Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-31

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N IF DsrorshiIe, the cur,ana, or sword OF mercy
I..,ouut Melbourne, the sw"rd OF State; the DUKE
u a,nond, The sceptre with the dove; Tue puHe ~
rs,, the orb; the Duke OF Hamilton, ST Edward
the Bishop Of Bangor, tic palma; the BISHOP "s
- The chace the Bishap OF Winchester, .hs e'1e'
III. Majesty had previously rnbed Refsea 'h hef
b.r 10 the right OF The platform, ana 'ae:' aoVa"c'
-, The naive the choir the chorsieis Singing an
" SI,, The persons who followed here bore respect.
8" '., Crr,son Bag with the medals, The Ruby Ring
": .ns!,on and the Sword for the offering Then
' the Lord Privy Seal and Lord President OF the
,cJ The coronet Of each borne BY page, the Lord
= :. Chance or of The realm, ana the Lord Chancel.
-: Ireland each with his purse bearer The Arch
hons NJ Canterbury, OF York, aad Armagh, with their
..Es< and caps the Prncesses OF the Blood VIZ the
,n,.S,ss If Cambridge in purple velvet robe and
~ -: co!d On her head, with her train bearers Wis
,,n, yilsrs bearing her coronet Next the Duchess
-, nb, Queens mother.) dressed and attended |
" ,ha same manner Also the Duchess OF Gloucester
-, az the Rsnalia now followed, aud then the 1
r,nces of the Blood Royal, ,ne D1Se OF cambridge
Iss of estate baton OF field marshal, &c, the Mar
!" C-,nhr bearing his coronet, his train borne by
e.: General Comm. Then followed the Duke "t Sus'
''' ,hs .,ns manner. the Duke OF Lsnster rs High
% S,snt the Duke Of Norfolk as Earl Marshal,
"s nnE. OF Wellington as Lord High Constable of
r',ns with the V!scount Melbourne, the Premier be.
zen thea The remaining portion OF the regalia t"l
,yed and after this the QIcen III royal crimson velvet
r.r.L with .tm;ne and OGvdercd win gold lace, aud
; ,hs collars Of her orders, and OH her head I
circle, Of gold On each sce OF hsr Ten gentle
men at arms with their standards and hSr tram borne
br Ladirs Pace,, CUwpe.. FtI"IiI'am, Gtmslon, Len
rlx Talbot SIanhOps, and !enkinSon followed by the
I'D Cb,mbe,lain and Groom OF the Robes, and the
N,rcboness Of Lrnsdnwne k:st lady, together with
* other Ladies of the Bed Chamber The old Stick OF
m Life Guards Master OF the Horse, Captain General
- ,hs R,vsl Archer Guard Of Scotland, The Captains,
rsu,en.nrs and Ensgns of the Yeoman of The Guard,
&c Each pers, n in i,e procession in the church,
conducted TO his seat the pages before ascending
the platform giving to each nobrnan The coonei they
lad respectively borne. The Queen passed 10 her
Chair Of State south side Of the throne, and having
kneeed on her Fad stool, took her seat The bishops
standing on each side; the noblemen with the four
swords being her Majesty right; the Sword Of State
neares, 10 her; the Lord High Chamberlain aud Lord
Brh Constable on her lett the other great officers Of
Sale bearing the regalia her aj-stys chair the
tshc7s with the chaIce and the ps,ina the pulpit;
n. train bearers &C. behind her Majesty. Upon the
conclusion o. the anthem the Archbishop of CAME hury,
faow,G by the Lord Chancellor Lord Great Chamber.
laln Lord High Constable and Earl Marshal proceeded
% he East side Of the PLATFORM and made The Recognl
t.vn 10 tie assembled persons thus:
Sis | here present YOU Queen Victoria, the
dr5ed Queen Of this realm; wherefore all YOU who
come THIS day do your homage you wiling To DO
slIe repeating The same to each side, her Majesty
sanding ard bOwir, and the people crying out God
s!r> Queen Pictorial! After which the t.umpets sound
I'd and the drums Her Ma 7s'y then resumed her
sea-, and The chal!cc and patns placed the al
The officers OF the wardrobe now spread rich
cloth o gold the altar, and placed gold cushion
To- her Majesty to knee on The Archbishop OF Can.
tury thea pat his cope and stood the north side
Of the altar The Bishops who were TO read the L:tany
also pu; their copas.
The Queen attended By the two bishops and The great
officers and preceded by the Four Swords now passed
the altar her Majesty knee!ng and making her FIRST
Offering, which a pail altar cloth "f gould, hand
ed BY the Lord Great Chamberlan 10 the Queen and by
her the Archbishop, who placed II on the altar The
Treasurer Of the household then delivered lingo,
al h. tort srsaI ham prl1t
who minded it to the Queen, and she gave II 10 the
Archbishop who placed II in the ob'atcn Basin. Her
MAJESTY knesling, the Archbishop said the prayer "Oh
Goc, who dwel!es &c. Her Majesty then rose and re-
sg-d her seat in the Chair Of State The RegaIia
then delivered through the Archbishop 10 the Dean Of
Westminster. who laid the sane on the altar. The
bymen who had borne the Regaa took their places
the Bishop Of Durham standing on The right hand Of her
M5esty with The nohlemeu carrying the swords his
right The Bishop of Bath and Wells her Majesiy's
.eil and near hIn, the Lord Great Chamberlain. The
Lany was then read by the Bishops Of Worcester aud
S, Davids the choir reading The responses a, the con-
clusion Of which the Bishops resumed their seats.
The CoMNCsIoS SERyicE.-Prerous TO which the
Choir sang the Sunctus-"Holy, Holy! Lord God Of
hosts" The Archbishop then began the service, the
Bishop Of Rochester reading the Epstle and the Bishop
Of Carlisle the Gospel The service being concluded,
the Bishops returned 10 their seats.
The sermon preached by the Bishop Of London.
The Archbishop OF Canterbury beng seated in purple
velvet chair. The text from The 3lh chapter, 3lst
And the king stood in his place, and mace cove.
before the Lord walk after the Lord and 10 keep
his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes,
with oil his heart and with all his SOUL TO perform the
words Of The covenant which are written
The Bishop alluded respectfully TO the late King.
The OArH.-The Archbishop advanced before
her Majesty and nistered the questions prescribed
by the service which having answered, she proceed
ed 10 the altar and kneelpg the cushion placed on
The steps and laying her right hand on the holy gos-
oals nv he Arch mo-
the oath kissed the book and to transcript
OF the oath set her Roya! sign manual the Lord Cham.
orlain Of the Household holding silver s,andsh for
that purpose delivered him b. officer of the jewel
Office. Her hsesty returned TO the Chair, and the
hymn GONE Holy Ghost, &c, sung.
TIE ASoiSrrHG.-The Archbishop read the prepare.
tory prayer, and al the commencement OF the anthem,
which followed, the Queen from her chair be-
fore The Altar, and attended by her supporters and the
Lord Great Chamberlain the Sword Of State being
borne before her, dsobed CT her crimson robe by
Tie Mistress Of the Robes assisted by the Lord Great
Chambe'laiR. The Queen sat down in ST Ed
wards Chair, covered with cloth of gold. Four
hnghsS OF the Garter, viz the Duke of Rutland the
Marquis OF Anglesey, the Marquis Of Exeter and the
Duke Of Bucclruch, (suRmoned by Deputy Garter
holding over The Queen head rich Pail or Cloth Of
Colo. delivered 10 them By the Lord Chamberlain; and,
the anthem being concluded The Dean Of Westminster
TOOK from the altar the AmpulIs containing the
Grated Ol and pouring SOME into the Amounting Spoon,
The Archbishop snoined her Majesty the head and
names 10 Inc i';in OF Cross p'onounclng the words,
BE- Thou auC!n,ed," DC.
The Queen then kneeing at her Fald STOOL the Arch
oshop standing the north side Of the Altar, pro-
n.o"eed The prayer after the Amounting; when her
"aes'y arising resumed her in ST Edward Chair.
The Spurs now delivered to the Queen and The
o~"'e y ete. by Niscount Melbourne, the sword be-
ing placed on the rgh, Of he Queen by the Archbishop
ier Majesty went To he altar and laid the sword upon
H. and It was redeemed by Lord Melbourne for 100 shil
"g' he afterwards carrying the sword during the re
malnher OF the sosmritv
lhr mantle OF Damalia, Robe Of Cloth of Gold,
NJ" placed on the Queen-,he Orb prese n,ed to her,
tHo me Ruby Ring placed by the Archbishop the
fourth finger Of The Queens righ, hand The Scep,res
were ;hen presented, and afterwards Glove, embroi.