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

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. Her Majesty
then went to her Chair on the south side of the area and
knelt at her faldstool.

When the Archbishop and the Dean, with the Bishops'
assistants, namely, the Preacher, and those who had read
the Litany, and the epistle and Gospel, had communicated,
her Majesty approached the altar and received the Sacra-
ment, 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 inthronization.
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 being 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 noble-
men who had 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.
Her 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 Archibishop, who laid it
upon 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
velvet, by the Lord Great Chamberlain.

The Archbishop then placed the Orb in her Majesty's left
hand.
The Noblemen, who had carried the gold spurs, and St.
Edward's staff, delivered the same to the Dean, and by him
dep 'sited on the altar in the chapel.
Whilst her Majesty was in St. Ed ward's Chapel the Officers of
Arms arranged the procession for the return, so that all were
ready to move at the moment when the Queen left the chapel.
Her Majesty then proceeded out of the Choir, and to the
west door of the Abbey, the Queen wearing her Crown, and
bearing, in her right hand, the sceptre with the cross, and in
her left the orb ; their Royal Highnesses the Princes and
Princesses wearing their coronets. The four swords were
borne before the Queen in the same order as before. The
Dean and Prebendaries, and the Bishops, who had carried
the Bible, the Chalice and the Patina, remained in the choir.
The Noblemen who had severally carried the crown, the orb,
the sceptre with the dove, the spurs, and St. Edward's staff,
walked in the same places as before ; those who had staves
and batons carrying the same; all Peers wearing theircoronets ;
and the Archbishops and the Bishops supporting her Majesty
wearing their caps ; and the Kings of Arms their crowns.
The swords and the regalia were received near the west
door by the officers of the Jewel Office appointed for that
purpose. _ _

Her Majesty and the Princes and Princesses of the Blood
Royal then returned to the Royal Palace with the same state
as in their proceeding to the Abbey.

THE INTERIOR.
For the information of the uninitiated among our readers—
the interior of the "auncient Abbaye " of Westminster being
to many, even of the good citizens of London, " a sealed
book "—it may be necessary to state that the vast pile is in
the form of a cross, the aisles from the Royal entrance run-
ning west and east, and the transepts north and south, the
centre of the building being the theatre where the chief portion
of the august and impressive ceremonies took place; and
where the young and lovely Queen of these realms formed
to-day the great point of attraction, " the cynosure of every
eye," of the countless thousands of the elite of the aristocracy
and gentay, of this and every other civilized nation on the
face of the globe, assembled within the venerable pile.
From the western entrance, where her Majesty passed un-
der the organ gallery to the theatre, a raised platform twenty-
four feet wide was erected, with a smaller platform on either
side for the accothmodation of those personages who took a
part in the imposing ceremony. In the centre of the Abbey,
and immediately under the lantern, was a square platform, as-
cended by four steps, covered with claret-coloured drapery,
richly embroidered in gold. Here was placed the throne or
chair of state, facing the altar, in which her Majesty received
the homage of her people. Its sides were hung with gold lace
of great richness and elegance, the seat and back being
covered with crimson velvet, on which the Royal arms were
splendidly emblazoned, and the pillars, flutings, &c., being of
burnished gold. There was also a foot-stool corresponding
in every particular with the throne itself. At each corner of
the theatre were semicircular rails, within which the heralds
and yeomen of the guard, bearing their partizans, remained
during the ceremony. _

At the eastern or opposite extremity of the building was
the altar, surmounted by a lofty canopy, supporting various
emblematical figures in gold. The drapery behind it consisted
of silk damask, extending along the whole of the front gallery,
and draped up with elegant festoons of gold cord and tassels.
On the right of the altar was the offering table, covered with
garter blue Genoa velvet, bordered with lace and fringed with
gold. In front of this table, and close to the theatre, was the
pulpit, elevated on a splendidly gilt and decorated pedestal—
the pulpit and cushion being covered with crimson velvet,
richly fringed with gold lace. The south side of the sacra-
rium was occupied by the Royal box. The drapery here was
of the most costly description, being trimmed with loops of
gold rope, bordered and fringed with gold lace, the interior
lined with white satin, elegantly fluted, and the chairs,which
were of an extremely beautiful and unique pattern, being
also elegantly gilt and ornamented.
Her Majesty's Litany chair and faldstool were placed at
the foot of the stage supporting the throne ; the drapery,
was of the same costly material and of corresponding mag-
nificence with the other arrangements for this august and
important occasion.
In the eastern aisle, immediately above the altar, which on
former occasions was occupied by the choir, was the gallery
for the accommodationof the Members of the House of Com-
mons. The seats, &c., were covered with scarlet cloth and
gold ornaments. Above this was another gallery, rising
nearly to the roof of the building, the seats of which were also
covered with crimson cloth. The fronts of the various gal-
leries were decorated with hangings of the same material,
trimmed with a deep gold fringe, and having the Royal
arms embroidered in gold in the centre. At intervals of
about ten feet, extending along the entire ranges of the
galleries were triangular pillars, elegantly fluted and finished
with gold mouldings.
The north and south transepts were occupied for'about half
their depth with galleries for the accommodation of the
Peeresses and Peers ; these, with the smaller galleries above
them and the vaultings, were finished in the same chaste and
elegant manner. All the galleries ascending amphitheatri-
cally to the roof, afforded a commodious view of the proceed-
ings to the immense assemblage of spectators.
The nave behind the organ, with its galleries right and left,
the Gothic screen in front, and the Gothic tracery over the
Royal entrance, had a most imposing effect. The gilded shafts
and pinnacles of tho organ were in perfect keeping with the
antique Gothic architecture by which it was surrounded.
Beneath the organ was the gallery for the vocal and instru-
mental performers, affording accommodation for upwards of
four hundred persons.
The most exquisite taste was displayed in all the arrange-
ments which we have thus briefly, and, we fear, imperfectly de-
scribed. The admiration of all parties was elicited not so
much by the splendour of the decoration, as by the perfect
consistency and keeping of all the parts, applied as they were
to the interior of so ancient a fabric as the Abbey, and harmo-
nizing so completely with the massive grandeur of the time-
stained walls, which were judiciously left in all their original
architectural beauty and simplicity. From the great western
entrnnce through the nave, along the aisles into the Interior
of the theatre, including the choir, north and south transepts,
altar, galleries above and on all sides, there was a perfect uni-
formity of style ; all that was requisite was included ; and al-
though gorgeous and magnificent almost beyond description,
there was nothing to offend the eye of the most fastidious,
or in any way to lessen the general effect of the entire.

The most attractive and interesting portion of the Abbey
was the north transept, in which were assembled several hun-
dreds of England's noblest and most lovely dames in their
robes of estate. This point, more especially when the sun
flung its rays across it, was a perfect blaze of diamonds and
other costly gems. -

The doors—of the several entrances to the Abbey were
opened precisely at five o'clock, and notwithstanding the im-
mense numbers who even at that early honr had assembled,
such were the excellent arrangements made, that no crowding
or inconvenience took place, al parties being directed by the
police and other attendants stationed along the passages to
the galleries and sittings indicated on their tickets.
In about half an hour, the upper and lower Choir Gal-
leries in the West Aisle, and the vaultings over the aisle and
transepts were completely filled, principally by ladies in
full dress.
The Judges, Vice-Chancellor, and Master of the Rolls, in
their state robes, took their seats at the end of the choir
nearest the Theatre.
At a few minutes past six o'clock the attendants proceeded
from the Western entrance with the plate for the altar, the
arrangements for which had not been completed up to that
hour.

From seven o'clock a continued stream of Peers, Peeresses,
and other distinguished personages, entitled to pass through
the Western entrance and up the Aisle, were pouring into
the Abbey, and were conducted by the Heralds and Exons
to the places assigned them, the Peeresses taking their seats
according to their rank in the North transept, and the
Peers in the same order in the South transcept.
The Sheriffs, Aldermen, and the Members of the Corpo-
ration sat below the Judges in the Choir, and close to the
Western entrance.

The Members of the House of Commons, who were all in
Court dress or uniform, arrived about half-past nine, and in a
very short time the lower and upper galleries were filled.
Among the distinguished individuals who attracted most ob-
servation in the passage up the aisle were his Royal Highness
the Duke de Nemours and suite, Prince George of Cam-
bridge, Earl Grey, Lord Lyndhurst, the Duke and Duchess
of Buccleuch, the Marchionesss of Londonderry, &c.
At ten o'clock the firing of the guns announced the depar-
ture of her Majesty from the Palace, and the scene in the
Abbey then became much more interesting and animated.,
The sun, which had been obscured during the morning,
at this period poured a flood of brilliant light through
the lofty gothic windows upon the gorgeous assemblage
beneath. It is impossible to describe the brilliant and pictu-
resque effect of the various costumes—uniforms, robes, and
draperies of every fantastic form and hue glittering with bril-
liants, pearls, and gold and silver lace, which met the eye in
every direction. From the theatre of the vast building to the
vaultings, every point was crowded to excess, and all eyes
were strained to catch the first sight of their young and lovely
Sovereign.
Among the latest arrivals were the Foreign Ambassadors,

with their suites, forming many gorgeous and varied groups of
uniforms and decorations. They occupied the Eastern Gal-
lery, opposite the Boyal Box.
THE RETURN FROM THE ABBEY.
The procession commenced to leave the Abbey at twenty minutes
to four o'clock, but her Majesty did not get into her carriage till
twenty minutes to five, when she was received in the same
enthusiastic manner as when she arrived along the whole line. Her
Royal Mother and her Royal Uncle of Sussex also received the same
meed of the pu one approbation.

_ .
We cannot close our account of the Ceremony without
tendering our best thanks to the COMMISSIONERS of MET-
ROPOLITAN POLICE, and to the men, who obeyed their orders
with the utmost alacrity and attention.

One of our Correspondents, who was present in the Choir of
Westminster Abbey throughout the whole of the august ceremonial,
and whose detailed report of the proceedings we shall lay before the
public in our next, represents the scene as the most magnificently
grand ever witnessed. The music, with but a trifling exception or
two, he states to have gone off in the most complete and satisfactory
manner. The effect of the various choruses was majestic in the
extreme.

MARRIAGE.—On the 27th inst., at St. John's,
South Hackney, by the Rev. H. H. Norris, Rector, Joseph J0n,,,,
Esq., of Oporto, to Elizabeth, fourth dauguter of the late Mr. Henry
Sill ken, of Hackney.
STATE OF TRADE.—There was rather more de-
mand for yarns yesterday than on the two preceding Tuesdays, but
it was not attended with any improvement in prices. Most des-
criptions of goods were somewhat flatter, and in many cases rather
lower prices were submitted to.—Manchester guardian.