Star.
London, England, 1820-06-22 00:00:00

THE CORONA I lON.

The preparations for this splendid ceremony are
• carried on in Westminster-Hall with great activity.
The wooden flooring of the entire Hall is now com-
plete, with the exception of the site of the Court of
• King's peach, which wretched structure is not yet
removed.—Two galleries, running along each side of
the llall, are also nearly finished. Of these, the lower
contains five rows of benches, and the upper gallery,
which is not so deep, only three rows. These gal-
leries are intended for spectators. Under the lower
galleries, on each side, runs a series of compartments
or boxes, each of which contains a side-table, at
which three servants will attend. A passage runs
behind them the whole length of the Hall, with an
opening ;i:to thc back of each compartment or side-
table.
This passage is completely divided by a par-
tition from the re,t of the Hall, and it is through it
all the wines and everything else to be used at Ore
dinner will be conveyed to each side-table. The old
Literal windcms by which the Hall was lighted, and
which are at the back of the gallery, have been
blocked up, and it is now lighted by a range of an
equal number cf windows opened near the roof.

br:CHESS OF ST. ALIJAA 'S ASSEMBLY.

• That truly noble and elegant marision in StJames's-
square (St. Alban's House), was 4ened on Tuesday
evening, to a most distinguished and brilliant Assem-
bly, consisting of nearly 700 persons. The spacious
and beautiful suites of apartments were most ele-
gantly decorated, and lighted to the finest possible')
eTect to which their admirable proportion and range.'
is so well calculated : the tout ensemble forming a
coup d' (zit rarely equalled. A sumptuous supper, con-'
sisting of the most rare delicacies of the season, to.
gether with the most exquisite wines, was served Op
in the areftt Banqueting: room. The quadrilles were
kept up with great spirit till five in the morning.

COUNTESS of GROSrEjvors GRAND FETE..

Tuesday eVenifig the Earl and Countess GRoavEson
gave another sumptuous tete, at their princely resi-
dence in Upper`Grosvetior:street. The evening com-
• rnenced with a spperb banquet, at which the follow-
distinguished persons were present—
••••• /4:3 Royal ilightleasthe Date cf Sussex, the puke of Nor-
folk, • Lord IlalLrad, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Countess of
• Jersey,. the Earl and Countess of lanky, Viscount and Vls-
. vitiates% Fitringtun, Viscount AltiaraTe, Viscount and Lady
• dixabeth Belgravc, Lord and Lady C.Osborne, Mr. Brougham,
are ?Ir. Calcraft. •
The banquet was served entirely in massive ser-
- 'Vices of gold ~and silver plate, and the sideboards
presented a magnificent display of vases, salvers, flag_
gars, candelabras, &c. &c. all of the same costly
materials, intermixed with an infinite profusion Of
carafts, goblets, decanters, &c. of the most exqui-.
site workmanship, formed of the purest chrystal. In
the evening the whole of the superb state apartments,
including the picture gallery, were brilliantly illu-
wioated, and thrown open to the fashionable world ;.
-and it'inay be truly said, that' almost the whole fa,
shionable WO Id availed itself of the circumstance;
for op.:. ands of. Ekren Hundred Persons of Distine-
tiOn had er.cred the mansion before two o'clock.