The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-09 00:00:00

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SPECULATIONS FOR TAKING IN
TORS AT THE CORONATION

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATEEM,
.11 see by a statement In the papers, that the
age of the largest booths made for eiewini
ronatten procession, the receipts for places in
said not to be sufficient to pay for pulling
wete to pay to government, the sum of 3000/,
the use of the public ground oh which It stood,
is isaionaced that tht speculators expect,
doubt, on very good grounds, that the paym'nt
sane. will be ransitterl to thiren-, on accounl
heavy losses.—This is exactly what I expect
seen as,jt appented the speculations were likk
losinciones ; for whenever a government
turns out a losing one the loss falls on the
tithes from the insufficiency of the secntitif
or from the kind forbearance of the govern'
wards those who so

....airereefeflfy undertake .
public wants ; but if these disinterested
mild happen, by any nu mpsetedi eksaco, to
age fortune by a few of these contracts,
mat that they refund a single shilling. It is to .
Owe a proper inquiry will be made into this
at the proper date and place.
Wltother these parties are entitled to this
new, from the manner in which they appear
engaged the co-operation of Government _
eebeetes, is also a tit subject for the consideration

*e public.
In the first piece, it was industrioasly given
is order to force the silo of tickets, that no
would be permitted to pus or remain between
I"feriee arid the platform es the day of the eeremoi
except those who bad tickets for those galleries •
this threat was put into almost perfect
en what may be called the inner side of the
or that next to St. Margaret-street and elll
which skip nearly stiocempied ; and there, those
did mot theme to give the exorbitant sums -
were deprived of the enjoyment of the sight.
Bet what I chiefly wish to acquaint your
with is, an atttempt which I saw made between
and ten o'elock is the morning, by which
appear, that au eifort.was made to drive the
from the other side of the platform, also, into I
!pries, or oat of sight of the procession.
Although it has been sedulously announced,
triiffieklng for seats was to be allowed on the
-the ceremony, I fund on my arrival, about
o'clock, that three guinea tickets were eagerly .
fired at ten shillings, and soon after, at seven situ-.
lisp each. Soon afterwards I saw a placard stuck
upon the front of the large gallery, on the west side
of the Seasions•heuse, announcing, that tickets might
be had on application there. This was presently sac-
medal by another at the same place, stating that
tickets might be had on reasonable terms, on applying
there. Not long after this, the good humour and
unfurl of the spectators in the " standing-room," was
shanged into indignation and alarm, by an order
gins to clear the side of the platform, and accord-
ingly, the Life-guards began to drive every single soul
trout the Sessioos-horse, towards Tothill-street, amidst
the serum of the wellness and the hooting of the
men, which were alike inelfeetsal, till a general
sty of "shame ! shame I" resounded front the ladies
and gentlemen in the galleries, on both sides of the
platform, brought a superior officer to the spot, who
immediately gave orders to let the people remain
-OK and a general clapping of lauds repaid his •
slogs interference.