The indicator., 1897-06-12
QUEENS CORONATION.
AnAccovNroF THE CEREMONY
victoria Made an Offering of Golden
Altar Cloth and an Ingot of Gold
weighing = Pound-symbolical Services

In the June Century there Is an ar
ticle on Queen Victoria's Coronation
Roll" written by Florence Hayward.
The author takes the following ac-
count of the coronation from the OH
cial Gazette:
The Queen then made the first OF her
offerings; an altar-cloth of gold placed
upon the altar and an ingot OF gold
weighing n pound placed In the obln-
ton dish. This done, the rcgalla were
placed upon the altar. where they re-
NAMED during the litany. the com
munion service, and the sermOn-nll
being preliminary to the taking and
signing of the coronation oath. After
signing the oath the Queen was an
noin,ed: and the mental picture one
has OF her at this moment is one of
the most vivid. But little more than
child either in years or In stature.
"she sat in St Edwards chair. which
was covered with n cloth of gold, with
fald.stool in front or her placed in
front of the altar. -Four knights of
the Garter held pail OF gold over
her head, and the Sub-Dean of West
minister took from the altar the AM
pulla. containing the consccintcd oil.
aud pouring some of 1t into the an
nointing spoon. Amounted the Queen
Oh the head and hands in the form of
n cross" The great spurs. having,
like every other part OF the regnlia,
their own symbolism in the ceremon-
ial. were then delivered to the Queen.
who returned them TO he laid upon
the altar Indeed, II one may trans
late the meaning of the whole ccrc-
monial it was briefly this: that there
was an Intimate connection between
the Church MS typtfied by the altar
and the power of government rs typi-
fed by the rrgalia. But the symbolism
of what next followed is 100 involved
for laymen: THE sword of state was
now delivered to the Lord Chancellor,
who gave Viscount Melbourne anoth-
er in exchange for it the when Lord
Melbourne delivered to the archbish
| OPP This the archbishop, after plnc-
ing it on the altar, delivered to the
| Queen. saying, Receive this kingly
sword etc. Whcrcupon the Queen
| placed the sword on the altar and 1t
was then redeemed by Niscount Mel d.
! bourne for an hundred shillings and
carried by him for the rest of the cerc-
mony."
| The mantle which the Queen had
worn was now replaced by the !mpc-
rial or Dalmatian mantle IF cloth of
gold, and after the ring had been plIc-
ed on the fourth finger of her right
hand, the sub-dcan brought from the
altar the two sceptcrs. Meantime the
Duke of Norfolk presented her Males
| ty with n glove for her right hand,
embroidered with the Howard arms
the glove that figured in the petition
which the Queen put on; and then
the archbishop placed the sccptrc
with the cross in her right hand, say
| ing Receive the Royal Sceptre' and
| hand saying Receive the Rod OF
Equity and the Duke of Nor
folk supported Her Maicsty's right
arm and held the Sceptre ms occasion
| required"
And now came the actual moment OF
corOnati ton
THE archbishop. standing before
the altar and having St Edwards
crown. consecrated and blessed it, and
attended by the bishops, and assisted
by the archbishops and sub-deans of
| Westminster. put the crown on Her
| Majesty's head. Then the people with
loud shouts cried God save the
Queen And Immediately the Peers
| and Peeresses put on their coronets.
| the bishops their caps. the Deputy
| Garter King of Arms his crown. the
| trumpeters sounding. the drums beat
ing. and the town and park guns fir
| ing by signals" Is not that fine! And
must not the bcncdiction and the TIE
Deum (which Immediately followed
| have voiced in way that could not
have been otherwise expressed the
emotions of that splendid moment.