1831.] Preparations for the Coronation. of seats were raised on each side for the reception of the Judges, the Knights of the Bath, the Aldermen of London, and some of those who took part in the procession. Above these were two other galleries, one even with the organ-loft, and the other above, to which admission was given by tickets from the Earl Marshal. At the northeast corner was the box of the Lord Great Chamberlain. An ascent of seven steps led from the Choir to the Theatre, which is the name given to the space in the centre of the church, at the intersection of the choir and transepts. In the middle of this space were placed the thrones, the King's elevated on five steps and the Queen's on three, covered with cloth of gold. In the transepts, the first ten benches on the north were apportioned to Peeresses, and the first ten on the south to Peers; those behind were allotted to the holders of Peers and Peeresses' tickets; on each side were galleries, and under the great windows galleries were raised aloft, which were approached from the vaultings, much more accommodation being thus provided than on any previous occasion. The number of privileged seats was calculated at 5300. The Peers who attended were each allowed three tickets, and others were distributed to the Privy Councillors, Knights of the Bath, &c. in various proportions. The Area (the space between the Theatre and the Altar, in which the coronation took place,) was furnished very much as on the last occasion. It was wholly hung with purple and gold silk, the pulpit and a bench for the Bishops being placed on the north side, and on the south a recessed box, hung with crimson, and crowned with a gilt cornice, for the Princesses, (with whom were the two young Princes of Cumberland and Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge), and towards the altar a table for the regalia. In the centre stood the coronation chairs; near the south-west pillar, opposite the pulpit, were a chair and faldstool for the Queen's use in the early part of the ceremonies; and at the altar a chair and faldstool for the Archbishop. Above the altar (where the organ was placed at the coronation of George the Fourth) was the gallery for the House of Commons, of which four hundred and ten members were present, the Speaker, with his emblems of office, being seated in a state chair in the centre. The House met at half after eight, and repaired to the Abbey at nine, in the order in which the counties were drawn by lot from the glasses. Three-fourths of the members were dressed in military uniforms, and there were at least four in the Highland costume. Above the Princesses, on the south, was the King's own gallery; and opposite to it, on the north, was the gallery for the Foreign Ministers. 221 The Coronation of King William IV. took place on the 8th of September, which was the seventieth anniversary of his father's wedding-day. The Abbey, from the earliest dawn, presented the bustle incident to the approaching ceremony. Labourers, dressed in scarlet jackets and white trowsers, were employed to complete the necessary arrangements. The Pages of the Earl Marshal, about forty in number, were in attendance to conduct the privileged visitors to their seats. They were gentlemen who volunteered their services; and were attired in a fancy costume, provided at their own expence, consisting of dark blue frock-coats, white breeches and stockings, a crimson silk sash, and a small squash hat, adorned with black ostrich feathers. The form of the hat was by no means becoming, and would have been far better supplied by a flat velvet cap, of the period of Henry VIII. Each was provided with a gold staff, bearing the arms of the Earl Marshal. The Heralds were also in attendance, to marshal the procession and precede it. Companies of the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards lined the platform on each side the nave. The company began to arrive at five o'clock; among the earliest was Lord Chief Justice Tenterden. Soon after five o'clock a royal salute was fired by a detachment of artillery stationed in the Green Park; and about six the whole of the household troops arrived in St. James's Park, and were thence distributed along the line of procession; some of the bands remaining to amuse the crowds in the Park. Along the whole line of route scaffolds and galleries were occasionally erected over the areas and open spaces; in Parliament-street they were placed before nearly every house. The churchyard of St. Margaret's and the open spaces opposite were entirely covered; but no speculator was found sufficiently bold to build upon the garden in Parliament Square, on which so much money was lost on the former Coronation; except that some very lofty and commanding seats were erected on the scaffolding raised to place the intended statue of Mr. Canning. Besides the line of the Royal procession, there were three distinct routes for the different doors of the Abbey. That for the Peers and others going to the west door, began at Grosvenor-place and approached by Tothillstreet; that for Poet's Corner began at Knightsbridge, and approached by Millbank; that for the north door began at the Haymarket, and approached by King-street. The members of the House of Commons were permitted to take their ordinary route by Parliament-street, but were set down at the door of Westminster Hall. A covered platform was erected for their accommodation across the street to Pocts' Corner. The car The two carriages of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, each drawn by six horses, with their proper escort of Life Guards. In the first were Lord Viscount Deerhurst, Lord Edward Thynne, Major-Gen. Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., and Lieut.-Col. Edmund Currey. In the second, their Royal Highnesses, attended by Lady Isabella Thynne. The two carriages of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, each drawn by six horses, with the proper escort of Life Guards. In the first were Lord Viscount Villiers and Colonel Sir James Henry Reynett, K. C. H. In the second, her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Elizabeth Murray. The carriage of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, drawn by six horses, with his proper escort of Life Guards, in which were his Royal Highness, attended by Lord JobuSpencer Churchill, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Wm. Hutchinson, and Capt. the Hon. Edward Gore. The two carriages of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, each drawn by six horses, with their proper escort of Life Guards. In the first were Lord Viscount Encombe, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Colquhoun Grant, K. C. B. and Lieut-Gen. John Slade. And in the second, their Royal Highnesses, attended by Lady Sophia Lennox. The King's Barge-Master, and the King's forty-eight Watermen. THE CARRIAGES OF THEIR MAJESTIES, each drawn by six horses, and attended by four Grooms on foot. The first, conveying Lieut. Col. J. Wilson, Gentleman-usher of the Privy-chamber, Capt. Henry Murray, and Col. Adolphus Cottin, Gentlemen-ushers quarterly waiters to the Queen; and John Bott, Esq. Secretary to the Keeper of the Privy-purse. The second, the Hon. Fred. Byng and Lieut.-Col. W. C. Master, Gentlemen-ushers of the Privy-chamber to the King; Thomas Ramsden, Esq. Gentlemen-usher daily waiter, and John Strachan, Esq. Gentleman-usher quarterly waiter, to his Majesty. The third, Major-Gen. James Macdonell, Principal Equerry to the Queen; George V. Mundy, Esq. and Hon. Charles Grimstone, Pages of Honour to the Queen; and Frederick Charles-Arthur Stephenson, Esq. Page of Honour to the King. The fourth, Capt. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, R. N. Groom of the Robes; Adm. the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, G. C. B. Groom of the Bed-chamber; Adm. Lord Amelius Beauclerk, K. C. B. Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King; and the Hon. Adolphus-Edward-Paget Graves, and William-Henry-Hervey Bathurst, Esq. Pages of Honour to his Majesty. The fifth, Major-Gen. Sir Andrew Barnard, K. C. B. Chief Equerry and Clerk-Marshal to the King Lord Viscount Valletort, acting Vice-Chamberlain to her Majesty; Lord James O'Bryen, Lord of the Bed-chamber; and Arthur-William-Fitzroy Somerset, Esq. Page of Honour to his Majesty. The sixth, Lady William Russell and Lady Caroline Wood, Women of the Bed-chamber to her Majesty; the Right Hon. Robert Grosvenor, Comptroller to his Majesty's Household; and the Earl of Belfast, G. C. H. the King's Vice-Chamberlain. The seventh, the Hon. Miss Mitchell and the Hon. Miss Sneyd, Maids of Honour; the Right Hon. Sir Wm.-Henry Fremantle, G. C. H. Treasurer of the King's Household; and Major-Gen. Sir Henry Wheatley, K. C. H. Keeper of his Majesty's Privy-purse. The eighth, the Hon. Miss Eden and the Hon. Miss Boyle, Maids of Honour; Earl Amherst, Lord of the Bed-chamber in waiting; and Sir George Seymour, K. C. H. Master of the Robes. The ninth, attended by six Grooms, conveying the Hon. Miss Hope Johnstone and the 1831.] The Procession to their Majesties' Coronation. 223 A Squadron of Life Guards. His Majesty's Equerries and Aides de-Camp, on horseback, two and two (each attended by a Groom, and the King's two Yeomen Riders on either side), viz. : Sir Philip Sidney, K. C. H., and Sir Augustus d'Este, K. C. H., Equerries to his Majesty; Major-Gen. Sir George Quentin, K. C. H., Equerry of the Crown-stable; Lieut.-Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor, G. C. H. First and Principal Aide-de-Camp; and the following Aides-de-Camp, viz. Colonels Sir Charles W. Thornton, K. C. H.; Sir Evan Murray MacGregor, Bart.; Edward Gibbs; Sir C. Broke Vere, K. C. B.; the Hon. Hercules Pakenham; J. T. Jones; Sir George Scovell, K. C. B.; Robert-Henry Dick; Neil Douglas; Thomas Downman; Wm. K. Elphinstone; Frederick W. Trench; T. W. Brotherton; William Wemyss; George Browne; Thomas Wood; and John Le Couteur. The Deputy Adjutant-general, Major-Gen. John Gardiner; the Deputy Quartermaster- Six of his Majesty's horses, with rich trappings, each horse led by two Grooms. Marshalmen in ranks of four. The Exons and Clerk of the Cheque of the Yeomen of the Guard, viz. Henry Cipriani, Esq.; T. H. Curteis, Esq.; Charles Hancock, Esq.; John Hancock, Esq.; and R. F. Fitzherbert, Esq. One hundred Yeomen of the Guard, four and four. The Lieutenant and Ensign of the Yeomen of the Guard, John Gill, Esq. and WilliamConyngham Burton, Esq. on horseback. Twelve Footmen, four and four. The STATE COACH, drawn by eight horses, attended by a Yeoman of the Guard at each wheel and two Footmen at each door, and the horses on either side by four Grooms; the Gold Stick, Gen. Lord Viscount Combermere, G. C. B. and the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Marquess of Clanricarde, riding on either side, attended by two Grooms each; conveying HIS MAJESTY THE KING and HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, attended by the Duchess of Gordon, in the absence of the Duchess-dowager of Leeds, Mistress of the Robes, and the Countess Brownlow, Lady of the Bedchamber in waiting. A Squadron of Life Guards. The Procession, which was under the orders of Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Gentleman of the Horse to his Majesty, assisted by Ralph W. Spearman, Esq. Chief Clerk of the Stables, and the other Officers of the Master of the Horse's Department, proceeded by the route of Pall-mall, Charing-cross, Whitehall, and Parliament-street, and arrived at the great west entrance of Westminster Abbey at a quarter past eleven o'clock. The Great Officers of State, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the noblemen appointed to carry the Regalia (all in their respective robes of estate), and the Bishops who were to support their Majesties, as well as those who were to carry the Bible, the Chalice, and the Patina, assembled in the Jerusalem-chamber, adjoining the Deanery, before ten o'clock; where the Regalia, having been previously laid on the table, were delivered by the Lord Chamberlain of the Household to the Lord High Constable, by him to the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, and by his Lordship to the Noblemen by whom the same were severally to be borne. The Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster were in the Nave, in readiness to join the Proceeding next before the Officers of his Majesty's Household. On the arrival of their Majesties at the Abbey, at a quarter past eleven o'clock, they were received by the Great Officers of State and the Noblemen bearing the Regalia, and repaired to their Robing-chambers without the west entrance. The Ladies of her Majesty's Household, the Officers of the Royal Household, and of the respective Households of the Princes and Princesses, as well as others who had formed part of the Royal State in the proceeding from St. James's Palace, and to whom duties had not been assigned in the solemnity, passed immediately to the places prepared for them within the Choir." Their Majesties, having been robed, advanced up the Nave into the Choir; the Choristers of the Chapel Royal, of Westminster, and of St. Paul's, in the orchestra, under the direction of Sir George Sinart, Kut. Organist of his Majesty's Chapels Royal, sang the anthem, "I was glad when they said unto me, we will go into the House of the Lord," &c. 224 The Coronation Procession within the Abbey. [Sept. PROCEEDING FROM THE ABBEY DOOR INTO THE CHOIR. Pursuivants of Arms, in their tabards, Blanch Lyon Extr., G. H. Rogers Harrison, Gent. Rouge Croix, Robert Laurie, Gent. Portcullis, James Pulman, Esq. Rouge Dragon, Francis Townsend, Gent. Heralds of Arms, in their tabards and Collars of SS. Arundel Extry. Walter Aston Blount, Esq. Windsor, Francis Martin, Esq. Richmond, Joseph Hawker, Esq. Norfolk Extry. William Woods, Esq. Somerset, Jas. Cathrow Disney, Esq. Kings of Arms in their tabards and Collars of SS., bearing their Crowns: Clarenceux, Ralph Bigland, Esq. Norroy, Edmund Lodge, Esq. The Dean of Westminster, John Ireland, D. D. Comptroller of his Majesty's Household, The Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the Duke of Devonshire, K. G.; his coronet carried by a Page, Treasurer of his Majesty's Household, Right Hon. Sir Wm. H. Fremantle, G.C.H. bearing the crimson bag with the medals. The Lord Steward of the Household, the Earl of Shaftesbury; (in the absence and attended by an Officer of the Jewel-office, Thos. B. Mash, Esq. bearing a cushion, with two Ruby Rings, and the Sword for the Offering. The Lord Privy Seal, Lord Durham ; his coronet carried by a Page. of the Marquess of Wellesley, K. G. ;) The Lord President of the Council, his coronet carried by a Page. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Lord Plunket; attended by his Purse-bearer; his coronet carried by a Page. The Lord High Chancellor, Lord Brougham and Vaux; attended by his Purse-bearer; his coronet carried by a Page. The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, William Howley, D. D., in his rochet, with his cap in his hand; attended by two Gentlemen. Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE, in a robe of estate of purple velvet, wearing a circlet of gold on her head; her train borne by Lady Elizabeth Murray, assisted by Col. Sir James-Henry Reynett; and her corouet by Lord Viscount Villiers. Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS OF CUMBERLAND, in a like robe and circlet; her train borne by Lady Sophia Lennox, assisted by Sir Colquhoun Grant; and her coronet by Lord Viscount Encombe. Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER, in a like robe and circlet ; her train borne by Lady Isabella Thynne, assisted by Lieut.-Col. Edmund Currey; and her coronet by Lord Viscount Deerhurst. The Queen's Vice Chamberlain, Lord Viscount Valletort, in the absence of the Hon. William Ashley. The Ivory Rod with the borne by Earl Cawdor; Two Serjeants at Arms. The Bishop of Winchester, Charles Richard Summer, D.D. THE QUEEN'S REGALIA, viz. The Lord Chamberlain their coronets each carried by a Page. Her Majesty's Crown, borne by the Duke of Beaufort, K. G.; in her Royal Robes, with her Circle of Gold; borne by the Duchess of Gordon, The Sceptre with the by the Earl of Jersey ; in the absence of the dowager Duchess of Leeds, Mistress of the Robes, assisted by Lady Georgiana Bathurst. Lady Sophia Cust. Two Serjeants at Arms. The Bishop of Chichester, Robert James Carr, D.D. Lady Teresa Fox-Strangways. On each side of her Majesty walked five Gentlemen Pensioners. 1831.] The Coronation Procession within the Abbey. 225 Ladies of the Bedchamber in Waiting, viz.: Countess Brownlow. Marchioness of Westmeath. Maids of Honour, viz.: Hon. Miss Eden, Hon. Miss Bagot, Hon. Miss de Ros, Hon. Miss C. Boyle, Hon. Miss Seymour, and Hon. Miss Mitchell. Women of the Bedchamber, viz. : Lady Caroline Wood. St. Edward's Staff, borne by the Duke of Grafton; The Third Sword, borne by the Marquess of Cleveland; Lady William Russell. Marquess of Hastings; The Sceptre with the Cross, borne by the their coronets each carried by a Page. Curtana, borne by the Marquess of Salisbury; their coronets each carried by a Page. Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Duke of St. Albans ; The Second Sword, borne by the Marquess of Downshire; Garter Principal King of Arms, Sir George Nayier, Knt. K.H., C.T.S. his crown borne by a Page. The Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of Eugland, Marquess of Cholmondeley; his coronet borne by a Page. His Royal Highness the DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, in his robes of estate, carrying his baton as Field-Marshal; his coronet borne by Major-Gen. Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., his train by Lord Edward Thynne. His Royal Highness the DUKE OF SUSSEX, in like robes; his coronet carried by Lieut.- the Marquess of Titchfield, the Marquess of Douro, assisted by the Master of the Robes, Capt. Sir Geo. Seymour, K.C.H.; and followed by the Groom of the Robes, Capt. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, R.N. On each side walked ten Gentlemen Pensioners,* those on the King's right hand headed by their Lieutenant, H. B. Hinrich, esq., and those on his Majesty's left hand by their Standard-bearer, Sir George-Bartholomew Pocock, Knt. Gold Stick of the Life Guards in waiting, Gen. Lord Visc. Combermere, G.C.B.; their coronets each borne by a Page. Groom of the Stole, Marquess of Winchester; Master of the Horse, *Instead of wearing the costume of the time of Henry the Eighth, adopted at the former coronation, the Gentlemen Pensioners were attired in the full-dress uniform of officers of the Guards, with cocked hat and feathers. GENT. MAG. September, 1831. |