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hat was not the purpose for which the meeting was convened.
HIGH HORNOY hoped the last resolution, for the sake of
harmony, would not be pressed.
Mr. HAYES proposed a resolution deprecating, in strong lan-
guage, the calling of that meeting, which was also seconded.
The CH A ERMAN proceeded to put.the resolutions of NI r. Moze-
ley: they were both carried, with only two or three dissentients.
The other resolutions were then withdrawn.
A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the meet-
ing separated at four o'clock.

CORRESPOzVDENCE.

TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF

ST. BRIDE'S.

BELOVED FREENps,—The coronation of our gracious Queen
Victoria will, by Divine permission, take place in Westminster
Abbey on Thursday nekt,•June `'.!4. --
The sanctity of the place, the peculiar solemnity of the service,
and especially the deep devotion and spirituaii.ty of the prayers,
then offered, manifest that it is tar from being a mere vain,
pompous ceremony, but a sacred ordinance, in which every sub-
ject of her Majesty ought to take the most lively interest.
It would be difficult to flame a devotional office containing a
more marked recognition of Almighty God as the Sovereign
Rul-er and Disposer of all events, or more fervent petitions for
his granting to our youthful Queen those many gifts and graces
of the Holy Spirit which her highly exalted station so especially
requires.
The following are some of the prayers offered by the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury. or some other dignitary of our church.
After the first oblations of a pall or altar cloth of gold", and of
an ingot or wedge of gold, of a pound weight, presented by the
Queen. and reverently placed upon the altar or communion
table, her Majesty kneeling, the Archbishop saitb this prayer :*
‘• 0 God! who dwellest in the high and holy place, with them
also who are of an humble spirit, look down mercifully upon thy
servant Victoria our Queen, and in humbling herself before thee
at thy footstool, graciously receive these oblations which, in
bumble acknOwledgment of thy sovereignty over all, and of thy
great bounty to her in particular, she has now offered up unto
thee through Jesus Christ our only Mediator and Advocate.—
Amen." .

Previously to administering the coronation oath, the follow-
ing questions are asked by the Archbishop, and answered by the
Queen :

" Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people
of this United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the
dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in Par-
liament agreed on, and the respective laws and customs of the
same ?-1 solemnly promise so to do. Will you to your power
cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all your judg-
ments?—l will. Will you, to the utmost of your power, main-
tain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and
the Protestant -reformed religion established by law? And
will you maintain and preserve inviolately the settlement of the
united church of England and Ireland, and the doctrine, wor-
ship, discipline, and government thereof as by the law esta-
blished within England and Ireland, and the territories there-
unto belonging ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and
clergy of England and Ireland, and the churches there commit-
ted to their charge, all just rights and privi,eges as by, law do or
shall appertain to them or any of them?—All this I promise to
do."

Then the Archbishop begins that hymn, which the choir sing
out,
" Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And warm ha with thy Heavenly fire;
Thou the anointing spirit art,
To us thy sevenfold gifts impart." •
This being ended, the Archbishop saith the Morning Prayer:
" 0 Lord, Holy Father, who, by anointing with oil, didst of
old make and consecrate Kings, Priest:., and Prophets, to teach
thy people Israel: bless and sanctity thy chosen servant Vic-
toria, who, by our office and ministry, is now to be anointed
with this oil, and consecrated Queen of this Realm : strengthen
her, 0 Lord, with the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; confirm and
stablish her with thy free and princely spirit., the spirit of wis-
dom and government, the spirit of council and Ghostly strength,
the spirit of knowledge and true godliness, and fill her, 0 Lord,
with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen."
After the solemnity of anointing has taken place, this prayer
is offered :
" Our Lord Jesus Christ. the Son of God, who, by his Father,
was anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows, by his
holy anointing, pour down upon your head and heart the bless-
ing of the Holy Ghost, and prosper the work of your hands :
that, by the assistance of his Heavenly grace, you may preserve
the people committed to your charge, in wealth, peace, and
goodness: and, after a long and glorious course of ruling this
temporal kingdom, wisely, Justly, and religiously, you may at
last be made partaker of an Eternal Kingdom, through the
merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour." .

Upon the delivery of the sword of state from off the altar, the
following charge is given :
" Receive this kingly sword, brought here from the Altar of
God, and delivered to you by the hands of us the bishops and
servants of God, though unworthy; with this sword do justice,
stop the growth of iniquity, protect the Holy Church of God,
help and defend widows and orphans, restore the things that are
gone to decay, maintain the things that are restored, punish and
reform what is amiss, and confirm what is in good order: that
doing these things you may be glorious in all virtue; and so
faithfully serve our Lord Jesus Christ in this life, that you may
reign for ever with Him in the life which is to come. Amen."
Upon the investing with the royal robe, and delivery of the
orb, placed under the cross, the Archbishop pronounces this
blessing and exhortation :
" Receive this imperial robe, and orb, and the Lord your
God endue you with knowledge and wisdom from on high : the
Lord clothe you with the robe of righteousness and with the
garments of salvation. And when you see this orb set under
the cross, remember that the who-le world is subject to the
power and empire of Christ our Redeemer. For He is the
Prince of the Kings of the Earth ; King of Kings and Lord of
Lords : so that no man can reign happily who derives not his
authority from Him, and directs not all hig actions according to
His laws."

Upon the putting on of the crown upon the altar, the Arch-
bishop saith—

"U God. who crownest thy faithful servants with mercy and
loving kindness, look down upon this thy servant, Victoria,
our Queen, who now in lowly devotion I“)4,etA her head to thy
divine Majesty; and as thou dost this day set a crown of pure
gold upon her head, so enrich her royal heart with thy heavenly
grace, and crown her with all princely virtues, which may
adorn the station wherein thou bast placed her, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, to whoni be honour and glory for ever and
ever, Amen.'

Upon the presenting of the Holy Bible, which is taken from
off the altar, and delivered to the Archbishop, who, with the
rest of the Bishops, shall deliver it to the Queen, first saying
these words to her
"Our gracious Queen ! We present you with this Book, the
most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is wisdom;
this is the Royal Law. These are the living oracles of God
Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this
book; that keep and do the things contained in it. For these
are the words of eternal life, able to make you wise and happy
in this world, nay, wise unto salvation, and so happy for ever-
more, through faith which is in Christ Jesus, to whom be praise
and glory for evermore. Amen."
Such are the devout prayers and truly Christian exhortations
contained in the coronation service. We, my beloved friends,
have it not in our power to be personally present on this most
interesting occasion ; but we may have the privilege of cordially
uniting in the petitions then Offered: for that gracious God,
who is the hearer and answerer of prayer, is in every place, and
has specially promised to be in the midst of those who are met
together in the name of his well-beloved Son Jesus Christ our
Lord.
Permit me, therefore, to inform, you that I purpose, if the
Lord will, to have divine service and a sermon at St. Bride's
Church, Percy-street, on the morning df her Majesty's corona-
tion, 'Thursday next, June 28th. The service to commence at
eleven o'clock.
I trust that such a service will be in unison with your feelings,
and that we shall meet together "with one accord in one place,"
all saying from the very bottom of our hearts, "GOD SAVE THE
QUEEN : LONG LIVE THE QUEEN: MAY THE QUEEN LIVE FOR
EVER. AMEN. HALLELUSAH."

It Will be in entire accordance with this joyful occasion to
give portions to those that have none; and .as our youthful
Queen was, at, a very early age,.deprived.of her princely rather,
and her august mother of her royal consort, it would seem that
the widow and the fatherless should at such a season be more
particularly in our remembrance. It is therefore proposed that
after the service a collection should be made for this purpose.
to be given to such widows and orphans as shall be recommended
by
gentleinen who have kindly consented
to dwhich shall be contributed. In the tihset
buubtsec rtihbee r
sumss.t o t
mean-
time, doom ions for this benevolent object will be thankfully re-
ceived by Mr. Elijah Harrison, Upper Parliametit-street.
Entreating your prayers that the God of all goodness may
upon this humble attempt to magnify his
deasrsinnegstly beseeching that when He who is King of
grantnam e hisan blessing
Kings and Lord of Lords shall come in his glory, you may be
found of bins in peace, without spot and blameless.
I remain, beloved friends,
Yours very affectionately in the Lord,
JAMES HALDANE STEWART,
Incumbent Minister of St. Bride's.
•
St.
13ride's, 2I .Tune, 1838.

* These prayers are taken from the coronation service of
ing lam W•ll'• the Fourth and Queen Adelaide.

THE CORONATION PROCESSION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

- -
flatter myself that a happy thought came across my
brain to-day, (that is to say, if I have any) and when any man
gets a maggot
into that organ, it. will never let him rest until
he has, at least, done his best to draw attention towards it.
Whether it be a happy thought, or only a maggot, he result of
my plan must determine, for most people are guided in their
decision by results. After the Procession Committee (of which
I have the honour to be Vice-Chairman) had broken up for the
day, I was in conversation with three other members of the said
committee, discussing the subject of the alterationin the line
of route which had been proposed and agreed to at the meeting
to-day. Brownlow-street had been . introduced into the line
through which the procession should pass on the day of .the
Coronation, and, our Secretary had been desired to communi-
cate to the Committee of the Infirmary a wish that the ground
in front should be thrown open to the public. It struck me,
whilst in conversalkon with the before-named gentlemen, that a
large sum of money might be raised in aid of the Infirmary, if
every person entering the inclosure was required to pay, perhaps'
halt-a-crown, which would not be too much if seats-w were pro-
vided for lathes.. They all agreed with me in opinion, and our
Chairman, whom I afterwards saw, does the same. From the
very form in which this plot of land slopes, nothing could have
been contrived which
,could give a better view to spectators of
the procession, and afford at the same time such a gratifying
object to look upon for those forming it, as the congregated
beauties of Liverpool might kindly afford if they would so far
condescend; but lest I should be supposed to be urging the
ladies to expose themselves to all sorts of staring eyes, let me
use an argument which never fails, if delicately urged, namely,
let them submit for once to be looked out.of countenance, for
the sake of augmenting the funds of the Liverpool Infirmary,
which they may d© to the amount of one thousand pounds, if
they will make it the fashionable-place of resort.
I am yours obediently,
JOHN FORMBY.

Evey ton, 21st June, 1835.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
TO THE EDITO1? OF THE LIVERPOOL STaND:dRD.

SIR,--1 take the liberty, through the-medium 9f your journal,
to make a few hasty remarks upon the subject of the Great
Western. Railway,. which, since the opening of ttm line, has
fallen £lO or £l2 per share. I have. beep a close observer of
the tactics of certain individuals who .have been large operators
'for home delivery, and who haYe taken advantage of the in,
active state of the markets to depress this stock most unfairly. ;
this has been done by encouraging the reports which arecircu-
later! to its prejudice, and the,show of being sellers, in the hope
of inducing- others to follow, and, if suecessful, immediately
change their tack, and, reap all the aricantages.ofotbers' folly.
in
I admit that I a deeply interested in the "saccess -of ibis