His royal highness the duke of Glocester, in his robes of estate, car rying in his right hand his baton as field marshal, and in his left his coronet; his train borne by a page. His royal highness the duke of Cambridge, in his robes of estate, carrying in his right hand, his baton as field marshal, and his coronet in his left; and his train borne by a page. His royal highness the duke of Sussex, in his robes of estate, with his coronet in his hand; and his train borne by a page. His royal highness the duke of Clarence, in his robes of estate, with his coronet in his hand; and his train borne by a page. His royal highness the duke of York, in his robes of estate, carrying, in his right hand, his baton as field marshal, and his coronent in his left; and his train borne by a page, The high constable of Ireland, marquis of Lansdown, in his robes, coronet in his hand, with his staff. The deputy earl marshal, Lord Howard of Effingham, with his staff. The high constable of Scotland, the earl of Errol, Two sergeants at state, borne by the in his robes, coronet in his hand, with his staff. arms. The lord high constable of England, the duke of Wellington, in his robes, his coronet in his hand, with his duke of Dorset. staff; attended by a page carrying his baton of field The orb, carried by the duke of the duke of Rutland The patina, borne by the bishop of Glocester. Supporter: lord bishop of Oxford, for the lord The bible, borne by the bishop of Ely. THE KING, The chalice, in the royal robes, wearing a the Supporter: bishop of Lincoln, for the lord bishop of Durham. When When the king quitted the throne to take his place in the procession, his majesty advanced alone with a firm step, until he reached the first flight of descending steps from the platform. The king there paused for an instant, and looked around as if waiting assistance; a gentleman in a scarlet uniform advanced, and tendered it, when his majesty, with his right hand leaning upon the shoulder of this gentleman, descended the steps, and when he came upon the area of the hall his majesty dismissed the gentleman who had assisted him, and whose name we were unable to learn, and said in a tone distinctly Captain of the yeomen of the guard, in his robes of estate, coronet in his hand. audible-"I thank you, Sir." The king then advanced beneath the canopy of the barons of the Cinque Ports, and passed beyond it, with his long train of crimson velvet richly embroidered with gold. The bearers of the canopy made no advance to uphold it over the king as he went forth from the hall. His majesty walked several yards before it, and stopped in front of the steps leading to the throne, while his pages unfolded and displayed his train. The king, while the pages were so engaged, said twice in an audible tone, "Hold it wider." His majesty was followed by the-Gold stick of the life guards in waiting, in his robes, coronet in his Captain of the band of gentlemen pensioners, in his robes of estate, coronet in his hand. Lords of the king's bedchamber. The keeper of his majesty's privy purse. Gentlemen ushers. Physicians, surgeons, apothecaries. Ensign of the yeomen of the guard. Lieutenant of the yeomen of the guard. His majesty's pages in full state liveries. His majesty's footmen in full state liveries. Exons of the yeomen of the guard. Yeomen of the guard. Exons of the yeomen of the guard. Gentleman harbinger of the band of gentlemen pensioners. Clerk of the cheque to the yeomen of the guard. Yeomen of the guard Procession from the Hall to the Abbey, and the return to the Hall.At thirty-five minutes before ten, the clangour of the trumpet gave notice that the procession was moving from Westminster-hall; and, very soon afterwards, Miss Fellowes, the king's herb-woman, Clerk of the cheque to the gentlemen pensioners. closed the procession. attended by her six maids, were seen scattering flowers on the blue cloth with which the centre of the platform was carpeted. Miss Fellowes and her maids appeared to have studied their parts very attentively. Ophelia herself could not have dealt out the garden's garden's sweets with finer theatrical effect than the modern Flora displayed. She was dressed in a robe of white satin, and a scarlet mantle hung gracefully from her shoulders. Her attendants were arrayed in "virgin white," their hair being simply but tastefully ornamented with flowers. As the procession moved forward, the crowd were dazzled with its splendour. As is customary on such occasions, popular feeling was manifested, as different individuals who have appeared on the political arena passed along the platform. Alderman Wood received strong marks of affection and good-will, but they were not unmixed with symptoms of disapprobation. A few voices exclaimed "No Wood!" to which an Hibernian labourer responded with laughable effect, "No wood! If there was no wood, what would you do for scaffolding?" Mr. sheriff Waithman and Mr. sheriff Williams were noticed very favourably. The marquis of Londonderry was received with alternate cheers and hisses. Lord Hill, by whom the standard of England was borne, received the most enthusiastic applause, which he answered by repeated obeisance. The duke of Sussex and prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg, the latter of whom carried himself with peculiar dignity, were greeted in the most affectionate manner. looked extremely pale, and did selves throughout the day with extreme forbearance. His majesty's band carried their complaisance so far as to permit one, and, in some cases, even two ladies to mount up behind them. Westminster-Abbey. Our account of the proceedings in the abbey will be better understood by a short description of its internal decorations and arrangeAnd now, ments. We must desire the in the distance, his majesty was seen approaching; a canopy composed of the richest cloth of gold, being suspended over his head by the sixteen barons of the Cinque Ports. All minor objects of curiosity were forgotten, and every eye was directed towards the royal personage. His majesty reader to place himself at the grand western entrance to the abbey, and to conceive all the screens and wood work, which usually obstruct his prospect up the centre aisle, to be, as they now are, entirely demolished, and a new and an entirely different structure to be substituted in their stead. He must must also conceive the different monuments of ancient grandeur which in many places adorn, and in as many disfigure, its walls, to be subtracted from his view, and in their places numerous galleries to meet his eye, glittering in all the pomp of modern magnificence. Indeed, with the exception of Mr. Pitt's monument, which is placed over the western gate of the ab. bey, scarcely another is visible to the spectator at that point; and if it were not for the light elegance of its architecture, and the gilded cornices of its roof, he might almost forget that he was standing in Westminster-abbey. The middle aisle is now open from the western entrance to that point in which it joins upon Henry VII's. chapel, and the pavement of it up to the transept is matted, and in the middle covered, as in the platform out of doors, with a broad purple cloth. The side aisles are each divided from the main aisle by wooden partitions, which, in order to admit free communication between the different parts of the cathedral, are cut into various kinds of arches, thus hiding the nakedness which would otherwise have been discernible, had the galleries been supported on rafters thrown across from one pilaster to another. A row of galleries runs along these aisles till you come to the entrance of the choir, elevated to nearly the same height as the grand door of entrance to the abbey. At the entrance of the choir a kind of triumphal arch is raised, under which the procession marches, and in which are places assigned for the drums and trumpets, and also for the boys of Westminster school. Having passed this archway, under which you mount a flight of steps, two rows of galleries, one above the other, run on each side of the aisle till you come to the theatre, which is the oblong formed by the intersection of the centre aisle with the two transepts. All these galleries, as well as the benches situated just before them on the pavement of the aisle, were covered with scarlet cloth, and formed a cheering and magnificent prospect for the eye of the spectator to rest on. The benches within the choir, to which we are now alluding, are the benches on which the knights commanders of the Bath, the privy councillors, and knights of the garter, not being peers, the judges, and different law officers of the crown, take their seats during the ceremony of the coronation. The theatre is directly under the tower of the abbey, and on a platform of four steps, raised in the centre of it, covered with cloth of gold, and surrounded by the richest Turkey carpets, stands the coronation chair of the kings of England, of which, as it has been so often described, we shall not attempt to give any description on the present occasion. On the north and south sides of the theatre are the north and south transepts of the Abbey church, in which seats covered with scarlet cloth were assigned for the peers, and plain matted seats for the spectators who sat behind them. At each of the four pillars which support the main tower of the abbey, seats were reserved for the heralds and officers of arms; and near to the south pillar stands the pulpit, out of which the coronation sermon is preached, beautifully decorated with crimson velvet and gold. On rising another flight of steps steps you come to that platform on which is the altar and the communion-table, and on which are placed the chairs and falstead used by the king during the sermon and litany, and also the old chair of St. Edward the Confessor. The floor of this platform is strewed with the most superb Persian tapestry, whilst the walls which surround and rise from it are hung with the most beautiful damask. On the north side of this platform is the gallery of the earl marshal and that assigned to the foreign ambassadors; on the south side that of his majesty and the royal family. Underneath the gallery assigned to the foreign ministers, and opposite to that of the female branches of the royal family, is the seat of the bishops; and above the altar is the gallery assigned to peeresses and their families. Above them, in gradual order, rise the seats of the choristers and the gentlemen of his Majesty's band, fancifully fringed with scarlet; and as a finale to the view from the grand western entrance stands the superb and majestic organ of the abbey. Beside these preparations for the comfort and convenience of those whom curiosity or necessity obliged to attend, boxes for spectators were fitted up in the cornice galleries which run round the whole extent of the abbey, and which were decorated on the outside in the same manner as those which we have already described. Such was the outward appearance of the inside of the abbey previous to the admission of strangers in any considerable number; and if we are to believe the opinions which we heard expressed by those around us, it gratified every expectation which they had been accustomed to form concerning it. About four in the morning the gates of the abbey were thrown open. A large concourse of persons had collected themselves in the area (formerly the churchyard) between the north door of the building and the guildhall of Westminster; but a comparatively small proportion only were provided with tickets of admission. About two hundred individuals entered the abbey, cheered by a merry peal from the steeple of St. Margaret's, and a little annoyed by the occasional jeers of the less fortunate spectators. Costume varied widely. One gentleman appeared in a full court suit, and his next neighbour in great coat and trowsers. Military gear was a good deal affected, particularly by those who had no title to assume it; and naval uniforms were sprinkled here and there. The front row of the vaulted gallery was rapidly occupied (principally by handsome and well-dressed females), but not the slightest confusion occurred. Each ticket contained the number of the particular box in which the holder was destined to sit; and all the boxes were provided with locks, to guard against the entrance of unauthorized visitors. The space immediately behind the gallery formed an extensive and commodious lobby, through which the company lounged at their leisure, awaiting the commencement of the spectacle. Agents attended from some of the most considerable confectioners in town; tables were set out under proper superintendence; and ices, fruit, wine, sandwiches, and "such savoury messes" were to be obtained, of good quality, and |