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same from an Officer Ithe Wardrobe; and the anthem bain,-2-
! concludel, the Dean of Wethninster took front the a.mpulla
containing the consecrated oil, and, pouring some into Obw
anointing spoon, the Archbishop anointed her Majesty on t
head and 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 pail to the Lord Chaltiocriain (which was by him
re-delivered to the Orficer of the 'Wardrobe) and returned t
their seats.

THE SPURS.
After this the Dean took the spars 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, row
delivered it to the Lord Chamberlain, and, in lieu thereof, re-
ceived from him another sword in a scabbard of purple volt et
(pr rented 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 ss 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.

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 a,sisted dttripg 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 j
Great Chamberlain fastening the clasps.
TILE ORB,
The Queen then sitting down, the Archbishop having re,
ceived the orb from the Dean, (It-livered it into the Queen's
right hand, saying, " Receive this Imperial robe and orb," &c.
Her Majesty then returned t 1 erb to the Dean, who laid it
on the altar.

THE RIN G.
The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's bousl.hold 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,

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, lett his seat, and, approaching the Queen,
and, kneeling, presented to her Mljesty 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," &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
hands, and consecrated and blessed it with the prayer " 0
God, who crownest thy faithful servants with mercy, &c,"
Then the Archbishop came frona 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 repea,tod 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 or. the head of their young and lovely Sovereign,
The acclamations having; ceased,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," &c.

THE HOLY BIBLE,
The Dean then taking the Holy Biblo 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 the Bible to the Archbishop, who gave it to the
Dean, and by him replaced on the Altar, the Archbishops
and Bishops returninu to their seats.
THE BENEDICTION AND TE DEUM.
The Archbishop then pronounced the benediction, the
Bishops and the Peers following every 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-e/st side cf
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 Majesty.
Te Deum beTHE INTHRONIZATION.
ing 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 bearin, 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 ehortation, " 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 Ma:tor 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 Arehhishop 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 cfr 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 Hig,,lmesses then s4.,,verally 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 homauc, 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 hearing
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.
THh; HOLY SACRAMENT.
After the anthem the Bishops of Carlisle and Raoliester,
who had read the Epistle and Gospel, received front the altar,
by the hands of the Archbishop, the patina and the chalice,
which they cat,ried 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 Chamberlain, the Sbicrd of State being borne before
her, and went to, the altar, and, taking ofi 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 ANeaty delivered them
to the Arehhi;diop, who, having said the prayer, " Ble y, 0
Lord," &c., reverently placed the same upon the altar, cover_;jig them with a fair liecn cloth. The Queen, still kneeling,
made her

SECOND (lIPPERING
(a purse of gold,) which tint Treasurer of the Household de-
livered to the Lord Great Chamberlain, and he to her Majesty,
from whom the Archbishop reeelyesd it. The Archbishop then
raid the prayer, " 0 Go& who dwellest," &c, Her Majesiy
then went to her claair on the south side of the area and
knelt at her fakistool.
\:T ;en the Archbishop exid the Dean, with the Dishops'
assistants, namely, the Preacher, a.ld tilos?, who had read
the Litany, aed the epistle and Gospel, had communicated,
her Maje;.iy approached the altu and received the SacrAmeht,
the Archbishop admintitering the bread, and tint Dean of
Westminster the Pup.
The (-1,1c.4.i then received the Crown from the Lord Greet
Chwnherlain, and put it on, Aida repaired to her throne., re-
' ceivin,, again the seevtro with the cross in her -right hand,
and the sceptre', wlth the dove in hcr left, ;icing these sup-
pot ted 4-4-1:1 attended as dwing the tutbronization.
The Archbishop then p:oec.:.--ded with the Communion r7ler-
vice, at the end of whieen the choir sang' the ante ,-t " Halle-
lujah, for the Li,rd God Omnipotent reigeeth," &e., and the
same being concluded, the Archhis',op read the final prayers
nd pronounced the blessing,
The service being e_anelurded, her Majes y, attended by the
two Bishops, supporters. the Greet Offiez.ra oi' State, the
nobtel-aen 'hearing the four swcrds lrfai-e her, and the noble-
men who had carried the reialia then lying upon the altar,
desetnied into the tlirige •:•nd passed through the door the
south side int, wt. Edward's Chapel
cared ; the nohte,tzen, who h=regalia. receiving then; fem. ihe Dean of West-
minster as they passed by into the. &lapel ; the organ and otherinstruments all the whil;.-enyitig.
Her Majesty being in the Chapel, aq,l stawliikg before Ole
alter, ,:ielthred the scei tre w'th the tleoiss, which her Majest-
tc,ltitio Archbishop, who laid :t ur)on
ha.(2l borne in he.. left lu,nd,
Nei
the altar there,
14Aleaty was then disrobed of he. Rov,ll, t-nr,crial man. :L
vp.tko Sta'r, and arra.ved in he, robe of Purl
elut, by the Lord Great Cb-„..1. p
.otrlain..

The Archbishop then placed the Orb in _________...„.
liereNlajesty's let
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hand.
The Noblemen, who had carried the gold spurs, and St.
Edward's steff. delivered the seine to the Dean, end by him
dtpesited on the altar in the chapel.
Whilst le r Majesty was in St. Edward's Ch. pel the Officers
of Army ;ifiaaed the erocessioe for the : sewn, So that all
were reed, to :neve at the mareent when the Queen left tnc
chapel.
tier Ma,,eety thee proceeded eat a fii, Cheir to the
;test doge 'O, an
f the Abbot, the Queen weeting her Cron n, end
belt lag, in her right haml, the sectere with the eroae., end lie
her left the cmb , th,ir Royal Ifig-hmeses the Ptinces and
pranoseee wea-htet their coromes. The four %words were
borne before the Qit eon in the same (trier as defer%
The Dean and Pie' end -riee, and the Bitheps, who had
carried the Bible, the Chalice and the Patina, retuaincd is the
choir. The Noblemen who lad eeterally cervied the cronrr,
the orb, the seeetre a ith the dove, the spurs, and St. Edtver.lar
staff, walked in the seine places as before ; those who bed;
soiree and odious carry ink* tee same ; all PO, rs• weeeine their
coronets; and the Archbishops and the Bishove sepportt,,,r
her Majesty wearing their ceps ; and the Kings; 01 Arms their
crowns.
The swords and the regalia were received near the ereet-
tloar by the (Akers of the Jewel Office appointed ';or that
purpose.
Her ntjesty and the Princes and Priticeseee of the Blood !'
Rotel then returned to the Royal Palace with the 93ine state
as in the:r proceeding to the Abbey.
TIIE IN'T'ERIOR.
For the information of the uninitiated among our reeders_
the interior of the " aunnt Alba:, e" of Westminster being
to many, even of the guide 'eeens of London, " a sealed book"
man', be necessary 4..0 state that the vast pile is in the form
of a cross, the aieLes from the Royal entrance i tinting; west and
cast, and the transepts north and south, the ceeo.e of the build-
ing being the theatre where the chielportion of the august and
impreseivo ceremonies took place; and where the young and
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lovely Queen of these realms formed to-day the great point of
attraction, " the cynosure every eye," of the
thousands of the elite of the arisof countless
tocracy and gent of ry,
every other civilized nation on the face of
the globe,his and
as..
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sembled within the. venerable pile.
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Frtv.i. taro western entrance, where her Majesty_ passed un...
der the organ gallery to the theatre, a raised platform twenty-
,four feet wide ViAi erected, with a smaller platform on either '.
. side for the riecommodation of those personages who took a
part in the imposing ceremony. In the centre of the Abbey,
end immediately under the lantern, was a square platform, as-
cended be 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 t gold lace
of grea richness and elegance, the seat and back being '.
covered with crimson velvet, on which the Royal arms were
splendidly emblazoned, and the pillars, flutings, Sce.., being of .:.
burnished gold. There was nleo a foot-stool corresponding
in every particular with the throne itself. At each corner of
the theatre were sendeircular rails, withie which the heralds
and yeomen of the guard, bearing their partizaes, reteaiued
during the ceremony.
thet the ttestern or opposite ext.entity of the building was
Aaltar, surmounted by a lefty canopy, supporting; various
emblematical figures in gold. The drapery behind it consisted
of silk damask, extending along the whole. of the front gallery,
and draned up with elegant festoons of gold cord and tassels.
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On the right of' the altar was the offering table, covered withet
garter blue reenoa 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 lece. The south side of the sacra-
riurn 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
gilt and ornamented.e unique pattern, being also
k eant
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 magnificence .'
with the other arrangements for this august and important cc-
casion„
In the eastern aisle, immediately above the altar, which on
Former occasions was occupied by the choir, was the gallery er,
for the accommodation of the Members of the House of Coney '
mons. The seats, &c., were covered with scarlet cloth and
gold ornaments. Above this was another nearly to the roof of the building gallery, rising
ts of winch were also t.
,eovered with crimson cloth. T, the sca
he fronts of the various gal- - t
(cries were decorated with hangings of the
same material,
trimmed with a deep gold fringe, and having the Royal arms
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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 vvitle
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 of
above
them and the vaultings, were finished in the sante chide and
elegant manner. All the galleries, ascending emphitheatri-
celly to the roof, afforded a couireedious view of the proceetle— ---'
.ings to the immenee Assemblage of spectators.
The nave behind the organ, with its galleries ri;lit and left, -
the Gothic screen in front, and the Gothic tracery over the
Royal entrance, had a most imposing effect. Thu gilded shafts
and pinnacles of the organ were in perfect keeping with the antique Gothic Gothic architecture by which it was surrounded.. .. Beneath the organ was the gallery for the vocal and iostru :
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tam
nwnthuneal performer
person s, affording accommodation fur upwards 01
red s.
The most exquisite taste was displayed in ail the arrange-
rnents which we have thus briefly, and, we fear, imperfectly de-
scribed.- The admiration of all parties seas elicited not so ...
much by the splendour of the decoratione, as by the perfect
consistency and keeping of all the pare, applied as they were' '--
to the interior of so ancient is fabric as the Abbey, and harrno-
sizing, so completely with the massive grandeur of the thste- o
stained wane, %Odell were judiciously left in all their original
architectural beauty and simplicity. From the great westeru .- --- -
entrance through the nave, along the aisles into the intoriore
of the theatre, including the choir, north mid south transepts,
altar, galleries above and on all sides, there was a perfect uni-
forrnity of style; all that was requisite was included ; And el- :.
though gorgeous and magnificent almost beyond description,
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there was nothing to offend the eye of the most fastidious, or 1:
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, sad netwithetending the fats_
numbers who even at that early hour had assembled,
such were the excellent arrangements made, that no crowding
er inconvenience took place, all parties being directed by the
police and other attendants stationed along the passages to the
eelleries and sittings iiitlicated on their tickets.
In 'about half an hour, the upper and lower Choir Gal- ;
leries in the Wmit Aisle, and the vantines over the aisles 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
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arrangements for which had not been completed up to that
hour.
.
From seven o'clock a continued stream of Peers, Pueresees,
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
pines assigned them, the Peeresses taking their seats accorsl- ing to their rank in the North traascept, and the Peers in Me
same order in the South transcept.
The Sheriffs, Aldermen, and the Members of the Co
Wee tern entrance rp..
ration sat belox the Judges in the Choir, and close to the
The Members of the House of Commons, whet -
court dress or uniform, arrived about ledf-past trine all isnd in a
, a
very short time the lower and. upper galleries were d.
Among the distinguished individuals vvho attrecteltille most oh- .
s:ewatton in their passage up the aisle were his Royal Highneee
the Duke de Nemours and suite, Prince Geerre of Caw_
bridge, Earl Grey, Lord Lyndlite sr, the Dube and Duehest
of Buceletech, the Marchioness of Londonderry, &e. At ten o'clock the firing of the gins aanouncei the depar. • lure of her Majesty from the }'glace, and the scene in the .
Abbey than became much more interesting reed unimated.
The sun, which had been obscured during the nioreing,
at this period. poured a flood of brilliant light through
the lofty gothic windows upon the gorgeou., assemblage
beneath. It is impossible to describe the brilliant and plow-
risque effect of the various co.tturnes—uniforres, robes, and
draperies of evcry fantastic form and hue glittering with brit_ .
Pants, pear)), and gold amid silver lace, which met the eyo in .
every direction. ['rota the theatre of the vett building to the
vaultiegs, every paint 'was crowded to excess, and all of ea .
see: e straeined to catch the first sight of their young, and lovely
v ig.
Among- the lastest arrivals were the Foreign Ambassador),
with their suite., forming many gorgeo;.s and varied group; of
uniforms and decorations. They occupied the Eaeterit Gal-
lery, epeosite the Reyal Box.
THE RETURN FROM THE ABBEY,
The precession emenneneed to leave the Abbey at twent
:our oVoi-k, b y minutes re
ec taut her Majesty did not get into her
carriag
!minute* to five, w:,eii she was received in the same entliumiaele
e tin twe,ity
inauuor as when she an-ivy(' clung the whole line. Her Royal Mother
ard her Royal Uncle cf Sussex also received the same meed of the,: -
I üb'ic approbatioli.
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We cartnot close our account of the Ceremony without ten-
t - dering our hest thanks to he CommissfoNerni of Meroorom-
TAN Poucx, 3nd to the men, who obeyed their orders with
the utmost alacrity and attention.

One of our Correspocelents, who was present in the Choir o
Westminster Abbey throughout the whole of the august ceremonial.
411.1 whose detailed report oftheproc;:edings we shall lay before the putdie
its our next, represents the scene as the most inagmificently grand
ever witneesod. The inusie, with but a trilling exception or two, he
states to luso., tone oil in the most complete and satisfactory Mau ner.
Otit..ct of the various chorusses was majestic in the extreme.

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