The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-01 00:00:00

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-
self and 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 of their coronets, knelt before
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, succesively, 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,
mho had 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 RiclOnond, nod descended from her
Throne, attended by her supporters, and assisted by the Lord
Grcat'Cliamberlain, the Sword:of State' being bone before'
her, and went to the altar, and, taking off her Crown, deli-
vered it to the Lord Grew 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," &e., reverently placed the same upon the altar, cover-
ing them with a fair linen cloth. The Queen, still kneeling,
made 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. Her Majesty
then went to her Chair on the south side of the arca 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 Sacrament,
the Archbishop administering the bread, and the Dean of West-
minster the cup.
The Queer► 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, hrr 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
cat riei 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 Archbishop, who laid it upo.i
the altar there.

Hor Majesty was then disrobed of her Royal Imperi4l mantle
nr robe of State, and arrayed in her Royal robe of purple
velvet, by the Lord: Great Chamberlain.

The Archbishop then placed the OA) in her njesty's left
hand.

The Noblemen, who had carried the gold spurs, and St.
Edward's staff, delivered the same to the De.n, and by him
deposited on the altar in the Chapel.
Whilst her Majesty was in St. Edward'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.
tier 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 sect tre with the cross, and
in her left the orb ; their Royal Highnesses the Pri,lces 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, ri.aained 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 carryit:g the same ; all Peers wearing their
coronets; and the Archbish.ps and the 33:shops supporting
her Majesty wearing their caps ; and the Kings of Arms their
crowns.

The swords and the regalia were received near the wrst
door by the officers of the Jewel Office appointed for that
purpose.
Her Majesty and the Prince 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 atrom.-r, our readers.
the interior of the " auticient Abbaye" of Westminster being
to many, even of the good citizens of London, " a scaled book"
_it may be necessary to state that the vast pile is in the form
of a cross, the aisles from the Royal entrance running west and
cast, 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 aristocracry and gentry,
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
under the organ gallery to the theatre, a raised platform twenty-
four feetwide was erected, with a smaller platform on either
side for the accommodation of those personages who took a
pert in the imposing ceremony. In the centre of the Abbey,
and immediately under the lantern, was a square platform,
ascended 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 partiz ins, 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 ofT,rine- 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 decorate-I 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 placzd 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 fur this august and importaut oc-
casion.

In the eastern aisle, immediately above the altar, which on
former occasions was occupied by the chair, was the gallery
for the accommodation of 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
n-arly 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 materi,l,
trimmed with a deep gold fringe, and having the Royal :ems
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 accernmod:tion 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-
eally 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
reeyal entrance, had a most imposing effect. Tha gilded shafts
Led pinnacles of the 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-
rn mital performers, affording accotnmodation 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
described. The admiration of all parties was elicited not so
much by the splendour of the decorations, as by the pe, feet
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
entrance through the n :ye, 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 eve of the most fastidious, or
in any way to lesson the general effect of the entire.
The myst attractive and interesting portion of the Abbey,
was the north transept, in which were assembled several
hundreds 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
immense numbers who even at that early hour had assembled,
such were the excellent arrangements made, that no crowding
or inconvenience took place, all 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 aisles and
transepts were completely filled, principally by Ladies in full
dress.

The Judges, Vice-Chancellor, and Master of the Rolls, in
/heir 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 tie
Abbey, and were conducted by the Heralds and Exons to the
places assigned them, the Peeresses taking their seats accord-
Mg to their rsnk in the North transcept, 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 ali 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 op-
servation in their passage up the aisle were his Royal Highness
ythe Duke de Nemours and suite, Prince George of Cam-
'bridge, Earl Grey, Lord Lyndhurst, the Duke and Duchess
of Ilvccleuch, the Marchioness 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 perioJ poured a flood of brilliant light through
the lofty gothic windows upon the gorgeous assemblage'
beneath. It is impossible to describe the brilliant and pic-
turesque 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 theitre of the vast building to th•
vaulting;, every point was crowded to excesq, 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 nymy gorgeous and varied groups of
uniforms and decorations. They occupi‘d the Eastern Gal-
lery opposite the Royal Box.
THE RETURN FROM THE ABBEY.
The procession commenced to leave the Abbey at twenty minutes to
four o'clock, but her Majesty cli.l not get into her carriage till twenty
minutes to Ave, when she was received in the same enthusiastic man-
ner as when she arrived along the whole line. Her Royal Mother and
her Royal Uncle of Sussex also received the same meed of the public
approbation.
We cannot close our account of the Ceremony without ten-
dering our best the :As to the Commis,ioners of Metropolitan
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 West-
minster Abbey troughout 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, Rcctor, Joseph Jones, Eoq.,
of Oparto, to Elizabeth, fourth daughter of the late Mr. Henry Siffken,
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 descriptions of
goods were somewhat flatter, and in many cases rather lower picas were
submitted to.—Manchester Guardian.

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