Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-01
The Coronation.

In addition the graphic accounts Of the Coronation
by Albany Fonblanque Mr.. Bennett, and the Specta.
tor today full account Of the details Of
the same. We do this because than two thousand
persons could not get Weekly Herald Saturday,
although published 10000 We shall
give two columns day, in morning and eveaing
papers, through the week. until the whole is published
and next Saturday we shall republsh the whole in one
sheet, with Mr.. Benseu's account and cuts.
Il may be remarked that probably nothing except
such important NATIONAL ceremony as that sf
Thursday could have brought many ladies out OF
their beds as thus early in the galleries and other
parts OF Westminster ABBEY. Indeed, many appeared
not to have gone bed at ala fact that the
moryingy proved as we noticed that some few ladies
in the choir galleries could hardly keep their eyes open
during the latter portion Of the ceremony. The ladies'
chiefly in foil dress, except that trains and
feathers, both most proPerly-one as occupying room
unnecessarily the other as preventing the view Of those
expressly excluded by the Earl MsrshaPs or.
ders. There very few turbans or head dresses
worn, and those few gallantry will not prevent
saying were not by the younger or more beautiful per
tios OF the fair The hair generally in
curls. with nothing but few flowers TO ornament it.
The ladies dresses Of every bright ard rosy hue were
contrasted well with the military, naval, and court
dresses Of the gentlemen; the latter, however were
not indispensable and many gentlemen In ball room
dresses gave additional variety the scene. In the
Rorlh upper choir gallery, negre in erine FIRE color
tween u and his pure white tursan reminding one Of
night between the glow OF and the cool approach
of dawn-w. prominent object catching the eve in.
stsntly IL wandered over the masses distributed
throughout the building. The FIRST symptoms Of an.
Plsuse heard within the Akbey were at The of
Marshall Scslt, who, full Of years and well earned
henors met his earance within the nave with the
Aearty plauds Of all with English hearts within their
boson,s. This merted compliment seemed 10 affect the
venerable warrior very much, and was exactly what
generous opponents might be expected TO award to an
old foe now for the first time English soil a. the re.
presentative Of monarch peace with Sovereign
As the venerable Marshal who is little taller than
his old antagonist the Duke OF Wellington entered the
choir he was salsted with cordial grasp Of the hand by
English officer stationed ameng the Knights Of the
Bath during the greater part Of the ceremony the Mar
shsl standing in the Ambassadors box immediate
ly opposite the Duke ef Wellington. place In the
fshet end Of the lever choir OF the gallery north and
Immediately adjoining the orchestra, was kept for the
Mesuninster boys; they occupied II shortly before
her mgesy carnival, and when the Queen had enter
ed ana TAKEN up her position beside the theatre at the
SCUM eno tney shouted aloud, in excellent coneer
however leo on by the of that Regal school,
Wvat Victoria Regina thrice This the first Of
the loyal greetings with which her Majesty re.
ceved withis the walls Of Westminster Abbey; and
coming il did unexpectedly on the ear flor il was
not the programmed the loud shrill voices of die
boys hesrd above the deeper tones Of the master II had
astartling. but not an unpleasant effect
The Queen on her into the choir Creased
In /, beautiful white satin gown, over which xa.
dies' o. white blonde; she looked remarkably well
as the procession advanced up the choir TO the stems