, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Exeter, and
the Duke of Buceleuch (summoned by Deputy Garter), hold-
ing over the Queen's head a rich pall or cloth of gohi, de-
livered to them by the Lord Chamberlain, who teceived the

OFFERING OF THE SWORD.
The Queen, rising up, went to the altar, where her Majesty
offered the sword in the scabbard (delivering it to the Arch-
bishop, who placed it on the altar), and then returned to and
sat down in St. Edward's Chair; the sword was then re-
deemed for one hundred shillings by Viscount Melbourne, who
received it from the Dean, and carried it during the remain-
der of the solemnity, having first drawn it out of the scab-
bard, and delivered the latter to an officer of the wardrobe.
The Archbishops and Bishops who had assisted during the
offering returned to their places.
THE INVESTING WITH THE MANTLE.
The Queen then standing, her Majesty was invested by the
Dean with the Imperial mantle, or dalmatic robe of cloth of
gold, delivered to him by the officer of the wardrobe, the Lord
Great Chamberlain fastening the clasps.
THE ORB.
The Queen then sitting down, the Archbishop ha: i1-.t,* re-
ceived the orb from the Dean, delivered it into the Queen's
right hand, saying, " Receive this Imperial robe and orb," &c.
Her Majesty then returned the orb to the Dean, who laid it
on the altar.

THE RING.
The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's household then
receiving from the officer of the Jewel Office the ruby ring,
delivered the same to the Archbishop, who put it on the
fourth finger of the Queen's right hand, saying, " Receive
this ring,' &c.

THE SCEPTRES.
The Dean then brought from the altar the sceptre with
the cross and the sceptre with the dove, and delivered them to
the Archbishop.
In the meantime the Duke of Norfolk, as Lord of the
Manor of Worksop, left his seat, and, approaching the Queen,
and, kneeling, presented to her Majesty a glove for her right
hand, embroidered with the arms of Howard, which her
Majesty put on.
The Archbishop then delivered the Sceptre with the Cross
into her Majesty's right hand, saying " Receive the Royal
Sceptre," &c. ; and then the Sceptre with the Dove into her
left hand, saying " Receive the Rod of Equity," &e. ; and
the Lord of the Manor of Worksop supported her Majesty's
right arm, and held the Sceptre.
THE CROWNING.
The Archbishop standing before the altar, and having
St. Edward's Crown before him, took the same into his
hands, and consecrated and blessed it with the prayer " 0
God, who crownest thy faithful servants with mercy, ece."
Then the Archbishop came from the altar, assisted by
the Archbishops of York and Armagh, with the Bishops of
London, Winchester, and other Bishops, the Dean of West-
minster carrying the Crown ; and the Archbishop took
and placed it on her Majesty's head; when the people,
with loud and repeated shouts, cried " God save the
Queen ;" and immediately the Peers and Peeresses present
put on their Coronets; the Bishops their caps ; and the Kings
of Arms their crowns : the trumpets sounding, the drums
beating, and the Tower and Park guns firing by signal.
Never did we hear louder or more hearty plaudits, that al-
most rent the walls of the old Abbey, setting at nought all
etiquette and ceremony, than those which burst from the lips and
hearts of her attached and loyal people, when the Crown was
placed on the head of their young and lovely Sovereign.
The acclamations having ceased, the Archbishop pro-
nounced the exhortation, " Be strong, and of a good courage,"
&c. The choir then sang the following anthem, " The
Queen shall rejoice," &e.

THE HOLY BIBLE.
The Dean then taking the Holy Bible from the Altar de-
livered it to the Archbishop, who, attended and assisted by
the same Archbishops and Bishops as before, presented it to
the Queen, saying " Our Gracious Queen," &c. The Queen
then returned tile Bible to the Archbishop, who gave it to the
Dean, and by him replaced on the Altar, the Archbishops
and Bishops returning to their seats.

1.7, to their seat
TI:IE BENEDICTION AND TE DEUM.
The Archbishop then pronounced the benediction, the
Bishops and the Peers following ovary part of the benediction
with a loud Amen. The Archbishop then, turning to the
people, said. " And the same Lord God Almighty grant,"
&c. The "Te Deum" was sung by the choir, at the com-
mencement of which the. Queen removed to the recognition
chair on which her Majesty first sat, on the south-east side of
the Throne, the two Bishops her supporters, the great
Officers of State, the Noblemen carrying the swords, and the
Noblemen who had borne the Regalia, coming from their re-
spective places, and attending her Majeqy.

- THE INTHRONIZ'ATION.
Te Deum being ended, the Queen ascended the theatre,
and was lifted into her Throne by the Archbishop, Bishops,
and Peers around her Majesty, and, being so inthroned, all the
great Officers of State, the Noblemen bearing the swords, and
the Noblemen who had borne the other Regalia, stood around
about the steps of the Throne, when the Archbishop, standing
before the Queen, pronounced the exhortation, " Stand firm
and hold fast," &c.

THE HOMAGE.
The Exhortation being ended, her Majesty delivered the
sceptre with the cross to the Lord of the Manor of Worksop,
to hold the same on her right hand, and the sceptre with the
dove to the Duke of Richmond, to hold the same on her left
hand during the homage.
The Archbishop then knelt before the Queen, and, for him.
selfand the other Lords Spiritual, pronounced the words of
Homage, they kneeling around him, and saying after him.
The Archbishop then kissed her Majesty's hand, and the rest
of the Lords Spiritual did the same, and retired.
Then the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge, ascending the
steps of the Throne, and taking off their coronets, knelt be-
fore the Queen ; and the Duke of Sussex pronounced the
words of homage, the Duke of Cambridge saying after him.
Their Royal Highnesses then severally touched the Crown
upon her Majesty's head, and kissed her Majesty's left cheek,
and then retired. The Dukes and other Peers thereupon
performed their homage, the senior of each degree pronouncing
the words of homage, and the rest of the same degree saying after
him, and each Peer of the same degree, successively, touching
her Majesty's hand, and then retiring. The Peers bearing
the swords, when going to perform their homage, delivered
them to noblemen near them to hold during that ceremony.
At the conclusion of the homage, the Queen received the two
sceptres from the Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond.
During the performance of the homage the choir sang the
anthem, " This is the day which the Lord bath made," &c.
and the Treasurer of her Majesty's Household threw about the
medals of the Coronation.

THE HOLY SACRAMENT.
After the anthem the Bishops of Carlisle and Rochester,
who bad read the Epistle and Gospel, received from the altar,
by the hands of the Archbishop, the patina and the chalice,
which they carried into St. Edward's Chapel, and brought
from thence the bread upon the patina, and the wine in the
chalice. Her Majesty then delivered the sceptres to the
Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond, and descended from her
Throne, attended by her supporters, and assisted by the Lord
Great Chamberlaiii, the Swerd of State being borne before
her, and went to the altar, and, taking off her Crown, deli-
vered it to the Lord Great Chamberlain to, hold ; and then
knelt down. Then the Bishops delivered the patina and cha-
lice into the Queen's hands ; and her Majesty delivered them
to the Archbishop, who, having said the prayer, " Bless, 0
Lord," &c., reverently placed the same upon the altar, cover-
ing them with a fair linen cloth. The Queen, still kneeling,
ruAde her

SECOND OFFERING
(a purse of gold,) which the Treasurer of the Household de-
livered to the Lord Great Chamberlain, and he to her Majesty,
from whom the Archbishop received it. The Archbishop then
said the prayer, 0 God, who dwellest," &c. Hcr Majesty
then went to her Chair on the south side of the arca and
knelt at her faldatool.

When the Archbishop and the Dean, with the Bishops'
assistants, namely, the Preacher, and those who bad read
the Litany, and the epistle and Gospel, had communicated,
her Majesty approached the altar and received the Sacrament,
the Archbishop administering the bread, and the Dean of
Westminster the cup.
The Queen then received the Crown from the Lord Great
Chamberlain, and put it on, and repaired to her throne, re-
ceiving again the sceptre with the cross in her right hand,
and the sceptre with the dove in her left, being there sup-
ported and attended as during the inthroMzation.
The Archbishop then proceeded with the Communion Ser-
vice, at the end of which the choir sang the anthem " Halle-
lujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth," &c., and the
same bring concluded, the Archbishop read the final prayers
and pronounced the blessing.
The service being concluded, her Majesty, attended by the
two Bishops her supporters, the Great Officers of State, the
noblemen bearing the four swords before her, and the 9oble.
men who hai carried the regalia then lying upon the altar,
descended into the arena, and passed through the door on the
south side into St. Edward's Chapel ; the noblemen, who had
carried the regalia, receiving them from the Dean of West-
minster as they passed by into the Chapel ; the organ and other
instruments all the while playing.
tier Majesty being in the Chapel, and standing before the
altar, delivered the sceptre with the dove, which her Majesty
had borne in her left hand, to the Archbishop, who laid it up( n
the altar there.
Her Majesty was then disrobed of her Royal Imperial mantle
or robe of State, and arrayed in her Royal robe of purple
elvet, by the Lord Great chamberlain.

same from an Officer fthe Wardrobe; and the anthem being
concluded, the Dean of Westminster took from the ampulla
containing the consecrated oil, and, pouring some into the
anointing spoon, the Archbishop anointed her Majesty on the
head an hands, in the form of a cross, pronouncing the
words—" Be thou anointed," &c.
The Queen then kneeling at her faldstool, the Archbishop,
standing on the north side of the altar, pronounced the prayer
after the anointing; when her Majesty, arising, resumed her
seat in St. Edward's chair ; the Knights of the Garter re
turned the pall to the Lord Chamberlain (which was by bitn
re-delivered to the Officer of the Wardrobe) and returned to
their scats.

THE SPURS.
After this the Dean took the spurs from the altar, and de-
livered them to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who, kneeling
down, presented them to her Majesty, who returned them, to
be laid upon the altar.

THE SWORD.
The Viscount Melbourne, carrying the sword of State, now
delivered it to the Lord Chamberlain, and, in lieu thereof, re-
ceived from him another sword in a scabbard of purple velvet
(presented to him by an officer of the Jewel Office, who took
charge of the sword of State), which his Lordship delivered
to the Archbishop, who laid it on the altar, and said the prayer,
" Hear our prayers, 0 Lord, we beseech thee, and se direct
and support thy servant, Queen Victoria," &c.
The Archbishop then took the sword from off the altar, and
assisted by the Archbishops of York and Armagh, with the
Bishops of London, Winchester, and other Bishops, delivered
the sword into the Queen's right hand, saying, " Receive this
kingly sword," &c.