The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-17 00:00:00

IHR CORONATION.

The concourse of spectators who went to view the
external preparations at Westminster yesterday was
Lel owl all calculation; the whole area in the neigh-
bourhood of the platform was crowded till a late hour.
The Committee of safety, at the head of which is Mr.
Mort, of the Board of Works, is indefatigable in su-
peliutencling the erection of scaffolds. Several !lava!
been condemned as unsafe.
All the proprietors of scaffolds, and other accom-
modations for spectators, are laying in large storks of
provision for the day of ceremonial ; and as many
persons o ill take their places over night, this becomes
the more necessary. Unless persons are determined
to take their places at a very early hour on Thursday
morning, from a calculation which has been made of
the time it will take for each carriage to set down, it
w ill be impossible all who have tickets can gain ad-
mission.
It is understood that the dinner to the Hall will be
served by sixty soldiers, who, from their regular mo-
tions, will not interfere with each other, and thee faci-
litate the plans already so well digested. The dinner
will be one of the most sumptuous and splendid ever
yet served on any public festival whatever.
Yesterday morning, the music to be performed at
the Coronation of hi• Majesty was rehearsed at the
Argyle-rooms, under the direction of Mr. Shield, the
master of the King's hand. Mr. Cramer led the band
and Mr. Knyvett presided at the grand pianoforte.
In the evening another rehearsal took place in the
King's Palace, Pall-mall.
Yesterday morning the Champion's horse, and that
of Lord Howard of Effingham, were taken to the
Champion's stable; and at ten o'clock Mr. Dymoke,
the Champion, mounted his charger, and exercised fur
an hour in the Hall. Mr. Blythe, the riding master,
passed Lord Howard's horse through all his races.
Lord Torrington and several other noblemen witness-
ed the scene.
Lord Owydyr, and his Secretary, Mr. Fellowes, were
engaged the whole of yesterday in appointing door
keepers, and making the necessary _arrangements for
admission of persons having tickets on Thursday.
The number of regulations which are yet to be com-
pleted make his Lordship's duties doubly fatiguing.
A vast number of most respectable persons have ten-
' dered their services, gratis, to assist his Lordship's
♦iews.
It is due here to state, that at former Coronations
almost all the places which were the privilege of the
Lord Great Chamberlain, were sold at enormous prices,

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tortiOwyayr, with a nobleness of mind which betotn es
•t:is high station, has declined pnrsning a similar
course ; and has voluntarily presented tickets to all
'hose whom he considered entitled to that privilege. '
Yesterday eveaitig, the tickets of the Lord Great
Chamberlain, fur the adnii:son of the several gentle-
men connected with tue Press to Westn.lester Hall.
upon the day of the Coronation, were distribnted
from li:s office at the Horse of Lords, and it is but
;justice to Lord thud:9- to state, that his Lordship
'hail manifested a cordial disposition to render to these
gent:etwn the ntirrist acrou.toodatiun in ilia power.
Yesterday morning the Volunteer Light Horse had
a grand muster in Hyde Park, preparatory to the du-
ties which they are io undertake on the day of the Co-
ronation, when they sre to assemble by half-past three
in the morning, in Waterloo-place, under the coin-
wand of Colonel 'Bosanquet.
The First Burks Yeomanry, under Sir W. Clayton,
acre expected yesterday at Portman-street barracks.
Tie diseorbodied Staff, of the following Militia
Regiments have received orders to be in readiness to
march for the metropolis, so as to arrive there on the
1 Sth instant to attend his Majesty's Coronation :
Royal East Middlesex. under ('apt. hull; Royal West
Middlesex. Captain Clarke; lioril Burks. Captain
Browy ; Ist Royal Surrey, Captain Shelton ; Ist
Tower Hamlet!, Captain King.
Yesterday a circular was forwarded to the Magis-
trates of the various Police Offices in the Metropolis,
signed " Sitlinouth," requesting them to attend at
Whitehall, this day, for the purpose of conideeing the
most proper method of di:tributing the police at the
appri,aching ceremony.
0,1 tie evening of the Coronation Day, the Theatre
Royal Drary-line, Covent-garden, tie Haymarket, the
English Opera House, and Sadler's Wells Theatre,
wil he opened gratuitously to the public.
We understabd that Mr. Elliston intends to indulge
the populace with three butts of porter, gratuitously,
in front of Drury-lane 1 liertre, on the escuing of the
toramition.

Mr. Jones, Marshal of the King's Bench Prison,
has been plea••ed to announce to the prisoners, up-
ovar(ls of 700 in number, that all who may think pro-
per to accept of 2.lbi. of beef, and an equal portion of
two butts of porter, will, by giving in their names to
the ttirolicy of the lower gate, be furnished with the
Ivorotter on ►l'cdoc:day next, atoll the latter at twelve
o'clock on Thursday, in order to regale themselves,
in celebration of his Most Gracious Majesty's Coro-
nation.

The preparations for the display of fireworks on the
ni:rlit of the Coronation commenced yestei day unoi 0-
int; in the Green Park. A circulai piece of ground in
the must central pert, about GO yards in diameter, was
enclosed with stakes ; and two Jlargnees tree erected
contiguous to it, in which were some of the fireworks
to be used on the occa.,ion. Similar preparations are
being made in Hyde Park, near the Serpentine river.
In addition to other means of attracting public at-

tendon on the day of the Coronatiun, a ut:lgnificent
balloon, 31 fret in diameter, will as, end at twelve
ii'clack from the Green Parlc. Mr. Green, who con-
structed it will ascend with it. The C.ll is must su-
perbly ornamented with appropriate devices.