The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-29 00:00:00

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 tle
fourth Snger of the Queen's right band, saying, " Receive
this ring," It c.

THE SCEPTRES.
The. Dean tbea brought from the altar the sceptre with
;he cross and the sceptre with the dove, and delivered them to
be Archbishop.
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 Mkjesty's eight band, saying " Receive the Royal
Sceptre," &c. ; and then the Sceptre with the Dove into her
left hand, saying " Receive the Rod of Equity," &c. ; 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
bands, and consecrated and blessed it with the prayer " 0
God, who crownest thy faithful servants with mercy, ece:','
Then cthe Archbishop came front the altar, acaisted 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 Paris guns firing by signal. •
Never did we hear fonder or more hearty plaudits, that al-
most rent the.valls of the old Abbey, setting at nought all
etiquette and ceretioay, than those which burst from the lips and
hearts of her attached pad loyal people, when the Crown was
placed on the head of their young and lovely Sovereign.
The acelamationt having Ceased, the Archbishop pro-
nounced the exhortation, " Be strong. and.of a good courage,"
&c. The choir then sang the foll Owing• anthem, " The
Queen shall:rejoice," &c.
THE HOLY BIBLE. •
The Dean then taking the Holy Bible from the AU
livered de-
livered it to the Archbishop, whooutended and.assifrteeb9.
the same Archbishops and Bi.bops as before, presented 14 CO
the Queen, saying " Our Gracious Queen," Cee'. The Qaeee.
then returned the Bible to the Archbishop, veho•gava it to the
Dean. and by him replaced, on the Altar, the Accbhiihops,
and Bishops returning to their seats.
THIS BgiIIICTION AND TE DEU-M.-
Tbe Archbishop then pronounced the benediction. the
1 Bishops And the Peers following every part of the benediction
I wish a loud Amen. The Archbishop then, turning to the
people', *aid '• And the 'same Lord God Almighty grant,"
&c. The " 'Te Deurn- was sung by the choir, at the corn-
niencernent of sch-i-ch the Queen removed to the recognition
chair nn which her Matteaty first sat, on the south. east side of
the Throne, the two Bishon.s 'her supporters, the great
Officers of Suite, the Noblemen eerzying the swords, and the
Not2lecoen who had borne the Regalia, coming from their re-
spective places, and attending het Majesty:•
THE INTHRONIZATION:
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 bad borne the other Regalia, stood around
about thesteps of the Throne; when :be 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 Ditire.of Richmond, to hold the same csirlier left
hand during the homage.
The Archbishop then knelt before the Queen, and, for him-
selfand the other Lords Spiritual, pro&-,Atneed the words of
Homage, they kneeling around him, and say-ins; after him.
The Archbishop then kissed her Majesty's hand, atifl.the rest
of the Lords Spiritual did the seine. and retired.
Then the Dukes of Susses and Cambridge, ascending the
,steps of the. Throne, and taking otT their coronets, knelt be-
lore the Queen ; and the Duke of Sus es 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
.perforrned 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 hind, and then retiring. The P.e.ers bearing
the swords, when going to perform their • homage, delivered
them so noblemen near them to hold during that ceremony.
At the conclusion of the hornage,.the Queen received the two
sceptres from the Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond. •
4)nring '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 Chambcrlairi, the Swerd of State being borne before
her. end went to the altar, and; taking off her Crow rte deli-
uerckl it ¢ii the Lord Great Chamberlain to hold ; and then
knelt down. Then the. Bishops delivered the patina seed cha-
lice into the Queen's bands ; and her Majesty delivered them
to the Archbishop, who, having said the prayer, " Blels, 0
Lord," &c,, reverently placed the same upon the altar, &tier-
ing them with a fair linen cloth. The Quinn, still kneeling,
made be;