The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-23 00:00:00

TUE STATF.SVMAV.

Cant.taie.—This. angast and important cerettsoo y,
the bond of fidelity and Constittational Covernment
from the King to his people, was celebrated here on
l'hurstlay. Every effoa t hail been made on Tuesday
and ll'etinesday by the fecal authorities to ina'ance the
ciliecns of Carlisle to he us loyal in their sympathetic
rejoicings as their fellow sith;ects in every other part
of the hingtlont—Sir John llarleycorn and successive
libations to his and his 3lajestv's honour were pro-
mised to all who were desiro.as of pouring them down ;
anal nit n few, it was ex;.eeteal, would rup:nrously
rush to the feast, their minds swelling with loyalty
as their bodies were distended with brer. '1 he city
crier was sent round early in the m 01.1011,1, who told,
in audible tones, the "-owl things, and the %viten and
where which were provided for them ;—pipe and ta-
bor, the squeaking fife alai doubling drool, succeeded
hint, while the songs of the bacchanals in the Guilds
rung in harmonious responses to the inspiring- notes
of their brethren in the streets. All, Imo ev,•r, would
not do, the greater part of the flatlictils in Caldewgee,
forming the majority of the labouring class of this
city, refused to taste a drop of the beer or a crumb of
the brea:l that were so grneroitsly provi,letl for three.
They thought (rebellions rabble) that the Coronation
was an expensive pageant to !:ratify the vanity of one,
atol to wound the I,elings of another.•• '6 At the
appointed hour, however, t few of the meanest of the
canaille, axcompaniell by several women and more
children, assembled with tins to taste tloVale, but even
those who were infinitely twere loyal that, the rest,
had the impudence to sing out " Gotl save the Queen"
as soon as they zut their hauls anal their measures
filhol."•
The Freemen asgimohleil at their var'..stv; finilds, and
amid much rejoicing on the important and auspicious
occasion of their meeting, drank the health of the :.teen
at each of their tables, with three times Harm., and uni-
versal acclamations, aerompanie I by a zetiera!ly express-
ed wish that she might be crowned at no very distant
thy. Seventy-three Gentlemen, we understand, dined
at the Cutler-house; but not a word or action was said
or done which denoted the least political bias, althongh
the majority of the company consisted of Military. anal
Nava! Officers, Magistrates and provincial authorities.
In the evening a bonfire was lit np in the Market-p!ace,
round which a number of liwomamire pyrites (if we _mar
so denominate them) danced, while hosts of sspoills sisal
crackers, serpents and rockets, sped their eccentric way
like so many meteors through the " troubles! air." The
Radicalism of the populace began to manifest itself
early. The market-"late and tl:e principal streets were
crowded with individuals. uho " ever and anon" were ex-
claiming " the Queen," " the Queen," " blue for
ever," &c.—A very respectable liiiitary (Meer who
passed was saluted with cries of " Manchester," " Man-
chester," at which he felt very indignant, and, we un-
derstand, usual some strong and courageous expressions,
which intlnced the mob to knock hint down two or three
times. The cavalry were in consequence, called out,
and the city, for the remainder of the night, exhibited
the appearance of a place subject to martial law. Thus
terminated the celebration of a Royal festival in this
city; which, for a time, bore every mark of essits..rained
loyalty and forced affection.—(Carliale Juttraut)

At Brighton the greatest exertion was made to ex•
press the loyalty of the inhabitants by festivities and
fireworks, and all the ordinary and extra •rdinary de•
monstrations of joy. It is compived that from thirty
to forty thousand persons were present at the carving
of the Coronation beef. The variety of sports and
frolics that occupied the brat three hours from the
close of the repast, it would be al tan endless task
to recount—one gambol succeeded :o another with a
vivacity never surpassed, and vimeltaneous was the
roar that many induced. Six o'clock at length ar-
rived, the hour named for dancing, and several sets
were speedily formed, to enjoy the jocund pasties..
The music struck up : the effect was electi ical—within
and without the rin, every foot was in motion, and re-
gularity with mirth no longer could he united. To
this period, the mana:,ing committee had been obeyed
in every way, but the potent hairnet. of Sir John
Barleycorn now exhiblyeil itNi•lf a., superior to control.
It is an old sari:or, " that ilrun%en men awl children
speak the truth---its aoeurary tve are not inclined to
dispute; the chief replies of the free and easy part of
the throng to the remonstrances ofthe Vonsmittee were,
"tied bless the Kiog." " lisr.l save the King." s• We
came here to he merrv, and we u 111 be merry." " Wr
are all alike to day—tiod bless the liiug—We love the
King-0o it my boys—ltuzza:"—'l he stakes which
divided the dancers from the common body of the
people were now torn up; higglesly pig:tlesly was the
order of the moment ; the tiddlers were jostled from
their elevated sititati,sns, many were topsy turvy—but
nothing like mischief was intended, thot:Lls one person,
Mr. Mason, we regret to observe, in Lein, soddenly
removed from Isis raises] site for liarmoni,ots anti n,
hail his shoulder dislocated. This acci,lent pnt an
end to the ilaneil`"*. A poor fellow, named Wind o.:,
on falling from a pole he had slimed fur a price favor.
had the nsisfortune to break Isis thigh ; and which
with that before named, were the only serious acci-
dents that occurred.

As a specimen of the manner in which the loyalty of
the people Was exriteil in some platys ou the occasion,
we insert the following :-
4' Mr. Robert Smith, the chairman of the commit-
tee for the distribution of largesse to the inhabitant
of Pontefract on the King's Coronation. has addressed
the following lettcr to the Printer of the Leeds Li-
tefiigencer:—
'e • Committee-room, Pontefract, July It.

" ' 31r. Editor, —The best answer we can give to the
malignant extract of a letter from this place, pubiished
in The lifercvry of this day is, Mat nearly three thou-
sand tickets have already been accepted by the inhabit-
ants of Pontefract, to celebrate the festivities of the Co-
ronation day.' We feel it a duty we owe to our fellow-
townsmen, thus publicly to state the fact, and we are
proud to say that no horotigh in the kingdom can boast
of more loyalty or greater onset went to its Sovereign.
(Signed) " itouetur SMITH, CHAIRMAN.'"

" When the circut»stances are stated, this letter of
11r. Smith's will, we think, be considered as a very
disingenuous production; and if that gentleman's
loyalty is to he measured by his candour, it will not
very highly appreciated. It is evidently meant to
convey an impression that the letter of our corres-
pondent was • unimentled."l'llis Mr. Smith knows
was not the case. Ile is %Yell awa.e that in stating- the
number of applicants on Wednesday evening, for
tickets of admission to the dinner, at sixteen, the
number was over-rated, instead of uutler-tated ; in
fact, only eleven persons applied, thongh the whole
borough was invited: lie knows also that at a full
meeting of the su!ssribers, held that evening,it Was

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determined to ahal
in consequence of
that only two person
one) out of the
to persist in an k
aware that he hat
despair, and thr
called on Titers&
jested snbscriptioi
meeting it was so
be made to prevai
and a little ruse .
thing about.
by the committee
said, ' Another
of persons in Pot
obtain tickets' fi
men will partake
great deal of bat
tions that if the
would operate to
scruples of the
them sat down
Thursday last, o
were treated wif
charity-school cl
schools."—(Erse
llis Alajesty's
ol.or last in this
the exterior dean
coronation Was
people of Englao
exalted a sense oo
solemn and impost
act of absolute pw
exclusion of her '
ticipation in the
country. This
to courts and ct
upon them ; and
juice, they nil!
jest at the same
very Ilnaierttill
by their master;
charity-children
bat there was vi
rest of the gnest
The
abbey and Rasa
cal record, and
them at great !
cotpy must be 0111
we have taken of
per, however, to
place in this too
sample of what
noon the two ti
here, with the
Leeds Volunteei
Moor, when the
colours, proper!
Mrs. liartly, t.
troops went throu
fired vollies and
Corporation, with a few of their friends, and the
military officers, dined together, and the men had all
entertainment at the inns. The children at the Lan-
casteri.on Free School, and we believe at some other
of the schools, had a feast of roast beef and plum
pudolino. ; and in the evening there was an assembly
at the rooms, to which the inhabitants, without dis-
tinction of rank, were invited, and at which 135 ladies
and gentlemen attended. During the day the bells
rang and guns fired, and a number of processions, of
a very humble character, paraded the streets, some
of them bearing banners with the words—" Cod save
the King," and others " Cool save the King and
'he Queen." The day was generally observed as
a sort of ill-defined holy day; most of the
shops were shunt up, s-veral of the manufac-
turers gave their workmen half the day to rejoice
in, and some of them added entertainments of good
cheer. Wlrit was said and sung at these festive
boards we shall not pretend to relate but we under-
stand that at many of them the name of a person who
was excluded from the Coronation was toasted with
more fervour than the names of any of those uhu were
present at that ceremony. Several of the gentlethe•
in the neighbourhood entertained their tenantry atm
neighbours ; and at itrambant-park, the seat of Mr.
Fox, as well as Mutton, the seat of John Maris, Esq..
the day was celebrated with great splendour. Some-
thing of the same sort of proceedings as those we have
narrated above took place at Huddersfield, Wakefield,
and Halifax ; and at Ilarroovgate the.e was a kind of
ox roasted, which, from its duodecimo size, o as mis-
taken for a sheep ; there was also a pied substantial
dinner, after rather a meagre procession, at littares-
borough. At Pontefract, Doncaster, Isc. largesse
was distributed to the populace and to the military,
and the public peace, as far as we hear, was generally
pretty well maintained.—(/Gad.)
Thursday last being the day appointed for the coro-
nation of his Majesty, the same was observed at Annan
with every demonstration of joy. The bells rung at
intervals *during the day ; and at five o'clock thirty-
five of the most respectable gentlemen sat down to an
excellent dinner, provided at the Queensberry Arms
Inn by Mr. Benson. After the cloth was removed,
the following toasts were given by the Chairman
(Provost Little)—the King, with three times three—
the Queen, with three times three—(lireat applause)—
the Duke of Yo. k and the Army—with a number of
loyal and patriotic toasts, accompanied with suitable
songs; and the evening cuuclnded with the greatest
conviviality.
At Norwich the morning was ushered in by the ring-
ing of the bells every in parish church of the city, and
at ten o'clock the flavor (Wm. Wickham' Esq.) Mr.
Steward Alderson, the Sheriffs (Aldermen Francis and
Booth), Aldermen and Common Council, assembled at
the tiuilolloall, and proceeded from thence (passing un-
der an arch erected fur the occasion) to the Cathedral.
All the military attended. About one o'clock the Court
returned in the same order of procession into the Mar-
ket-place, the several bands playing and the freemen
singing "God save time King," before them. The
troops having drawn up, the Corporation in their car-
riages formed in the square, to witness the preparations
for distributing the beef, bread, and beer. Soon after
the bullock of sixty stone, was carved and distributed
from an elevated staging to the people around; 2,8641
penny loaves of bread were at the same time thrown
amongst the assembled multitude from the platform on
which the fire-works were to be exhibited. The Mayo,
and Corporation afterwards dined in St. Andrew's Hall,
with a company of cure than MU geutletnete.

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