True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-08-02
THE TRUE AM ERICAN.
EDITED BY BOgAN GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
Me- Nv OR LEA MS:
THURSDAY. ...AUGUST 2, 1888
THE CoRON ALTON.


at the early age of nineteen is perhaps the most
powerful monarch, and the most popular ruler in
the whole world Over twenty-five close columns
of the London Morning Herald are occupied with
the description of this august ceremony; and
though the occasion may warrant that quantity OF
gossip for the appetite of John Bull, 1t would
more than surfeit tn at Of our readers, and we
therefore condense the description to more mode
rate limits.
The morning Of the a8h June was showery, and
threatened to spoil the pageant on which so many
thousand hearts were set, but the rain held Oft,
and little damped the ardour of the spectators,
while it served to lay the dust and cool the air.
As early as O'Clock, ihe 20lh foot, the 5lh Dra-
poons, nd Cd Life Guards, with 70 pieces of artl-
ery were in attendance at the palace, and soon
after the procession began to form in Pail Mall,
when the equipages ofthe Foreign ministers formed
magnificent, spectacle, aud among them Marshal
Soul,'s shone pre-eminent.
AT 10 o'clock the royal standard was hoisted over
the marble triumpha arch, facing the palace,
by the jolly tars of Old England, and in few
minutes after, amidst the OF artillery and the
noble strain of the nation al anthem pealed forth
by million voices, the young and graceful Queen
waved her hand fecliona tey to her loyal PEOPLE
as she took her seat in her carriage of state. The
procession was truly magnificent. Following the
royal guards came the equ pages of Tho residen
bar If
Stevenson being placed between the representa-
tves Of Holland and Spain. Then the superb
cortcge of the l3 ambassador extraordinary, from
the great European powers. FLOWING these came
| the regular ambassadors iroln Turkey, France,
Russia, and Austria, followed by the carriages and
| suite Of the several members of the royal family
To these succeeded twelve of the Queens car
! rages, each drawn by horses, and containing the
retnue ofher Majesty, preceding the state carriage
which conveyed "T,ctoria herself The vehicles
passed ,olerable pace, yet the procession occu-
pied three quarters of an hour in passing.
| Throughout the whole line of the processon's
march, the fronts of the houses were supplied with
! temporary balconies and filled with beautiful and
splendldly dressed women, who by their smile and
gaiey, seemed 10 share the triumphant popularity
| which attending one of their own lovely sex.
In every open space, in the square at the foot
of Regents street, at Chnring Cross and at Parla
meut square, the dense mass of people presented
a complete of living heads that swayed back
and forth, like field of ripened wheat in the
| strongest breeze. The roofs of the neighbourng
churches, club houses, and other large establish
meDts, were as thickly covered with living crea-
lures, as the pigeon of the W esr. All SEEM
ed happy,-all were loyal
While the queen preparing to enter the
choir, many of the strangers of distinction, parli-
cularly the Turk ish envoy, on entering the scene
of ultra magnlficencc, gazed in perfect abstraction
on the splendor and beauty that everywhere met
the eye, and the assembled crowd could scarcely
restrain their feelings of pleasure OH witnessing
the marked attention which The Duke of yelling.
ton paid to his noble rival in arms, the pallan,
Marshal Sout.
AT various points of the line of march the bands Of
the crack regiments were placed, remaining silent
dS SidFe uutil tHe SueeH came opposite, Wnen
they burst forth in full swell with &C God save the
Queen" AT half-past II her majesty entered the
venerable walls ''of Westninster's old abbey"
The regain having been taken by the several
nobemen whose office il was to bear them, the
Queen entered the choir amidst, and surrounded
by blaze Of splendor unequalled. On passing to
her chair of state, south of the throne, the young
Queen was introduced by the lord chancellor who
presented her to the peers and people 'Vicora,
the undoub,ed Queen Of these realms" calling on
all to recognize her tile, receiving the loudesl
cheers of "God save Queen Victoria" A fer the
church service was gone through, accompanied by
the various splendid anthems appointed for the
occasion, her Maj esty, at the altar, took and sub
scrbed the corona ton oath, as pronounced by the
her "Queen Of England
The organs solemn peal, and the exquisite mu-
sic Of Mozart's anthems, rolled through the mighty
edfce, seated in ST. Edwards chair beneath
Archbishop With eensecrated oil, marked on her
youthful brow, and hands, the insignia of the
young queens faith On receiving a sword from
the Archbishop, she placed it as an offering on
mister, agrceaby To some worn out point of Ell
quette redeemed ii by the payment of one hundred
shillings in silver and wore it during the residpe
of the ceremonies. The sword,-the orb,-,be
10 tba ri n,
rotation presented TO the Queen rs she sat inSt.
Edwards chair, either as symbols of her dignity.
or types Of the duties she had bound herself to do
The Grooming The Archbishop then took the
ancient crown of ST. Edward-Edward the con-
fessor, and having consecrated it at The altar pro-
ceeded, together with the body of spiritual Lords
in Caponicn robes, to where the young Queen sa,
and after holding it aloft while he pronounced
brief prayer, placed it the calm, fair, brow o.
the gentle queen. AT the same instant the peers
and peeresses, assumed their coroners, and the
bishops their velvet hats shouts on Shouts of .God
save the Queen,' rung through the lofty arches of
The sacred pile, while the artillery in the parks,
The Tower, and every spo; around the city by sig
nal flag from the abbey seeple burst forth in thun
lering roars telling TO the surrounding multtudes
hat their young queen, having sworn to govern
lc,ofding to the laws, had that moment received
N her head the crown of her ancestors. On the
irst moment of silence, the splendid choir struck
lp Inc noble anthem "the Queen shall rejoice in
ny strength" finishing with the joyous st.
)tumt.n
The Queen being placed on the throne, with all