The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-24 00:00:00

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Plcul'EtiCaill. CELEDRATIONs OP TIM CORO
NATIO:V.
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BISKINMIAM.—The boasted subs-ription of this
town, and its 100,000 inhabitants, intended to corn-
niemoree the memorable Coronation, amounted to little
better than 4001. !—lt became necessary, therefore, (arse
permission) .to amerce the subscription of the private
party, for regaling the King, had he come this way.
The subscription for Asliborne in Derbyshire, contain-.
ing about 4,000 people) amounted to 700/. ; and the sub-
scriptions of the neighbouring small towns, averaged
5001. each.—So much for the benefit of the insult of the
public authorities of Birmingham, on the part of the
:Ultras; and an outrage on the public seise of justice.
Handbills of the Performance_ were given out in
abundance ; but Play-Bill-like, there was the poff in
every shape. direct, oblique, and collateral. Some six
or eight oxen *ere roasted or rather grilled: for which
a framed brick-work and iron-grating were erected,
amounting in the charge thereof to about 125 per cent.
on the Rawl material! This was a proper compliment
on the Ministerial system of Financing. The tem-
porary Cook Shops being mostly at the different out-
skirts of the town off Me parement, a brisk wind and
Lot sun were powerful aw.riliciries in powdering with
dust and ashes, the respective joints, and helping the
jirrsle.—We did not await the earring—having more
respect for our recollections of the " roast beef of Old
England." 1 n the course of the day, a small hand-bill
was put forth—by authority—recommending the people
to respect the windows of Quakers, whom a scruple of
CORSCienve might prevent from lighting np their houses.
'f he object of this hand-bill appears to have been Iwo-
: to insinuate that the cause of the illumination
nes vastly popular ; and to direct what vengeance there
might he in the public mind, against the houses of all ex-
rept Quakers, who did not illuminate! It likewise as-
sumed the docti ine that a matter of conscience was only
sacred in the society of friends—a doctrine of which the
profession and the practice of such society are the best
repraofs.

Among the detires fur dignifying the day and the
ec7i:siou, were Swarming Poles and bag. racing ; the
former, al we presume, typical of a noble ambition ; the
latter of the zig-lag and elegant movements of &IMMO!,
retnnehmod on the part of Ministers. The only

intere►tiug sight of the ;iay was the dining of many

hundreds of the old and infirm at Mr. Ileardsworth's
Rt positoty; and the feasting of the children, ou the
psveutent encircling St. Martin's Chu'rch.
The illumination uas not so general, though in
occasional instances inure splendid, than that ou the
acquittal of the Queen. About one-third of the houses

were not lighted. Several had one candle each, to
. +thew their esti►uate of the Coronation of oat of the
Royal pairs.

Many lighted up the whole panes of their windows,
aLd then put out one half of their lights.
Of the different designs which were exhibited, if they
may bear that nanny few are deserving of being parti-
cularised. There were many had crowns (we do pot
mean counterfeit coins) G. lt.'s in abundance—a few
stars—here and there a Coronation Scene (we presume
on the Paiuter's intention) a great paucity of mottoes or
Legends; and various equivocal transparencies,where we
least expected to find them.

A grocer in the Bull Ring had a transparency, having
in woe department the Cross and the Crosier, at cross
purposes—surmounted by a Mitre; in another depart-
went, intersected swords, like dross kuires (Heaven
overt the bail huh of such symbols!) Between these
quarrelso.ue emblems was a portrait of the King-.
There were many other libellous likenesses of the
King. The design at the Albion was simple and splen•
did : a Crown and ti. It. in lamps—between which was
a good figure of his :Majesty. The Bank in Cherry-
street, the George, the Hen and Chickens, the rival Sil-
versmiths, in New-street, the Festoons of Lamps in Pa-
radise-street, the Hotel, fee. &c. were brilliantly lighted.
Lovell's News Room had the Crown reposing on Mag-
na Charts: and pillar of Bill of Rights. We do not
unJerstand the aptitude of placing a figure of the King
under a suspended Crown of buring oil!—unless in in-
timation that it was a burning shame to be thus crown-
ed, to the exclusion of this lawful Consort. Cornuco-
pias, three or four in a picture (plenty of them) very
classically indicated that abundance which Lord Liver-
pool states to be the cause of our distress.
In Dighetls there was a pod transparence, with 0.
it. and C. K. with the Duke of Brunswick. In Queen-
street was another with " 6od save the Queen." There
acre many other similar evasions of the intent of the
illumination.

,► number of Mannfactors dined their men at their
respective manufactories.
Large masses of people, during the night, traversed
the streets, trying the Queen! the Queen ! and chorus-
ed this cry with a marked vehemence opposite the Os-
setic Office—the lien and Chickens, &c., and the pub-1
wind seemed to be in that state of excitement which a
spark might have ignited, and produced the most dan-
gerous excesses. Fortunately, however, all passed off
quiets ; and we may, therefore, expect a laboured de-
scription of happy and unanimous loyalty, in the Ultra
Prints. On the termination of the night, the public
wind collapsed into that mandin tranquillity, which de-
notes more truly than any violence, the depression o'
trade and of public spirit.

Early in the evening a Troubadour ani his Female
Friend, attended opposite the Principal Inns, playing,
with the slid instruments of the Improvisatore. " Scots
wha hae wi Wallace bled!" The populace cheered in
response•, with 3 times 3 for the Queen!
A (?rand Fancy Dress Ball is announced at the
Theatre, for Tuesday. of which we shall give some
account next week.

At the Dinner at ate Hotel, (Isaac Spooner, Esq. in
the Chair.) Mr. Vandenhoff recited some well written
Verses by the nee. Hann Kennedy. Two beautiful
snaff-bozes, by Birnsiughain Artists, were pieunterl to
the Chairumus.
WOLVlRUtaarroht.—Tbe Coronation has altogether

gone off flatly here—spontaneous loyalty ; but every
one engaged in the shew, loyalty performed his part
as formally as be would at a funeral. There was no
waste of gun-powder ; no fin-works, no fire-arms
beard ; no illuatination—scarcely a smoker to " startle

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