Star.
London, England, 1831-09-10 00:00:00

CORONATION RIIMINISCENCES.

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When Use Royal Dukes entered Westminster Abbey, a
marked diastase mob place in the reception of the Dukes of
Cumberland asd Sessex. A hefting silents marked the
of the Duke of Cumberland ; but the appearance
7rtre Duke of Semen was distinguished by a burst of ap.
*me this continued some minutes. Their progress
tine* the streets was equally contrasted, by !timings of
and enthusiastic shouts of applause.
inheastisn'
test triumph within the Abbey was the distinc-
tion innhend on Lord Brougham. The applause was loud
and mental, both in hones and clapping of hands. Simila-
rity of costume and wig occasioned Lord Lyndbunt to be
mistaken to Lord Brougham ; but the error was promptly
corrected, by vociferations from gallery to gallery. The nu-
merous military scattered through the Cathedral, generally
applauded the Duke of Wellington. The applause was
nearly as great when Lord Grey did homage, as on the ho-
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d ofn Lord Brougham.
Dinner Parties on the most splendid scale were
given on Thursday in honour of their Majesties' Coronation
by several of the Calvet Ministers t
Bari Grey had a Numerous party of Members of the House
of Peers.

Viscount Palmerston entertained the whole of the Foreign
Ambassadors and Ministers, including* Russian, Nether.
lands, French, and Austrian Ministers ou Special Missions.
The dinner was given at his Lordship's official residence
attached to the Foreign t tics.
Viscount Althorp entertained the Governor of the Bank ;
the Chairmen of the Commissioners of the Customs, Stamps,
and Taxes ; the Deputy Chairman of the Excise, Lord
John Russell, Sir James Macdonald, Colonel Maberly,
Ur. Hyde Villiers, Mr. Tennyson, Mr. Creevy. Lord Nu-
gent, Mr. Francis Baring, Mr. G. Poosunby, Mr. Bernal,
Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Race, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Smith.
The Coronation Medal presents admirable likenesses of
the King and Queen, and is highly respectable as a work of
art.

At the Coronation an accident happened to Sir Claudius
S. Hunter. He foolishly tried to catch some of the Coro-
nukes medals which were cut among the company. And
the other Aldermen were u anxious as he was, and in the
experiment Sir Claudius received • cut under the eye. It
happened that Sir Astley Cooper was near, and the blood
was Instantly stopped by air A. without the use of lint or
plaister. None of the Aldermen were so fortunate as to catch
a medal !

The Lord Mayor gave a splendid dinner on Thursday to
the Court of Aldermen and many of the leading citizens of
London, in honour of the coronation. His Lordship also
entertained about 70 merchants and bankers at the Mansion
House yesterday in honour of the progress of the great
reform bill.

All the members of the late Government, members of the
Howe of Commons, absented themselves from the corona-
tion of their Majesties ! Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Wm. Peel,
Mr. George Dawson, Sir George Murray, Sir H. Hardinge,
Mr. Goulburn, and Sir G. Clerk, under the auspices of Mr.
Wm. Holmes, have been partridge shooting at the seat of
Sir Robert Peel, in Staffordshire..

Amongst the mat splendid of the equipages at the Coro.
nation of their Majesties on Thursday was that of the Aus-
trian Ambassador, Prince Esterhasy, and suite, in three
carriages.—ln the household of her Majesty the Countess of
Brownlow was conspicuous from the richness of her dress,
and the valuable jewels she wore on the occasion. The
chaste simplicity of the dresses, and the beauty of the ladies
forming her Majesty's Maids of Honour, excited also very
general admiration.