Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-08-02
The Coronation.
ANOTHER STEAMER FROM
ENGLAND
NINETEEN DAYS LATER NEWS.

ENGLAND.
NINETEEN DAYS LATER NEWS
The British steampacket Royal William:
which has hitherto run between Liverpool
and Dublin, arrived at New York last eve
ming Gully 24th) from Liverpool, under the
command OF Lieutenant Swanson, X. N. at
Ter passage OF nineteen days She is d
strongly built vessel, about fifty tons less
than the Sirius, and is renown ned for spced:
but on this, her first Atlantic trip. che is
said 10 have encountered head winds for len
days. She lett Liverpool on the 9Th inst.
al 3 O'Clock, r. NJ and arrived of the Bat
Terry last evening about the same hour.
We are indebted 10 MIR. James l. Hale,
The proprietor of the Wall street News
Room for tho latest London and L,vertuoI
papers.
The coronation Of the young Queen Vic.
toris, took place ON the day appointed, (tbe
18th ulD with the utmost conceivable mug
nihcence, gorgeous psgeaniry and loyal en-
thusissm. For the information of our fair
readers. we will just mention few particu.
lars about The young queoa's dress, deporI-
ment aud SO forth.
j" the tirs, place then she is very pretty
young lady, and she had the good taste 10
mako her first appearance in The choir Of Tho
immense abbey in which she was 10 be
crowned Queen of more than o hundred mil
lions OF people, in very neat and simpts
dress. Her gown was OF the purest satin,
covered with transparent dress OF white
blond lace, and circle of diamonds rlistcn-
ing in her hair. Ii is a great pity Ina, the
sweet effect ofthis maidenly attire, was spoil-
ed by SO huge and ponderous a train of vel.
vet and gold, which, however, as q Queen
she was compelled TO weat, and which was
borne by eight young ladies daugiers of peers
The ladies who performed this humila,ing
service, and who are called 'mads Of honor"
were dressed all alike in white satin, and
wore small white roses in their hair, So that
'his group OF lovely women must have been
delightful spectacle.
On ascending the choir of the cathedral
on the steps leading TO what is called tie
theatre, she was compelled to pause nearly
minute, and thus the immense audience
had an opportunity Of gazing On The young
creature without an intervening obstacle.
The papers describe her as slightly affected
with the grandeur o! the scene around her
and the acclama,ions which greeted her:
but she is said TO have then walked with
grace and scli-possession 10 the scat, al v hich
she was to receive the homage" OF the no.
bili'y ant titled clergy. Dnriag the cere.
mony OF the homage" rather ludcrous
accident occurred Lald Role had reached
form, on which stood the throne, before
which lie was to kneel md kiss the Queen
hand, when his lc.dship's toes anticipated his
marrow bones, and slipping, pitched hin,
right backwards, and so Lord Role rolled
! heels over head down the whole fight q (
steps TO the mex, landing place, in the sight
and TO the irresistible diversion of forty or
fifty thousand spectators He did no, slide
down, but fairly rolled over and over, till he
became seated with bis back tow ards naies-
ty, and his face and feet toward all the res,
vi the world.
However, ho soon recovered a perpe ntfic-
n!ar position, wheeled about, and reascended
the steps With as good grace as possible, ant.
the good natured queen rose from her seat,
extended her hand 10 him, and expressed
hope that his Iordship was not materially in
Jured-for which, OF course, she was vastly
sp?iauded.
The mere ceremony Of the coronation, il,
its several stages such as the investing with
the mantle, the Offering ofihe sword and the
spurs, the ring, the sceptres, the Growing.
the amounting the differentiation The offerings.
The arrangement of The regaiis, and call that
ort Of thing" we have only To remark that
the affair passed off with great spirit anG bar,
mony, and was altogether the most splendid
| coronation recorded in English history. The
cbiralry OF allEurope seemsto have been call.
ed forth on this occasion, and the foreign ems
5assies We'd with each other in dispayin 2 the
most gorgeous paraphernaIiA that money
could procure.
London, and, indeed, all England, was en>
tireiy absorbed with the festivities which the
| occasion called forth, and the papers are SO
completely filed with descriptions, that we
can fad scarcely any other kind Of news,
either domestic or foreign. We trust that
the reign Of Queen Victoria, who has been
educated in more liberal school than any
other British sovereign, will prove bless
ing TO her immense empire, and favor the
progress OF those equal rights, without which
II must be reign of injustice to an iLcom-
paraoly great majority OF her subjects.